By Tom Prete, funded by members of the Spot.Us community. State and city budget cuts hit transit agency hard, but changes could still boost popular express buses. For images to accompany this story, see Tom Prete’s Flickr For years, a lack of information left Muni in the dark about what it was doing well, what […]
Southern Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
1.Savory Turkey Scallop Makes 10 servings 18-ounce package seasoned stuffing mix Water Butter or margarine 3/4 cup onions chopped 3/4 cup celery chopped 3/4 cup butter or margarine 3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning 3 cups turkeys diced cooked 1/2 cup flour 4 cups chicken broth or bouillon 5 eggs lightly beaten 1/4 cup almonds toasted slivered […]
Ugandan Blogs Adapt to ‘Luglish’
Posted by Rebekah Heacock to Global Voices Online A little over a year ago, Ugandan blogger Country Boyi wondered why Ugandans weren’t blogging in local languages. He wrote: The power of indigenous languages to infiltrate the thinking of the local people cannot be underestimated. […]Do bloggers, like other writers, have a major stake in the […]
Ralph Nader Finds VP Running Mate In Matt Gonzalez
Ralph Nader, who had announced his independent bid for the US White House has named a running mate. He has picked Matt Gonzalez who was the former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This is Nader’s fourth bid for the US presidency; fifth, if the 1992 write-in was included. He has been accused […]
Part 16: El Camino de Santiago
Chapter 16 The hills, a preview of the mountains beyond JAMES Camino Day 16 Buenos dias Los amigos. This will be short and brief people – I am broken, completely and utterly broken. My fingers are about to become the last part of my body to go into a coma! I have decided that the […]
Part 10: El Camino de Santiago
A new alberque and 2 to Burgos In some of my notes home I found the following: We´re in Ages´ after a good day of discovering who I am. James and I hadn’t walked together but he said it was the same kind of day for him. I´ll tell him to put it in his […]