Korean reunification is the possible future unification of North Korea and South Korea under a single government.

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Despite record-breaking ridership numbers, unprecedented punctuality and plans to boost revenues via state-of-the-art wireless Internet access, Caltrain officials are beginning to sweat next year's operating budget.

MercuryNews.com | 10/06/2006 | Caltrain sees record ridership, on-time rate

The heart of the heartland, the exact geographic middle of the continental United States, is owned by a middle-aged Kansas man named Randall Warner. He exports wheat, beef and soon his second grown son to the city. He stands in his boots in his field and wonders what’s become of his way of life.

This story is utterly maudlin but it points to a big reason why a lot of folks in this country are secretly opposed to education.

A Farmer Fears His Way of Life Has Dwindled Down to a Final Generation - New York Times

Tennessee's First Commuter Rail Service

Rail service will begin weekday commuter operations on Monday, September 18, 2006 between Lebanon and Nashville.

Looks suspiciously similar to caltrain. But its really good that this is catching on elsewhere. Having a 30 or 40 mile commute to work isn't so great but doing it on the train is way better than sitting in traffic on the highway.

Music City Star commuter rail service

Now, after decades of debate, the board of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, which controls the bridge, has taken a step toward just such a barrier, last year approving a $2 million engineering and environmental study, and, on Aug. 1, the bridge district accepted four proposals from engineering teams. Officials seemed hopeful that they might soon have a definitive answer on a surprisingly intractable issue.

San Franciscans Try Again to Suicide-Proof the Golden Gate Bridge - New York Times

Lamar Smith has a nack for writing bills that I hate, but this rule change is baddly needed and I support it.

Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21) today introduced the “Orphan Works Act of 2006” (H.R. 5439), which creates new guidelines for use of copyrighted material when the original owner cannot be located.

©opyBites: Copyright Law Blog: Orphan Works Legislation

How a Massachusetts psychotherapist fell for a Nigerian e-mail scam.

A pretty amazing story.

THE PERFECT MARK

In his letter to President Bush, Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, declared that Western-style democracy had failed and that the use of secret prisons in Europe and aspects of the war in Iraq could not be reconciled with Mr. Bush's Christian values. But the letter did not address directly the central issue that divides the two countries: Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Wow.

Iranian President's Letter to Bush Emerges

Some of the country's biggest beverage companies have agreed to stop selling sugary soft drinks and other high calorie beverages in the nation's schools, in an initiative announced today by former President Bill Clinton and Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, both of them leaders in the movement to help stamp out childhood obesity.

"If it could happen to tobacco, it can happen to us."

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales

The Vatican is preparing to publish a statement on the use of condoms by people who have Aids, a senior Roman Catholic official has said.

Vatican 'may relax condom rules'