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The mayor, Luke Ravenstahl, has estimated that the thousands of attendees and protesters will spend $35 million in the city during the two-day conference […]

The mayor, Luke Ravenstahl, has estimated that the thousands of attendees and protesters will spend $35 million in the city during the two-day conference […]
NYTimes on the G-20 summit being held in Pittsburgh, PA.
This is the first time I have ever read of protestors being thought of as sources of revenue.

24 September 2009 | Comments |

Leaning toward discrimination

“A guarantee of equality that is subject to exceptions by the majority is no guarantee at all”
– Therese Stewart, San Francisco chief deputee city attorney.
“Justices seem to be leaning in favor if Prop. 8″. The fight continues. Via SFGate.

6 March 2009 | Comments |

President by design

Has there ever been a President of the United States so invested in the power of great modern graphic design as President Obama? From his campaign’s “Hope” paraphernalia to these new logos for two of his proposed programs for stimulating the economy, Obama is bringing fresh design to what is normally a parade of antiquated D.C. stuffiness. [...]

4 March 2009 | Comments |

Instructions for Obama's Robot

I like this post from Kottke that aptly represents the new Obama administration’s openness through the content of the new whitehouse.gov’s specialized text file — called robot.txt — that, when called upon by a search engine, tells it what it can and, in this case, more importantly, what it cannot include in it’s search results.

20 January 2009 | Comments |