Monthly Archives: January 2010

Cruise ship docks at private beach in Haiti for barbeque and water sports Boing Boing

The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ ship Independence of the Seas went ahead with its scheduled stop at a fenced-in private Haitian beach surrounded by armed guards, leaving its passengers to “cut loose” on the beach, just a few kilometers from one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the region's history. via Cruise ship docks atContinue reading “Cruise ship docks at private beach in Haiti for barbeque and water sports Boing Boing”

3.5-mile-long train has state officials worried | train, trains, long – News – The Orange County Register

Officials at the California Public Utilities Commission have expressed concerns regarding 3.5-mile-long freight train that Union Pacific sent cross-country and arrived in Southern California over the weekend. “Our safety concerns with the train in question include that there is adequate braking capacity for a train that size, that the track structure could handle the forcesContinue reading “3.5-mile-long train has state officials worried | train, trains, long – News – The Orange County Register”

German banker sees no defense of industry bonuses | Money & Company | Los Angeles Times

The head of Germany’s second-largest bank said huge financial-industry bonuses have gone “absolutely out of bounds,” and called on other major banks to slash the payments. Commerzbank Chairman Klaus-Peter Mueller told Bloomberg News in an interview that massive bonuses were “almost a kind of betrayal on shareholders. It is simply impossible that you give upContinue reading “German banker sees no defense of industry bonuses | Money & Company | Los Angeles Times”