Friday, October 31st, 2008
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If the World Could Vote
I recommend visiting http://www.iftheworldcouldvote.com if you haven’t heard about it. The website, created by a few guys in Iceland, gives anyone with internet access to vote for who they wish to be the next US President, no matter where in the world they are. Of course, only American votes in the November 4th elections count, but it is great to see what people outside the US think.
Barack Obama | 86.8% (544,439 votes) |
John McCain | 13.2% (82,485 votes) |
Total number of votes: | 626,927 |
Countries voted from: | 207 |
Votes received the last…
Hour: | 1,473 |
24 hours: | 43,499 |
7 days: | 204,133 |
Posted in Politics, Researches, Social | Comments Off on If the World Could Vote
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, US election 2008
A disaster resilient city?
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Dear Editor,
Flooding in Phnom Penh city and the surrounding areas has been featured in the news almost every day. This is alarming for the city and its uncertain future.
That some officials in the Phnom Penh authority have laid the blame for such flooding on rainy season is ridiculous. However, this is, to an extent, true because there is a great loss of natural reservoirs that were used to retain rain and storm water. Before they used this excuse, they should have asked how often such occurrence had happened in the past.
Posted in Economics, Education, Social | Comments Off on A disaster resilient city?
Tags: bunnarith, Phnom Penh, public policy, urban planning