Archive for September, 2008

"Taxi to the Dark Side" on HBO Tonight; What Have We Learned Since

For starters, Condi Rice admitted last week that the Bush administration knew about “harsh interrogations” as early as 2002.
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Female traveller From Fez to Tetouan by taxi?

Hi guys im trying to make my way to tetouan this summer, flights to tangier are expensive so im thinking of either flying to fez and taking the taxi or going by boat to ceuta from spain of from Gibraltar to tangier. …
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Ethiopian Rebels Deny Responsibility for Taxi Terminal Bombing….

The bomb exploded yesterday at a taxi terminal in the eastern Ethiopian town of Jijiga, according to the state-run Ethiopian News Agency. The report said the bomb was planted by unnamed “terrorist operatives.” …
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FlairJet Plans British Air Taxi Service

Some say that the air taxi era might be dead before it even really gets off the ground but that hasn’t stopped the rise of new air taxi businesses. The latest is British air-taxi operator startup FlairJet which plans to start flying …
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Liveblogging the hybrid taxi hearing

Graham agrees with the goals of the bill, but doesn’t believe it will achieve its purpose of driving higher hybrid taxi adoption. The credit only applies to businesses incorporated in DC, but most taxis are owned by individuals, …
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Are female taxi drivers a measure of a safer society for women?

In the five years I was in London I can’t remember ever being picked up by a female taxi driver, but that might be saying more about my general condition when hailing taxis in London (another story). …
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Daily Recommendation 09.29.08: Taxi to the Dark Side

Alex Gibney’s Oscar-winning 2008 TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE receives a second chance at making a first impression after failing to grab audiences via a proper theatrical pattern release. Check out HBO Documentary Films’ television premiere …
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Florida trip

… soon as possiable, but in the mean time hear are a few pictures of Orlando, and also Baltimore and Philly ( the 2 connecting airports i went thru ).. Speaking of which i got some good pics of taxis at the BWI airport. So enjoy the pics.
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Alamo man dies when bus hits taxi in DC

Tabor, 55, an Alamo resident and senior executive in San Francisco for Capmark Financial Group, was killed in Washington, DC, on Friday when a Metro bus struck his minivan taxi about 8:15 pm at 19th Street and Virginia Avenue. …
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My first puker!

My new car has been christened! She was beautiful, really cute, with short blonde hair, she smiled at me every time she caught my eye, I was really smitten. Then it happened! She spewed a sickly sweet smelling spray of white curd in a …
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