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Jim Weller’s Dec. 13 condescending response to Jean Brocklebank’s Dec. 7 Guest Commentary on mobile home residents that will be displaced by the Ultimate Trail Plan states “facts” that just aren’t true. Measure D’s defeat in 2022 literally meant that Greenway’s proposed changes to the county’s Transportation Element of the General Plan were not adopted. […]

The hs2 rail plans have been deemed "unachievable" by the governments own infrastructure watchdog. construction of the first two phases of rail line have been given a red rating, with issues raised over the schedule and budget. ministers said they remain committed to delivering the project. wild tiger populations have grown in the indian subcontinent, according to new figures, marking a success for conservation efforts. india is now home to more than 3,600 wild tigers while its smaller neighbour...

George Osborne, architect of the Northern Powerhouse project, said a general election would force a change of heart.

Is pivoting buying from brazil. if china keeps doing that they may do it in the long term and all the farmers will get hurt. you have these potential hand-outs, $15 billion. last year it was $12 billion. i interviewed a lot of farmers supportive of what the president is doing. however, at one point you dont want a government hand-out. you want actual revenue and people buying your product versus somebody putting a band-aid on the problem. >> eric: makes it uncertain for their future. >> and what...

>> this is the compressor motor that sits at the front and allows the train to keep moving forward. >> all right. so just to make it cool, you check on the web, 5 1/2 hours to drive this is going to 30 minutes. >> yes. >> thats incredible. if it works. >> he also says it will only cost to build this $6 billion or $7 billion. compare that to the $65 billion for the current high-speed rail plans for california. he believes this is a viable, valuable alternative for mass transit between these two d...

Diagrams of this. first of all, this is what they say it will look like. but -- >> its like a helicopter, train combo? >> its in a tube and you sit in chairs and theres 30 or so of you in the capsule. at the front, you have a compressor fan. ill show you the diagram for that. in the middle, you have the passengers, and in the back you have the batteries, and youre going at the speed of sound through this tube. and heres something i know youll want to take home and study closely. >> yeah. >> that...

High-speed rail plans. youll remember from the state of the union that this was a priority for president obama. meantime, a dire warning coming from defense secretary robert gates this morning. he is testifying now on capitol hill about the cuts to the defense budget. in his prepared remarks, hes telling the armed services committee, "shortsighted cuts could well lead to costlier and more tragic consequences later." the gop continuing to beat up on the presidents budget plans. >> the president...