There is another report of chemical weapons being used in Syria. The video of the aftermath of the attack is certainly horrifying, but the attack is unlikely to provoke a meaningful response from the world community. The Obama Administration is highly unlikely to take effective action, for a variety of reasons. Ahram Online is reporting that 1,300 people died in the attack in Damascus.
The BBC has a fascinating graphic on the city of 2050. It is a highly speculative study of some emerging technologies and how they might transform the urban landscape. It’s a little more than simple science fiction, and parts of it might be operating long before 2050.
China’s extraordinary transformation over the last thirty years will rightly be regarded as one of the most admirable developments of the 20th century. However, that transformation has purchased at a very high price, and there are signs that the strains on the land will constrain China’s future development. No where is this issue more apparent than in the agricultural sector. As China has moved dramatically into the industrial age, the rural and farming sectors show signs of neglect. Whether China will be able to feed its people in the future is a genuine question.
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