Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S.

Ed Alcock for The New York Times

By BERNIE BECKER
Published: April 27, 2008

WASHINGTON — Starting next month, people here will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with the swipe of a membership card.
A new public-private venture called SmartBike DC will make 120 bicycles available at 10 spots in central locations in the city. [...]

Fuel Prices Squeeze School Districts

from The New York TImes.
By PAT WIEDENKELLER
Published: September 5, 2008
SCHOOL budgets are the rock. Surging fuel costs are the hard place. Crushed in between are districts across the area, beginning the school year with fleets of buses that typically get six miles to the gallon.

Phil Marino for The New York Times

Inside Middle [...]

Januari – Agustus 2008, 263 Orang Tewas Akibat Bencana Alam di RI

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263 Orang Tewas Akibat Bencana Alam di RI
Andi Saputra – detikNews

Jakarta – Terhitung sejak Januari hingga Agustus 2008, Indonesia dilanda 300 kali bencana alam. Sedikitnya 263 orang tewas.
Bencana alam tersebut meliputi tanah longsor, banjir, gempa dan sebagainya.
“Yang hingga kini belum juga ditemukan jenazahnya atau hilang sebanyak 7 orang. [...]