Category Archives: Politics

The Auckland Harbour Bridge Approaches are at Full Capacity

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

Headlines in newspapers are saying that the business case for building a second harbour crossing in Auckland have been delayed. The implication is that this will exacerbate the traffic congestion problem. Auckland’s Mayor, Phil Goff has a published Vision Statement … Continue reading →

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Solving the Traffic Jam Problem – Getting Cities Moving Again

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I got pretty excited when I read the press release about Volkswagen getting together with D-Wave, using quantum computing to demonstrate real time traffic optimised routing at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon which starts tomorrow. I wish I was … Continue reading →

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Kindle eBook Launch ‘5 Top Mistakes People Make When They Are Buying a House

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

Finally after a little bit of work every day for months, loads of revisions and “that’s not what I thought I said” from the haze of pain medications because of a back injury, my latest book has arrived at Amazon … Continue reading →

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Proportional Map of the World’s Largest Languages

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

we had coWho here speaks Lahnda? Proportional Map of the World’s Largest Languages https://t.co/w7Yl6PgW69 via @mental_floss Sourced through Scoop.it from: mentalfloss.com I thought we had covered off this topic some time ago. I bogged about a Telegraph story at the … Continue reading →

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MAPPED: Shocking march of the far-right across Europe as migration fears reach fever pitch

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

FAR-RIGHT parties are on the march across Europe as the unprecedented migrant crisis gripping the continent fuels a surge in support for nationalist movements. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.express.co.uk I don’t have the answers and I don’t begrudge people wanting … Continue reading →

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The religious states of America, in 22 maps – Washington Post (blog)

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

The question to me is whether that faith is going to adopt viva la difference, or will it be attack those who are different? Continue reading →

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If Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words, How About Maps? – Algemeiner

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Curated from the blog callJNS.org – A major book publisher, deluged with criticism for leaving Israel off a map in its Middle East Atlas, has apologized and withdrawn the book from circulation. Source: http://www.algemeiner.com My SoLoMo blog is known as … Continue reading →

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