Links of the day

Halliburton Moving Headquarters to Dubai..."Located amid conservative and sometimes troubled neighbours, Dubai’s political stability and tolerance of western lifestyles have made it a magnet for foreigners setting up in the largely tax-free Gulf"...

NCAA sued (again)...a College Athletes' Coalition is suing over NCAA regulation of what athletes can do to earn money while on scholarship...

Whodathunk The Mega Events Ain't All They're Cracked Up To Be?...big events drive away the locals because of congestion concerns...

Chunnel a financial failure...the linked article describes some of the bankruptcy proceedings that have been taking place with regard to the company that runs the Chunnel...

Ex-Disney Chief Launches Surely-Doomed Web Effort..."So here's the high concept of Vuguru, in short: The small, niche audience of the Web meets the cost structure of Hollywood"...yep, definitely a failure in the offing...

New Delhi's vertical ambition aims to ease overcrowding...constructing multi-story residential structures..seems like an obvious solution, but there's more to the story...

Balanced budget trend: still June 2008...see the chart...