Apparently, I am among the few who will be sad to see Sydney tear down its monorail. Glad I saw it, and rode it, while I could.
Here’s hoping no one in Seattle gets any such idea…
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Fruits & Votes is the Web-log of Matthew S. Shugart ("MSS"), Professor of Political Science, University of California, Davis.
Perspectives on electoral systems, constitutional design, and policy around the world, based primarily on my research interests. Also experiences with growing many varieties of fruit (always organic) and other personal interests. Please see the Mission Statement for more. (There is also an explanation of the banner.) Other "planters" have been invited to contribute. Please check the "Planted by" line to see the author of the post you are reading.
Join the conversation. Comments are always open. Except, that is, when Word Press mysteriously shuts them down, which happens with distressing frequency. Core principles: Henry Droop on the "moderate non-partisan section" Madison on "dangers from abroad" and "the fetters... on liberty" The Head Orchardist's other sites: PRESERVED FRUIT Dikes and Votes: Consensus government and flood control The 2008 candidates on political reform More fundamental than the climate The radical middle in US democracy Canada's dysfunctional electoral system The Hamas sweep: The electoral system did it
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Planted in: Travel From the photo archives. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?  This is from rural Estonia, in midsummer, 2010. In fact, it is from just next to the grounds of Taagepera Castle. (I am actually somewhat surprised that I had never gotten around to posting this one before!) Propagation: Seeds & scions (3) 01 January 2012
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Planted in: Travel Let’s start the year of 2012 on Pope Gregory’s calendar with the amazing Alhambra.  I had wanted to visit this place since I was a child. I think my mother must have had a book about it that impressed me.  You know how you might dream of something for much of your life, and then you finally experience it, and it disappoints?  This was not one of those times. The Alhambra was everything I had ever imagined. And so much more. Speaking of more, yes, of course, there are many more photos… Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) Planted by MSS
Planted in: Travel New Year’s is always a good time to blow off a little steam.  Geysers of Te Puia, in Rotorua, New Zealand. Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 30 December 2011
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Planted in: Travel Little Blues and Yellow-Eyed Penguins, at the amazing Nature’s Wonders on the Otago Peninsula. 
More. Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 29 December 2011
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Planted in: Travel You see these painted tiles, azulejos, all over Portugal. But the National Palace in Sintra has some of the finest.  More. Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 28 December 2011
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Planted in: Travel Porto.  The engineer who designed this bridge also did some little tower somewhere else in Europe. Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 26 December 2011
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Planted in: Travel No matter how many photos or TV shows you have seen of the aqueduct in Segovia, nothing can prepare you for just how massive this structure is.  I like this photo, among the many I took, because of the shadows, and how it gives a sense of how long and tall the structure is. (And this is by no means all of it!) Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 23 December 2011
Canberra.  That’s the War Memorial (also a fantastic museum, by the way) at the bottom of the picture. Then the ANZAC Parade. On the day we left (which was not the day of this photo), ANZAC Parade was lined with alternating Australian and US flags, as Barack Obama was arriving for his visit that day. Across Lake Burley Griffin the white building is the Old Parliament House (which contains an outstanding Museum of Democracy). Then well beyond that, under the massive flag pole, is the current parliament building. The view is from the Mt. Ainslie lookout. More (in addition to the specific links above). Propagation: Seeds & scions (0) 22 December 2011
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Planted in: Travel The Mezquita in Cordoba may be the most incredible building I’ve ever been inside of.  More.
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