| Metrorail extension to Dulles in doubt
Airports authority representatives moved into two floors of a Tysons Corner office building in 2007, working on final designs and prepping for construction in the spring of 2008, all in anticipation of receiving the federal aid. At a business forum last fall, Virginia transportation secretary Pierce Homer was asked by someone in attendance if the state "had a plan B" if the FTA didn't come up with the $900 million. Homer laughed and simply replied, "No." Business leaders in Northern Virginia have called the Metrorail project a crucial piece of the region's future economic success. Some expressed frustration with Simpson's letter. "It is extremely disappointing that, while acknowledging the critical need for mass transit in this corridor, the federal commitment falls so far short," said Bill Lecos, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.
The bag lady: Rebecca Hosking
Modbury is a little gentrified Devon town with cutesy shops, gourmet delis and lovely architecture. In the past three months, house prices appear to have shot up by 20 per cent over the normal rise, a spike, it seems, directly linked to Rebecca Hosking, a local farmer's daughter who works for the BBC. It was Hosking's return to the town after a 15-year absence that brought it to international attention when, at the end of last year, she embarked on a one-woman mission to rid Modbury's shops and pavements of plastic carrier bags. .
Saratov Region
Saratov Region borders on Penza, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Orenburg, Volgograd, Voronezh, and Tambov regions, as well as Kazakhstan. The administrative center is the city of Saratov, located in a scenic basin of the Volga Uplands. The city covers an area of 377.93 km2 and has a population of about 900 000.
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