Quick Thursday links

• The linguistic capabilities of the candidates
• A story about the old Pullman yards I explored a few months ago. Photo gallery here.
• ASP.net and Validation Groups - I can't believe I didn't know about this earlier.
• The NYT breathlessly points to a supposed new trend in econ departments. Intelligent Design is a new trend in biology in the same way I suppose.
• E-Prime is the way to go
• Austin Bay has seven possibilities for Iraq. Number one is the most likely I think.