Tuesday morning roundup

Two perspectives on intervention in Syria.

Concerns in India about preserving historical memory, and lakes.

Part of the problem with Verizon's response to the 911 outage was that they "treated it like a service complaint" rather than an emergency. Yes, yes, emergencies are a higher priority, but what does that statement say about Verizon's service ethic?

What? Metro deliberately won't "encourage" people to stand right/walk left on the escalators? How is it a safety issue to let people know to stand on one side?