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Traffic Lights need to change
Traffic Lights really need a change. Based on this article, Traffic Light History - Invention of the Traffic Light , traffic lights have been basically the same since the first one was installed back in 1920. Now it’s time for a change.
Take out the Yellow, really. It would take …
The High Cost of the Death Penalty in New Hampshire
That's the title of an OpEd in Foster's Daily Democrat, by Dover resident Anthony McManus. LINK Even though there has been a death penalty law on the books there hasn't been an execution in New Hampshire for more than 50 years. While in the abstract a majority of New Hampshire citizens may support the death penalty there has been little or no recent public outcry to implement the law, nor any sudden upswing in frequency of murders in the state that might trigger a harsher response. The decisio
3 Measely Feet! Is That to Much to Ask For From Motorists?
Cars, SUV's, RV's, Busses, and Trucks, OH, MY!! No matter how safe a cyclist you are, no matter how properly you share the road with the 4 to 18-Wheeler Majority, the problem of how close, is too close, is a daily concern to Recreational Cyclists, and Bike Commuters, alike. The US states with "3 Foot Laws" are: Florida, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Oregon, Illinois, Tennessee, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Arizona, South Carolina, Washington, Oklahoma, and Maine...other states aren't far behi
Wanna buy a flying car?
Forget about waiting around for Moller to finally release their frustratingly vapourwarish flying car - someone's selling an actual flying car on eBay. And it's not just any flying car; it's the first ever flying car that was declared legal for use on American roads. The Aerocar dates back to 1956... and it could be yours for the low, low price of just $3.5million. Great value! Aerocar on eBay | more at CNET UK | via jemimakiss
Tipping Etiquette for 10 Holiday Helpers
Tipping Etiquette for 10 Holiday Helpers When and How to Say Thanks By Bridget Quigg, PayScale.com Tipping this holiday season may sound too fancy for your budget. But, when you consider that many of the people you tip get anywhere from 8 to 68 percent of their income from tips, you may want to give these helpful folks a break. Use the list below to update your tipping etiquette for the most common service providers. To view tipping etiquette for other service related jobs, you can check out
The case for health care investment
Given the precarious state of the economy and the huge investment being made to keep Wall Street afloat, some have argued any move to implement universal health care is ill-timed. Jonathan Gruber, in an op-ed piece in today's New York Times, argues it's the best time. As the country slips into what is possibly the worst downturn since the Depression, nearly all experts agree that Washington should stimulate demand with new spending. And one of the most effective ways to spend would be to giv
Explosive Elf
My co-workers are decorating the cubicle aisle.My elf, apparently, is explosive.Another sub-20°F morning has come and gone. We had some light flurries yesterday but the roads remained clear. I'll be taking it easy (read: riding the bus a lot and going to bed early) for the rest of the week. I am excited and anxious about the upcoming 200k.Some accomplished cyclists will probably get a chuckle about my concern over the 200k that starts in sub-freezing temperatures. Others will likely wonder why I
Snowy white stuff
If the colour of my recent weekend was Grey, then the colour of this week has to be White. In my little part of the world this week we have been inundated with fallings of the snowy white stuff, and it has been in turns exciting, frustrating, beautiful, incovenient and glorious. I have been sitting in the Attic24 window seat this morning, doing some quiet hand stitching and looking out across the snowy white rooftops. Its been very lovely to do just that, to observe the white stuff through t
Did Gordon promote a leaker?
Gordon is already on the back foot over his previous links to leakers. But here's a new curiosity about his past connection to Treasury insiders. It turns out that Government whip Helen Goodman was a former Treasury civil servant who was - wait for it - once a prime suspect in a leak inquiry. Ms Goodman wrote a secret report that embarassed the former Tory government when it fell into the hands of the then Shadow Chancellor, one G Brown. The leak of the report - and Ms Goodman says she was
[vacancy] Vacant Position (3 positions)
Our client, an International Oil & Gas service company, is currently looking for: 1. Sr. Structure Engineer (knowledge of SACS) Skills/Competencies: Ø Provide design analysis and check the integrity of structure and develop Structural Engineering related documents in order to meet project and client requirements.Ø Determine estimated time / man – hour for work completion.Ø Prepare structural design basis, specifications, layout etc.Ø Design structures
Why I oppose a George Ryan commutation
#fullpost{display:inline;}With the confidence of a someone who just won a third term to the US Senate, Dick Durbin, the upper chamber's second-ranking Democrat, announced that he has asked President Bush to commute the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan, a Republican.Unlike most political scandals, this one has a death toll. On Election Day morning 1994, the Reverend Duane Willis and his wife, Janet, voted to reelect George Ryan to another term of Secretary of State. The
Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes and Solutions
As promised, below is the paper I wrote for my Oceans class at Gtown on Harmful Algal Blooms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract Harmful Algal Blooms, known as HABs, have been increasing in intensity, frequency and duration in the last several decades in the coastal areas of the United States of America. While HABs occur naturally, studies suggest that they can also be anthropogenic. Due to the si
Is the FCC Pushing for Free Wireless Internet???
Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing for action in December on a plan to offer free, pornography-free wireless Internet service to all Americans, despite objections from the wireless industry and some consumer groups. The proposal would allow for a pornography-free, wireless Internet service (free of charge), which would be part of a proposal to auction off a chunk of airwaves. The winning bidder would be required to set aside a quarter of the airwaves f
Governors at first sight
By JONATHAN MARTIN & BEN SMITH | No one could remember a meeting quite like this. President-elect Barack Obama met with the nation’s governors Tuesday to hear their tales of economic pain – and won some points by telling Republicans in the room that he welcomed disagreements, “so feel free,” one participant recalled. “He said, 'I don't know you as well, let me get to know you, give me a chance, you might be surprised how helpful I can be,’ ” said New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democra
December Eve
December 1st was an unsettled weather day with snow showers, rain, sleet, sun, and even hail… 2008 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websites and blogs (THAT MEANS NO ADS AND NO SELLING OF ANY KIND) but is to include a link back to this site and proper credit given to me, D L Ennis. Link to be used…(Visual Thoughts http://dlennis.wordpress.com/) NOTE: Commercial use, and the creation of prints, must be purchased! For more informatio
Muslim leader shoots, seriously injures police, red alert in Hyderabad
Posted by jagoindia on December 3, 2008 Two Indian police injured in shooting in Hyderabad Wed Dec 3, 2008 HYDERABAD, India, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Two policemen who tried to arrest a local Muslim leader in the southern city of Hyderabad were injured on Wednesday when an unknown assailant open fire. Police said officers were searching for the member of a Muslim self-defence organisation, when one of his companions opened fire with a home-made pistol. The shooting came amid heightened security across
The paper
I was halfway to work one night in a bona fide blizzard, fishtailing along in my old Civic, when they announced on the radio that roads were officially closed. Any non-essential non-emergency personnel crazy enough to be out driving would be ticketed. So I called my then-boss -- an old-school newspaperman named Dave Hale -- and asked him if the First Amendment qualified us as essential personnel. "Sure," Dave said, "you just show 'em your newspaper ID and they'll give you a police escort the
The rough ways smooth
I headed to the Center Drive seeking some wintry peace and quiet. Rowrbazzle! The roar of heavy equipment greeted me, as a paving crew tipped a dumpster into the Very Scary Perpendicular Position. This was not the wistful pre-solstice idyll I had planned. I got very interested in the technique of making the new blacktop path, rolling it out and then sweeping over it vigorously. The hot tar was actually steaming; I love that smell, it makes me itch to go traveling (as my Aunt Louie used
Long Term Outlook Bright for Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Despite Economic Turmoil, says Insight Research
BOONTON, N.J. — Despite the unsteady state of the global financial markets, the worldwide telecommunications industry is expected to continue expanding over the next five years as continuing growth of wireless services in emerging markets offsets the spending slowdown in the advanced economies, says a new market analysis report from The INSIGHT Research Corporation. According to the new industry market study, overall telecommunications services revenues are expected to grow at a compounded rate
NJ Legislative Update
The Secaucus Junction train station (center) is not an "urban transit hub." Three bills of interest have been making their way through the New Jersey Legislature, bringing mostly positive changes to the table. On the traffic calming front, A2731 (Wisniewski/Greenstein) is awaiting the Governor’s signature after passing both houses the last week in October. A2731 would provide municipalities and counties with the authority to make traffic-engineering decisions based upon the expertise of the
daily mail discovers sensitivity to ethnic minorities
I hope you like your irony in the shape of an Escher staircase. For your pleasure, a play in four acts.1. The Daily Mail prints many, many stories about the Polish community in Britain e.g. Polish pilots' poor English almost led to mid-air collision over Heathrow, Bus company bosses jailed after exhausted Polish driver who couldn't speak English killed workman on a crane, Polish migrants living in Britain claiming £21m in child benefits for children left behind, School governors face the sack fo
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