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I find myself sharing that phrase with friends more consistently in recent months. Continue reading →
I find myself sharing that phrase with friends more consistently in recent months. Continue reading →
I've referred to SE Asia as the Land of Coconut Cowboys for a long while now.
The term itself is combination of two concepts I'd had long conversations about – Dan Andrews' description of visiting the Philippines as "the Wild West" and James Schramko's presentation at last year's Dynamite Circle conference about the dangers of resting on "Coconut Cash."
Like so many people at a crossroads in their lives, I didn't know what to do with the rest of my life. I was a simple girl from a small town who had few close friends, a boring middle-class background, and spent her time with a nose buried in her books.
In university I quickly realized, during my freshman year, that a BFA in Music was not going to be a great degree for me. Sitting in the stark career center, I took test after test and met with advisers and counselors dedicated to helping me figure out "what I want to be when I grow up." Continue reading →
How many times in the past 90 days have you said: "I can't, I'm sorry, I have to work."
Is it more than 10? 20? 30? Anyone up over 50?
Raise your hands. Don't be shy. No one to see you but the folks at the cafe who have no idea why you are raising your hand in a cafe, but they don't know you anyway so who the heck cares what they think!
If you are working a serious hustle in your world, chances are you have to sometimes miss out on the fun stuff in life. It totally sucks.
While all your friends are at the bar watching the game, you are stuck behind a screen researching keyword solutions. During family dinners there is sweat forming on your brow as you hear the incessant "Ping Ping Ping" of your email notifications. In the middle of making out with your boyfriend you fight the urge to ask him to wait right there because you just thought of the perfect tagline for your newest product and you want to write it down before you forget.
I know I'm not alone in these things. Continue reading →
I know, who the hell uses the word Gumption anymore?
According to the Google Book historic view the word Gumption really peaked in 1939-1940, started growing again in the 1980's, and burst back into popularity in the 2000's (likely as it was a plot point in the Cameron Diaz-Kate Winslet romantic comedy The Holiday.)
So why on earth would I guide my year in 2014 by a word that is best known in modern times by a chick flick?
Here's the definition of the word Gumption:
gump·tion (gəmpSHən): 1) shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness
That's right. Gumption is pretty badass.
Etymologically it is of unknown origin, but word scholars believe that Gumption comes from an old Scottish word gaum (from the Middle English gome) which meant "attention or notice." As Lucy Maud Montgomery once wrote "Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn't can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it." Gumption is also a recurring theme in Robert Persig's Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, so it isn't just for sassy savvy ladies of pages and screens.
Over the past four years of carefully thinking over and deciding the words that would be my theme for the upcoming year (Love in 2010, Intention in 2011, Fun in 2012, Surrender in 2013) I realized that the past few years have been about a need to slow down and become softer. Not surprising for someone who just a few years before had garnered the nickname "Ice Princess" from her Corporate American peers (Ice Queen was already taken in the office.) Continue reading →


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Why should you invest in Hormavu, Bangalore?Feb 17, 2014, 02:17PM IST
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Located in North Bangalore, Hormavu is a suburb that is yet to be occupied by residents and is still in the process of developing as a residential location. Offering large land parcels, the location is upbeat due to its connectivity to the city, proximity to IT hubs and presence of only a few small city-based developers.
In comparison to its neighboring areas, such as Hennur, Banaswadi and Ramamurthi Nagar, Hormavu is a little less popular and developed. With still having scope for massive real estate developments, Hormavu gives an edge for investments in the city. Magicbricks enlists a few factors on the basis of which an investment in Hormavu could be considered.
Affordable property values
As per an expert with Magicbricks, "A 1000-sq-ft apartment, which is available in Hormavu for almost Rs 30-36 lakh, is available in Hennur for nothing less than Rs 38-47 lakh. Banaswadi offers the same for almost Rs 34-44 lakh and in Ramamurthi Nagar one may have to shell about Rs 35-40 lakh."
Coming with a considerable cost difference, Hormavu could be preferred by those, who are looking for a property within Rs 20-40 lakh. The data with Magicbricks reiterates this fact as nearly 25 per cent of the total properties available in Hormavu are in the budget of Rs 20-40 lakh.
Located about 2km from the Outer Ring Road (ORR), Hormavu is undoubtedly well-connected to the complete city. Commenting on the same, a resident of the locality says, "While the road network and public transport makes Hormavu a conveniently approachable location, the fact that makes it an ideal residential destination is its proximity to the IT hubs of Bangalore at ITPL, Whitefield and Nagavara, which are hardly 5-10 km away."
In addition, Hormavu is also approachable via the rail and air transports. While both the railways stations at Banaswadi and Krishanrajapuram fall about 5 km away, the HAL airport is hardly 10 km away.
New projects
Currently, the locality is tapped by several city-based developers, such as Sovereign Developers, Swami Vivekananda Developers, Akshaya Developers and Purple Estates and Holdings Pvt Ltd, among others. Prestige Group is an only renowned group that has an ongoing project here. Other known developers have also acquired lands here and are expected to come up with their projects in near future. As per the data with Magicbricks, almost 60 per cent of the upcoming inventory in Hormavu is for multi-storey apartments with majority of these configured as 2 and 3BHK units.
Shradha Goyal, Magicbricks.com Bureau
Shradha Goyal has background in market research and is currently a part of the Content & Research team of Magicbricks.com.

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Originally posted 05/28/2014 04:00PM
Seemingly ageless, diminutive Australian pop star Kylie Minogue turns 46 May 28.
Minogue's path to international stardom (which has included an appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 by Queen Elizabeth for "services to music") began in 1987 with her version of Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "The Loco-Motion." That means we're coming up on 30 years of Kylie, making this the perfect time to revisit some of our favorites from Ms. Minogue's career.
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Originally posted 02/03/2014 12:45PM
To cap off 2013, PEOPLE brought you 20 awesome songs you may have missed – and now with the Grammy Awards out of the way, it's time for an eclectic selection of hot new music to get you through the remaining weeks of winter (thanks, groundhog).
Originally posted 09/10/2013 05:35PM
Talk about an odd couple!
During Monday's episode of The Talk, Sharon Osbourne revealed when she was 25 she briefly dated Tonight Show host Jay Leno. "The fling was more fling for me," she said, "and not fling enough for him."
While the pairing is definitely one we'd never predict, especially considering both stars are now in long-term marriages, it's not the first celebrity romantic revelation to rock our world. Check out who else has had us scratching our heads:
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Joe Manganiello bares all for his role as a stripper in Magic Mike, opening next Friday. But even now that filming has ended, he's still not shy about stripping down – sort of.
Manganiello, 35, appeared on The Soup this week, donning a prosthetic beer gut.
"That's right, ladies," the True Blood star deadpanned. "Soak it in. The six-pack is here."
Cannes International Film Festival 2012
Originally posted 05/23/2012 11:30AM
After attending the premiere of his movie Killing Them Softly at the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday, Brad Pitt hosted an intimate party at Villa St. George that evening for close friends and people who were involved with the film.
About 100 people attended the soiree, which was sponsored by Johnny Walker Blue Label. Celebrities like Diddy, Kylie Minogue, Chris Tucker and Ray Liotta partied until the wee hours of the morning.
The party felt almost like a pre-bachelor party for the newly engaged Pitt, with refreshments including cigars and £250 bottles of Johnnie Walker whiskey.
Towards the end of the evening, Pitt's friend Diddy shared a celebratory drink with the actor over his engagement to Angelina Jolie, before inviting the entire party back to his yacht.
– Liz Raftery
Originally posted 04/19/2012 06:40AM
The carpet will be red hot – with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson,Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth, and new parents Emma Heming and Bruce Willis, turning this year's Cannes Film Festival into a two-week A-lister date night.
Add in Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban – and the possibility of a Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith sighting – and you might forget they also show movies at the world's most glamorous film event.
The 65th Cannes fest, which will run from May 16 to 27, formally announced its schedule in Paris on Thursday, and organizers haven't stinted on star power.
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It may not be official just yet, but Kylie Minogue isn't waiting to congratulate her ex and his current girlfriend on their engagement.
"Congrats to Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry!! #wedding," the Australian pop star, 43, wrote on Twitter.
Minogue and Martinez dated for four years before splitting in 2007. While they were dating, Minogue credited the French actor for helping her through the dark days of her battle against breast cancer.
"He was incredible," she said. "He didn't hesitate in canceling work and putting projects on hold so he could be with me. He's the most honorable man I have ever met."
Originally posted 05/06/2009 11:20AM
While relatively unknown in the U.S. but beloved elsewhere, multi-platinum Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue will perform in six North American cities this fall, including New York and Los Angeles, her concert promoters have announced.
The singer, 40, is also slated to appear on Friday's fourth hour of NBC's Today show, with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.
"I've wanted to tour in America and Canada for years and know that fans have been waiting a long time for this," Minogue said in a statement. "I'm thrilled that the opportunity has finally arrived."
Originally posted 07/03/2008 09:30AM
Kylie Minogue looked the part of pop royalty as she received a major honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace Thursday.
The prince, 59, presented the Australian pop singer, 40, with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to music at the grand ceremony.
Minogue, who first learned she would receive the honor last December in Queen Elizabeth's annual list, showed off her star power by wearing gold heels and a shiny off-white dress with large colored stars.
Describing herself as "humble and proud", she told reporters, "I expected to be a little nervous, obviously very excited, but it was very emotional seeing all these people from different walks of life joining together for this event."
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As part of its continuing investigation into an accident in which a freight train struck a parade float at a grade crossing in Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public accident docket releasing hundreds of pages of documents on Wednesday, May 22.
On November 15, 2012, at about 4:35 p.m. CT, a Union Pacific freight train stuck a flatbed semi-trailer being used as a parade float at a grade crossing in Midland, Texas. The vehicle was being used as a "Hunt for Heroes" parade float, sponsored by the "Show of Support" nonprofit organization honoring U.S. military men and women. As a result of the accident, four parade float passengers were killed, and five float passengers were seriously injured.
The documents being released are factual in nature and do not provide any analysis. They include interview transcripts, photographs, and other documents from the investigation. All of these materials will be made available at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 22 on the following page of the NTSB's website:
Additional material will be added to the docket as it becomes available. Analysis of the accident, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, will come at a later date when the final report on the investigation is completed.
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All of us admire heaven and aspire to live there. The obvious reason for that is we all like the cozy environment over there filled with peace and ecstasy. Why not create heaven on earth? It is possible to shape your dreams of living in a state-of-art environment filled with peaceful delight into reality with the dedicated services of Sudhir Pawar and Associates, one of the premier and renowned interior designers in Pune, Maharashtra.
We are aware about the weaver bird which works day and night in order to make its nest. After all the hard-work of so many days, finally it creates the most beautiful nest for itself. Not only birds or animals but most importantly all human-beings even work every day in order to fulfill their dream of a great life with their family in their own home-sweet-home. Traditionally, a home is given the alias of a temple. But we at Sudhir Pawar and Associates are committed to make all the necessary efforts to convert your dwelling into a heaven. We truly know the value of your home and its importance to you and thus we leave no room for any compromise with "the best interiors" to offer for your household. We understand the importance of your family to you and thus we try our best to sprinkle immense smile on their faces by working whole-heartedly to give a dream shape to your abode. Why only home? We provide our dedicated services for beautifying the interiors of all the important places around us. We look at the perspective of the entire society in which we are living. We want to create the best and the most pleasant ambience to beautify our world.
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We also undertake projects for designing offices, showrooms, spas, hotels and landscape interiors. We take a look at every place with a unique perspective and our aim is to make it the best possible dwell filled with liveliness for everyone. Interior designing is all about using a right thing at a right place in unique manner, making every corner purposeful and every wall talkative. Blending beauty with comfort along with current fashion religiously is the trend followed by an interior designer. We believe that interior is not just mere decorative furniture and placing articles elegantly, but it is a replica of its owner which speaks for himself even though he remains silent. A cozy home, a dedicated office, a relaxed spa, an elegant hotel, an alluring showroom and an amusing landscape are all what we aim at giving our clients.
With 18 years of experience in the field, we have built a great reputation and trust among our clients. With vast knowledge about the interior designing and architecture industries, we offer the best services to our clients. We are glad to offer our services in the field of architecture; where we offer a perfect combination of beauty, safety and accessibility. We make sure that our every design is unique from the other but with the same liveliness. We respect the value of time and hence assure that the project meets its deadline along with all the specifications provided by the client. We believe that we are interior designers by destiny. Hence, décor is not just our work but it is our passion. We consider a smile of satisfaction on the face of our clients as our greatest reward.


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Black Rob Signs To Duck Down Music, Readies "Game Tested & Street Approved"
After playing home to the likes of KRS-One and B-Real, Harlem's Black Rob is the latest artist to join Dru Ha and Buckshot's label.
Harlem, New York veteran emcee Black Rob has been named the latest addition to Duck Down Music. The former Bad Boy Records hit-maker had spent close to a decade with Diddy's iconic label, releasing hits such as the Buckwild-produced "Whoa" before a felony prison stint. Released from incarceration this March, Rob will work with the 15 year-old label to release his third album, Game Tested & Street Approved.
In a statement, Black Rob explained the LP is a "testimony of what I stand for and how I feel. The people have been asking for true Hip Hop music, and that's what I'm giving them. I stayed away from features. I've been away for 4 [years], so I feel the people deserve to hear me. When I came home, I went right to work, and didn't have time to reach out to cats. On my next project you will get that." Rob also confirmed that he hopes to reunite with Buckwild, as well as team with Scram Jones and the legendary Pete Rock, who is presently producing the next full-length from Smif-N'-Wessun for Duck Down.
Joining a growing list of veteran New York emcees including Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot and Sean Price, Rob said, "I always respected their movement and also been a fan of their music. If I'm going independent, why not go with a team I respect, and they have always had a true family setting & environment."
Black Rob's first Duck Down public date will take place at October 19th's Duck Down and Blacksmith showcase, held in Downtown Manhattan's La Poisson Rouge.
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Lauderhill residents voted with their heads and not their hearts Tuesday, casting aside a flawed status quo strong mayor governmental system and refusing to see that as a vote of no confidence in a popular strong mayor.
Mayor Ilene Lieberman had expressed concerns, based on pre-election voter comments, that voters might reject the switch to a city manager government solely because they liked her and her performance in office. She believes that is what happened in March 1990 when voters trounced the city manager idea 3-to-2 in a nonbinding referendum.


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Unique and wonderful! It is a small school environment and I know more parents here than at any school my kids have been involved at, or that I was ever enrrolled in. There is a whole culture about becoming a self-guided learner and being an active parcipant in all facets of your own education rather than sitting at a desk and having an instructor be in charge of what you are able to learn. The scores can be misleading, as the school is on a two-year cycle with the lower grades, but the critical thinking skills, positive experience and lack of discipline related issues more than make up for a school that doesn't teach to the test.
My children have had a wonderful experience at Civano. It starts every day with group sharing and singing a positive song together. I know most of the other parents and a good number of the kids. There are overnight events in the community and even a camp-out on the mountain that a lot of families go to over the fall break! For school events, it seems every kid and parent is present! For a fund-raiser, the kids created a restaurant and made a menu, took reservations and then worked from 5 pm to 10 pm on restaurant night. Kids hosted, waited tables, did dishes, prepared the food and even played live music. They learned while they earned! (PS, this was made possible by that commercial kitchen! So, yeah, the priorities are right!) Beyond the school culture, the teachers are great and it is a collaborative environment. As a parent I feel in tune with what my kids are being taught and love that they love learning. There are special electives like gardening and robotics! My kids learn at their own pace and are pushed to achieve more than they thought possible. With their tests scores in the 90+ range, I'm satisfied they're learning more than they would at other traditional schools!
The teacher and staff of Civano are amazing. they are always available and eager to help work with parents and students to bring out a child's best. Students are taught to be responsible for their own learning, meaning they learn time management at an early age and adopt a, "the buck stops here" attitude towards work. This program does not "teach the test" which results in less stellar standardized testing scores in earlier grades, but the pay off is reached with excellent scores later. The students have been taught to think their way through problems rather than memorize seemingly irrelevant facts. Parents and community are extremely involved and it shows!
Civano Middle School is a dream come true for us. We have two students there & they both love it. The teachers are flexible & go to unbelievable lengths to help each student. They truly use a "whole child" teaching method. Most assignments are done in the classroom, only a small amount of work is assigned as "homework". Our son went from hating school @ Desert Sky to LOVING school @ Civano!
As a parent and an educator, I am thrilled about Civano's 'whole child' approach to education. Children learn at their own pace, in small classes where students on various levels support each other and share their strengths. Their commitment to the environment is a plus, but it is their commitment to the education of the individual child that makes Civano an exceptional educational institute.
Civano Community School is basically privately run by a single individual whose commitment to 'green' and 'community' while a nice complement to goals of academic excellence, tends to over-shadow the fundamentals. Extremely small (four teachers for K-5), it's a nurturing environment for your K-1 child. As students move toward upper grades and require more diversity in their curriculum, teachers and classmates to meet both state standards and the intellectual/emotional needs of inquisitive and questioning 9-11 year olds, Civano begins to fall short. This is reflected to some degree in the school's aims scores, and the way student pop. dwindles as kids advance to upper levels. Priorities are clear: the $50,000 won for greenest school is earmarked for a commercial kitchen, rather than a science lab, a better library, etc. Not sure why this charter exists.
Civano Community School really is a great place for students to get hands-on, self-paced (within reason) learning in a caring and colorful environment.
This school has made a wonderful difference in our lives and how our children approach learning. What was once a drag, a nightmare and just plain hard has become a wonderful adventure called learning. We love Civano and hope all children can be as happy as ours are in school.
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VAIL, Colo. (AP) - A California-based investment group has closed on its $14.2 million purchase of The Club at Cordillera residential golf community in Edwards at a bankruptcy auction.
The Vail Daily reports the closing of Wind Rose Holdings LLC's purchase resolves a lawsuit that Cordillera homeowners had filed against owner David Wilhelm.
Wilhelm is an investor in Wind Rose but says he won't have a management or operational role in the club's new structure.
The lawsuit had accused Wilhelm of collecting dues from club members before announcing he wouldn't open all of Cordillera's golf courses as expected. Wilhelm then accused the disgruntled homeowners of plotting to run him out of business and take over the club.
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Windows 8 has put the world's PC market to sleep - IDC
Don't forget the pricing
When Win8 came out I watched prices of machines going up; luckily I bought my new machine before that. I'm sure the manufacturers thought "New OS + Ultrabook = we can charge Apple prices!" not realising that a lot of people don't buy Apple for exactly the inflated price reason. I'm waiting for the PC industry to come to their senses before buying again. Recently I built my own computer instead, and was shocked, shocked I say, at what a good machine I could create for so little money...
Merde! Dummkopf! Google Translate used as spam cloak
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By the way, you can also use Google Translate to get round ISP blocks. In the Netherlands, some ISPs have been required to block The Pirate Bay; however, if you go to it via Google translate there's no block.
Reg man goes time travelling at iconic observatory
"it will be generating a bracing 960,000,000GB of data a day"
So that'll be 960 petabytes a day then, or did you think we wouldn't know anything above giga?
PC market to spend ANOTHER year soaked in blood, warns IDC
Did anyone notice prices going up?
When Win8 came out I watched prices of machines going up; luckily I bought my new machine before that. I'm sure the manufacturers thought "New OS + Ultrabook = we can charge Apple prices!" not realising that a lot of people don't buy Apple for exactly the inflated price reason. I'm waiting for the PC industry to come to their senses before buying again. Last week I built my own computer instead, and was shocked, shocked I say, at what a good machine I could create for so little money...
Sony turned off by CEA's 'Ultra HD' TV label
I agree with megapixel
Then it is consistent with how digital cameras are sold
Ten backpacks for tech-heads
and no other.
UK snoop system had 1,000 COCKUPS - including 2 duff cuffs
This is your receipt for your husband... and this is my receipt for your receipt.
It's not my fault that Buttle's heart condition didn't appear on Tuttle's file!
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Reaching parity with HDs
"There may never be parity between SSDs and the good old mechanical disk drive but the solid state option is steadily heading in the right direction regarding cost and capacity."
Sure they'll reach parity. SSDs follow Moore's Law, HDs don't.
Lesser-spotted Raspberry Pi FINALLY dished up
Game changer
This is one of the most cynical articles I've read on El Reg, and that's saying something...
Anyway, Alexander Graham Bell is reported to have believed that the invention of the telephone would help the deaf in some way or another, and I think people are making the same thought mistake here. I don't think the Pi will turn out to be of particular use for education, but for loads of other things we haven't even considered yet. The key thing about the Pi is that it is an order of magnitude cheaper than other commercial computers. Like the PDP 10 was in its day, or the personal computer. When the price drops by an order of magnitude, people start using computers in completely different ways. Handled right, we will be able to look back at the Pi as the first generation of the £10 computer, that changed the way we thought about and used computers.
Ukraine file-sharing site disappears
Can I just point out that since you are writing for professional computer wonks, that it's quite all right to say 6 petabytes rather than 6000 terabytes. We will know what you mean. (And if we don't, we know where to look it up.)
Sick of Ubuntu's bad breath? Suck on a Linux Mint instead
Don't like Unity? Install Gnome!
I don't understand the fuss about Unity. If you don't like it, go to the Software Centre, type "Gnome" and install it. Done. Then at the log-in screen you can choose which you want to use. You don't need to install another distribution just to change the interface!
As it happens I prefer Unity, but there you go.
Ubuntu hoists skirt, flashes 'concept' gadget at CES
I like Unity, but it's easy to replace
I don't understand the fuss. I run several versions of Ubuntu on different machines, as well as Fedora, but having given it a chance, I now prefer Unity over Gnome. But I also don't understand all the hissy fits from people who don't like it. You just install Gnome from the software centre, and you're back to how it used to be. No need to go looking for other distributions. Choice, it's what free software is about.
Opera spruces up email client in 11.60 browser cut
They've removed the indicator of whether a mail comes from someone on your contacts list or not. This was the thing I most liked with Opera mail! I could scan through the hundreds of emails I get per day, and in one go see the important ones (from people I regularly correspond with). Ugh ugh ugh.
Ubuntu savaged by rivals infected with fondleslab fever
What a lot of fuss about so little
If you don't like Unity, install Gnome from the Software Centre, and then select Gnome (classic) when you log in. All fixed.
Vodafone turns its back on '360
A waste
To create 360 they bought up zyb.com, which was a good service, which I happily used. And then they wrecked it, above all by not supporting calendars. Basically they were clueless.
C and Unix pioneer Dennis Ritchie reported dead
"Unix paved the way for many, many operating systems, including Linux."
To put it mildly. In fact most operating systems are just versions of Unix, or thinly disguised versions. Linux, Android, OSX. And most embedded systems, at least in my house, routers, NASes, and so on, run versions of Unix.
Lenovo chief says netbook's day is done
And only yesterday Acer said exactly the opposite
Acer slashes tablet forecast, banks on notebooks
(Hey! Where's the badgers icon gone???)
W3C tackles HTML5 confusion with, um, more confusion
Don't confuse the W3C with the person who designed the logo
The article seems to confuse two very different things: the organisation that commissioned the logo, and the guy working for the company that designed it. Just because a graphic designer says the logo represents CSS as well, doesn't mean that W3C agree with him or asked him to say it.
Standard smartphone charger to dominate in two years
Thanks EU!
I just want to thank the EU for enforcing this. They get so much flak from a lot of people, that it's good to recognise them for their valuable things (while I'm here, I'd also like to thank them for the 750ml wine bottles, in the days that the wine industry was steadily reducing the amount per bottle, to 690ml and less).
Apple signals disk free notebooks way to go
> It will be really interesting to see how much the Windows machine
> manufacturers charge if they
> follow suit and produce models with flash instead of hard drives.
Two years ago I bought a Toshiba laptop with 2×128G SSDs, weighs 800g, lovely machine, I dual-boot Ubuntu off it. Cost me €1 per gram, ex., so it's interesting to see how much Apple are charging now they are following suit.
Google Percolator – global search jolt sans MapReduce comedown
Eh? Where's the rub?
So after listing several positive aspects of Percolator, it says:
"The rub is that Caffeine uses roughly twice the resources to keep up with the same crawl rate."
So what's the rub here? It sounds like yet another advantage. Am I missing something?
Operators' EU roaming challenge sent home
I recently got a message from T-Mobile telling me that they had slashed rates on roaming,
And indeed, the per minute rate is halved. But now they charge per minute rather than per second, and add a per-call fee. So what used to cost at minimum 23 cents, now costs 104 cents. The break even point is at 3 minutes 30 seconds. I checked my most recent calls from abroad, and almost all calls are under 1 minute.
2009's Top E-book Readers
Why no HTML?
What I don't understand is why if the readers support ePub format (which is just a packaged version of HTML) they don't also support HTML. It would be so easy, and so useful...
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Michael Dell: Netbooks go sour after 36 hours
He should do his homework
For twenty years there was exactly one laptop in our house - mine. But after netbooks were introduced there were suddenly 5; everyone had one except for the 6 year old, and I can only put off his complaining by telling him that he can't have one until he can read. No one has complained after 36 hours that they are unusable. Nor after 3600 hours. They are all happy, because they know what they bought.
Joost gives up the ghoost
I miss it
I enjoyed the original Joost, and miss it, even though I didn't watch it often. I loved the Aardman cartoon channel (and so did my kids), but a lot of the other content was stupid stuff meant I suppose to appeal to geeks, like the Swimsuit channel or whatever.
I never had any trouble with the streaming (though latency was sometimes long), and the underlying idea was brilliant: distribute the bandwidth needs of broadcasting over the whole network, so that broadcasters only needed a thin pipe to get the stuff out (like Bittorrent). But that plan depended on getting critical mass, which they never got, alas.
Maybe they shouldn't have started off with a closed system, and just let anyone broadcast.
The HTML that says no - Joi Ito's pitch for a theft-free web
Some points of information
Everyone "puts a postit note" on their copyrighted works. The Register too. It is called the copyright notice, and if it's not there, then if someone copies it, you can't complain. All this use of RDFa does it makes the copyright machine readable too. Nothing wrong with that, right?
RDFa is just microformats generalised. It allows you to add machine readable information about the content. It's early days yet, but if a page for a conference for instance were marked up with RDFa, the browser would know it was an event, and could offer to add it to your calendar, show you it on a map, look for hotels, or flights. You can only do this if the information on the page is machine readable.
There really is an official W3C version of HTML with RDFa: it's called XHTML+RDFa. It's section 8 of http://www.w3.org/TR/rdfa-syntax/
There is already some adoption of RDFa apart from CC. For instance, it will be in the next version of Drupal (http://groups.drupal.org/node/16597), and check out the London Gazette (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/) whose articles are chocka with RDFa.
Acer's 10in Aspire One spied on web
Re: Why are they all the same?
I thought that Microsoft had imposed limits on the machines it is allowed to offer XP on, so that it doesn't eat into Vista sales. As I remember there was a limit of 1G RAM, 160G disk (originally 80G), and some restrictions on the screen.
SSD and HDD capacity goes on embiggening
Observed doubling time is much less
Even the guess of a doubling per 2 years doesn't match reality. I've been watching the developments vaguely since 2005, and seriously in the last 18 months. A 1G USB stick cost me eur80 in 2005, and I can now buy 32G for eur60, and 64G for eur90. So at constant price, there has been a doubling in size roughly every 6 months.
I read an article in the 80's that predicted parity for HDs and SSDs in 2015, and it looks like they got it just about right (they didn't express it that way, but that is how you would interpret it now).
Graph of recent USB stick prices here (search for "USB"):
Samsung boffins demo transparent OLED screen
You already covered the folding screen in November
SDXC memory card spec launched for 2TB capacity
2TB of memory should be enough for anybody (ha ha)
Frankly, I can't help thinking that they'll kick themselves very soon for restricting it to only 2TB. Current consumer hard disks max out at 2TB, but that's only 6 iterations (doublings) away from the current max of 32GB for SDHC. 2TB sounds a lot now, but it won't soon. The first generation of SD cards (introduced in 2000) maxed out at 1GB. They tweaked that later to 4GB, and then had to define SDHC to get up to 32G, and now SDXC to get to 2TB. Three redefinitions in less than a decade doesn't sound very visionary to me.
Ubuntu Eee undergoes
cheesy Easy Peasy rebrand
Hardy Pardy more like
So I went along to their website wearing a newby user's hat to see how easy peasy it would be for the the average netbook user to install this stuff.
The home page has a link to download, but no instructions on installing. You get an ISO file, that most people won't know what to do with.
The home page also has a link to documentation, which *also* has no instructions on installing.
So it's just another Linux distro for those in the know. How do they expect Linux to catch on if they don't make it easy for newcomers?
What if computers went back to the '70s too?
A 70's mainframe was MUCH less powerful than an iphone!
"They bought the biggest iron they could afford, and installed giant mainframes (with roughly the power of a modern iPhone) in big, cyber-scifi offices."
Much less power than an iphone! Anything that can do video is way more powerful than a 70's mainframe. A Vax could just manage audio, but not video.
I don't have figures for an iphone, but a Nokia 9300 is worth 17 Crays.
Asus Eee PC S101 luxury netbook
0.3 M pixel cam?
The only thing I don't understand about the specs of this machine, being the top of the line machine it is, is why they went for the miserable 0.3 M pixel cam instead of the 1.3 M pixels appearing in the other upper eees.
Western Digital sees future written on disks, not clouds
Whistling in the graveyard
This is all classic disruptive technology stuff. Read "The Innovator's Dilemma", and then try and tell me that WD, or any other hard disk manufacturer, has got a future.
If you compare the cost per bit over time of disks and solid state, you'll see that solid state is dropping much faster. Solid state has got its niche now, and will eat HD's lunch before long: it will be faster, consume less power, be more robust, smaller, *and* cheaper. Why would you want to buy a HD?
Reding would OK charges to receive mobile calls
Europe has been doing good
Good grief! What is everyone getting worked up about? Reding didn't say anyone *should* charge for incoming calls, just that she wouldn't stop anyone who did. Whether a telco does do it is up to them, not to her.
Europe has been doing good stuff stopping the telcos from fleecing us when roaming in Europe (pity it doesn't have the power to stop them when roaming in other countries), so cut her some slack!
Pentagon rattles sabre at Google's Street View
How Google got these snaps to begin with
The story as I heard it (on the radio) was that the Google van driver asked the guy on the gate if he could come in, and he was allowed to...
Not the first time
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iPhone may sidestep rubbish caller ID suit
Leading 0's
The easiest way to understand the leading zero rule in European telephone numbers is to think of it as a filestore. At the top level you have directories for the countries: 44 for the UK, 31 for the Netherlands etc, and within those directories the local codes: 20 for London in the UK, 20 for Amsterdam in the Netherlands etc.
Your phone is located in your local area. So dialling a leading 0 means "cd .."
So 020-123456 means ../20/12456, and 0031-20-123456 means ../../31/20/123456
And this explains why you leave out the 0 when dialling an international number; if you dialled 0031-020-123456 it would mean ../../31/../20/123456.
This even works at my place of employment, where to dial an outside line you dial an initial 0.
So clearly, when we get interplanetary direct dialling, the interplanetary code will be 000 + planet code + country code + area code + local number. I suggest 00030 for earth, and 00031 for the moon.
Preterite peter-out: How the end beginned
How many verbs??
"the current lingo boasts just 98 [irregular verbs] - a paltry three per cent of all verbs."
So English only has 3267 verbs? Surely some mistake.
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Poor maintenance and incorrect usage of fire extinguishers in the home are two key reasons small house fires can spread endangering lives and causing considerable damage to property. House fires can be brought under control within the first few minutes of ignition if attended to correctly with an extinguisher that is well maintained, which can buy valuable time before the Fire Brigade arrives.
Portable fire extinguishers
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Pull pin at the top of the extinguisher, breaking the seal. When in place, the pin keeps the handle from being pressed and accidentally operating the extinguisher. Immediately test the extinguisher. (Aiming away from the operator) This is to ensure the extinguisher works and also shows the operator how far the stream travels
- Aim:
Approach the fire standing at a safe distance. Aim the nozzle or outlet towards the base of the fire.
- Squeeze:
Squeeze the handles together to discharge the extinguishing agent inside. To stop discharge, release the handles.
- Sweep:
Sweep the nozzle from side to side as you approach the fire, directing the extinguishing agent at the base of the flames. After an A Class fire is extinguished, probe for smouldering hot spots that could reignite the fuel.
- Always test the extinguisher before proceeding to the fire.
- Remember that you only have seconds to extinguish the fire, not minutes, but only do so if it is safe and you are trained to.
- The rule of thumb is if you can not put a fire out with one extinguisher then the fire is too big to fight
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- Remove the safety pin by pulling it sharply (this also breaks the plastic seal). Test to ensure that the extinguisher is operable immediately after removing from mounting bracket.
- Always try to work in pairs for safety.
- Carry or drag extinguisher to the scene of the fire.
- Hold the hose near the nozzle or hold any moulded handles.
- Squeeze the handles together to completely discharge the contents onto the seat of the fire.
- Operate extinguishers at their maximum effective distance.
- Never stand in an open doorway when attempting to extinguish a fire. This is usually the ventilation point for smoke, heat and steam, and could cause injury to the operator.
- Always back away from a fire
- Always lay the extinguisher down on its side when empty.
- Do not touch the metal components of the Carbon Dioxide extinguisher, due to the build up of "dry ice" as frostbite may occur.
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- Do not discharge water onto flammable liquid fires, as flammable liquid floats on water and this may cause the fire to spread.
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After use requirements
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Kenneth Wimberly, managing director for KW Commercial and founder and president of Noble Crest Property Group, has been awarded the 2012 Charles D. Tandy Commercial Realtor Award by the Society of Commercial Realtors, its top honor.The award was established to recognize local commercial Realtors who exemplify the highest in professional standards. It was first presented in 1990.KW Commercial specializes in investment sales with a strong background in land sales, lot sales and acquisition, syndications, site selection, bank REOs, and buyer/tenant representation."Integrity, leadership and outstanding character are really what this award is about, and no one exemplifies those qualities better than Kenneth Wimberly," said Tyler Trahant, SCR's chairman.In another award, Donnie Sherwood with Integra Realty Resources received the Dottie Pletch Extra Mile Award for his dedication and service to SCR. This award is presented annually to an individual who contributes an extraordinary level of service with an exemplary attitude to assist SCR in its endeavors.SCR is an organization of commercial real estate professionals that operates independently and under the auspices of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. Its mission is to advance knowledge, education, integrity and professional conduct in the fields of commercial and investment real estate, as well as encourage the exchange of specialized information and advance the economic growth of Tarrant County.Shopping center completedEllis & Tinsley has completed construction of a 9,315-square-foot shopping center in north Fort Worth that is 85 percent leased.The center, at 3088 Basswood Blvd., is leased to Subway and Best Buffet. Subway will open this month, Best Buffet in July.Charles "C.B." Team served as project manager and negotiated the leases. Ellis & Tinsley will manage the property.D-FW a top destinationDallas-Fort Worth moved to second place on the Penske Truck Rental annual list of top moving destinations in the U.S.The area came in fourth in 2011. The list is compiled through online consumer truck rental reservations.Atlanta remained the top destination. D-FW was followed by Phoenix, which was in second on the 2011 list. Orlando, third in 2011, was fourth in 2012.Chicago, Houston, Denver, Seattle, Charlotte, N.C., and Sarasota, Fla., finished out the list.Transactions62 Main St., ColleyvilleTribeca Americana Bistro & Lounge and Chef Sage Sakiri have leased 4,400 square feet for a restaurant. LeAnn Brown with Silver Oak Commercial Realty represented the landlord.5109 Sun Valley Drive, Fort WorthJesse Cole bought a nearly 4-acre tract of land. Kirk Kelly with Transwestern represented the buyer.641 Industrial Drive, GrapevineEntech Solar has leased 5,000 square feet of office space. LeAnn Brown with Silver Oak Commercial Realty represented the tenant. Mike McGee with McGee & Associates represented the landlord.920 Minters Chapel Road, GrapevineVSW Water Purity has leased 20,960 square feet of office/warehouse space. Rick Medinis with NAI Robert Lynn negotiated the transaction.1300 Minters Chapel Road, GrapevineCHEP Aerospace US has leased 24,245 square feet of office/warehouse space. Rick Medinis with NAI Robert Lynn represented the landlord. Greg Lance with UGL Equis represented the tenant.751-771 E. Southlake Blvd., SouthlakeNoorneel Llc. has bought a 14,848-square-foot, two-building office complex from HOV Re Llc. Dolores Wood-Euart with CBRE represented the seller. James Keoughan with Re/Max Heritage Commercial represented the buyer.
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Rialto Theatre
Historic Vaudeville Movie Theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wide variety of performances.
CITY: Joliet
Naper Settlement -- Outdoor History Museum
Chicagoland's only 19th Century Village with historic homes, shops, a chapel, fort and one-room schoolhouse in a 13-acre park-like setting with costumed villagers, exhibits and more.
CITY: Naperville
Fabyan Japanese Garden
A tranquil oasis where history melds with nature and design. This historic garden affords the opportunity to experience the uniqueness of Japanese gardening and enjoy a moment of harmony with nature.
CITY: Geneva
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Batavia
Dotted along the 179-mile byway, you'll find an unprecedented series of interpretive murals. Each artistically embodies the cultural heritage of the community where it is located and the legacy of the historic highway. Needless to say, taking a road trip to all or a couple makes for a nostalgic adventure.
CITY: Batavia
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Originally constructed in 1855-1865, the roundhouse was renovated and now houses Illinois' largest microbrewery and brewpub. Passion for beer, love of food, and appreciation for great architecture flourishes in the walls of this historic 70,000 square foot facility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Brothers Roundhouse is the oldest limestone roundhouse in the United States. As they bring new life to this 155 year old building, enjoy a casual atmosphere in the main dining room gastropub, our sports tavern and music venue or our new cafe and bakery. There is more to do than dinner at the Roundhouse. As with the beer and food, the live entertainment has a local flair. Whether it be a wedding, reunion or corporate event, they have a variety of spaces for friends and family to gather. Cheers!
CITY: Aurora
DuPage Children's Museum, Inc.
Where children and adults learn to play together. Enjoy exhibits, workshops and materials that stretch the imagination and stimulate creativity. A fun environment for exploration and discovery.
CITY: Naperville
A Joliet staple for more than 30 years, this LGBT bar features dancing to live DJs on Friday and Saturday nights, Maneuvers Diva's Den drag shows and live entertainment.
CITY: Joliet
Joliet Area Historical Museum
Travel through time and space! Walk through a replica of the I & M Canal, window shop on a turn-of-the-century street, take a virtual ride on a replica trolley, live the legend of Route 66, land on the moon in a walk-in simulator, and experience space exploration and the Apollo missions. Temporary exhibits change often in our Special Exhibition Gallery. There's always family fun in our discovery room, and remember your visit with a souvenir from our Gift Shop.
CITY: Joliet
Amish Ways Country Store
Quilts, crafts, florals, pottery, jams, jellies, popcorn, seasonal items and more. Christmas walk 1st weekend Nov.
CITY: Paw Paw
The Comedy Shrine
Whether you're here to watch improv or stand-up, you're in for a great time! Come early and enjoy a drink and the thousands of pieces of comedy memorabilia that puts the "shrine" in The Comedy Shrine. Interested in classes? We have those too! You are never too old or too young to try your hand at comedy. Check out our website for upcoming class dates and prices.
CITY: Aurora
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
This temple is one of only three Sri Venkateswara Hindu temples in the United States, constructed by Native American artisans.
CITY: Aurora
Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower
The Millennium Carillon, a unique musical instrument consisting of 72 bells, is one of only four Grand Carillons in the world. Enjoy carillonneurs perform during the summer concert series and climb 253 steps to the observation area to marvel at the views.
CITY: Naperville
Sandwich City Hall and Opera House
On August 20, 1878, 25 years after Sandwich first became a town, a contract was signed for construction of the Sandwich City Hall and Opera House. An allotment of $10,000 was given for the project, with the stipulation that it must be completed by the end of the year. The building was finished on time, but there was a cost overrun of $2,000 After much time, money and energy by volunteers to restore and renovate the City Hall and Opera House, a grand re-opening was held on April 12, 1986. Once again the building functions as a community oriented facility, bringing community theatre, lectures, recitals, style shows, weddings and a wide variety of outstanding performers, ranging from country to classical, to its stage.
CITY: Sandwich
Déjà vu
Enter and enjoy a 3,500 sq ft. building full of unique gifts, florals, and home décor.
CITY: Ottawa
Ottawa Visitors Center
Open 7 days a week to service the traveling public. The Ottawa Visitors Center is your one stop shop for information on the Starved Rock Areas special events, lodging, and outdoor activities. Stroll our turn-of-the-century Old Town with its lush walkways, boutique shops and unique restaurants. Stop here for your "Scenic Route to the Rock."
CITY: Ottawa
Wayne's World - Downtown Aurora
This excellent comedy follows the pursuits of a pair of suburban Aurora slacker friends who have a public access cable show and a penchant for '70s rock. The movie was filmed on location in Aurora and Chicago. One of the notable Chicago sites includes a kitschy gift shop with a large Indian statue on its roof.
CITY: Aurora
Reddick Mansion Association
One of Ottawa's greatest treasures. Built in 1858, this three story, 22-room Italianate mansion was possibly the most expensive private home in Illinois at that time. Tours available 6 days a week- 11am to 3pm. Closed Tuesdays & major holidays.
CITY: Ottawa
Albright Theatre
This local theater troupe is located in the "attic" of Batavia's Government Center.
CITY: Batavia
Paramount Theatre
This historic landmark theater offers affordable, live entertainment, comedy, concerts, dance and plays in both The Paramount Theatre & Copley Theatre. Group discounts. Theater rentals are perfect for meetings, performances, fundraisers and banquets.
CITY: Aurora
Blue Beaker
Handcrafted Soap, tea, chocolate and gourmet treats, fair trade clothing & goods, yarns, knitting & crochet supplies, fairy gardens, miniature plants, garden accents, home decor, lighting and more! Classes offered too!
CITY: Ottawa
Ewe and Me Fiber Studio
Ewe and Me Fiber Studio offers their shoppers great gift ideas, accessories, classes, knitting groups, patterns, and yarn.
CITY: Sandwich
Fermi is the site of the world's most powerful particle accelerator, where particles circle the four-mile ring 57,000 times each second. Restored prairie grass areas, historic barns and a buffalo herd are also on display.
CITY: Batavia
Jacob Henry Mansion
Elegant National Historic Landmark offers unique Victorian setting for weddings/receptions. Groups and tours welcome.
CITY: Joliet
First Street Playhouse
This cozy, professional theater presents year round productions, including comedies, dramas and musicals.
CITY: Batavia


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Last night I went to the launch of Petrol by Martina Evans. I had heard her read before - she and I both read at The Sugar Lounge last year, which is where I fell in love with her work. Last night she performed several passages from Petrol from memory, which is quite a feat if you're a poet rather than an actor, and which she achieved with compelling charm even though the phone at the bar rang in the middle of it and, when unanswered, went to answerphone so that the message - from a prospective client of the pub we were in - was broadcast to the audience. In the end, the publisher (Peter Jay of Anvill Press) picked up the phone and said to the woman on the other end, 'Please ring back in an hour, or don't ring back at all.' And then Martina carried on.
Petrol is a poetic novella told in the first person from the point of view of Imelda, the youngest daughter in the household of a brutal man, Justin, who is considering getting married for the third time to a young woman called Clodagh. It tells of the rivalry and friendship between his three daughters, Justin's attempts to settle Clodagh into the household, and thirteen-year-old Imelda's feelings for nineteen-year-old Danny Boy. It takes place in rural Ireland in 1970 and there are references to cheesecloth shirts and desert boots, Ryan's Daughter and Night Gallery.
Martina won a Betty Trask Award for her first novel, Midnight Feast. She talks about her life and work in a podcast on Radio Gorgeous here.
Petrol is beautiful. For samples of Martina's poetry, you can go to her website. Here is Facing the Public. If you like that, you'll like Petrol.


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The complimentary, hot Be Our Guest Breakfast buffet is also served each morning. From bagels and eggs to fresh fruit and cereal, this hot breakfast is filled with all of your morning favorites. The inviting dining room is the perfect place to sip your cup of coffee and plan the day's events. Plus, the hotel's location in Grinnell, IA puts you within a quick drive of delicious dining options, such as Pagliai's Pizza and Lonnski's Pub & Deli.
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September 3, 2013
Will be available on iPhone and Android starting Sept. 4. Riders will be the first in the nation to use a mobile ticketing app to ride both buses and trains, according to the transit system.
May 6, 2013
Many are taking preventive actions, such as training, and providing assistance to operators in the aftermath of an incident.
October 9, 2012
TriMet signed a contract with local software company GlobeSherpa to pilot the system for its buses, MAX light rail and WES Commuter Rail. DART's system will be developed by Unwire, a Danish company with extensive experience in mobile ticketing for transit agencies, for $1.5 million.
March 14, 2012
Targeted $12 million in cuts and changes, which will take effect in September 2012. Changes include enacting internal efficiencies, providing $1.2 million in savings. The original proposal from February called for $500,000 in savings.
January 9, 2012
Event, to be hosted by GM Neil McFarlane, is part of a comprehensive outreach effort to hear from the public on the agency's FY 2013 budget which includes a $12 to $17 million shortfall. An interactive guide will let the community weigh in on potential fare increases and service cuts to help close the budget gap.
July 21, 2011
In response to concerns about whether the agency was collecting all of its fare revenue, TriMet is increasing the number of staff dedicated to fare enforcement. It will also shift from a warning and education focus to issuing citations and exclusions if riders are found without a valid fare. The base fine for not having a valid fare is $175; exclusions from the system can extend up to 90 days.
April 4, 2011
A $1.2 million Transportation Security Administration grant will help the agency to add closed circuit television cameras at the 10 remaining MAX stations currently without them. The grant also will fund security improvements at some facilities.
March 30, 2011
Approved the $1.49 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project to enter into Final Design. The project can now be developed from its current 30 percent design to 100 percent design. TriMet expects to sign the Full Funding Grant Agreement by mid-2012, moving the project into full construction.
December 2, 2010
The $3 million station, opened on the Blue Line in Gresham, was funded with $1.2 million from the Federal Transit Administration and $1.8 million from Oregon Metro. Plans for the station had been in the works since 1997 as the Gresham Civic Neighborhood developed.
July 13, 2010
After a top-to-bottom safety review that began shortly after a fatal bus accident last April, the agency will recruit a Director of Safety and Security, require all personal electronic devices be turned off while operating a bus or train and form a Safety and Service Excellence Task Force.
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