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It might seem enjoyable to shop online from the comfort of one's own home, but those hunting to steal personal information may be lurking in cyberspace, according to a top official with the Better Business Bureau (BBB).Online shopping may make buyers more vulnerable to hackers and scammers, said Fred Elsberry Jr., president and CEO, of the Better Business Bureau Serving Metro Atlanta, Athens and Northeast Georgia, Inc. The local BBB is offering consumers numerous tips to protect themselves and stay safe while shopping online, he said. "Taking steps to avoid the fraud online will result in a much happier holiday for everyone — except, of course, for scammers and hackers," said Elsberry, in a prepared statement. Consumers need to protect their computers, installing the most recent updates for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a secure firewall, said the CEO. Shoppers should surf trusted web sites, added Elsberry. To double check whether or not a web site is safe, one should start with the BBB to investigate the seller's reputation with consumers, and the business' reputation and record for customer satisfaction. Information is available on the BBB's web site, www.bbb.org. "Always look for the BBB seal and other widely-recognized 'trustmarks' on retailer web sites and click on the seals to confirm that they are valid," he said. Protecting personal information is another way of shopping safely online, said Elsberry. Consumers should take their time in reading the web site's privacy policy, and clearly understand what personal information is being requested the site, and how it will be used. If the web site does not include a privacy policy, consumers should beware that personal information may be shared with others without permission, he said. Deals that sound too good to be true, may be in fact, he said. These types of offers may be advertised on web sites or in unsolicited e-mails, especially for hard-to-get items, he said. "Consumers should always go with their instincts and not be afraid to pass up a 'deal' that might cost them dearly in the end," said Elsberry. Phishing is another way hackers and scammers may get to one's personal information, he said. Legitimate businesses do not send e-mails claiming problems with an order, or an account, to lure consumers into giving away financial information. If a shopper receives this type of e-mail, he or she should call the phone number where the initial purchase was made, to confirm if there was in fact a problem with the transaction, he said. "If there are any doubts about a site, BBB recommends right-clicking anywhere on the page and select 'Properties,'" said Elsberry. "This will let you see the real [web site address] and the dialog box will reveal if the site is not encrypted." It is recommended that consumers pay with a credit card, because under federal law, charges can be disputed if the item is not received, said Elsberry. "There is no general three-day cancellation right, but consumers do have the right to reject merchandise if it's defective or was misrepresented," said Elsberry. "Otherwise it's the company's policies that determine if the shopper can cancel the purchase and receive a refund or credit." Shoppers may also dispute if unauthorized charges were made to their card. Furthermore, many credit card issuers have zero liability polices, where the owner of the card pays nothing, if someone steals the credit card number and uses it, he said. Credit card statements should be checked often over the phone, or online, said Elsberry. Do not wait for the paper statement, he stressed. Consumers should never wire money online, while on web sites such as Craigslist, www.craigslist.com, he said. He said shoppers should keep the documentation of their order, after completing a purchase. "There may be a final confirmation page or the shopper might receive confirmation e-mail," he said. For more advice on shopping safely online during the holidays, visit, www.bbb.org/us/consumer-tips-holiday.
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take note. Municipal broadband--city- or county-wide wireline and wireless
networks--not only helps governments operate more effectively, it can also help
dramatically reduce costs and increase the value of mobile applications. This
much-needed catalyst should move managers off the fence and have them deploying
mobile workforce automation and asset management applications, particularly in
small and medium-size companies.
While much
of the publicity for municipal networks has centered around giving citizens
free or inexpensive Internet access, the real ROI lies in two areas: enabling
governments to operate more effectively and offering businesses high-speed
access (1 to 2 Mbps or more download and upload) for $20 or $25 per month per
Show Me the Money in Muni Broadband
understand the financial impact for local government, consider these success
stories. Merton Auger, city administrator of Buffalo, Minn.,
reports: "We did business planning for public works and public safety and
determined that we'd have a five-year payback on the network. These included
time and gas savings from not having to drive back and forth from the field to
the office all day, and instant information access so mobile workers resolve
problems sooner."
Unit Manager Leonard Scott in Corpus
Christi, Texas,
states: "We estimated our automated meter reading system to save over $1.6
million for the 20-year life of the application."
Hewitt, CIO of Providence, R.I., estimates that its network, besides greatly
improving the effectiveness of public safety personnel, will eliminate an hour
at the beginning of each day and the hour and a half before quitting time that
building inspectors spend commuting into the office. "The bigger impact is that
we can complete inspections of building projects sooner and get those up
faster," says Hewitt. "This helps the tax base, attracts new businesses and increases
the velocity of investments because you finish projects faster and with fewer
And in Concord, Calif.,
Director of IT Ron Puccinelli believes that "by consolidating all of our
communications functions into one mobile device, we expect to save $180,000
based on our formal cost benefit analysis."
While some
cities make headlines for less-than-stellar performance, these success stories
are based on an understanding of the business case for muni networks.
entities use WiFi to wirelessy enable their people and physical assets that
work primarily on the premises because of the resulting cost savings and
improved efficiencies. Why pay recurring cellular wireless data costs for
mobile workers when you own the infrastructure for wireless Internet or
intranet access that's faster than cellular?
workplace of local government employees is their jurisdiction's geographic
boundaries. The city owns or can negotiate access to the infrastructure on
which WiFi is deployed. Employee productivity and efficiency is greater with
broadband rather than with slow cellular service. The cities' budgets don't
take hits from per-worker or per-asset charges. "We spend $500,000 a year in
cellular phone bills," says Scott, "so new WiFi-enabled handsets using VoIP
over our network means we won't have to pay for minutes."
distracts from ROI discussions is the hype. "Too often the focus is on fancy
video services and free or inexpensive WiFi for consumers," says Angela
Singhal, director of municipal wireless solutions at Nortel. "They are
important, but applications such as public safety, digital video surveillance
and advanced meter infrastructure [AMI] pay for these networks. They may not be
sexy, but they are critical to success. For example, about $1.6 million can be
recouped with an AMI deployment for 20,000 utility meters."
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Jim Freeze,
senior VP of marketing and alliances for BelAir Networks assesses why municipal
broadband is low on most companies' radar screens. "Businesses haven't gotten
their heads fully around it yet," he
explains. "It's a relatively new concept. This year a number of cities are
completing their networks, and providers will be offering services specifically
for businesses. Most don't view consumers as their only source of revenue."
businesses realize muni networks provide a better cost-per-speed alternative
than cellular networks, expect to see interest in mobile applications to
increase significantly. Midsize and smaller companies are still hesitant,
relative to their larger counterparts, to adopt wireless applications. At $60
per month per worker for upload speeds that are about twice that of dial-up, it
is difficult to justify the expense when there is not enough symmetrical speed
to run video, VoIP and other mainstream mobile applications.
reported in 2006 that in North America and Europe,
small businesses most frequently were using wireless email (28 percent) and
personalized contacts and calendars (25 percent). Fewer companies had mobile
applications, with between 11 percent and 15 percent of SMBs adopting sales
force automation, portals, customer facing applications and VoIP. Municipal
broadband should change these numbers.
In a June
2007 survey of 300 economic development professionals sponsored by the
International Economic Development Council, 42 percent of those professionals
expect municipal wireless, and 47 percent expect municipal wireline networks,
to directly impact and increase business productivity and competitiveness. Another
25 percent and 28 percent, respectively, expect an indirect impact.
networks are in place, there will be a market for applications," states Donald
Berryman, EarthLink's president of municipal networks. "Muni wireless offers a
benefit that attracts small businesses, and I see them taking advantage of the
technology with applications that reduce costs and re-direct the savings into
expanding operations."
which last year acquired rugged mobile device manufacturer Symbol, concurs.
"Most businesses have WiFi and a lot have GPS capabilities on existing mobile
devices, which makes them ready for muni networks," comments Craig Newman,
market development manager. "We're on the cusp of finding the right
applications that businesses can use with these networks. Field workers going
into smaller towns and rural areas where muni networks are bringing wireless
for the first time will really benefit."
Broadband is More than Wireless
broadband doesn't end with mobile workers and wireless. Freeze observes: "It's
clear that providers plan to target businesses with T1 alternatives, similar to
what happened in Galt, Calif. When they installed our network
around malls for consumers, businesses in the area subscribed." Muni network
vendors can install the service more cost effectively and with less business
disruption. High-powered customer premise equipment from companies such as
Ruckus Wireless ensure high-speed indoor coverage.
anticipates an end to some service redlining. "There are businesses in certain
parts of town paying more for T1 lines than in other parts of town for the same
service, which impacts where you can do business. Eliminating this produces
additional cost reductions for businesses and brings more of them into the digital
networks such as fiber may have more appeal for some than wireless. Fredericton, New Brunswick,
in Canada,
formed a co-op with 30 of its largest companies to lease the highspeed fiber
network the city built. If one of them wants a fiber line between buildings,
it's built. The city has also built a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system, for monitoring stations and the fiber backbone for a research
center, none of which incumbent telecom companies would do because the market
isn't large enough.
perceived challenge to muni wireless adoption by enterprises--roaming--is
becoming manageable. Vendors such as iPass enable seamless access to networks
whose operators subscribe to its service. David Hawkins, director of business
development for iPass finds "the gravitation by companies to WiFi is huge
because of hotspots. To mobile devices with our software muni wireless looks no
different than the typical commercial hotspots. We can roll the growing number
of metros into the same service plans. The software records the session, iPass
sorts out the billing."
Security is
another reason for concern, but some believe this threat is exaggerated. "It
doesn't matter how the client device gets to the main servers--cable,
WiFi--they're all vulnerable," observes Imran Abbas, manager of the Solutions
Architect Team for reseller CDW Government. "The real issue is how secure do
you make office servers from attack?" Good security here protects an enterprise
from public network threats.
"You need a
good understanding of what the security framework of the muni network is," adds
Joel Vincent Sr., manager of outdoor wireless systems for Cisco Systems. "It's
similar to an indoor network where you're trying to determine how you keep HR
data, for example, mobile but also private from the rest of the enterprise. You
have to be sure, when authenticating, that what people can do on the government
or enterprise side of the network is different than what they can do on the
general public areas."
For addressing
client-level vulnerability, Abbas recommends requiring multiple methods of
authentication, high-level data encryption and compartmentalizing users'
access. "As an engineer I should not have access to HR records. So even if a
laptop is compromised, thieves can do limited damage. Of course, muni network
designers should incorporate high levels of security as well."
As managers
begin planning their mobile strategies for 2008, and the number of cities with
muni broadband increases, these networks should definitely influence decisions.
We may very well see a lot of the fence-sitters coming down firmly on the side
of these local government initiatives. //
Craig Settles is president of the
Bay Area consultancy Succesful.com.


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Taken whilst the heather was in bloom earlier this year on a very moody day, it did not rain but the clouds looked full of it.
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Hi Phil, - a good example of a really bad day!
The shot is underexposed quite a bit though, and I see you had tried a positive exposure comp of +1/3, however +1 would have been better I think. Check the histogram after the shot, - it takes a few seconds, and is well worth the time, as you would have seen this right away.
With the image adjusted as in the mod, - its also a little soft. Ive sharpened it in the mod, and I also notice that its softer further away from the lens, close to the horizon, so I wonder where you focused. The general guise for a small aperture landscape shot is to focus on a point about 1/3 into the scene, which provides best front to back sharpness.
remember to check your re sized image for sharpness before you upload, and apply some more if needed. This is a step missed by many, and its important to make sure you shot looks as sharp as your original.
In the mod, - Ive also cropped to a 10 X 8 format, and added contrast.
Hope this helps,
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well i know the location, its well on my turf. its a sound classic view and there is nothing wrong with the conditions, typically Peak District.
the problem is the shot looks rather flat, pretty much like an unprocessed raw file and there is so much that could be done to make it sing.
id firstly check the histograph and drag the pointers in both ends to have a better starting position.
then see if a contrast boost makes a difference.
if it dosnt, try a duplicate layer, push the saturation slider back to desaturate and then change the blending mode to overlay ad tweak the opacity untill its more contrasty.
if this dosnt do it, try a duplicate layer in mutiply blending mode.
one of these will give you a more punchy image that may need the saturation tweaking a bit.
when you have a bit more contrast in there, with the lasso tool, select the foreground rocks and millstone and sharpen in smartsharpen around 70% at about 3 rad and watch the detail in the rocks pop up.
id have done a mod but i dont have ps on this pc.
should be good for a revisit soon with amber bracken around
Nominating Constructive Critique
thanks for the comments.. I will attempt the tips provided above and post up the modified image.. I really need to get to know PS better to make images pop - before reading the comments I thought the image was not too bad.. but I now can see the softness and flatness of the image and also now seeing the modifications shows me how I can take this image a lot further.
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Made a couple of modifications now based on the comments.. thanks guys
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Typical drivers?
Atypical drivers?
All drivers?
Drivers in general?
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Good drivers only?
Excellent drivers?
Skillful drivers?
Skillful and responsible drivers?
Skillful, responsible and safe drivers?
Not all drivers?
"Learn to be skillful, responsible and safe" makes great sense.
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Pump Patrol: Save 15 cents a gallon
Published On: Feb 29 2012 02:18:42 PM CST Updated On: Apr 06 2012 03:12:03 PM CDT
The average cost of a gallon of gas in Houston on Friday was $3.89. But some stations around town sold regular gas for 15 cents less.
The following three stations sold gas for less on Friday, according to www.GasBuddy.com.
- Sam's Club, East Freeway near Hayden Road: $3.74
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SEATTLE -- My complaint with Gold's Gym steams from personal frustration with the behavior of the management of the Gold's Gym in the Rainier Square, downtown Seattle. I am the store manager of the mocha cafe right outside of there doors and not long after the Gold's Gym moved in bag full of their trash was found filling up our personal trash. Not a huge issue, I figured I'd let them know, inform them on the other trash containers they are more than free to dump their trash bags in (not three yards from our own creamer trash can) and ask them if they would stop doing it.
However, when faced with this managers from Gold gym straight up denied that it was there trash; that it must be Unico, the trash collectors. So the following time I found a trash bag full of Gold Gym's invoices andsales receipt, I brought it over to the receptionist, showed her the contents, and asked if this would not happen again.
The receptionist replied, "ooooooookkkkaaaaay", as if she had no clue what was going on. The manager ** came over and that there was two things in the rash that were not theirs, that they had an "arrangement" with the other manager to drop off other trash, and that I was rude. I calmly told her that she did not have that arrangement with me and that it was not a little bit of trash, it was the entire trash can full. Later, I hear slander from my employees (who have witnesses) that their manager, ** said I was in a screaming match with ** and that I am a raging **.
I did not figure it was such an emotional issue when their manager ** approached my employee, ** with witness, ** that we need to cut it out putting trash by their desk. He was yelling at ** when she showed him the trash exclaiming he has no control over his night crew and that Unico probably did it. I get in Wednesday and there is trash again from their location. I bring it over as promised and ** comes storming, yelling, charging, at my stand (with customer witness) with his trash exclaiming (very threatening) that this wasn't there trash.
I take a piece out and the first thing I grabbed was their trash. He yelled, "this is a free area" and I calmly said "no, sir, actually within the white tiles is our area". He yells, to the point where I am getting physically ill, shaky and physically threatened. "This needs to stop". He looks at me and throws the trash in my direction into my stand. I tell him he is being irrational but he has already stormed off.
I call the appropriate people, where ** the owner was informed. He said he called the managers and fired the cleaning staff. ** does not approach us to apologize, in fact my employee has to call him over to tell him he is not welcome where he immediately yells and insults my character. I walk up and he asks what he can do to make nice. I ask for an apology. He says he will not apologize if I don't and that "You are wrong and I am right".
This whole ordeal, I will just say I have made to feel bullied, approached violently, and intimidated. He constantly interjected, not hearing what I have to say. Finally, he comes again. I let him talk, but feel his constant belittlement by saying things like, "I make five times more than you..." and "I wanted to throw that trash at your face..." (I have a witness and written recordings). I apologize for what he must have seen as insulting by me simply showing him that it was their trash. He Bolts off (literally, runs away).
I contact the owner. Immediately, I get accused for starting it "there is always two instigators..." and "how he could see my managers saying that (that I am a raging **) and that you are combative". He refused to listen to my points, saying that "I rambled on... and would not stop to listen". However, I let the man speak his peace even through belittling comments like, "I have been dealing with people, trained thousands of employees..." automatically putting his credentials in my face to intimidate me in order to dismiss my complaint. He would not take responsibility for his employees actions stating, "I trust her ** above anyone".
I have been emotionally affected these past few weeks. I cannot believe how they are allowed to bully people around without having someone call them out. I felt bullied into apologizing for no fault of my own. I have started on depression remedies, where I am normally the sunshine in the room. I breakdown in tears, affecting my career and school studies. I have to work three yards from their deep intimidation where I am considering quitting if something is not done; losing all my income, possibly going on unemployment in this economic crisis. I do not feel safe at my work, for myself and my coworkers.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS -- I can write a book on the management skills or there lack of at Golds Gym. Not to mention how they treat the employees. The ONLY things that management "Had on me" was being late in the mornings. In my defense I HATED getting out of bed knowing that I was going to work another day FOR them. I LOVE my customers,(still get to see some of them outside work, I go to church with some and clean houses for others, funny how they see & appreciate my strong work ethics) and co-workers and as far as my duties... No Biggie... I was housekeeping there and did it with pride.
It was the CONSTANT harassment I had to endure from a female manager that felt the need to ride me damn near, throughout the day, EVERYDAY and make it clear that she HAD the TITLE to ride me. It was clear that she had this "Had To Make Clear She Was Superior To Make Her Feel Better". Never once did I let it affect my work performance EVEN Though I was ONLY Making Min. Wage. It was My Customers that made me through the day. UNTIL I Just couldn't anymore and decided to put in my notice this past Friday Jan. 8, 2010.
What makes it worst is that I DID bring this to her supervisors attention and NOTHING was done... I ALSO brought it to corporate's attention and "She was not sure what we can do, but we will talk to her about it". Really, in "her" defense, what COULD she do??? This place was SO political... Another instance, I was made fun of by BOTH this harassing super of mine & her boss when I ASKED them a 5th time about my reimbursement over an 8 dollar T-shirt I HAD to buy to wear as a uniform that was stolen from their office.
NEVER did they Offer or EVEN pay me back after they made me feel like a fool for asking to be reimbursed. Now I KNOW it may sound like a minuscule 8 dollars... but keep in mind that they ONLY paid me 7.25 an hour, that very 8 dollars, I worked HARD TO EARN. Last thing, Thanksgiving time,... They had, A SECOND time, made an error in my payroll. (Among other employees)... Having to make it from paycheck to paycheck, they owed me 14!! hours from AUGUST (this was Thankgsgiving when it was discovered) and ANOTHER "teen" hours from that weeks payroll.
According to Corporate, "Company policy states that "WE" don't have to pay you those hours until the following payroll unless it is over a "certain amount"... THIS WAS THANKSGIVING WEEK!!!! Of course I got upset and I told her that IF there was such a thing as Policy, wasn't there such thing as MORAL???!!! After hearing this.. I STILL worked my ASS off that day, UPSET.
Once I calmed down some, I then Asked That I see a copy of that "POLICY". Wouldn't you know it, not EVEN 10 mins. later... "My immediate super, the one who harassed me EVERYDAY, approaches me as though SHE was the one that "made it happen" and I can almost quote her word for word... "You better love me! I told corp that you were the best worker and that I wanted them to find a way to pay you. I had them manually/hand write you a check. So you will get your check here soon".
Serious?? I think that once they heard that I was not a dumb housekeeper, maybe they should pay me what I have worked for. GET THIS... EVEN MORE Because I was not the only one they screwed my payroll, my Co-house keeper... (A VERY soft spoken lady with CHILDREN too had a shorted check that payroll and am sure she could have used for their Thanksgiving dinner...) I asked the "SUPER HERO" BOSS OF MINE, "What about **??? Are they going to give her what they owe her too?"... Boss said, "Well that was the other thing... Ur going to have to keep this on the down low. They are not going to pay her until next payroll."
THAT MADE ME FEEL HORRIBLE!!!! That was JUST not fair!!! Here it is January... and that STILL makes me upset... To KNOW THAT No Matter HOW HARD U WORK FOR GOLDS... They can just use you as a number and not appreciate strong work ethics... So if your a customer of Golds... chances are if the gym is not up to par... It maybe because they treat the house keepers as though they are not worthy of being appreciated.
Fortunately, Some of us take pride in our work and don't let it affect our performance. Like I mentioned earlier.. There ARE SEVERAL MORE Underhanded/ Immoral acts they committed... but I would be here all day and really... I just want to wash my hands and let Karma visit those involved... Just so you know... IF you decide to work for this company, be prepared to face a manager that evidently has security issues and will let you know that YOU are NO BETTER Than her cause she IS YOUR BOSS. It makes her feel better and helping her feel that IS a part of YOUR Job.
Late last year, my fiance and I went to sign up for Golds Gym so we could work out together. He is a bike racer, and works out with his team 8-9 months out of the year. We were extremely clear that we wanted a month to month contract because of this. The salesperson said no problem. So we signed up.
When we went to cancel the membership, I still wanted to keep mine. They told us we could not cancel because we were in a 2-year contract.
I spoke with a manager, who told me that the salesperson who signed me up was fired for doing things like he did to us. He apologized for it. I told him that I was wanting to keep my part of the membership. We were paying for 2 memberships, but were under one contract. The manager told me this was not possible, that we would have to cancel the entire contract and I would have to sign my own. I asked how to do it.
He said to send the two barcodes, $100, and a cancellation letter to the corporate office and they would cancel the contract. I said great and I signed up for my own contract. I sent in the materials he told me to that evening and received an email from a customer service representative a couple weeks later stating she could not cancel my membership.
I called to discuss this and she said there is no way to get out of a contract unless I had moved. I told her the manager told me I could cancel, otherwise I would have never signed an additional contract, that makes no sense. She said she couldn't help me because managers do not deal with cancellations and he shouldn't have told me that.
I said "so you are telling me I am stuck paying for three memberships for only 2 people?" she said yes. She called the manager and he denied every discussing a cancellation. I ask, though, why would I agree to sign another contract when I was already in a contract for the same thing unless I was told the old contract would be cancelled? Now I have two memberships under my name and two contracts for the separate memberships. I then said "so I am stuck in all these contracts because your manager lied to me?" she said yes.
I asked to speak to someone higher up about the situation and she said the only thing was to call their national office but I shouldn't bother because they would tell me to call her. I called the national office and spoke to a manager and told her the situation. She couldn't believe I was signed up for 2 contracts at the same time and she said that was completely against their policy and should have never happened, but she wasn't sure she could do anything since Golds Gym is a franchise. I am still waiting for a response.
I have been reading reviews and customer complaints most of the afternoon and see that I am definitely not alone. I feel as though I cannot stand idle while this company continues to operate unethically and take advantage of people. They will lie to you and then deny it straight to your face. In my opinion, what is stated is an oral contract, and they, in some situations, are breaking that oral agreement.
AUBURN, ALABAMA -- I also made the mistake of signing a one year contract with the Gold's Gym in Auburn, AL. My advice to anyone considering it is, DON'T. I was told when I signed up that I would receive a monthly bill in the mail, and that they just needed me to pay the first month by credit card. Several months past and I did not receive a bill. I started carrying my wallet into the gym in case they needed me to make a payment, but it never came up.
It wasn't until I found out that my checking account was not balanced correctly that I realized that they had been billing me directly from my checking account- without my consent, and without provided me with any invoice detailing what I was being charged for. I spoke to a girl at the front desk about the matter, and she politely informed me that Gold's Gym does not send out monthly bills and is not required by Alabama state law to provide their clients with an itemized bill. After that I began checking my bank statements very closely, and found that on several occasions I had been billed twice for one month.
During the month of January I had been billed three times. I called to ask about the matter and was promptly told that if I had read my contract closely I would have known that Gold's Gym charges their members a $50 equipment fee at different times throughout the year. Apparently, the $50 you pay every month goes to replacing towels... wait they don't provide towels... o.k. so it goes to spray bottles to clean the equipment... wait they don't have those either, I guess sitting in someone else's butt sweat in considered hygienic.
Half way through my contract I closed the account Gold's Gym had been billing me through. I simply had forgot that their monthly fleecing that was still in progress. I also had been traveling quite a bit and hadn't been into the gym for approximately two months. About three months after I closed my bank account I received a notice from Gold's billing company out of Montgomery-the first notice I had ever received from the company- indicating that I owed them for two months membership, plus two $20 late fees, which needed to be paid within one business week or I'd be sent to collections.
I called promptly and asked (given that they had both my address and phone number) why no one had bothered to inform after the first month, or for that matter the second the bill did not go through. The reply I received was simply that Gold's Gym was not required to do so by state law, and also did not send out monthly bills.
That was not the end of my troubles with Gold's Gym, but suffice it to say DON'T sign a contract with them. There are other Gym's now in Auburn that do not require a yearly contract. Additionally, the Gold's Gym in Auburn is; too small to handle peak hours; does not provide enough parking; has old and unsanitary equipment, and the men's locker room has only two showers (which appear wooden) and only one toilet. Look for another Gym, but if that fails, start walking... trust me, it's a much healthier and cheaper alternative than joining Gold's Gym.
I bought a membership at Golds Gym. I asked repeatedly for a trainer to help me set up a program (Part of their advertisement). No Trainer was ever there. At least that is what I was told... They were not available.
So much for a training program. There was never anyone that could even show me the different machines. The classes were always full a half hour before the class began. I asked them if why they didn't have more classes. They told me that they were going to start more (not) (just another lie).
The pool was gross... and the locker rooms filthy. So my husband and I contacted them 30 days prior to our contract expiring. My husband had to call 5 different numbers before he found anyone that he could talk to. The girl said sure she would process the cancellation (another lie).
In Utah a verbal contract or notice is just as good as a written one in a court of law. (not in their opinion) So if you don't know how to write legal notices to them it is best not to join. Since your cancellation is determined on their own understanding. My husband notified the bank to stop the automatic withdrawal. Then we got bank charges billed to us. My husband called again. Agreed to mail the amount for the last month... They said great... (don't believe that one either, just another lie).
Long story short... Don't join... there are lots of other honest gyms out there that value their customers and they actually communicate with their customers unlike Golds Gym... The main line that I have heard from Gold's Gym is that you have to put everything in writing. So the Question is... Why do they even have telephones? Except to lie to their customers.
If you want to hear a good lie... just give them a call. They are experts. You could possibly hear them tell you three different things all in one conversation, so don't believe any of it. Instead... just pay the bill and post all of the nasty posts that you can. I figure if I keep one person from making the mistake of joining their gym, like I did... It is worth my while. If you are so unfortunate to have a membership... first... I am sorry.
But, remember think ahead and before you reach 30 days before your contract is up... Send them a written notice to not renew... (don't forget to send it registered mail, so that you can get a nice signature of receipt) Then... stop your direct deposit... you can even supply the bank a copy of your nice notice and a copy of your contract so they can put it in their files too. (as documentation of your closing your account with Gold's). Then, if they try to remove money from your account... be sure to keep any information and documents of their attempted transaction... And mail it, fax it, etc... to the Attorney General... they love fraud scams.
MOORHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA -- My wife had joined Gold's Gym in the beginning of the year, but for one reason or another quit going. After four months of non-use and a $35 monthly charge I asked her to cancel her membership because we were paying for a service that she had not used for many months. My surprise was that there was a $200 cancellation fee! So for a service I had just paid $140 to not use, I was asked to pay an additional $200 to not use it again. I explained my position to the person I was told had the authority to waive the cancellation fee, he simply stated that he was unable to and did not have the authority to do so, and that he knew of no one who had the authority to waive the fee.
Any business has the ability to waive a contract and I found the lack of empathy and inept customer service to be poor. I explained any future membership for any member of my family would be unlikely due to this poor customer service--he said that was unfortunate. I would recommend staying away from a membership especially if you are joining as a "New Year's Resolution" because it will be costly to quit--they expect a 3 year contract to be signed with a $200 cancellation fee if New Year's doesn't quite go the way you want it to.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA -- I belonged to a small neighborhood fitness center. One of the members bought it from the original owner several months ago. Equipment began falling into disrepair. Apparently whatever custodial attention it got ended with the new ownership.
On Oct. 31st, there was a notice on the door it was closing immediately and the membership list had been sold to another fitness business. I received a phone call today from the other center telling me I owed two months fees; for Nov. and due to a "notice of termination" period, Dec. This center claimed I had been notified by surface or email. I do not open junk email and I am absolutely certain I received no notification in my by-name mail. I do not open unsolicited surface mail, so if I did receive notice by surface mail, it went to the trash.
My question is if I am obligated to give notification of termination within a specified amount of time, isn't the first fitness center obligated legally to extend the same courtesy to me? Am I obligated to honor such a contract if my name was given to another fitness center without my permission or prior notification? I paid the fees today. I am filing complaints with the state attorney general's and Better Business Bureau's offices and I have contacted a local television station's consumer action reporter.
I purchased a trial membership in Gold's Gym, Arlington, VA in March 2008 and paid by credit card. I cancelled the trial membership in August of 2008 and subsequently credit charges ceased. My last payment to the Gold's Gym was August 25, 2008. I used Gold's Gym facilities 2 times only in March 2008. Sometime in 2010 the relevant credit card expired, no additional charge for Gold's gym appeared before the expiration of the credit card with which I made original payment. On August 2, 2011 I received a letter from Gold's Gym claiming that I owed an additional $32.99 in charges.
On August 16, 2011 First Credit services, Inc. sent me a correspondence indicating that I was indebted to Gold's in the amount of $57.99. I contacted Gold's by phone and was told by one **, a Gold's employee that in fact I owed "hundreds of dollars" and that my payment of $57.99 would not be sufficient to eliminate my "debt".
On September 30, 2011 I received a new letter from First Credit Services indicating that I owed Gold's Gym $267.92. All the correspondence actually asked for new credit card information, savings or checking account numbers noting that Gold's had tried to run the charge described in their correspondence of August 2, 2011 through the credit card I had paid my 2008 invoices with. They are aggressive on the collection effort which may or may not be based on some cancellation fee that Gold's gym never invoiced me for.
On the other hand since this was a "trial membership" a cancellation fee would be poor business practice. The telephonic claim of much larger additional debt may be a collection scare tactic, an employee mistake, or part of a scam to collect additional charges since 2008. Is a complaint to the Virginia State Police Economic Crimes Unit a consideration? Many people suggested that we should get together for a class action lawsuit.
MAGNOLIA, TEXAS -- I was working right down the road and stopped in one day to find about about a membership so that I could work out on my lunch breaks. I told the guy that because I lived so far I was not interested in signing a contract. He said that he would put me under a "corporate membership" so that if I ever left or lost my job that I would not be obligated to a contract.
Well now three months after losing my job and submitting the paperwork that they requested to cancel, they continue to go back and forth, one minute telling me there would be no problem cancelling, and the next speaking with someone else telling me they will not be allowing me out of my contract. And forget about getting anyone to actually return your calls, I have now made trips up there the last two weeks in a row because I could not get one single person to return my phone calls, even after ten consecutive days of leaving messages. And when you do manage to call enough times to catch someone they are extremely rude.
THEY WILL LIE, cheat and tell you anything to get your signature and then their relationship with you is over. Other than the phone call 2-3 times per month asking me if I ever received a guest pass for a free week to come check out their club - HELLO, they still haven't managed to figure out that I have been a member now for the last 6 months because apparently they don't care.
Once they get you in the door, any customer service or effort goes out the door! Oh, and as an added warning to mothers, the child care hours are virtually non-existent during the day, which renders a membership completely useless to those of us that have kids at home. Anyway, I hope by sharing this that it will help others to not to get suckered by these awful people and their substandard excuse for a gym.
DHAKA -- Gold's gym is an international brand and why I get my self admitted in the gym. But it's really sad and unwanted that the equipment don't work properly at all. Most of them are out of work. Most of them are not working for months. Instructor does not take care of the members. Some times it's so insulting that there gym employee forget how to behave with the members. I am really disappointed by the service of gold's gym Bangladesh. I will appreciate if the Gold's Gym International come to Bangladesh and see by their own eye what is happening in Bangladesh gold's gym.


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ENB - Region 7 Notices 5/4/2011
Negative Declaration
Broome County - Broome County, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Runway Safety Area Improvements on Runway 34 at Greater Binghamton Airport will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves extending the Runway Safety Area by approximaely 600 feet to meet Federal Aviation Administration standards. The project will also require realignment of a portion of Commercial Drive in the project area. The project is located in the Town of Maine, New York.
Contact: David Hickling, Greater Binghamton Airport, 2534 Airport Road, Johnson City, NY 13790, Phone: (607) 763-4471, E-mail: email@example.com.
Madison County - The Nelson Town Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Erieville Water District, Town Law section 202-b Capital Improvement Project will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the proposed capital improvements to the facilities of the Erieville Water District generally consisting of the replacement of the existing water storage tank, the development of two potable groundwater supply drinking sources and to provide adequate treatment for groundwater sources. The project is located in Erieville Hamlet around intersecton of Erieville, Dugway and Eaton Brook Roads, Town of Nelson, New York.
Contact: Roger Bradstreet, 4085 Nelson Road, Cazenovia, NY 13035, Phone: (315) 655-8582.
Oswego County - The Town of Oswego Planning Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed SUNY Oswego Student Housing will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the construction of 1 building that will be 4 stories and the total number of beds will be 403, or 116 apartment units. The site will also include a parking lot for 303 parking spaces. Associated site work includes access roads, walkways, site lighting, landscaping, stormwater management basins, and an on-site waste water treatment plant. Associated utility work includes off-site and on-site fire and domestic water supply, on-site stormwater drainage facilities, and also includes erosion and sediment control facilities. The project is located at 2733 County Route 7, Johnson Road, Oswego, NY 13126.
Contact: Judith Sabin-Watson, Town of Oswego, 2320 County Route 7, Oswego, NY 13126, Phone: (315) 343-2424.
Tompkins County - The Town Board of the Town of Groton, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Adoption of Local Law #1 for the Year 2011 entitled the Town of Groton Land Use and Development Code of 2011 will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The current Town of Groton Land Use & Development Code was adopted in 1995. Thorough review and updating was needed to reflect current trends, technologies and laws. Some regulations conflicted from page to page or were unclear and needed to be rewritten in concise and easy to understand language. Because of numerous amendments, additions and related laws, there was a strong desire to create one document that will address all zoning issues. The Town of Groton Land Use & Development Code of 2011 will: (1) Incorporate all amendments and additions to the Code since 1995; (2) Incorporate or supercede antiquated laws or ordinances that are zoning related including the Junk Yard Ordinance of 1970, the Mobile Home Ordinance of 1988, the Swimming Pool Ordinance of 1972, and the Unsafe Building Law of 1978; (3) Include as appendices certain related laws; (4) Present regulations for Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals that reflect the actual policies and procedures that these boards have developed and used over the years; (5) Create a zoning map that reflects current land uses with district boundaries that follow lot lines rather than strips of land measuring a certain number of feet that result in lots being bisected by district boundaries; (6) Maintain the majority of the land in the Town as a Rural Agricultural District; (7) Encourage industrial and commercial development adjacent to the Village of Groton industrial park; (8) Safeguard existing businesses and provide opportunity for future businesses and home occupations; (9) Provide for a variety of housing opportunities; (10) Create a code that is tailored to the Town of Groton, its land and its people. The project location is the geographical area of Town of Groton (excludes Village of Groton), New York.
Contact: Glenn Morey, Town of Groton, PO Box 36, Groton, NY 13073, Phone: (607) 898-5102.
Positive Declaration and Public Scoping
Tompkins County - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Cayuga Inlet Dredging and Sediment Maintenance Facility may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared. A public scoping session was held on March 31, 2001 in the City of Ithaca and a DEIS is currently being prepared. The action involves developing and maintaining a sediment management facility on City of Ithaca property to handle the disposal of dredged sediments from the Cayuga Inlet and Cascadilla Creek. The project is located on the City of Ithaca property off Elmira Road behind Walmart and Lowes.
For more information: the project website is http://www.ecologicllc.com/ithacacredging.html and it includes the EAF, Scope and other related documents. This project website shall be updated regularly with new information as it becomes available.
Contact: Joe Dlugolenski, NYS DEC Environmental Permits, Region 7, 1285 Fisher Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045, Phone: (607) 753-3095 ext. 233.


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Focus on Community/Arts
Mid-Shore Students Selected for National Who's Who List
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2004
Fifteen Chesapeake College students were accepted for recognition in "Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges" for this year. The outstanding students have at least 3.5 grade point averages, a minimum of 30 semester hours at Chesapeake, high academic standing, records of service to the community, leadership roles, and extracurricular activities. The 2004 students are: Melissa Adams of Trappe, Cynthia Adcock of Greensboro, Rebecca Bigelow of Chestertown, Linda Blum of Henderson, Shanna Bowser of Easton, Cyril Djoukeng of Silver Spring, Susan Fineagan of Easton, Heidi Kessinger of Easton, Victoria King of Grasonville, Debbie Mills of East New Market, Elissa Moore of Centreville, Lynn Thomas of Easton, Angela Trippett of Easton, Jedidiah Vess of Mechanicsville, and Kathryn Winstead of Centreville.
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Making a pirate costume is easy with this Shiver Me Timbers Pirate outfit from I Love to Create. Grab some old tee shirts and get creative! Pirate costumes can be easy, affordable, and comfy!
- Stiff felt (gray, black, brown)
- Felt yardage (brown, 1/6 yard)
- Black fabric (24" square or you could use a black bandana)
- Ribbon (4 yards of 1" red grosgrain)
- Acrylic gems, assorted sizes and colors
- Small craft brush
- Low-tack masking tape
- T-shirts (white long sleeve, black)
- Felt sheets (white, black, gold)
- Sewing pins
- Pencil
- Elastic cording (black, 1 yard)
- Foil
- Cut and loop tape (black, 3")
- Scissors
Head Scarf:
- Fold square in half diagonally. Apply a very thin bead of No-Sew Fabric Glue along three edges then press in place and let dry.
- Glue ribbon just above folded edge. Let dry.
- Place folded edge to front then tie a knot in back of head to hold in place.
Eye Patch:
- Cut out patch pattern, pin on piece of soft black felt and cut out. Fold in half and pin to secure.
- Cut out skull pattern from white felt then use No-Sew Fabric Glue to adhere in place on patch. Let dry.
- Add a dot of Jewel-It® on skull for each jewel. Press jewel into place and let dry.
- Remove pin then fold patch over elastic cording and glue patch together. Let dry. Tie cording to back of head, adjust patch then trim ends if needed.
Shirt and Vest:
- Use scissors to cut a zigzag edge around bottom hem of white shirt. Repeat step for sleeves, cutting about 4" up from cuff.
- Squeeze a small puddle of OK To Wash-It® onto foil. Measure and cut four ribbons to fit around sleeves, adding about a 1" overlap to each. Place ribbon on work surface then use craft brush to paint on a thin layer of glue to one side of ribbon. Press in place on sleeve about 2" up from cut edge and add another ribbon 2" above first, holding both with small piece of masking tape if needed until dry. Repeat for other sleeve.
- Cut two lengths of ribbon about 12" long. Glue one in place about 2" down from neckline then another about 2" below the first. Let dry.
- Cut sleeves from black tee just inside seam edge. Cut off 2" from bottom edge of shirt and set aside, then cut a zigzag hem. Cut up center front of shirt curving slightly at each side of neckline. Refer to photo. Cut three 1" slits along both sides of opening where shown. Cut hem section to create one long strip then thread back and forth through openings and tie a knot at end.
- Cut skull and bones from white felt sheet. Use OK To Wash-It® to glue in place on right side of vest. Use Jewel-It® to adhere gems in place on skull for face.
- Pin buckle pattern pieces to gold felt and cut out.
- Cut a 4" wide strip the length of brown felt. Try on belt then cut to size, leaving a 5" overlap.
- Use No-Sew Glue to adhere buckle piece in place about 5" in from one end.
- Cut buckle end of belt in a point as shown.
- Use No-Sew® Glue to adhere cut and loop section on back toward end of belt and let dry.
- Use pencil to trace pattern pieces onto felt, tracing and cutting number indicated on pattern.
- Use Fabric Fusion® to glue gray sword and brown handle pieces together.
- Apply glue to one side of black handle section, place sword and handle piece in place then glue other black section in place, sandwiching pieces within. Hold with tape if needed until dry.
- Use Jewel-It® Glue to hold adhere colored acrylic gems in place.
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Would an Hourglass Traffic Light Work Better?
The designer Thanva Tivawong proposes a new design for the traffic light based on the age-old hourglass.
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The designer Thanva Tivawong proposes a new design for the traffic light based on the age-old hourglass.
I like it!
It's funny but I think it's much more better then ever...
How expensive are these exactly? I don't think we are going to switch from the perfectly good stoplights we have, and go spend our money on new ones. If you ask me, it's a waste of time.
what about intersections and lane turnings?
Why not? Colorblindness, which affects 8% of men. The current light can at least be read by positions, even if you cannot see colors well. Although this has some positional element that could be used by the colorblind, the estimation factor could lead to numerous problems, as people vary in their ability to judge size and time. The countdown is useful, but that should appear inside the existing amber.
I've thought about the red light having a timer to it. But in that scenario, I fear more accidents would happen. There's a slight delay between when the opposing lanes get a red light and your light turns green. If people started revving up because they knew the light was about to turn green, there may be more premature drivers, drivers jumping the gun so to speak and potentially running into someone zooming through a yellow/orange light at the last second.
what about turning lanes and left turns at intersections?
I think there was some more interesting research done in a town in the Netherlands, where they removed all the traffic lights. Accidents at junctions supposedly went down and traffic flow was better. People just had to look out for the other cars at the junction.
Another idea is "roundabouts": that circle in the middle of the junction and everyone drives around it in a specific direction. Same principle as no traffic lights but a little bit of organization.
Maybe somebody can imagine something even better than roundabouts.
I think it's interesting..
Now blind people will be safer on the roads!!!! (If this happens) :)
Thats funny. I would love to see that on a busy street somewhere.
This might be good as a supplement to current signals at intersections with heavy traffic. A couple design issues stand out that prevent it from replacing conventional lights. One is that people who are red/green colorblind may have a problem with the design because it does not have separate heads for red and green. On traditional lights in most countries, red it always on the top, and green always on the bottom, or on sideways mounted lights, red on the left and green on the right (for countries that drive on the right side of the road; left drive countries are usually opposite). Also, the fact that the green light and red light are in different positions is considered a design feature. Seeing one light go out, and a different light come on make it more obvious that the signal has changed. Where this light would stand out is in a downtown area where the lights are synchronized at a certain speed. Adding this, in addition to current signals, would help communicate how the signals are synced and perhaps improve traffic flow.
interesting theory but id guess if we did it it would be logical that the words were under/in the the hour glass.
Don't the current traffic lights system work fine? If it ain't broke.....
was posted 3 years ago
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Great Idea
I think it would be great. At least you anticipate
This is interesting and would make waiting at the stop light more tolerable. However, I can see how this might cause more accidents as well. Someone rushing toward the intersection (there are always crazy drivers) can see the hour glass ahead, trying to time it just right to make it to the intersection by the time it turns green. They may misjudge the timing and suddenly have to stop causing an accident, or they may get it just right as someone else in another lane is also trying to time the light just right to make their turn before the light turns red, maybe going through just after the light turns red. The two crash at high speeds. People rush through traffic lights as it is. Letting them know how much time they have makes it a race or a challenge to beat the light, becoming a dangerous game, especially among teen drivers. Like I said, interesting and fun, but there are unintended consequences that could make it more dangerous.
As Homer Simpson would say...Boring!
How about little images of our more attractive celebs who's clothes slowly disappear as the light get's closer to changing..kind of like those naked pens that activate when turned upside down.
Would be nice to see the Kardashian gals finally apply their "talents" to something useful..And no, not you Bruce...
If some one is colorblind they will be unable to tell if the light has changed colors. That is why the lights are the way they are now, red is always on the top, and green is always on the bottom.
germany has count down xmas tree lights like at a drag strip from red to yellow to blue for go
I live in Germany for 20 years now and never saw such a traffic light. Where can I find this?
i must say, new traffic lights??? quite interesting. in my opinion, i think it is best for these new and improved traffic lights should launch right about now. i am sick and tired of the traditional ones. BEHOLD THE FUTURE IS NEAR!!!!
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Beautiful, but it's not that simple. Most modern 'smart' traffic lights in cities are regulated by traffic controllers (with detectors like inductive loops and radar detection) to change the green light time intervals depending on the traffic situation, time of the day, etc. So the time to green is constantly changing, which is not possible to display - whatever way. Regards, dM3
I like the idea however, it only makes people that much more impatient. When they know exactly when the light will turn green down to the very second, it makes them anticipate the green light more and then you'd have people jumping the gun. Now mix that with people that know they can burn the yellow because they know they have a second to cross it. I don't think this works for the public at large.
This is one good solution because we can know when time is come to start.
What about people who are colorblind? The current light structure is a standard where each light is in a specific location so that someone who is colorblind can identify which light is lit. If this system were implemented, the 10% of the population that is unable to distinguish between red and green will be unable to safely drive in areas where these are installed.
I saw this idea tried in North Miami FL many years ago and it was abandoned after a short trial period. What they discovered was that a normal driver looking at a green light would actually accelerate towards the intersection thinking that they could beat the "Clock" before it changed to red and the red light people thought that they could time the red light to get to the intersection at just the right moment when it turned to green. The results were disastrous! All drivers were actually never even considering to stop and either accelerated or only slowed down so that when they go to the intersection no one was prepared to stop. The intersection was littered with bumper and head light parts and it was abandoned after only a few days.
This is more clever than practical. In Asia it is common to have a number countdown that does the same thing in a very straightforward and clear manner. I find it very useful since I can tell how long I have before I reach the intersection. How about trying that simple solution before something like this?
It's interesting but not practical, just like everyone says, colour-blind people would have a lot of trouble with this. Standard lights, everyone knows Red is at top, green is at bottom. This solves the CB issue. 3 timers perhaps? On the note of timers, I think you will find that people would be more inclined to race against the timer to make it. Having a sudden change is unexpected and causes the fight or flight response rather than the competition factor that comes with a countdown.
Not all traffic lights are Red at the top. In Texas, many lights are oriented horizontally. The Hourglass shape could be somewhat different (one smaller than the other) to help colorblind folks, just as some lights currently have the red light larger than the others.
An X in the Red light would also provide a visual cue, and a => ^ or controller.
That is interesting. The arrow pointing left is read as a control character,
Add "the point of the article and the inventor is that more information can be presented to permit driving more accurately, rather than a single bit of information that encourages the driver to act like a bang bang controller.
Interesting.... while right in front of it I suppose you know how antsy to get or not... but how would it appear from a distance... confusing?
It's "cute" and interesting, but honestly sideways lights are hard enough for people who are red green colorblind. Granted these people are a minority they still exist and shouldn't have to avoid driving because they can't tell the difference between the green and the red at least with the current stop lights they can tell via which light is on top, bottom, or left or right.
I mean, its "cool" but not exactly convenient. Its just a bit confusing really.
Two words: colorblind people.
the current traffic light deisgn is better for the colour-blind people
This design is confusing, but the concept is good. In San Francisco, the yellow lights are SHORT, so I look at the crosswalk counter for pedestrians so I can begin to stop as the green light is ending, rather than relying on the yellow light to know it's time to stop.
quite nice and attractive too.
a quote of the day next to it would be interesting...
this is a silly looking cocktail glass, a ridiculous concept. what's needed is pac-man style disappearing pie chart
Don't like to dampen new ideas but I have to say dar-nay-no to this one. A: too confusing for old people and B: too expensive for the minute difference it would make.
Green Hourglass is NOT GOOD! When the green hourglass is running out, it may cause drivers getting rash racing against the remaining time.
don't they already do this? we have so many people running red lights in my city. i feel like it might help to know how much time actually remains. it helps when pedestrians know how much more time there is to cross, no?
Local Governments would never install something such as this. Giving the public the ability to judge traffic light changing times would reduce the number of tickets and thus drop the revenue of the city. Would be great but governmental greed would prevent it from happening. Its the same reason we don't have fully automated cars.
Fully automated cars can for certain reasons such as imperfect code and thus glitches, be insanely dangerous. The technology is there, and there are some car companies who are working on it actually. In fact, there are no fewer than two states in which fully self-operating vehicles are legal. But it's still a matter of how automated can you make it? The average consumer won't be happy until they sit and tell the car where to go and it can take them where they specify. Even then, you'll have the out crying question of what happens if the AI bugs out somehow and potentially leaves you in manual operation mode without warning?
The reasons these don't exist comes along the lines of, do they even know they exist? Do people who are familiar with the standard version currently in use, recognize this design? And of course the bottom line in all of it, how much would it cost to replace a substantial portion of the lighting systems to create precedent to warrant them becoming a standard? (Think not only the costs of material, installation, disposal of old equipment, but also educating the general public.)
Non automated cars can be insanely dangerous. Drivers can be tired, drunk, or distracted. An automated system need not be perfect, only as good as a normal driver on a good day, and that was some of the worst drivers on a bad day can be aided.
This makes total sense to me and I can see how this could reduce traffic and make crossings safer. Without meaning to cause offence to anyone with eyesight problems but if they struggle to see traffic lights clearly then, in my opinion that person shouldn't be on the road.
Great for everyone my ass, my colorblind friend has a hard enough time figuring out when to, particularly at night, during the day he can at least see, top bottom and middle.
That's a horrible illustration. Being half-full is "wait" and red, what are they thinking? Almost empty "ready" and yellow? And full is "go" and green?
That's confusing as heck.
In software UI we call this a 'selfish' interface, which means because the designer is consumed with it that they assume the user will be too, which of course they will not.
You're missing something. The hourglass always drains, and when it reaches empty at a certain color, the color changes.
Presumably, the illustration on the far right depicts an example of the "green" animation near the beginning of its cycle with perhaps only a half-second having elapsed, the middle illustration depicts the "yellow" animation which further clarifies how much time is remaining by adding a numeric countdown, and the far left illustration depicts a "red" animation displaying how much time remains until "green." Being "half-full" is a state which all three colors can exist in and is not exclusive to "red."
This isn't very accessible for the colorblind. The advantage of current traffic lights is that the top (or left, if the bar is sideways) light is always stop and the bottom (or right) is always go. Retaining that formation, as in Stankovic's design, is probably the best way to go.
I agree. This design relies heavily on color recognition. The current design adds a spatial dimension that is missing in this design.
Unfortunately it is true the current Red, Yellow, Green scheme relies completely on color recognition and in my opinion is dangerous. Especially considering 7 - 10% of males world wide are red-green color blind.
As with other posts I suggest graphic symbols be used in tandem with the current color scheme might be the ideal solution.