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Mother's Day 100th Anniversary
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the 2nd Sunday in May as "Mother's Day" 100 years ago.
Anna Jarvis actually began celebrating Mother's Day in the late 1800's. So we have to thank her for putting the ball in motion.
I'm hoping all Mother's everywhere had a wonderful day.
WHOOOOPS! Sorry about the typo on the picture!

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European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy may have surprised us with his rogue call for copyright term extension from Brussels last week, but there are battles to be fought closer to home, too.
On 7 March, a Private Member's Bill proposed by Pete Wishart MP will have its second reading in the House of Commons. It is vital that you write to your MP now to ask him or her to attend the Commons on 7 March and stand up and object to this Bill. If you don't the Bill is likely to pass through to committee stage without debate.
What can you say to persuade your MP to show up to the Commons on a Friday? Perhaps you might point out that all the economic evidence points against term extension. Or that every other UK citizen is expected to contribute to their pension out of income earned in their working life. Or that retrospectively extending copyright term won't encourage Elvis Presley to record any more new tracks. Or that if governments continue to draft intellectual property legislation on behalf of special interest groups, it will only further erode the respect that ordinary citizens have for the letter of the law.
However you choose to pitch it, you should find the ORG briefing pack on copyright term extension useful. And remember to specifically ask your MP to oppose this Bill on 7 March in the House of Commons. Writing to your MP doesn't take long, and we've developed a handy guide to help you get the results you want.
And as for the European front, expect news very soon of how you can get your voice heard as an EU citizen. Together, we can stop copyright term extension, but only if we take action!
Just written to Frank Dobson MP (Holborn & St Pancras) and will update if he responds.
Try http://www.writetothem.com - it's an easy interface that lets you write to your MP online, and no need to dust off the quill and inkpot.
A letter direct from a constituent will always work better than one from ORG - even if it isn't handwritten. At the end of the day, you're the one whose vote your MP wants.
Thanks, any reason why they need a e-mail address. Do they need to reply by E-mail or by letter?
I have written to Tom Watson MP (West Bromwich East MP) about this. If anyone wants a copy of the letter for their viewing, let me know.
Thanks Becky for helping out.
Is there any way the ORG can pass on letters to MPs on behalf of us? Or do we have to do the mailing ourselves?
You see i am not good at writing it down (I prefer typing it out) and that's generally the best form of getting a MPs attention apparently.
[...] pm on February 22, 2008 | # | Tags: copyright, intellectual property, politics, uk The Open Rights Group reports on the second reading of a Private Members Bill that will extend copyright terms to a whopping 95 [...]
Had a quick look on theyworkforyou.com and what did I find about Mr Wishart?
From the Register Of Members' Interests this little snippet:
"I receive royalty payments from EMI/Ridge Records for my recorded works with Runrig, with whom I serve as an unremunerated director."
Cui bono, indeed.
I would note that the MP proposing this bill "receive[s] royalty payments from EMI/Ridge Records for [his] recorded works with Runrig", a scottish folk rock band. Their first studio album was 1978, now 30 years ago.
The Bill is supported by:
Mr. Ian Cawsey -- who received tickets and hospitality at the Brit Awards 2007 at Earls Court, from the British Phonographic Industry
Sandra Gidley -- who received two tickets for the Brit Awards 2003 provided by BARD (British Association of Record Distributors).
Janet Anderson -- two tickets for the MTV European Music Awards 2006 in Copenhagen ..., including flights and accommodation, provided by MTV.
I completely support the call for action in this page, but I would
like to suggest one further action: reject the term "intellectual
property", and teach others to reject it too. That term is propaganda
in favor of bills like this one, and every time we use it, we score
points for the other side.
The term also spreads confusion between copyright law and patent law
(mostly different), between them and trademark law (entirely different),
between all of them and various other laws. Rather than replacing it with
another term, we should carefully keep these diverse issues separate.
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html for more explanation.
Have mailed Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central). His secretary replied and said the email was receiving attention.
Have mailed Simon Hughes - will come back with any reply received.
The site send you an email just before they send off your letter - to stop spammers spamming MPs, I imagine. I have always received responses from my MPs in the post.
Here's the site's privacy policy:
[...] many, the disparity between the terms for which protection is available to a copyright as compared to a [...]
[...] to everyone who wrote to their MPs over the last few weeks to ask them to object to Pete Wishart's Private Members Bill to [...]
Or even better shorten them even further. I have a variety of ways of how copyright should be reformed.
Also, if the tory MP thinks this is just about money, he is mistaken. This is more than just money, this is also about creativity, innovation and most importantly, how much of a bragging right does the owner have. Which can not be unlimited.
If they want to lead a proper way in copyright, they should look at Japan. Where fandom is encouraged, and though fandom new talent has appeared like for example CLAMP, and Shibntia Ina (A well known cosplayer). But now the anti-pirates want to ruin Japan as well with a similar "coup" they are doing in the UK and France, as if they have already damaged them enough now they want to "blackmail" them. It could dangerously impact the anime industry, half of which is independently produced, and some are even sponsored (the program itself not the slot like here in the UK) by companies of all sizes (One was even sponsored by Sega).
I could go on about this but lets try to keep to topic. The point is that the USA is no model when it comes to innovation or creativity.
[...] Link [...]
[...] an example of how good this is with respect to campaigning, check out the Open Rights Group blog post about the plans to extend copyright term in the UK (grr). I'd encourage all UK [...]
Just emailed Oliver Heald (NE Herts), will hopefully get a response tomorrow...
[...] have the best information in this regard. According to their February 21st (how did I miss this!!) post: European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy may have surprised us with his rogue call for copyright [...]
One of the things that I do not understand from the people that defends the copyright extension is that it would benefit the author and the society. This is far from the truth. This extention should be seen as an abuse and a serious limitation to culture and free competition.
(Alan Duncan is a Conservative MP for the record, sorry not to have made that clear at the top). I thought I'd post part of his email reply as it does give some idea of the Conservative line on this issue. Unfortunately he didn't respond to my point that creators have the same responsibility to provide for their future as anyone else (eg pay into a pension), so the argument of Lonnie Donegan's widow isn't valid.
Having gone back and read the Culture, Media and Sport report it does seem a bit of a sudden switch:
'Gowers' analysis was thorough and in economic terms may be correct. It gives the impression, however, of having been conducted entirely on economic grounds. We strongly believe that copyright represents a moral right of a creator to choose to retain ownership and control of their own intellectual property. We have not heard a convincing reason why a composer and his or her heirs should benefit from a term of copyright which extends for lifetime and beyond, but a performer should not.'
So they are saying economically Gowers is correct but morally incorrect, but then goes on to argue for copyright extension on economic grounds:
'We recommend that the Government should press the European Commission to bring forward proposals for an extension of copyright term for sound recordings to at least 70 years, to provide reasonable certainty that an artist will be able to derive benefit from a recording throughout his or her lifetime.'
Personally I think this represents an opportunity for Britain to lead the way, just because other countries have extended copyright does not mean we have to follow, and Britain could reap the benefits of a shorter copyright period (as could artists whose early work enters the public domain, but whose later work remains under copyright.
As for the problem of longer terms for artists and composers? Just shorten them to 50 years as well!
I think that would be wise too, James SH. Does anyone also think that the Culture, Media and Sport Report's like the Gowers report was leaned on in some way by the anti-pirates. Me thinks so.
Judging by the response, it seems the Conservatives are still at crunch point. The rumour is that David Cameron supports the anti-pirates (especially after the visit to the BPI, or should that be BPI Ltd), but George Osborne is well, against the anti-pirates (I won't say pro-pirate or pro-personal use since i don't know.)
Put it this way, the Conservatives have a choice, they either reform a portion of the tory ideology for the 21st Century or they go on the endangered species list ;)
Can i also recommend people say which parties these MPs are. For the record, Tom Watson MP is Labour. (And also for the record, no response from him. I have not sent a e-mail yet)
This law extending copyright terms far beyond the fifty year mark is sad reflection on the monopolist control and lobbying power of the few majors, which exert disproportionate influence on the media channels of the UK and further a field. The old arguement that performers will not benefit from further royalites seems a misnomer. Many performers never receive a royalty check due to rights buy-outs in the original contract, and this law serves only to maintain power of influence in the hands of the few. We must also remember the many artists who's works are still under control of copyright, but who will never find themselves promoted by the record companies. Sometimes this work of a significantly higher quality than the ilk of the 'popular performer' will never be heard due to the ideals of marketing principles squeezing those artist from ever being heard. Is it right to withold from subsequent distribution the works of these individuals who deserve at least some element of recognition for their striving to achieve their artistic ideals? In adding extra control into the market (while still wrongly professing the benefits of the free market) we lose the wealth of the collective only for propogation of filtered history and contrived economics. If only the majors were investing in new music, and I hope for the break-up and dissolution of the major labels in the coming future. They are obviously frightened to compete on a open playing field with independents. I'll be writing to MP's, thats for certain. Will somebody soon post something concerning contacting EU delegates??
I've emailed my MP, Evan Harris. Will post any feedback.
I've emailed Don Foster, who I expect will be sympathetic to opposing the bill.
I have emailed my MP Alan Duncan, but it doesn't look like he'll be opposing the bill. From his email:
'Last year the Treasury-commissioned Gowers review consulted widely on
this issue. The review into intellectual property rights recommended
that the European Commission should retain the length of protection on
sound recordings and performers' rights at 50 years. Andrew Gowers'
report said that protection should not be extended as it would damage
the UK's trade balance and would provide little benefit to performers,
consumers or the creative industries.
However, a recent report into this issue by the Culture, Media and Sport
Committee reached a very different conclusion and recommended that the
copyright term should be extended to at least 70 years. The Committee
concluded that an extension to 70 years would be most appropriate on the
basis that it would 'provide reasonable certainty that an artist will be
able to derive benefit from a recording throughout his or her lifetime'.
Broadly speaking, Conservatives are supportive of the arguments that
have been put forward in support of an extension of the copyright term.
We accept that the current copyright term is putting our musicians at a
disadvantage compared to their counterparts in other countries and
composers in the UK. Conservatives believe that our music industry
should have the same sort of protection that countries such as the USA
and Australia have. We also accept that an extension would reduce the
unfair disparity with composers and artists (who receive copyright of
life plus 70 years).
I appreciate that some, including Andrew Gowers, have questioned whether
it is in the public interest to extend the copyright term, but I think
that it is important to remember that the vast majority of musicians are
not rich celebrities, and royalties are vital for their professional
income. Furthermore, I think that it is in the public interest for
there to be adequate copyright protection to ensure the incentives are
there to encourage creative work.'
Perhaps a handout repudiating points in the Culture, Media and Sport Report more directly might help?


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I just recently read a post about cseaction and will most likely have one with the twins. I had one with ds and one thing the nurses never told me was how to get out of bed after surgery. Since I am an occupational therapist I was lucky to already know the info...while laying down, log roll to one side, swing you regs over the edge of the bed and dig your elbow into the bed to push up. This helps to avoid using the sore abdominals. It is still painful but not nearly as bad as if you were trying to sit up the regular way. Hope this helps.
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I was about to say that sounds like what I already do lol. My abdominal muscles are already in a lot of pain and it really does help to get up that way.
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August 22, 2010, 02:58 PM
Buddy of mine has one.
Flatter trajectory from teh higher velocity. He gets 4000fps from his handloads.
August 22, 2010, 04:49 PM
.22-250 /.220 Swift trajectory with .223 recoil & blast.(maybe a tick less IMO)
.204 component prices & availability have improved to "mainstream", I'm not aware of a single disadvantage it has to .223 on the smaller critters.
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August 22, 2010, 04:57 PM
Great for prairie dogs & gophers.
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My hunting pard tried it for awhile then went back to his .223, 22-250, or 6mm.
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I shoot a 20 Tactical, which has similar ballistic performance. As said above, great for prairie dogs. I love 223's out to about 350 yards. Yep, they'll shoot farther than that, and many will tell you they shoot it successfully past that. I can't. From 350 out to 500 (maybe stretch a little further) a .204 will still knock em down, and will do it even with some wind blowing, and with a much flatter trajectory at that range.
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SOCHI, Russia -- The snow report. Ticket sales. Train times. Terrorist threats. Construction problems. Civil rights.
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"We're not Istanbul," Trotsenko said earlier this year, leading me through the heart of the town of Sochi. "We are not St. Petersburg. We are not Moscow. ... We are just a small resort city that is not very old. ... A very special city."
This demure introduction might not be what you'd expect for an Olympic destination handpicked by arm-wrestling, glider-flying, crossbow-brandishing Russian President Vladimir Putin, then bolstered with an estimated $50 billion in construction spending. But Sochi, host of the Games that will begin Feb. 7, isn't your typical Winter Olympics city.
Greater Sochi (population: about 400,000) extends for more than 60 miles along the edge of the Black Sea. There are palm trees and beaches. Moscow is about 1,000 miles north. Though the commanding Caucasus mountain range begins just inland, the coast is subtropical with average winter highs in the 50s and lows in the high 30s.
Boosters used to call it the "Caucasian Riviera." Until 2007, when it was selected to host the Olympics, Russians knew Sochi best as the summer spa city where Joseph Stalin vacationed in the 1930s and Putin vacations now.
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Roy Hodgson believes a well organised team can win major tournaments.
KIEV - England may not play fancy football but they can still go all the way at Euro 2012 with heart and commitment, manager Roy Hodgson said on Thursday as his team gear up for their Group D game against Sweden. England played with two banks of four near their penalty area against France and it earned a 1-1 draw against France in their opening game in Donetsk.
Scott Parker praised the team's commitment after the game but wondered whether that was enough to win tournaments.
"I'm surprised that Scott Parker questioned how far it would take us," Hodgson told a news conference. "I can understand he said we showed a lot of heart and commitment but I thought he was saying that in a positive way, not the way you're slanting it.
"There are no doubts that tournaments are won by teams very well organised, very much together, committed to the cause and we've seen many times in the past teams which haven't been at all fancied at the start of the tournaments have used these qualities not just go far but to actually win the tournament.
"I'm delighted to hear the players I'm working with share my desire for the team to show those qualities."
There is, however, room for improvement.
According to Hodgson, who refuted the idea England were technically inferior to their rivals, his players could do better near the box.
"We need to make certain we maximise our counter-attacking opportunities," he said.
"We need to make certain that the last pass, the last cross or the actual shot is very clinical because it's hard to get good chances at this level.
"You're never going to get many in the course of a game. You have to be effective when the chances come your way and when I say chances I'm not talking about clear-cut chances, I'm talking about situations we found ourselves in when we got behind the defence in a wider area and it's a question of making certain that the last pass gives someone a chance to score a goal."
Even if they do not manage that, captain Steven Gerrard believes England will win Friday's clash at the Olympic stadium if they play as well as they did against France.
"I'm confident that if we reach the same level it will be enough for victory," Gerrard said.
KIEV - England may not play fancy football but they can still go all the way at Euro 2012 with heart and commitment, manager Roy Hodgson said on Thursday as his team gear up for their Group D game against Sweden.Greece showed organisation and discipline alone could win a tournament and the Netherlands' disappointing start to the European Championship proved that quick passing football does not always prove effective.
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Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2, Rayne, LA.
Surviving are his daughter, Nicole Hollier Simon and husband Clay; five sons, Mark Hollier and wife Renee', Michael Hollier and wife Linda, David Hollier and partner Tim Newton, Gregory Hollier and wife Lana, and Steven Hollier, Jr. and wife Annette; 21 Grandchildren; 27 Great Grandchildren; 3 Great Great Grandchildren; and one sister, Sybil Stelly.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Priscilla Ann Fruge Hollier; parents Olide Hollier, Sr. and Angela Guidry Hollier; 7 brothers and sisters; and one Grandchild, Robert John Hollier.
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#38 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
Sorry for posting this again, but my first post was on content that is going to expire soon. This is completely unrelated, but I need help. When I try to access FJ, it takes me to a blank FJ page with a singe title that says "This page has not been found". The title of the page is "Page not found". This has been happening for a few days now, and I just thought that it was down some way or another, but apparently ******* not. I decided to use a proxy to access the site, and lo and behold, it worked. What is this? Did fagmin IP ban me?
#53 to #38 - gwenisghey (10/06/2013) [-]
ha it means youve been ip banned
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Reply +1(10/06/2013) [-]
I realize that by now. Just found out that one of my accounts was permabanned becuase of spamming, even though I didn't spam anything.
#58 to #56 - gwenisghey (10/06/2013) [-]
it really makes you wonder, eh? why does this just happen
#39 to #38 - allnamesrtaken (10/06/2013) [-]
He did
Hey admin, this guy is ban-evading
He did
Hey admin, this guy is ban-evading
#42 to #39 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
******* dumb ass.
#43 to #42 - allnamesrtaken (10/06/2013) [-]
I prefer having sexual intercourse with intellectual ass.
#45 to #43 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
Apparently you're too dumb to understand that my ban wasn't justified at all. So, admin, if you actually do check this idiot's mention, then at least read this before mindlessly banning me again for no reason.
#46 to #45 - allnamesrtaken (10/06/2013) [-]
Nah I'm too smart to care.
#48 to #46 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
Yeah, you keep thinking that. Doesn't make it right. And if you didn't ******* care, you wouldn't have taken the time to go on my ******* profile, look and at my comment history, and then reply to my most recent comment. Heh, you're so dumb, you can't even grasp the concept of not caring.
#49 to #48 - allnamesrtaken (10/06/2013) [-]
Heh, you're so dumb you think you're winning
#51 to #49 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
Disregard the rest of my comment? Oh right, you have the attention span of a ******* squirrel.
What makes you think you're winning? Let me guess, because you don't care. Again, if you actually didn't care, you wouldn't be replying to me over and over.
What makes you think you're winning? Let me guess, because you don't care. Again, if you actually didn't care, you wouldn't be replying to me over and over.
#52 to #51 - allnamesrtaken (10/06/2013) [-]
No, it's because I'm getting you to continue posting angry comments.
#54 to #52 - whydoesthishappen (10/06/2013) [-]
That doesn't mean you're winning the argument.
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A rotary, sometimes nicknamed a traffic circle, is a type of intersection that directs both turning and through traffic onto a one-way circular roadway, usually built for the purposes of traffic calming or aesthetics.[1] Contrary to a roundabout, where entering traffic always yields to traffic already in the circle and merges in directly, the entrances to traffic circles are 3-way intersections either controlled by stop signs, traffic signals, or not formally controlled.[2] Colloquially, however, roundabouts are sometimes referred to as circles.[3]
In the United States, traffic engineers typically use the term rotary for large scale circular junctions between expressways or controlled-access highways. Rotaries typically feature high speeds inside the circle and on the approaches.[4]
In New England, traffic circles are generally called rotaries and the traffic that is already driving in the rotary always has the right of way. For examples of where this is specified, in Massachusetts "Any operator of a vehicle entering a rotary intersection shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle already in the intersection.".[5] In Rhode Island entering vehicles "Yield to vehicles in the roundabout." [6]
Distinct from roundabouts, traffic circles and rotaries may also have an interior lane that requires traffic on it to change lanes in order to exit the circle.[7]
Design criteria include:
- Right-of-way—whether entering or circling vehicles have the right of way. The New Jersey Driver's Manual recommends that, in the absence of flow control signs, traffic yields based on "historically established traffic flow patterns",[8] and there are no set rules.[9] In New England,[10] Washington, D.C. and New York State,[11] entering traffic yields, as is the norm in virtually all countries outside of the U.S.
- Angle of entry— Angles range from glancing (tangential) that allow full-speed entry to 90 degree angles (perpendicular).[12]
- Traffic speed—High entry speeds (over 30 mph / 50 km/h) require circulating vehicles to yield, often stopping, which lowers capacity and increases crash rates compared to modern roundabouts.[13]
- Lane changes— Allowed or not
- Diameter—The greater the traffic, the larger the circle.[12]
- Island function—Parking, parks, fountains, etc.[12]
French architect Eugène Hénard was designing one-way circular intersections as early as 1877.[14] American architect William Phelps Eno favored small traffic circles. He designed New York City's famous Columbus Circle, which was built in 1905. Other circular intersections were subsequently built in the United States, though many were large diameter 'rotaries' that enabled high speed merge and weave maneuvers. These designs were doomed to failure for two primary reasons:
- It takes a large diameter circle to provide enough room for merging at speed. Although some of these circles were huge (many were in excess of 100 meters or 300 feet in diameter), they were not large enough for high-speed merging.[citation needed]
- Giving priority to entering traffic means that more vehicles can enter the circulatory roadway than it can handle. The result is congestion within the circle which could not clear without police intervention.
The experience with traffic circles and rotaries in the US was almost entirely negative,[citation needed] characterized by high accident rates and congestion problems. By the mid 1950s, construction of traffic circles and rotaries had ceased entirely. The experience with traffic circles in other countries was not much better until the development of the modern roundabout in the United Kingdom during the 1960s.
Examples of traffic circles[edit]
United States[edit]
Rotaries in parts of New England[edit]
Traffic circles are referred to as "rotaries" in Massachusetts as well as parts of Connecticut, New Hampshire & Vermont.
Traffic circles in other parts of the US[edit]
- Washington, D.C.: numerous traffic circles; see List of circles in Washington, D.C.
- New Jersey: multiple current and former traffic circles; see List of traffic circles in New Jersey.
- Berkeley, California: traffic circles (usually paired with stop signs) throughout the city; Marin Fountain Circle, one of few named circles, is the intersection of six streets (37°53′25″N 122°16′21″W / 37.890202°N 122.272428°W).
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Monument Circle, surrounding the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in the downtown area.
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Lee Circle.
- Columbus Circle, Frederick Douglass Circle, and Duke Ellington Circle in Manhattan, New York City
- Park Circle, Grand Army Plaza, and Bartel-Pritchard Square in Brooklyn, New York City
- Maryland has numerous traffic circles, especially at state highway junctions. Notable ones include: State Circle and Church Circle in Annapolis, Washington Monument Circle on Charles Street in Baltimore, and Millenium Park Circle in Towson.
- MacArthur Drive Traffic Circle in Alexandria, Louisiana
- U.S. Bypass Highway 1 at U.S. Highway 4/New Hampshire Route 16, and interstate 95 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Referred to locally as the Portsmouth Traffic Circle)
- Weatherford Circle, U.S. Highway 377 at Texas State Highway 183 in Benbrook, Texas (Referred to locally as a Traffic Circle)
- Shirlington Circle (Interstate 395 & Virginia State Route 402), Shirlington, Virginia, has off ramps inside the rotary and multiple at-grade streets. 38°50′26″N 77°5′6″W / 38.84056°N 77.08500°W
- Union Square (aka "the Oval"), Milford, New Hampshire
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia
- Mecom Fountain Circle, in the Houston Museum District, intersection of Main Street, Montrose Boulevard, and Herman Park Drive, in Houston, Texas.
- New Braunfels, Texas: Intersection of Seguin Avenue/Texas SH 46 Business and San Antonio Avenue downtown at Main Plaza.
- Los Alamitos Circle in Long Beach, California
- Centre Square in Easton, Pennsylvania, where access is controlled by traffic lights.
- U.S. Highway 1 and Maine Highway 236 in Kittery, Maine
- U.S. Highway 302 and U.S. Highway 202 in Windham, Maine
- U.S. Highway 202, U.S. Highway 201, and Maine state highway 17 in Augusta, Maine, called Cony Circle
- U.S. Highway 202, Maine state highway 104 and Maine state highway 27 in Augusta, Maine, called Memorial Circle
- At the eastern end of Eastern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky, intersecting with Cherokee Road at an entrance to Cherokee Park. All accesses are controlled with stop signs.
- R A Long Square in Longview, Washington, where Washington and Olympia Ways meet. 46°08′22″N 122°56′20″W / 46.139306°N 122.938818°W
- Illinois Route 58 known as Golf Road, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Two streets leading to U.S. Highway 14 (Northwest Highway).
- A small, apparently unnamed traffic circle at the intersection of Rancho California Road and Anza Road, just east of Temecula, California. 33°32′03″N 117°03′21″W / 33.534079°N 117.055919°W
- North end of Palisades Interstate Parkway in Fort Montgomery, New York, at junction with US 9W and US 202.
- The intersection of 41st Street and Avenue B in Austin, Texas. 30°18′20″N 97°44′02″W / 30.305483°N 97.733975°W
- Remedios Circle, Malate, Manila
- Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle, Santa Ana, Manila
- Place Charles de Gaulle (Arc de Triomphe), Paris
- Praça do Marquês de Pombal, Lisbon, which comprises two concentric traffic-light controlled circles for motor vehicles, separated by a green space with foot and cycle paths
See also[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Traffic circles.
- ^ "Online TDM Encyclopedia - Traffic Calming".
- ^ U.S. Department of Transportation: Roundabouts: an Informational Guide para 1.5
- ^ Johnson, Jeffrey A. (6 August 2012). "Salem Four Corners traffic circle to start rounding into shape". The Day.
- ^ U.S. Department of Transportation: Safety Aspects of Roundabouts presentation
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ U.S. Department of Transportation: Technical Summary: Roundabouts
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/manuals/chap_04_06.html
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/pdf/Licenses/Driver%20Manual/Chapter_4.pdf
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Registry of Motor Vehicles. "Sharing the Road: A User's Manual for Public Ways". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ :http://www.safeny.com/rowa-vt.htm#1145
- ^ a b c "Index - Roundabout: An Informational Guide, June 2000 - FHWA-RD-00-067".
- ^ Shashi S. Nambisan, Venu Parimi (March 2007). "A Comparative Evaluation of the Safety Performance of Roundabouts and Traditional Intersection Controls". Institute of Transportation Engineers. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ P. M. Wolf, Eugene Henard and the Beginning of Urbanism in Paris, 1900–1914, International Federation for Housing and Planning, The Hague, 1969, cited by Ben Hamilton-Baillie & Phil Jones, Improving traffic behaviour and safety through urban design, Proceedings of ICE – Civil Engineering, volume 158 Issue 5 May 2005 p. 41 http://www.hamilton-baillie.co.uk/papers/ICE_paper_April05.pdf