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| 4G Car Prototype Displayed - Twice Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:35 AM PST Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 11/4/2009New York - Toyota and a group of technology companies have developed a prototype of the first 4G-connected car electronics system. Led by Alcatel-Lucent, a consortium of companies that includes Atlantic Records and software company QNX (a division of Harman International), showed yesterday an NG Connect car system using 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution) cellular broadband and Wi-Fi to deliver unlimited music and video access to the car. Music, video, maps, etc. reside in the cloud without the need for storage in a car device or portable device because of the fast broadband connection. The NG Connect consortium claimed, "Soon the must-have option for new cars won't be a sunroof or leather seats - it will be ultra high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity." 4G/LTE would allow car electronics systems to offer fast online multi-player gaming, and it could improve the use of the car as a road "sensor" whose shock sensors could be monitored to let cities know where to repair potholes, and whose road speeds could create traffic reports as they are uploaded to a network, said Steve West senior director of Alcatel-Lucent emerging technology and media. The NG Connect system was shown in New York in a Toyota Prius using four separate screens receiving a live 4G/LTE connection. The NG Connect program is designed to help auto makers and technology companies rally around 4G/LTE to begin to offer new products in the car. 4G/LTE is expected to be commercially rolled out from 2010 to 2014 and the first NG Connect-based car electronics systems could come to market in 2012, said West. 4G/LTE's data rates are estimated at 50Mbps to 60Mbps compared to 3G average speeds said to be in the 600Dpbs to 1.7Mbps range. We would love your feedback! This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:45 AM PST Nov. 3 Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune, on Congress and faulty Chinese drywall: In the 16 months since Chinese drywall problems were first reported in Florida, definitive answers remain frustratingly out of reach. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which for months has been running the gamut of tests on drywall, says that results so far are inconclusive. Further findings are due later this month, but others won't arrive until next summer. Some affected homeowners, meanwhile, are in dire straits. Those who have moved out of houses they consider uninhabitable are now stuck with mortgage payments and the cost of renting temporary quarters. Builders who unwittingly installed the tainted drywall face unexpectedly costly repair demands, at a time when they are struggling to survive the recession. ... Congress should consider fiscal stimulus funds for drywall repairs. Hopefully, the cost of this and the other options could be recaptured from fines, once the courts establish where blame lies. ... Trade is a two-way street, and if China wants access to the lucrative U.S. market, it should be willing to work with U.S. courts. ... __ On the Net: ___ Oct. 30 The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., on perfect attendance, schools and swine flu: Going to school every day can be hazardous to your health — and the health of others. Several districts around the state ... have scratched perfect attendance recognitions for the school year. The message to parents: Keep sick children home. With H1N1, the so-called swine flu, likely to infect tens of thousands of people in the United States this fall and winter, New Jersey school districts are wise to do away with awards that might encourage sick students to drag themselves to class. The move comes on a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that those with flulike symptoms — sore throat, cough, fever, aches and runny nose — stay home. If they've had the flu, they should not trek back to school until at least 24 hours after the fever goes away, health officials say. Otherwise, they will only endanger others. And the danger is real. More than 1,000 people in the United States, including 100 children, have died from the swine flu. There have been 19 deaths in New Jersey so far. President Obama this week declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency. The CDC lets local school districts decide for themselves what to do in the event of a flu outbreak. ... Parents, too, need to weigh seriously the harm of sending children to school sick and potentially passing the virus around. ___ On the Net: ___ Oct. 31 Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., on Kentucky and energy technology: The head of the Center For Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky recently told lawmakers that coal is still king in Kentucky. According to Director Rodney Andrews, it's unclear what could replace coal in the country's energy portfolio and cautioned against declaring the next, best energy technology. ... That may be the case, especially in Kentucky where more than 90 percent of electricity is produced from coal. But that shouldn't restrict the search for new energy sources, particularly those not dependent upon a finite natural resource. That search could continue in Daviess County, where Spanish energy company Iberdrola Renewables is preparing to test the viability of a commercial wind farm that could become the first in Kentucky. ... Kentucky's history is steeped in coal, and coal will continue to be a major player in how this state fuels its economy and powers its homes. But looking ahead, Kentuckians will need to make educated decisions about how to tap other energy resources, including wind power. Thanks to Iberdrola, that education will begin soon. ___ On the Net: ___ Nov. 2 Chicago Tribune, on the economy: The burst of economic growth in the third quarter reported last week was notable for all the gripes and worries it elicited from commentators. It was dependent on temporary government programs, they said. It may not be sustainable. It's not generating jobs. It doesn't feel like a recovery. All true. But contemplating a rebound that hit a 3.5 percent pace, we have something to say: We'll take it. ... The economy, granted, is not on sure footing yet. The recovery is fragile, and it would be no huge surprise to see another negative quarter in the coming months. The cash-for-clunkers program, which boosted growth by encouraging purchases of new cars, has expired, and vehicle sales have fallen off as a result. The first-time homebuyers credit, which is believed to have helped stabilize home prices, is also due to expire. ... But there are just as many hopeful signs. If the administration's broad economic stimulus program has any value, it should start to pay off soon, because the money is only now starting to be spent. ... None of this is any immediate comfort to Americans who have lost their jobs, and who cannot realistically expect hiring to pick up for a while yet. If the sun isn't shining on them, though, the first rays of dawn can be seen peeking above the horizon. ... ___ On the Net: ___ Nov. 1 The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., on President Obama and Afghanistan: As he continues to stretch out the timetable on a decision about whether to escalate the U.S. commitment to the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama has asked for a province-by-province assessment of the tribal and other local leaders in that mountainous country. The ostensible reason is to try to figure out which local regions have leaders inclined to cooperate with the U.S. and able to provide a modicum of stability, meaning there would be little need for a lot of U.S. troops. To many people, however, this looks like almost obsessive micromanagement from Washington of a country about which even most reputed experts in this country know little. ... If the U.S. has a legitimate interest in Afghanistan, it is to ensure that al-Qaida, which has international ambitions and capabilities, does not re-establish operational bases in Afghanistan. No credible authority believes it has them now. One of the worst strategies would be a cross between the status quo and ramping up troop levels to the number Obama's generals have requested to do the job. Unfortunately, this seems to be the road the president is set to take us down. So our best bet is to define what success would be in Afghanistan, maintain the troops to achieve that goal, then draw down U.S. military forces and inform whatever government emerges in Afghanistan that if al-Qaida does establish bases we will destroy them pronto. Then go after al-Qaida where it is, in Pakistan, with what has worked best so far: better intelligence and the occasional special forces operation or drone strike. Is that so hard to decide? ___ On the Net: www.gazette.com/opinion/country-64704-leaders-little.html ___ Oct. 31 Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Pakistan: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got a first hand look at how Pakistan is being terrorized by Islamic extremists when a powerful explosion in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which killed at least 100 people, coincided with her arrival ... . ... Clinton ... strongly condemned the cowardly act by the terrorists and insisted that the United States would not be dissuaded from continuing to work with Pakistan to rid that region of terrorism. But while her visit to America's chief ally in the war on global terrorism was designed to win the hearts and minds of the people, Clinton did not shy away from offering an honest appraisal of Pakistan's failure to locate the top leaders of al-Qaida. Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on America's mainland, and members of his al-Qaida inner circle are holed up in the remote provinces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. ... The secretary of state said she finds it "hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to." She was speaking to Pakistani journalists, who undoubtedly will be giving her comments a lot of play. ... Secretary of State Clinton struck the right note during her visit to America's important ally. ___ On the Net: ___ Oct. 31 New York Post, on health care reform: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a 2,000-page health care bill ... complete with a "public option" — cobbled together from competing versions passed by separate committees. At this point, she and her Senate counterparts are crafting their bills in ways to secure votes for passage rather than to produce good policy. But their attempts may backfire on both fronts. Fiscally conservative Dems in the Blue Dog coalition, for example, quickly demanded more proof that the bill — which spends $1.055 trillion over 10 years — will lower health care costs in the long run. And that comes after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's ObamaCare bill met major resistance from Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who said he'd back a GOP filibuster. Government-run health insurance — even with an opt-out provision, as Reid proposes — "creates a whole new government entitlement program for which taxpayers will be on the line," said the Connecticut senator. And that, he added, "is just asking for trouble — for the taxpayers, for the premium payers and for the national debt." How right he is. ... ___ On the Net: ___ Oct. 29 The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif., on health care reform: The twin goals of President Barack Obama's health care reform effort are controlling costs and expanding access to quality care. A public option can help achieve both objectives if it isn't rendered toothless in the logrolling for congressional support. Public support has remained strong despite insurance industry scare tactics and a news media feeding frenzy focused on a handful of noisy demonstrators at last summer's town hall meetings. ... In many parts of the country, one or two insurers dominate the market, and a lack of competition is a major contributor to premiums rising far faster than inflation. As a result, some people can no longer afford insurance, and many employers are scaling back the coverage they provide. Congressional leaders announced this week that they will include a public option in the bills presented for debate on the House and Senate floors. Each already includes compromises that could limit its effectiveness: an opt-out clause in the Senate and a House requirement that the government negotiate rates with insurers rather than basing them on Medicare reimbursements. Key questions, including who is eligible to enroll, remain to be settled. Insurers support provisions of the health care plan that would require people to obtain coverage, and so do we. It's no different than states requiring auto insurance or mortgage lenders insisting on homeowners insurance. But the industry strenuously opposes anything that will foster competition in the shrinking health insurance marketplace. ... ___ On the Net: ___ Nov. 4. The Guardian, London, on Afghanistan: The dimensions of the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan are becoming bigger and more daunting by the day. Once-staunch defenders of the "good war" are starting to break ranks. Kim Howells, a former Foreign Office minister with responsibility for Afghanistan and current chairman of the parliamentary intelligence and security committee, questions in our newspaper today the central tenet of the government's case for fighting in Afghanistan: that it is the frontline of a war that would otherwise be conducted on British streets. Mr. Howells said counter terrorism would be better served by bringing the majority of servicemen home. ... He is saying publicly what many in government must be thinking privately: that troops are dying needlessly in a war that is unwinnable, with a strategy that is unworkable, and that we should be thinking of the alternative now. ... Afghanistan is a political failure, a fact over which the international community continue to be in denial. If they were not, neither America nor Britain would be toying with the notion that they can pressure Mr. Karzai into forming a clean government. ... Mr. Obama is now left clinging to one tarnished man not an institution or national assembly of tribal chiefs to deliver the central plank of his fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida. And while he clings to him, any hope of re-centering aid efforts on local communities or on reforming parliament will be subverted just as the election was. Wait for the next announcement on troop levels. It will be groundhog day all over again. ___ On the Net: ___ Nov. 4. Haaretz, Tel Aviv, Israel, on Barack Obama's promise of peace in the Middle East: A year after Barack Obama's election as president of the United States, it has become clear that with regard to the Israeli-Arab conflict, the change he promised boils down to high-flown rhetoric and a confused policy. Instead of restarting negotiations on a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, and promoting the two-state solution with all his might, the world's greatest power is treading water in the swamp of the settlements. Ever since the current Israeli government took office, the highest levels of the U.S. administration have been demanding that it completely halt construction in the settlements, as required by the road map peace plan. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to implement a total freeze. ... Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has made a freeze in settlement construction a precondition for resuming negotiations. In so doing, he relied on the American stance. But America's messages have been mixed. ... The crisis of trust between Netanyahu and Abbas, and the huge gap between their positions, necessitates a determined and consistent American stance whose goal is to restart the negotiations and conclude them, instead of wasting time and prestige in endless discussions over empty formulas for limiting settlement construction. ... ___ On the Net: www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1125726.html ___ Nov. 4 The Toronto Star, on Pakistan: Canada should lend Pakistan a helping hand as it struggles to stabilize its chaotic border region with Afghanistan, which is plagued by Taliban militants who threaten the entire region's stability. As Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told the Star's South Asia reporter Rick Westhead last week, "Canada needs to stand up" along with allies who are increasing their aid. We do indeed. But it doesn't follow that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government needs to send more military aid to a region that is already awash with weapons. Harper has wisely resisted pressure to lift Canada's 11-year-old arms embargo and supply military equipment, including unmanned surveillance aircraft and night-vision technology. Instead, Harper has identified non-military aid as a priority. That makes sense in a nation where nearly a third of the people live in dire poverty, and where barely one in two is literate. By way of helping, Canada will send $25 million this year in humanitarian assistance for food, water and shelter for those displaced by the fighting. We'll also provide $34 million in bilateral aid. And we will plow an average of $25 million a year over five years into the public schools to help them compete with those run by militants. It's not nearly enough, but it's a healthy increase over previous years. ... To undercut the extremists' appeal, the people of Pakistan need community infrastructure in the form of schools, health care and reliable power. That is where Canada's efforts should remain focused. ___ On the Net: www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/720639--aid-priority-for-pakistan ___ Nov. 3 The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, on Gold: India bought itself some glitter this Diwali. The symbolism in the purchase by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) of 200 tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is inescapable in a land that venerates the metal and for a nation that had to pawn its bouillon two decades ago. The cheer spreads when the deal forms part of India's commitment to shore up the IMF's finances so that it can offer soft loans to poor countries trying to extricate themselves from the financial crisis. And it also makes for prudent banking. Bouillon had slid to under 4 percent of India's foreign reserves as a tide of dollars sought out the most promising emerging markets. The central bank's first significant attempt at rebuilding its gold reserves since the 1990s will raise the share of a tested hedge against inflation and currency movements to 6 per cent of its foreign reserves. Our gold reserves are still way below levels central bankers in the West are comfortable with. The U.S. Federal Reserve holds nearly 80 per cent of its foreign reserves in bouillon. The European Central Bank holds around a fifth. The French, Germans, Italians and the Dutch, however, retain well in excess of half their reserves as gold. China, which was widely expected to be the first to buy some of the 400 tons of gold the IMF is selling this year, has increased its holding by 76 per cent in the last six years. Efforts to keep the world economy afloat will, the IMF estimates, see public debt swelling by a third in the 20 biggest economies. This will exert unprecedented pressures on prices and exchange rates. It is a good time to get into gold. ... Gold in the vault puts money a little further out of circulation because it is slightly more cumbersome to liquidate than, say, the euro. Buying gold, thus, makes more sense than hunting around for an alternative to the badly bruised dollar. ___ On the Net: ___ This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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| Obstacles to Berlin airport project eased - Times-Argus Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST Obstacles to Berlin airport project eased
By David Delcore TIMES ARGUS STAFF - Published: November 4, 2009 BERLIN – There are still some details to be worked out and permits to be amended, but the selectboard appears willing to reverse its earlier position banning trucks from hauling 150,000 cubic yards of fill excavated from E.F. Knapp Airport along the town-owned portion of Airport Road. The work is part of an extensive taxiway and apron construction project at the Berlin airport. The issue of what will happen to the extensive fill material and what roads will carry the heavy dump truck traffic has sparked concerns in both Berlin and neighboring Barre. Confronted with Pike Industries' proposal to reclaim and repave the 4.5-mile stretch of town highway located between Scott Hill Road and the Barre Town line, board members indicated a willingness to entertain the idea, provided Pike put the specifics of its proposal in writing. Among other things board members want to know when the hauling will start next spring, how long it is expected to last, and how soon Pike will make good on its promise to reclaim the already-deteriorated road that would be subjected to a tremendous pounding if the new route is approved. Board members are also interested in how deep Pike plans to excavate the road during the reclamation project and the particulars of the repaving plan. One unsettled issue that surfaced during Monday night's discussion involves whether the contractor hired to do the hauling for the federally funded airport upgrade would consider extending the reclamation project all the way to the entrance of Scott Hill Road. That would add perhaps 300 feet of paving to the work Pike has offered to perform at no cost to the town in order to allay concerns that surfaced in neighboring Barre when officials there learned that the permitted truck route runs right through the heart of their downtown. Road Foreman Richard Tetreault said he wasn't concerned about Barre, but he was worried that the recently floated proposal stopped a few hundred feet short of where it should in his estimation. "I wouldn't accept this unless you guys go past that entrance," he said of the Scott Hill Road intersection. "The 10-wheelers turning there is one of the biggest problems … pivoting on that pavement." Although Pike representatives Jay Perkins and Mark Peloquin said the section of road in question was rebuilt by the state not long ago and would not be adversely affected by the truck trips, they agreed to look into the possibility of extending the post-hauling paving project. With Berlin's blessing, Peloquin said Pike can pursue an amendment to its Act 250 land-use permit revising the truck route and enabling it to haul most of the fill from the airport to a site at the Bond Auto warehouse on Prospect Street Extension in nearby Barre Town. "There are still some hurdles even if you folks approve it," he added. Assuming Pike can address issues associated with wetlands on the Bond property and obtain the necessary permit amendment, the fill will be used as the base for a new community recreation field for Barre Town. The compromise got a thumbs-up from a state Agency of Transportation official, who said it addressed Barre's concerns involving truck traffic through its downtown, has been endorsed by Barre Town, and would provide Berlin with a no-cost upgrade to a deteriorated stretch of road. "We support Pike's proposal I can tell you that," Scott Fortney told the selectboard. "It seems like a good deal to me." Fortney's observation came on a night when Perkins and Peloquin were quizzed about why an alternative that would have minimized the use of Airport Road – essentially hauling the fill across the street to land owned by developer Henry LaGue – was not pursued. Though he did not name LaGue, Perkins said an "opportunistic" attempt to "take advantage of a permit situation" prompted Pike to look elsewhere. "There was a tipping fee associated with dumping the fill there (LaGue's land)," he explained. "We would rather spend our money hauling it just a little bit further doing a repair job for the town and creating at … least the foundation for a ball field … than get into a quarter of a million dollars worth of tipping fees." Still, Perkins acknowledged the Bond auto site was a significantly shorter trip than the one that would have involved driving through downtown Barre and up to Websterville. "That's what creates the savings so that we can make the investment in the road," Perkins said. Perkins agreed to provide the board with the information it requested before it meets in two weeks. The board is expected to make a decision at that time. In another road-related matter, board members were told that the federally funded reconstruction of Paine Turnpike from the four corners to the Montpelier city line is progressing on scheduled. Town Administrator Jeff Schulz said state officials are confident construction money will be approved at the federal level by the Dec. 1 deadline and the town should be able to award a construction contract by Jan. 1 as required. Schulz said the project will go out to bid in the next couple of weeks and if all goes as planned the road will be repaved early next summer. david.delcoretimesargus.com
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| Police seize guns, drugs from Kingsport auto repair shop; owner ... - Kingsport Times-News Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:02 AM PST Police seize guns, drugs from Kingsport auto repair shop; owner arrested
A Kingsport man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling drugs out of an automotive repair shop. Police seized more than a pound of marijuana, nearly 600 prescription pills, 19 firearms and about a pint of liquor. According to Kingsport Police Chief Gale Osborne, the arrest was the result of a tip from a city resident. Detectives responded to 2812 North John B. Dennis Highway, Raw Automotive, and spoke with the business owner, Rocky Ramey Sr. Following a brief investigation, detectives located more than pound of marijuana, 120 methadone pills, 337 Lortab, 134 Xanax and a half-empty quart jar of liquor. Baggies for packaging the narcotics were also discovered. The marijuana's street value was estimated at $3,500, while the pills total worth was believed to be about $7,500. Police also found 15 rifles and four handguns. Under suspicion that the guns may have been used for the trade of drugs, or perhaps stolen, police seized the weapons. "People in the community are being eyes and ears and they're reporting illegal activity. This is another instance where we received a tip of this business on John B. Dennis with this illegal activity," Osborne said. "It's extremely important to us to maintain the safety of the community and our officers, so here's just another example in the city of Kingsport where you see the illicit drugs as well as the guns to go with it," he added. An ATV believed to have been purchased from the sale of illegal narcotics and $1,700 in cash were also seized. Ramey, 53, of 467 Gravely Road, Kingsport, was arrested. He is charged with possession of schedule II drugs for resale, possession of schedule III drugs for resale, possession of schedule IV drugs for resale, possession of marijuana for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia and untaxed liquor. He is also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and maintaining a dwelling where illegal narcotics are sold, stored or used. Ramey posted a $48,000 bail on Tuesday night and was arraigned Wednesday morning. Police say Ramey's arrest could result in charges against other individuals. The investigation is ongoing. Click the box below for a video report.
Discuss This StoryDRUGS & GUNS JUST DONT GO GOOD TOGETHER IF YOU DO DRUGS YOU FOR SURE DONT NEED ANY GUNS Time for a fire sale on weapons down at the police department. :) Given the quantity of drugs; yup- probably a dealer. Just another excuse for the local police mob to seize anything of value, regardless of its connection (or lack thereof) to the drug profits. On a more sane note: Breckenridge, CO seriously decriminalized personal marijuana use amongst adults, as of last night. [source: http://tinyurl.com/yjsh388] Sweet, the more guns off the streets the better...take that NRA! To comment, you must register. Comments are the sole responsibility of the registered user participating in online discussions. You agree not to post comments off topic, abusive, obscene, defamatory, vulgar, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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