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- Only Five Networked Cars For Every 1,000 Would End Traffic
- Tea party groups hold ‘Derail SunRail’ protest
- Tea Party Freshman: Cut Funding for Congressional Leaders Who Shirk Budget Duties
- Tea Party’s Pick: Michele Bachmann or Ron Paul?
- TSA ‘ignored warnings’ on cancer cluster
| Only Five Networked Cars For Every 1,000 Would End Traffic Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT
It's safe to say, despite Nevada’s recent approval of fully automated vehicles, that we Americans are ambivalent about the prospect of networked cars. Despite the obvious safety and convenience we would glean from a fleet of autos that could negotiate traffic autonomously, avoid pedestrians and potholes, and park themselves, the myth of the independent driver is a powerful one in our culture. Fortunately, the wired automobile is not an all or nothing affair; researchers afiliated with Opel reported last week that it takes as few as five wired cars in every 1,000 to sketch an accurate picture of traffic conditions that engineers can use to respond to tie-ups and reduce congestion. The project, called Diamant (Dynamic Information and Application for Mobility with Adaptive Networks and Telematics Infrastructure) consists of automobile-mounted, Wi-Fi-enabled sensors, which relay traffic data from car to car until they reach a roadside base station that sends the info to a control center, where engineers can monitor traffic jams, accidents, and construction zones and mount responses in the form of radio alerts and text messages. The surprising discovery is that even when such an automotive web is loosely knit and full of holes, connecting as little as .5 percent of cars on the road, the information it provides can help traffic managers ease congestion, potentially saving hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel costs–not to mention reducing the stress and anxiety of drivers, whether their rides are Wi-Fi-enabled or not. To read more, visit: http://www.fastcompany.com/1763705/networks-reduce-traffic-jams-even-when-theyre-full-of-holes |
| Tea party groups hold ‘Derail SunRail’ protest Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:40 AM PDT
Orlando, FL — Tea Party groups met at the Orlando City Hall on Tuesday to protest SunRail, the commuter train that would travel through the city of Orlando in addition to Orange, Seminole, Volusia and Osceola counties. Governor Rick Scott must decide the fate of SunRail no later than July 2 and members of the Tea Party and 912 Groups say we don't need it. "SunRail is the poster child for big government spending on a public project that we don't need and that will be paid for with money we don't have," Beth Dillaha of www.vetosunrail.com said. Sharon Calvert, co-founder of the Tampa Tea Party, and Karen Jaroch, president of Tampa Engineering Associates, spoke out during the protest against the SunRail project. "Accordingly, if the government signs this federal funding agreement, the unacceptable and exceedingly high risk of this financial burden will legally fall on all Florida tax payers," Calvert said. Jaroch believes the commuter train would be a financial burden on taxpayers. "To sum it up, the Central Florida SunRail project cost too much, does too little, and it is not worth the financial risk it will impose on the taxpayers across the entire state of Florida," Jaroch said. Dwayne Coffey is the president of the Eastern Orlando Tea Party. He says Florida doesn't have sufficient funds to pay for the commuter train. To read more, visit: http://www.wdbo.com/news/news/local/tea-party-groups-hold-derail-sunrail-protest/nC2J4/ |
| Tea Party Freshman: Cut Funding for Congressional Leaders Who Shirk Budget Duties Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:27 AM PDT
A freshman Tea Partier in Congress is championing a bill that calls for removing funding for committees and party leaders who fail to produce and pass budgets. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-N.Y. unveiled the legislation last week and says that it is mainly aimed at the Democratic-led Senate, which has not passed an annual budget in two years. But it could raise hackles among Republican and Democratic chairmen who like to stonewall for political advantage. “This legislation provides a solution to this dereliction of duty by cutting funding for operations that cannot or refuses to comply with the law,” she said in a written statement. “It is a way to ensure that we are in compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and in our responsibility to the American people. Not only does Buerkle’s bill prohibit any further funding for either the House or Senate Budget Committee if a budget has not been passed but it also rescinds $1 million in appropriations for the office of the majority leader of either chamber. “Sen. Harry Reid is paid by the American people to follow the law and pass a budget,” she said. “If he can’t do that, he should give those resources back to the people and stop wasting their money.” The GOP-led House passed a budget in April that would cut federal deficits by $6.2 trillion over the next decade while overhauling Medicare and Medicaid. Democrats have pounced on the proposed Medicare changes — which would transform the program from one in which the government directly pays medical bills into a voucher-like system that subsidizes purchases of private insurance plans. But Republicans have fired back, seeking to cast Democrats as irresponsible for not passing their own budget in the Senate. To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/28/tea-party-freshman-targets-congressional-bosses-for-budget-cuts/ |
| Tea Party’s Pick: Michele Bachmann or Ron Paul? Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:52 PM PDT By Doug Wead, Newsmax No one can deny the nascent phenomenon of the liberty movement in America. It is riding a populist wave against government-insider deals that are making the rich richer and the poor poorer and sacrificing individual liberty in the process. An interesting mix of Republicans and Democrats are involved in this uprising, blurring old labels like conservative and liberal, but the real showdown is happening in the race for the GOP nomination. While all the candidates now pay homage to the movement, the real question is this: Who can best ride this wave? Michele Bachmann, a one-term congresswoman from Minnesota? Or Ron Paul, a 12-term congressman from Texas? Here are the pertinent points. Bachmann is a new face and is polling well, at least for now. Her best chance — indeed, her only chance — is in Iowa. A win there and she can conceivably pick up delegates in the South as well. Her critics describe her as a less cerebral version of Sarah Palin. Yep, your eyes are not deceiving you, and that means that with each success the media scrutiny or vetting will increase. The real concern about Bachmann is her timing. Is she serious about running for president after only two years in Congress? Moreover, activists in the liberty movement decry her record. As a legislator in Minnesota she allegedly proposed $60 million in earmarks. To read more, visit: http://www.newsmax.com/DougWead/MicheleBachmann-RonPaul-SarahPalin-populist/2011/06/28/id/401767 |
| TSA ‘ignored warnings’ on cancer cluster Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:48 PM PDT By Kate Taylor, TG Daily The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says it’s got evidence that the Department of Homeland Security has failed to properly evaluate the level of risk from airport body scanners. In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the DHS, EPIC says it’s obtained documents concerning the scanners’ radiation risks, including agency emails, radiation studies, memoranda of agreement concerning radiation testing programs and the results of some radiation tests. EPIC says that TSA staff have been concerned that a large number of workers have been falling victim to cancer, strokes and heart disease. But the documents show that the TSA’s response was simply to tell them: “Because TSA systems comply with federal regulations, the increased risk of developing radiation-induced cancer in later life is extremely small, no greater than other risks people routinely accept in their daily lives”. “One document set reveals that even after TSA employees identified cancer clusters possibly linked to radiation exposure, the agency failed to issue employees dosimeters – safety devices that could assess the level of radiation exposure,” says EPIC. “Another document indicates that the DHS mischaracterized the findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, stating that NIST ‘affirmed the safety’ of full body scanners.” To read more, visit: http://www.tgdaily.com/hardware-features/56899-tsa-ignored-warnings-on-cancer-cluster |
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