Typhoon even hits the Internet Aug 14, 2009
The cable breaks disrupted Internet and telecommunications connectivity to China and parts of Southeast Asia, including Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong, but Chunghwa was able to restore service quickly by using backup systems and rerouting traffic to other cables. The three other cables disrupted by undersea landslides were the C2C Cable Network East Asia Crossing (EAC), C2C Cable Network (C2C) and FLAG (Fiber Optic Link Around The Globe) North Asia Loop (FNAL). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Spotlight on delta in coming state water fight Aug 10, 2009
In theory, rerouting water through a pipe from the Sacramento River at the northern delta to pumps in the southern delta would reduce man-made pressures on the ecosystem- sucking fewer fish into giant water outtake pipes, for instance - while at the same time creating a dedicated pipeline that would send water to cities from San Jose to San Diego. Wolk and others fear that redirecting the Sacramento River would allow saltwater to overwhelm the delta, provide less freshwater to flush pollutants... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Meter Reading Profiles & Best Practices 2009: A Benchmark Study Aug 7, 2009
Reducing costs of manual reads through contract negotiations, rerouting, more sophisticated hand-held equipment and meters, productivity improvement, and lowering overhead; many have maxed out these options; Some utilities have reduced costs to a point that makes it difficult to justify AMR, for residential accounts. The promise of automation -- AMR/AMI implementation remains the top plan for the future, partial or complete, for our utility panel. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Road moving project starts Aug 3, 2009
Heavy machinery is growling, rerouting Reservoir Avenue adjacent to the Benton County Fairgrounds and restoring Dunawi Creek to its original channel ... The county had considered rerouting the road for about 20 years ... Rerouting Dunawi Creek and creating wetlands will serve as mitigation for construction on the former mill pond. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Brazil Reaches Deal With Paraguay on Electricity Payments From Itaipu Dam Jul 26, 2009
Rerouting the Parana. Brazil also agreed to boost infrastructure investments and loans to accelerate development along the countries shared border, including building a bridge and a transmission line that Lugo valued at $400 million. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Full memo on composting Jul 17, 2009
The design and construction for shifting Embarcadero, and any necessary rerouting of the sanitary sewer from East Palo Alto would need to be developed, but within the broad constraints of the schedule do not seem critical. The schedule for this project will need to be vetted further. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
New plan for local compost site wins support Jul 17, 2009
One operator estimated that it would cost about $2 million to convert to the static-piles system and close the existing composting operation, not including the cost of rerouting Embarcadero. Wenzlau's memo noted that preparing an environmental impact report and winning city, regional and state approvals would be a challenge to meet the 2012 closure date. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Killer Strikes Jul 12, 2009
It left 13,500 customers without electricity in New Smyrna Beach on June 4 and struck a drawbridge on Highbridge Road in northern Volusia County on June 6, disabling the bridge and rerouting traffic for several days. RISING PROPERTY DAMAGE. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Albany, New York-based TurnKey Internet, on the Virtual Front Lines of the Crisis in Iran, Helps Iranians Connect to Government-Filtered Websites Jul 10, 2009
Albany, New York (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 -- Austin Heap, the San Francisco IT consultant responsible for building a proxy network for circumventing government filters, has chosen for rerouting Iranians on the web. Events of the past few weeks have highlighted the critical role of civic technology in the fight against tyranny. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
This Week In Apps: Navigation Jul 10, 2009
For that monthly subscription you get access to 3D onscreen voice-guided GPS navigation, automatic rerouting, map updates, real-time traffic updates and over 10 million different points of interest including Wi-Fi hotspots, banks, gas stations and more. Plus, if it's not an app you're going to use everyday, you can elect to just switch it on for a single month for a special road trip, and then turn it off again the following month and be not be charged. (IGN Wireless Games)
AT&T Expands TeleNav Track(TM) GPS Services Jul 7, 2009
The company's flagship service, , offers functionalities comparable to in-car systems and standalone navigation devices, such as automatically-updated maps and business locations, full-color 3D moving maps, traffic alerts with one-click rerouting, location-sharing, business reviews, speech recognition, Wi-Fi hotspot finder, gas price finder and more. TeleNav also delivers its award-winning navigation service on the , a standalone GPS personal navigation device (PND) tailored specifically for... (PR Newswire)
Ethnic unrest in China leads to mass arrests Jul 7, 2009
Along the road into Kashgar from the airport, many areas were deserted; residents said police had set up blockades in some areas and were rerouting traffic. The regional public security department put the toll from riots at 156 deaths and more than 800 injuries, according to Xinhua, the state-run news agency. (CNN -- World)
Quantum Encrypted Information Sent Over An Eight Node, Mesh Network Jul 3, 2009
lten in Lower Austria, the QKD demonstration involved secure telephone communication and video-conference as well as a rerouting experiment which demonstrated the functionality of the SEcure COmmunication network based on Quantum Cryptography (SECOQC). One of the first practical applications to emerge from advances in the sometimes baffling study of quantum mechanics, quantum cryptography has become a soon-to-be reached benchmark in secure communications. (Science Daily)
Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys Jul 2, 2009
Undertaken in late 2008, using the company internal glass fibre ring of Siemens and 4 of its dependencies across Vienna plus a repeater station, near St. Plten in Lower Austria, the QKD demonstration involved secure telephone communication and video-conference as well as a rerouting experiment which demonstrated the functionality of the SEcure COmmunication network based on Quantum Cryptography (SECOQC). One of the first practical applications to emerge from advances in the sometimes baffling... (EurekAlert!)
East Africa: Region Has to Wait Longer for Seacom, Teams Cables Jun 29, 2009
Notwithstanding the rerouting of the cable by an extra 200 kilometres from the coastline for fear of pirates off the Somalia coast. The first cable is expected to considerably bring down the cost of data. (allAfrica.com)
Rail crash renews hazardous cargo debate Jun 28, 2009
has said in support of the rerouting rules ... Industry pushing back on rerouting rulesAuthorities have long deemed trains the safest way to move hazardous material ... Some railroads have opposed mandatory rerouting of hazardous freight a rule debated for years before its final implementation early this year. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Derailment revives hazardous cargo debate Jun 26, 2009
Edward Markey has said in support of the rerouting rules ... Some railroads have opposed mandatory rerouting of hazardous freight - a rule debated for years before its final implementation early this year ... "Rerouting can also substantially increase the distance a material travels and the amount of handling it requires," White said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Tonight Show' Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies at Age 86 Jun 24, 2009
"He was a human GPS navigational system, guiding you in all the right directions, keeping you from going off course, rerouting you when you did and making all of it great fun," Brenner said. Jerry Digney, who was McMahon's longtime publicist, said McMahon was the most "courtly, good-natured person you could ever meet" and that he brought "elegance, humor and a new sense of importance" to the role of second banana. (FOX59, IN)
Helping Iranians Skirt Web Crackdown Jun 23, 2009
But by rerouting internet traffic to sites unknown to the censors, proxy servers let Iranians hide their real on line destination. "As long as you can connect to the Internet, you can have a voice and you can make a huge difference on a global scale," Papillon said. (CBS News)
Cyber-sympathizers aid Iran protestors online Jun 18, 2009
"If everybody sets up proxies that are rerouting Twitter traffic from there, unless they know what your proxies are, they can't block them," said Nitin Borwankar, a US technology consultant specializing in social data mining. "It's like a needle in a haystack, much worse than a needle and a haystack. So people are setting up a lot of proxies.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
•Road's widening to follow federal rules Jun 17, 2009
Henderson, a lobbyist and a project engineer met Monday with Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Reed to discuss a Worthsville Road interchange, which Henderson argued would relieve congestion on Main Street and Sheek Road, improve public safety by rerouting traffic and create opportunities for new business development. The commissioner was receptive but warned Henderson that the city might jeopardize federal funding if it doesn't rebuild Worthsville Road according to strict... (The Daily Journal)
Double fatal head-on collision reported at Midland rest stop Jun 16, 2009
The Oregon Department of Transportation is rerouting traffic in both directions using Cross Road, Tingley Lane and Old Midland Road. Updated 12:52 p.m.. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
No Scars: Obesity Surgery Through Mouth Jun 4, 2009
Shikora said many U.S. obesity surgeons prefer the rerouting surgery or flexible bands, and that it remains to be seen whether the oral method has the same drawbacks as more outmoded stapling procedures. The U.S. study is taking place at 10 centers. (CBS News)
Train victim, 17, identified as Gunn student Jun 4, 2009
Teens need to be protected from their own impulses, so I find myself coming down on the side of ANY measure that makes the train track less accessible (rerouting, 24-hour guards, whatever). Posted by 08 gunn grad, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, 13 hours ago. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
3 travel policies that should be revived May 30, 2009
Even after deregulation, airline agents continued to write "Rule 240" on tickets when rerouting a passenger. But airlines weren't required to comply with the old 240, and did so only as a way of staying competitive. (CNN -- Travel)
Oregon Recreation Report (4) May 25, 2009
Wetland enhancement/construction activities have resulted in rerouting of water causing increased flooding in some areas, while receding levels in others. This results in considerable new and expanded foraging opportunities to many wildlife species. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Cheers as C-A budget passes May 20, 2009
In addition to significant savings in diesel fuel by rerouting school buses this year, other non-staff reductions include cuts to supplies, travel and conferences, and fringe benefits. More of the same. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Town Meeting rejects land use evaluation May 16, 2009
Rerouting the line to avoid possible contamination has been on the town s agenda for a number of years. A new ambulance for the Fire Department was approved at $215,000, also by a unanimous vote. (Burlington Union, MA)
Capt. held hostage by pirates back on Capitol Hill May 5, 2009
Options include rerouting ships and improving training. New Jersey Sen. (KSLA.com, LA)
Smart Substations: Still a Long Way to Go May 5, 2009
These control devices include capacitors and switches for rerouting power ... It also includes rerouting some transmission and distribution lines in the pod area. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Volvo's XC60 crossover SUV is stylish, but ... Apr 28, 2009
Besides being stubborn, Navi Girl (or a Boy, if you choose), was an airhead, rerouting off the interstate for mysterious traffic-related reasons and smack into a one-lane funnel for major construction. If the real-time traffic feature can track traffic-flow changes and give you supposedly better routes, shouldn't it also know about significant construction projects on major roads. (USA Today -- Autos)
Sabotage attacks knock out phone service Apr 11, 2009
" The outage was nearly tragic in at least a couple of instances. Destiny Evans of Gilroy felt faint Thursday morning at her job as an office manager at Ortho Sports in Gilroy. Her boss, Joseph Abmont, called 911 on a landline and cell phone but couldn't get through. So he put Evans in his car and drove her to St. Louise Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a kidney infection. "He was my savior," Evans said as she left the hospital later in the day with her boyfriend. St. Louise spokeswoman... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Will the move against tax havens impact investment into India? Apr 6, 2009
NEW DELHI: Subsidiaries of Indian companies in tax havens will be required to have business operations in those countries to be eligible to make investments in India, as the government initiates steps to check rerouting of local capital, a government official said. The government is also planning to scrutinise books of overseas subsidiaries that have been set up with a very low capital base as they are mostly used for roundtripping, or reinvestment of capital as foreign investment, said an... (India Times)
A 'personal assistant' satnav on your mobile phone could be available now Apr 3, 2009
This could including public transport options, latest traffic news, rerouting suggestions and up to date mapping information. This device could slot into your car (where your satnav would be) and also give you information about lowest carbon routes, most economic routes and be able to provide information to your insurance company that you are a safe and careful driver. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Growing up with Wright legacy Mar 20, 2009
In later years, the Wrights kept to themselves, shooing tourists away from the orchard and rerouting buses from the front drive. Of the hundreds of homes Frank Lloyd Wright designed, just two were for his children. (AZCentral -- Home)
5 ways to breathe new life into failed urban plans Mar 18, 2009
He begins by rerouting the bulk of car traffic to the west, forging a more direct connection between southern Stockholm and the central business district. An immense public park laid over this freeway would offer stunning views of Lake Malaren. (International Herald Tribune)
Read the 'JER' transcript Mar 17, 2009
RILEY: He's essentially rerouting the charitable funds for the IRS. He's thinking of our taxes as charity as Joe Biden said during the campaign. He would just like the government to be in charge what the public good is and not have individual people making the decision. (Fox News)
Urban renewal of '60s, '70s reshaped south downtown Mar 8, 2009
This rerouting of traffic also had the regrettable effect of cutting off downtown from the surrounding neighborhoods. The story of urban renewal is inexorably linked with the automobile and the post-World War II migration of housing and retail out of old city centers and into newly platted subdivisions and shopping malls. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Airlines steering clear of North Korea Mar 7, 2009
Air Canada and Singapore Airlines joined 's carriers in rerouting flights to steer clear of North Korean airspace Friday after the communist regime threatened Seoul's passenger planes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula ... Park Hyun-soo, deputy general manager of Asiana Airlines' operations control center, said the rerouting would add about 40 minutes to each flight and cost about $2,500 per leg ... Air Canada and Singapore Airlines joined South Korea's carriers in rerouting... (Insight on the News)
S. Korea reroutes flights, cites 'threat' Mar 6, 2009
The rerouting will add about 15 to 40 minutes to flights to the United States and to Russia, Kim said. The latest row between the Koreas came a few days after military officials from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command held their first high-level talks in nearly seven years. (CNN -- World)
Airport development fee in Delhi Mar 2, 2009
The exempted category might also include transit and transfer passengers spending less than six hours at the airport and passengers departing from Delhi airport due to "involuntary rerouting" of aircraft for reasons like technical problems or weather conditions. The government had on Friday allowed Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) to become the fourth airport operator to be allowed to levy a development fee of Rs 100 and Rs 600 from each domestic and international passenger, respectively. (India Times, India)
Residents demand tunnels for high-speed trains Feb 28, 2009
How will rerouting of traffic flows impact property values all over town. who will pay for that. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Company demos development turn-by-turn iPhone GPS app Feb 20, 2009
The iPhones built-in Google Maps are serviceable for many purposes, but if youve ever used an in-car GPS system with automatic rerouting and a snide British voice telling you when youve taken a wrong turn, youll know that it falls short in many places. Last July, that he expected that hole in the iPhones functionality to be filled eventually, but that there were technical obstacles. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The Impact of the CCIM Institute on Commercial Real Estate Industry and Investors Feb 19, 2009
We spend our members' dues dollars on the state-of-the-art and that's what we just did with our contract with ESRI. We've done that with completely rerouting our education that has produced 17,000 students in 2008 that went through our program on a global basis. We believe that only by staying on the cutting edge can the CCIM Institute maintain its position as the global leader in commercial real estate. (RealtyTimes)
Acer event at Casa Batllo Feb 17, 2009
In addition to turn-by-turn driving directions, TeleNav GPS Navigator offers traffic alerts with one-click rerouting, business searches (with more than 10 million listings), gas prices, weather updates, and restaurant reviews. Speech recognition is also supported, meaning that you'll be able to press a button on the G1, dictate an address or business, and TeleNav will then route to the destination. (CNET News)
Skip the Robotics: Paralyzed Limbs Come to Life with New Connection to Brain Feb 14, 2009
Rerouting signal from neuron to muscle allows the brain to move deadened limbs. By Sharon Guynup. (Scientific American)
College Avenue greening ready to move forward Feb 13, 2009
The first piece of construction will be literally tearing up the street, rerouting traffic and starting to green it while being careful not to make a mess of the campus, Calcado said. We re going to be making sure the project will be phased through, he said. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Identity Theft Up, But Costs Fall Sharply Feb 10, 2009
This prevents identity thieves from rerouting mail to different addresses and delaying victims' awareness that their accounts are being siphoned off. The Javelin study also found identity theft went undetected longer and cost twice as much when victims knew their attackers. (CBS News -- US)
Thousands lose power in plant fire Feb 10, 2009
"Today we have crews in the area checking on voltage and rerouting power from all three of these substations to customers," he said Monday. "Intermittent outages may occur during switching, but this is to be sure that customers continue to have power with minimum interruptions due to this incident.". (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Jobless rate jumps to 7.6 percent, 598K jobs lost Feb 8, 2009
The upside, she said, is rerouting her life. I have been wanting to do a career change into alumni relations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Verizon Hub shines as a phone, but the rest of it has flaws Feb 8, 2009
It's packed with useful calling features: visual voice mail, anonymous-call rejection, call rerouting to a designated backup number and more. Unlike rival Internet phones, it's also meant to complement the cellphones in your Verizon Wireless network. (USA Today -- Tech)
Verizon Business Customers to Benefit From Global Network Expansion, Enhancements Feb 8, 2009
The mesh-network architecture utilizes additional paths for rerouting traffic in the event of a cable cut or other network disruption. The Verizon Business mesh network achieves industry-leading rates of availability exceeding 99. (PR Newswire)
