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Sicilian Suspension Bridge to Go Ahead
SpanningTheGap writes "According to the BBC, Italy plans on building a suspension bridge connecting the Italian mainland with the island of Sicily. The bridge will be five kilometers long and its central span will be over three kilometers long, easily breaking the old record length for a suspension bridge. The artist's conception image of the monster is a sight to see. Another article with more info can be found here." There's a website with assorted technical info about the design.
Yes, but will it make forwarding decisions based on MAC addresses?
There's really nothing to admire.
They might call it a privilege, but it is pretty much treated as a right. It is VERY easy to obtain a driver's license in the US, especially when an irresponsible 16 year old can get a license, or a blind 70 year old can.
Also, many people drive unlicensed, and serious moving violations don't do much to keep people off roads (i.e. repeat drunk drivers)
I realize many 16 year olds are responsible, but I was once a crazy 16 year old who would frequently try to find out what the governor was set to on every car his family owned, and have racked up about $1000 worth of tickets in the past 4 years of driving (but no accidents!).
What?
if it's not scottish it's CRAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!
One thing I noticed about American roads (I am from Canada) is that the police enforcement of speed limits is much more thorough than North of the border. Does it span a similar spectrum as the driving skill? Typically on Canadian highways that I have driven on you drive 20-40% above the speed limit as a rule.
The one time I was in Toronto, I noticed that people drove a lot closer to the speed limits than they do 'back home'. Of course, my 'back home' is Alabama, where half the population thinks theit job in a car is to emulate Dale Earnhardt. The enforcement of speed limits here is basically random.
Other states in the US seem to have drivers that stick closer to the limits, and I assumed that probably drivers would have been different in other provinces in Canada as well... wherabouts are you?
Hey kids, there's only 5 days left 'til Yak Shaving Day!
"I don't get mad, I get stabby." Fat Tony
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
"Each weekday 30,000 cars cross Lake Pontchartrain on the longest over-water bridge in the world, The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway."
"The most familiar part of the system is the 24-mile long bridge which consists of two, 2-lane spans running parallel across Lake Pontchartrain connection Jefferson Parish on the South Shore and St. Tammany Parish on the North Shore. "
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(In Napoli where love is king
When boy meets girl here's what they say)
When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie
That's amore
When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine
That's amore
Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
And you'll sing "Vita bella"
Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay
Like a gay tarantella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool
That's amore
When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet
You're in love
When you walk down in a dream but you know you're not
Dreaming signore
Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli
That's amore
(When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie
That's amore
When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine
That's amore
Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
And you'll sing "Vita bella"
Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay
Like a gay tarantella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool)
That's amore
(When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet
You're in love
When you walk down in a dream but you know you're not
Dreaming signore
Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli)
That's amore
Lucky fella
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool)
That's amore
(When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet
You're in love
When you walk down in a dream but you know you're not
Dreaming signore
Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli)
That's amore, (amore)
That's amore