Yelp directly competes with East Bay Express for restaurant reviews, and their "Best of" awards, so no surprise that the Express would run a Hit piece against Yelp. Moreover, the Express has also had controversies of its own in how it does reader "rankings" of local restaurants.
And for those of us trying to improve local public transit, the author of this EB-Express article is very well known for her slanted and inaccurate hit pieces against AC Transit (the local bus service).
I don't have bus-reliability issues. I don't even have bus crowding issues. I have bus-slowness issues. Much slower than cars. They make many stops.
This bus automated steering project is being investigated as part of an overall BRT line, running from Berkeley to San Leandro. The BRT would have buses running in dedicated lanes making fewer stops (roughly every 1/4 mile). The BRT, running on 3-minute headways, would be substantially faster than cars, due to signal prioritization and the exclusive lanes.
If the BRT project goes forward, it could serve as a model all over the US, providing quality public transit (comparable to tram or light-rail) but at tiny fraction of the cost.
In the US, the FRA (Federal Railway Administration) regulates passenger rail. The FRA rules have made it prohibitively expensive to build high-speed rail. Until regulations change in the US, high-speed rail will either cost a fortune ($40+ billion for the California project), or it will simply not be done at all.
I also live in the neighborhood (2 blocks from the last known location where Nina was seen). Indeed, this is not Silicon Valley, it is (basically) the North Oakland area -- which in the past 2 years has experienced a huge increase in homicides and other violent crime. Even California's Senate President Pro Tem (i.e. 2nd most powerful leader in the State) isn't safe as he got carjacked in broad daylight on a busy street. Without any direct evidence linking Hans to the crime, I am no more inclined to believe that it was him, and not some gang of thugs out cruising Montclair.
Total rode-and-wait one-way time to work: 3 hours! Coming home at night is a bit better, at only 1.5 hours. So my 60 minutes of daily commute is now a whopping total of 5.5 hours! As if that wasn't enough, due to the times the buses run I can only work a 6 hour day.
The fact that your bus system is crappy is not really relevent -- one of the benefits of road tolls is to provide a dedicate revenue stream for improved transit service (i.e. fewer transfers, high frequency, etc). As well, the "HOT" lanes can also be used by the buses, allowing for faster service.
As for the long walk to your nearest bus stop: I had that problem too. It was solved by riding the bike to the bus stop (our buses have bike racks).
Please explain to me exactly *WHY* impeachment is not on the table. Because Pelosi, Harman, Rockefeller and many other Democratic leaders were complicit in the most serious crimes: torture, rendition, and warrantless wiretapping. If Cheney/Bush are to be impeached, then members of the "Intelligence" committee would have to be included.
One of those requirements is that the candidate's campaign be "viable". Since Colbert was only running in one state, his campaign was deemed to not be viable. This shows gross misunderstanding of the electoral college. If he were to win in just one state (South Carolina), he could throw his electors to another National candidate, possibly in exchange for a cabinet position, or exclusive interview on his TV show.
Do you know how hard it is to get on the ballot as an independent? The two parties have colluded to make it virtually impossible -- just ask Ralph Nader.
Last year I tried to purchase a laptop at a Best-Buy (tm) store, advertised as on-sale. Since it was no longer a "display" model, the only way for me to test-pilot the laptop would be to open the box.
So naturally, I asked the sales droid to open the box, whereupon I was told that the box could not be opened unless the item was purchased first -- and if I didn't like it there would be a 10% restocking fee in order to return my "purchased" laptop.
The granting of immunity to the telecos is in the wake of telco's refusing to testify just how broad the information they've handed over is. Now that they don't have the fifth amendment to hide behind, when congress subpoena's their CEOs to testify, they'll have to answer.
This has nothing to do with granting immunity.
First of all, a corporation cannot hide behind the 5th amendment. Second of all, it will be a cold day in hell before Democrats hold someone accountable.
You are extremely naive if you think a minor technicality like paper warrants is going to prevent massive abuse by the FBI/CIA/NSA to exploit technology put in place by CALEA. The Bush administration merely lit the match -- Clinton poured the gasoline.
Sorry, but Clinton is not blameless here. We wouldn't be in this mess if Clinton (and Janet Reno) hadn't pushed so hard to pass the infamous "CALEA" legislation. CALEA is what put in place the technological infrastructure to allow easy wiretapping (even paying telecommunication companies hundreds of millions to install it). As predicted by EFF and other groups, it would only be a matter of time before this new capability would be abused.
See
http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/CALEA/.
The fact of the matter is that Habeas Corpus was not suspended in any way, shape, or form. The Military Commissions Act does not apply to US citizens, permanent residents, or persons with a valid legal status within the United States. Without Habeas Corpus, how is a detainee supposed to prove their citizenship?
The law, as currently written, allows el Presidente to rendition anyone off the street to a secret undisclosed location where there is no contact with the outside world.
At what point has the police become a protector of the elected, nearing gestapo practices, instead of being a protector of the people. You totally misunderstand the purpose of policing.
Police are the private security force of political leaders, and the wealthy. Don't expect police protection if you live in a poor neighborhood next to a crack house. On the other hand, if you are a Senator, you can have the police electrocute anyone who gets in your face.
The scheme relies heavily on edge detection. For the simple images shown in the demo (beach sccenes, open sky, plain color backgrounds etc) edge detection is easy. For more realistic photos with complex backgrounds, the approach breaks down.
... the 9th rules in your favor. More of its rulings are reversed than upheld.
Thanks for the right-wing talking point.
In fact, virtually all of their decisions are upheld. While the total number of cases overturned is greater than the other courts, that is due to their much bigger caseload (the 9th covers the entire West Coast).
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Yelp directly competes with East Bay Express for restaurant reviews, and their "Best of" awards, so no surprise that the Express would run a Hit piece against Yelp. Moreover, the Express has also had controversies of its own in how it does reader "rankings" of local restaurants. And for those of us trying to improve local public transit, the author of this EB-Express article is very well known for her slanted and inaccurate hit pieces against AC Transit (the local bus service).
This bus automated steering project is being investigated as part of an overall BRT line, running from Berkeley to San Leandro. The BRT would have buses running in dedicated lanes making fewer stops (roughly every 1/4 mile). The BRT, running on 3-minute headways, would be substantially faster than cars, due to signal prioritization and the exclusive lanes.
If the BRT project goes forward, it could serve as a model all over the US, providing quality public transit (comparable to tram or light-rail) but at tiny fraction of the cost.
In the US, the FRA (Federal Railway Administration) regulates passenger rail. The FRA rules have made it prohibitively expensive to build high-speed rail. Until regulations change in the US, high-speed rail will either cost a fortune ($40+ billion for the California project), or it will simply not be done at all.
And so in 2006, you presumably voted Democrat, in order to end the War, stop illegal wiretapping, restore Habeus Corpus. Oh wait...
I also live in the neighborhood (2 blocks from the last known location where Nina was seen). Indeed, this is not Silicon Valley, it is (basically) the North Oakland area -- which in the past 2 years has experienced a huge increase in homicides and other violent crime. Even California's Senate President Pro Tem (i.e. 2nd most powerful leader in the State) isn't safe as he got carjacked in broad daylight on a busy street. Without any direct evidence linking Hans to the crime, I am no more inclined to believe that it was him, and not some gang of thugs out cruising Montclair.
Do you know how hard it is to get on the ballot as an independent? The two parties have colluded to make it virtually impossible -- just ask Ralph Nader.
Last year I tried to purchase a laptop at a Best-Buy (tm) store, advertised as on-sale. Since it was no longer a "display" model, the only way for me to test-pilot the laptop would be to open the box.
So naturally, I asked the sales droid to open the box, whereupon I was told that the box could not be opened unless the item was purchased first -- and if I didn't like it there would be a 10% restocking fee in order to return my "purchased" laptop.
This has nothing to do with granting immunity.
First of all, a corporation cannot hide behind the 5th amendment. Second of all, it will be a cold day in hell before Democrats hold someone accountable.
You are extremely naive if you think a minor technicality like paper warrants is going to prevent massive abuse by the FBI/CIA/NSA to exploit technology put in place by CALEA. The Bush administration merely lit the match -- Clinton poured the gasoline.
Sorry, but Clinton is not blameless here. We wouldn't be in this mess if Clinton (and Janet Reno) hadn't pushed so hard to pass the infamous "CALEA" legislation. CALEA is what put in place the technological infrastructure to allow easy wiretapping (even paying telecommunication companies hundreds of millions to install it). As predicted by EFF and other groups, it would only be a matter of time before this new capability would be abused. See http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/CALEA/.
The law, as currently written, allows el Presidente to rendition anyone off the street to a secret undisclosed location where there is no contact with the outside world.
Police are the private security force of political leaders, and the wealthy. Don't expect police protection if you live in a poor neighborhood next to a crack house. On the other hand, if you are a Senator, you can have the police electrocute anyone who gets in your face.
Scully got cancer because her implant was removed.
The scheme relies heavily on edge detection. For the simple images shown in the demo (beach sccenes, open sky, plain color backgrounds etc) edge detection is easy. For more realistic photos with complex backgrounds, the approach breaks down.