Migration, taxes and work patterns

Mark Perry has an interesting look at how successful taxes and unions are when it comes to attracting a workforce ... his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado. With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans to move his family 1,200 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:23:58

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KG Turned As Big Cinema

Big Cinemas has re-branded Coimbatore's KG Cinemas. This will be the company's first property in the city ... is now equipped with air-conditioned auditoriums, push back seats, floor lights, hygienic washrooms ... to be the Manchester of South India with a booming textile sector, engineering hub and plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 14:39:00

Federal stimulous and a few packed restaurants

Last week Democrats in the US House of Representatives unveiled an $825 billion economic stimulous plan, ... Inchioski of Engineering News-Record, "about $135 billion of the spending portion of the plan would go toward construction. Additionally, construction firms would benefit from the plan’s tax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:23:00

Steve Parker: Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references . ... the dust off some of their oldest marketing plans to get Americans interested in cars and trucks outfitted with new, clean-diesel engines. And some of those plans call for using racing to get "clean [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 06:46:08

"This has to do with money and the influence of power"

A month ago, I railed on the Bush administration for contributing to the delay of the Army Corps of Engineers' Category Five Flood protection plan ... over the Corps' delayed Cat 5 flood protection report adds fuel to the conspiracy fire, because ... restoration projects. ... But after initially focusing on a list of projects that the corps and state [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:14:08

Californication

They've wrecked their home state with their left-liberalism ... Reilly spent his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado. With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:30:00

Daily del.icio.us for December 31st through January 4th

Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle - Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle I'm using Git because it makes me feel cool | unethical blogger - As 2007 became ... and clearly we needed to get in on the ground floor of the new cool before it became mainstream ... | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - The popular search engine Google announced plans Friday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:05:21

Next-generation space toilet ready in five years

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... and chemical manufacturers, as well as from the architectural and engineering firm Shimizu Corporation. Plans are to test working prototypes of the space toilet in Japan’s Kibo lab aboard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:31:01

Next-generation space toilet ready in five years

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... and chemical manufacturers, as well as from the architectural and engineering firm Shimizu Corporation. Plans are to test working prototypes of the space toilet in Japan’s Kibo lab aboard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:46:51

Atlantic Yards project on last leg?

The struggling economy could mean big changes for the proposed Nets basketball arena in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn ... that developer Bruce Ratner wants to hire "value engineering" firms to trim millions from Gehry's plans ... for the project, and hopes to remove architectural flourishes or substitute cheaper materials to get it built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:10:00

GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction

General Motors has put the brakes on construction of a $349 million plant slated to produce engines for the extended-range electric ... unveiled plans for the plant less than three months ago. “It’s temporarily on hold as we assess our cash situation,” GM spokesperson Sharon Basel told the Detroit Free Press today. “I don’t think it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:48:14

Sheri & Theo’s 18th Century Scottish Harvest Wedding

The offbeat bride: Sheri, Curriculum Developer Her offbeat partner: Theo, Software Test Engineer Location & date of wedding: Carrigan Farms, ... and the plans grew from there. I was so lucky to get my corsetted gown, headpiece and jewelry made by Elnara ... we had made. Our little Leaf Fairy wore a custom-made fairy outfit complete with [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:00:30

Developers in India get Vicious

Vicious Cycle Software, together with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, will bring the Vicious Engine to Indian game developers, as part of Sony's plans to accelerate ... program, and we are looking forward to all the amazing titles Indian developers will create using [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:21:53

Climate News Roundup: June 13 - June 19, 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008 SOLAR THERMAL POWER: In Israel's Negev Desert blooms a field of 1,640 robotic mirrors that behave like sunflowers ... it had agreed on plans to tax new vehicles on how much they pollute instead of engine size in a bid ... has launched BioFields S.A.P.I. de C.V. to manufacture ethanol from algae. BIODIESEL (EU, USA): The European [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 20:38:00

Ninth Circuit Holds Assertion of Jurisdiction By USACE Not a Reviewable Agency Decision

By Nathan Jones and Cory Badgley In Fairbanks North Star Borough v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2008) 543 F ... . The City of Fairbanks, Alaska (“City”) began construction plans to develop 2.1 acres of property [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:26:14

New Bikes From Bajaj in 2009!

Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is set to fight back falling sales with a renewed focus on bigger engine bikes backed by six new launches in 2009 ... . Followed by this, the company also plans two more new rollouts in value-segment (125-135 cc engine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:18:59

ProgeCAD 2009 Professional 9.0.14.7

ProgeCAD Professional is general-purpose 2D and 3D design software useful for CAD field & concept sketch, electrical schematics, building construction, AEC architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and industrial engineering, carpentry RFI & "as con" drawings, MCAD mechanical layout, home kitchen & bath floor plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:31:59

Disinformation Campaign On Israel-Iran Attack

About a year ago, the US suddenly made a dramatic about-face and backed down from its planned air and missile attack on Iran's nuclear weapons ... . Instead, the White House engineered a remarkable and bogus intelligence story about how Iran had formerly ... House, government intelligence masters are changing their tune and prepping for another [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:52:00

John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Star Wars

Here’s the latest Storytelling Engine from John Seavey. Click here to read John’s description of what a Storytelling Engine IS, anyways ... general in the mold of Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin, with a plan to restore the glory ... of the spin-offs do tend to fit neatly into the mold of either being like Tarkin, Vader, the Emperor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 22:55:14

Cadillac Converj Concept: Electric-Hybrid Coupe Breaks Cover at Detroit Show

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Date: 2009-01-11 16:51:00

Armed Branch of Hamas Warns' Israel of Concequenses In Alleged Ground Offensive Into Gaza Strip

Yahya AyyashFebruary 22, 1966 - January 5, 1996 The Engineer in Chief PalestineFreeVoice Images Photo credit "name withheld" ... the Israelis on Monday regarding the Israelis alleged plans to launch a ground invasion across Gaza ... building and in every home. We will attack you from under the debris. If you believe that shelling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 05:36:00

Chapter 136: A day in Abheypur

I thought the only way to describe my Engineers Without Borders experiance in rural India was to just describe one day in detail. Here goes nothing ... plans as we walk through Pathways to our early morning Yoga class. We are staying free of charge ... of about 750 people. It’s on the edge of some very rocky hills, and in the fields they mostly farm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:49:10

Ambitious Solar Plans in France

The following guest post was written by Tom Standing, a "semi-retired, part-time civil engineer for the City of San Francisco ... MW solar thermal plant in Arizona. In this post, Tom examines France's ambitious solar plans ... to a completely decarbonized model: each home, company, and community will produce its own energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:42:51

60 Minutes Airs 24-Minute Infomercial for Saudi Aramco

Lesley Stahl gushed all over the Empty Quarter at the amazing feats of engineering occurring in Saudi Arabia in order to bring their production from ... and they have long-term plans to be the world’s supplier of solar power, is there any question [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:30:32

Wedding Plans: The Beginning

The RingSo when the Chem Geek Princess and her Knight Errant arrived home from England via Dallas, the Engineering Geek met them at the airport ( ... , a winery, or a Bed and Breakfast; no southwest decor--Victorian? Guests: Close family and close ... the officiant, plans the honeymoonMother of Bride (MOB): plans with bride (CGP), Groom does not sweat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 20:37:00

Creating Custom Listings with Expression Engine, Part I

Compared to just three years ago, more and more of Category 4’s small-business clients have become comfortable maintaining their own website via CMS ... . But more and more, larger projects require finely-tuned content management and custom data-types ... unique listing in the Homes section will display a lead photo, carousel with thumbnails, floor plans [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 05:09:39

NTSB:Black Boxes reveal engines lost power at same time

National Transportation Safety Board released flight data and recorded cockpit voice and rasio transmissions ... the plane over New York City and safely into the Hudson river water after striing a large flock of birds ... , where investigators planned to inspect the extent of the damage more closely.The area where the barge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:28:00

Fiat to take up 35% stake in Chrysler and share platforms and engines

Fiat S.p.A today confirmed that it has signed a “a non-binding term sheet to establish a global strategic alliance” with Chrysler and ... company plans to increase this 35% up to 55% over time. Fiat will also assist Chrysler ... . This announcement fills that missing piece in the puzzle of how Chrysler plans its turnaround. It already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:21:13

A Simple Plan........

Somebody should take away my e-Bay account before I get myself in real trouble. Looking back at the Cagiva Gran Canyon project in the early stages, I simply had in mind a bit of a cosmetic restoration, a wheel conversion, a fork rebuild and some minor engine tune-up tasks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:07:37

Stimulating!

Stimulating! The US House unveiled an $825 billion, two-year stimulus plan today, crafted by the Obama transition team and House Democrats ... on that investment. Scientific Research • National Science Foundation: $3 billion, including $2 billion ... of higher education and other scientists, $200 million to repair and modernize science and engineering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:06:19

CCNWON search engines, Alternate viewing format, RSS format, Atom format, All Tags .12th08:11 am: Can an Ex KGB General Save America From Itself? ... marriage and fractured Reagan friendship 08:35 am: NYPD Plans To Track Every Vehicle Entering Manhattan 08:37 am: House Panel To Probe Book's Forged Iraq Intel Allegations 08:44 am: Olbermann [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 22:05:49

THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work

from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

Help Wanted: Bloggers, Weekend Warriors, Builders, Engineers, Internet Fanatics - Apply Within

In June of 2007 I created a blog on Wordpress called the Constant Craftsman. The idea was to (1) ... for Craftsman house plans and other notable home improvement blog entries worth mentioning, created ... chronicle the ups and downs of renovating my 1926 Dutch Colonial home and (2) focus on the niche [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:54:50

architecture.about.com

Text that search engines would see: if(thin)gEI('abw').className='thin'; Search Architecturevar h1=document.getElementsByTagName("h1");if(h1 ... ; RestoreFind House PlansResearch Your HomeGreat BuildingsFamous ArchitectsConstruction FactsPeriods & ... books for cozy, compact house designs.Read moreSmall Houses, Big IdeasCottage Plan BooksOne-Story Hou [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 01:03:25

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