Archive for November, 2008

Plowing Au Gratin

Just when we were getting used to the idea of using beet juice for "salting" roads, someone has reached into the fridge and pulled out another food item as an alternative deicing chemical - CHEESE! Crews in Washington have determined that the salt water left over as a byproduct of the cheese product

11.29.2008 | Public Works | admin

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The Personal Rapid Transit Revolution

The Personal Rapid Transit Revolution

[caption id="attachment_319" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Virtual MISTER Podcar"][/caption] As the world searches for an answer to reducing the use of fossil fuels, cities are starting to look to the personal rapid transit (PRT) system as a potential solution. Lately, MISTER, a Polish-b

11.27.2008 | Energy, Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in Second Life, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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ASCE Dipping Their Toe into Web 2.0

ASCE Dipping Their Toe into Web 2.0

Today I received my usual e-mail from ASCE that displays headlines of stories related to civil engineering and was surprised to see ASCE was finally offering a widget for their content. Well now, that was progressive, and I love widgets -sleek, functional, look great on your Website. So I clicked on

11.21.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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Conferences, World of Warcraft, and Professional Achievement

Lately my mind has been preoccupied with thoughts of conferences (going to GreenBuild 2008), public works and engineering, World of Warcraft (WoW), family, and social media applications. With all that jumbled up inside there, it was inevitable that these subjects would start bumping into each other.

11.16.2008 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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