An art extravaganza engulfs Grand Rapids
May 14, 2012 8:13 am by Virginia Linn / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — what would happen if you invited artists from around the world to display their work in your city? The result would be ArtPrize, a 19-day extravaganza that has turned a three-square-mile area in this central Michigan city into not only a giant [...]
My London, and Welcome to It
2012-04-28 17:02:36 By A.A. GILL / The new York Times IF you've saved this article for your long-planned trip to London, and you're now reading it for the third time, circling Heathrow, well, I'm sorry. You're probably still up there because the queue at passport control has become mutinous. They're snaking out onto the runways — grim, [...]
How do I get a street light repaired?
Q. There has been a street light out on my street for quite some time. How do we get it fixed? – Alice Shanafelt, Orange If you have a question about Orange or Villa Park, ask mr. Orange at 714-900-2048 or efields@ocregister.com. ADVERTISEMENT A. The city’s Traffic Engineering Division conducts weekly checks to find –and [...]
Finned LED streetlights go for flashy look
Cree's AeroBlades' LED streetlights. (Credit:Cree) Cree is leaning on high design to get LED lighting onto lamp posts. The company today introduced new lines of streetlights that use long-lasting and energy-efficient LEDs, including AeroBlades lamps which are an array of LED light sources in blade-like strips. Cree also updated its traditional LED streetlights for overhead [...]
County drive to cut energy cost (From Worcester News)
County drive to cut energy cost 4:40pm Wednesday 28th March 2012 in Local County drive to cut energy cost PLANS to dim street lights or switch them off overnight will be scrutinised by councillors. as we reported in February, Worcestershire county council is currently looking at ways to save on the £2 million a year [...]
Taiwan "Hands-over" Solar Streetlights Project to Marshall Islands :: Yokwe Online :: http://www.yokwe.net
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ambassador George T.K. Li donated 115 Solar Streetlights, a US$400,000.00 project, to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands at a handover ceremony at the International Convention Center on February 16, 2012. As part of the project, a check in the amount [...]
LYME REGIS: Street light replacement update
26th October 2011 A PROGRAMME to replace street lights in Lyme Regis will continue at the end of October following delays. Following enquiries from local residents asking why the replacement had stopped, Councillor Lorna Jenkin contacted Scottish and Southern Energy, which is replacing street lights across Dorset, and was told work in Lyme will start [...]
Little light shed on East Molesey lamppost mistake (From Elmbridge Guardian)
Little light shed on East Molesey lamppost mistake 8:20am Saturday 24th September 2011 Print Email Comments(0) Blundering council workers have left conservation area residents gobsmacked after mistakenly removing the road’s Victorian street lamps. The swan-necked, green lamps were removed on Monday and Tuesday to the astonishment of homeowners in Vine Road, East Molesey. Surrey County [...]
Softening the cruel lottery of life
In his flat that is a virtual prison, Frank Hall-Bentick watches Julia Gillard announce funding for the first stage of a new deal for the disabled. Picture: David Geraghty Source: The Australian FRANK Hall-Bentick, forced to retire 10 years early because he could not get the disability services he needed to keep him at work, [...]
From the Ground Up: Surprises and survival in the garden
By LAURa Mclean August 28, 2011 12:00 AM One of the true delights of a garden is the element of surprise. Winding the corner of a landscape, your eyes are suddenly fixated on something totally unexpected, and it’s a wonder to behold. It might be an ancient tree or a single black flower planted amidst [...]