|
Four tiny babies — together, they weighed less than a mid-sized bowling ball — were born to the Potters in November 2000. The quadruplets spent their first three months fighting off infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, according to their mother, Laura Lee Potter. Machines helped them breathe, and tubes delivered food until they were well enough to go home. .
Question: Cristofer Horbelt, an early-morning commuter into Seattle, wonders why the southbound Interstate 5 express lanes don't open at Northgate earlier than 5 a.m. on weekdays. "Traffic volumes are already high at this time," he wrote to Getting There. "Seems like (the state) should be making some adjustments. I go through Northgate around 4:45 a.m. It's nowhere near as heavy as between 7 and 9. However, in the three years I've been doing this commute, when I leave Everett (4:15), traffic volumes have been steadily increasing. "Given that the express lanes are configured for traffic to bypass the mainline for the afternoon commute to the north (starting around 1 p.m.), I'd suggest reversing them earlier, say around 4 a.m. At this time, and actually probably any(time) after 3 a.m., most traffic is heading into the city.
MIAMI, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A 1950s-era house and two V-8 engines may help Florida scientists learn which construction materials and methods better withstand hurricane winds. Studying construction methods and materials and how they withstand hurricanes' wind and water can prevent future damage, the Miami Herald said Friday. Florida International University's International Hurricane Research Center and Laboratory for Coastal Research scientists used the V-8 engines to produce winds of 115 mph, which they trained on the condemned to learn on how older buildings fare, the Herald said. Authorities said improving building against storms stronger is the best way to corral insurance costs, the Herald said. Insurers tend to charge higher premiums on older homes, assuming the dwellings won't fare will in storms because they were built under less rigorous standards.
Nestled in the mountains, Prospectors Run soon realized that offering elevators was a unique and desired feature often requested by the baby boomer market. Many prospects loved the idea of living in the mountains but found that main-level bedrooms were hard to come by when dealing with vertical slopes. Additionally, they did not want the maintenance of a single-family home especially when living in the mountains. In response to this untapped market, Prospectors Run is offering private elevators in several of their floor plans with prices starting at just $285,000. Prospectors Run has currently installed elevators in 13% of their Phase I homes and confident that number will rise in Phase II. The elevator is elegantly and seamlessly incorporated into the home as the elevator doors mirror the rest of the doors in the home.
THE Chinese People's Liberation Army has donated earthmoving construction equipment worth US$1 million to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, a development that will go a long way in alleviating accommodation problems in the force. The heavy plant equipment that includes a grader, bulldozer, front-end loader, two tipping trucks and a toolbox would be used for clearing and levelling new construction sites, opening access roads and excavation of ponds in the construction of sewer systems for ZDF personnel. The equipment was presented to deputy secretary for policy, Public Relations and International Affairs in the Ministry of Defence Mr Patrick Machaya on behalf of Defence Secretary Mr Trust Maphosa by Chinese defence attaché Senior Colonel Tian Jianjun at a brief ceremony at Pomona Barracks yesterday.
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The Amish of West Nickel Mines, Pa. don't believe in using modern machines or technology, but it was heavy construction equipment that razed the one-room schoolhouse Wednesday where a gunman fatally shot five girls and injured five others. The Amis h relied on an outside demolition crew with heavy machinery to bring closure to the painful chapter in their peaceful community. I think the Amish leaders made the right decision," Mike Hart, a spokesman for the Bart Fire Company, said as loaders lifted debris into dump trucks to be hauled away. It seems this is a type of closure for them," Hart said, as a group of mostly Amish gathered to watch as the schools bell tower toppled and the walls crumpled.
|
