Sentences with phrase «city systems on»

The only two public library directors on the DPLA board are from big - city systems on the coasts.

Not exact matches

Customers such as Waste Management and the city of Houston have already installed Extengine's system on some of their vehicles.
There were three cameras in the studio but nobody manning them, so viewers channel surfing on the far shores of the city's cable system were treated to static shots of the whole panel behind a plain wood veneer desk — no cuts from one speaker to the next, and however ready the guests might have been, no close - up was available.
Philips, for its part, is working with a number of European cities on an urban lighting system that uses sensors to determine optimum lighting levels for the amount of street activity, saving energy while still providing a safe civic environment.
While no mobile options are currently available, the city also believes a revamped system would ultimately cut down on the losses it incurs each year from unpaid violations.
The systems we operate in — the highways, the airplanes, the factory farming, the ubiquitous air conditioning in cities in deserts — are nearly impossible to avoid on a daily basis.
Perth - based technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its CCTV surveillance systems on light rail vehicles in the US city of Dallas, Texas, with the value of the deal worth up to $ 11.6 million.
While no solid plans are in place, the city issued a Request for Information about such a system due on Jan. 15.
Protagonist Aiden Pearce is a vigilante who can hack into the central operating system that runs near - future Chicago, and in doing so can control much of the city itself and access information on its inhabitants.
Intellifusion, a Shenzhen - based AI firm that provides technology to the city's police to display the faces of jaywalkers on large LED screens at intersections, is now talking with local mobile phone carriers and social media platforms such as WeChat and Sina Weibo to develop a system where offenders will receive personal text messages as soon as they violate the rules, according to Wang Jun, the company's director of marketing solutions.
Executive producer Dominic Guay adds to that: «You can take any context in which you give freedom and power to the player and do something bad with it, but then the whole game system is going to tell you and give feedback on how that impacts the city and how the game wants you to be a vigilante.»
On Monday, just hours before a scheduled press event about GE's move, the industrial giant pledged to invest $ 25 million in the city's underfunded public school system by creating a career lab and other resources.
Iranian hackers infiltrated the computer system at a small dam in a quiet village 20 miles from New York City in 2013, according to a report on Monday.
LEIPZIG / FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move that could accelerate a shift away from the combustion engine and force manufacturers to pay to improve exhaust systems.
A worker demonstrates Apple Pay inside a mobile kiosk sponsored by Visa and Wells Fargo to demonstrate the new Apple Pay mobile payment system on October 20, 2014 in San Francisco City.
LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles.
On a related note, it looks like this brand of populism — which essentially uses the system against itself — may be spreading with Strike Debt affiliates popping up in cities including Philadelphia, Detroit, Tucson and Phoenix, according to Hala.
Ever try to navigate a transit system in a strange city on a business trip?
Thaddeus R. Miller, an Arizona State University scientist who helps lead a national research network focused on «Urban Resilience to Extreme Events,» said in an email that boosting the capacity of cities to stay safe and prosperous in a turbulent climate requires a culture shift as much as hardening physical systems:
I recently got a sneak preview of the system on a Nissan Rogue prototype in New York City.
While US officials say it's integral to national security, citing its use in disrupting a terrorist plot to blow up the New York City subway system in 2009, privacy rights advocates worry the law oversteps its bounds and infringes on Americans» Fourth amendment rights.
Though Cisneros didn't indicate a specific reason why now, of all times, the city is cracking down on license - free drivers, San Francisco did finally get an online business registration system operational last month.
Dreamforce recently declared independent territory status within the City of San Francisco, instituting a monetary system based on refrigerator magnets, drink tickets, and Wi - Fi passcodes.
China introduced a tiering system for its cities in the 1980s according to urban and infrastructure development needs, and has since become a proxy for societal classification, i.e., Tier 1 cities are the «wealthiest», whereas Tier 4 are the «poorest» (on a per capita basis).
A massive, long - range infrastructure commitment on the part of the federal govt to support building / rebuliding highways and bridges, interstate train service and hi - speed rail, city mass transit systems, and ports and airports, over minimum 10 years and even better 20, with requirement that majority of manufactured metal components be US - made.
In addition, the system is only to be used while on divided highways and in good road conditions, so including city driving and driving in poor road conditions could take that 50 percent figure down.
The Firefighters» Pension System of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Trust, 414 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, which held 100 shares of our common stock on November 7, 2008; along with the following co-filers: Miami Fire Fighters» Relief and Pension Fund, 2980 N.W. South River Drive, Miami, FL 33125 - 1146, which held 10,785 shares of our common stock on November 8, 2008; and the City of Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System, Two Penn Center Plaza, 16th Floor,
In his ruling, Rhodes said that settlement, which was key in winning the support for the plan from Detroit's two retirement systems and scores of city workers and retirees, «borders on miraculous.»
The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.
I am proud that he was a Harvard undergraduate during my time on the faculty at Harvard and I think that the Bank of England is fortunate to have someone with his degree of experience in public policy and also experience as a participant directly in financial markets, at the helm at what will be a challenging time for the city of London and England and the global financial system.
Since every state has its own system of taxation, and most counties and cities throw a few extra levies on top of that, there's a good chance that your big move could have a big impact on your taxes.
Our mission is to support the growth of public banking in Massachusetts, initially focusing on an infrastructure bank to help cities and towns with the costs of upgrading buildings, roads, and water systems, with environmental remediation and adaption to a changing climate, and with improving city services.
Trading stocks online is made possible today through the use of online stock brokerages, which operate almost exactly like traditional stock brokerages full of professionals who place your orders with the system (i.e. the big boys in downtown New York City on Wall Street).
HTT bought land last year to begin initial construction on the Hyperloop in Quay Valley — a proposed 75,000 resident, solar - powered concept city being built in King's County, California that intends to use HTT's test track as its main transportation system.
Speaking on the sidelines of an official trip to Jakarta, Yau, the city's secretary for commerce and economic development, said: «We will continue to be a voice of the multilateral rule - based free trade system... and a valued partner of all participants in the system, including the US.»
«I think there is a generalized sense that the system we have now is not working,» said Santiago, speaking from the city of Salinas on the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
As cities and states find it too costly to manage their own water systems, American Water can swoop in to buy great assets on the cheap.
The more the whole culture of a city is based on a rich, expressive symbol system, the more significant it is.
I was too grateful for the traffic lights the «system» had installed on the corners of the busy streets my son had to navigate on his way to school, and for the school crossing guards the city government had hired to make his daily journey less dangerous, and for the fire inspectors who regularly visited his school to check for hazards, and so on.
By filing a lawsuit to set aside the Mexico City policy on the basis of «international law» created outside the American political system, the CRLP has demonstrated that it firmly believes that «international law» (which has little if anything to do with the will of the American people or the representatives they elect to govern them) is nevertheless enforceable against the American people and, ultimately, the people of the world.
The city's and school system's Muslim population has mushroomed to a level that is similar to the Jewish population, and it's unfair to make such a large number of Muslim students take a «sick day» on these important holidays.
One of the biggest hassles for the homeless on the road as well as those on city streets is struggling with an inequitable, irrational welfare system.
(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.
It was a carefully planned city, the dwellings were set out on a good system and streets were remarkable in antiquity for their breath.
The New York WaterMaker is a patent - pending water source replication system that not only functions as a commercial water filter, but also replicates the exact hardness, molecular structure, and chemical composition of a specific location's water, with a key focus on replicating New York City water.
Oh and if you're feeling up to braving the streets of Paris on a bicycle, try out the «Vélib», the public bike - rental system with stations all over the city.
Tun Tavern is a brewpub in the heart of Atlantic City, New Jersey operating on an oversized 10 barrel NSI system looking for a talented brewer to manage and maintain current production.
We shared an apartment for two years in the heart of Quito, working on separate research projects related to indigenous farming movements and farm - to - city food systems.
For years, Hong Kong has acted as a springboard for merchants eyeing for mainland market, given the city has zero tariff on imported wine and an effective logistics and distribution system.
Still, that low pressure system that lives over the city made its mark on me.
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