One of the things that I have been involved in professionally is the Wake Technical Community College Advisory Board. I sit on the board for Architectural Technology. Each spring one of our activities is to review the graduating students final projects. Yesterday was the midterm review. There were three teams and all gave presentations of the progress made thus far. This years project site is a lot in downtown raleigh along Bloodworth Street from East Hargett to East Martin. Students are tasked with creating a mixed use development with retail on the lower level and SRO apartments above. Each team had decided to include a grocery store on the first level since the area is in a food desert. The footprint for each project team was different from the other. The resident amenities were also different for each project. I am looking forward to the final presentation at the end of the semester to see how comments were received and implemented.
Automobiles are becoming increasingly sophisticated each year. Our American society can be a very litigious one. Car manufacturers realize this and in an attempt to keep us safe, and themselves out of the court room, they crowd car instrument panels with warning lights to alert drivers of potential hazards. Below are just a few symbols and what they mean. This is a new feature on a select few cars. When this symbol is illuminated, it is alerting you to the fact that the vehicles Rear Thrusters are engaged. While it should be common sense, a car is no place to play. This is a simple reminder that beachballs should not be tossed about the passenger cabin. Although rare, this is a simple reminder that you are diving one of two conjoined cars. This task is made more difficult when each vehicle has it's own independent power and/or drivetrain. Many cars now have sensors mounted in the rear of the vehicle. They are helpfu...
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