Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans Game Recap – Nov. 18, 2015

Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans Game Recap – Nov. 18, 2015
Kanter then followed up a missed shot with one of his six offensive rebounds, and 14 overall boards, to give the Thunder a 95-84 edge with five-and-a-half minutes to play. All of the sudden, however, the Pelicans drew back within 97-94 behind back-to …
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Game Rewind: Pacers 100, Celtics 98
Both Paul George (26 points and 10 rebounds) and Jordan Hill (16 points and 10 boards) recorded double-doubles in the victory. Monta Ellis added 13 points, five boards, and eight assists and knocked down the winning free throws in the final minute.
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Why Does Government Act As Tax Collector For Agribusiness?
He says the government could just stop acting as tax collector for farm industries. Alternatively, it could keep these programs alive, but put different people in charge of spending the money. It could require that the boards that control these funds …
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Show up Santa with 5 amazing holiday gifts that will make them swoon

Show up Santa with 5 amazing holiday gifts that will make them swoon
Digital Trends Best Products of 2015 … The $ 130 Charge keeps things small for those not looking to take up too much wrist-space while the $ 250 Surge gives all of the benefits of a Fitbit alongside a few smartwatch perks like on-screen call and text …
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WWU student charged with hate crime for alleged online threats
20 on 4 Chan, a digital-message board, one post included a photo of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members burning a cross with the caption, “Accurate depiction of how politically correct people see something as minor as a Viking,” the charges say. Another post to …
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'Let the Wookiee Win': Iowa DOT Invokes Star Wars for Highway Safety
Let the Wookiee Win,” and “Be a Rebel Not a Clone: Put Down the Phone” were among the messages planted on overhead digital message boards spanning interstates around Iowa on Dec. 14. “It all boils down to talking about safety,” said Willy Sorenson, …
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Capital Management board outlines plan to go private

Capital Management board outlines plan to go private
"(The board) intends to seek shareholder approval for the cancellation of the admission to trading of the company's ordinary shares on AIM, the adoption of new articles of association, the re-registration as a private limited company, and amendments of …
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ZeroFOX raises million in Series B funding led by Highland Capital
Founded in 2013, the startup ZeroFOX protects organizations from the risks caused by social networking and digital communication platform. … Further to the funding, Corey Mulloy, a general partner at Highland Capital has joined the board of ZeroFOX.
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Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found

Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found
A search team believes it has located the wreckage from the El Faro cargo ship that disappeared last month during Hurricane Joaquin, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The discovery was made Saturday afternoon at a depth of about …
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Digital signage flight info system set to track Santa on Christmas Eve

Digital signage flight info system set to track Santa on Christmas Eve
Flyte Systems announced it will add a new feature to its FlyteBoard real-time flight information digital signage displays on Dec. 24, tracking Santa's travel status from the North Pole across the U.S. on Christmas Eve. The company's flight information …
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Digital signage brings Barneys NY holiday window to light
Visual solutions and digital signage provider Christie announced it partnered with Barneys New York again this year to create a one-of-a-kind holiday window display on New York City's Madison Avenue. Christie's digital lighting effects were mapped to a …
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LED digital signage firm partners with iSIGN for 'intelligent sign'
Interactive mobile proximity advertising solutions,provider iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. recently announced a reseller partnership agreement with LED Solutions Manufacturing Inc. that the companies say will "bring to the sign and display market the …
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I-10 Westbound, Twin Spans with an Approaching Rainstorm (2)

I-10 Westbound, Twin Spans with an Approaching Rainstorm (2)

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The I-10 Twin Span Bridge, known locally as the Twin Spans, consists of two parallel trestle bridges. These parallel bridges cross the eastern end of Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana from New Orleans, Louisiana to Slidell, Louisiana. The bridges were opened at a short ceremony on December 21, 1965 and are each constructed with 433 65-foot concrete segments.

Following the extensive damages from Hurricane Katrina, it was decided that the current Twin Spans were too vulnerable to storm surge and that the long term solution would be to construct two new spans. Ground was broken on July 13, 2006 on the project which will construct two new bridges 300 feet (91 m) east of the current spans. This 3 million project will construct two 3-lane bridges 30 feet (9.1 m) above the surface of Lake Ponchartrain, with an 80-foot (24 m) high rise near Slidell. Each span will be 60 feet (18 m) wide, consisting of three 12-foot (3.7 m) lanes, and 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders on each side.

The wider bridges will eliminate the bottlenecking that currently occurs at both ends of the current bridges and also be able to accommodate 50 percent more traffic than the current twin spans, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The new bridges will also have traffic cameras and electronic message boards to alert motorists of any potential problems on the bridge, much like the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge.

The first new span opened to eastbound traffic on July 9, 2009 with the second span to follow in 2011. The old bridges will then be dismantled.

Construction Accident On October 30, 2008, as construction workers were preparing a form for a concrete pour, a girder collapsed sending 10 workers plunging into Lake Pontchartrain approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) below. One of the workers, Eric Troy Blackmon, who was tethered to the girder died in the accident.

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