Archive of Technology on Wednesday November 04, 2009
GA: Memory cards forgotten in 7 Ga. voting machines
By The Associated Press, The Augusta Chronicle
Memory cards in seven voting machines were unintentionally left in Atlanta precincts Tuesday night, in a poll worker error that election officials say is not expected to affect the outcome of any race.
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GA: Grant creates shared library for Georgia's colleges
By Laura Diamond , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech received $857,000 to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia.
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LA: DOTD explains ramp controls
By Will Sentell, The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
Ramp meters, which would be the first of their kind in Louisiana, are aimed at making it easier to merge onto the interstate. They will force vehicles to proceed one at a time along entrance ramps onto I-12, roughly at four-second intervals.
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MA: Families seek coverage for hearing aids
By Christine McConville, Boston Herald
Health insurance companies in Massachusetts are not required to pick up the cost of children's hearing aids, but if Josephine Lee of Georgetown and other parents have their way, that's going to change.
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MD: Annapolis considers 'renewable energy park'
By Timothy B. Wheeler , The Sun (Baltimore)
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Hoping to make some green out of going green, Annapolis officials are weighing an ambitious plan to convert an old municipal dump into a "renewable energy park" that would generate enough electricity to supply all of the power the state capital consumes, using landfill gas, yard waste and the sun's rays for fuel.
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MD: Constellation, EDF moving forward with nuclear sale
By Liam Farrell, The Capital (Annapolis)
Constellation Energy and Electricite de France are moving quickly to close their nuclear power deal under conditions imposed by the state Public Service Commission, including a $100 rebate for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. ratepayers.
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NV: Nevada utility panel taking public comment today
By The Associated Press, Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
Nevada state utility regulators plan a public meeting in Reno to hear from residents about electric, gas, telephone, railroad and water service in northern Nevada.
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VT: Video shows bridge cracks
By Matt Sutkoski, Burlington Free Press
A video released Tuesday by the New York Department of Transportation shows extensive cracking on at least one of the concrete piers supporting the closed Lake Champlain Bridge linking Addison to Crown Point, N.Y.
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