New Year's Eve Celebration.
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Elon Musk Says Tesla Vehicles Will
Drive Themselves in Two Years
In Elon Musk's world, "easy" is used to describe problems many might consider impossible-or at least very difficult to solve. Producing a fully autonomous vehicle that can operate in any condition and on any road, for example, is easy-ish.
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Congress reaches deal on 5-year highway bill
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Lawmakers are on track to clear a massive transportation infrastructure bill as soon as this week, a legislative coup a decade in the making that will give new House Speaker Paul Ryan something to crow about.
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10 Tips to Guard Against Jobsite Tool Theft
- For those professional contractors that rely on their tools and equipment to get their jobs done it's important to take safety precautions. Construction companies can become an easy target for theft - both during and after work hours.
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Tom Ritter
"Think Safe - Be Safe"
January Safety Tip
Top Five OSHA Changes to Watch for in 2016
It looks like 2016 will be a busy year for those at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2016, the administration hopes to come up with some significant rule making and guidance documents as part of a newly passed budget act of 2015. This all goes under the section "Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015" in the recently passed budget. In this, OSHA is required to increase civil penalties for the first time since 1990.
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Fighting drone risks with
drone dragnets
Risk managers worried about drones being used against their companies for industrial espionage or other nefarious purposes might consider the "it takes a thief to catch a thief" strategy being planned by the Tokyo police department.
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3D Printable Mortar to be Released in 2016
CyBe Construction founder and managing director Berry Hendriks plans to release the CyBe 3D printable mortar in 2016, possibly as early as January.
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Progress made at VacaValley Wellness Center
Looks like the Christmas season is bringing good tidings to
NorthBay's VacaValley Wellness Center, with great weather aiding the build's progress and construction reportedly a few days ahead of schedule.
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Archaeologists unearth what the
San Francisco quake buried
In this April 18, 1906 file picture, smoke rises from out-of-control fires following a powerful earthquake in San Francisco.(AP Photo/California Historical Society)
Subway construction workers in San Francisco are becoming accustomed to working alongside archaeologists as they dig up layers of the city's past to make way for the $1.6 billion light rail line set to connect Chinatown with South of Market by 2019.
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On Tuesday, December 8th Greenland USA hosted the topping-off ceremony for the Metropolis project's first residential tower in Downtown Los Angeles. Many of Webcor's Metropolis team and Los Angeles main office staff attended the ceremony, along with staff from Greenland USA, several of the contributing architectural firms, a range of Metropolis clientele, and nearly 500 construction workers.
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Comedy Corner
Lecture Tour with A Difference
On New Year's Eve, Daniel was in no shape to drive, so he sensibly left his van in the parking lot and walked home.
As he was wobbling along, he was stopped by a policeman. 'What are you doing out here at four o'clock in the morning?' asked the police officer.
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