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WASHINGTON - Crowded schools, traffic-choked roads and transit cutbacks are eroding the quality of American life, according to an analysis by civil engineers that gave the nation’s infrastructure an overall grade of D.
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...a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers...
Originally posted by UofCinLA
...a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers...
Classic - spook people to get you and your professional brethren more work....
Originally posted by UofCinLA
...a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers...
Classic - spook people to get you and your professional brethren more work....
Originally posted by djohnsto77
A black out of similar magnitude hit the socialist workers' paradise of Europe about the same time.
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Originally posted by djohnsto77
Yeah well some people discussing this (not you sardion) seem to be trying to make this a U.S. problem only and blaming it on George Bush. I just wanted to point out the problem is not confined to the U.S. or the Bush administration.
[edit on 3/9/2005 by djohnsto77]
Originally posted by sardion2000
Uhh North America's infrastructure is old and decaying. I would say they are lowballing the estimate IMO. Remember the Northeastern Blackout?
Originally posted by cryptorsa1001
Originally posted by sardion2000
Uhh North America's infrastructure is old and decaying. I would say they are lowballing the estimate IMO. Remember the Northeastern Blackout?
I would say that the blackout was caused by a computer virus. Remember that the same thing happened in italy and the UK I believe. A single felled tree in the US and in Italy supposedly caused both major blackouts within months of each other. Do you think the Government is going to say that a computer virus brang down its electric grid?
Italy recovering from big blackout
Blaster blackout?
Originally posted by vor78
Hmm...and just who benefits if the gov't spends the kind of money being proposed? Why, could it be these same civil engineers?
As always, consider the source when studies are published.
Originally posted by cryptorsa1001
Most companies consider IT an expense and have cut IT expenditures to the bone, especially security.
BTW, cool avatar.