Smart House

I thought this was pretty cool! Duke has just broken ground on its Smart House project...

Check it out!

www.smarthouse.duke.edu

Garage - Under Control!

After spending last weekend completely tearing apart the garage, then cleaning it from floor to cieling with the shopvac, we picked up the remaining things to complete our organization project this weekend.

We stopped at Target and got a couple of hooks, and a new shelving unit. This will allow us to hang the bikes with the special racks we got from Organized Living!

Clutter-free garage, here we come!

NC to Grow 52% by 2030!

The latest census bureau forecasts have been released, and NC is expected to grow 52% by the year 2030. This will make NC the 7th largest state, surpassing OH, MI, NJ, and GA.

More specifically, Wake County is expected to gain 700,000 additional residents during this time and has already added 91,654 residents since 2000 (including the Rogans)!

What does all this mean? It means that we need to move ahead with adequate infrastructure planning NOW!

It is disappointing that I have not heard from either of my local DOT representatives, who I emailed over two weeks ago with my concerns. Apparently, being a "representative" requires you to ignore those you are supposed to represent?

Census Bureau Forecasts Continued Rapid Growth In N.C.

Growth since 2000 is robust in the Triangle

Adobe/Macromedia Merger Translation!

By now you have probably all heard about the Adobe/Macromedia merger that was announced earlier this week.

As is common with the merger/acquisition process, neither company can really say much at this stage.

An FAQ is really the only official document that exists at this point (and that really doesn't give any solid answers either).

I was emailed this translation of the "offical" FAQ into English from PR-Speak this morning and it is dead on! Check it out!

Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Adobe’s "FAQ" Regarding Their Acquisition of Macromedia

I-40 Widening

As anyone in the Raleigh area knows, traffic problems along I-40 in Wake County continue to multiply as our area experiences continued rapid population growth.

It is therefore disturbing that the DOT plans to cut approximately $300 million from our region's highway budget in its 2006-2012 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Projects such as the I-40 widening from Wade Ave to US1/64 in Cary, the widening of I-440 from Hillsborough St to US1/64, and the next leg of I-540 from NC 55 to Holly Springs will remain unfunded if the draft version of the TIP is allowed to pass.

Please contact the DOT to voice your opposition to this plan.

Contact DOT Triangle division representative

Sad...another death at the split:

Woman Dies In Wade Avenue Accident Near Westbound I-40

GMAT - Attempt 1

I really don't know what happened - but I failed miserably in my first GMAT attempt.

I scored a full 100 points lower than my practice test result (which is supposed to be a very accurate indicator of test day performance)!

I must have screwed up some of the initial questions, which can kill your possible score on the test overall.

Oh, well. I am not giving up! I will retake the test next month and will put all my effort in the meantime into preparing! Hopefully my next result will be at least 100-150 points higher! I need to get into Duke...

Niagara Returns to NCAA tourney!

My alma mater is returning to the NCAA tournament after 35 years!!

I love this quote:

"Here we are, little old Niagara, looking like Duke."

USA Today