Beyond The Book P.184:
6. Looking Ahead - D.c. Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804850.html
Ah, you say, but can they find a parking space?
Well, yes. In less time than it took for the visionary self-parking Jetson vehicle to become a reality, so, too, will come help finding that elusive space.
"That concept really is a futuristic concept, but I firmly believe it will be happening soon," said David Palmer, marketing director for Parkeon, a company that manages parking systems.
Parkeon is one of four companies that will install innovative pilot parking programs in the District next month as the venerable parking meter speeds toward obsolescence.
Three of the systems scheduled for trial runs will have sensors in each parking space that communicate with a central control device. That control box will keep track of whether a space is occupied and, if it is, whether the vehicle's occupant has paid to park there. And three of the systems will give drivers the option of paying "the meter" by cellphone.All four will allow payment by cash or credit card. One system will ask drivers to enter their license plate numbers at the control box when they pay, and parking enforcement officers will be able to use handheld or car-mounted scanners to determine who has paid and who will get a ticket.
7. Innovative Computing - Fireworks software creates a real blast - In 1889 Constantino Vitale started his fireworks company in Pietramelara, Italy. In 1920 he immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island making a home for his family and company in New Castle, Pennsylvania — a small town between Pittsburgh and Cleveland that would become known as "The Fireworks Capital of America." - http://www.pyrotecnico.com/about_us-history.html
* Pyrotecnico produced the fireworks and special effects for MTV's halftime show for Super Bowl 38 in Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas. - http://www.pyrotecnico.com/about_us-successstories.html
Itunes U - iTunes U initially was a pilot project that Apple collaborated with six institutions, Brown University, Duke University, Stanford University, University of Michigan (School of Dentistry), University of Missouri (School of Journalism) and University of Wisconsin at Madison. - http://www.macos.utah.edu/documentation/multimedia/itunes_u/itunesu_history.html
* With a password-protected, internal-access iTunes U site, only members associated with your campus are allowed to view your content. Enrolled students can download iTunes U audio and video offerings one at a time or subscribe to an ongoing course or series and have new items download automatically as soon as they’re available. - http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/what-is.html
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