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El Paso has experienced a renaissance in transportation since Ted Houghton became the first El Pasoan to serve on the Texas Transportation Commission in 2003 and was named chair in October.  Houghton, 60, brought his love for El Paso to Austin, and its hard to overstate or measure the dramatic change in El Pasos transportation [...]

PITTSBURGH, Nov 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – MAYA Design, a technology design and innovation lab based in Pittsburgh, has announced changes in key roles that reflect its commitment to human-centered design. David Bishop has been named to the newly created position of MAYA Fellow in Human Sciences. In his new position, Bishop will focus on [...]

TNT photo/Drew Perine Greetings from the Salt Lake City Airport. I am en route to San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl. So obviously the football posts will pick up considerably in the coming days. Some apologies for not having any content yesterday.Like most guys, I waited till Christmas Eve to do my shopping and had [...]

REALITY MATTERS I love reality shows and Ive been participating in many. This is the first time I am hosting one. It feels good to see different kind of formats on TV today. YOUNG BLOOD Todays generation is completely different. When I was 18, I wasnt like the way they are today. They are open-minded [...]

(Updates with inspector recommendations in 11th paragraph.) Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — US aviation regulators lack the rigor” to identify and track pilots who repeatedly fail tests of their cockpit skills, according to a Transportation Department inspector generals report. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are inadequately trained and the agencys scattered data makes it difficult to find [...]

Clayton-based rental car company Enterprise Holdings said today it is buying two European rental car companies for an undisclosed amount – a move that would extend the companys reach to Spain and France. Enterprise Holdings is the parent company of rental car companies Enterprise, National and Alamo. The acquisition would add PSA Peugeots Citer SA [...]

When the US Department of Transportation gives money to a state for a highway project, it has little ability to keep cost overruns from occurring. / news-press.com file photo

While two-out-of-five Americans are going to try to avoid air travel this holiday season to avoid TSA pat-downs, strip searches and never-ending security line-ups, they might not find comfort in the glimmering Greyhound stations across the US. Don’t think a bus or train ticket will keep Uncle Sam from making your vacation this year uncomfortable. [...]

Rye YMCA and The Rye Free Reading Room offer holiday events to members of the community The Rye YMCA and The Rye Free Reading Room offered holiday themed events to families and their children.

9. Dorothy Parker, poet: Irony was her specialty along with broken love affairs. Her insights are unforgettable but probably wont help with seduction. Oh, you never know: If youre big on irony, you may want to find a partner who gets you. 8. TS Eliot, poet: Not usually thought of as a love poet, but [...]