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Should Texting While Driving Be Banned in Florida?
Are you in favor of such a law? Do you think it goes too far, or not far enough?
Florida could soon join 39 other states that have banned texting while driving.
A bill filed last week by state Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota, would make texting while driving a secondary offense under which a driver can receive a citation, but only after he or she is pulled over for a primary offense such as speeding or reckless driving, TBO.com reports.
The bill doesn't prohibit all use of handheld devices while driving, as some state laws do, and cell phone calls would still be permitted.
"If you are texting while driving, you are 23 times more likely to have an accident," Holder told TBO. "I think the timing is right. I think we are going to get something passed."
Are you in favor of such a law in Florida? Do you think it goes too far, or not far enough? Should cell phone calls or other forms of distracted driving also be banned? Post a comment below.
Bob Jackson
1:25 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
This question is a no brainer. ANSWER IS, ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mario Morin
7:06 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
yes, banned and there should be steep fines associated with those activities
( including points on your license, etc ... ) that will drive the message home. Without the fines, folks will continue to do it and break the law and endanger others on the roads.
Carol L. Brill
8:37 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Without a doubt, YES!
Long overdue.
Cell phone use should also be banned.
It only takes a second of distraction to cause serious consequences.
1:53 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I thought it already was illegal. But yes it should be. Fla roads are dangerous and texting just adds another distraction.
Jan B.
7:37 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
absolutely is right ! dangerous distraction... innocent people... a bad combination that should be illegal...
8:26 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Why will texting while driving only be a "secondary" offense? If a driver who is texting is 23 times more likely to have an accident, it seems worthy of a primary offense. Hands need to be on the wheel, not texting or even holding and dialing a cell phone. I don't think the proposed law is sufficient!
10:28 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
The real answer is NO. Texting should be banned EVERYWHERE! The real question is "How many more lives have to be affected before the lawmakers do something about it?"
Richard Kramer
9:15 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012
also cell phone use...people dont realize you cant operate a machine and talk on the phone at the same time .your mind cant do it.
Clayton Thompson
12:38 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
You moron legislators will need to see more deaths on our streets and highways before you enact legislation that has some teeth in detouring texting while driving. Whoa! $30 . You idiots.
Keith Hidalgo
1:38 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
I think texting while driving should be a primary offense, not a secondary offense. I also believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be acceptable only with a hands-free device, not while holding a phone.
1:39 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
of course, Florida is so overdue to have this passed. cell phone usage while driving should also be banned, use a bluetooth only.... way to many accidents and deaths due to both..
The Masked Blogger
1:49 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Also they should heighten the penalty in the course of someone either texting or using the internet on a handheld device and an accident occurs. It's great to see messages on here in support of some sort of ban or law, but the reality is the majority of people driving are guilty of these offenses and the even the car manufacturers are guilty of adding more distracting technology to dashboards.
Bob Deloge
1:59 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
This question being asked just goes to show me how stupid some Fl. people are REALLY do you want an answer.Bob
Sandy Heins
2:20 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Texting..NO. I was driving along 30th Ave N heading towards 19. The woman behind me was madly texting. I was watching her in my rear view mirror, and I was really afraid she was not going to stop when the light was red. I was planning on going straight thru onto 30th but changed my mind and took a left onto 19 to get away from that crazy lady.
Sandy Heins
2:25 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Just to clarify..I did mean NO TEXTING. Yes banned. =)
Triangle T's Screenprinting
2:54 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
By all means it needs to be banned
Chris A
3:27 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
You should only drive your car or truck. stay off the phone.
Michael D.
3:34 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Like phone calls only with a blue tooth device that does voice to text and reading of texts.
william m
3:41 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
texting and cell phones both should be banned while behind the wheel
Jerry S
4:19 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
All cell phone use should be banned while driving period as a primary stop &ticket
John Bello
4:21 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Ban It.... And eforce the ban. Why, it would give the local Deputies a REAL reason for writing a ticket for a change.
Ross "Roscoe" Rayner
7:38 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Thank you, John, for understanding what so many do not. My one concern with enacting any new law - If you can't or won't enforce the law, than why further lengthen the already volumeous statutes.
Peggy Jamison
3:09 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
If someone's got a voice activated phone and blue-tooth, how is an officer going to be able to prove they aren't just singing to the radio or talking to someone else in the car. I think that's going to be hard to enforce Unless he sees a phone to the ear. But definitely, anything that requires holding a phone should be Enforced to the max! NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING!!! It kills people.
Yanan Sun
5:03 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
First of all, there is already a law which bans texting while driving, and NO one gives a crap about it. Second of all, learn how to multitask without killing yourself or others. Third, not everyone could afford those hands-free devices. If the gov't is willing to get everyone build in blue-tooth cars or get everyone those hands-free devices, I don't think this law is going to matter, thus will be a waste of tax payers' money. People just need to learn how to NOT text while driving.
florence van-steenbergen
5:12 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Complete and uninterrupted focus is mandatory when operating a 2-3 ton motor vehicle. In event of non-compliance, penalty should be a stiff fine plus suspension of license and confiscation of cell.
sue lonergan
5:16 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
no phone talking, no texting while driving!!! i was in a car accident due to the person behind me talking on her cell, i was rearended. i now suffer from a DAI brain injury and yes i was wearing a seatbelt. please look up that injury, you will learn lots.
Billy Hunter
9:15 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Yes texting should be banned in Fla and across the US, it's as deadly and a drunk driver.
Peggy Jamison
3:22 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
More, because more people do it, and a lot of them are young and don't have much experience driving or avoiding accidents. Penalties should definitely be as harsh as DUI's. The people hurt and killed are just as badly damaged.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
9:50 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Wow.....as usual, I'll play the role of the contrarian.
Do you really want to give this type of power to law enforcement agencies to pull automobiles over based on an officer believing the operator is using a wireless device? You really think words on paper protect you and keep you safe?
I suppose many of you believe we should have the red light cameras to "keep us safe" as well. Well I do not know about where you live, but the ones around here have yet to stop an automobile from running a red light. I am still patiently awaiting the day I see a beam of light emit from the camera to physically stop vehicles from passing through the light.....until this day occurs, I will live in reality knowing red light cameras do not keep us safe and they are nothing more than a tax on the people. By the way, for those receiving a citation for this in Pasco County, go ahead and contest it citing Pasco County Judge Anne Wansboro's 2/17/12 decision.
As for the texting legislation.....like most politicians, Rep Holder is simply grandstanding as a protector of Florida roadways, but as usual, the outcome will be much different than it's intent.
So I am curious, do you really think this is going to stop people from texting while driving? Should the Govt install cameras in every vehicle to ensure every operator is a good little slave? Should they add even more cameras to surveil us as we drive around the Tampa Bay area? I know I love driving on Belcher road.
Tim Cronin
12:55 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Samuel, Anne Wansboro set aside her ruling in April after the Office of the Attorney General filed a motion to intervene, citing that they had a right to be heard re: constitutionality.
Just clarifying that point. I otherwise pretty much agree with you that a new texting-while-driving law on the books is pointless. Not only that, but if a cop pulls you over because they saw the glow of an electronic device in your face, and it turns out the person was just reading a Kindle, is that suddenly okay? Where do you draw the line?
Is texting while driving dangerous? You bet. Should people do it? Absolutely not. But, like you said in another comment, if we're gonna ban texting, what's to stop us from banning other things like eating/drinking, reading a newspaper, messing with the radio, applying makeup, etc.?
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
9:52 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
If you believe texting should be banned.....how about the use of MP3 players? Touching the radio? Putting on makeup??? Drinking coffee?? Eating? Putting on makeup?? Lighting a cigarette? Lord knows we should execute the cig smokers who throw their butts out the window.
How about we cite mothers or fathers for attempting to deal with children in the back seats? Perhaps we should prosecute those who rubber neck near accidents??
How about prosecuting law enforcement officers for using their computer as they are driving?
By the way, don't you just loooooooooove how the serfs have to follow the law, but others are exempt like law enforcement.....but only for official duty. So does this mean We the People can demand an officer prove, via phone records, the witnessed use of a wireless device was for official duty? And how is their "official duty" any more important than say my business or family??
Such a large percentage of people wanting to give officers the power to pull people over for thinking they can see inside their automobiles is alarming. By all means, subpoena phone records when a crash occurs, but to give officers the ability to pull us over on a whim is freaking crazy. Just because there are many idiots incapable of doing something doesn't mean every other person should be punished.
The sooner people realize Govt isn't the answer to every problem, the sooner we can let common sense reign which inevitably will lead to proper change.
Bill Storck
8:32 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Samuel you bring up good valid points. I feel if you are involved in an accident or you hit someone, and it's proved that you were using the cell phone then an additional charge can be brought against you.
Melani Singletary
11:23 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
I removed my comment. I apologize for offending anyone with what I said. I'm withdrawing from further comments.
StPete Polls
1:16 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
This is just the House version of the same old poorly written bill as last year. Until it is rewritten it doesn't stand a chance of passing. In short, it makes what FedEx and UPS drivers do hundreds of times a day illegal because the law would be in effect even when the vehicle isn't moving. That means if you pull over to the side of the road to respond to a text, you are guilty too.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
10:48 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
According to the text of the bill, one must be LAWFULLY parked to "legally" use their wireless device. So even if you are sitting at a red light.......parked.......for 5 minutes.......utilizing technology is a no-no.
Tee Kudryk
5:46 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
On 11/2/2012, a 23 year old girl with baby in the car, was texting when she put $2500. damage to the back of my car because she did not realize that the light was red and she was suppose to stop. BAM!!!! Thank God I was not hurt... Yes by all means it should be outlawed as well as talking on a hand held cell phone.
Melody Urso
7:15 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Texting while driving should not be permitted at all and should be a primary offense, not one in effect only if the person is pulled over for another offense. It's too late by then. Should I be allowed to read the newspaper or a book while driving? I also feel driving while chatting on a cell should not be allowed at all, hands free or not, but will accept a law that only permits hands free. Not sure why, just trying to be compromising. Personally, I wish the damn things would go away in any social or driving situation!
Melody Urso
7:16 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The person above with the comment about UPS/FedEx drivers is a good and valid one. As with any laws, there has to be reason and exceptions. Life isn't black and white.
7:59 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I agree, I moved here from punta gorda about A year ago & they enforced A noise control on music in your vehicle,let me say how WAUNDERFUL it is to be at A stop light & not have to hear the thumping,vibrating,screaming noise. My point being is these "little" infractions do work. Bravo!
8:22 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
DEFINITELY BAN TEXT AND TALK I took my own little poll and always the vehicle that would sit there when the light turned green and the vehicle that followed too closely and the vehicle making a right on red without stopping...Gee - those instances always had an individual on a cell phone - surprise! and for some reason and this is not my opinion but part of my casual poll, the drivers were in these huge SUV's and generally 30 something females.........
I see cell phones as a danger to anyone on the road, they are not ;paying attention to driving as they should and that's where the danger comes in......lijke we didn't know that...lets pass this law and hopefully make our roads somewhat safer...
Happy Holidays
Claudio escandell
8:26 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Its a safety hazard . Its not just that something can happens to you ,its the irreparable pain that you can causes to someone else.
Meg Vaughan
8:41 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I agree texting driving in a MOVING vehicle should be banned. I do not believe you should be ticketed for texting at a red light, or while not actually moving but in control of the vehicle. This law will get you ticketed even if you are stopped but in the drivers seat.
You can see many accidents that happen are due to texting as so many are being rear ended due to traffic slowing down and the person texting didn't see it coming.
Diane L
8:45 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
50 States should ban texting while driving, not just 39. It's irresponsible and potentially deadly. The statistics speak for themselves.
Michael D.
9:21 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Why not just have an app on the phones that doesn't allow for texting after a certain rate of speed?
Gregory Brady
10:37 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
It should be any handheld. Get a bluetooth if you need to chit chat in the car. Further you should get pulled over if they see you..just like the seatbelt law
Lucy Lynch
10:37 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Texting and using the phone should be banned in all States. It is a no brainer. The research and crash data are there as evidence. Florida should be a leader in passing a well written law followed by strict inforcement .
10:40 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Since all newer cell phones have a GPS built into them, it would be easy to stop the signal from the cell towers if the cell phone is moving. Someone will sell software to override it, but that could be made unlawful also. Of course the cell phone network companies are against the ban, because they make money on people texting and talking while driving. And the lobbyists pay the politicians to vote against the ban
Michael D.
10:44 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The app is out there, has been for a few years. But it doesn't make logistical sense for many reasons.
stan hafers
11:24 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Ay, any thing that detracts full attention for the job of driving a vehicle should not be allowed. Please notice I said JOB full time employment. To many people today are under the premise that driving is a leisure activity. You have a purpose for being in control of a conveyance and you have a responsibility to do it safely.
Stan Hafers
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
11:28 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
As usual, statistics do not align with the rhetoric of the majority.
You know, a wise man once said, "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect"
Being that I haven't actually witnessed an uptick in accidents since the dawn of the texting generation, I figured I would check out some statistics from the Florida DMV.
Starting in 1995, the year I relocated to the State, here's the recorded crashes per day in Florida.......again, according to Govt provided statistics.
The years 95-98 yielded more average crashes per day at 654 than the past 4 years, which averaged 645 per day.
****The pretexting years of 1995-1998 produced more traffic crashes per day than the past 4, which have seen an overwhelming increase of texting while driving******
Heck, last year, 2011, the state had it's LOWEST number of traffic crashes in nearly 20 years.
Michael D.
12:14 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The decision is just giving something for people to blame.
Jamie Robe
12:21 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Samuel, I was going to look up the stats and shot holes in your position, but in doing so I found some really interesting stats as well. Every can look up the PDF http://www.flhsmv.gov/hsmvdocs/CS2010.pdf from the State of Florida. According to it, we are having much lower rates of almost all types of auto accidents, with a few exceptions. The problem is that most wrecks have and are caused by "careless driving". See pages 26 and 27.
However, as a technology person myself, I see two factors. Anything that takes people's attention from the road (texting, drinking, eating, turning around, radio adjustments) are risky. What we need to do is figure out safer ways to allow human activities. Maybe a heads up display of texts or info or radio stations, etc. Probably better awareness programs when people get a license or renew. Self-driving autos sounds futuristic, but some cars are starting to ship now with some of this. Perhaps cars should be watching the drivers face and eyes, and if they are looking aware signal a loud alert and/or take over. If cars drove slower and slower as people texted or called, I bet the drivers would drastically reduce those activities.
So my vote goes to immediate $$$ increase to driver training in general and a fast push for high-tech cars.
Bill Stanton
9:22 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
and how would u have liked the one being in the car crash stupid
jeri cushman
1:58 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
so what.. no one can pay attention to the road while texting.. if you must text than pull over and do it at a full stand still..one crash while a person is texting instead of paying to the attention to the road and traffic is one too many.. what do you have to say that is so important you endanger your own and others lives?
11:48 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Hey Stan
Thanks for that...and I guess most forget-- Driving is a privilege not a recreational activity...
Monty Seidler
11:48 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Emphatically, YES! And ALL sheriffs should be more vigiliant in enforcement!
12:22 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
If we ban texting while driving we most definately should ban the use of something much more distracting like laptops in all vehicles...so lets do whats right to ban both of them....
rick barasso
12:37 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I assumed we had laws against unsafe drivers already. I see people all day every day that probably should not be driving. I'm guessing some of them don' even know what a text is...
rick barasso
12:40 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
What is next radios and children being banned in cars as a distraction?
jeri cushman
2:02 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
you are kidding right? you equate taking your eyes off the road and your hand off the steering wheel with listening to the radio and having children in the car..
1:29 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Self-driving cars are in our not to distant future, but in the meantime as I constantly dodge those individuals on the roadways who are texting and blabbing on the phone not paying attention to what they're doing it would be a welcome relief to not have to be on constant high alert for those less considerate - ban texting and talking on the phone while driving. http://money.msn.com/saving-money-tips/post.aspx?post=db5979cd-59fa-42e3-8200-d90ed0a48ccb
2:02 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Yes, then we could all depend on our outstanding public transportation system... LOL!
2:01 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
States that ban texting while driving: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
Note that Florida is NOT on this list, The Florida legislature has refused to pass a new law that restricts cell phone use. Last year, the Florida legislature rejected 18 different proposed bills that related to driving and cell phone use and texting.
Bill Stanton
9:24 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
thats because they put jerks in politcal offices here
Jackie Loudakis, LMT, CYT
2:46 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I see a variety of opinions and different viewpoints, which is good, this is America.
I feel that texting while driving should be viewed along the same lines as a DUI. If someone causes an accident as a result of "Driving Under the Influence" of texting, then fines/penalites should be steeper. Maybe the offense could be DUIT. Hmm.
Just my opinion.
3:56 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Definitely. Driving is a privilege that should be respected. Too many innocent people get hurt because of the negligence of others.
Pinellas Chuck
5:20 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Ban all non-hands free mobile devices from all vehicles. When you behind the wheel of a vehicle you should be driving!. Penalties should be at least as severe as those who do not buckle up.
Driving is a privilege - not a right. Government needs to provide reasonable guidelines for people using public roadways as the very life of other motorists are threatened by those who refuse to use basic common sense.
Ann Gagne
6:22 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
About Time, been waiting for this for years and hope it's inforced and they get high fines. So glad
Johnny Flipside
9:45 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
It is more dangerous to drive while texting than to drive while intoxicated. Have you seen these nincompoops? They should make a screen for the steering wheel or something because people are going to do it regardless.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
11:09 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Daily, I drive at least 60 miles between Pasco and Pinellas county....and have driven all over the Tampa Bay area for the past 17 years. As I previously stated and the daily crash report backed it up, I have not seen an increase in accidents as texting usage has increased. Govt statistics actually show a decrease in auto accidents the past few years.
As I drive between the two counties, I notice limited amount of cell phone use by people. As another referenced, the majority of the ones swerving and driving aimlessly aren't texting.........they are usually the elderly or quit possibly Canadian.
Some have alluded to facts or research.......well let's see it. I've been the only one except for Jamie, to show any data supporting either side of the argument. Where's your data? With so many clamoring for this legislation, you would think the roads are littered with fatalities every single hour from all the texting while driving. Sorta like every person needed the "free" healthcare since the streets were littered with dead and dying individuals.
And for Diane L and Pikehunter referencing how all the States should be carbon copies of one another.........................how about we get that income tax thing going here in Florida. I know I want to more progressive like California and New York. Don't you guys want to protect the economy of the State? I know I do, let's all rally behind the implementation of an income to protect the citizens of Florida.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
11:20 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
We have seat belt laws. Boy, they really made the roadways safer. How's this being enforced....or inforced for the ignorant.
How do you expect a texting ban to be enforced? Shall we hire more law enforcement.......some type of special agency to peer into our automobiles? Seriously, how will this be enforced?
I break the law near law enforcement all the time. There's words on paper prohibiting a few things I do while driving and it doesn't stop me......what will words on a paper do to stop people from texting?
Has the red lights stopped people from running them?
How about laws against murder? I remember Eve balling her eyes out......."if only we had a law against murder, Adam, then Abel would still be alive"
And for you who believe driving is a "privilege," I will argue we have the RIGHT to freely travel.
Take a look at the progression of the "drivers license." You really think they've always required the common folk to have a license to drive? Nah........but as usual, everything is done through incrementalism and under the guise of safety.
Driving may be a privilege according many, but a free person has the right to travel freely.......check out the President of the Libertarian party of Florida.....Adrian Wylie......check out his drivers license story. FYI: He surrendered his license nearly two years ago and the Sheriff dept is well aware, Sheriff Bob in Pinellas was on Wylie's 1340am Liberty Underground show. Withdraw consent people.
6:15 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
'Freedom' does not mean 'free' to do what you please at the expense and inconvenience of others, nor does it negate bad manners. Being 'free' means being responsible for youself and your ACTIONS. The fatalities may not be piling up at the curb, but I can tell that I have dodged far too many collisions due to another driver's inattention to the roadway as they're clutching some sort of iGadget for dear life. That's an infringement of my freedom to be able to travel the roadways safely and not have a heart-attack every 5 minutes because my fellow travelers are driving on auto-pilot.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
7:46 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Freedom means we are free to do as we please so long as we do not infringe upon the rights of another.
When an accident occurs infringing upon your "rights," then you can complain, but until something actually happens, you cannot involve the Govt because you believe "bad manners" should be legislated against.
So basically you want Govt involved even if your rights truly weren't infringed upon?Should the authorities arrest me simply because I APPROACHED the bank with a ski mask on? I didn't actually commit a crime, but I did cause others in the area to have a heart attack because they assumed I was going to rob the bank. I know this isn't the best analogy, but a citation for this incident is just as absurd as what you are advocating.
Again, once your safety is actually comprised, IE: something actually occurs affecting your safety, then you have a basis for railing against the actions of another, but until these actions actually infringe upon your rights, not just your emotions, you have no basis for involving law enforcement.
Until something actually happens to you, physically or economically, your Freedom still exists, but if we get the world you prefer, the Freedoms of all will cease to exist because Govt will be involved in every single aspect of life.
Regardless, words on paper will change nothing; I occasionally text while driving and a ban wouldn't stop me...why do you believe it will stop others?
12:52 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Mr. Clemens, am I to understand you correctly that the appropriate time, according to you, to address this driving safety issue would be when I'm in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the neck down due to someone elses negligence and stupidity, and then and only then, would I have a justified 'right' to complain? I'm sorry, but I think you have the cart before the horse on this one. Your other postulations are a bit to 'Glenn Beckish' for me, and as far as your obvious abhorrdence for laws and rules, perhaps we wouldn't need so many if people behaved more responsibly, which was the point I was trying make in my previous post. But they don't, they act like a bunch of morons, then hide behind the banner of 'freedom' and 'liberty' to justify their ignorance, arrogance, selfishness and total disregard for their fellow travelers/human beings. I forgive you for not being able to comprehend this particular concept.
11:43 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Mr. Clemens
you need something more constructive to do..this forum was not to rant about others like you have been...please do what you want and stop "picking" on the rest of us.
I am a BELIEVER that texting SHOULD be illegal - stop the cause before the cause gets you. This is preventative and reactionary......
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
12:23 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Well Christine, I attack and "pick on" ideas and beliefs.....rarely do I make it personal..........unlike the majority.
It's obvious so many of you guys are control freaks........and brain washed. CK has to go to the extreme with his "ending up in a wheelchair" example....the statistics shows this thinking is a fallacy...and others believe the Govt has a right to legislate behavior.....which is sadly laughable.
I'm sick and tired of having to deal with the lowest common denominator in society. Simply because a few cannot perform a task doesn't mean we all should be punished. Ever sat at a left turn signal wondering why you have a red arrow, opposed to no arrow.......allowing you to use your own judgement??
You know, as with most of these conversations, I attempt to have a dialogue, but most are incapable of this. I'm attempting to change the mindset of others, not simply force my beliefs upon them. I ask questions and people ignore them. Discussion and dialogue is a must when legislation is involved, not the predictable reactionary approach.
Again, where are the statistics proving texting is leading to more accidents?
Please enlighten me as to how this is going to be implemented/enforced. Seriously, how do you envision this being enforced?
Christine, you really think others should be punished for doing something in addition to driving........even if nothing reckless occurred?? Why not move to a 100% Authoritarian country that shares your beliefs?
1:17 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Ok for some unknown reason people think its Ok to do stuff while driving - draw the line?? give me a break--while driving NOTHING else should be happening except driving so there is no "draw the line" If someone should be found out to be doing anything besides driving they should receive a ticket for "reckless" driving
Just sayin'................
Tim Cronin
1:30 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I think you misunderstood my point. I DON'T think it's okay to do other things while driving. My point was simply that it's tough to enforce laws that are, in essence, arbitrary. And let's be real here, they ARE arbitrary, because we're talking about banning one form of distracted driving and one form only. Do you really want cops to pull anyone over who's doing anything other than driving? So, if a parent has to tend to a fussy child in stop-and-go traffic, is that grounds for pulling them over and ticketing them?
2:43 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Texting and cell phone usage should both be outlawed. I wrote to my congressman several years ago about this. It's about time our backward state legislators finally do something as many other states have already done.
8:53 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
This question is a no brainer. ANSWER IS, ABSOLUTELY, and have screaming kids in the car, fighting with your spouse, reading the paper, doing your hair & make up, eating more then 3 quarter pounders with fries, driving barefoot with a large dog hanging out the window. (I hope you are reading this mom!) Hands free voice call or hands free texting would be the exception. Texting while driving is dangerous, but this law like the red light cameras (for tourist only) where made to generate monies for the government. Growing up my mom did all of the above including driving very fast. She never had a wreck, but I will say that it has made me a timid man:-)
Tom Johnson
1:28 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Let's see. . . with a .08 blood-alcohol concentration (only about four beers in an hour) a driver is 11 times more likely than a non-drinking driver to be involved in a crash and is considered legally drunk. If a driver consumes six beers in less than an hour (a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 or greater) the likelihood of having an accident is now 48 times higher than the abstainer. And drivers using cell phones are 22 times more likely to be involved in accidents. When we get our driver's licenses, we agree to submit voluntarily to sobriety tests to prove that we are not drunk, and if we fail the test we get taken to jail. Yet proposed laws against cell phone use -- which is equally as dangerous as drunk driving -- will amount to nothing more than a warning? Not NEARLY strong enough!
Kathryn Baker
4:43 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
ABSOLUTELY, TEXTING AND CELL PHONE USE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A CAR SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW. It is a no brainer....why would anyone want to text or fumble around with a cellphone while driving. I have almost been hit several times by idiots talking on their cellphones. I also have witnessed drivers driving through red lights while talking on their cell phones...they weren't even aware of what they were doing.
5:04 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Kathryn Baker
THANK YOU...well said.....
I guess some want to live in an uncontrolled world! Look what the lack of gun control got us.....enough said..
If you don't like go live in the woods somewhere away from civilization.
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
9:58 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
I actually spoke with a Pinellas County deputy today about this........he LAUGHED and said, "How am I going to enforce it?"
He basically admitted that even if passed as written, it will do nothing because there will be no way for the law enforcement to truly enforce it.
He asked, "How am I going to see them texting unless I am directly beside them looking into their vehicle.........especially with the tinted windows"
He also pondered, "What, am I going to pull every person over I see at a light looking down at something?"
Basically, he was answering the question NONE of you have yet to answer.........How will this be enforced?? It won't because there's no feasible way to truly enforce it the way many envision......and this deputy worked with traffic accidents for nearly 20 years.
Oh, and the kicker........the deputy said, "what, you going to ban guns too?"
Soooooo law enforcement and myself will be patiently awaiting how you all believe this will be enforced.
10:36 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Mr. Clemens
Sooooo happy you Actually spoke with one of Pinellas County's SO's. and what you think they know anything that would matter. Don't care what he said because what he said is as ridiculous as the things you say....did you think I would change my mind just because you spoke with a SO????? you really need to get more of a life and stop trying to harass and intimidate people. The SO don't really care about much except themselves anyways not really looking out for the citizens. So really you just wasted your time and what you wrote doesn't mean a thing....Sorry for you better watch out as Karma does have a way of dealing with people like you what you put out there will always come back at you in one way or another
Have a peaceful evening.....Must be talk with an idiot day your are the second person who was mindless that came across my path today
Who is WILLIAM BINNEY?
11:23 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Christine, prey tell.....whom do you believe will be enforcing this ban? Will it be you and your cohorts or will it be people like the officer I spoke with today?
You claim the SO doesn't care about the citizens.......do you believe this legislation will change their thinking?
And you've yet to answer what many do want to know, how do you anticipate this being enforced? This idiot is as dumbfounded as the deputy I spoke with regarding how this will be enforced.
I'll gladly accept Karma sending some learned individuals my way.
11:38 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
no cell phones or texting while driving, if you need to talk on the phone, pull off the road!
10:41 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
I am for banning texting, wearing blinders, and smoking hams while you drive. That said, why don't the cops just enforce the laws we already have on the books? Doesn't that fall into the distracted driving statutes? Pull-em over, write them up!
Joe VonWaldner
2:19 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Texting and driving of course is not a good idea. I am a bail bondsman at 49th Street Bail Bonds in Clearwater FL and I have bailed people out of jail for traffic accidents caused by texting and driving. It's amazing that people think this is a safe way to drive and they continue to do it! So much to lose if you are texting and driving. As a bail bonds agency we are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We can help you or a loved one if you need to bond out of jail. Call us at 727-592-0000 or visit us online at www.49thstreetbailbonds.com


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West Geauga students donate hair to Pantene 'Beautiful Lengths' (with video)
Shorn ponytails told a tale long on generosity in the West Geauga High School gymnasium on Monday.
In front of hundreds of classmates who donated canned goods for the privilege of watching the magnanimous event, 13 female students sat still as statues while their lengthy locks, gathered in several ponytails, were snipped off with sharp scissors.
The tresses, after being woven into stylish wigs, will be worn by cancer patients who have lost their own hair because of treatments for the disease.
Mary Catherine Drockton spearheaded, as well as participated in the effort. This was the fifth time she has donated her long, blonde locks for the cancer cause.
The West Geauga student initiated the group endeavor after stumbling across information from the Pantene Hair Care "Beautiful Lengths" campaign that works in tandem with the American Cancer Society.
Pantene has collected more than 300,000 ponytails for the benefit of "Beautiful Lengths."
"This event is something money can't buy," Mary Catherine said. "To us girls donating, it's the hair we love and will miss until it grows back. But to the women receiving wigs, it's their personality and a chance to feel as though there is still some solid ground beneath their feet."
Senior Kayli Doll's shiny brown ponytails were cut by her brother, Justin Doll, also a senior. Justin is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with brain cancer a few years ago. As he smiled widely while bantering with Kayli in typical brother-sister fashion, Justin said being able to have hair in the form of a wig is an important way for cancer patients to feel normal and fit in.
Sara Riedel also had a personal connection that prompted her to donate her lengthy, blonde mane. A friend and neighbor who lost her hair from treatments for breast cancer received a wig from the Pantene campaign. Continued...
"It's important for them to look the way they did before," Sara said. "The wig helped my friend become more confident."
Though donor Amanda Short admitted to a bit of nervousness before losing the hair that had taken her months to grow, she said she also "was thinking of how the person who gets this will appreciate it."
Other girls now sporting shorter bobs as a result of their big-hearted donations are Kirsten Boni, Danielle Drockton, Jenny Hink, Susie Joseph, Claire Mitri, Miranda Petrigash, Olivia Pirosko, Stephanie Striegel and Kelli Wright.
Assisting with making the good deed happen were area stylists from Color By Laura in Mayfield, Texture Hair Studio in Willoughby, John Anthony of Novelty Inc., and Avanti Salon in Chester Township.
The professionals volunteered their time and talents to reshape and style hair after the initial cut.
Marisa Paterniti, who has owned Avanti Salon for 20 years, said her staff regularly cuts hair that later is used to make wigs for cancer victims.
"I have had a few clients who have gone through the process of losing their hair and there's nothing more devastating," Paterniti said.
"You don't feel feminine. You don't feel pretty. Just putting on a beautiful wig can bring all that back."
She said because long hair is very much in style nowadays the sacrifice of having tresses trimmed is a big one.
"It's hard for them to give up 8- to 10-inches of their hair, and it's even more meaningful," she said. Continued...
But Paterniti's styling savvy somewhat softens the startling effects caused by a suddenly much shorter hairdo.
"Depending on where you put the ponytail you can actually salvage more length for the girls so they're not going extremely short," she said.
Mary Catherine expressed gratitude to all who took part in the charity campaign.
"Who I would most like to thank, though, are the incredible girls at our school who are looking past the vanity that overpowers so much of our world and making the kindest cut of all," she said.
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Alfa Offers $10,000 Reward for Metal Theft |
Alfa Insurance is offering an additional $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for the theft of copper and other metal from poultry houses, farm irrigation systems and other property in Alabama covered by an Alfa Insurance policy. Alabama Farmers Federation members already benefit from a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for theft from their property. "The theft of copper wiring and other valuable metal is growing, especially in our rural communities," said Alfa Insurance and Alabama Farmers Federation President Jerry Newby. "Criminals who commit these acts cost our policyholders money, and they often do thousands of dollars in damage to property and cripple the equipment and buildings farmers depend on for their livelihoods." The $10,000 reward will be paid to the first person who furnishes information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons involved in copper or metal theft taken from property in Alabama covered by an Alfa Insurance policy. Alfa Insurance is the leading insurer of farms in the state. In recent years, dozens of farmers and other rural residents have reported property damage related to copper theft. Anyone with information related to the theft of copper is encouraged to contact local law enforcement officials.


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As part of Cullman City Schools' Fine Arts Program, West Elementary School's second-grade students presented the play, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Dec. 18, at the school. The drama was directed by Susan Evans, with music directed by Tim Clemmons. Students presented the play to the elementary school staff and students, reserving another performance for the public.
West Elementary School presented 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
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Classes are May 21, 28 and June 4 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Class is limited to 12 students. Fee-$25. To register, call 256352-7826.
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The Joint Mobility and Water Aerobics classes at ProHealth Fitness hosted a Christmas party at the facility recently.
The Joint Mobility classes are designed to help participants regain and maintain a full range of motion in their joints, while the Water Aerobics classes are designed to utilize the water for physical conditions.
Not only were the classes celebrating the Christmas season, they also were celebrating the completion of two service projects — the sponsorship of several Salvation Army "angels" and an extremely successful food drive for the Shepherd's House. A special presentation of the box of canned food and juices collected was made to Amy Cook with the Shepherd's House during the party.
Many delicious dishes were enjoyed by the participants. Here are a few for you to enjoy.
Bobby's Salmon Cakes
(Bobby Lee Scales)
1 (14-oz.) can pink salmon, undrained
1 white potato, boiled (about 12 ounces)
4 ounces finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 egg
1/2 cup corn flakes
Olive oil
Mix thoroughly the salmon, including juice from the can, onion, egg and lemon pepper. Mash in the corn flakes and the potato with a potato masher. Use a little more corn flakes, if needed, to make firm and light salmon cakes.
Preheat frying pan with olive oil. Cook and turn until golden brown on both sides.
Chili Beans
(Sandra Inman)
2 pounds ground round or chuck
1-2 cans pinto beans
1 can light kidney beans
1 can dark kidney beans
2 cans Ro-tel diced tomatoes with chilies (mild)
2 cans Hunts spaghetti sauce (traditional)
1 small onion, diced
1 small red or green bell pepper, diced
Ground chili pepper, to taste
Brown ground beef and sauté onion and bell pepper. Drain and add to crock pot. Add remaining ingredients, add some water if needed and simmer for 1 hour.
Grilled Fish with Lemon and Thyme
(Sandra Inman)
3 lemons
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/2 pounds fish fillets, such as snapper, sole or cod
2 tablespoons butter
Squeeze 1/2 cup juice from the lemons. Combine the juice, salt, pepper and thyme in a glass bakeing dish or shallow stainless pan. Add the fish and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes, turning two or three times.
Heat the broiler and melt the butter. Drain the fish, brush with butter and broil on both sides until opaque throughout, about 10 minutes in all.
Cold Bean Salad
(Margaret Shepherd)
1 can cut green beans
1 can cut wax beans
1 can kidney beans
1/2 cup onion, cut into rings
1/2 cup minced green pepper, optional
Drain all beans. Wash kidney beans and drain well. Toss beans together with onion rings.
Mix together:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Pour over bean mixture. Marinate in refrigerator overnight. Drain before serving.
Cherry Squares
(Vera Spivey)
Melt 1 stick margarine.
Add 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs.
Mix and pack in bottom of 9x13-inch pan.
Add in layers:
Miniature marshmallows
1 cup coconut
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
Chopped red marashino cherries
Chopped green marashino cherries
Chopped pecans
Bake on 250 degrees for 25 minutes. Refrigerate, then cut into squares.
Pineapple Cake
(Barbara Chandler)
1 box Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix
Split layers.
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup sugar
8 ounces sour cream
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1 small instant vanilla pudding
16 ounces Cool Whip
Mix, and spread on cake.
Spinach Dip
(Vera Spivey)
1 (10-oz.) package frozen chopped spinach, cooked, cooled and squeezed dry
1 (16-oz.) sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 package Knorr vegetable recipe mix
Combine all ingredients and chill two hours.
Hollow out bread bowl and add dip. Best bread to use is Hawaiian sweet round bread.


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A large number of Pakistan's Olympians 12 former gold medalists, government officials and members civil society are also present on the occasion at this memorable moment to convey a loving message in good will gesture and a message of peace under the joint venture of Indian media organization and Pakistan's leading news giant 'Jang Group' named 'Aman Ki Asha'.
An especial national songs' concert is in full swing here to mark this memorable and glaring occasion.
A chain, made of handkerchiefs with peace messages enshrined on them was formed by Pakistani children, will also accompany Queen's Baton Relay, which will be exchanged by a similar chain from Indian children in New Delhi.
The Relay Baton will cover distance of 10 kilometers while being transferred to India from Pakistan.
Earlier on Thursday, on its way to India, the Commonwealth Games torch Queen's Baton Relay 2010 carrying the message of "Peace through Sports" landed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.
A crew of QBR, including Ajay Choutala, Member of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Raj Qadian, Avny Lavasa, Louis Rosa and Asokan, reached here with the Queen's Baton relay.
Pakistan Olympic Association President Arif Hassan, Pakistan Baseball Federation President Shaukat Javed and other officials welcomed the delegation at the airport. Ajay Choutala handed over the Queen's Baton relay to the Pakistani Olympic chief with a message of peace. Strict security arrangements were made on this occasion.
Ajay Choutala, giving it to the Pakistani head, said they came with the message of love and peace. "Those problems which could not be solved during wars, can easily be solved on sports grounds," he added.
Ajay said he requested the Pakistani people to come to India to see the Commonwealth Games. "Both the governments of India and Pakistan should realize this and should follow liberal policies towards friendship," he added.
Ajay Choutala said he would request his government to give relaxation in visa policy to the Pakistani visitors. Ajay hoped, "Both nations can come close through sports activities and two sports, cricket and Kabaddi, are more popular in both countries".
Receiving the Queen's Baton, the POA president said, "This is a moment of prestige and honour for me as a Pakistani and we feel proud in receiving the Queen's baton."
He said that POA will arrange a dinner reception on Thursday at local hotel where it will hand over it to the Punjab chief minister as the head of the province. "The Queen's Baton will return to India on the morning of 25th through Wagha border to Indian counterpart Suresh Kalmadi," he added.
The torch has specially been designed on an 18 karat gold leaf, fixed on top of the torch. The relay, the largest of all the previous editions, is covering a distance of 170,000 km during its visit to 71 participating nations across the world. In total, it will take about 340 days to reach its destination.
The Commonwealth Games XIX will be held in Delhi from October 3-14. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif were the chief guest of the official dinner on June 24 while Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer would be the guest of honour during the transfer of the torch to the Indian Olympics Association president on 25th June.
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Audyssey should be familiar to regular readers by the frequent appearance of its MultEQ auto-calibration/room-equalization feature, among other licensed technologies (Dynamic Volume; DSX enhanced surround) in S+V AV receiver and preamp-processor reviews. With the Media Speakers and a bevy of iOS docking designs, the USC-birthed firm has stepped beyond its comfortable licensing realm into manufacturing. (Why anyone would want to leave the genteel and profitable world of licensing intellectual property for the rough-and-tumble of selling physical stuff to actual consumers is anyone's guess. They're on a mission, I suppose.)
Audyssey originally dubbed this design the "Lower East Side Speakers," part of a geographic naming scheme the firm appears to have (wisely) abandoned. By far the smallest of our three models, the Media Speakers are the only ones I would consider genuinely desktop sized by most folks' standards.
That said, in both features and performance they compare very favorably indeed. While the Media Speaker's compact dimensions accommodate only a 3-inch woofer, much of the rear panel is given over to a "raceway"-shaped passive-radiator: essentially, a cabinet-port variant that helps a smaller enclosure behave physically, in some ways, like a much larger one. (Another secret to the Media Speaker's diminution is its outboard, wall-lump power supply.)
The right speaker's rear panel proffers a 1/8th-inch stereo line input and an optical-digital input, along with a multi-pin jack for the power supply. There's also a push-connector output for the left speaker, whose own reverse's solitary feature is the corresponding input. Back on the right side, the front baffle includes a large push-knob that manages on/off and volume, and another conveniently located 1/8th-inch jack adjacent: plugging in a set of headphones here automatically mutes the speakers. Nice.
In a desktop setup, playing at subjectively moderate-to-solid levels, the Media Speakers, playing behind a veil, would be impossible to distinguish from "big" speakers — they're just that impressive. Bass extends far, far beyond the 80 Hz level I'd expect from typical mini-speakers of this size, and is impressively tight and un-flabby. The lowest few notes of bass guitar/viol could sound a bit "grumblier" than they should, especially at higher volumes, but the amount and evenness of output in the 40-80 Hz octave was astonishing.
In overall balance the Media Speakers struck me as very slightly on the bright side of things, but never unpleasantly so; think instead crisp, airy, and clear. Voices, particularly male baritones, sounded honest and defined, with just a hint of narrowing or emphasis that, if much more egregious, might have qualified as the beginnings of "honk."
As I pushed levels on the Media Speakers, bass weight (but not extension) began to fall away (a hint of the DSP compensations churning away in the silicon brain within), but at any reasonable desktop setting bass was extended, steady, and reasonably well defined. In an in-room array the Audysseys held their own surprisingly well at background and casual-listening levels, but when asked for room-filling sound fell a bit short, producing an audibly compressed sound with incipiently audible distortion and dynamic peaks — but this is an unapologetically desktop design, so no foul there.
Audyssey's tilt-back stand is just about perfect for orienting the in-phase output lobe to the listeners ears, though taller users may find (as I did) a single CD jewel-case under the front legs a useful improvement.
The right-front's push-on/off-and-volume knob, with an adjacent LED that changes color (red/green) to denote off and on, is perfectly intuitive — but the speaker has a bad habit of running away from the operator pressing the knob, unless he steadies the unit with his other hand. The Media Speakers have a time-out auto-off feature that shuts them down after a few minutes of inactivity, but no corresponding auto-on, which means that if you depend on computer speakers for alarms or phone ringer or such, you may be out of luck.
The Paradigm Shift A2 monitors are indeed 'bi-amped' with a separate (50w RMS/80w peak) amplifier channel dedicated to each tweeter and midrange driver.
Not sure how much attention this article will get, but in the barrage of audio journalism this piece gets it spot-on on the importance of well executed active speakers. Every manufacturer touts their unique and cutting edge technology. It rarely ever is. Much of the gloating emanates from the marketing department. But from a pure engineering perspective active systems do afford a genuine gargantuan leap in performance. The Paradigm Active 20 may be dead. However professional studio monitors have offered knowledgeable audiophiles numerous choices for years. I doubt the new crop of activecomputer monitors raise the bar against professional monitors.
I have both Mackie HR624 and JBL LSR 6328p. I've never heard better consumer speakers at any price. The price factor is even more salient when you consider cheapie pro models like Behringer 2020a or 3020a mated with the de rigueur room equalized subwoofer of all modern systems -- there are few consumer speakers that can outshine these, irrespective of their price.
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Kaivan Karimi, Freescale; Gary Atkinson, ARM
Depending on who you talk to, the Internet of Things (IoT) is defined in different ways, and it encompasses many aspects of life – from connected homes and cities to connected cars and roads (yes, roads) to devices that track an individual's behavior and use the data collected for "push" services. Some mention 1 trillion Internet-connected devices by 2025 and define mobile phones as the "eyes and ears" of the applications connecting all of those connected "Things". Depending on the context, others give examples that are less phone-centric, speak of a class of devices that do not exist today or point to Google Goggles as an indication of things to come.
Everyone, however, thinks of the IoT as billions of connections (a sort of "universal global neural network" in the cloud) that will encompass every aspect of our lives. All of this public discussion suggests the IoT is finally becoming a hot topic within the mainstream media. Many recent articles point to the IoT as the interaction and exchange of data (lots of it) between machines and objects, and now there are product definitions reflecting the same concept. Hence, from a technology perspective, the IoT is being defined as smart machines interacting and communicating with other machines, objects, environment and infrastructures, resulting in volumes of data generated and processing of that data into useful actions that can "command and control" things and make life much easier for human beings … similar to the world envisioned in The Jetsons, only better.
Estimates of the future market size for the Internet of Things cover a broad range, but most pundits agree that it will dwarf any other market. In mature markets today, the ultimate, pervasive consumer device is a mobile phone. Consider your own household, and count the number of mobile phones you currently have. Then count the number of windows, doors, electrical outlets, lights, appliances and heating and A/C units you have. You'll quickly see why the IoT market will significantly surpass the mobile phone market, at least in the western world.
Making things smart
Do an IOT-related web search, and you'll quickly notice the overuse of the term "smart." So, what does it really mean when something is smart, and what makes an object smart? How would a refrigerator or a toaster oven that hasn't been considered smart become a "smart appliance"?
Today, we are seeing the electrification of the world around us. Almost any manufactured good now includes an embedded processor (typically a microcontroller, or MCU), along with user interfaces, that can add programmability and deterministic "command and control" functionality. The electrification of the world and the pervasiveness of embedded processing are the keys to making objects "smart."
Your old toaster that mechanically controlled the color of your toast now has an MCU in it, and the MCU controls the color of your toast. The toaster completes its task more consistently and reliably, and because it is now a "smart" toaster, it has the ability to communicate with you electronically using a touch pad or switches.
After a device becomes smart through the integration of embedded processing, the next logical step is remote communication with the smart device to help make life easier. For example, if I'm running late at the office, can I turn on my house lights for security reasons using my laptop or mobile phone?
Communication capability and remote manual control leads to the next step … how do I automate things and, based on my settings and with sophisticated cloud-based processing, make things happen without my intervention? That's the ultimate goal of IoT applications. And, for those applications to connect with and leverage the Internet to achieve this goal, they must first become "smart" (incorporate an MCU/embedded processor with an associated unique ID) then connected and, finally, controlled, and ultimately deliver a new class of services that makes life easier for the users of those services.
Let's look at some categories for IOT-related applications. While there are literally hundreds of applications being considered and identified by different industries, they can be categorized in a simple, logical way.
Category one encompasses the idea of millions of heterogeneous "aware" and interconnected devices with unique IDs interacting with other machines/objects, infrastructure, and the physical environment. In this category, the IoT largely plays a remote Track, Command, Control and Route (TCC&R) role. As with all aspects of the Internet of Things, safety and security are paramount. These applications are not about data mining of people's behaviors (along the lines of "big brother watching") but rather they extend the automation and machine-to-machine (M2M), machine-to-infrastructure (M2I) and machine-to-nature (M2N) communications that can help simplify people's lives.
The second category is all about leveraging the data that gets collected by the end nodes (smart devices with sensing and connectivity capability) and data mining for trends and behaviors that can generate useful marketing information to create additional commerce.
Credit card companies and membership shopping clubs already track and use people's behavior, to an extent, to come up with offers that may promote incremental sales. Now, the question is how far will this data mining go? Use cases could include a store tracking which aisles you visited, where you spent the most time within those aisles and even what type of items you lifted and browsed. This scenario is easily possible using a mobile phone's GPS capability, RFID and smart tags in stores and wireless tags. The result could be as simple as providing email offers or "push" services at the point of sale. Or, it could go farther, with your car insurance company tracking your driving habits and places traveled to assign risk factors that help determine your monthly premium, for example. You can see how this category can become a slippery slope, and how IoT can allow data collection from every aspect of one's everyday life, assign a "category" to a person, with pleasant or alternatively unpleasant consequences.
When others become aware of the context associated with an entity, a person or a group (hence, knowing identity, location, activity, and time), to what extent can that data be used, and to what extent should the entity, person or group have a say in how that data gets used? This second category, especially, spurs discussions about privacy, security, governance and the social responsibility that comes along with such a "self-aware," connected world.
For now, we'll focus on category one – specifically, the technologies and devices required to enable the IoT for tracking, command, control and routing (TCC&R) purposes.
You know what the Internet of Things really needs to take off? Assurance that the security is in place to make it a good thing to use...
Not so sure about the security angle, Sylvie. Like Helen Keller said "Security is an illusion." It will never be absolute unless humanity suddenly becomes universally sinless.
The real issue of the IoT is the management of data. Current search is based on words and phrases, primarily, but it is constantly being gamed by the SEO industry. We need a software approach that institutes an automated omniscience, more than just artificial intelligence, that brings the right information to the devices when requested. There's a lot of stuff we need to know but it comes to us in semi-truck loads, rather than in appropriate amounts. when someone figures that out, the IoT will take off.
I agree that you hit the nail on the head.
lcovey is right that managing the data is a 'big deal'. But unless you can be sure that the data is authentic/accurate/reliable, it's not clear that the data will be of any value. And if I can spoof data to make it look like it came from you instead of me there are all sorts of unpleasant options.
The technology is there - cryptography, hardware security devices, protected protocols - we just need to see them get integrated in the solutions.
You are absolutely right Sylvie. With Millions/Billions of devices hanging off the "universal neural net", the potential security issues can be disastrous….…. No one likes to see something benign like their home electricity hacked. Imagine what can happen to larger mission critical infrastructures if they become the target. Security for IoT is perhaps the most aspect of the whole thing.
Max the Magnificent
See also my blog: IPv4, IPv6, The Internet of Things, 6LoWPAN, and lots of other "Stuff" ( http://bit.ly/VE4fMH )
Pretty interesting stuff Max, would you be interested in giving a talk on this topic at emerging technologies event in Whistler in 2013? www.cmoset.com, Kris
Max the Magnificent
I didn't write this article -- but I can put you in touch with the authors if you wish
expendable crewman #1
How long will it be before "We" become part of the "Internet of Things"? As soon as everything about you is able to be tracked, you will not be allowed to be without your connected device. To make sure that doesn't happen the device will be embedded in you at birth and constantly transmit data about you. Not long after that the data will become bidirectional instructing you how to best serve the collective. Resistance is futile.
Max the Magnificent
No -- the Propeller Beanie is actually used to hide my aluminum skull-cap (I don;t want people to laugh at me :-)
Good article... one thing the authors do not mention is the value from prognostics capability that can be in the embedded processing layer of sensor networks.
MP Divakar
Hi MP,
Hope all is well. could you please elaborate more?
Kaivan, didn't get to this message for a while, sorry for the late reply.
My comment was rather high-level, addressing the local embedded processing layer most often done by MCU/Micro's you were referring to. I think there are many software+hardware solution opportunities, both hierarchical or single stack, that can provide intelligent and correlated information from IoT. I will stop right there (since that is what I am working to protect as IP!). But you were right on track in the article!
MP Divakar
Apart from being interesting concept for all the geeks around, why would you need your home to be smart? One of the arguments I hear is that it will save the energy.... what a lot of bollocks. Unless we start building houses that are truly passive (that's the technology to follow and it exists for more than 20 years) nothing will change. If your house is not insulated than the super-duper thermostat with weather prediction and all the IP addressable light bulbs will not make it warmer. What is wrong with standard light switch? Are we too retarded to use it? And remember to switch it off when we leave the room? Or do you guys have 1000W lamps in every room?
Sorry for my rant but every now and then I see those articles about super benefits of smart homes but they are not addressing real problems.
The real problem with houses is to keep them warm/cold depending on the season with as little external energy as possible.
Good point @mac_droz, the benefits of smart homes were never clear to me...and exactly to your point: I have moved to a brand new house from 15-year old house. The old house was properly build with extra wall insulation. The new house was build to some green standards, have high tech windows, efficient lighting etc. And guess what, walls are thin and my heating being is larger although the new house is less than half the size of the old ones. I can install as much electronics as I want the heat is escaping thru the walls and holes in all windows and doors. I guess I ended up getting a stupid house ;-)...Kris
Okay, another "excuse" to utter my mantra: the IoT is nothing more than "more of the same." Like everything else touted as being something brand new, yes, even this "cloud" business, in reality it is an evolution of what just about everyone is already familar with.
The Internet, to get down to the fundamentals, has ALWAYS been about "things." Internet addresses have ALWAYS been the address of an interface to a "thing." Not to a person. To a computer, to a peripheral device such as a printer, to a sensor, to a router, to a server at home or at work or in "the cloud." All things. Even your e-mail "address" becomes translated into the actual IP address of a "thing."
It's only cost and available Internet bandwidth that has kept things more or less under control. But already, you can contact your home PVR over the Internet, you can contact your car over 3G (and get remote diagnostics), easy enough to think of controlling your home heating system remotely over the Internet, and surely everyone knows that your home heating systems are also auto-adjusting (for too many decades to bother mentioning).
Remote and automated factory controls have been available for many years. Remote as well as automated control systems for cars, airplanes, ships, public transportation systems such as Metro, airport ground transportation systems, you name it, have also been with us for a whole lot of time now. Connecting each of these to the Internet, assuming they aren't already connected (many are!), is not a huge leap, is it?
So, if you want to make a few more of your own personal devices ALSO available over the Internet, surely this shouldn't be seen as ground-breaking innovation?
Hi Bert22306,
You are absolutely right that all of this can be done today from remote comand and control basis, and IPv6 will make it more pervasive. This said, there are a ton of services being worked on that leverages these capabilities today, that VCs weren't spending money on before, and now they are. IPv6 along with a set of security standards, maybe the tipping point that leverages most of what is there today, and come up with a whole new set of services.
all the best,
Kaivan, I agree that IPv6 can make these Internet-connected devices "more pervasive," simply because it has so much more address space. But a problem might be that people will misconstrue that comment.
You don't HAVE to use IPv6 to achieve most of these capabilities. And the security measures available in IPv6 are also available in IPv4. The very same security protocols.
So as far as I'm concerned, people should not go off assuming that this IoT was practically impossible until now.
One simple technique, which has worked for decades, is that previously isolated control system networks are connected to the Internet via a gateway device. The gateway device is easily capable of accepting messages from the Internet at an interface with an IP address, and then translating that address into the scheme used by the previously isolated control system net. And vice versa, for messages originating from the control system net.
With that technique, as well as more standardized techniques such as NAPT, you can greatly expand the usefulness of even the 32-bit IPv4 address space.
It' true that refrigerators and toasters have not typically been connected to the Internet in the past, so perhaps the average joe didn't know this could be done. However EET readers should not be bowled over by any of this.
Hi Bert,
IoT is nothing but a collection of evolutionary steps that most of the technologies are available today, however collectively it enbales new classes of services....the "whole" at that point will be much greater than the sum of the pieces.
I agree @Bert...IoT is just a new buzzword, along the lines of many other ones (like cloud computing which was done years earlier without using the term)...marketing news buzzwords though, otherwise we would be lacking any exciting topics to talk about ;-)
Hello @mac-droz and iniewski,
Hope all is well. @mac_droz has a great point about passive houses with the right insulation, as indeed heating and cooling are the largest expense for most home, and account for over 50% of the energy use in a typical U.S. home. You don't need a "smart home" to keep cost down on your heating, cooling or lighting for that matter. There are a couple of cases, that a "connected" home with visibility into their appliance usage can help the grid, hence the concept of energy savings. During the peak hour for cooling or heating, e.g. 2-5 pm mid July in Austin, Texas, when the air conditioner is blasting non-stop, and the grid is experience a peak capacity….at the margins, the cost of producing electricity is a lot more expensive for the utility companies, than what they are selling the electricity to you. If they can track your appliances usage and make sure that during these peak hours you are not also as an example running your washing machine, and incentivize you to run it late at nights, then it's a win-win for everyone, and cost of energy consumption can be reduced by a reasonable amount. This can only happen when the energy usage can be tracked at a major appliance level at the time of usage, as oppose to aggregate at the meter.
Most other services related to a "smart home" are convenience based, for remote tracking and monitoring and command and control….all of this can be done today, with or without the IoT tag on it… the only thing that makes all of this happen is IPv6, so more unique addresses for more uniquely identifiable devices on the internet.
I am working on a paper on the role of sensor fusion in IoT that may be suitable for your cmoset. Please send me an email and we can discuss (email@example.com).
All the best,
thank you Kaivan, I will be happy to discuss, will send you an email in a moment
Max the Magnificent
Let me see what I can do -- my Internet went down in the office, so I'm working from home -- I'll have a look around tomorrow -- Max
Max, interesting pictures...I will be editing a book on IoT in 2013, would you be interested in co-editing? firstname.lastname@example.com
I can also send you the ppt version of each graphic. please send me an email firstname.lastname@example.com
and let me know which one you want.
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e9 Celebrating Our 12th Year! Volume 12, Issue 6 New Town Fountain to Be Dedicated Saturday, June 11, 2005, 300 p. m. After several years of dis-cussion and over a year of planning, a new fountain and plaza is taking shape in front of City Hall. The previous fountain, erected in 1976 as a part of thz Bicentennial of the United States, was in need of repair, replacement, or removal. A survey run in the Greentown Grapevine showed support for a fountain remaining. The Town Council appointed Jolene Rule to head a fountain committee of residents, town employees, representatives of the Parks & Trails Team and the Glass Museum. Meetings were held which resulted in a plan to take out the old fountain and the surrounding walls. The foun-tain plaza was expanded to be more central to the building. This moved the handicap parking spot to a position just north of the alley. It was agreed that this was a better spot because handicap vans open on the right side. New flag poles were erected, one for the flag of the U. S. and one for the state flag. These were positioned in ' front of the Utility Office. A fountain with water cascading was designed. To make the fountain unique to Greentown and to celebrate Greentown's glass heritage, a " Greentown dolphin" will be at the top of the fountain. Cobalt blue was chosen as the color of the dolphin. The town council approved usin:: EDIT funds for the project. DEDICATION CEREMONY A dedication of the new fountain and plaza will be held Saturday, June 11, at 3: OO in front of City Hall. Participants will include Craig Trott, Eastern High School Band, Greentown American Legion, Boy Scout Troop 528, Eagle Scouts, Jim Harris, Jim Teter, Jolene Rule, and Rachel Jenkins. Martha Lou Zirkle was chosen from among nominees to officially " flip the switch" to start the water flowing in the fountain. Other nominees were Carolyn Bannon ( to represent Jim Bannon), Bob Armstrong, Norma Jean David, Sharon Oldaker, Nicole Fillenwarth, Jim Teter, Mary Mast Pier, James Lanning, and Rachel Jenkins. The ceremony is expected to last about one- half hour. Lawn chairs are recommended for those who do not wish to stand. $ 2.1 Billion, IO- Year Highway Funding Gap Revealed INDOT seeks public input to help resolve dilemma - July I deadline INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Department of Transportation ( INDOT) Commissioner Thomas Sharp has announced the agency has a 10- year, $ 2.1 billion funding gap for new highway construction. The department also introduced a preliminary process that, when fully implemented, will result in a 1 0- year highway production plan for both funding and cons: ructing state highway projects. " Since arriving in January, we've been peeling away layers and what we discovered is that there has never been an accurate, long- term plan for both funding and building highway projects," said Sharp. From internal historical information it appears whenever new construction projects were suggested, previous admin-istrations automatically added them to INDOT'S transportation program. The projects were not properly reviewed and no consideration was given as to where the funds would come from to build them. " Hoosiers are left with false hopes and perceptions that projects are proceeding when, in reality, little or nothing is being done," added Sharp. " This isn't fair." The process introduced has preliminarily identified projects which can begin construction within the next 10 years if adequate funding is provided. A wide- ranging set of criteria was used to evaluate each project in INDOT's system. Currently, INDOT invests $ 500 million annually to preserve the existing highway More on page 4 June 2005 Honoring the Fallen ,"$~ 3 0 Members of Greentown American Legion Post # 317, Clyde Ragan and Roger Wolfe were among those who posted flags in Greentown in observance of Memorial Day. The Legion puts flags up on patriotic holidays. Photo by Rachel Jenkins By Craig Trott With the recent addition of outdoor warning sirens to the Town of Greentown, many residents may have questions aboiit their operation. Thesc devices sre used as an outdoor alert for tornadoes, or othsr emergencies. They are not intended to be heard while inside buildings or homes. If you hear them indoors, consider yourself fortunate for the advance warning. The Federal Thunderbolt 1000 sirens have been installed in three locations in the Town of Greentown, the water tower on Maple St., the sewage trzatment plant near the high school and the fire station downtown. The coverage area of each siren overlaps the other and should provide ample warning if the need arises. Two of the sirens are on a generator back- up system that will operate during a power loss situation. The activation of the sirens is the responsibility of the Greentown Police Department. The on- duty officer will be charged with keeping abreast of scvere weather as it develops and will take appropriate action regarding their activation. TORNADO WARNING When the sirens are activated for a tornado warning a constant wail will be heard for three minutes. The sirens may be activated again several times until the tornado warning has expired. There will not be an " all clear" signal given once the danger has passed. By tuning into local radio stations, you shGuld hear the " all clear" being broadcast by them. MAN- MADE DISASTERS The outdoor warning sirens may also be used for man- made disasters as well. These events lnay include hazardous material spills, nuclear attacks or Guidelines for Outdoor Warning Sirens terrorist attacks. The sound for a man- made disaster would be an up and down wail for three minutes. Again, there will not be an " all clear" signal given. WHAT TO DO Once the sirens have been activated, you should go inside and turn on a television or radio for more information. You may also wish to have a NOAA weather alert radio available. This radio can be set to alert any time the National Weather Service issues a warning. Do not call 91 1. The area media and the National Weather Service will provide updated information. Please use your television or radio to get these updates. The use of 9 1 1 should be reserved for those with urgent need for ambulance, fire or police. services. Don't tie up the 91 1 lines. You should have a battery operated radio and flashlight in continued on page 3
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Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: New Town Fountain to Be Dedicated; $2.1 Billion, 10-Year Highway Funding Gap Revealed; Guidelines for Outdoor Warning Sirens |
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Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, June 2005, Volume 12, Issue 06 |
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