Tag Archives: francisco

Throwable camera aims to save lives

07/16/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Is it a child’s bouncing ball or the latest in covert surveillance? A new bouncing ball lets law enforcement, military personnel, and search and rescue teams quickly evaluate dangerous environments before they enter them. Bounce Imaging makes the Explorer throwable…

Unions seek exemption from LA minimum wage law they helped pass

05/30/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Union leaders in Los Angeles are being accused of hypocrisy after being caught trying to exempt themselves from a new minimum wage law they tried to impose on others. For months, organized labor went after companies like McDonalds and Walmart,…

How to write an entire novel on a plane

05/22/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
You may be the most productive at 30,000 with limited distractions. (iStock) I’m rarely more productive than I am on planes. Even with the infringement of in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming satellite television, I still manage to accomplish more at 30,000…

Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio 2016 showdown would force Miami powerbrokers to take sides

02/10/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Miami – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio grew up, politically, in the same power circles in Miami. The two men share many of the same Republican donors and friends who helped them ascend South Florida’s…

California breaks ground on bullet train project despite opposition, as price tag soars

01/07/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Despite cost overruns, lawsuits, public opposition and a projected completion date 13 years behind schedule, California Gov. Jerry Brown broke ground Tuesday on what is to become the most expensive public works project in U.S. history: the California bullet train.…

CES leader: Welcome to 2015, the golden age of technology

01/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The tech revolution is killing a lot of old jobs. But it’s creating many, many more – not to mention giving us greater choice and levels of convenience that were once the stuff of fantasy. On one hand, devices connected…

Thai-based group’s dogged determination spares strays from black market

08/11/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Smugglers round up strays on the streets of Thailand and send them to countries where they are killed and eaten. (Soi Dog Foundation) This dog, Marlboro, is one of the lucky ones. Rescued from the streets of Phuket, it is…

Alcalde de Seattle apoya elevar el salario mínimo a 15 dólares por hora

10/09/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
SEATTLE – La idea de un salario mínimo de 15 dólares por hora sigue ganado impulso en el área de Seattle, después de que el alcalde Mike McGinn manifestó su apoyo a un esfuerzo para elevarlo todavía más. En una…

San Francisco in 5…

03/06/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
The city by the bay is home to some of America’s most iconic landmarks, including a certain orange bridge and a former prison that once held some of the most notorious convicts. Here are five things to see and do…

President Obama — The Bully In the White House

09/29/2011 Published on Foxnews.com
Throughout his frenetic jobs tour across the West this week, President Obama tried to seize the narrative. Republicans, he told champagne-sipping Hollywood moguls and tech titans, are intolerant bigots, know-nothings and thugs. They’ve made his hair “grayer” and left him…