NASHVILLE — Democrat Phil Bredesen's U.S. Senate campaign chief says in a memo that four months into the former Tennessee governor's campaign, "we are more convinced than ever that there is a clear path to victory ... to win in November and we're already on it." Written by Bredesen campaign manager Bob Corney to advisers and "interested parties," the memo notes that since launching the former two-term governor's Senate campaign on Dec. 7, "we've rapidly gone from crawling to walking and, now, running" with $1.8 million in contributions and two television ads. The memo, entitled "State of the Race," comes with 200 days left until the Nov. 7 general election contest featuring Bredesen and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn. The contest is for the open seat left by retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Rep. Marsha Blackburn Photo by Contributed Photo /Times Free Press. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted his support for … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen’s campaign chief sees ‘clear path to victory’
Clearing path
Judge’s ruling clears path for city to develop abandoned portion of Helmerich Park
A Thursday ruling from a Tulsa County judge would clear the way for a proposed 8.8-acre development along the Arkansas River at Helmerich Park.Plaintiffs plan to appeal the ruling by Judge Jefferson Sellers, which comes nearly three years after the Tulsa Public Facilities Authority voted to sell the property to a Dallas developer for $1.465 million. The sale was immediately challenged in court by Tulsa resident Craig Immel, who argued TPFA did not have the legal authority to sell the property.The lawsuit was later amended to include more plaintiffs and other legal arguments against the sale.The parties agreed earlier this month that the case did not need to go to a jury and that instead Sellers would rule on their respective requests for summary judgment.Sellers on Thursday ruled in favor of the city's request while declining the plaintiffs' request for summary judgement, effectively allowing the city's plans to move forward.The Tulsa Public Facilities Authority's agreement with … [Read more...] about Judge’s ruling clears path for city to develop abandoned portion of Helmerich Park
Volunteers Find Ancient Oil Lamp And Rare Coin from Ottoman Empire While Clearing Path for Virtual Reality Tour
Tech & Science Archaeology Israel virtual reality For the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, volunteers are coming together to clear the Sanhedrin Trail and make “Israel’s first interactive hiking path”—and they have found important archaeological artifacts, including a rare gold coin from Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman Empire. Participants are currently clearing the 43-mile trail on which important Jewish figures used to walk, such as the Sages of Sanhedrin who were an important judicial body of Torah scholars more than a thousand years ago. When complete, hikers will be able to follow the trail and use their cellphones to access interactive virtual-reality screens displaying how the place used to look. National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn speaks during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting on the Ellipse December 12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. For the 70th anniversary … [Read more...] about Volunteers Find Ancient Oil Lamp And Rare Coin from Ottoman Empire While Clearing Path for Virtual Reality Tour
DARPA Sees Clear Path to Faster Cheaper Space Technology
WASHINGTON — The commercial space industry can mass produce satellites that are small but quite sophisticated for the price. And launch vehicles are getting better and cheaper by the day. So it only makes sense for the U.S. military to ride that wave, said Steven Walker, the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA was created 60 years ago as an antidote to the stubbornly inflexible system the military uses to develop and acquire technology. The agency now sees an opportunity to flex its disruptive muscles in space programs. [The Most Dangerous Space Weapons Concepts] Walker agrees with recent Pentagon and intelligence community assessments that outer space has become more militarized and U.S. satellites are vulnerable. This is a reality that DARPA predicted long before the Pentagon officially recognized space as a potential battlefront."Space is going to be one of my priorities," Walker said Thursday at a defense writers breakfast meeting. … [Read more...] about DARPA Sees Clear Path to Faster Cheaper Space Technology
For the blind, smart glasses offer a clear path ahead
This is part of our Road Trip 2017 summer series "The Smartest Stuff," about how innovators are thinking up new ways to make you — and the world around you — smarter. Tiny drops of rain hit my face as I run through the sleepy residential neighborhood of Littleton, Massachusetts, about an hour's drive north of Boston. There's a slight incline to the pavement as it curves to the right. It's only been about five minutes, but I'm already tired and wet as I jog down the middle of a quiet street lined with Cape Cod-style houses on a gray and soggy afternoon in May. I've never been to Littleton before and I have no idea where I'm going. Erich Manser, an IBM researcher who competes in marathons and Ironman competitions for the fun of it, runs beside me. He's wearing an orange hoodie with a fluorescent yellow bib that says "BLIND" in black bold lettering. I can't help thinking that this is really a case of the blind leading the blind. At 6-feet-2, he towers over … [Read more...] about For the blind, smart glasses offer a clear path ahead