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		<title>Preventing another Fredericton traffic engineering failure &#8211; Lincoln / Adams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To be fair, it isn&#8217;t really an engineering issue; it&#8217;s a simple case of plans that look good on paper, but may not work out so well once implemented.
The plan is to turn a single oversized lot and split it up into seven. That, in its self isn&#8217;t a bad thing; the problem is where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2010/02/22/preventing-another-fredericton-traffic-engineering-failure-lincoln-adams/</link>
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		<title>How lazy are convention goers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, ADI Group insists that buses must stop directly in front of Fredericton&#8217;s new convention centre. Do people actually take the bus to a convention? I don&#8217;t really know the answer to that, however, as Queen St. is one way, the doors of any bus would open on the wrong side. What&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2010/01/11/how-lazy-are-convention-goers/</link>
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		<title>RIM to add 50 jobs in Fredericton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you aren&#8217;t on Twitter, Rick Miles  has pre-announced that Research in Motion will be adding 50 new jobs to its Fredericton operation. This will be in addition to the unknown number of employees it got when it purchased Chalk Media.
There is good reason to be excited as these will be high-paying product development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2010/01/10/rim-to-add-50-jobs-in-fredericton/</link>
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		<title>Details please?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again. The City of Fredericton announces something and puts absolutely no information about it on their web site. This time, it&#8217;s a plan to redevelop the run-down exhibition grounds. The only information about the project is a newspaper article with a vague description and a low resolution image. How can they expect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/11/23/details-please/</link>
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		<title>Review of social media use regarding the NB Power sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate about NBPower is a fast-moving one. In today&#8217;s age, information travels quickly. I&#8217;ll review how well each of the parties did.
The CBC &#8211; A+ Again, the CBC does a bang-up job. Not only have they been on top of the deal, they&#8217;re also using social media in the two way format that it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/11/16/review-of-social-media-use-regarding-the-nb-power-sale/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time for an NB Power post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not going to go into much detail as that&#8217;s already been covered before. There are a few points that I feel are important and are getting drowned out in the noise:

There really isn&#8217;t much to gain in the long term. The value of the assets is about the same as the amount of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/11/09/its-time-for-an-nb-power-post/</link>
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		<title>Why Fredericton should never get a hybrid transit bus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You keep hearing of more &#8220;progressive&#8221; cities getting hybrid transit buses. Maybe Fredericton should get some too? Let&#8217;s first run some numbers:
Cost of a bus: $400,000 for a regular one, $600,000 for a hybrid.
As with hybrid cars, you need to change the batteries every 6 years. As Fredericton keeps its buses until they are about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/11/02/why-fredericton-should-never-get-a-hybrid-transit-bus/</link>
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		<title>Canadian TV providers are ripping us off with PVR fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been a lot of talk about broadcast reform in Canada.  Here&#8217;s another argument as to why we need legislation to be more consumer-friendly:
A Personal Video Recorder (PVR, also known as a DVR) can be rented from $20-25/month, depending on your provider (Rogers $24.95, BellTV $20).  In the US, they cost $6 (Comcast, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/10/26/canadian-tv-providers-are-ripping-us-off-with-pvr-fees/</link>
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		<title>City of Fredericton web site double-fail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:What&#8217;s worse than not having information posted on a website?
A:Having it up on the site, but not linking to it so it can&#8217;t be found.
Last week, I posted an article about how the City of Fredericton doesn&#8217;t post a lot of information on its website. Imagine my surprise when I Googled something completely unrelated and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/10/21/city-of-fredericton-web-site-double-fail/</link>
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		<title>A quick review of the proposed Fredericton Transit Garage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dillon Consulting Transit Report suggested a new garage for Fredericton Transit as the current one isn&#8217;t big enough and is no longer suitable. Last week, city council agreed to spend $5.2 million on a new one.
Some might think that $5.2 million is a lot, but compare it to Saint John who recently spent $23.5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lamespotting.com/2009/10/19/a-quick-review-of-the-proposed-fredericton-transit-garage/</link>
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