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anatomy of a city, infrastructure, and the road not taken from a trio that will alert you to the engineering, planning, and beauty of the things that make life work:

The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure

In The Road Taken, acclaimed historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from historical and contemporary perspectives and explains how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Recounting the long history behind America's highway system, Petroski reveals the genesis of our interstate numbering system (even roads go east-west, odd go north-south); the inspiration behind the center line that has divided roads for decades; and the creation of such taken-for-granted objects as guardrails, stop signs, and traffic lights - all crucial parts of our national and local infrastructure.

A compelling work of history, The Road Taken is also an urgent clarion call aimed at American citizens, politicians, and anyone with a vested interest in our economic well-being. The road we take in the next decade toward rebuilding our aging infrastructure will in large part determine our future national prosperity.

the move from 4:30 to 5:00pm is very diabolical as it leaves options at 3900 uncovered. perhaps someone knowledgeable about options can explain the intricacies of who's hurt and who's naked as well as the CME rule that allows members only to execute options after 4:15 pm.

looking back at the pools and cliques of the 1900's, and comparing that to the deal that the public gets today relative to the insiders, I believe that 1900 was better.

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