John Duprey is a husband, father, and geek. He makes his living from the latter as a software architect for Thomson Reuters Research and Development. However, he lives for the former two - his wife Abby and their daughter Emma. -- Public Profile
"Today, Kodak is barely a shadow of its former self. Earlier this month, the company that in 1982 once employed more than 60,000 people in Rochester — but now has fewer than 7,000 workers there — filed for bankruptcy protection."
Its hard to believe with all of Kodak's assets, it couldn't reinvent itself for the digital age. Its sad to see the icon fade.
Winter weather causes numerous accidents
Posted at: 01/13/2012 8:07 AM | Updated at: 01/13/2012 8:33 AM
News10NBC is hearing reports of dozens of accidents around Monroe County throughout Friday morning. A string of minor crashes were reported beginning around 7 a.m. and lasting throughout the morning commute hours.
Right now, counties in western and central New York are under a Winter Weather Advisory until 7 p.m. Friday night.
For more Rochester, N.Y. news, visit our website www.whec.com
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NOW its starting to look a lot like winter around here!
http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S2451649.shtml?cat=565
Population: 1,035,566 Our easiest city for commuters boasts an annual congestion cost that is $100 less than our runner-up. Residents spend a mere 19 minutes on average commuting to work, compared with a national average of 25 minutes. A Roc-City commuter’s chief challenge is the snowfall, which averages about 100 inches annually. But local drivers are snow pros: It’s
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Average Commute Time: 18.7
Yearly Congestion Cost per Commuter: $273
Cost of Regular Gas: $3.38
Average Length of Commute: 10.23 miles
Yearly Delays per Commuter: 12 hours
Yearly Fuel Wasted per Commuter: 11 gallons
Public Transit Users: 2.9%
not uncommon to see homemade plows clearing
alley ways and driveways after a particularly heavy fall.
