oops. I didn't know "CA Vehicle Code Section 27400". Usually, I listen to ESL podcast while riding to the office.
Wearing of Headsets or Earplugs
27400. A person operating a motor vehicle or bicycle may not wear a headset covering, or earplugs in, both ears. This prohibition does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A person operating authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in Section 165.
(b) A person engaged in the operation of either special construction equipment or equipment for use in the maintenance of any highway.
(c) A person engaged in the operation of refuse collection equipment who is wearing a safety headset or safety earplugs.
(d) A person wearing personal hearing protectors in the form of earplugs or molds that are specifically designed to attenuate injurious noise levels. The plugs or molds shall be designed in a manner so as to not inhibit the wearer's ability to hear a siren or horn from an emergency vehicle or a horn from another motor vehicle.
(e) A person using a prosthetic device that aids the hard of hearing.
Amended Sec. 45, Ch. 594, Stats. 2003. Effective January 1, 2004.
Here's a solution: iHome cycler iH85B. But it looks ugly and listening podcast with it could be shameful. I should walk to work and listen more podcast episodes. ah, maybe once a week or two ;p
A few weeks ago, I got a DSTT, sort of R4 type device, to play some "homebrewed" music software on NintendoDS console. Protain[DS], glitchDS and bliptracker, those are super awesome and practical examples how to manipurate synth controls and rythmbox pads by scraching/tapping the touch pad. It's a good way to pass the time until the hot Korg's DS-10 comes out.
It is pronounced "zed" not "zee".
We, Japanese, also have a prime minister and pronounce "Z" as "zed". Don't worry, they might be wrong.
If you recall there was a 're-pet' cloning service to get your dog back if you ever lost them. Enter 'Best Friends Again': 'A US biotech company on Wednesday announced it will auction off the right for five dog owners to have their furry best friend cloned, with bidding starting at 100,000 dollars.
hmm. I got scared. How many dogs are killed as guinea pig? I'd heard about FDA OKs meat, milk from most of cloned animals and I thought "It could be". But "re-pet" sounds too selfish, egoistic how we human being are.
]]>When I started to learn English at junior high, a phrase "a cup of coffee" impressed me and it was like a "gate of using English" since Japanese nouns don't have a count or noncount distinction. But, I hear a lot of people saying "Grab a coffee". This morning I just said "after grabbing a coffee" (yeah, copying phrases is a good way to get adapted, I think) and it made me google "grab a coffee English grammar".
"the spread of coffee-bar culture is promoting the count-noun usage" makes sense for me. Do you grab a coffee or have a cup of tea?