The 16th Annual National Trails Day will take place June 7th. Hosted by the American Hiking Society, the day will celebrate America’s incredible trail systemand the hikers and outdoor enthusiasts that support them.

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Recently installed “rat lights” at 95 of Palm Desert’s intersections could stop drivers from squeaking through red lights. Currently, if you run a red, you may receive a nasty ticket in the mail, as your deed was unwittingly caught by an automatic camera. Instead of automatically monitoring an intersection, rat lights provide an additional visual signal that the light has turned red.

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LEDs are the popular, trendy members of the lighting family right now. After all, lightweight LEDs allow the drool-worthy MacBook Air to attain its ground-breaking thinness.
But LEDs are more than the darlings of today’s technorati. They could also change the lives of millions of Africans living without electricity.

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Here at DLK, we keep our readers up-to-date on the latest developments in the LED world. You may have already read our article on how cities across America are saving energy and money by switching to LED traffic lights. By way of an update, a recently published article on LEDs in the San Fransisco Chronicle provides an excellent overview of the state of the LED revolution. In his article “LED Lights Shine at Saving Energy in Tech Gear,” writer Tom Abate discusses how LEDs work and where they’re replacing incandescent bulbs.

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According to the Kansas City Star, Missouri has added dates to their youth-only deer hunting season. The state previously established November 1st and 2nd as hunting days just for minors, with the hope that adults would then focus on teaching kids how to hunt safely. January 3rd and 4th are being added to allow Missourians to take advantage of the holiday as they teach their young hunter how to properly use their new rifle.

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