The controls, which are related to indicators of solvency and liquidity, function like traffic lights: if the indicators are in the red light zone, then the government in question loses its borrowing autonomy.
Highway patrols are so rare that officials put fiberglass statues of police officers at some intersections, to function like traffic-calming human scarecrows.
"See, the thing is I don't like traffic.
The measure would let agencies and departments cull programs that were long ago proved to be ineffective, and would make sure critical federal functions like air traffic control and meat inspection were spared.
While the center, the first of its kind to be combined with a public safety department, according to the transportation department, also has less-visible functions like timing traffic signals on Route 1 when necessary and tracking incidents and emergency response times, its stars are the 93 cameras strategically positioned about every half-mile on I-95 from Greenwich to Branford.
More truancy cases mean increased profits for truancy courts, which function much like traffic court, and hefty profits for the state.
They function like air traffic controllers for emotions.
Mr. Watkins said he expected Weichert's Gold Service representatives to function like air traffic controllers, keeping track of myriad things that must come together for a closing to "fly" on the appointed day.
At a given node, if there are bundles to exchange, the data plane is activated during the estimated contact duration time, and functions like queuing, scheduling, or traffic classification are performed.
The next automotive computer, Brass says, will not only guide the driver better but function as the vehicle's information center, delivering useful information like traffic and weather information and entertainment.
