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The pallet is then lowered into the innards of the garage , and transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled contraption similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.There is no human supervision , but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to baffled humans.Parking rates will be competitive _ about $ 400 monthly or $ 25 per day , according to Ari Milstein , the director of planning for Automotion Parking Systems , the U.S. subsidiary of Germany 's Stolzer Parkhaus , which has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington , D.C ., apartment building.Another company had built the only other public robotic garage in the United States , the one with a checkered past.Built in 2002 across the river in Hoboken , N.J ., with 314 spaces for monthly rentals only , the garage dropped an unoccupied Cadillac Deville six floors in 2004 and a Jeep four stories the following year . Still , the economists found " strong persistence in cultural norms : Diplomats from high-corruption countries have significantly more parking violations , and these differences persist over time . It 's a mecca for foreign diplomats , who have immunity from prosecution or lawsuits - - including parking laws - - when they are on assignment in the United States.The first thing the economists wanted to know is whether some envoys took advantage of their diplomatic free pass to park in no-parking zones.You bet.Kuwait led the list of international parking scofflaws . SEOUL , South Korea - - South Korea 's foreign minister sounded a note of caution ahead of six-nation talks on freezing the North 's nuclear program , saying Wednesday there is far to go before a final agreement is reached . Delaema , who was born in Fallujah , traveled to Iraq in October 2003 and was shown making and discussing explosives on a videotape that was seized from his house in the Dutch city of Amersfoort in May 2005 , authorities said.Delaema , who was originally arrested and jailed by Dutch police , has said that he was kidnapped and forced to participate in the videotape , which was widely shown on Arabic television stations.The prosecution of Delaema in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia follows nearly two years of negotiations between U.S. and Dutch authorities , which led to Delaema 's extradition to the United States over the weekend.The unusual extradition agreement would allow Delaema to return to the Netherlands to serve his prison sentence if he is convicted , Dutch and U.S. officials said . " Yildirim , 33 , arrived in New York at 21 , became active in the mainly Turkish Fatih Mosque in Brooklyn , and then opened a Muslim funeral business.He has washed , shrouded and repatriated the bodies of Poles , Yemenis and Bangladeshis . Involved from the Guild 's foundation in 1919 , Helburn served first as a literary manager and then as casting director and eventually became ( along with Lawrence Langner ) a co-producer . Other Writings contains Meigs ' minor literary works and is organized into Essays , Letters to the Editor , Reviews , and Public Appearances . " It 's just like physical exercise - - when we are approaching the new year we will buy a pass for the gym and go fervently in January and then slack off , " Willis said . " Touch-screen systems are used in 32 states , but computer scientists and critics say they are vulnerable to glitches and security holes.Former Gov. Jeb Bush , who promoted the video-screen technology after his brother George won the presidency in the 2000 recount dispute , later rejected the notion of abandoning the systems and said they were reliable.Manufacturers contend a paper trail is unneeded because the terminals make errors impossible.Under Crist 's plan , money would be used to purchase optical-scanning machines that require voters to fill out paper ballots , which are then recorded . " The sacrifices of owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson , and the enormity of their colt 's contribution to the sport , and the courage of all involved , have been inestimable , " Gulfstream Park president Bill Murphy said . " In the end I believe it will save the county and Manassas and Manassas Park money , and I think it 's right for the county , " Land said.The county is facing an $ 18 million shortfall in revenue for the current fiscal year , and the board of supervisors has been told that about $ 22 million must be cut from next year 's budget . In 1974 , a Korean resident of Japan unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Park in Seoul , fatally wounding Park 's wife . Until now , it 's been available only in limited quantities to PC vendors who are bundling the new operating system with their computers , and to some volume buyers in business . " The Jacksons are thankful the Derby museum and the horse park are interested in helping , but burying Barbaro 's ashes at a local racing museum is appealing , too.One issue Jackson cleared up is that no sperm was taken from Barbaro before he was euthanized . " Earlier , Webb dismissed White House appeals to give Bush 's plan " a chance to work " and show support for U.S. troops . ) For their study , Fisman and Miguel assembled city data on more than 150,000 unpaid parking tickets - - a total value of $ 18 million - - issued to cars with diplomatic license plates between 1997 and 2002 . Buying a TV used to mean deciding what size screen you wanted , then going out and finding the set with the best-looking picture you could afford - - with not much more to it than that .