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An Englishtown man was recently arrested by Manalapan police for his alleged involvement in the assault and robbery of a 17-year-old Manalapan boy last May.
Demetrius Robinson, 18, was identified as one of the three individuals who had beaten and stolen a cell phone from a victim while he was walking along Shinnecock Drive on May 28.
Robinson was transported to police headquarters and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and criminal mischief. Robinson was processed and released after posting $50,000 bail.
The two other individuals involved in the incident are juveniles, according to police, and they have been charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
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Visitation for Akshay Panducherry will be Thursday, Oct. 25, from 6-8 p.m. at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory, 12050 Crabapple Road Roswell. The body will be cremated, according to Northside Chapel's website.
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The 18-year-old driver of a Ferrari that crashed off Webb Bridge Road on Oct. 19 has died, making it a fatality crash investigation.
"Sadly, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety has been advised by the Fulton County medical examiner's office that the driver of the Ferrari crash on October 19th has died of his injuries," said George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, in a release today.
Akshay Panducherry, age 18, of Alpharetta, was the driver of the car. His passenger, Harshavardhan Patlolla, age 21, also of Alpharetta, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital by Life Flight helicopter the same morning..
Panducherry's car was traveling eastbound on Webb Bridge Road at a high rate of speed at 3:48 a.m. when it left the roadway, narrowly missing the bridge at Big Creek, Gordon said last week. The Ferarri "missed the bridge abutment by just a few yards when they started to exit the roadway," he said.
The victims managed to crawl out of the burning car after the crash. Two Life Flight helicopters landed at Alpharetta High School's baseball field to pick them up. As they suffered significant burns, they were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital that morning.
Gordon reported that speed was a contributing factor in the crash, according to the preliminary investigation.

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Many of the low-hanging fruit approaches seem like no-brainers: Ban assault weapons, gun-show sales, multiple-ammo clips and require longer, more stringent background checks.
For the record: I'm not of the mind that every gun-owner is a threat to society nor should we restrict gun use for hunters, collectors and target shooters. My father owns guns, I have shot guns many times, have known people who were murdered by guns and witnessed a police shooting in 1981.
But I don't think a widespread seizure of some 300 million American weapons will ever work. In fact, just mention "gun control," and the very phrase shuts down conversation and invokes the vague rights and curse of the second amendment. Challenges to the constitution would never make it through the Roberts court, anyway.
What we can do is to look at gun sales through the lens of social economics.
Market-based risk pricing is the partial answer. Let's agree that guns as weapons are inherently dangerous to society and owners should bear the risk and true social costs. Translation: Require both owners and sellers to purchase liability insurance that is universally underwritten by actuaries according to relative risk.
Given that gun violence, which kills more than 30,000 Americans annually, is harmful not only to our well being, but our economy, we should use economic disincentives to regulate its use.
What Other Countries Do
In relative terms, gun deaths are out of control relative to other kinds of fatal injuries. According to the Centers of Disease Control, absolute numbers don't tell the whole story. Gun-related fatalities are nearly as high as traffic deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control, at around 10 per 100,000 in population. In England and Wales, there were 39 gun-related deaths (in 2008-2009). You do the math.
Of course, in the U.K., Japan and other countries that have socialized medicine, guns are extremely difficult to obtain. That directly reduces their acquisition and misuse. Here's what the Economist had to say recently about the U.K.'s gun control measures:
"After a couple of horrible mass shootings in Britain, handguns and automatic weapons have been effectively banned. It is possible to own shotguns, and rifles if you can demonstrate to the police that you have a good reason to own one, such as target shooting at a gun club, or deer stalking, say. The firearms-ownership rules are onerous, involving hours of paperwork. You must provide a referee who has to answer nosy questions about the applicant's mental state, home life (including family or domestic tensions) and their attitude towards guns. In addition to criminal-record checks, the police talk to applicants' family doctors and ask about any histories of alcohol or drug abuse or personality disorders.
Vitally, it is also very hard to get hold of ammunition. Just before leaving Britain in the summer, I had lunch with a member of parliament whose constituency is plagued with gang violence and drug gangs. She told me of a shooting, and how it had not led to a death, because the gang had had to make its own bullets, which did not work well, and how this was very common, according to her local police commander. Even hardened criminals willing to pay for a handgun in Britain are often getting only an illegally modified starter's pistol turned into a single-shot weapon."
What About the NRA?
Will America ever have gun laws that come close to England's? I think there's a better chance of Ron Paul getting elected president. And every politician proposing new gun laws has to run the gantlet of the National Rifle Association and affiliated groups — and face the fear of not getting re-elected. But is the NRA really that powerful? Paul Waldman, writing in The New York Times online, cites research that shows that Americans aren't afraid of new gun regulation:
"Gun advocates note that when surveys ask broad questions on gun control, more Americans say they are against it than for it. But that can't be a result of our national debate. The last time we really debated the issue – in the 1990s – support for restrictions rose. But after the N.R.A. successfully convinced Democrats that they lost Congress in 1994 and the White House in 2000 because of the gun issue (contentions contradicted by the evidence), Democrats retreated from the issue in fear. So in recent years, the debate has sounded like this: Gun advocates say Democrats are sending jackbooted thugs to take away everyone's guns, and Democrats assure everyone they have no plans to do anything of the sort. So it's not surprising that support for "gun control" has fallen.
But public opinion looks much different when you ask people specific questions. Polls show that majorities of Americans favor almost every restriction actually being proposed to set limits on gun ownership. For example, the General Social Survey has long found three-quarters of Americans saying everyone should have to get a permit from the local police before buying a gun. A Times/CBS News poll last year found 63 percent of Americans in favor of a ban on high-capacity magazines."
So if Americans rose and demanded that public massacres were unacceptable, what kind of gun regulation would make it through the political sausage making? Outright bans are generally non-starters and it's unlikely that the constitution would ever get amended because red states would never agree to dramatic restrictions.
Market Economics A Starting Point
When you buy a car, your insurer underwrites the risk according to your age, driving/arrest/ticket record, type of car, amount of use and other factors. A teenage driver behind the wheel of a Porsche is going to pay a lot more than a 50-year-old house wife. A driver with DUI convictions may not get insurance at all. Like vehicles, you should be required to have a policy before you even applied for a gun permit. Every seller would have to follow this rule before making a transaction.
This is where social economics goes beyond theory. Those most at risk to commit a gun crime would be known to the actuaries doing the research for insurers. They would be underwritten according to age, mental health, place of residence, credit/bankruptcy record and marital status. Keep in mind that insurance companies have mountains of data and know how to use it to price policies, or in industry parlance, to reduce the risk/loss ratio.
Uh, you might want to consider the market incentives this would create. People could redistribute wealth through execution.
Please send this article to all members of Congress and state legislatures.
So I am the black guy in innercity chicago that gets to pay 'higher rates' for a fundemental right?
Wow that sounds fair. Have you considered a poll tax? I know it worked pretty well back in the sixites.
And how does this affect criminals again?
OH MY GOD you said things better than I ever could.
Why is it that you want to price the poor out of self defense? You know very well that this would not work without registration. An idea that has been striken down as unconstitutional.
You and I both know that this is no different from the "Saturday Night Special" laws in terms of its impact on the poor.
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Mr. Wasik,
I appreciate these creative ideas and I think they could be useful in helping fix the problem. I have two concerns though.
1. If government cannot keep tabs on pot, then how can it (or insurance companies) keep tabs on guns?
2. Many supporters of the 2nd amendment believe that it was instituted to help prevent a tyranical government from becoming too powerful. In other words, it's not for hunting or gun collecting. It's for freedom from tyranny. Students of history know that one thing that a tyrannical government often does, is first create a gun registry and then begin confiscation. It happened in Nazi Germany; perhaps it could happen here. If insurance companies keep tabs on gun ownership, then it would be an easy thing for government to get those records through subpoena or coercion, especially a dishonest government. If we can have warrantless wire tapping, then why not warrantless access to gun ownership lists?
Way to think outside the box. I had toyed with it after Newtown. How about every gun owner is strictly liable for their gun? This does not mean they are negligent every time but the burden is on them to show they did nothing to cause the incident. We do this with people who are allowed to own dynamite.
They already are, enforce the laws on the books and we don't have issues


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Francesca Enea Sets Home Run Record, Gets Engaged vs South Carolina
Published May 10th, 2010
It was a busy day on the softball field for Florida Gator senior Francesca Enea, who celebrated her senior day in style as the Gators beat South Carolina 9-0.
Before the game, longtime boyfriend Christian Bruey propsed to Enea during the senior day ceremonies, to which Enea replied "yes."
Once the game began, Enea belted her 20th home run of the season, which enabled her to set the all-time SEC mark with the 61st of her career.
The Gators now move on to postseason play, where they will face Auburn on Thursday.
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2 Medium Dog Kennels Like New
These two kennels are identicle & interlock for stacking and storing. Fits dogs 30 lbs and under comfortably.
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Clean Ying Yang Bird Cage
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The picture shown is what it looks like but in blue and white.
Email for a time to pick up.
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Clydesdale Horse figurines
I have 4 different collectible figurines - great for the horse lover on you Christmas list!
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Scottish Farmer and Braiding for Parade have the box and the Certificate of Authenticity $35 each
Running Free have box but no Certificate - $30
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The figurines are in perfect condition, have many pictures from all angles of each.
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Reptile tank with stand
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Large birdcage with stand
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Adorable Disney dog pajamas, size Medium, red plaid with Mickey
Absolutely adorable Disney doggy pajamas, size Medium. This is red/green plaid with Mickey outline on plaid pattern and on doggy's bottom. Very soft fleece material in like new condition. Tag says this is from Holiday 2013. Only worn a few times. Has openings for paws and has Velcro at the neck.
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Mountlake Terrace
Large California Parrot Cage For SALE
Hi Everyone,
I have a very large parrot cage for sale. My macaw passed away recently and we need to find this big cage a home. It's inside dimensions are 46" tall x 40" wide x 30" deep. From the floor to the top of cage it's 61". This would be a great cage for cockatoos, macaws, other exotics, etc. It has a huge front door for easy access. It has 3 doors for food bowls, one nest box opening on the top left side. Would be a great breeder cage! It also, has two places where you could put two bowls on ...
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Large & Small Clean Dog Carriers
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Happy Legs Show Dog training box
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If you ever wondered HOW to teach your dog to stand square and solid for the show ring, this is how.
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Pink dog sweater with skull/crossbones, size XS
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Small pink dog sweater with white polka dots
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36" Exercise Pen w/Top; Dog Stairs
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Nelson automatic waterers for kennels
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Bird Breeder Nest Boxes - ABS - Cages and More!
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Parrot Cage Sturdy and very nice
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Huge Chicken-Bird-Animal Coup-Tractor with wheels
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How about Braun at first vs. lefties? It would be easier to use one of the outfield prospects, if Morris doesn't blow us out of the water this spring. Even if he does, he's probably headed to AAA. Make letting Hart go to FA easier if Braunie could move there. I think he'd be a very good first baseman.
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Mat Gamel, Chris Narveson ready for spring
Manager Ron Roenicke seemed a bit uncertain at "Brewers On Deck" about the readiness this spring of left-hander Chris Narveson, who had rotator cuff surgery last year.
But assistant general manager Gord Ash said later that Narveson is expected to be full go at the start of camp. And Ash said first baseman Mat Gamel had his knee examined earlier today and is also ready to go after ACL surgery last year.
"The only thing Gamel hasn't done yet is get on a field and play," said Ash. "In terms of his health, he's ready to go. He won't run as much in the spring, just to be careful. He was going to try to play a little outfield which he still will do. Maybe dabble at third base from time to time. He's going to focus mainly on first base.
"We're going to have to ramp (extra work) up (as spring progresses)."
As for Narveson, Ash said, "He's not behind. He had the review this morning by Dr. (William) Raasch and everything was great. We'll be careful with him and go slow but there are no restrictions."
Narveson, who recently threw a bullpen session, confirmed that he expects to be ready for the start of camp.
"I'm feeling good," he said. "I'm ready to go just as if it was regular spring training. There should be nothing holding me back going in. As long as I'm not thinking about it, then it's 100 percent to me. It's like I'm going out there ready to go.
"We got to the point in the first week of November where we threw to some hitters. Then at that point we kind of shut it down for about five weeks and then started picking it up again. I guess at that point, first week of November, I was deemed ready to go.
"It feels brand new. It's been amazing. When you have (surgery), sometimes you try to trick yourself and say, 'Hey, I feel better than what I really do.' But I can honestly say that I don't feel that now. I feel 100 percent.
"It definitely feels like (the velocity) is better. It just feels good coming out, so you know that there's life and by the pop."
Ash also explained why first baseman Corey Hart's knee surgery is expected to keep him out four months after he recovered in a few weeks last spring from a procedure on that same knee.
"It's totally different," said Ash. "This time, it's on the other side (of the knee). It's smaller, but the more significant injury is the debridement of the joint surface. He can't be as aggressive with his rehab initially. You have to be less weight-bearing initially. That slows everything down."
And, just to be clear, the four-month time frame means return to action for the Brewers. So, that would include a minor-league rehab period.
Hart, who had surgery Friday, returned home Sunday to Phoenix and will be therapy immediately but the injury is non-weight bearing for several weeks.
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So I was wrong, now, about Narveson. We shall see.
How about Braun at first vs. lefties? It would be easier to use one of the outfield prospects, if Morris doesn't blow us out of the water this spring. Even if he does, he's probably headed to AAA. Make letting Hart go to FA easier if Braunie could move there. I think he'd be a very good first baseman.Hide replies
Corey came through the minor leagues as a first baseman; that is why he was able to easily adapt back to that position. Yes, Brauny was originally an infielder, but he's turned into an excellent outfielder. I wouldn't try moving him anywhere until possibly later in his career. Definitely don't move him back and forth - he's a superstar for Christ sake! You don't even ask superstars to play one position one game and another position another game; besides, the defensive jockeying could easily take his mind off the one thing the Brewers are paying him the big bucks to do - HIT!
One more thing, eddie, Brauny played his entire career on the left side of the infield(third base) and outfield. I'm sure you played baseball - when the ball comes off the bat, it takes a different trajectory - it hooks left when is hit down the left field line, and right when it is hit down the right field line. I think that's why Hart adjusted so well to right field when he first came up, from first base; he was used to the trajectory of the ball down the right field line; if Braun played first and left, he'd, in my opinion get really screwed up. That's why I really give a lot of credit to Aoki - he is able to play both left and right very effectively - of course they are both outfield positions, and it gives him more time to adjust. In fact, he was a left fielder in Japan, and when he first started playing right field with the Brewers, he had a lot of trouble with balls hit down the line - I'm sure it was because he was used to the ball coming off the bat and curving right instead of left.
The perennial hot prospect, Gamel, will be 28 this coming summer. Not many organizations hang with a guy this long. So much hype. So little production. Only the most optimistic fans still think he's a big time talent. Just get something out of him until Hart can make it back, all I hope for. The rest (if any) is all gravy!
I would think this is Gamels' last chance since he is 28. Alot of brewer time spent trying to hone Gamel's skills. I hope it finally pays off.
That sure would be nice if the surgery allows Narveson to throw faster. A couple extra mph's would do him some good.


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Knox Sheriff's Office seeks man wanted on felony warrants
The Knox County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted on felony warrants, according to Sheriff John Pickard.
Earl Gray was seen riding an ATV about 10 a.m. Thursday on Evergreen Road in Flat Lick by Deputy Claude Hudson, who was aware of the felony warrants for Gray. Hudson tried to stop Gray, but Gray refused to stop.
Hudson began to pursue Gray with the assistance of Pickard and Deputy Keith Liford. When Gray drove the ATV into the woods, Hudson pursued him on foot and kept the other officers updated on Gray's location.
Liford and Deputy Chad Wagner located the abandoned ATV on a log trail off Ely Station Road several miles from where the pursuit began.
Gray is still wanted by authorities at this time. Anyone with information about Gray is asked to contact the Knox County Sheriff's Office at 606-546-3181 or Knox County Dispatch 606-546-3441.
Woman arrested for writing bad checks
A Laurel County woman wanted for writing bad checks was arrested Tuesday, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
Joetta Benge, 40, was charged on six outstanding warrants for theft by deception. In addition to a Laurel Circuit Court indictment, Benge was charged in connection with a bad check for $179 written to London Farm Service, a failure to appear on a cold check charge out of Pulaski County, as well as warrants out of Knox County on a cold check charge and another bad check for $2,000 written to Pickard Chrysler Inc. for a 2011 Volkswagen.
She was arrested at 2:30 p.m. by Detective Jason Back along with Capt. Rodney Van Zant after information was received about Benge's whereabouts.
Benge was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Coal truck crash causes partial road closure
Traffic along U.S. 25 in Lily was partially blocked Monday after a coal truck driver lost control of his vehicle, ran off the road and came to rest in a ditch, according to Kentucky State Police Vehicle Enforcement Public Affairs Officer Steven Douglas.
The driver, Larry Fields, of Castlewood, Va., lost control of his 2012 International coal truck about 1 p.m.
The northbound lanes of travel were closed for nearly two hours while wrecker crews worked to free the fully-loaded coal truck without spilling any coal onto the road.
Alcohol and drug use are not suspected factors and Fields was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
KSP Vehicle Enforcement Officer Joey Ray Caldwell responded to the crash.
Assisting at the scene were the Laurel County Sheriff's Department, Lily Fire Department and Laurel County Emergency Management.
Man arrested on warrant
A Paris, Ky., man was arrested Tuesday on a warrant out of Bourbon County, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
Gary W. Brewer, 29, was wanted in connection with charges for felony criminal possession of a forged instrument.
The arrest came about 12:15 p.m. after Deputy Shane Rice along with Deputy James Sizemore responded to a complaint about a man at an apartment complex in southern Laurel County.
When deputies arrived and checked the man, they learned about the outstanding warrant.
Brewer was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Heidrick man arrested on drug charge
A Heidrick man was arrested Tuesday as part of an ongoing drug roundup in Whitley County, according to Sheriff Colan Harrell.
Martin Price, 42, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
Harrell said Price turned himself in for arrest.
During the Feb. 7 roundup, eight people were arrested. Seven of those people face drug-related charges while the eighth was charged with theft. Not all suspects were located that day and arrests have continued.
Arrest for failure to appear
A London man was arrested Monday on an outstanding warrant out of Knox County, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
David A. Smith, 39, was arrested about 1:44 p.m. by Deputy Shane Rice along with Deputy James Sizemore.
Smith is charged with failure to appear in Knox District Court. He was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.


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KNIGHTDALE — The Knights volleyball team was fired up when it claimed a 3-2 victory over East Wake before a raucous home crowd on Tuesday.
After splitting the first two sets, Knightdale (5-6, 4-2 Greater Neuse River 4A conference) was able to squeeze out a 2-point victory in the final set. The Knights thrived off the energy of the crowd from start to finish in the 24-26, 25-14, 15-25, 25-20, 15-13 win.
"Just keeping the energy up and pumping our teammates up," junior co-captain Sarah Woodard said of the keys to victory. "(The crowd) kept us up the whole time."
East Wake (4-6, 4-3) struggled to match Knightdale's level of intensity in the later sets. Warriors head coach Susan Wall – whose team won two of the first three sets – explained how emotionally demanding it is to compete for a full match.
"It's very draining, and very hard on the kids, because they are devastated when they lose," Wall said. "It's very hard to watch them get deflated after something like that. All of the sudden, the rug is pulled out from underneath them."
Knights head coach Anna Gay said the tone of the match changed just before the start of the final set, acknowledging there was a noticeable home-court advantage.
"That last game, we just figured, 'OK, let's just play point-for-point,' and that was really the turning point for us," Gay said. "It definitely helped being at home, as well. That energy worked for them."
Woodard said the home atmosphere gave the Knights an unmatched will to win.
"It gave us that much more energy and desire to win," Woodard said. "We just wanted it more tonight, especially being at home."
Aside from the vitality of her squad and its corresponding cheering section, junior co-captain Delaney Vandergrift said the Knights kept focus and were mentally tough.
"We were very technical, we weren't sloppy," Vandergrift said. "We stayed in position at all times and we pulled it out."
The Knights were able to neutralize many of East Wake's attempts to kill the ball, both in the form of blocks and digs. The Warriors' towering front line and hitters were kept in check for most of the match thanks to the Knights' discipline and stifling defensive play.
"I'm very proud of them," Gay said. "This was a big win, and I'm really proud of the way they battled and came back."
Vandergrift said the rivalry contest had been on the radar for quite some time.
"East Wake is our rival," she said. "They're a tough team. We've been focused for weeks and weeks on beating them, and we pushed as hard as we could, and we did it."
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Nathan Vardi, Forbes Staff
Following the money trail
With Greg Smith's resignation letter in the opinion pages of the New York Times, the world has a front row seat to watch the midlife crisis of a
high-level executive at Goldman Sachs.
Smith, who apparently was not very high-level, is obviously disappointed about where his promising life has taken him. He pulled himself up with hard work all the way from South Africa. With the same determination that led him to ping pong glory at the Maccabiah Games, he got a scholarship to go to America and Stanford University. He is smart enough to be able to tell us that he was a Rhodes Scholar finalist!
But after making the decision to go to Wall Street, it took him until 2012—almost 12 years after signing up at Goldman Sachs—to figure out there was something "toxic" going on. Somehow during the credit boom years when Smith was banking big bucks that no doubt have set him up for life the state of affairs wasn't as bad as it is now at Goldman. Smith had a lot of "love" for the place during that period, when Goldman played an important role in the Wall Street machine that nearly brought down the world.
The way Smith tells it, his decision to work on Wall Street was pure and good, driven by his desire to best help his huge hedge fund clients. But somehow Goldman recently lost its way in helping two of the planet's biggest hedge fund managers earn 20% performance fees.
Smith is not the first person who wants to tell his former bosses to shove it. He is also not a whistleblower. He remained happily employed at Goldman after it took a massive taxpayer bailout. He stuck around to enjoy the firm's $45 billion of 2009 revenues after Goldman got $10 billion from the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program and sold $29 billion of low-cost bonds backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. Goldman was also allowed to become a bank holding company and borrow cash from the Federal Reserve's discount window for just about nothing while riding the yield curve the Fed had set up. Smith stayed for all that.
If what Smith is saying today is true, then the biggest problem remains the "muppets." Not Kermit or Gonzo, but the investors that Smith claims continue to buy garbage from Goldman. Until those clients start to take responsibility for themselves, Goldman will remain incentivized to sell stuff to them.
One of the root causes of the mortgage nightmare, the CDO disaster, Madoff, and Stanford, was investor gullibility. Today, those investors like to blame the banks and the rating agencies for their roles. Goldman Sachs has paid a record $550 million fine to settle SEC charges it misled investors in a product it created. Its execs have been paraded in front of Congress and berated for literally selling shit. If those investors are not already entering into Goldman deals carefully now, they never will.
Read more:
The Real Problem At Goldman Sachs? You, The Muppet Client
To Save Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein Must Go
Greg Smith's Letter To Goldman Sachs Is Straight Out Of Mad Men
Nathan, I have a few questions that would help me better understand the point you're trying to make:
1. You spend over 4 paragraphs discrediting Greg Smith, although to my understand, his disappointment is not with "where his promising life has taken him" but with his Goldman Sachs colleagues' recent attitudes toward investors. Then, you spend the remaining paragraphs bashing those investors. If an investment bank decides to continue mislead its investors even after charges against the firm that you detail, who is responsible – Greg Smith (for leaving), investors (for trusting), or Goldman Sachs (for "literally selling shit")?
2. You state that Goldman Sachs made "$45 billion of 2009 revenues," and then you detract from you own point in the last paragraph about how Goldman Sachs "paid a record $550 million fine," which only amounts to a measly 1.2% of the 2009 revenues. Are you being sarcastic with your point about the fine?
3. What source(s) did you read that Greg Smith is a "whistleblower?"
Thank you.
"although to my understanding*"
I honestly want to understand your point of view aside from the obvious quick op. ed. response to an op. ed. and the point about how the onus of responsibility is on the investor.
"One of the root causes … was investor gullibility". Those of us who aren't
investment bankers will always be gullible. What irks me is that the same
bankers who take advantage of us, still rely on everyone else being trustworthy -
that the airplane mechanic will be conscientious, that the engineer will make our
bridges safe, that the nurse will set up the IV machine properly.
If only investment bankers would have a nice scarlet letter on their foreheads so
in transactions in which they are not knowledgeable we could return the favor.
What a lame excuse of an article. How about we consider on the topics instead of smearing someone's name.
I have to disagree with your comment regarding the "Muppets" needing to take responsibility. The clients of Goldman Sachs have compensated them for their services. A service that has its precedence set based upon the Company's years of service. A Company's reputation sets the tone for a client's ability to trust in the services they are purchasing. Yes, people should do their homework. However, when you engage a powerhouse to perform services for you, you expect excellence in return and nothing less. The "Muppets" should not solely be charged as the culprits for people acting with a lack of integrity. People should learn that all money is not good money.
Wait. Did this author just state that one of the root causes of the financial fiasco was "investor gullibility" ?? Wow.
I personally love Goldman Sachs and I find it entirely disgusting that anyone would have anything negative to say about it. The company is an example of purity and integrity in an otherwise brutal world of thieves and trolls. Goldman Sachs has done nothing but bring happiness and financial security to everyone who has had the luck to deal with them. I trust Goldman Sachs so much I would allow them to raise my children or take care of my sick and dying grandmother. Mother Teresa's got nothing on Goldman Sachs.
For those of you who don't know what sarcasm is, look it up.
The writer of this has a wall street pecker in his mouth. Your time is coming and your lack of useful real life skills will be your downfall when the game is over. Invest in rope. I'm sure you'll need it sooner or later.
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As the Muslims advanced, they introduced methods and machinery of the Ancient Near East, and also certain crops which could not have been grown with the typically classical agricultural methods.
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Elaborating on the Islamic agricultural revolution, Watson holds (endnote 29) that the picture that emerges is that of `a large unified region which for three or four centuries, and in places still longer, was unusually receptive to all that was new. It was also unusually able to diffuse novelties: both to effect the initial transfer which introduced an element into a region and to carry out the secondary diffusion which changed rarities into commonplaces. Attitudes, social structure, institutions, infrastructure, scientific progress and economic development all played a part in the making of this medium of diffusion. And not only agriculture but also other spheres of the economy-and other aspects of life that lay outside the economy such as administration, science, architecture, art, etc.- were touched by this capacity to absorb and to transmit.' Indeed, as the Muslims advanced, Forbes explains, they introduced methods and machinery of the Ancient Near East, and also certain crops which could not have been grown with the typically classical agricultural methods.
The Romans had imported rice but had never grown it on a large scale. The Muslims started to grow it on irrigated fields in Sicily and Spain, whence it came to the Pisan plain (1468) and Lombardy (1475) (endnote 30). In the words of Wickens, Spain received (apart from a legendary high culture), all manner of agricultural and fruit-growing processes, together with a vast number of new plants, fruit and vegetables that we all now take for granted (endnote 31). These new crops included sugar cane, rice, citrus fruit, apricots, cotton, artichokes, aubergines, saffron... Others, previously known, were developed further (endnote 32). Muslims also brought to that country rice, oranges, sugar cane and cotton (end note 33), and sub-tropical crops such as bananas and sugar cane were grown on the coastal parts of the country (endnote 34), many to be taken later to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Also owing to the Muslim influence, a silk industry flourished, flax was cultivated and linen exported, and esparto grass, which grew wild in the more arid parts, was collected and turned into various types of articles (endnote 35). In Sicily, crops and techniques introduced by the Muslims still constitute up till now the foundations of the economy (endnote 36).
Much of the transfer of such crops often owes to the enthusiasm of individual persons. Hence, Abd al-Rahman I, out of nostalgia for the Syrian landscape was personally responsible for the introduction of several species, including the date palm (endnote 37). A variety of pomegranate was introduced from Damascus by the chief judge of Cordoba, Mu`awiya b Salih, and a Jordanian soldier named Safar took a fig cutting and planted it on his estate in the Malaga region. This species, called safri after the soldier, subsequently became widely diffused (endnote 38).
It was also the Muslims who had introduced sugar cane into Ethiopia, and who made the East African island of Zanzibar famous for its high quality sugar (endnote 39). In general, `it would make a whole book," Baron Carra de Vaux observes, `and not the least interesting, on the history of flowers, plants and animals that had come from the Orient, and which are used in agriculture, pharmacy, gardens, luxury trade, and arts' (endnote 40). He lists tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, Lilacs, jasmine, roses, peaches, prunes, sheep of `barbary' lands, goats, Angora cats, Persian coqs, silk, cotton, plants and products used for dyeing, etc.(endnote 41).


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I own the Euronext Remy 100% 14" Human Hair extensions in Jet Black. I love this hair and wear it every day. I received these extensions as a present and their original shade, which was truly jet black, was way too dark for my dark brown warm-toned hair, so I soaked them in bleach overnight and the next morning when I washed them out I saw that they matched my natural hair color perfectly. The color hadn't really lifted but it was a lot softer and contained highlights. The extensions are easy to style, and though they are a tad bit thin for my medium-thick hair, I can work with them quite well and they end up looking natural. They don't tangle much and smell alright. I can also sleep in them as long as I put my hair in two braids, the clips don't pull on my scalp too much and it is pretty comfortable. :) Recommend these hair extensions, they are great quality!
I have tried a few different brands of extensions and I have came back to EuroNext, because they are the best I have tried. The only reason I gave 4 lippies in stead of 5 is because they are thin and you might have to buy to sets to get the thickness that you need. Also they don't come in any length longer than 18 inch. The clips aren't the most comfortable that I have tried, but they are alright. Ok enough with the negative points... There is nothing worse than a set of extensions that tangle at the nap of your neck!!!!! Not cute at all!!! These have minimal tangling and my first set lasted me almost a year with everyday wear. My current set I've only had for two months, but very little sign of wear yet. I love how convent it is to go to the store and pick up a set when you need them and not have to wait for them to come in the mail and hope they are the right color. Also I have not noticed much shedding at all with these extensions. I would defiantly recommend them to a friend and will probably never buy an other brand again.
These extensions are really thin and hard to blend, they almost come out stringy looking. They are only 70-80 grams. The price is really high for such thin hair extensions, I wouldn't buy them again. The extensions don't give you that "full" look of hair. I would suggest buying something online.
For the price they are great. I have thick hair and I can do one pack to look natural 2 packs is great for nighttime hair. They hold a curl well. Last about 6 months with care. Signup on Sally's for coupons so u can get the average extra 15 percent off. Plus randomly on sale about 10.00 off coupon in flyer. Plus your savings card = 101.00 for 18 inch with tax. Try not to blow dry them.
Ok so I have only ever used these extensions but for what I put them through I believe they are of good quality. I recently bought some Lush Locks from My Pink Vanity & I haven't given them a real go, but they feel great. I plan to review them when I have been actually wearing them for a while.
So onto the Euronext review. .
Ok so I haven't been wearing them everyday but a dew days a week I put these in. Yes they are a but thin, & I did have to buy 2 packs but I wanted a set in my hands that day & I went with Euronext. I have curled these with steam rollers, gotten them tangled severly, stepped on them, went in a mosh pit with them on, & they still feel soft. It wasn't hard to bring them back to life after all of the abuse. I used a spray from Sally 's beauty supply & had no problems getting them as good as new...if not better. Of course before I went in the pit I made sure they were secure in my hair. I didn't wash my hair for a few days, used hairspray, & teased. I didn't find wearing these uncomfortable. I use Redken Allsoft on them & I just wash when needed. They blend well (its important to have them cut to blend), match my hair texture well, don't tangle too much (I do carry [keep in car] a brush but if my hair was naturally this long I would need to carry a brush), & they look good!
Let me just get straight to the point this hair extentions are just OK. I mean these are the type of hair extentions you get if your in a hurry. They become kindave knotted and stuff after a month wear of them so if your a 15 year old girl who just takes them out and throws them on the dresser these will last you a month however if you take care of your extentions they will last you about 4 months which is less then average for clip ins. The packaging is nothing special is just a bag that you snap, I really like the downtown doll extention packaging it's a box that you can also store your extentions in. The price is way to expensive. 139.99 for 18 inches and 100grams ! (Sally's beauty) . If your like me and like wearing extentions every day and want them to last for a long time I'd defiantly go with bodybling hair extentions. With 75 dollars I can get longer length and more grams and they come in every color however this isn't a review for bodybling.
These hair extentions are meh aka they'll just get you by.
I bought these extensions a few months ago and I hate them. They're thin and uncomfortable and the texture is bad. I haven't used them since but I recently came across this site, www.asrealasitgets.com which sells virgin hair clip-ins and weaves. This is a much a much better deal and better quality hair. Check it out, I wouldn't waste my money on euronext.
These are awful. They're super expensive and they are THIN! Look online for extensions, stay away from these! They don't look natural on anybody. Try Bella Extensions! They're thicker and longer and I think around the same price as these!
I bought a set of these a couple of years ago and wore them as clip-ins for probably 8 months or something before I got tired of clipping them in every day. They were great though.. so natural no one could ever tell and almost didn't believe me if I told them.. they blend sooo well. And of course like I'm sure others have mentioned they're super silky and beautiful and don't tangle or shed much at all. I was basically really happy with them.
Not long ago I started wanting them again because my damaged ends (from bleaching and dying way too much) keep breaking off and I can't get any length.. as well as my hair just being naturally baby fine and somewhat thin. More than anything I wanted long thick hair again, I just love the look.
So I pulled out my old ones and since my hair is a bit lighter now, I tried to dye them but I got one of the batches of hair that would not dye AT ALL. I bleached them and the colour stayed the same. Apparently with Euronext some will and some won't depending on how they were processed.
But I was already committed so I went for buying a whole new set of 18" ones at Sally's. Again, they match perfectly and I'm super happy with them, my one disappointment being the huge price increase!! I think they're like $60 more than they were just two years ago.
Anyway, this time I cut the clips off (they're sewed on, you just snip the threads) and got some lace wig tape and taped them in and I have to say it's waayy better. It was so easy to do and now I never have to worry about taking them out at night etc, I love it. All I did was get some lace wig tape by Vapon at Sally's and voila! Some people say you can't use lace tape but as you can see in this video it's totally fine.
Tape in your extensions girls, stop worrying about clips or paying high prices at a salon for installations! Tape ins are so easy and the least damaging on your hair.
I took one lippie off because of the huge price increase and the fact that my first set wouldn't dye which was annoying, but overall I love these!


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Oink, Oink: Drought To Cause Worldwide Bacon Shortage
A British trade group says widespread pork and bacon shortage next year now "unavoidable."
Apologies to the world's farmers, but for many Americans the worst result of the widespread drought that shriveled crops this summer may be yet to come: a worldwide bacon shortage.
Great Britain's National Pig Association says a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is unavoidable. Because corn and soybean crops everywhere were devastated by the summer's droughts, there's less pig feed to go around, and it costs more. The result: shrinking pig herds, pricier pork, and millions of disappointed bacon lovers.
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The trade group says the pig population could fall 10 percent by the end of next year, which could double the price of European pork. Already herds have shrunk across Europe.
In the U.S., farmers are rapidly selling off pigs they can no longer afford to feed, resulting in a record 580.0 million pounds of pork in U.S. warehouses, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Los Angeles Times.
The harsh summer already resulted in food prices increasing 10 percent from June to July, with major crops such as corn, wheat, and soybean rising by 17 percent or more, according to the World Bank.
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Cancer Sites for Kids
Band-Aides & Blackboards - If you have a chronic illness, check out this site. You can find tips about being teased or read stories written by other kids.
Childhood Cancer Guides-Blood Counts - When you're learning about cancer, it's important to understand what a blood count is. This site should help.
The Cancer Game - You can fight cancer cells in this fun video game.
Children's Page (MedlinePlus) - Learn about everything from how the body works to what happens when you go to the hospital. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites for you to explore.
Children's Zone - Here you can find out about your body, medical tests, and learn from a health dictionary.
CureSearch - To find information on treatment and what happens after treatment, click on the area for patients or for parents/families. You can also join a discussion board.
For Kids Only: Questions & Answers (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) - Check out this site, you may find answers to your questions about cancer.
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Kids Konnected - If you have a parent with cancer, you don't have to feel alone. This Web site may help.
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At least Pittsburgh doesn't have to worry about facing Buffalo in the playoffs. At the moment, the Sabres are the one team in the Eastern Conference that has found a way to beat the Penguins at home.
Thomas Vanek scored twice, Ryan Miller stopped 40 shots and Buffalo edged Pittsburgh 4-2 last night for its second win at Consol Energy Center in as many visits.
Steve Ott gave the Sabres the lead for good when he batted a rebound out of the air past Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury with 2:34 left and Vanek added an empty-netter in the final minute.
Jochen Hecht also scored for the Sabres, who never trailed while snapping the Penguins' seven-game winning streak. Pittsburgh has still won 22 of its last 25 games, but two of the losses have come to Buffalo, which is already out of postseason contention.
Chris Kunitz scored his 22nd goal for Pittsburgh and Jarome Iginla scored in his fourth straight game but it wasn't enough. Fleury made 29 saves but failed to pick up his 23rd win.
The Penguins have already clinched the top seed in the East when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin next week and are in the process of getting healthy. The results against the Sabres were mixed at best.
Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin assisted on Iginla's goal to pick up a point in his return after missing four games with a lingering shoulder injury but defenseman Brooks Orpik left after the first period with a lower-body injury.
Orpik will be re-evaluated today, not exactly great news for a team already captain Sidney Crosby (broken jaw) and forward James Neal (concussion) along with defenseman Paul Martin (hand injury).
"We've been pretty physical lately and we've been skating well and I don't think we did that quite as much," Iginla said. "We gave up a few too many chances but at the same time we could have still found a way to get a better result."
Still, the Penguins seemed to have things under control after Iginla tied the score 11:02 into the third period. Miller, playing in his 499th and perhaps last game with the Sabres, kept Buffalo in it until the Sabres finally went ahead for good behind some deft hand-eye coordination by Ott.
Fleury had just turned aside a shot from Mark Pysyk when the puck fluttered off his glove and out in front of the net, where Ott smacked it out of the air. Officials spent more than a minute reviewing the score to see if Ott's stick was too high. The call stood and Vanek threw in an empty-netter to give the Sabres their second straight win over Pittsburgh and a second win over an Eastern Conference contender in the past week.


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Echelon's Smart Building Solution allows building professionals to architect energy-efficient buildings that can respond to real-time grid events. From the Paris Louvre museum and Beijing's "Bird's Nest" stadium to quick service restaurants and public schools, over 300,000 buildings around the world rely on Echelon to keep occupants comfortable, safe, and productive — while reducing energy use and their carbon footprint.
With more than 20 years of real-world experience in the buildings industry, Echelon delivers benefits over the life of the building that often extends well beyond the intent of the original design. Echelon's Smart Building Solution is a proven, open standard and multi-application platform. The key benefits of the solution include:
- Reduce energy consumption by up to 30%
- Lower installation costs
- Lower failure rates and downtime
- Payback investment in 3-4 years
- Open procurement through ability to mix different suppliers' products by interoperating with the world's leading building automation standards including LonWorks®, BACnet®, Modbus and more.
- Multi-application platform that can incorporate every building system from heating and air-conditioning to lighting, security, access control, elevator management, and others. Third-party grid- and enterprise- apps can drive the behavior of the building.
- Reduce time and risks in getting new building automation systems, devices and apps to market.
Energy Control Networking Platform for Smart Building Control
Case Studies
How Johnson Controls reduced energy use at U.S. Army base Fort Hood.
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How the Natural Resources Defense Council created the green building. Learn more.
How the Alcampo Supermarket chain reduced energy costs 20%. Learn more.
Echelon's smart building solution delivers a suite of tools and product offerings for OEMs, building owners, specification writers, integrators, and energy management application developers. The solution enables building professionals to integrate the world's leading devices, applications, and building automation standards (LonWorks and BACnet), to architect energy-efficient buildings that are grid-aware and can respond dynamically to emerging grid requirements.
Echelon Smart Transceivers (for OEMS)
Our free-topology twisted pair smart transceivers have been embedded in millions building automation devices such as sensors, thermostats, motion detectors, air handlers, and chillers. Cost effective with an ISO/IEC 14908 optimized 8-bit application microprocessor and an ISO/IEC 14908.2 (free-topology twisted pair) transceiver, our smart transceivers eliminate wiring errors, are extremely noise immune, highly reliable, polarity insensitive and do not require either complex network termination or expensive network cable shielding.
Echelon SmartServer Controller (for OEMs and System Integrators)
Echelon's SmartServer building controller — a system manager and field controller integral to any smart building installation. Echelon's SmartServer provides the functionality required for high-performance building networks and smart-energy applications and can also serve as a standalone controller for smaller networks. The Echelon SmartServer connects control networks to IP-based applications using SOAP/XML Web services and other open protocols such as LonWorks, BACnet (BACnet/IP) and Modbus (Modbus/IP). When serving as a BACnet/IP gateway, Echelon's SmartServer supports BACnet user interfaces for integrated management of LonWorks networks.
By providing built-in apps for scheduling, trending, and alarming — and interfaces to other equipment, like Modbus-based air-handlers and electricity meters that provide pulse-count signals, Echelon's SmartServer provides important functions to facility management, enterprise resource planning, or service provider software.
Echelon's OpenLNS Operating System (for Software Developers and System Integrators)
Echelon's OpenLNS network operating system, development and integration tools, ensures openness. Building owners can change service providers as needed, and leverage competitive bidding because all the necessary information about the network is maintained in the building owner's OpenLNS database.
With a rich community of software developers at leading building automation system (BAS) manufacturers, well over 300 plug-ins have been built to help installers more easily commission, configure, monitor, control, diagnose or repair any LonWorks devices. These applications can implement a wide range of policies determined by the building professional to balance comfort and energy savings, including how to respond to a request from the grid for energy reduction or a signal from the grid with variable pricing.
The OpenLNS network operating system released January 2013 eliminates commissioning fees, device credits, and royalties entirely and supports all ISO/IEC 14908-1, 14908-2, 14908-3, and 14908-4 compliant devices, routers, and network interfaces. The OpenLNS Server accelerates the creation of powerful OpenLNS based grid and enterprise apps for smart, grid-aware buildings.
Third Party Software (For System Integrators and Building Owners)
Third-party energy management or grid analytics software and apps (see Partners) are available for the SmartServer available in hosted or server-based configurations.
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Echelon smart transceivers are based on the well-established, globally adopted LonWorks standard (ISO/IEC 14908.1, .2, and .3) to eliminate technology and market risks in development and allow you to focus on differentiating the products you bring to market with the confidence that they will easily integrate into buildings all over the world.
Faster Development, Less Risk
The top ten leading BAS OEMs use Echelon's development tools, smart transceivers, and software platform to quickly produce feature-rich products with less risk and higher differentiation. Each of our smart transceivers includes a full ISO/IEC 14908.1 networking stack that's supported by advanced network management software. With Echelon, BAS OEMs can focus on what differentiates them and use our smart transceivers and development tools to get LonMark certified products to market faster and with less risk.
Based on Open Standards and Built to Interoperate
As buildings evolve, so too does the need to support multiple open standards. At the system level, Echelon's SmartServer building controllers can integrate with grid and enterprise applications over SOAP/XML Web services or BACnet/IP, and with LonWorks, Modbus, and other protocols at the device level. This means your integration channel can compete in almost every opportunity — whether a LonWorks or BACnet BAS system — without losing any of the benefits of your devices and systems.
And Echelon products that use the LonWorks smart transceivers have been certified and tested to interoperate. This gives you easy access to a global market of LonWorks based buildings owners who are looking for new LonWorks based products— and you'll benefit by having immediate interoperability.
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Building your business with Echelon is smart. Echelon can help you deliver open solutions that give building owners exactly the type of control, return on investment, and energy efficiencies needed to build smarter, grid-aware buildings. And, this ability to precisely meet your customers' needs will expand your business.
Deliver Best-in-Class Solutions
Open and proven, Echelon supplies a complete platform that helps you strongly compete by tailoring solutions to your customers' needs. Echelon's SmartServer and development and integration tools let you create new applications, or build on existing software and leverage past investments.
Open to All the Leading Building Automation Standards
Echelon's SmartServer allows system integrators to commission, add, modify, and connect LonWorks products within a BACnet management system. With an application running on Echelon's SmartServer, you can have a BACnet management console with a full system view and interoperability down to the device level to achieve comprehensive monitoring and control. Working closely with LonMark International, we have helped create industry specifications to help guide end-users to open, integrated building solutions.
Multi-Applications Platform Allows You to Expand Your Services
Our technology platform makes it easy to expand the scope of a building automation system to incorporate virtually any application. Our technologies allow you to provide state-of-the-art building automation systems — and expand your business to take on new applications like area lighting, emergency or security access systems, parking structures, clean rooms, and more.
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Lean more about becoming a LonMark Certified Professional or gaining LonMark System Integrator status for your firm. Learn more.
Echelon delivers a proven environment for developing innovative building management and energy control software applications.
Proven Infrastructure
The OpenLNS Network Operating System provides access, monitoring, and control over open standard LonWorks control networks, including legacy equipment. The operating system provides a rich API for creating tools and applications for installing, managing, commissioning or operating buildings. For grid- and enterprise-apps the same API gives software developers an ability to drive building behavior from operations centers or PC's located on-premise without having to directly access specific product interfaces.
The Echelon SmartServer building controller features a Web services interface (SOAP/XML), allowing you to create applications that access critical network or device information and publish new rules that govern the network's behavior with a well understood, IT friendly interface. Apps running on the SmartServer can control LonWorks, Modbus, M-bus, or equipment using proprietary protocols (with an appropriate driver).
Tools You Can Use
The Echelon OpenLNS Server is available to OpenLNS application/tool developers. App developers create software for the SmarServer using our SmartServer Programming Tools.
Developers can take advantage of the Echelon SmartServer's powerful built-in apps for optimized scheduling, trending, and alarming to create centralized energy monitoring and control systems for hundreds of large buildings or branch offices. However, even a small- or medium-business integrator/installer can use our technology to quickly build specialized automated building systems. For example, an application that remotely monitors school-cafeteria food freezers provides a valuable, cost saving service to school administrators.
Also available is Echelon's Building Energy Management 1.1 toolkit for multi-site organizations. Running on the Echelon SmartServer, the toolkit includes over a dozen wizards and templates that allow companies to rapidly integrate third party sub-meters and third-party software applications for energy monitoring, analytics, and real-time energy control. As a result, building professionals can build an energy management and control environment customized to their unique needs and achieve energy conservation of up to 30%.
Developer News
Honeywell's Enterprise Buildings Integrator building management system relies on the LNS Operating System to integrate, monitor, and control HVAC, lighting, energy, and financial systems. Learn more.
New cloud-based energy control solution from Echelon and Serious Materials cuts building energy costs 20% or more. Learn more.
Commercial buildings consume over 30% of the energy used on today's grid. By making buildings more energy efficient, they present one of the greatest opportunities to help owners reduce the amount of money they spend monthly on energy bills and can reduce carbon footprints. Echelon can help owners achieve their vision of greener, more affordable buildings by giving them the ability to mix technologies from best-in-class suppliers and having an open procurement process to avoid being locked into any one particular supplier.
Open ProcurementCities, government agencies, school districts, real estate management firms, and other organizations need to maintain an open bidding and procurement environment for building management. Only the LonWorks standard delivers. And the combination of the Echelon LNS Network Operating System and LonMark certified products ensures market competition for services, software, and products — which delivers tremendous savings over time.
Proven and Accepted
Several organizations have spent several years determining their building specification. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires LonMark certified products, the Echelon LNS Network Operating System, LNS management tools, and LonMark certified network integrators. Others have followed the Corps' specification, including the New York City Public School District, NASA Goddard Space Center, and the Kuwati government.
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"The system has greatly reduced our energy use. We've saved 40% in air conditioning and 25% in heating, all while maintaining comfortable humidity and temperature levels in the rooms, avoiding sharp changes in temperature which can affect the residents' health."
– Rafael Vale, owner, geriatric care center
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With a 20 year history of providing proven solutions to the buildings industry, Echelon can offer your company access to our installed base of customers that have started their journey toward smarter buildings. Echelon offers many joint marketing and promotional opportunities through a partnership with LonMark International and hosts an annual Smart Grid conference that allows you to meet our customers and other industry leaders.
Learn more about the benefits a partnership with Echelon can bring:
- Ability to leverage our 20 year history in the buildings industry
- Joint marketing opportunities with Echelon and LonMark International
- Participation in our annual Smart Grid Conference
- Access to our developer program, tools and support that make it easy to bring new products to market that work seamlessly with Echelon and a broad ecosystem of third-party products
- Global market acceptance and the industry knowledge you need to hit the ground running in fast-growing regions such as China, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America
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UCSF leaders in Global Health Sciences urged the graduating class of global health scholars to work toward achieving health care equity around the world.
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August 10, 2011
Jaime Sepúlveda, who will join the University as executive director of UCSF Global Health Sciences on September 1, delivered a commencement address to the 2011 Class of Masters of Sciences in Global Health.
August 08, 2011
San Francisco General Hospital trauma surgeon Rochelle Dicker, who has treated many pedestrians who ended up in the emergency room after being struck by vehicles, is working with city officials to help make the streets of San Francisco safer.
June 17, 2011
The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for medications and not offering patients the most effective ones available, by ignoring international evidence-based lists of safe and effective medications, according to a new study by researchers at UCSF.
April 01, 2011
David Vlahov arrives to UCSF on April 1 for his first day on the job as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing.
March 30, 2011
California is at the forefront of health care reform but success will depend on a partnership between doctors and the state, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
March 23, 2011
One year ago today, (March 23) President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, setting in motion a series of reforms that over the course of four years will grant 32 million more Americans insurance coverage.
January 28, 2011
UCSF is voluntarily committing to an ambitious goal for its new medical center at Mission Bay to hire a workforce averaging at least 20 percent San Francisco residents during the first year of the project.
January 24, 2011
John Plotts, senior vice chancellor of Finance and Administration, today (January 21) issued an email letter to the UCSF community about the San Francisco Chronicle story on incentive pay for some UCSF employees.
January 12, 2011
Sanofi-Aventis and UCSF have formed two research and development collaborations that join together leaders from academia and industry to more rapidly advance groundbreaking innovation from the lab to the patient.


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BCS Championship
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Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama.
VIDEO: Highlights from the 1973 Sugar Bowl featuring Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Kelly not paying attention to NFL teams
Brian Kelly is in his third season with the top-ranked Fighting Irish and has led them to an undefeated season.
AP video: Tide works out, speaks to press in Miami
Alabama QB AJ McCarron gunning for title No. 2
McCarron has already joined the pantheon of quarterbacks, including Joe Namath, who have led the Tide to national titles with his starring role in last year's championship victory over LSU.
- Notre Dame, Alabama not exactly Miami favorites
- Alabama, Indiana senators wager on title game
- Alabama's Saban, ex-Dolphins coach, back in Miami
- Saban: Alabama players must put aside 'clutter'
Golson hopes Notre Dame's season ends on BCS note
A redshirt freshman, Everett Golson didn't play last season, instead running the scout team.
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This weeks calls for submission for all of you crochet pattern designers, writers and fiber artists.
Crochet Pattern Calls for Submissions
Crochet! Magazine is now seeking pattern submissions for a special fall issue called Warm & Cozy Crochet. Sounds luscious!
Deadline: 2/27/12
Design submissions wanted for Summer Issue. Their site says: "Designers who are commissioned are offered a percentage of each pattern sold or a one-off fee. They retain the rights to the pattern, can use the tech edited pattern, photography and layout if they want – and we will discuss the price structure before publishing."
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"Any hot, relevant, educational, topics that relate to women and stay-at-home moms who blog."
Write Poetry?
"The Great American Poetry Show (www.tgaps.net) is a hardcover serial poetry anthology open year-round to submissions of poems in English on any subject and in any style, length and number".
Crochet Art Calls for Submissions
Historic Eastern State Penitentiary Art Call
Have your fiber art put on display in a prison-turned-attraction. Funded projects will get $7500 and those exhibits will run for a full tour season.
Fee: None
Deadline: 6/13/12
Small Stories Fiber Exhibition
Fiber artists are invited to submit to a June 2012 exhibit designed to "celebrate the small moments in life." Specifically seeking "contemporary interpretations of fiber and textiles".
Fee: $12 for up to 5 entries
Deadline 4/28/12
Submit Finished Pieces for Sale in Art Center Gift Shop
"The Yeiser Art Center is seeking consignment artwork to sell in the YAC gift shop. All original art and craft media will be considered and selection will be based upon quality and marketability."
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Marco Polo Top Ho(s)tel
Marco Polo Top Ho(s)tel, the now-famous ho(s)tel in downtown Budapest, is open all year round. Located in the heart of the city, offering the services of a 2 star hotel with its en-suite double rooms and providing organised and tidy 12-bedded dormitory rooms.
Marco Polo's excellent city centre location provides great access to public transport. Famous Budapest sights and great nightspots are also nearby.
Hotel Features
- 24-hour reception
- No curfew – No lock-out
- All rooms are en-suite
- Coin-operated Internet
- Coin-operated soft drinks and vending machines
- Washer & dryer machines (coin operated)
- Elevator
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- Complimentary Luggage storage
- Complimentary bicycle storage
- Complimentary safe at the reception
- Public telephone
- Ticket & Tours
- Taxi and airport shuttle
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