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Deep Learning Propels Speech Tech
November 24, 2014
Speech recognition technology, already popular with smartphone users, is getting more attention from designers of wearables and other CE devices as they get smaller and loaded with more features and apps—testing the boundaries of touch- and gesture-based interfaces. Speech tech—mainly hands-free voice recognition—is finding its way into smart watches, fitness trackers, remote control devices, Google Glass and "connected" cars. "Speech recognition is today's best option for the human-machine interface," says Harry Wang, director of health and...
VR Animation in Car Design
November 20, 2014
Long before a car rolls into a showroom, designers and engineers are employing CE gadgets like virtual reality (VR) glasses along with sophisticated computer hardware and software, motion tracking systems and Hollywood-style animation tools to design and visualize what a vehicle will look like and anticipate how people will interact with it. But the bounty isn't limited to the finished product, auto industry insiders say. By reducing the number of prototypes and clay models needed, these technologies are helping to lower production costs, too. Once the new vehicle is introduced, consumers can see the...
5G: The Mobile Tech of 2020
November 14, 2014
Gazing into the mobile communications crystal ball is a risky business, but amid the haze some things are clear about the smartphone network of the future. The main task of carriers and handset makers in the next few years, and one in which billions of dollars of research and development (R&D) funds will be spent, is to develop a network that can meet the consumer's insatiable desire for more data at faster speeds. This trend is causing global mobile traffic to double every year, according to Cisco Systems. Topping the consumer wish list is the expectation that it should take significantly less time for...
The Smart Home at CES Unveiled New York
November 13, 2014
On Tuesday November 11, CEA hosted CES Unveiled New York at the Metropolitan Pavilion. This annual event kicked off with a presentation on the 2014 holiday sales and end-of-year analysis by CEA's Chief Economist Dr. Shawn DuBravac, followed by the 2015 International CES Press Conference with top CEA executives Gary Shapiro, Karen Chupka and Jeff Joseph who talked about the newest highlights to CES and announced the Innovation Awards Honorees. The press conference was followed by a networking reception featuring 45 tabletop exhibits. As expected, there was plenty of innovation on the exhibit floor generating excitement for the upcoming 2015 International CES®. Smart home...
CES Unveiled New York
November 12, 2014
The 2015 International CES® is right around the corner and the anticipation is building for what's set to be another must-attend global technology event! For those who can't wait until January, CES Unveiled New York gives attendees a sneak peek of the products and trends that will emerge on the 2015 CES show floor, just two months before. This annual showcase and networking event draws dozens of exhibitors and more than 400 top media and tech industry professionals. Hear breaking CES news, learn the latest holiday trends and discover who earned the 2015 CES Best of Innovation Awards. Check out the guide below to find new, must-see technologies to add to your CES list...
Introducing the 2014 CE Hall of Fame (Part III)
November 06, 2014
The CE Hall of Fame is an opportunity to honor the visionaries who have paved the way for the products and services that are changing the way we live. Individually, and in some cases together, these leaders have made significant contributions to the industry. Without them, the world would be a very different place. To recognize the contributions of the pioneers of the consumer electronics industry, CEA inducts a new group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists in to the CE Hall of Fame each year. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with four of this year's 12 Hall of Fame inductees. Stay tuned to ce.org/i3 as we profile four more of the inductees in...
Introducing the 2014 CE Hall of Fame (Part II)
October 30, 2014
The CE Hall of Fame is an opportunity to honor the visionaries who have paved the way for the products and services that are changing the way we live. Individually, and in some cases together, these leaders have made significant contributions to the industry. Without them, the world would be a very different place. To recognize the contributions of the pioneers of the consumer electronics industry, CEA inducts a new group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists in to the CE Hall of Fame each year. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with four of this year's 12 Hall of Fame inductees. Stay tuned to ce.org/i3 as we profile four more of the inductees in...
The Rise of the Machines
October 22, 2014
Since the invention of the first machine, humans have been the managers and overseers of our creations. We are directly involved in the work being done or we set our devices to a task and walk away. But now, the traditional roles are being supplemented by a new relationship. Technologies we have been developing for years are not just bearing fruit – they are working with each other to accomplish tasks without our direct supervision. Wireless computing, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have been in development for years. Taken alone, there have been numerous incremental improvements. But a disruptive trend is emerging that is larger than just individual...
Ghost in the Machine: The Predictive Power of Big Data Analytics
October 08, 2014
Let's get one thing straight: There is no single correct definition of the term "Big Data." As a concept, Big Data has been thrown around by practitioners, pundits and poseurs for years and is now a term exhausted by overuse. But that does not make it any less important for understanding how the world around you really works, and how services and goods you use every day have been shaped and delivered using Big Data technologies. Did you know that the food you eat was grown with the aid of Big Data? Or that the car you drive can navigate thanks to the decision-making power afforded by Big Data? Your actions can...
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These pages are being generated as part of a senior seminar course directed by Neal Williams at Bryn Mawr College during fall semester, 2007. This week's topic is "Community interactions and stability"
Reading to be discussed:
- McArthur, R. (1955) Fluctuations of animal populations and a measure of community stability. Ecology 36: 533-536
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MILWAUKEE — On the day the Cubs concluded the three-day draft, they also turned their sights back to touted Cuban outfield prospect Jorge Soler, who worked out for many teams — including the Cubs — on Wednesday.
"We've obviously scouted him extensively. A lot of teams have," general manager Jed Hoyer said. "We had a similar situation with [Yoenis] Cesepedes this winter. It'll be intriguing. But certainly we've done our work on him."
Sources said in November that the Cubs targeted Soler, 20, more than Cespedes, who eventually signed a four-year deal with the Oakland Athletics for the same $36 million the Cubs were offering over six years.
Soler, a Cuban defector who became an eligible free agent this month, has until July 2 to sign a deal before baseball's new restrictions on international free-agent signings take effect.
"Judging from all the information we've gathered and articles I've read, I think [the field of interested teams] is very wide," Hoyer said. "It's not surprising. He's really talented. And there is that July 2 uniqueness that adds to it."
Meanwhile, the Cubs finished off a pitching-heavy draft Wednesday. They used 22 of their 42 picks on pitchers, including 13 of their first 19.
"It went about according to plan as far as we talked about adding pitching depth to the system," Hoyer said. "We really pounded away on pitching after we took [center fielder Albert] Almora with the first pick.
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Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach Tour from Bay of Islands
- Visit Cape Reinga on the top of New Zealand's North Island
- Admire its wild and untouched beauty and learn about its rich Maori culture and traditions
- Immerse yourself in the Puketi Kauri Forest as you walk through 1,000 year old Kauri trees and native bush
- Try the sandboarding experience down the massive sand dunes at Te Paki Stream
- Walk on the vast and stunning Ninety Mile Beach
- Enjoy an exclusive buffet lunch (if option selected!)
- Listen to interesting commentary and Maori legends from your expert guide
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What You Can Expect
Start your New Zealand North Island adventure day trip with a stop at the Puketi Forest, home to 1,000-year-old kauri trees, some of the most ancient trees in the world. Walk along a ground-level boardwalk that meanders around the trunks of the trees and learn more about the area from the information panels located throughout the walk.
After you leave the Puketi Forest, you'll head to Houhora Harbour, where you can enjoy a tea break (not included) and a buffet lunch (if option selected at time of booking) at Houhora Game Fishing Club . Later you will go to Cape Reinga, the northernmost tip of New Zealand. You'll feel as though you're standing on the edge of the world as you watch the Pacific Ocean collide with the Tasman Sea.
Maori legend says that Cape Reinga is the departure point for spirits on their way to the Maori homeland in Hawaiki. There are no shops on Cape Reinga, and eating and drinking is frowned upon in order to show respect for this sacred Maori site. For an additional cost, you can aid New Zealand's conservation program by planting a native tree.
From Cape Reinga, your tour continues down the North Island's coast. Your first stop is the giant sand dunes at the Te Paki Quicksand Stream, where you can try your hand at sandboarding. Experience an exhilarating ride down the face of a dune on a boogie board!
Finally, get back on the Waverider coach and head south on Ninety Mile Beach. This strikingly beautiful stretch of unpopulated beach, is a marked contrast to the bustle of the island's East Coast, and you will have plenty of opportunities to stick your toes in the sand and help your guide dig for shellfish.
Your New Zealand North Island adventure ends with your return drive to Paihia.
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Good product, well delivered by the driver/guide Kevin. The promised BBQ lunch became, without explanation, a second grade buffet lunch - in itself, not value for money. Otherwise, an enjoyable experience.
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Just do it! Great tour from the 100km trip up 90 Mile beach in a bus, to the sand boarding to the spiritual Cape Reinga we really enjoyed this trip.We also loved the small places we drove though, Monganui and all of Doubtless Bay is some of the best scenery in the world. Very much recommended.


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My name is Marion Jarvis and as president of the animal charity :Greek and Swiss Animal Help,which operates intensively on Kos island from June to October each year , here are some statistics which may interest many islanders .
We do not publicise what we do very much, no trumpet- blowing, this is not our style, preferring to quietly keep on keeping on get on ,although our homepage does give a regular picture of the areas we are doing intense work in .
As many of you know we are a registered charity on Kos. We work intensively with a qualified team for a large part of the year and have done since 2005 as an organization ,and myself since 2001 in cooperation with local vets and local Greek people .We work hard and all voluntarily not only in summer/autumn but in winter too , where our strong committee continues its work in full force in Switzerland where we are obliged to do serious fund raising and where we attend further courses in animal care ,veterinary nursing courses etc .often at the university of Zürich in order to constantly update our training in order to be of service to the animals we care for.
We have projects helping felines and canines and more recently, with overwhelming success, our pioneer cattle project , ( recently televised on Kos TV) ,where we are planting important, educative seeds for the future; education being the main aim of the organization and the one area where we feel passionately, the greatest help long term for the animals will be stimulated .
To the best of my knowledge ,there are three animal charities on Kos island and by GASAH working FLAT OUT for a large part of the year ,we dramatically compliment their work and reduce the problems and work for them as best w e can and for the many other lovely locals who help individually in the winter months ,mainly because the number of dogs and cats that ,thanks to our sterilization cat and dog programmes , are not born later in the year into a life of neglect and suffering. Before we leave Kos each year to return to our jobs to bring in more money and further fundraise , we have completed a lot of preventative and healing work ,more than we personally could hope to achieve with a s smaller team,as was previously the case for several years , in a whole 12 month period .Would you like to learn more ? Here are the facts for those who love animals.
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Every Time I Die Announces Headlining Fall Tour
Buffalo's magnificently brutal heavy rock ensemble Every Time I Die will be out on the road in continued support of their powerful and critically acclaimed album, Ex Lives which hit 20 on Nielsen Soundscan this past March. The record was produced by renowned heavy rock producer Joe Barresi (Tool, The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Parkway Drive) and contains magnificently heavy and cathartic onslaught of modern hardcore infused metal. Ex Lives is the band's sixth full-length studio album and much anticipated follow up to their 2009 breakthrough New Junk Aesthetic which Absolute Punk heralded as a musical "weapon of mass destruction".


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Mission Hope Cancer Center Hosts Art Therapy Class
Updated On: Jul 18 2014 10:43:20 PM CDT
Merrill Lynn is an eight-year cancer survivor. She is a describing involved in an art therapy class called SoulCollage at Mission Hope Cancer Center.
The class helps cancer survivors and patients dealing with the disease express themselves through art therapy.
Lynn said SoulCollage gives those who are dealing with cancer a chance to grieve and "time to get quiet enough to listen to ourselves."
Terrie Miley is the class instructor and her personal experience with a life-threatening illness is what led her to this craft.
"I never healed from the things that happened in my childhood, so it had storied my whole life and I tried to outrun it," said Miley.
Now Miley is running with passion and said she hopes others will too by embracing this form of self expression because "it's a beautiful, mystical process and the wisdom that come forward helps me move into the world in a new way."
The next three SoulCollage classes will be held in the conference room at Mission Hope Cancer Center on Aug. 1, 2 and 3 from 1 to 4 p.m.
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***Top Vacation Rental for 2013 and Featured in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation's 2013 Laneway House Tour***
***Available during Christmas season***. If this is booked, please check our other coach house, the Garden Cottage VRBO #444264, in the same central neighbourhood at a great price!***
Why stay in the downtown, concrete jungle with excessive parking fees when you can have your own house, away from traffic, noise and elevators. Just 3 miles from downtown Vancouver or 10 minutes by car, step in and enjoy the Blue Oak's well designed interiors.
With a modern and relaxed vibe, the Blue Oak sleeps up to 8 guests. It's a stone's throw away from Queen Elizabeth Park, Van Dusen Park, Children and Women's Hospital. And, within minutes to the airport, Granville Island, UBC, VGH, groceries, restaurants and recreation.
Looking right out of the pages of Dwell magazine, this brand new Blue Oak coach house unfolds in 2 levels with a European open concept kitchen, dining and living area. Impeccably appointed with thoughtful details and lots of windows to let in gorgeous light.
Architecturally designed, the Blue Oak has French doors that open to a southern exposed patio. Curl up with a good book by the fireplace or prepare gourmet meals in the fully outfitted kitchen. We offer all amenities of home with special touches.
Minimum stay is 3 nights during low season and 7 nights during high season. Also possible as a 2 bedroom rental during low season. Please inquire if your dates fall between reservations and we might be able to fit you in. Shorter stays are often available, pls inquire.
Saunter over to the Winter Farmers' market on Saturdays at Nat Bailey Stadium, home of the Vancouver Canadians Baseball team, the chic shops at South Granville or hip stores on Main Street.
Have a great night's sleep in all of our 'Shangrila' Stearns and Foster queen size beds in all bedrooms.
Enjoy the flat screen smart 50' TV in the living room and 32' flat screen in the master bedroom.
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We have another VRBO listing #444264 that sleeps up to 4 people.
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Wireless internet, cable, local calls
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- children welcome
- non smoking only
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- wheelchair inaccessible
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We look forward to welcoming you!
Helene Imperial purchased this house in 2013
Why Helene Imperial chose South Cambie
We love our property because it's in a great location. Walking distance to beautiful parks and schools. Close to international cuisine, theater, recreation including Hillcrest Community Center, home to swimming pools, library, skating rink, and fitness center.
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CARACAS (AFP) - Mr Hugo Chavez is so sick with cancer that he won't show up for his own inauguration for a new term this week. But the cottage industry that lives off Chavez merchandising is quite healthy.
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In a small market in central Caracas not far from the National Assembly, Ms Elisa Flores de Moreno says she has traveled from Merida in far western Venezuela - sent by colleagues to stock up on Chavez gear as the country waits to see if he will pull through his fourth round of cancer surgery.
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Potholes that need filling, barking dogs that need quieting, and graffiti that needs removing can now be reported using your Android with the launch of ASK Longview's new mobile application.Android users simply open the application, select an issue, take a picture, and submit. The application picks up the exact location and sends the issue directly to the Longview staff member who can fix it. The GPS and camera features built into your Android-powered device make it simple for residents to alert City of Longview officials about a variety of issues around the clock while they're mobile. Residents will know their issue went to the right person without ever going to an office or sitting down at a computer, and they can also receive status updates on those issues. This improvement in customer service allows previous time-consuming visits or phone calls to be handled on the go (mobile) or via the web.The application can be downloaded by searching for ASK Longview in the Android Market or by going to the City's website at www.mylongview.com and clicking on the blue ASK Longview button. There is no charge to download the application.


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Dear you,
There were shortcomings to the way the "Safe Filter" was initially introduced and the accumulated feedback and input over the last few months has been extremely valuable in assessing changes and improvement.
First off, "Safe Filter" was not the best choice of words. Immediately, we noticed people adding their photos to the "Safe Filter" thinking that it somehow protected their photos. And those who it was originally designed for, skipped right over it. I went through a few options and decided it best to "re-brand" the filter "Safe for Work". I think everyone can wrap their head around what is considered safe or unsafe for workplace viewing. If not, there's a handy dandy rule of thumb in the FAQ.
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When Wormhole Wednesdays at the Lounge ended its two-year run last December, West Palm Beach's indie dance scene seemed to be on the ropes. But it turns out Wormhole fans merely had to move the party to the other side of Clematis Street for Television Club Thursdays at Respectable's. Television Club kicked off last August when part-time Wormhole DJ (and former Miami resident) Johnny Lovell moved to the 561. Having already spun at FIU's Radiate 88.1 FM, SpiderPussy nights in South Beach, and a short-lived stint at Automatic Slim's, Lovell (a.k.a., DJ Johnnylove) was ready to try his tunes up north.
"I'm always out looking for new music. I try to bring something different each week," Lovell says. "We'll spin the usual suspects (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Faint, Le Tigre, Gorillaz, Bloc Party) and throw in some Super Furry Animals or Pizzicato Five," Lovell says, adding that there's no shortage of hip-hop, despite protestations from a few cranky dark-wavers. "Sometimes I get static from some of the old-school Respectable Street regulars for playing hip-hop. But seriously, who can resist the likes of Lady Sovereign, Cajmere, Fannypack, Spank Rock, M.I.A., Jay-Z, and Kanye West?"
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Alas, the Clematis crew won't need to look southward for a place to chill. As long as the TV's on, the beats will flow. Jason Budjinski
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ICE Agents Seize $245,330 in Counterfeit Goods in El Paso
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EL PASO- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations announced the seizure of more than 327,000 counterfeit items in the U.S.
In El Paso, ICE- Homeland Security Investigations special agents seized 1,442 items with an estimated worth of $245, 330. "This is hurting American businesses and taking jobs away from American citizens. It's also a possible funneling of funds to organized crime organization and the third thing is this can cause a safety risk in your homes because of items that may be hazardous," said Special Agent Dennis A. Ulrich. He says a lot of times consumers don't even realize they're buying counterfeit goods. " We do find them at swap meets, flea markets..I wouldn't say we find them I find them at reputable like large chain stores but we do find them at small stores here in El Paso, like mom and pop type operations."
Nan Napier is the owner of Tres Mariposas, a high end retail store in El Paso. She says the counterfeit business doesn't hugely affect her store. "It's always gonna be there because imitation is the biggest form of flattery. There will always be the people at the low end trying to make a buck knocking off the people at the high end. So a discerning customer immediately knows the real from a knock off and she wants the real."
As a result of this investigation, two people have been indicted for selling counterfeit goods. Federal and local law enforcement targeted sixty six cities across the country during the investigation.
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Taking jobs away from American citizens???? Haha, that is laughable! Genuine or counterfeit, all that stuff is made in China or some other third world sweatshop anyway. ICE should stop chasing after fake jerseys and purses, and focus on dope and illegals instead.
This is really good, we live next door to the best copy cats in the world. ie. green cards, fake documents, imposters and whatever else can be made from paper, computer printers, computer imaging.


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Another pile of rubbish dressed as journalistic piece. This article is non-sense. The tobin tax aims to set a very small tax on speculative transactions. In small transactions will amount to very little but in large movements will amount to something. The writer seems another lackey of the finacial groups that brought us this crisis. Always preaching the same, whatever you do don't touch our money. Well, have a look at the GDP growth for the last 20 years, where has it gone? Not to peoples income but to the pockets of a few. Inequality just keeps rising, and middle-class income steady going down while we're being brainwashed not to think about it. Seems some sort of taboo you can't speak of.
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I'm ok with the reasoning that hostelry workers health should protected so they are not exposed to the fumes but I don't see why bars/restaurants can't set up a separate area -properly isolated and ventilated- where smokers can enjoy a drink. Shouldn't be a problem as long as it's not staffed. I think this has been the approach on some other European countries. This law seems to me as yet another attack on personal liberties by nanny state.
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Very true. I have worked in IT for the hospitality industry for a number of years and "rate parity" has been the holy grail of hoteliers since the explosion of internet booking sites. They just repeat it as some kind of mantra normally followed by "control distribution channels". It definitively stinks of price fixing. Time to end it.
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Architect Frank Barkow (Barkow Leibinger) discusses his craft at The Cooper Union. In 1993, he and Regine Leibinger founded their practice in Berlin. Their interdisciplinary, discursive attitude allows their work to expand and respond to advancing knowledge and technology. Recently completed projects include a high rise, Tour Total, near the Berlin main train station and an apartment and hotel complex in Freiburg. A current project is a multi-use extension for the Aufbau Haus in Berlin. Their work is in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Heinz Architecture Center, Pittsburgh, and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt.
Barkow Leibinger's work was shown recently at the 4th Marrakech Biennale and included in the 11th Architecture Biennale, Venice, Arsenale Show. It has appeared at the Architectural Association in London and 032c Gallery in Berlin in conjunction with the publication of the catalogue "An Atlas of Fabrication."
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It's not spring, but county code enforcer Jewelie Brown hopes to encourage a clean-up effort by several property owners.
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Brown said one property in Cypress Village had raw sewage draining into the ditch. The owner claims it is coming from the washing machine, but Brown said it is on the surface.
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At first reading, the Tunica County Destination Development Plan produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of Tampa, FL offers a rather pessimistic view of the future of local tourism.
But the 84-page study also outlines opportunities to recruit new businesses and attractions and re-imagine the use and scope of existing facilities.
PricewaterhouseCoopers analysts presented the report in June, following a kick-off luncheon in November 2010 and a near-seven month process of interviews with "stakeholders," that is, local public officials, casino/resort management, and those responsible for marketing the destination.
Citizens ask board for action on alleged public nuisance
A group of citizens formally presented a petition asking the Town of Tunica for "action."
The petition, signed by about 30 residents neighboring 1770 Irwin Avenue calls for the closing of the "apartments adjoining Mike Nolan's residence so that the citizens can once again enjoy a safe and secure place in which to live."
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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the International Civil Organization (ICAO) and the Government of the Seychelles are organizing the first-ever UNWTO/ICAO Ministerial Conference on Tourism and Air Transport in Africa. The conference is open to the participation of UNWTO/ICAO Member States, UNWTO affiliate members, invited delegates, as well as to representatives of the tourism and air transport industry.
The attached Concept note describes the symbiotic relationship between aviation and tourism at the global level in the respective mandates of ICAO and UNWTO. While ICAO sets standards and policies for aviation safety, security, efficiency, environmental protection and the economic development of air transport, UNTWO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth and sustainable development, offering leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.
The development of tourism and air transport in Africa still faces a number of hindrances. Issues such as infrastructure funding, enhancement of air connectivity, market liberalization, taxation, travel facilitation and cross-cultural dimension are of a vital importance to the development of the continent. A collective and effective strategy addressing these challenges will enable both tourism and air transport industries to stimulate growth of the overall economy and create many opportunities for employment and welfare.
The conference will identify debate on the way forward for the development of a framework that links up tourism and air transport in view of establishing converging policies in the key areas identified above. Expert panel discussions will deliver high-level inputs which will then be considered by the Ministerial participants. These discussions will take place in the context of the historic milestone represented by this combined UNWTO/ICAO Ministerial event, and the strong recognition of the Luanda Declaration on Tourism and Air Transport Connectivity which was developed earlier this year at the 56th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa.
Accordingly, UNWTO and ICAO are committed to join their efforts towards the common goal of sustainable development by integrating all the three pillars of sustainability: Social; Environmental; and Economic.


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The bill to establish a state cookie, sponsored by Laramie County Representatives Lee Filer and Kenneth Esquibel, and Senator John Hastert on behalf of students at Goins Elementary School in Cheyennne, crumbled as soon as it hit the floor. The bill came up in a batch of other bills proposed for introduction Tuesday but failed to get a rise out of the lawmakers. While some may have thought it a half-baked idea, the bill was actually meant to help students at Goins Elementary School in Cheyenne learn how a bill becomes law. The children had already conducted the research to learn that the chocolate chip cookie was the biggest seller in the state and included that in the proposed package as the recommended cookie.


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Survey: Today's teaching force is less experienced, more open to change
By Jackie Mader
Hechinger Report, October 23, 2012
Teacher-Leader Corps Helps Turn Around Schools
By Stephen Sawchuck
Education Week, April 20, 2011
New Teachers are the New Majority
By Celine Coggins & Heather Peske
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Leadership Team
Celine Coggins
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Celine Coggins founded Teach Plus in 2009 to create leadership and growth paths for excellent teachers and help stem their attrition from high-needs schools. In her role as CEO, Celine sets the national agenda for the organization that speaks to both teacher needs and policy opportunities.
Celine started her career as a classroom teacher in Worcester, Massachusetts. She went on to become a special assistant to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, working on a set of initiatives to improve the quality of the state's teaching force. Upon completing her PhD at Stanford University, Celine returned to her home state to work at Cambridge's Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, an education-focused think tank. She originally launched Teach Plus as a subsidiary of the Center.
Under Celine's leadership, Teach Plus has introduced three groundbreaking programs that put teachers at the center of school- and system-level reform: The Teaching Policy Fellowship that empowers teachers to have a voice in policy discussions that impact their classrooms; the T3 Initiative designed to ensure that high-need students have access to excellent teachers; and the Teach Plus Network of more than 15,000 teachers nationwide.
A nationally-recognized expert on teacher leadership, education policy standards and accountability, and union politics, Celine has addressed audiences at the Philanthropy Roundtable, the Askwith Forum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and on NBC's Education Nation. She appears regularly in the media and has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic, among many others.
Celine earned a BA in psychology from the College of Holy Cross, an MA in educational research and measurement from Boston College, and a PhD in education policy analysis from Stanford University. She is a National Center for Teacher Quality advisor, an Aspen Institute Education Fellow, and a Mind Trust Education Entrepreneurship Fellow. She is the author of more than two dozen reports and journal articles and editor of three books. The New Teacher Project recently named Celine one of their favorite thinkers of 2013. Celine lives in Milton, MA.
Monique Burns Thompson
Monique has been President of Teach Plus since its incorporation in 2009. She brings experience as a social entrepreneur, management and human capital consultant and reform-oriented district administrator to the Teach Plus team. She started her career in the business sector (Quaker Oat Co.) in marketing and brand management before moving to the education sector as a consultant for McKenzie Group, opening model middle schools in Washington, DC. After spending a year as the assistant principal of one of those schools, Monique then worked as Special Assistant to the Superintendent of the Philadelphia Public School District, which informed her understanding of the need for quality training of urban school teachers and leaders. This focus on human capital development lead her to co-found, and co-lead as President and Chief Curriculum Officer, New Leaders for New Schools. She later worked as a consultant for Building Excellent Schools, supporting the leadership capacity of some of Boston's strongest charter schools. Monique earned her Bachelor's Degree from Dartmouth College, her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and her Master's in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is ABD for her doctorate in Education Administration and Social Policy.
Read her testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee on the T3 Initiative.
Mike Stryer
Vice President for District and Union Policy
Vice President for District and Union Policy
Mike Stryer is joining Teach Plus following work as Executive Director at Teachers for a New Unionism. His work focused heavily on developing the participation of solutions-oriented teachers in teacher union governance and policy-making. He partnered closely with Teach Plus both in L.A. and Boston on this work.
Prior to his new unionism work, Mike Stryer taught Social Studies at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles for eight years- focusing on expanding access to AP-level courses, including AP World History. At Fairfax, he served as the school's Lead Teacher and as the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) chapter chair (building rep). He co-founded NewTLA, a political reform caucus, a caucus comprised primarily of "new majority" teachers within UTLA's governing body.
Before teaching, Mike worked in international business, heading international divisions of several U.S. consumer products companies, including Applause and Variflex. He has a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in Political Science, a master's degree in International Relations from Yale University and a master's degree in Education from Pepperdine University.
Alice Johnson Cain
Vice President for Federal and State Policy
Vice President for Federal and State Policy
Alice Johnson Cain charts the policy and advocacy agenda for Teach Plus, establishing annual goals for the organization and working closely with Teach Plus staff and teachers to ensure that their advocacy yields tangible victories for students. Alice leads policy workshops for teachers across the country, connects teachers with leading policymakers, and builds effective partnerships between Teach Plus and other organizations that are also working on behalf of students.
Alice brings 25 years of policy and advocacy experience to Teach Plus. She joined the organization in 2011, after six years as Congressman George Miller's chief advisor for K-12 policy. During that time, she helped develop and secure passage of Race to the Top, the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), and the RENEWAAL Act to assist Gulf Coast schools after Hurricane Katrina. She led efforts to enact the Teacher Excellence for All Children (TEACH) Act the 2006 effort to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Alice served on the education committee that advised then-Senator Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, spent five years working for Senator Paul Simon on the HELP Committee, and served in the Clinton Administration for five years. Her advocacy work includes leading the Children's Defense Fund's national grassroots advocacy program, leading Hope Street's Group's initiative to engage teachers in Race to the Top implementation, and leading the National Institute for Literacy's successful campaign to double federal funding for literacy. Alice previously taught GED classes to low-income and homeless adults in Washington, DC.
While at Teach Plus, Alice has focused on bringing perspectives of solutions-oriented teachers into the national policy conversation. In 2013, she brought Teach Plus teachers to the White House to meet with President Obama's top education advisors, and to the Department of Education to meet with Secretary Arne Duncan. She has secured invitations from both Democratic and Republican committee chairs for Teach Plus teachers to testify on education policy in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate – and has brought top policymakers, such as Congressman George Miller, to speak at Teach Plus forums.
Alice has published numerous reports and articles on education policy, including a report published by Fulbright New Zealand that included policy recommendations later adopted by the New Zealand government. She has acted as peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Education and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. She was a Senior Congressional Staff Fellow with the Aspen Institute, and has presented before numerous groups, including the Education Writers Association and the American Educational Research Association.
Alice earned a BA with honors in political science from Gettysburg College, and was set to complete an MA in policy management from Georgetown University when she was recruited by Representative Miller's office. Alice lives with her husband and two sons in Annapolis, Maryland.
Meghan O'Keefe
Vice President of T3 Initiative
Vice President of T3 Initiative
Nathan Pelsma
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Nathan is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Teach Plus, leading the finance, operations, and IT strategies for the national organization. Prior to working at Teach Plus, Nathan was an economic consultant at Analysis Group in Boston. Before economic consulting, Nathan consulted on corporate development strategies for Unis-Cité, a national service organization in Paris, France. While earning his MBA at Boston College, Nathan conducted research on corporate volunteering and philanthropy at the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.
Prior to receiving his M.B.A., Nathan managed City Year's national corporate partnerships with Timberland, Bank of America, and CSX. Nathan developed and grew Care Force, a revenue-generating community service model at City Year, to earning over $1 million annually. He served as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Boston developing a Boston-based revenue-generating program at City Year.
Nathan has also spent time as a teacher in an urban classroom and working for after school organizations such as Citizen Schools and BELL. Nathan received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his M.B.A. from Boston College. He serves as an officer on the board of two Boston-area nonprofit organizations. Nathan is currently an adjunct professor teaching nonprofit management at the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.
John Lee
Senior Executive Director, Los Angeles, CA
Senior Executive Director, Los Angeles, CA
Caitlin Hannon
Executive Director, Indianapolis, IN
Executive Director, Indianapolis, IN
Candace Crawford
Executive Director, Washington, D.C.
Executive Director, Washington, D.C.
Lindsay Sobel
Executive Director, Massachusetts
Executive Director, Massachusetts
Arielle Zurzolo
Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships
Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships
Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, Arielle Zurzolo is joining us, after holding a variety of leadership positions in California Public Schools as well as partaking in multiple committees. Arielle was an Ethnic Studies teacher at Green Dot Public Schools when she was elected to serve as the union building rep for her school site. After serving on Rep Council, she decided to run for the Union Executive Board . Arielle served as President for Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU) for three years and led a contract adoption of a multiple-measure evaluation system, initiated a shift to a collaborative labor/management relationship, and began work on teacher and counselor career ladders. She worked to bring other innovative ideas to the union such as electronic voting for contract votes and elections which led to a 70% average member participation rate.
She also served on the Green Dot Public Schools Board, the California Teacher Union Reform Network (CalTURN) Steering Committee, and the California Teachers' Association Long Term Strategic Planning Committee. She is a passionate supporter of unions and believes they should be a vehicle used to professionalize the teaching profession.
National Team
Anya Grottel-Brown
National Director of Communications and Media
National Director of Communications and Media
Anya Grottel-Brown leads the organization's communications and media effort. She works with Teach Plus staff and teachers nationwide to amplify their voices through the media and grow awareness of the organization's programs and key areas of focus.
Prior to joining Teach Plus in 2014, Anya was a member of the executive team at two public relations agencies specializing in education and non-profit communications. While there, she developed successful PR/communications programs for the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, Merck Institute for Science Education, Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, and the Siemens Foundation and the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, among others.
Anya's work in education communications has been recognized with two PR News NonProfit PR Awards for Best Media Relations and one of the year's Best Marketing Campaign and Best Event PR Awards, as well as with PR Daily's Honorable Mention for Best Op-Ed. A seasoned media trainer, Anya has successfully prepared teachers and students nationwide to work with the press. Her article The Reluctant Spokesperson, published in the 2012-13 PRNews Media Training Guidebook, offers a roadmap for turning reluctant spokespeople into an audience invested in working with the media.
Born in Russia, Anya holds an Honors BA in East Asian Studies from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She spent five years in Japan, where she taught English and reported for a regional newspaper Ehime Shinbun. Anya's cultural commentary was subsequently published in Meet Japan, a quarterly magazine of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Anya has traveled extensively through a dozen countries and has once gone around the world. A long-time New Yorker, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
Andrea de Azevedo
National Director of Expansion and New Business
National Director of Expansion and New Business
Andrea joined Teach Plus in 2014 as the National Director of Expansion and New Business after three years at Horizons National, first as their Growth & Expansion Manager and most recently as their Director of Development. In her first role, she led the implementation of a comprehensive accelerated growth strategy through planning, analysis, and partnership development and management, helping grow the national network of high-quality academic enrichment programs from 20 sites in 2011 to 33 in 2013. Andrea then transitioned to expanding the organization's fundraising efforts to support the new growth strategy, where she successfully managed a portfolio of foundations and corporations and identified new funding opportunities around key priorities. Andrea has presented workshops on program expansion at national conferences and co-authored Horizons National's most recent business plan with their CEO.
Prior to this, Andrea practiced as an estate planning attorney in New Haven, Connecticut. She also spent three years as a special education instructor for high school students from Bridgeport Public Schools. Andrea holds a B.A. from Boston College and a J.D. and an M.B.A. from Quinnipiac University.
Heather Rubeski
Director of Development
Director of Development
Heather became the Director of Development at Teach Plus in 2012, bringing with her a breadth of experience in a variety of Development functions, especially grants and foundations. Before joining Teach Plus, Heather spent several years as the National Grants Director at Stand for Children. There she expanded foundation fundraising to keep pace with the organization's growth plans as it doubled in size in the space of a few years. Prior to that, Heather built her development experience as at the Development Projects Manager at Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. She began her non-profit career with the Global Habitat Project (which became a part of the Urban Ecology Institute); there she ran the Greentimes science writing program and gained her first insights into the challenges that urban students and teachers face.
Heather spent a year abroad in high school with the American Field Service exchange program in Costa Rica, which was her first experience in a large urban school after having grown up in rural northern Michigan. She also has worked abroad in London, England, and was privileged to present at the Kuwait Conference for Women in STEM in 2006. Heather earned her Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Michigan, and she has completed half of a MBA specializing in Non-Profit Management at Boston University.
Mark Teoh, Ed.D.
Director of Research and Knowledge
Director of Research and Knowledge
Mark Teoh is a former high school history teacher, having taught for six years in both Texas and Pennsylvania. While in Texas, he was a Master Teacher in the Summer Bridge Houston program. He is a contributing author to two books on using data to improve instruction, "Data Wise" and "Data Wise In Action." Mark has worked in the Human Resources and Academic departments of the Boston Public Schools and, most recently, served as Executive Director of Research, Evaluation, Assessment, and Development in the Seattle Public Schools.
Mark earned a B.A. in History from Rice University, a M.S.Ed. in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, and an Ed.M. and Ed.D. in Education Policy, Leadership, and Instructional Practice from Harvard University. Mark's research has been focused on the retention of novice teachers in school districts, looking at how pre-service training, career stage, and geography impact their career decisions.
Lambrina Kless
National Curriculum Development Manager
National Curriculum Development Manager
Lambrina Kless joined Teach Plus as the National Curriculum Development Manager. She has extensive experience in urban education reform. Lambrina managed data and analytics at San Jose Unified School District, where she spearheaded efforts to identify, evaluate, and provide individualized support systems for all students. At the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, Lambrina co-developed a college readiness indicator system that school districts nationwide are using to help a greater number of students finish high school prepared for college. She has led various teams in the creation and evaluation of teacher development and training efforts, including around the Common Core. As Research and Evaluation Manager at a nonprofit with a national reach, she has led efforts to assess organizational effectiveness and the creation of long-term strategic growth plans.
Prior to this, Lambrina ran service-learning and student leadership programs at Chicago Public Schools and taught and conducted policy research at a bilingual school in Spain on a Fulbright fellowship. She has launched a leadership program in Guatemala for high school students and run human rights education programs in Argentina. Lambrina earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy from Stanford University, and Bachelors and Masters degrees in Comparative Literature from Harvard University.
Will Wiggins
Design Coordinator
Design Coordinator
Prior to joining Teach Plus, Will has worked with other non-profit organizations including Artists For Humanity and The Young People's project, in addition to freelancing for small and large businesses across the nation such as True Artists, Laced Boston, and Flat Black Coffee. He has illustrated the book cover for multi-award winning poetry book Cinematic Mind by Kimo Hill, and self-published the comic book Painted Black with Zack Newirth. Prior to earning his Bachelors of Arts from Elmira College he became fascinated with digital art and design. He has experience working in both fine art, and design settings, and has a passion for creating visually compelling content. His skills cover a broad spectrum, covering website content design and management, illustration, logo and branding design, marketing, and graphic design.
Erin Haggerty
Technology Systems and Operations Coordinator
Technology Systems and Operations Coordinator
Before joining Teach Plus, Erin worked at Root Cause in Boston, MA as a Research and Database Assistant. She interned at the Rainforest Alliance and later worked as a Development and Membership Assistant at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, NY. Erin graduated from New York University, where she majored in Environmental Studies.
Christina Ross
Federal Policy Analyst
Federal Policy Analyst
Christina joins the Teach Plus team as the Federal Policy Analyst with experience in both federal policy and the classroom. A former social studies teacher with nearly eight years of classroom experience, Christina most recently taught U.S. history and world geography at a Title 1, turnaround middle school in Baltimore City. Prior to that, she taught AP government, AP psychology, and US history to ESOL students in a high school in Prince William County, Virginia. As a teacher leader, Christina collaborated with another teacher to provide professional development at the school, district, and state level on using digital tools in the classroom, as well as cultivated relationships and created mentorship programs between schools. She also served as a mentor teacher, a Faculty Senate liaison, a textbook adoption committee leader, and a Professional Learning Community team leader for various content and grade-level teams. Prior to entering teaching, Christina focused on education and other domestic policy issues as a member of the late Senator Paul Wellstone's team and Senator Tammy Baldwin's team when she represented Wisconsin's 2nd district. As an educator, Christina was honored with the New Teacher of the Year Award in 2008, Teacher of the Year Award in 2010, and a Prince William County Achievement Award in 2011. She was named "Super Teacher of the Year" by the Virginia Lottery in 2013. Christina graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's degree in History, with an emphasis on 20th century social and political movements in the U.S., and earned a Master's in the Art of Teaching from the Citadel College. Christina is excited to help teachers have a meaningful voice in shaping education policy to ensure that all students have access to a rigorous, high-quality education.
Nicole Gary
Human Resources Generalist
Human Resources Generalist
Nicole joined Teach Plus as the Human Resources Generalist bringing with her prior HR and recruiting experience in education reform. In her previous roles she managed full cycle recruitment partnering with hiring managers and was the sole HR person at a growing nonprofit education organization during a critical period of rapid organizational growth. Nicole is passionate about Teach Plus' mission to improve outcomes for all students and has volunteered as a mentor with organizations such as Big Brother Big Sister and Each One Save One. Nicole graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in sociology and psychology.
Bailey Blough
National Communications Associate
National Communications Associate
Before joining Teach Plus, Bailey interned with Horizons at Nazareth College as the non-profit management intern and at St. John's Living in Rochester and the Alzheimer's Association Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter as their communications/ marketing and social media intern. She graduated cum laude from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, where she majored in Communications and Rhetoric with a focus in Public Relations
At Teach Plus Bailey is involved in social media and communications efforts for the organization.
Jennie Kress
Program and Operations Associate
Program and Operations Associate
Before coming to Teach Plus, Jennie worked as a Human Resources Assistant for Success Academy Charter Schools, a network of 22 charter schools in New York City. She also worked in the development department at Immigration Equality, a legal non-profit. She holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in French and Women and Gender Studies from Bates College.


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Fiesta Mercado Opening Brings Out Dignitaries and Dancing
Updated On: Jul 31 2014 03:57:29 PM CDT
A red ribbon snapped in two Wednesday morning when Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider officially opened the mercado at De La Guerra Plaza.
It was part of a special ceremony featuring El Presidente Dennis Rickard, the Spirit of Fiesta Talia Ortega Vestal, and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Natalie Mowers.
The mercado downtown and the mercado at MacKenzie park will be visited by thousands of people each day during Fiesta.
Many of the vendors are nonprofit groups and they use this event to fill their budgets for the year.
The mercados take on a slightly different look each year, with some of the vendors changing spots (or menu items) , and a mix of entertainment rotates throughout the day.
Each mercado will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day.
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