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- You can use promo code "BLUE" or "RED" to save 20% on online orders at P.F. Chang's. You must enter the promo code online to get the deal, and it's valid for orders picked up on October 11, 2012, only.
- Through October 12, 2012, you can print & use this coupon to get a free breakfast entrée with the purchase of any breakfast entrée + two beverages at participating Mimi's Café locations.
- 2013 Entertainment books are now available, and you'll get 10% off + free shipping when you order by October 24, 2012.
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Happy Thursday everybody! So just a mid-month check, how is everyone doing on their New Year's resolutions? I'm still going strong, but only because my resolution was minimal enough that it doesn't really impact my life significantly. I feel bad for everyone who's trying to quit drinking or smoking cold turkey, so if that's you, good luck! And don't play any online completive games that will drive you into a rage.
What has everyone been playing lately? I haven't had a lot of time to pour into games, so Skyrim and Deus Ex:HR are on a furlough, Minecraft and Plants Vs. Zombies taking up my free minutes. The recent Diablo III news has got me itching to jump back and play some more of the beta; I just hope that the early February release date comes true.
I ran across this video today, and it just reminded me how downright evil cats are, so as a public service announcement, don't own any cats. Enjoy your weekend!

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A Senator from Delaware has introduced a bill in Congress that would make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state. The bill has a slim chance of passing.
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Inauguration to be platform for DC statehood
District of Columbia officials are using Inauguration Day to call attention to the District's lack of statehood and congressional representation.
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Human coexistence is a cultural achievement. That is why the Siemens Stiftung believes that strengthening existing, active cultural scenes an essential supplement to its development oriented work in the fields of basic needs and education.
Cultural expression helps define how a society develops. The cultural projects of the Siemens Stiftung seek to provide a space for these perspectives and open up fields of experimentation for examining the present. Central to this objective is the impact of art in society, the reflection of cultural identities, support to forms of dialogues and aesthetic education.
The foundation joins with its partners in initiating projects and platforms for international dialog and cultural knowledge-sharing, especially in the countries of Africa and Latin America.


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Bandai Games Inc. today announced that "The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion" has gone gold for the PSP system. Featuring more than 100 distinctive characters, over 50 hours of gameplay, and an extensive storyline, this game is the first true role-playing game for the PSP system.
In "The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion," players take on the role of Avin, a 17 year-old boy who embarks on an adventure in search of his sister, Eimelle. With a trusty animal companion at his side, Avin must journey through one of the most captivating 3-D environments available on the PSP system. Developed by legendary Nihon Falcom in Tokyo, "The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion" is the second installment in a remarkable Japanese series known as "Gagharv Trilogy." Their other well-known RPG works include the "Ys," "Brandish," and "Sorcerian" Series on many platforms and brands.
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Reflections after a storm
Last Updated on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 01:11 pm Written by Bill Barlow Monday, June 25, 2012 03:38 pm
Heavy rains during the day on Monday, June 25, meant minor flooding in several areas of Ocean City, including near the city playground at 53rd Street.
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Variety in Training
Adding variety in the off season is a great way to add fun to a fitness routine.
Since July, most local runners have followed a training program. Each day, the workout is set out for us. Although sticking to a program is the key to the success of any marathon or triathlon season, the routine can quickly stifle our love of the sport. But with the final big marathon of the season behind us and the shorter distance race season wrapping up in the next few weeks, we can find that joy again. One of the best ways I have found to bring the fun back into training during the off season is to add variety. Most of us will not give up running all together during the off season. If we continue to run at least three days a week we will be able to come back into the racing season ready to go. But adding variety to our routines can…
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I have a profile pic question... Is there any way to set it up to where you can have a different profile picture for each sport? Maybe add multiple profile pic boxes on the public profile page, one for each sport? I have a profile pic that is feared towards football and would like to use one I have that is geared towards basketball and baseball etc... Thanks
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Because logos are cosmetic and don't affect gameplay I won't be escalating the issue and disturbing people on a holiday weekend.
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Agreed, the box score screen should have logos the same size as the team page. Would be a very easy fix.
I love how all these non-technical people can say what that these fixes are so easy, haha. You'd be surprised at how many things 'sounds' easy that aren't so much.
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Many of us join a gym or health club only to cancel our membership just a few months later, after wasting a lot of money for little result.
Shelly Murphy, 29, had worked in the industry and felt that the high turnover of members displayed the presence of an unfulfilled need in the sector. So she decided to establish Royal Day Spa and Health Club, that would pursue a holistic approach to mental and physical well-being and take on members who love visiting her club.
"I started off my working life as a jeweller but I was working hard and not making much money and I needed to make more really," says Murphy. "So I took a job at a health club and, realising that there was a gap in the market, I set up a consultancy.
" I was going into startup companies doing their sales and marketing for them and boosting their membership. This developed into handling staffing and making their club a better place to be."
But Murphy soon found that it wasn't enough to be running other people's affairs for them and she longed for something of her own.
"I was away from home a lot and I wanted to start my own club up, however this took a lot longer then I expected."
Murphy found two sites that were suitable, but just when she was on the brink of closing the deal they fell through.
Finally, she found her ideal building in Tunbridge Wells, which is connected to an apartment block and is now her venue. However, getting started was going to be an uphill battle.
Murphy had to endure two years of wrangling over deals, planning, building works and to top it all off she lost her business partner during that time too.
"It was a very frustrating time and I had to find some work to keep me going financially," she says.
She lost her business partner after over a disagreement of how the business was to be run.
"We disagreed about the type of club we wanted to set up, he wanted a gym but I thought that a Spa was the way to go forward."
Shelly wanted to break the mould of a traditional health club and make her business an exclusive top of the range centre for health and well-being. Her own family background had given her many of the ideas and themes for her club.
"Mum was a bit of a hippy," she says. "So I was already very familiar with many of the concepts involved."
But the subsequent loss of her partner had major implications for the funding of the business and she was now fifty percent short of investment. However, Murphy gritted her teeth and tackled the problem head on.


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During his two decades at the helm of BB&T, John Allison was known for giving new executives copies of Atlas Shrugged, a novel by Ayn Rand, whose works celebrated self-interest, reason and capitalism.
Since leaving the Winston-Salem-based bank in 2009, he has become even more involved in the libertarian movement. Last month, he was tapped to take over the Cato Institute, the libertarian-leaning think tank based in Washington.
He will formally join the organization as president and CEO in October. Allison took a few minutes with News & Observer reporter Austin Baird to discuss his new job, the direction Cato is headed and to share his views on recent controversy in the organization that sparked lawsuits between prominent shareholders and prompted a campaign to Save Cato.
Q: For people who dont know, what is Catos mission? Cato is not a political organization. Its a free market think tank. What it does is intellectual analysis of public policy issues. Some of the best experts of free market issues for health care in America, for what foreign policy should be, for many other topics, work for Cato. Its philosophical base is limited government, and that is explored from many views. Im personally an advocate of reason, individual rights and free markets, and that very much fits with Cato.
Q: How would you describe your new job? Ill be providing leadership thats consistent with the already-established mission of being a free society think tank. I hope I can be successful in taking the intellectual ideas and helping turn those into public policy. Im in the process of putting together a strategy (for) the organization, to hopefully make the ideas be even more widely heard. None of thats to say they havent done an excellent job, but I believe that things can always be done better.
Q: What changes are in store for the organization? The organization is already strong. My personal goal is to make it even better, but the foundation is there. I am hopeful that Cato can take a leadership role in the free market movement. There are a lot of free market think tanks and like-minded organizations. We might disagree on small things, but we fundamentally share a commitment to freedom, and we need to work together. Thats something Ill work on.
Q: Your hiring was preceded by disagreement among shareholders that prompted lawsuits, a campaign to Save Cato and claims that billionaires Charles and David Koch (both shareholders) were going to make the organization conservative and partisan. Whats your take on the lawsuits and controversy, and how do you fit into a solution? I have a high regard for the Cato board and for Charles and David Koch. Im being brought in to help start a new chapter. We all agree, we all particularly think that the current debate is very important and that Cato is important to that debate. I can honestly say this is the most important point in history in my life. In Obamacare, we face a massive tax increase in the middle of a recession. Its major legislation at the time we can least afford it. And theres no plan to fix the deficits. Theyre the biggest in U.S. history, and thats got to have a huge impact on the economy eventually. Theres no political leadership to fix those problems and the others were facing right now. Thats why Cato is important.
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The Danish Medicines Agency performs spot checks of Danish pharmaceutical companies' distribution of free medical samples for doctors, dentists and veterinarians. We have just finished our spot checking of a number of pharmaceutical companies' distribution of medical samples for the year 2007.
In the spot checks, the Danish Medicines Agency took a closer look at 15 pharmaceutical companies, some of which we have previously checked in connection with control of distribution of medical samples and others which deal with veterinary medicine. The spot checking aimed to clarify whether the rules for distribution of medical samples were complied with in the year 2007.
The information from the companies involved show that the companies that distributed medical samples in the period concerned dispensed a total of 36,847 medical samples covering 235 different medicinal products and/or strengths.
In connection with the spot checking, we have reviewed 7,374 of the written requests on which the companies' distribution of medical samples is based.
The spot checking has shown that 9 of the 15 companies subjected to our control violated the rules on distribution of free medical samples. For most of the companies in question, the violations are few and not particularly significant. However, one of the companies has been reprimanded for its lack of control with the distribution.
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In October 2008 on the website of Care2, we posted about the animal cruelty case at a pig farm in Greene County, Iowa. You can check out our post here, or for more information see: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-09-16-467433543_x.htm.
As of late, we were wondering what the final outcome of that case was and started researching. And little did we know, we were about to open Pandora's Box full of legal bills written in varying states that aimed to criminalize whistle blowers and undercover journalists. We were aware that this was going-on to some degree, but not to this extent. Just one more piece of legislation in the works, across many states, that inhibits public knowledge and awareness, which then results in no chance to help defend the innocent.
With the Iowa case, PETA was thrilled to report that after their undercover story was revealed, there were 22 counts of livestock neglect and abuse laid against six individuals. Jennifer Jacobs of the Des Moines Registry reported "Two people were given two-year suspended prison terms. The others received probation or deferred judgment." But if you read further, you'll find yourself disappointed by the penalties each individual case.
Additionally, our research lead us to the information that Iowa recently passed a bill in the House of Representatives (HF 589 passed 2011 and SF431 passed 2011) which makes it a criminal activity to produce, possess and/or distribute undercover video and/or audio recordings of activities within an animal facility. The SF431 currently has not passed in the senate and therefore has been passed on to the Senate Agriculture Committee for further review. The penalty under this bill is aggravated misdemeanor (for the first conviction) and any convictions following is a class D felony.
Minnesota and New York also faced similar bills in 2011. Although the Minnesota bill did not pass through legislation by the end of 2011, it could still be passed in 2012. A similar bill in Florida expired because it did not pass through legislation by the end of 2011. We need these bills to be stopped!
We believe there is a strong connection to PETA's undercover filming of the animal cruelty in Idaho, and the HF 589 bill. Many agriculture lobbyists (including Montsanto, IA Cattlemen's Association, The Farm Bureau, and other lobbyists that represent cattle, pork, corn, soy, and poultry) worked hard and spent a lot of money to get this bill passed in Iowa's House of Representatives following this expose.
As consumers, and concerned citizens, isn't it our right to know what goes on where food for human consumption is produced? Shouldn't we reward whistle blowers who risk their own careers (such as existing employees) or potentially their own physical safety (if they were discovered) to stand up against cases of inhumane and illegal treatment of animals? However, these bills do no such thing. Instead they propose to make it a criminal activity to speak out against these horrors.
I admit, I was (arguably naively) surprised and horrified to see that the sentencing on these six individuals who tortured sows and piglets was minimal. Presumably, they didn't spend a moment of time in jail for these crimes. And instead of writing bills to create more stringent laws aimed at people who abuse animals, state legislatures wrote and voted to criminalize those who aim to expose the real criminals – those who abuse, neglect, and torture the innocent.
As a society, we need to rely on the good-will and ethics of those individuals who are willing to alert or tip off animal interest groups to the animal abuse that happens inside factory farms. Unfortunately, we can not rely solely on the FDA or the USDA to observe animal abuses. In April of 2010, Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, published a study entitled, "FDA INSPECTIONS OF DOMESTIC FOOD FACILITIES". The report states that 56% percent of food facilities have gone 5 or more years without an FDA inspection.
Although the bills did not pass (yet) in Minnesota, New York, or Florida, there are many lobby groups interested in seeing this bill pass in the future. Please take the time to let your legislators know that these bills are against the First Amendment and that they should not pursue these bills any further. Instead, they should focus their time on working to protect animals from torture and abuse in factory farms.
If you are in Iowa, please contact your state legislature and ask them to oppose HF 589 and SF 431. Click here for contact details. For all other states please click here for legislature contact details. Please also contact Monsanto to let them know you do not support their lobby actions to make factory farming practices less transparent.
Thanks for reading and taking action to ensure whistle blowers, journalists, and the media are not silenced when it comes to animal welfare and factory farming practices!
Written by Sarah Rooney. Team member of SoyGo and basicLUX Records and endless world-traveler. Devoted to animal rights advocacy. Responsible for perfecting the Kale Chip and newly found surfer.
Hi! My name is Sarah and I just joined the Care2 community, became a friend of SavingOpusOne, and I also joined the SoyGo team a few weeks ago. I posted this blog on the SoyGo.net website but I thought I would share it on the Care2 site as well. As a way of introducing myself, I'm going to blog about how I became a vegetarian- something that manages to come up in conversation not too long after meeting me!When I initially chose to become a vegetarian I wasn't overly informed about animal rights. I didn't know about the health benefits that I would reap from being a vegetarian. I didn't imagine all of the amazing foods I would learn to love. I didn't think about the fact that I was creating a smaller carbon footstep either. I became a vegetarian because I never really liked meat. I took the plunge and became a vegetarian almost 15 years ago after traveling around the UK and Europe. Being a somewhat picky eater who didn't like meat, I found myself eating many vegetarian meals by default. When I returned to the USA I decided, on a whim, to give being a vegetarian a go- why not! I was not armed with a plan of how to accomplish becoming a vegetarian nor did I have a refrigerator stocked with veggie-friendly foods. So instead, I ate peanut butter and bagels for the first week! Even with such an unsustainable and boring diet consisting solely of peanut butter and bagels, I liked being a vegetarian - it was working for me! Knowing full well I needed to expand my vegetarian repertoire, I researched different vegetarian meals and found that I love reading vegetarian cookbooks just as much as I love reading great big novels. There was suddenly a whole world of learning up for grabs. I found gems like Mollie Katzen's cookbooks, and discovered tofu, tempeh, and edamame! (These are of course staples in my house now but at the time everything was new to me). I can go on and on about cooking and recipes - maybe another time.Aside from the thrill of learning about great vegetarian recipes and ingredients, I couldn't answer the question of why I became a vegetarian. I didn't feel comfortable talking about politically charged or hot topics like slaughter houses or battery farms because I didn't have enough information on the subject. Intuitively though I knew being a vegetarian felt right for me. A friend gave me a copy of Pamela Rice's 101 Reasons Why I Am A Vegetarian. The information about how animals are treated in slaughterhouses, how vegetarians are significantly at less risk for obesity, diabetes, and cancer, and how the transportation of animals is often so cruel and inhumane brought tears to my eyes. I remember calling my husband at work to read him the horrors of what I was learning. That night, he came home and read the article for himself. He never ate meat again. After nearly 15 years as a vegetarian I don't have just one reason why I am a vegetarian. I have many reasons. My reasons are secondary to the peace of mind and clear conscience I have in knowing, that on a daily basis, I continue to make the choice to do the right thing by not eating meat. I am glad I followed my intuition.


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A volcano erupts near Bogota, Colombia, prompting the evacuation of about 15, 000 people.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa withdrew his government's ambassador in Bogota, Colombia, and ordered troops to the country's border following a Colombian raid against leftist rebels inside Ecuador.
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In addition to being one of our style resolutions, crisp white hues popped up all over the Spring '13 runways, refreshed in modern renditions from the likes of Alexander Wang, Rag & Bone, and Cushnie et Ochs (seen below). For an instant wardrobe update, swap out your tried-and-true black blazer for a sharp white rendition; pair white jeans with a white top for a clean yet bold statement; and nothing says sleek like a white sheath for your next cocktail party. Needless to say, white has made its case as a major style staple this season, and with that in mind, it's time to add a few pieces to your very own wardrobe. From sleek blazers for your 9-to-5 to romantic lace pencil skirts, see and shop our editors' top 16 picks below.
The Hands-Down Hottest Looks From Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2013
For Cushnie et Ochs's Fall '13 showing, designing duo Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs gave us another smoking-hot collection that didn't hold back on the sex appeal. From their selection of skintight pencil skirts, whisper-thin strappy tanks, and backless dresses to their signature brand of sultry detailing (including strategic cutouts and thigh-high slits), just click through to see the hottest looks from their runway show — and let us know who you think would wear these high-impact ensembles on the red carpet.
Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2013
Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs must be in a romantic mood for Fall 2013. Sure, there were plenty of the duo's signature femme-fatale dresses in the mix — complete with cutouts, lace-ups, and curve-hugging seams — but this time around there was also something new: seperates with roomier silhouettes and a hint of modesty. Long, flowing maxi dresses, a-line flared skirts, and boxy jackets in rubberized wool (the most striking of which were lined with fur) looked right at home with the label's more hard-lined pieces — and proved that Cushnie and Ochs know exactly what a woman wants to wear. One dress in particular, — a well-balanced mix of sexy and sweet in luxe, hunter green silk with teasing double slits — is sure to top many a wishlist come next Fall.
Cushnie et Ochs Designed a Bra For Playboy
Proving that designer collaborations come in all shapes and sizes, Cushnie et Ochs has partnered with Playboy. Today, the duo will unveil a black leather bustier they created for the magazine at a party in Miami. The top will retail for $695 on Playboy's online store.
"Playboy is such a quintessential brand," said Carlie Cushnie. "They told us where they're heading and the sort of people they had been working with, like Jenne Lombardo and Neville Wakefield, and we thought we could do something really cool and edgy and special."
The company recently enlisted Lombardo, who works with MADE Fashion Week, and Wakefield, an art curator, as consultants. A look at one of the first projects to follow their involvement with the brand here in the gallery.
Photos courtesy of Cushnie et Ochs.
Cushnie et Ochs Designs the Perfect Fall Makeup Bag
It's time to stock up on your beauty necessities (or those products you've been dying to test out). Beauty.com has partnered with Cushnie et Ochs for its latest gift-with-purchase makeup bag, which is stuffed with over 15 prestige samples. The up-and-coming design duo, Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, channeled their Fall 2012 collection for the faux-leather pouch with an exposed black-zipper detail. The simple design makes it a great clutch for your phone, credit card, and lip balm, too. You'll get their cool-girl style free with any purchase of $100 or more, and the various must-try samples — from brands like Fekkai, Bliss, and Origins — make it even more of a good excuse to shop.
Shop It Now: Cushnie et Ochs Spring 2013
In this age of instant fashion gratification, it really shouldn't be surprising that pieces from the Spring 2013 collections — which debuted only a few short weeks ago in New York — are becoming available for preorder by the minute. Yesterday it was Proenza Schouler's lust-worthy Record bag; today it's nearly the entire Cushnie et Ochs collection — and it's just as covetable as those PS bags.
Available now via the latest trunk show on Moda Operandi, the collection is filled with sexy-sleek pieces in a monochrome palette (aqua, cobalt, black, white) inspired by the beaches and architecture of co-designer Michelle Ochs's home country of the Philippines. Click through to see the options on offer, and watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at the brand's Spring 2013 show, lensed by Bettina Santo Domingo. If you watch carefully you'll see cameos by Kate Bosworth, Lynn Yaeger, and Bill Cunningham who all sat front row.
Songs of the Season: The Spring 2013 Designer Playlist
We asked Derek Lam, Karen Walker, Brad Goreski, Peter Som, Cushnie et Ochs, and many more: What are you currently listening to and (even better) which songs define your Spring 2013 collection? Listen to the complete playlist below, then click through the slideshow to find out who's listening to what, who's listening to the same thing (you'll never guess), and which songs might just feature heavily on this week's catwalks.
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Cushnie et Ochs Spring 2013
It's no wonder Hollywood's style set relies on Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs's label for sexy — in all the right ways — event dressing. The design duo at Cushnie et Ochs delivered another covetable lineup of cocktail wares, accessorized with a subtle flash of skin and a noticeably bold shoulder for Spring '13. Working in a palette of crisp whites, a serene sea green, black, and a shot of electric blue, Cushnie's signature sultriness was a treat, one slim, clean-cut cocktail dress after the next. To distinguish this collection, at least subtly so, the designers diversified with ethereal organza trim juxtaposed against harder, leather fabrications (and even threw a pair of trousers and a cape in the mix). Still, in essence, Cushnie doesn't deviate too far from its comfort zone: expertise in the art of revealing just enough.
- Trends: Cutouts, leather, crop tops, and bold shoulders.
- Colors: White, blue, turquoise, and black.
- Key Piece: It's hard to pick favorites, but we're drawn to the clean lines and subtle sex appeal of the white, sleeveless sheath with midriff cutouts.
- Accessories: Just minimalist ankle-strap stilettos.
- Who Should Wear It: We'd love to see the more classic types like Katie Holmes or Jennifer Aniston slip into one of the ultrasexy numbers with a drama-inducing cutout neckline; Jennifer Connelly would be stunning in the edgier black leather looks.
Cushnie et Ochs Spring 2013
Michelle Ochs and Carly Cushnie are feeling beachy for Spring 2013. But don't go thinking that means a collection filled with Hawaiian prints and wide-brimmed hats. This is still Cushnie et Ochs, after all, and the brand has made a name for itself — and garnered a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nomination in the process — with its signature femme fatale dressing. So, despite finding inspiration in the relaxed beach dressing of the Philippines (Ochs's home country), the duo stayed true to form.
Body-skimming dresses were the main focus here; some came with architecturally sharp shoulders, some with skin-exposing panels, and all were impeccably cut. The palette was strictly white, black, violet, and sea foam, with fabrics ranging from leather to embroidered organza or lace. A series of scroll-edged swimwear and a breezy poncho-and-pants combo hinted at that Philippines beach, but it was the use of draping on a pair of slinky wrap dresses that really felt relaxed.
Celebrities Go Fashion Forward in Cushnie et Ochs Dresses
When celebrities want to look fashion forward on the red carpet, they turn to one label in particular: Cushnie et Ochs. Designing duo Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs consistently deliver the most unique pieces that are part futuristic, part ladylike, and always sexy. Hemlines are usually demure, but details like cutouts and peplums make each dress stand out. Everyone from Malin Akerman to Chanel Iman to Jamie Chung — the latest to don a Cushnie et Ochs dress — have been spotted posing in their pieces. See who else loves the label, then shop your favorites.


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2011 | Ellen, Ingrid, Michael C. Lens, and Katherine O'Regan 2011. Neighborhood Crime Exposure Among Housing Choice Voucher Households.
Ellen, Ingrid, Katherine O'Regan and Keren Horn 2011. Urban Pioneers: When Do Higher Income Households Choose Lower Income Neighborhoods? (Under Review). | |
Ellen, Ingrid, Katherine O'Regan and Michael C. Lens 2011. Memphis Murder Revisited: Do Housing Vouchers Cause Crime? (Under Review). | |
Ellen, Ingrid and Katherine O'Regan 2011. How Neighborhoods Change: Entry, Exit, and Enhancement. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41 (2), 2011: 89-97.
This paper examines whether the economic gains experienced by low-income neighborhoods in the 1990s followed patterns of classic gentrification (as frequently assumed) -- that is, through the in migration of higher income white, households, and out migration (or displacement) of the original lower income, usually minority residents, spurring racial transition in the process. Using the internal Census version of the American Housing Survey, we find no evidence of heightened displacement, even among the most vulnerable, original residents. While the entrance of higher income homeowners was an important source of income gains, so too was the selective exit of lower income homeowners. Original residents also experienced differential gains in income and reported greater increases in their satisfaction with their neighborhood than found in other low-income neighborhoods. Finally, gaining neighborhoods were able to avoid the losses of white households that non-gaining low income tracts experienced, and were thereby more racially stable rather than less. | |
Ellen, Ingrid and Katherine O'Regan 2011. Exploring Changes in Low-Income Neighborhoods in the 1990s. In Harriet Newburger, Eugenia Birch and Susan Wachter, Eds., Neighborhood and Life Chances: How Place Matters in Modern America. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011, pp. 103-121. | |
Ellen, Ingrid and Katherine O'Regan 2011. Gentrification: Perspectives of Economists and Planners. In Nancy Brooks, Kieran Donaghy, and Gerrit Knaap, Eds., Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming. | |
2010 | Ellen, I.G. & O'Regan, K. 2010. Welcome to the Neighborhood: What Can Regional Science Contribute to the Study of Neighborhoods?
JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, VOL. 50, NO. 1, 2010, pp. 363-379
We argue in this paper that neighborhoods are highly relevant for the types of issues at the heart of regional science. First, residential and economic activity takes place in particular locations, and particular neighborhoods. Many attributes of those neighborhood environments matter for this activity, from the physical amenities, to the quality of the public and private services received. Second, those neighborhoods vary in their placement in the larger region and this broader arrangement of neighborhoods is particularly important for location choices, commuting behavior and travel patterns. Third, sorting across these neighborhoods by race and income may well matter for educational and labor market outcomes, important components of a region's overall economic activity. For each of these areas we suggest a series of unanswered questions that would benefit from more attention. Focused on neighborhood characteristics themselves, there are important gaps in our understanding of how neighborhoods change - the causes and the consequences. In terms of the overall pattern of neighborhoods and resulting commuting patterns, this connects directly to current concerns about environmental sustainability and there is much need for research relevant to policy makers. And in terms of segregation and sorting across neighborhoods, work is needed on better spatial measures. In addition, housing market causes and consequences for local economic activity are under researched. We expand on each of these, finishing with some suggestions on how newly available data, with improved spatial identifiers, may enable regional scientists to answer some of these research questions. |
O'Regan, K. & Ellen, I.G. 2010. Welcome to the Neighborhood: What can Regional Science Contribute to the Study of Neighborhoods? Journal of Regional Science.
We argue in this paper that neighborhoods are highly relevant for the types of issues at the heart of regional science. First, residential and economic activity takes place in particular locations, and particular neighborhoods. Many attributes of those neighborhood environments matter for this activity, from the physical amenities, to the quality of the public and private services received. Second, those neighborhoods vary in their placement in the larger region and this broader arrangement of neighborhoods is particularly important for location choices, commuting behavior and travel patterns. Third, sorting across these neighborhoods by race and income may well matter for educational and labor market outcomes, important components of a region's overall economic activity. For each of these areas we suggest a series of unanswered questions that would benefit from more attention. Focused on neighborhood characteristics themselves, there are important gaps in our understanding of how neighborhoods change - the causes and the consequences. In terms of the overall pattern of neighborhoods and resulting commuting patterns, this connects directly to current concerns about environmental sustainability and there is much need for research relevant to policy makers. And in terms of segregation and sorting across neighborhoods, work is needed on better spatial measures. In addition, housing market causes and consequences for local economic activity are under researched. We expand on each of these, finishing with some suggestions on how newly available data, with improved spatial identifiers, may enable regional scientists to answer some of these research questions. | |
Ellen, I.G. & O'Regan, K. 2010. Crime and Urban Flight Revisited: The Effect of the 1990s Drop in Crime on Cities. Journal of Urban Economics, 68 (3):247-259.
The 'flight from blight' and related literatures on urban population changes and crime have primarily considered times of high or increasing crime rates. Perhaps the most cited recent work in this area, Cullen and Levitt (1999), does not extend through 1990s, a decade during which crime rates declined almost continuously, to levels that were lower than experienced in decades. This paper examines whether such declines contributed to city population growth and retention (abated flight). Through a series of population growth models that attempt to identify causality through several strategies (including instrumental variables) we find at best weak evidence that overall city growth is affected by changes in crime. We find no evidence that growth is differentially sensitive to reductions in crime, as compared to increases. Focusing more narrowly on within MSA migration, residential decisions that are more likely to be sensitive to local conditions, we do find evidence supporting abatement of 'flight' - that is, lower levels of crime in central cities in the 1990s are associated with lower levels of migration to the suburbs. This greater ability to retain residents already in the city does not appear to be accompanied by a greater ability to attract new households from the suburbs, or from outside of the metropolitan area. | |
2009 | Ingrid Ellen, Katherine O'Regan, Ioan Voicu 2009. Siting, Spillovers, and Segregation: A Re-examination of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. In Edward Glaeser and John Quigley, Eds. Housinmg Markets and the Economy: Risk, Regulation, Policy; Essays in Honor of Karl Case. Cambridge, Mass: Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, pp. 233-267.
The timing of this volume could not be more opportune. It is based on a 2007 conference to honor the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy. The chapters analyze risk in the housing market, the regulation of housing markets by government, and other issues in U.S. housing policy. Chapters investigate derivative markets; the role that home equity insurance can play in reducing risk; the role that the regulation of government-sponsored enterprises has played in extending credit to home purchasers in low-income neighborhoods; and the growth in the market for subprime mortgages. The impact of local zoning regulations on housing prices and new construction is also considered. This is a must read during a time of restructuring our nation's system of housing finance. |
2008 | O'Regan, K. & Ellen, I.G., Conger, D. 2008. Immigration and Urban Schools: The Dynamics of Demographic Change in the
Nation's Largest School District. Education and Urban Society 41(3): 295-316.
The authors use a rich data set on New York City public elementary schools to explore how changes in immigrant representation have played out at the school level, providing a set of stylistic facts about the magnitude and nature of demographic changes in urban schools. They find that while the city experienced an overall increase in its immigrant representation over the 5 years studied, its elementary schools did not. Although the average school experienced little change during this period, a significant minority of schools saw sizable shifts. The change does not mirror the White flight and 'tipping' associated with desegregation but rather suggests a tendency to stabilize, with declines in immigrant enrollments concentrated in schools with larger immigrant populations at the outset. The authors also find that changes in the immigrant shares influence the composition of the school's students, and that overall school demographic changes do not mirror grade-level changes within schools. |
Ellen, I.G., O'Regan, K. & Conger, D. 2008. Dynamics of School Demographic Change: Immigrant Students and New York City. Education and Urban Society. | |
O'Regan, K. & Ellen, I.G. 2008. Reversal of Fortunes: Low Income Neighborhoods in the 1990s. Urban Studies, 45: 845-869.
This paper offers new empirical evidence about the prospects of lower-income, US urban neighbourhoods during the 1990s. Using the Neighborhood Change Database, which offers a balanced panel of census tracts with consistent boundaries from 1970 to 2000 for all metropolitan areas in the US, evidence is found of a significant shift in the fortunes of lower-income, urban neighbourhoods during the 1990s. There was a notable increase in the 1990s in the proportion of lower-income and poor neighbourhoods experiencing a gain in economic status. Secondly, in terms of geographical patterns, it is found that this upgrading occurred throughout the country, not just in selected regions or cities. Finally, it is found that the determinants of changes in lower-income, urban neighbourhoods shifted during the 1990s. In contrast to earlier decades, both the share of Blacks and the poverty rate were positively related to subsequent economic gain in these neighbourhoods during the 1990s. | |
2005 | O'Regan, K. 2005. Does the Structure and
Composition of the Board Matter? The Case of Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 21, No.1, Spring.
This article discusses some of the key differences in board behavior between nonprofit organizations and for-profit firms using a relatively new dataset from New York City nonprofits. We provide evidence on the broader role that nonprofit boards play for their organizations and then give some suggestive results on the relationship between board structure and composition, and individual board member performance. The results provide some evidence that the executive directors of nonprofits may use their power to push boards toward fundraising in place of monitoring activity. Using a fixed-effects framework, we also find no systematic relationship between board personal demographics and performance, although both tenure on a board and multiple board service do seem to matter. |
2002 | O'Regan, K. & Oster, S.M. 2002. Does Government Funding Alter Nonprofit Governance? Evidence from New York City Contractors. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21(3):359-379.
This paper explores the relationship between nonprofit board governance practices and government contracting. Monitoring by a board is one way a governmental agency can help to insure quality performance by its contractors. Agencies could thus use both their selection process and their post-contracting power to influence board practice. Using a new, rich data set on the nonprofit contractors of New York City, we test a series of hypotheses on the effects of government funding on board practices. We find that significant differences exist in board practices as a function of government funding levels, differences that mark a shift of focus or energy away from some activities, towards others. Trustees of nonprofits which receive high government funding are significantly less likely to engage in the traditional board functions, such as fund raising, while more likely to engage in financial monitoring and advocacy. |
Ellen, I.G., O'Regan, K., Schwartz, A.E. & Stiefel, L. 2002. Immigrant Children and Urban Schools: Evidence from New York City on Segregation and its Consequences for Schooling. Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs.
Immigrant children represent a large and growing proportion of school children in the United States, especially in urban areas. An estimated 10.4 percent of the U.S. population is now foreign-born (the highest percentage since 1930); and in central cities, the proportion has risen to 16 percent (Lollock 2001; Schmidley and Gibson 1997). Yet we know surprisingly little about the experience or isolation levels of foreign-born students. While there is considerable research on the degree to which racial minorities are isolated in U.S. schools and on the disturbing consequences of this segregation, there is no parallel research concerning immigrants. | |
2001 | O'Regan, K. 2001. Outsourcing by Nonprofit Organizations. Task force report, Avner B'Ner chair, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise.
This chapter examines the issue of when nonprofits should choose to employ their own staff or house their own operations, versus contracting out tasks and activities to other suppliers. Various examples are offered of nonprofits decisions that may be outsourced or retained in-house. The concepts of specialization, comparative advantage and transactions costs are used to explain the logic of outsourcing, how it applies to various circumstances encountered by nonprofit organizations, and the desirability of this strategy in each case. |
2000 | O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 2000. Federal Housing Policy and the Rise of Nonprofit Providers. Journal for Housing Research, 11(2):297-317.
During the past decade, federal housing policy has shifted to recognize a key role for nonprofit housing providers in providing affordable housing. Two federal programs, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and HOME, are now the primary federal housing production programs, and the legislation governing both programs provides explicit support for nonprofit providers of new housing. This article focuses on these two programs to document the change in emphasis, looking at the extent to which resources flow to nonprofit providers. We explicate the rationale for this shift and speculate on future federal policy toward nonprofits. We find that both programs channeled sizable shares of their funding to nonprofits throughout the 1990s, in patterns consistent with program design. It is also possible that the scale and form of funding itself has affected the nonprofit sector. Changes in the funding of nonprofits have not been uniform spatially, and the nonprofit sector's share of such funding appears to have leveled off. As currently structured, these programs do little to simplify the complicated financial dealings and multiple sources of funding common among nonprofit housing providers. Shifts in policy priorities and emerging financial stresses may necessitate changes in federal policy toward the nonprofit sector. |
O'Regan, K. & Oster, S.M. 2000. Nonprofit and For Profit Partnerships: Rationale and Challenges of Cross-Sector Contracting. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29(1):120-140.
Increasingly, nonprofit, for-profits, and public organizations have been cooperating in producing and distributing a wide range of goods and services. In many cases, the partnerships have arisen from the recognition that different activities are best suited to different governance structures. Yet, working through a cross-sectoral partnership can bring with it complicated managerial issues. This article explores partnering in two important sectors: higher education and welfare reform. In both areas, cooperation across the sectors is widespread and follows lines of comparative advantage. At the same time, there is ample evidence in our cases of classic transactions costs in implementing cross-sectoral partnerships. The article explores ways in which organizations deal with problems of opportunism and imperfect information in contracting across the sectors. | |
1999 | O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 1999. Accessibility and Economic Opportunity. in Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer, Brookings Institution Press. |
1998 | O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 1998. Where Youth Live: Effects of Urban Space on Employment. Urban Studies, Jun98, Vol. 35 Issue 7, p1187-1205, 19p, 8 charts, 3 graphs, 1 map.
This paper synthesises a series of empirical analyses investigating the role of urban space in affecting minority employment outcomes. It broadens the focus beyond transport and the 'friction of space' and expands the data available for spatial research. The empirical analyses share a common framework linking 'access' to youth labour market performance. The first set of results is based on aggregate data relating access to employment outcomes for black youth at the metropolitan level. Access is broadly defined to include traditional measures of geographical distance, as well as measures of social isolation or social access. Metropolitan areas in which the black poor are more spatially isolated are also found to have higher black youth unemployment rates. The second body of evidence relies on the same type of metropolitan measures, combined with individual data on youth living with at least one parent. When individual and family characteristics are controlled for, and white and Hispanic youth are also considered, metropolitan measures of social access exert distinguishable effects upon youth employment-youth living in urban areas in which they have less residential contact with whites or the non-poor are less likely to be employed. The final piece of analysis links the individual records of such youth to tract-level measures of access, both social (neighbourhood composition variables) and geographical (job-access measures). This is accomplished through the creation of a unique data set at the Bureau of the Census. Again, after controlling for individual and family characteristics, the residential conditions of youth affect their employment. Ceteris paribus, youth living in census tracts with fewer employed adults, with fewer whites, and which are further from jobs are less likely to be employed. Results suggest that the overall effects of space on employment outcomes are substantial, explaining 10-40 per cent of the observed racial differences in employment in... |
1996 | O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 1996. Spatial effects upon employment of outcomes: The case of New Jersey teenagers. New England Economic Review, May/Jun 1996, p41, 18p, 16 charts.
Provides tests of the relative importance of spatial factors on employment outcomes of teenagers in the United States. Relations between youth employment probabilities to individuals and family characteristics; Sources of statistical problems in the interpretation of findings about youth employment; Concerns on the youth's choice of neighborhood. |
O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 1996. Teenage Employment and the Spatial Isolation of Minority and Poverty Households. Journal of Human Resources, Summer 1996, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p692-702, 11p, 3 charts.
This paper tests the importance of the spatial isolation of minority and poverty households for youth employment in large metropolitan areas. We estimate a model relating youth employment probabilities to individual and family characteristics, race, and metropolitan location. We then investigate the determinants of the systematic differences in employment probabilities by race and metropolitan area. A substantial fraction of differences in youth employment can be attributed to the isolation of minorities and poor households. Minority youth residing in more segregated cities or cities in which minorities have less contact with nonpoor households have lower employment probabilities than otherwise comparable youth. Simulations suggest that these spatial effects explain a substantial fraction of the existing differences in youth employment rates by race. | |
1993 | O'Regan, K. & Quigley, J.M. 1993. Family Networks and Youth Access to Jobs. Journal of Urban Economics, Sep 1993, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p230, 19p, 8 charts.
Examines the importance of job access via networks for the employment of urban youth in the U.S. Usefulness of social contacts in job referral; Proxies for labor market contacts; Determinants of youth labor market outcomes. |
O'Regan, K. 1993. The effect of social networks and concentrated poverty on black and hispanic youth unemployment. Annals of Regional Science, Dec 1993, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p327, 16p.
This paper examines empirically the effect of spatially concentrated poverty on minority youth employment and the role of "access" in youth labor markets. A model, in which information about jobs travels through social networks, links labor market outcomes and residential concentration of poverty. The empirical work uses U.S. Census employment data for the largest MSAs, in 1970 and 1980. The key findings are that, although concentration appears to have had no effect on black youth unemployment in 1970, the results for 1980 support "concentration effects" on unemployment for both black and hispanic youth. These effects are sizeable on average, and quite large in some cities. |
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Yeah but PSU have a tendency to fail without much warning so it's good to have a spare.
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Illinois joins Justice Department, other states in antitrust case against Dean Foods
Posted By Brandon Reid On January 31, 2010 @ 5:58 am In Happening Now | No Comments
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CHICAGO—Illlinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) joined in filing a federal lawsuit Jan. 22 that challenges last year's acquisition by Dean Foods Company of one of its major competitors' milk business. Madigan claims the acquisition presents serious antitrust concerns, which could adversely affect the price of milk for retailers throughout northeastern Illinois.
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division, Madigan and the Attorneys General of Michigan and Wisconsin filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee, seeking to require Dean Foods to sell the dairy processing plants it acquired from Foremost Farms USA in April 2009.
"Dean Foods' acquisition would eliminate a significant milk supplier for northern Illinois that, until now, helped keep milk prices in check," Madigan said. "Vigorous competition is essential to protecting consumers from skyrocketing prices, especially in this tough economy."
Milk processors such as Dean Foods and Foremost Farms purchase raw milk from dairy farms and agricultural cooperatives to pasteurize and package. The processors then distribute and sell the milk to school districts, supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail customers.
The lawsuit asks the court to reverse the 2009 deal and also requires that Dean Foods notify the State of Illinois at least 30 days prior to any future acquisition involving a milk processing operation affecting Illinois.
The complaint alleges the acquisition substantially reduced competition in the sale of milk to supermarkets, grocery stores and other commercial customers throughout northeastern Illinois, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Wisconsin. According to the complaint, Dean Foods' acquisition deprived these retailers of the benefits of substantial head-to-head competition between Dean Foods and Foremost Farms.
Dean Foods, based in Dallas, is one of the nation's largest food and beverage producers with revenues of $11.8 billion in 2008. Dean Foods' Fresh Dairy Direct is the country's largest processor and distributor of milk and other dairy products.
Foremost Farms is a member-owned business association with headquarters in Baraboo, Wis., whose members are dairy farmers. In 2008, its Consumer Products Division had net sales of $233.7 million. Prior to Dean Foods' acquisition of its Consumer Products Division, Foremost Farms processed its members' raw milk at its plants in DePere and Waukesha, Wis.
Bureau Chief Robert Pratt and Assistant Attorney General Chadwick Brooker are handling the case for Attorney General Madigan's Antitrust Bureau.
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The 33-year-old has played for several top clubs in Europe and Ferrari believes his move to Juventus represents a new challenge for the player.
"In his career, Anelka has worn the jerseys of the most important clubs in the world like Real Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal, so now he has arrived at Juventus," he told TuttoJuve.com.
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Whether you are an artist or a presenter, successful negotiations are key to ensuring your needs are met. Typically, the negotiation process begins with the presenter contacting the artist (or representative) to make an offer. It is during this initial stage when details such as dates and artist fees are agreed upon.
Visiting non-metropolitan regions can very rewarding for artists; however, it is important to recall that presenters in these communities may not be able to afford standard artist fees. To help cover your costs, you may wish to request a percentage of the profits, take part in value-adding actvities, or present your show in several neighbouring communities while you are in the region.
Following negotiations, the presenter will produce a contract that includes all the previously agreed upon terms, in addition to any other pertinent details. After it is presented to the artist, they have until the stipulated expiration date to accept, decline, or amend the offer.
A basic contract should include:
- The names and addresses of the parties involved.
- What you want the artist to do.
- Where the event will be held.
- When (date and time) the presentation will take place.
- The length of the performance and intermission periods.
- How much the artist will be paid and any expenses that will be covered.
- When the payment will be processed (as many artists require a portion in advance).
- What type promotion you plan to do.
- Whether the artist will be required to do interviews.
- The type of promotional materials required from the artist (headshot, bio, etc.).
- Pertinent venue details (are there dressing rooms? private washrooms?).
- What technical equipment you can provide.
- An act of God clause
- A language clause
- Any other important details
Please check out our sample contract.
For more information on contracts, please refer to the Canada Council's Touring Handbook.
Adding Value
Touring can be expensive and visiting small communities may be seen as less-than lucrative engagement. However, this does not have to be the case! There are many value-adding activities that you can engage in independently, or in partnership with the presenter to help boost earnings and minimize expenses.
Adding value is the act of taking part in a variety of different activities while you are presenting your work in a community. Visiting a school (see culture in schools), hosting a workshops or teaching a master classes are common value-adding activities, but these are not exclusive. Value-adding activities need only be limited by your imagination.
Speak to the presenter about the possibility of arranging this type of value-adding activity. If they are unable, ask if they could recommend any local organizations that may be interested. This will allow you to earn extra income while you are visiting, and the partnering organization may agree to cover some of your presenter's costs – making it a worthwhile arrangement for everyone!


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In the BMW 7 Series, numerous microprocessors ease driver's life
While the most visible electronic feature are the new full-LED headlights, the most significant innovation is located in the passenger compartment - or, to be more exact, in the electronics compartment between the engine and the passenger compartment. The multifunctional instrument display behind the steering wheel takes its cues from the driver's needs as fully adaptable to the driver's needs. Extended black-panel technology opens up a new range of display options through the 10.25-inch screen. The instruments are presented using different colours and graphics depending on the driving mode selected, and provide situation-specific information such as status and function. Three basic driving philosophies - Comfort, Sport and Eco Pro - are directly translated into the way the instruments are visualized.
The control display in the centre of the instrument panel has also benefited from visual and technical improvements and now uses high-resolution 3D graphics. At the same level of advanced technology as the centre display, the BMW ConnectedDrive portfolio includes new features that acknowledge the vehicles' position in the luxury segment.
Among the systems helping to maximize safety is BMW Night Vision system with Dynamic Light Spot. The system recognizes pedestrians even beyond the range of the high beam. Once a pedestrian has been identified, the system determines whether it is on a collision course and provides appropriate warning to the driver. In addition, the LED Dynamic Light Spots are used to pinpoint the detected object.
BMWs adaptive cruise control system with stop-and-go function has been enhanced. For an enhanced interpretation of the traffic situation ahead, the full-range radar sensors are now supplemented by a front-mounted camera on the rear-view mirror. When driving in heavy-flowing traffic or traffic jams, the driver is able to safely move along with the flow and let the vehicle's automatic systems handle the tasks of stopping and pulling away again as well as approaching junctions where there are already vehicles waiting ahead. Combining radar and video data in this way improves detection of other vehicles and cuts the system's reaction time. If a vehicle ahead brakes very sharply, requiring the driver to take action, he is prompted to do so by a two stage warning. Simultaneously to this, the activation thresholds of the Brake Assist system are lowered, activating the brake priming function in the process. If the driver fails to react to the acute warning, Driving Assistant Plus will intervene to decelerate the vehicle itself, even braking it to a stop depending on the situation.
Available is also an anti-dazzle LED High-Beam Assistant, active Protection with automatic fatigue recognition and Speed Limit Info using road sign symbols. A more powerful operating system governing the central Control Display ensures the entertainment programs are simpler to operate, optimises office and online services, and eases using the telephone. The Professional navigation system is now more powerful and features new and ultra-sharp map graphics and 3D city mode. The proven user interface has been maintained while the system features an enhanced functionality. The system is powered with an 1.3 GHz microprocessor with dedicated 3D graphics card - unfortunately BW did not want to detail further. In any case, the processing power of this microprocessor enables high-resolution graphics as well as dynamic transitions between the screens.
Additional function bars on the screen enable users to individualize the map view without leaving the map. These bars also provide direct access to real-time information on traffic (RTTI) and weather. If the driver clicks a place in the interactive map the so called PIE menu opens - a circular menu that offers numerous options.
With its specific clientele of always-busy business users in mind, the Professional navigation system also offers a number of office functions. Towards this end, the carmaker has enhanced its speech recognition system by a dictation function that enables drivers to compose text messages simply by saying what they wish to write.
Don't worry, you won't have to learn German to utilize the system: It identifies and understands six international languages. A few seconds after dictation has been completed, the transcribed text appears in the display and can be read out if desired. A number of simple-to-use editing tools is available to the driver for putting the final touches to emails and text messages. A further speech-based option to enhance office functionality is voice memos which can be sent directly by email if required. The advantage to the motorist is the ability to swiftly store ideas or to-do items and send them to the relevant addressee(s) – without being distracted from what's happening on the road. The recorded memos can be stored on a USB stick for use outside the car.
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