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Adrienne Embery-Good, Business Development Manager and Tiffany Olson, Interactive Business Development Manager
A new year calls for a new marketing plan. Are your 2012 interactive marketing goals aligned with the industry's 2012 trajectory? In this webinar, we will specifically look at the top ten trends in interactive marketing such as eCommerce, search engine marketing, email and more.
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[JURIST] Lawyers for convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] argued Tuesday before the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official website] that their client's conviction [JURIST report] should be overturned. Padilla's appeal centers on a number of purported judicial errors [Miami Herald report], most prominently the lack of an evidentiary hearing to determine if Padilla was being tortured while in custody, as well as the decision by trial judge Marcia Cooke to allow the government to show a videotape of an interview with Osama bin Laden as evidence of a link between Padilla and his two co-defendants. Prosecutors countered that Padilla's 17-year sentence [JURIST report] for a crime that is punishable by life imprisonment is too lenient [Philadelphia Inquirer report. It is not known how soon the appellate judges will reach a decision.Padilla was sent to a Colorado "supermax" prison [JURIST report] in April 2008 to serve his sentence. He was convicted, along with Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifadh Wael Jayyousi, of conspiracy to commit illegal violent acts outside the US, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists. Padilla, a US citizen, was arrested in 2002 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and subsequently detained as an "enemy combatant" [JURIST news archive] at a Navy military brig in Charleston, South Carolina. Initially alleged to have planned the explosion of a "dirty bomb" in the US, Padilla went from enemy combatant to criminal defendant when he was finally charged with other offenses in November 2005.
[JURIST] One month after hackers attempted to access Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts through the Google [corporate website] Gmail service, the company announced [press release] on Tuesday that it would rethink its involvement in the Internet market in China, possibly pulling out of the country. Among the possible changes in policy being considered are a cessation of search result censoring. Google indicated that it would work with the Chinese government to find a way to allow an, "unfiltered search engine within the law as well," but also noted that if an agreement cannot be reached, it may close its offices there and shut down its Google.cn website. Human rights groups applauded Google's announcement, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] calling the move [press release] "unprecedented."The attack on activists' accounts is the latest in a long string of purported human rights abuses in China. Last month, China was criticized for executing a British national [JURIST report] for drug smuggling, after refusing to conduct an investigation into the man's mental health. Also in December, human rights activist Liu Xiabo was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges, following a two-hour trial [JURIST reports] that was closed to outsiders. In November, HRW released a report [JURIST report] that accused China of holding citizens in "black jails," where they were subject to numerous human rights abuses.
[JURIST] A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday approved [order, PDF] a revised plan [text, PDF] filed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [official website] for reducing prison overcrowding [JURIST news archive] in the state. The new plan includes revisions made possible because of legislative enactments, including summary parole for lower-level offenses to reduce the amount of inmates re-entering the prison system for parole violations and credit earning enhancements to reduce time served. Action on the order will be delayed because the Schwarzennger administration [official website] has appealed the prison population reduction order to the US Supreme Court, which is expected to decide whether to take the case later this month [San Francisco Chronicle report].The CDCR filed the plan in November after the panel rejected the first plan because it did not comply with a federal court order to reduce the prison population [JURIST reports]. The original plan did not include the legislative enactments but provided various ways of reducing overcrowding, including transferring more prisoners to out-of-state prisons, GPS monitoring of inmates who violate parole, commuting sentences of inmates who are eligible for deportation, and building new facilities or converting unused space. In September, the US Supreme Court [official website] refused to grant a request [JURIST report] by the state of California to temporarily stay the court order to reduce the prison population, pending appeal.
[JURIST] A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that lawsuits filed by two families whose children were killed in the 2007 Virginia Tech school shooting [Washington Post backgrounder; JURIST news archive] may proceed. Judge William Alexander of the Franklin County Circuit Court [official website] ruled [Roanoke Times Report] that the defendants, university President Charles Steger [university profile], Executive Vice President James Hyatt, and employees of the university's Cook Counseling Center [center website], are not immune from suit. Claims against the other defendants named in the lawsuit, including the New River Community Services Board [website], top university administrators, and the university itself, were dismissed. Alexander's ruling permits the suits to move forward with pre-trial discovery and possibly a trial. The suit was filed [JURIST report] in April by the parents of Julie Pryde and Erin Peterson [Virginia Tech profiles], who were shot and killed by fellow student Seung-Hoi Cho [BBC profile]. In June 2008, a Virginia judge approved [JURIST report] an $11 million settlement with the families of 24 people who had been killed in the shooting. The settlement awarded each family $100,000 plus medical expenses and provides for meetings with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and university and police officials. The Pryde and Peterson families did not participate in the settlement agreement. The Virginia Tech shooting left 33 people dead and wounded 25 in the deadliest school shooting in US history.
[JURIST] A federal judge on Tuesday denied the request by former Qwest Communications [corporate website] CEO Joseph Nacchio [JURIST news archive] for a new trial on insider trading charges. Nacchio had requested a new trial on the basis that the company's CFO, a key witness in the trial, had changed her testimony, but Judge Marcia Krieger of the US District Court for the District of Colorado [official website] found [Reuters report] that the change in testimony was not substantial enough to alter the conviction. Nacchio was convicted [JURIST report] in 2007 on 19 counts of insider trading for selling $52 million worth of stock in 2001 with knowledge that Qwest could miss its sales targets. In October, the US Supreme Court [official website] declined to review [JURIST report] Nacchio's conviction without comment, ending his lengthy appeals process, which stretched over two years. In August, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled [JURIST report] that Nacchio was incorrectly sentenced and remanded the case for resentencing. In April, Nacchio reported to the minimum security prison camp [JURIST report] at FCI Schuylkill [official website]. Nacchio was initially indicted on 42 counts [JURIST report] in 2005. He and other former Qwest executives still face civil fraud charges [JURIST report] brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission [official website] on allegations that Qwest improperly reported approximately $3 billion in revenue that eased its 2000 merger with US West.
[JURIST] The US military referred charges Monday against Army Capt. Carl Bjork, accused by several Iraqi detainees of ordering the killings of two Iraqi civilians in 2006. The charges against Bjork include one count of reckless endangerment and two counts of premeditated murder. The accusers are three Iraqi police officers and a former Iraqi Intel officer currently being detained in Iraq. Bjork's attorney Victor Kelly, who practices with the National Military Justice Group [organization website], has said that the case against his client is weak [9News report]. Bjork's case is set to go before a court-martial in Baghdad before March 1.Detainee and civilian abuse has been a major issue during the occupation of Iraq. Earlier this week, a US military judge ruled [JURIST report] that the trials for two Navy SEALs [official website] accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi prisoner will be held on a US military base in Iraq in order for the alleged victim to be questioned in court. Last week, US security firm Blackwater [JURIST news archive] reached a settlement agreement in seven federal lawsuits filed by Iraqi citizens. The suits claimed that Blackwater, now known as Xe, created a reckless culture that resulted in the deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians [JURIST reports] in September 2007 and the 2006 killing of an Iraqi guard. The settlement was reached after a US judge dismissed charges [JURIST report] against five guards indicted for their involvement in the 2007 killings. Last year, the US Army [official website] court-martialed soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 18th infantry [unit website] for their alleged roles in the 2007 killings of four Iraqi citizens [JURIST report]. The crime was an alleged retributive act for casualties suffered by the unit.
[JURIST] The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] on Tuesday resumed [press briefing] the trial of Serbian nationalist Volislav Seselj [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] after it had been delayed [JURIST report] for nearly a year over fears that witnesses were being intimidated. In order to protect their identities, the chamber will examine [press release, PDF] the remaining witnesses behind closed doors. Seselj, leader of the ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS), is on trial in the ICTY, charged [indictment, PDF] with three counts of crimes against humanity and six counts of war crimes. He is accused of establishing rogue paramilitary units affiliated with the SRS, which are believed to have massacred and otherwise persecuted Croats and other non-Serbs during the Balkan conflict.In July, the ICTY convicted [JURIST report] Seselj of contempt and sentenced him to 15 months in prison for authoring a book revealing pertinent information about several key witnesses. Seselj was charged with contempt [JURIST report] last January. The ICTY had previously stripped Seselj of his right to defend himself after he failed to appear in court, despite an earlier appeals court ruling that he could represent himself [JURIST reports] provided he did not engage in courtroom behavior that "substantially obstruct[ed] the proper and expeditious proceedings in his case."
[JURIST] The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] filed new charges [complaint, PDF] Tuesday against Bank of America (BOA) [corporate website], alleging that the company failure to disclose [press release] to its shareholders "extraordinary losses" at Merrill Lynch [corporate website] prior to the merger of the two companies. The SEC's complaint charges BOA with violating Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 14a-9 [texts], which require disclosure "necessary or appropriate ... for the protection of investors." BOA shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger with Merrill Lynch at a meeting in December 2008. The SEC alleges that BOA learned that Merrill Lynch had incurred billions of dollars in losses for October and November before the vote, but failed to disclose the losses to shareholders. Merrill Lynch's full fourth quarter 2008 losses, totaling more than $15 billion, were announced more than a month later, in January 2009. BOA stock dropped nearly 30 percent the next day, according to the SEC. The SEC originally sought to add this charge to its previous case against BOA, which charged it with misleading investors [JURIST report] regarding billions of dollars paid to Merrill Lynch executives during the acquisition of the firm. A federal judge twice rejected a proposed settlement [JURIST report] between the SEC and BOA for $33 million, which did not admit any fault or directly penalize any corporate executives, calling the settlement unfair to the shareholders. The original complaint, filed in August, alleges that during the merger of the companies, BOA allowed Merrill Lynch to pay more than $3.6 billion in bonuses to its executives, despite record losses at that time, and withheld such information from its shareholders.
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday ruled [opinion, PDF] 8-1 in NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the Mobile-Sierra doctrine applies when an entity not party to an interstate electricity contract contests the contract as not being "just and reasonable" as required by Section 206 of the Federal Power Act [text]. Under the Mobile-Sierra doctrine, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) [official website] must presume a wholesale rate contract is "just and reasonable," and that presumption can be overcome only by showing that the contract "seriously harms the public interest." The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit held [opinion, PDF] that the Mobile-Sierra doctrine does not apply when challenged by an entity not party to the contract. In reversing the appeals court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg relied on the Court's 2008 decision in Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County [opinion text; JURIST report]:
We reverse the D. C. Circuit's judgment to the extent that it rejects the application of Mobile-Sierra to noncontracting parties. Our decision in Morgan Stanley, announced three months after the D. C. Circuit's disposition, made clear that the Mobile-Sierra public interest standard is not an exception to the statutory just-and-reasonable standard; it is an application of that standard in the context of rates set by contract. The "venerable Mobile-Sierra doctrine" rests on "the stabilizing force of contracts." To retain vitality, the doctrine must control FERC itself, and, we hold, challenges to contract rates brought by noncontracting as well as contracting parties.
[JURIST] The leader of France's conservative party introduced legislation [press release, in French] Tuesday to the National Assembly [official website, in French] that would ban wearing of the burqa [JURIST news archive] in public and make it punishable by 750 euros. Jean-Francois Cope [official profile, in French], leader of the Union for Popular Movement (UMP) [party website, in French] in the National Assembly, is leading the movement in the legislature [Le Monde report, in French], spurred on by French President Nicholas Sarkozy's announcement in June that those who wore the burqa were not welcome in France. The bill also has the support of some French socialists [Le Monde report, in French] from the other side of the political spectrum, as well as that of French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. The official commission into the issue is expected to report by the end of January [Reuters report]. Cope has been pursuing legislation since December, in direct opposition to the National Assembly's November decision not to push for specific legislation [JURIST reports] banning the burqa. The commission began its hearings in July after being established [JURIST report] a month earlier to address the issue. The controversy between the Muslim community and the secular French government has gone on for several years. In December 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] unanimously ruled [JURIST report] that there was no human rights violation when a French school expelled two Muslim students for refusing to remove their headscarves. In July of that year, a Muslim woman's citizenship application was denied [JURIST report] because she failed to assimilate to French culture and practiced a type of Islam found incompatible with French values.4:30 PM ET - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told lawmakers Wednesday that he favors a ban on the burqa but that he would await conclusions from the parliamentary commission.
[JURIST] Spanish Judge Fernando Grande-Marlaska ruled on Tuesday that Basque separatist group ETA [JURIST news archive] had tried three times to assassinate former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in 2001 but had failed. Grande-Marlaska detailed the three assassination attempts [El Pais report, in Spanish] as part of a description of the alleged crimes of ETA leader Pedro Maria Olano Zabala, who was arrested in the Basque region last Thursday. The group had allegedly tried three times to use a rocket launcher to fire a missile at Aznar's plane in retribution for Aznar's refusal to accept a compromise with the group [ABC report, in Spanish], but the launcher failed three times and was finally sent to ETA operatives in France for repair [Barcelona Reporter report]. Rocket launchers belonging to ETA have been seized in France. In September, accused ETA leader Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina refused to make any statement [JURIST report] during hearings before the Spanish National Court. In June, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] upheld [JURIST report] Spain's ban of Basque political groups Batasuna [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and Herri Batasuna for their alleged ties to ETA. In April, alleged ETA leader Jurdan Martitegi Lizaso [El Pais backgrounder, in Spanish] was arrested in France, and a Spanish judge charged [JURIST reports] him with murder for a May 2008 car bombing that killed a Spanish policeman. In February, Spain's Supreme Court [official website, in Spanish] unanimously banned [JURIST report] the Basque separatist political groups Democracy 3 Million (D3M) and Askatasuna [orders, PDF; in Spanish] from participation in the coming March elections.
[JURIST] The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed a superseding indictment [press release, PDF] Tuesday against alleged Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, claiming that he led the takeover of two additional ships. Muse pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) [official website]. The 10-count indictment does not provide the identity of the ships involved in the alleged hijackings or details about the events, but prosecutors stated [NYT report] that hostages from one of the ships remain in captivity. Muse, who was captured by US forces following an attempted attack on the container ship Maersk Alabama [corporate backgrounder], was charged [JURIST report] with five counts in April, including committing an act of piracy as defined by the law of nations, conspiracy to seize a ship by force, conspiracy to take hostages, and two counts relating to the use of a firearm during commission of a crime. The government believes that Muse coordinated the attack in the original indictment and presented himself as the leader of the gang. Despite difficulty in determining Muse's exact age, the SDNY has decided to try Muse as an adult. In July, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) [official website] reported [JURIST report] that pirate attacks around the globe doubled in the first half of 2009. The bulk of the upsurge came from increased activity in the Gulf of Aden and Somali coastal waters, where 130 incidents occurred since January. In May, five suspected Somali pirates went on trial [JURIST report] in Holland, accused of attempting to hijack a Dutch Antilles freighter in the Gulf of Aden. Earlier in 2009, a US Coast Guard chief called for [JURIST report] the enforcement of international piracy laws, citing the importance of entering Somali waters to combat the problem. In October 2008, the UN Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1838 [text, PDF; press release], condemning all acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia, and calling on states to "deploy naval vessels and military aircraft to actively fight piracy on the high seas off the coast of Somalia."
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] ruled [judgment text; press release] Tuesday that searches performed by police without legitimate suspicion are illegal. The ECHR found that British police had violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights [text, PDF] when they stopped and searched two individuals in 2003 under the Terrorism Act 2000 [text]. Under Article 8, everyone is entitled to the right of respect for private and family life. The court found:
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The eighth annual Research and Scholarship in Engineering Education poster fair. Held over lunch, the session will feature research projects by U-M faculty, staff, and students from fields including engineering, education, physics, and math. These works in progress, pilot studies, and finished research focus on student success in engineering.
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At his recent presentation in the Michigan League ballroom, Harvard Physics professor Eric Mazur engaged the 250-person audience in an active learning exercise. An expert on the use of peer instruction in college courses, Mazur wanted the many teachers present to experience the power of this pedagogical strategy from a student perspective. So, using an example of question-based instruction from his own field, he provided a very brief explanation of thermal expansion, posed a multiple choice question that required application of the concept, and then guided those present through a 4-step exercise:
The second set of answers was significantly more accurate than the first. Such a result generally follows such a peer instruction protocol, as much research has shown. Why? Through discussion, students shift their focus away from the answer itself and toward the thinking behind the answer, and those with the more accurate logic are generally able to make a more persuasive case. The demonstration also powerfully illustrated how such a technique can engage students emotionally as they become personally invested in learning and understanding the correct answer. The discussion created remarkable buzz in the room about thermal expansion--a topic that Mazur noted would unlikely generate such excitement if simply explained in lecture format. (You can get a sense of that buzz by watching a video of the event.)
In discussing the peer instruction technique, Mazur highlighted several strategies that can help engage all students in active learning, even in a very large course. These included:
Requiring that each person find a partner who chose a different answer to the multiple choice question. This requirement (provided the question successfully generates divergent answers) validates trial and error by anticipating a significant proportion of initially incorrect responses. Such practices that normalize challenge and frame learning as a process include students with a range of background preparation in the learning community. They can also help fend off stereotype threat by casting any student struggles to learn as an effect of the complexity of the material rather than the deficiencies of the student. (Carol Dweck's research on mindsets offers further insights about the usefulness of normalizing challenge as part of the learning process.) Read more »
How can we promote academic success for all students who enter the University, particularly those students from disadvantaged backgrounds? How can we help students overcome their own anxiety about achievement and get past "stereotype threat?" How can we increase retention rates--both for particular majors and at U-M generally--by encouraging students' to see their abilities as malleable, rather than fixed? In early February, U-M Department of Psychology faculty member Bill Gehring addressed these topics at an LSA faculty seminar on Diversity and Climate. His research-based strategies can provide direction for instructors in all fields to enhance diversity and academic success at U-M.
In his presentation, Professor Gehring described four evidence-based interventions that work to create "identity-safe" classrooms:
(1) Seeing Students Holistically: It is important for faculty to recognize that students' performance in class can be affected by many factors beyond intelligence. For example, Professor Gehring's research on students in his Psychology 111 course found that students' motivation to do well was positively related to their performance on exams, while their anxiety about testing was negatively associated. To increase motivation, faculty can help students set goals for their learning, and to decrease anxiety, more frequent, lower-stakes assessments may help. Other "non-cognitive" factors related to performance include discipline (i.e., the ability to resist distractions and procrastination). To reduce distractors, Gehring recommends that students not bring laptops to class, as his research finds a statistically significant decrease in exam grades among students who almost always bring their laptops, compared to less frequent users.
(2) Framing Disappointment: The first undergraduate year can be a struggle, given that many students come into U-M at the top of their classes yet underperform relative to their expectations. (Incoming student survey data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program indicate that 75% anticipate having at least a "B" average.") Similarly, many students experience doubts about making friends and fitting in socially.
Faculty can help students frame these potential disappointments, so students do not give up but see challenging events as opportunities for growth. Gehring notes that faculty can explicitly tell students that many undergraduates have difficulties at first, yet grades typically go up after the first year and worries about social belonging also decrease. (Wilson, Damiani & Shelton, 2002, summarize several studies showing positive effects of these normalizing statements on improving students' academic performance and retention.) Helping students keep sight of their long-term goals has also been found to be effective. In a study published in Science, researchers found that having students complete a short "values affirmation" – a brief writing exercise at the beginning of the term about why values such as family or career achievements are important to them – reduced disparities in exam performance (Miyake et al., 2010). Read more »
The U-M Regents have announced six new recipients of the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorships. CRLT congratulates these outstanding teachers on this recognition of their remarkable contributions to undergraduate education here at Michigan. The new Thurnau Professors are:
More information about each new Thurnau Professor can be found in this University Record article. You can also learn about some of their outstanding teaching on the CRLT website. For instance, we feature Melissa Gross's innovative use of online collaboration tools here and Anne McNeil's Wikipedia project here. Congratulations to all of these teachers for this well-deserved honor!
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New automated water meters are now in place for more than 90% of San Francisco's 178,000 water accounts. The new technology transmits hourly water consumption data to our billing system by wireless network, and we are the first major water utility in California to fully deploy it. This accurate and frequent water usage information allows you to monitor use and detect leaks faster than possible with the existing manually-read meters. Our representatives are already assisting callers with the automated meter data, and a new web portal to provide customers with secure access to their billing and meter readings will be online later this year. Extensive quality assurance testing to ensure the meters accuracy has been underway throughout the installation program, the majority of which will be completed by summer 2013.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Automated Water Meter Program FAQ's 1. How do Automated Water Meters work? We deploy the Aclara Fixed Network AMI STAR® System, using a wireless fixed network system that has three components:
2. How are the readings transmitted through the system? The meter readings are sent through the automated network using a private radio frequency (RF) channel from the meter box to the data collectors, and using a cellular data network from the data collectors to the AMI computer. The signals used to transmit data from Automated Water Meters are much weaker than those from many everyday devices, such as cell phone and baby monitors. In addition to being very low power, Automated Water Meters transmit radio signals only once every 6 hours, with each transmission lasting less than one-tenth of a second. We have partnered with the Department of Public Health (DPH) to complete an evaluation of RF transmission levels associated with the Automated Water Meter System. This evaluation confirmed that the signals used in Automated Water Meter technology are well below government limits with respect to human exposure to RF energy. The full report can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. 3. What are the benefits of the Automated Water Meter system? The Automated Water Meter system will directly benefit us and our customers. The system reduces our operating costs for meter reading and billing, and improves customer service through:
4. How did water meter reading work beforethe automated system implementation? Prior to automated water meter deployment, most residential water meters in San Francisco were read once every two months and commercial meters are read every month. This was accomplished manually with regular visits from meter readers. This labor intensive and infrequent reading process makes it difficult to detect silent leaks, which can result in significant water loss and high water/sewer bills for customers. The manual meter reading system also results in bill estimations when physical meter reads cannot be obtained due to inaccessibility from parked cars, covered meter boxes, or other obstructions. The automated water meter system eliminates both of these issues by collecting more frequent consumption data and immediately flagging surges in water consumption or continuous water consumption for leak detection. 5. Will the new Automated Water Meters be accurate? We are taking extensive measures to ensure that your new water meter is accurate. The water meter testing includes two steps: 1st Step - Manufacturer Testing. All water meters are shipped from the manufacturer with positive testing results in accordance with American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards before they are sent to San Francisco. 2nd Step - Our Testing. Following receipt of each shipment, we test up to a random 10% of that shipment at our own certified testing facilities before approving them for installation. Furthermore, after installation we will ensure that the automated system is transmitting your meter reads accurately through a two step quality assurance program: 1st Step - Quality Assurance Audits. We conduct quality assurance audits on a random 5% of automated meters after installation. During these audits our field staff will manually read the water meter dials and check them against the automated reading sent to our computer system. 2nd Step - Visual Verification. We additionally conduct at least one manual meter reading cycle checking the water meter dial readings against the computer system for EVERY automated meter installed. In addition to being reliable and accurate, your new meter will also be more precise. The new water meters will measure water consumption down to a cubic-foot of usage (approximately 7.48 gallons). Previously your meter readings were collected for every 100 cubic feet (748 gallons). 6. Has this technology been tested? We have confidently chosen Aclara RF technology for its Automated Water Meters. This system has been in use for over 13 years and is proven to work. Boston, Washington DC, Beverly Hills, and Kansas City are a few examples of cities that are successfully using the same meter reading system that we have chosen. New York City and Toronto are also deploying the same technology for their customers. 7. What information will be transmitted, and is my account information secure? The automated water meter system transmits only the water meter readings, the meter identification number, and diagnostic information to verify that the meter is operating correctly. Personal customer information is not transmitted as it is not a part of the meter information or reads. For additional security, the data is encoded and transmitted over a privately licensed RF channel. 8. Who will install the new meters?
We and our contractors, Grid One Solutions (Formerly VSI Meter Services), are installing the automated meters. An additional contractor specializing in large meter installations, WMS, is installing meters for commercial and large multi-family residential accounts. Installers will wear distinctive uniforms, carry photo identification and drive vehicles clearly marked as part of our Automated Water Meter Program. Any customers seeking verification of a specific installation worker may contact the Grid One Solutions Call Center at 877-836-6444.
9. Will my service be disrupted? Customers may experience a temporary disruption of water service during installation, typically lasting 10-15 minutes for smaller residential meters and 2-3 hours for large and commercial meters. The SFPUC and Grid One take several steps in attempt to notify customers of the meter exchange prior to disruption of water service. This includes a postcard which is sent to the building at least 2 weeks in advance of the work and an on-site contact attempt prior to the meter exchange (i.e., door knock and/or bell ring). For larger and commercial buildings, a flyer with the water disruption notification will also be taped to the front door of the building the business day prior to the exchange to notify building occupants or users of the upcoming water disruption date and time.
10. Will the installers need to come into my house? About 95% of the water meters are located in underground vaults in the sidewalk or driveway and customers do not need to be present during installation. In these cases, installation workers will NOT need to disturb customers other than to attempt to inform any customers present in the home or business that there will be a temporary disruption in their water service during installation. At locations where installation workers must enter the premise to perform the meter upgrade, the SFPUC or Grid One Solutions will contact the customer to request access. If you would like to schedule an appointment please call 877-836-6444.
11. Am I required to have an automated water meter? Yes, we plan to install an automated water meter for all of our customers. If you have questions or concerns about the installation schedule please contact Catania Galván, firstname.lastname@example.com or call 415-554-3236. 12. Will I see my bill go up? Whenever a new meter is installed, either an automated water meter or a manual read water meter, there is a chance that your bill may increase. Most of the water meters in San Francisco are more than 20 years old, and at the end of their functional life. As meters age, their accuracy begins to decline. The new meter will accurately reflect your consumption. 13. Will I be able to see my water usage online?
A customer web interface is being developed so that with internet access you will be able to read your detailed water consumption data. A Customer Service Representative will be able to discuss the data with you. We anticipate that the launch of this interface will take place in mid to late 2013.
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- NAME: Charles Addams
- OCCUPATION: Illustrator
- BIRTH DATE: January 07, 1912
- DEATH DATE: September 29, 1988
- EDUCATION: Colgate University, University of Pennsylvania, New York University's Grand Central School of Art, Westfield High School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Westfield, New Jersey
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
- Full Name: Charles Samuel Addams
- Nickname: "A Defrocked Ghoul"
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Charles Addams was an American cartoonist whose work was frequently featured in The New Yorker. His most famous creation was the humorously macabre Addams Family.
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Charles Addams was born on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. After college, he moved to New York City and enrolled at the Grand Central School of Art. In 1935, he was hired by The New Yorker as a regular cartoonist and created his famous, "creepy and kooky" Addams Family, later adapted for television and film productions. Addams, who famously signed his work "Chas Addams," died in 1988.
"Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now."
Early Years
Famed illustrator Charles Addams was born Charles Samuel Addams on January 7, 1912, in Westfield, New Jersey. The son of Charles Huey Addams, a piano company executive, and his wife, Grace M. Spear Addams, young Charles demonstrated an appreciation for the macabre at an early age. He had a deep fascination for coffins and skeletons, as well as a good practical joke.
"We had a dumbwaiter in our house," he later recounted, "and I'd get inside on the ground floor, and then very quietly I'd haul myself up to grandmother's floor, and then I'd knock on the door, and when she came to open the door, I'd jump out and scare the wits out of her."
Addams, whose father had originally studied to be an architect, was encouraged to draw at a young age. He attended Westfield High School then went on to Colgate University for two years before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania, where he finished his college degree. Addams then relocated to New York City, where he enrolled at the Grand Central School of Art.
Addams remained at the art school for just year. But he decided to remain in New York and in 1935 he was hired by The New Yorker as a regular cartoonist. The pay was modest—just $35 per cartoon—but the magazine allowed Addams to explore his voice and imagination as well as hone the dark humor that would come to define his work.
Commercial Success
After a three-year stint in the U.S. Army in the early 1940s, Addams returned to New York, where his work was widely received, from a variety of fans. At one point he told fellow New Yorker cartoonist, James Thurber: "I have gotten a lot of letters about my work, most of them from criminals and subhumans who want to sell ideas. Some of the worst come from a minister in Georgia."
Addams's mind went to dark, ghoulish places few cartoonists would allow themselves to venture. His popularity extended to some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Cary Grant wanted to meet the man who called himself "A Defrocked Ghoul," as did Alfred Hithcock, who once showed up at Addams's New York home unannounced to see the cartoonist in the flesh.
By the early 1980s, Addams's work had comprised 12 book collections and been exhibited at institutions like the Fogg Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design, as well as many others. He famously signed his work, Chas Addams, intentionally short-handing his first name because, he explained, "it looks better than writing out Charles."
Among his many honors over the course of his lifetime, Addams won the Humor Award from Yale, an honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a special award from the Mystery Writers of America.
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