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We see video viewability as just a piece in our greater mission of transparency in video advertising analytics. The viewability component consists of the position of the player on the page usually represented by x and y coordinates, the size of the player in pixels, the muting state and the auto-play state. Looking at each of those in more detail, I'd break it down as follows:
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Tracking a user session enables the measurement of the the amount of video that is actually on a user's screen; that is, how much of the ad was viewed. However this measurement on it own is incomplete because it fails to take into account several important attributes listed above. So why are these other attributes important?
Player Size
First, the size of the player is of critical importance. A large percentages of videos we see as part of our automated scanning (non customer centric) are at the 300X250 size. These videos which are often premium content, can play in view and be easily ignored. However, based on the traditional definition they are equal to a full-view NBC video, for example, regardless of the diminished attention level of the consumer.
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The same holds for position position – videos playing on the right hand side in the mix with other animated rich media ads are not garnering nearly the same attention as something large and in center screen. So while it adheres to the traditional definition and may be technically playing on the screen during a real user session, it simply gets ignored. In addition video playing below the fold on auto-play can be detected through position and auto-play attributes.
So the traditional takes care of one of the most flagrant viewability violations which is videos playing deep below the fold on auto-play which is great. However the presence of auto-play certainly indicates user intention and should be detected and reported regardless of whether the video is above the fold or below the fold. For instance a 300 X 250 px video on the right hand column of a page on auto-play can be simply ignored like any rich media ad and hence represents lower value. However a user-initiated impression on the right hand side represents a lot of intention since the user actually requested the content despite the small player size and fringe player position.
Multiple Videos
Finally, the detection of multiple videos completes the picture. The importance here is that it eliminates a new form of viewability evasion that we see now that below the fold auto-play videos are being detected. In the traditional definition, you could place two videos on auto-play above the fold. So you might have one large size in center and then one off to the right hand side at a 300 X 250px size. They'll both play on auto-play and, although the user is clearly not able to consume both ad impressions, both are in-view and both count as impressions according the traditional definition .
Knowing all these attributes just paints a fuller picture of the content landscape and how things are being presented to the user. If you have player position, player size, auto-play state, muting state and a video count then you have a total picture of how impressions are relayed to users – this data can be utilized for tracking and targeting at the individual impression level and at the domain level as publisher averages.
Beyond viewability, the data on the content of the videos that come after the pre-roll is the final piece of reporting needed to provide complete transparency to the video advertiser or agency.
What are some of the worst examples of poor view ability you've encountered?
Oh man, well we see everything, especially in our new Real Time Publisher Index, where we are scanning the top ~1000 video publishers daily to gather domain data. Through that product's QA terminal, I've seen pages with four 300X250 videos on auto-play on the right hand side. These videos would actually stopped and then started again continuously such that if you left the page open, it would generate 4 impressions in view every 30 seconds – that was kind of incredible.
You're launching an RTB product soon. How will that work?
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Is the industry doing enough to tackle viewability? What's the solution?
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[1]The best apps, the ones we end up using every day, are almost always the most simple of creations. A good, simple app is like a good, simple kitchen tool: it just feels right in your hand, and you don't need to make any extra movements to get it working. One ultra-simple Mac App is TaskBadges, developed by Kitestack Software.
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[2]Everyone has their own style when it comes to managing their workload, composing to-do lists, and keeping on top of their tasks and projects. My personal style tends towards a more bare-bones approach. Just give me a plain-text document, and I'm at my happiest using that to record my daily to-do list.
TaskBadges is pretty simple to use. Just slide the big ol' ON/OFF switch into the "ON" position, and you can start adding files. With simple drag & drop controls and an interface that always stays on top of other windows (unless you hide it), TaskBadges boasts a very simple interface for its devoted fanbase.
That being said, TaskBadges isn't quite as simplistic as it could be. You do need to keep your to-do lists in one of the three following styles: Square brackets style, todotxt.com style, and TaskPaper style.
Other reviewers who have checked out TaskBadges have noted that it would be nice if the app also handled even simpler plain-text lists: having it understand just a "-" for incomplete or an "x" for complete would be really nice. Sadly, given the fact that this app has not been updated even once since its debut in 2011, this seems unlikely to happen. Still, despite some minor limitations, TaskBadges really is quite a handy, simple creation.
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I have been placed in charge of a committee that will be soliciting businesses and hosting fundraisers to raise money to purchase a Thermal Imager for our FD. As anyone who works for a paid department and is involved with any aspects of budgets knows, money is tight these days with rising payrolls. Due to this,our department can afford to free little money for this large purchase, and we will be relying on our community, both citizens and businesses to help us in this venture. What I need are 2 things. The first, I need input from anyone who has taken on a similar task. I need to know how you approached your business community for funds, and what success you had. What kind of fundraisers you had that were particularly successful. The time span it took to raise the needed funds (granted, I understand this to be a thing of patience, that it will take quite some time). The second thing I need input on is what kind of imager your department has purchased, and how you feel about it so far. I would like to know why you chose that particular brand/model that you did, and if there is anything you found to be good/bad about it. This is a large purchase for this department, and we don't want to regret having bought a certain imager after the fact. So any information that can be given will be greatly appreciated.
01-24-2000, 12:24 AM #2TIManFirehouse.com Guest
I had posted this reply to an earlier request, not sure if you would have seen it, so here it is again.
Consider the following options for fundraising :
Asking the citizens you serve. I know of many departments who were completely shocked when they walked into a civic organization meeting hoping for a small donation, and walked out with enough money to buy 2 or 3 units. The response you get will largely depend on the relationship you have with your citizens and how well you sell your need for an imager. Firefighters are not always the best sales people, so solicite help from the people who are, the manufacturers. All good reps have fund raising kits and can supply you with materials to help you in your quest for funds. You need not commit to a manufacturer to get a lot of this help, but you will get more help if you have done your evaluation and picked a unit. Departments who do a good job of educating the public even in the poorest of communities usually can get the money in 3 - 6 months if they really work hard at it, it is not an easy task but well worth it.
If you have a Wal-Mart in your community talk to them. They have a national program that allows funds to be donated to community projects. In my experiences their average donation is around $5,000, though I do know of at least one case where they provided the total cost of the unit.
Talk to your local or state emergency planning commission. They usually have someone on staff who is knowledgeable about grants that you may be able to get. There is also a lot of grant information on the internet.
Financing/Leasing is available and a sensible option in some cases. No question you will pay more in the long run, but you can have a unit in your hand the day you make the first payment versus waiting 6 months to year unitl you can raise your funds. Once again most reps have information on leasing programs.
Of course you can do all of the traditional things as well. Roadblocks, raffles, dinners, etc. This can take a long time, but in many cases the money you raise this way would be enough to make the monthly leasing/financing payments.
In most cases the money is out there in the hands of private citizens or civic organizations. If you do a good job of selling the capabilities of thermal imaging, the money will most likely come.
A tip, you can talk to them all you want, seeing is believing. If you can get them into a smoke trailer (fake smoke) or even a blacked out room at let them see first hand what it can do it will have a huge impact. The media can also be a huge factor. Thermal imaging is a good story and if you work with them they will help you sell your case.
Do not forget to keep the local officials in the loop. Budget money is usually next to impossible to get, but you never know, especially if you perk the interest of the community that will reelect the officials.
Good Luck, it will take some hard work, but do not give up.
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01-28-2000, 12:45 AM #3cwernerFirehouse.com Guest
Yes, yes, yes!!!! Seeing is believing. If you can get local officials to a simulated smoke environment, suite them up as you do going into a fire, then let them see it both ways == with a TIC and without.
This demonstration to our City Council had such an overwhelming effect, we now have TIC's on every first due engine and truck.
Regardless of what type you choose, a TIC vendor will surely help you with getting a TIC for this demo.
As TIMan suggested, get the media involved. All of the press helps move the cause along.
Good luck.
Charles Werner, BC
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"A World Class City"
01-28-2000, 01:12 AM #4S. CookFirehouse.com Guest
Our chief did basically the same thing as Chief Werner, except they just used a dark room.
First words out of the mayor we're "cool!" 2nd, "be sure to budget one in next years budget."
3 imagers later we've got one more to go then all first due apparatus will have them. 2 were budgeted and another was fund raised for.
Our second was fund raised for.
A local bank kicked it of by donating a grand. We challenged the other banks to do the same, but they chose not too.
Then we sent a fund raiser letter went out to around a hundred or so individuals, Dr.'s Lawyers, CPAs, local big business owners you get the idea. We got some pretty good donations from that.
We hit up a few civic groups.
Good ole' Wal Mart then let us have a fund raiser at their door. We did fire extinguisher training, showed off the rigs, showed off the first imager, fire prevention videos and just visited with folks. Picked up about 2K from that then Wal Mart matched a portion of that.
All the while, we used the imager on every call we could (we still do) - smells and bells, auto alarms, missing people. We didn't solicite donations on calls, but when the folks wondered what it was, we told them, let them play with it and that good stuff.
IF they asked (and they usually did) if all of our fire engines had one of these, we'd tell them the truth - "No, but we're working on it." Again not asking for any donations. They almost always ask how much it cost and if they could contribute.
The local TV station made an infomercial for us - (and they thought they had cool toys).
It took about 6 months to raise the money.
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"It was demoralizing and infuriating," Van said, pointing out that ski jumping is one of the original Olympic sports and has a very "macho" reputation. "I think they were scared of girls making an impact on the sport and taking some attention from the guys."
The IOC's official stance -- that women lacked the technical skills to compete -- had to be seen as sheer nonsense. Van held the course record, for both women and men for the Vancouver jump leading up to the 2010 Games. The future for Van's sport seemed bleak.
"It's hard to keep girls in the sport if they know there's no future," she told a New York Times reporter at the time. "Who wants to start a sport if I can have a lot of fun but I can't make any money? I can't get sponsorships and there are absolutely no opportunities -- what's the point? It gives them pretty much no hope."
Fighting on
Her bitterness was justified, but her will to win -- at sports, at politics -- made it impossible for her to accept the court's ruling. After the 2010 Games ended, she reignited the charge to see women's ski jumping included in the 2014 Games.
Following hundreds of hours of politicking, debating and petitioning, this past spring Van finally heard the words she'd been after for the better part of the past decade: Women's ski jumping on the normal hill (i.e., the long-distance jump) will be included for the first time in the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.
"I was kind of numb when I heard," Van said. "People expected me to be ecstatic, but I'd been after this for so long, it just didn't sink in at first." Van had been pushing the sport forward for so long, she said, that it often felt like she had gone from a pure athlete to a politician who dabbled in sports. What she really wanted was a chance to return to full-time training and pursuit of that elusive Olympic medal.
There was one problem with Van's back-to-the-hill plan: She will be 29 when the 2014 Games roll around -- not exactly a spring chicken in this grueling sport in which the body takes a pounding and youth means faster recovery times.
"Up in the air, for a minute it's as if you can fly. It's like nothing else I've ever felt, and as soon as I land, I want to do it again.
" -- Lindsey Van
Injuries in ski jumping are common and rarely subtle. In 2008, she suffered a major setback after a practice jump went terribly wrong. She took off fine, but the force of the landing jammed her leg bones together and her knee cartilage essentially exploded. Van had knee surgery, followed by five months of intense rehab.
Six months later, she returned to competing, only to injure her knee again. In total, she's had four knee surgeries. A ruptured spleen also sidelined her for four months. "I was so frustrated by how slowly my spleen healed," Van said. "Every time you're injured, it makes you want to get back out there all the more."
Feels like flying
Earlier this month, Van kicked off her 2011-12 season with a competition in Norway, but nerve issues in one of her legs left her unable to properly feel her takeoffs or landings, and the results were lackluster.
"It's been bothering me since July," Van said. "The leg just goes numb." Back home in Utah, she is seeing specialists and going through physical therapy to help shore up her chances for a strong season.
With so many serious injuries, some might wonder what the appeal is of competing in a sport with minimal funding (Van works part-time jobs to make ends meet), blatant gender discrimination and a high probability of ending up in the ER. Van said articulating the rush she gets from ski jumping is nearly impossible.
"The closest I can come is to say it feels like flying," she explained. "You are up the in the air and for a minute it's as if you can fly. It's a feeling like nothing else I've ever felt, and as soon as I land, I just want to go back up to the top and do it again."
Despite the risks, Van said she has never been afraid of jumping, even after her accidents. After all, she's been doing it almost as long as she can remember: At 7 years old, her parents put her in a youth ski program, but Van kept drifting away from the group, seeking out the mini-jumps along the side of the hills. "That just seemed like more fun," she said.
By now, she has done about 20,000 jumps, and the fear of falling has long been supplanted by the exhilaration of soaring through the air. "It's addictive," she said. "I always want more."
Still, the emotional rush can't overcome her physical realities. Van hopes to have medical issues resolved enough to put in a strong showing at the U.S. Ski Jumping Nationals (normal hill) at Fox River Grove, Ill., on Oct. 1, followed by a top-three finish at the world championships later in the season. ("I try to avoid putting expectations on myself and just give it my everything," she said.)
As for the future, Van wrote on her blog, "My only focus now is to be the best ski jumper I can be. I found my passion for the sport again without it being blurred by a political scar. I want to give props to all the women who have stayed in the sport, and my teammates for sticking together through all of the hard times. I am honored to have you all in my life, and I look forward to the future of our sport with you all."
Onward and upward.


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Finding eResources to Support Library Programming (Gale Webinar)
Event Type: Online/web-based
Topics: Diversity, Special Populations, Information Literacy, Instruction, Reference, Technology, Library Electronic Resources
Contact: Jen Maurer
Date, Location
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
About the Event
Finding eResources to Support Library Programming
Using the tools available through the Oregon State Library and Gale Cengage Learning, this one hour webinar will show you how to locate resources to support library programming. Help celebrate things like Black History Month and Women's History Month. Book and periodical titles available to Oregon residents will be discussed, as well as strategies for easily getting these tools to patrons and students. Attendance certificates can be provided upon request.
Training Objectives:
- To learn what eResources are available to you through the Oregon State Library that will help support special programming
- To develop strategies for promoting the eResources both digitally and at the library
Tuesday, April 3rd 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific
Thursday, May 3rd 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Pacific
Presented by: Julie Pepera
Julie Pepera, Customer Education Specialist at Gale Cengage Learning, received her Bachelors Degree in History from Albion College and her Masters in Information Science from the University of Michigan's School of Information. She manned the reference desks of several university libraries around the state of Michigan. Julie has also worked in the online community with organizations such as JSTOR and Google.
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Football players compete in our Middle East-North Africa region, where football is an always popular pastime.
Football (Americans call it soccer) is possibly the world's most popular team sport. It's also Special Olympics' most popular sport. This page draws together football-related information for all of Special Olympics, including news, stories, calendar events and competition results.
Get an overview of the sport of Special Olympics football. View the Football Fact Sheet
Played in just about every country, the sport's success is due to the fact that it can be played by boys, girls, men and women of just about any physical build and ability. Football requires little in the way of specialized equipment and is organized using simple, intuitive rules. It's so fundamental to the future of Special Olympics' growth plans that it is the focus of our Global Football initiative. Football is perfect for Special Olympics Unified Sports, in which people with and without intellectual disabilities play on the same teams. In 2010, Special Olympics held its Unity Cup in connection with the World Cup. The coming years will see more exciting global and regional football events for Special Olympics.
Football Stories and News
Yarkin and Furgan, unified football teammates and friends
Yarkın Gokcepınar (10 years old) and Furkan Simdi(11 years old) from Manisa/Salihli, in Turkey. They have started to play together in a Unified football team in September 2014 as a part of King Baudouin Unified Sports project.View Story ▼Yarkın Gokcepınar (10 years old) and Furkan Simdi(11 years old) from Manisa/Salihli, in Turkey. They have started to play together in a Unified football team in September 2014 as a part of King Baudouin Unified Sports project. Since then, they have been regularly meeting at the trainings and they experienced their first Unified competition in December. Yarkin (Special Olympics athlete, left) enjoys playing football and he is excited that he is making new friends in his team. "I would like to practice even more with my friends from Belediye Spor. I am also looking forward to go with them to the cinema and picnic trips". Furkan (Special Olympics partner, right) has never had any experiece with Special Olympics athletes before. As soon as he started to play in a Unified team, he begun to enjoy the Unified experience. "I would like the activities to happen more often as I would like to spend more time with Yarkin". We are looking forward to hear more about this new friendship!
LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane turned a training session into a field of dreams for Special Olympics Ireland footballers yesterday.View Story ▼LA Galaxy striker Robbie Keane turned a training session into a field of dreams for Special Olympics Ireland footballers yesterday. The Irish football captain, who is in Dublin to face Shamrock Rovers this weekend, invited the athletes to a skills session where they got to meet several of the LA Galaxy players. This is the second time Keane has trained with the athletes. The football legend and his wife Claudine are supporting the 88 Irish athletes heading to the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. He is urging the country to get behind them and help raise the €440,000 target to fund the trip. Full details of Special Olympics Ireland Support An Athlete campaign can be found at the link below.
Kelley Moore, senior at Belmont Abbey College, proud to be a SONC soccer head coach in Mecklenburg County.
Without any prior experience of interacting with people who have intellectual disabilities, I randomly decided I wanted to volunteer with Special Olympics in 2011.View Story ▼Without any prior experience of interacting with people who have intellectual disabilities, I randomly decided I wanted to volunteer with Special Olympics in 2011. I was a freshman at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC when I emailed the local coordinator for Special Olympics Mecklenburg County and asked if the soccer team needed some volunteers for that fall season. Before I knew it, I was spending every fall Saturday morning of my college career at the soccer field with the Special Olympics athletes. In my first year, I contributed as just a volunteer. For the next year, I assumed the vacant role of head coach, and maintained that position for the past three years. When I finished this last season as head coach for the Mecklenburg County soccer team, one of my athletes made me realize just how special our time together really was when he said, "You know, our soccer team, we're like a family."
Football Events
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Join us as more than 1,000 athletes and Unified Sports partners will compete during this two-day event and will receive support from nearly 500 coaches and more than 1,000 day-of volunteers! Competition will be held in the following sports: athletics (track & field), soccer, Unified Sports® soccer, softball, motor activities training programFor more informationMore DetailsView More
Salt Lake City, UtahUNITED STATES
Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games are the largest event on the calendar with athletes competing in athletics (track & field), bocce, cycling, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. This event is held annually at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and kicks off with an exciting Olympic-style opening ceremonies featuring the final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. It concludes on Saturday night with closing ceremonies and the much anticipated victory dance.For more informationMore DetailsAkin JosephEmail:email@example.com:352-243-9536View More
ESPN Wide World of Sports700 South Victory WayLake Buena Vista, FloridaUNITED STATES
May 28 - 30 2015
This will be our 47th annual State Summer Games Competition. Approximately 600 athletes are expected to compete in athletics, aquatics, team soccer, individual soccer skills, powerlifting and volleyball. See you there! For more informationMore DetailsJohna ThumEmail:firstname.lastname@example.com:605-331-4117View More
South Dakota State University CampusBrookings, South DakotaUNITED STATES
May 29 - 31 2015
Join us May 29-31 for the 2015 Missouri State Summer Games in Springfield Missouri as our athletes showcase their skills over 3 days of sports competition. Athletes will compete in aquatics, soccer, track and field, powerlifting, and volleyball. For more details about the event please refer to link and contact info below.For more informationMore DetailsSusan ShafferEmail:firstname.lastname@example.com:573-635-1660 View More
Springfield, MissouriUNITED STATES
Join us May 29-31 at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island as over 1,500 athletes from across the state of Rhode Island compete in athletics, aquatics, cycling, bowling, motor activities training program, soccer, and powerlifting! For more details please use the contact information below.For more informationMore DetailsChris HopkinsEmail:email@example.com:(401) 349-4900View More
University of Rhode Island45 Upper College RoadKingston, Rhode IslandUNITED STATES
Jun 5 - 7 2015
This years Summer Games will be held in Grand Junction at Colorado Mesa University. This event is the biggest Special Olympics Colorado competition of the year! The event brings together athletes from across the state to compete in five sports: athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, powerlifting and soccer.For more informationMore DetailsSpecial Olympics ColoradoEmail:firstname.lastname@example.com:720-359-3100View More
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, ColoradoUNITED STATES
Jun 12 - 14 2015
Summer Games is Special Olympics Illinois premiere sports competition with more than 4,000 athletes and Unified Partners competing in 6 different sports, along with 1,600 coaches, 2,500 volunteers and 3,300 family members. That totals more than 11,400 people who attend Summer Games! The Summer Games are held at Illinois State University in Normal and the Illinois Wesleyan University campus in Bloomington. A variety of activities are provided for the participants in addition to the sports competitions. Competition will be offered in athletics, aquatics, bocce, Unified bocce, gymnastics, football (soccer) and powerlifting. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any and all parts of Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games. Hope to see you there!For more informationMore DetailsDavid ShindleyEmail:email@example.com:309-888-2551View More
ISU & IWU CampusBloomington-Normal, IllinoisUNITED STATES
Jul 24 - Aug 2 2015
In July of 2015 more than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries will come to Los Angeles, California for the Special Olympics World Summer Games and enjoy 10 days full of joy, friendship and competition. Athletes will compete in 22 sports. The event expects to attract 500,000 spectators and 30,000 volunteers and 3,000 coaches.For more informationMore DetailsWorld Summer Games Los Angeles 2015Email:firstname.lastname@example.com:213-892-6018View More
Various Locations, Los AngelesLos Angeles , CaliforniaUNITED STATES
August 18, 2015
Join us on August 18th for a soccer coaches training. The venue is to be to be determined. To register please use the link below. If you have further questions please contact Zach Warner at firstname.lastname@example.com more informationMore DetailsZach WarnerEmail:email@example.com More
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August 24, 2015
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September 13, 2015
Join us on September 13 at the Roscommon Rotary Soccer Fields in Roscommon, Michigan as our athletes compete in the all-day Soccer Tournament. Hope to see you there!For more informationView More
Roscommon Rotary Soccer FieldsRoscommon, MichiganUNITED STATES
September 27, 2015
Join us on September 27th at Lone Elm Park in Olathe, Kansas as our athletes compete in 5-a-side soccer, bocce singles, bocce doubles and bocce team. Cheer on our athletes and witness the power of sports. We hope to see you there! For more details please refer to the link and contact information below.For more informationMore DetailsTim RehderEmail:email@example.com:913-236-9290View More
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The Special Olympics European Summer Games featured 10 sports and 58 delegations, making the 2014 Games one of the largest ever. See stories and results
The Special Olympics 2014 Canada Summer Games was the largest Canadian Games ever. See results and teams.
Athletes from 30 Asia Pacific and East Asia regions compete in the inaugural Special Olympics 2013 Asia Pacific Games. Get schedules and results.
Athens, Greece, was the home of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. That year, it was the world's largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. See results by athlete, delegation and bib number.
Special Olympics sports training, coaching and competitions go on in more than 170 countries around the world. You can get involved by getting in touch with the closest Special Olympics office.
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Vaccine development
Market forces alone are not always enough to drive the development of much-needed vaccines
Because of vaccines, small pox is now eradicated globally, polio is nearly so, and, in countries where kids regularly get their shots, we don't worry too much about diphtheria, measles, pertussis, and rubella.
Vaccination may be the most effective public health intervention of all time—and that's especially true in developing countries, where many families can't find or afford health care when they get sick. The prevention offered by vaccines can be lifesaving.
But there are still many diseases for which vaccines are not available, and market forces alone are not always strong enough to drive the development of vaccines—especially for diseases that mainly affect poor countries. That's why PATH engages the private sector and enlists them in our cause by providing resources, know-how, and experience working in developing-country communities. Together, we're finding vaccines for diseases that have devastated families and kept communities from thriving for far too long.
Photo: Julie Jacobson.
Meningitis Vaccine Project
Science, will, and resources create a vaccine to change history
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A swifter search for a malaria vaccine
One promising candidate is already in the works


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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the stage play, The Wiz. Join ImageNation, Harlem Week, Harlem Pride and Global Network of Black Pride as they celebrate this cultural milestone with a screening of the celebrated film adaptation of the award-winning play. Continue Reading →
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Harlem's Ray Chew Talks Grant Houses, Apollo, Melba Moore And More
Keyboardist and orchestral arranger Ray Chew has been a key figure on some of television's most watched shows, serving as music director and/or composer on "Showtime at the Apollo," "American Idol," "Dancing With The Stars" and ABC's newest singing competition series, "Rising Star." Continue Reading →
Silvias Woods, Harlem's Queen Of Soul Food And Business
Sylvia Woods (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 2012) was an American restaurateur who co-founded the landmark restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962. Continue Reading →
Keri Goes Motown After Leaving Harlem
Keri Hilson stopped by The Late Show With David Letterman last night, wearing a Diana Ross–inspired gown with a plunging neckline and feathered trim — a departure from her look a few weeks ago when she was in Harlem at Jimmy Jazz and Aloft Hotel with her typically edgy style. Continue Reading →


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The first Zippity Doo Dah® Parade raised more than $65,000 for the Chirren at Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. This year, Browne has set her sights even higher, with a weekend-long festival.
Thursday, March 22 Fondrens largest outdoor event, Arts, Eats & Beats, will serve as the kickoff event.
Friday, March 23 A huge outdoor tent will be installed on Duling Street and will provide a venue for a number of events. Brownes newest book will be launched during this weekend, and the SPQ Big Hat Luncheon will be hosted in the tent during the day.
Saturday, March 24 Fat is the New 30 Book Release/Signing Party at Duling Hall in Fondren mid-morning; tickets are $20 and will include a signed book, food and adult beverages; open to the public. The Sal & Mookies Annual Kids Street Carnival will be held; the Fondren Un-Zipped Port-A-Potty Awards will be given; the Patty peck Honda Doo Dah Day Blue Car Giveaway will take place; and the Zippity Doo Dah Parade will roll out with Jackson State University President Dr. Carolyn Meyers serving as Grand Marshal.
For more information, visit sweetpotatoqueens.com.
Life isnt always a parade, even when you more often than not wear pink sparkly cat-eye sunglasses anytime you step outside. Just ask Boss Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne, who found herself in a bit of a funk following the release of her book American Things: The Sweet Potato Queens Guide to Preserving Your Assets (Simon & Schuster) in 2009.
I got a lot of experience in following my own advice for dealing with adversity, Browne said. There are very few things in life that we really and truly can NOT change; but when faced with one, the task at hand is to figure out how to either make fun OUT of it or make fun OF it.
My daddy taught me that I have put it to the acid test the last few years, and Im happy to report: it does work!
Lucky for us, Browne has used her personal struggles as inspiration for her latest book, Fat is the New 30: The Sweet Potato Queens Guide to Coping with (the crappy parts) of Life. On sale April 3, the new book is a collection of individual essays full of hilarious (and quite sound) advice told as only Browne can tell it: brutally honest, but in a Southern drawl and finished with a bless your little heart.
If all you get from any of my books is a good laugh, then I have served you well, Browne said. Life is hard on a good day for all of us. The humor is just the vehicle by which the Greater Message is delivered but the humor is just as important.
Be sure to visit Browne at her second Zippity Doo Dah Parade® this month. And until you can get your own copy of her newest book, consider this your cheat sheet for handling lifes crappiest moments, direct from the Queen herself.
The Sweet Potato Queen's Top 10 Ways to Deal with the Crappy Parts of Life
1. Live in denial. As in: FAT is the New 30! Thats my current fave and I am workin' it, hunny. (Which is NOT the same as saying, it's working, mind you!) Reverse denial: Declare yourself to be a Queen (despite all evidence to the contrary) and spend the rest of your life living into that. Best job I ever had, bar none.
2. Get yourself a dog. Making a dog happy is one of our highest callings as human beings and also one of the easiest so if you have a dog, you can always experience success, simply by fulfilling this mission. It is impossible to be completely unhappy in the presence of a good dog. I have three we laugh a lot at our house.
3. Or a cat. Having a cat (and I have three), is not actually possible. We do not have cats we are had by them and they could take us or leave us, frankly. We serve At the Pleasure of the Cats, and could be summarily dismissed at any moment. If you cohabit with a cat, you come to accept this. Anybody who thinks they have a cat is seriously delusional.
4. Learn how to make gravy. Everything is better with gravy words to live by and there are so many forms of it, all of them wonderful. Icing is cake gravy. Diamonds are hand (and wrist and neck and ear) gravy. Plastic surgery is face gravy.
5. Find a new hobby. In the fall of 2009, I took up gator hunting. Took up is slightly less than accurate. I followed some other people who were actively hunting alligators. I followed them from a distance and in a much bigger boat one with lots of food and a bathroom. Even at that, it was one of the stupider things I've done in my life. But laughs lotsa laughs!
6. Put some sparkles on. Sweet Potato Queens are very crow-like in our affinity for things that go sparkle. Our belief (and practice) is that More is More whoever said less is more is just stupid.
7. Make someone laugh. And remember, you count as someone. You may be unaware of this: when preparing fresh okra, those ends that you cut off? They will STICK TO YOUR SKIN. Like glue. You can stick a couple on your forehead even the tip of your nose and run down the street with em and they will stick right there. I do this every time I cook okra, and it makes me laugh every time. (I don't actually run down the street just hanging around in the house is sufficient.) It also makes any and all around me laugh as well. Its just funny every time it never gets old. Cheap date, here.
8. Eat up. Anyone who tells you food cannot mend all wounds has never tried my I Cant See My Feet but WHO CARES Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding. People always say that time heals all wounds. That is such a lie. FAT heals all wounds. There is no such thing as low fat comfort food. But that bread pudding? You WILL be comforted, I guarantee it.
9. Watch how other people deal with their kids in the grocery store. It will make you feel like a better parent. The grocery store line just does that to you. There is nothing quite like witnessing Other People publicly suffering with misbehaving children to give one a lift in the Feeling Superior department as long as ones OWN precious heathens are not in attendance rendering that impossible.
10. Go to a Parade. Spectating at a parade does perk one up considerably; however, that cannot be favorably compared to the life-altering exuberance afforded to the PARTICIPANTS in said parade. Let me urge you in the strongest but most loving terms possible to JOIN IN. My Daddy put spectating on almost a SIN level! He said that if there was something going on that you were in ANY WAY capable of PARTICIPATING in, you had a moral obligation to do so; and further more, that you should DO what you will WISH you HAD DONE when you're 50. Whatever it is, by the time youre 50, I can promise you, youll wish you had done it. After you pass 50, that moves up to the Nursing Home what are you gonna WISH you had done when you go to the nursing home? I can GUARANTEE you there is not ONE person in a nursing home wishing they had served on a few more committees or vacuumed the stairs a few more times. PLAY is AS IMPORTANT to our health and well being as food, clothing and shelter. This has been scientifically proven in university studies although I could have saved them a whole bunch of time, money and research and given them that answer years ago. COME PLAY WITH US!


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It figures that Stormtroopers would be break dancin' and chillaxin' with all the hell they raise during the day. They need a break!
Or so Star Wars fan Cindi Geeze thinks. Also a photographer (as you'll notice that her images are breathtaking as well as whimsical), Geeze was spotlighted by Underwire and my only complaint, from one Star Wars fan to another, is that I need to see more! Check out the slideshow for her other awesome Stormtroopers-after-dark pics.


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Pokémon Black/White director Junichi Masuda is a busy man, jetting around the world to promote the latest games in the 'Mon series.
We sat down with him to discuss reinventing a franchise, 3DS, his love for New York and The Prodigy, and why you shouldn't expect a new Wii Pokémon game any time soon...
With Pokémon Black/White, you've made some big changes to the series - a new region, 156 new monsters. Why have you chosen now to shake things up?
In order to make players surprised, there needs to be something different. That's why there are 156 new Pokémon, so players can only encounter new Pokémon up until they clear the main storyline, and that leads to some surprises.
What was the thinking behind the new setting being based on the United States? Was it a conscious decision to appeal to a more international audience?
As you mentioned, appealing to an international audience is one of the reasons, but there are also others, too. One is that I organise musical concerts in Japan based on the setting of the regions in the past titles, like Johto, Kanto and Hoenn.
Then I thought if I could hold another concert somewhere else, where should it be? And I thought perhaps New York would be a good place to choose. That's why we used the US as the setting for this new region.
Why New York in particular?
[Laughs] I perhaps have a longing for New York as a city! Also because I organise these concerts that use classical versions of videogame music, it's quite modern and not really authentic classical.
If it was authentic classical I may have chosen Europe, but because it's closer to pop music, New York seemed to fit better.
Because Black/White's Story mode only has new Pokémon, it almost feels like a fresh start for the series. Did it feel like a new beginning making the game?
It felt fresh to me during development, because while I was developing the game I was playing the demo versions and the unfinished code - and when I played, I tried to play it as if I was a kid.
I tried to become like a child - because adults don't like the same things kids do - and then I would see different things; for example, a new character or trainer, or a town.
And sometimes I would encounter a new Pokémon, and I didn't know much about that Pokémon because it's new, so I didn't know its type or its other details.
So that gave me a lot of surprises, and sometimes when that happened I would ask the people who knew more about that Pokémon within the office, so I could beat them!
Was there any conflict in the need to appeal to new fans, but also to those who've played Pokémon games before? Did you, for example, consider a tutorial skip for those who've grown up with older Pokémon titles?
I didn't take out parts like the tutorial or teaching players the upgrade system because I wanted to try not to ignore newcomers. I always like to take care of the new players. For example, I didn't take out the parts where we are teaching people how to catch Pokémon, or how to use Pokéballs, so those elements are still in there.
At the same time, with regard to the people who've already played Pokémon in the past, I considered that they play more videogames and are better at them, so this time I added some new features in the battle system so I could target both newcomers and older players.
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By Perry Michael Simon on June 24, 2011
Here's a new trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger:
Nazis! Top-secret experiments! Tommy Lee Jones! Yes, this trailer's different from the first one a few months back. Not sure how many folks were waiting for a Captain America movie, but we'll find out on July 22nd.
Sweet! I actually have been, like Green Lantern I find Cap is one of those characters who often doesn't get a lot of respect. Sure Wolvie is cool and gruff but there's a moral backbone and in the Marvel Universe it's Cap' don't know if the movie is going to be any good but one can hope.
I am one of those who wanted a good Cap'n America movie, and it looks as though I might just get it.
I have always been a huge Cap fan. As lame as it sounds, his patriotism was a factor in my desire to serve as well. I did not fight anything as big as Hydra, but Sadam was a close second.
I am totally stoked for this movie. Both because I think Chris Evans is a really fun actor, but also I think the comics are an interesting brand of nostalgic cool.
Does America really need a blatantly nationalistic hero right now when everything we touch goes to crap? Proooooooobably not. Will I go see it anyway? Yes.
Stanley Tucci is in it. Who could blame me?
Although, everyone I've talked to says they could barely recognize Chris Evans as weakling!Steve, and I don't disagree at all. Not that that dude is a mass of muscles all the time, but Cap!Steve looks more normal. Which makes me wonder if weakling!Steve was the computer animated one. Which is super weird if you think about it. Usually they're enhancing our heroes not …dehancing (?) them.
I hope it doesn't suck for the sake of comic book flicks in general.
I kind of got a little Red Skull in my pants there…
When I heard they were making a Captain America movie, I was really not enthused until I saw that it was going to be a 40's movie…. at which point my hope inflated to the "and can it *all* be in the 40's? It would suck if it was only flashbacks…"
But now I have gone all the way to FUCKYEAH1940sCAPMOVIE and it's going to be so awesome!
Yeah, "weakling Steve" was the animated one. Chris Evans bulked up for this one, so those muscles are definitely all him.
Looks like it'll be a good movie!
YAY CAPTAIN AMERICA! YAY 1940's! YAY FOR KICKING NAZI ASS! HUGO WEAVING. STANLEY TUCCI. HOLY CRAP, THIS IS GONNA BE ACES.
Every nerd's dream; small and scrawny, science experiment, massive moral jock killing machine! Go Cap!
Really like the new trailer. Love the use of TooL as soundtrack for the trailer.
Thought the last trailer was good but this looks pretty snazzy.
This looks promising. Captain America was one of my favorite animated series growing up. Also, nice guns, Chris Evans!
Looks better than Green Lantern. I like the fact that he is going to be a part of the US Army and will use guns. And Stark, Hydra and the Howling Commandos are all in it? Is Sgt. Fury in it?
You know when the first trailer came out, all I could say was meh. Now I am looking forward to this, though I wonder the effect it will have in other countries, you know being Captain AMERICA? I heard they're reducing the title in other countries to just The First Avenger, but I wonder if that would be enough. I mean it's not like most Americans would see a movie about Captain Britain, I still would but that's cause I'm a nerd, but if this movie doesn't make waves in the box office, will it affect the Avengers movie being made?
This Movie looks good, but coming from Australia…the over the to "Go America" them is a bit ridiculous. Although I can see it going really well in the states…Ah well
46 &2 are just ahead of Cap'! Who would of thought you'd ever hear Tool and Captain America in the same context?
Captain America is my favorite superhero of all time. Also, Jake: I would totally watch a Union Jack ("Captain Britain") movie as well
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Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives arrested a total of 174 individuals wanted by the law during nationwide operations last April.
Director Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr., CIDG commander, reported that relentless campaigns against organized crime groups resulted in the neutralization of nine groups and the arrest of 71 of its members, among others.
One of these groups was the Alih illegal drugs syndicate in Zamboanga City whose six members were arrested following a botched attempt to rescue their leader, Nadzul Alih, who was arrested earlier. Alih's group, aside from being involved in illegal drugs activities, was also tagged in the killing of former Mayor Najib Madiza of Maimbung, Sulu.
Also neutralized last month were the members of the Ramitex Gang in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, who were involved in illegal gambling; the Ugadan Robbery Group of Tarlac City; the Basitil Group of Bukidnon, who were involved in carjacking and murder; the Uwat Group in Zamboanga who were involved in human trafficking acts; the syndicate involved in pilferage of diesel fuel based in Dasmarinas City, Cavite; the Camacho Group of Ilocos Sur, who were known for their involvement in illegal drugs activities, and the Dan Muslim Group engaged in robbery hold-up activities in Pampanga.
Pagdilao said that for the month of April, the CIDG arrested a total of 35 fugitives, three of them included in the list of "Most Wanted Persons" at the national level.
Among them were Reynante Gamara, the secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines-Metro Manila Party Committee, who was implicated in the murder of a rebel returnee and a soldier in Mauban, Quezon; Maguindanao massacre suspects Zacaria Akil and Sonny Pindi who were arrested in Cotabato City; Romy Vidal, No. 1 most wanted person in Ilocos Region who was arrested in Balaoan, La Union; Janet Tangonan, most wanted person in Ilocos Norte who was charged with large-scale fraud; Romeo Mercado of Lipa City, Batangas, who is listed as No. 2 most wanted there; and Ilocos Sur No. 2 most wanted for illegal drugs offense, Estrealla Palacpac, of Vigan City.
During the same month, Pagdilao said that the CIDG also confiscated a total of 86 loose firearms, of which 59 were classified as high-powered, six explosives and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
Also arrested were 41 persons for illegal possession of firearms.
Pagdilao said that in the arrests of these wanted persons and the confiscation of loose firearms, the CIDG's Community Investigative Support volunteers played a big role in helping the CIDG carry out its mandate, especially in the implementation of its flagship projects "OPLAN Salikop," "Pagtugis" and "Paglalansag Omera."
Also in April, Pagdilao said a total of 237 criminal cases were investigated by the CIDG. Except for one, all of the cases have been filed in court, which yielded a crime solution efficiency of 99.57 percent.
Out of the 22 heinous crimes that the CIDG investigated last month, 21 of them were already filed in court, he added.
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Pennsylvanians urged to license their dogs
SELINSGROVE — Why not celebrate "Dog License Awareness Month" by licensing your dog? Not only is it the law, and not only will it help you to find your dog should it ever run away, but now it will help a local non-profit group as well.
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary George Greig, state dog wardens and PetSmart have teamed up to challenge Pennsylvanians to license 100,000 dogs this month. If the goal is met, PetSmart promises to donate $10,000 to Susquehanna Service Dogs, a non-profit group that trains and provides service and hearing dogs to help people with special needs.
The cost of training and placing just one service dog is approximately $20,000. The price of licensing your dog this month is just $8.45. The fine for not licensing your dog would be $300.
Greig said, "Buy a license for your dog in March. You'll not only help your best friend, you'll support an organization that helps Pennsylvanians lead independent lives."
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