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The 12" Eee Pad EP121 is a full-featured slate computer that serves as a multimedia player, e-reader, and compact computing device. Powered by a CULV Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, it effortlessly handles multitasking tasks whether enabling users to check their email and calendars, have video conferences, or process Microsoft Word and Excel documents simultaneously. The ASUS Eee Pad EP121 offers two convenient modes of character input-an embedded virtual keyboard or an innovative hybrid keyboard/docking station design. All of this power is available in a personal computing device that delivers up to 10 hours of usage.
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even though this is probably a million times better than an ipad, the ipad will still probably sell much more than this, purely because the average dumbass doesnt know this exists.The ipad is just a big iphone except it serves no purpose in the real world at all, why buy an ipad when u can get this or a laptop, both of which will do much more than an ipad
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Nah, eee Pad is alot more useful than iPhone OS based iPad... it can do a ton more computation with already good and established programs. Win7 makes this experience a whole different world... something that Apple can't compete with. I'm working in the public sector, and I can see a number of really good usages for the eee Pad, something that a cell phone cannot do, and a laptop is too huge for. It's 1/2 the price, can run Linux as well, and is versatile unlike Apple tied iPad running only Apple approved Apps. What it really needs is maybe a buildin ultra-slim dvd drive... multi-touch, WiFi/WiMax/BT (I'm sure some of those are probably there)... didn't see the details... If this things goes Gold... it most likely would save a ton of trees by replacing paper almost completely in some industries.
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Forget what we have now. Imagine that the Pab has a realy good processor and a camera on the other side. Imagine a hospital ward were patient beds had a code bar. doctors would use their Pad to read the code bar and acess patient files. They could then modify such files on the fly. This could be usefull.


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The invention concerns a generator for a windmill. The generator is of the kind being directly coupled to the main shaft of the wind rotor of the windmill. The generator is a stator consisting of a number of stator modules that are individual and which may be installed, repaired and dismantled individually and independently of each other. This implies that it is very easy and thereby cheaper to mount the mill, especially at sea, as the stator for the generator can be transported in smaller units, which also makes it easier to assemble the stator in the tower top section. By sequent repairs and other maintenance of the generator it is not necessary either to use large cranes, but it is sufficient to use smaller hoisting devices that may be handled by one or two persons.
1. Generator, preferably for a windmill and especially of the kind driven directly by the rotor of the windmill without any gearbox (5) installed between the rotor and the generator, wherein at least the stator of the generator (12) is made with at least two modules (20) which are fully enclosed and sealed, and that these at least two modules (20) may be mounted and dismantled independently of each other one or more at a time without dismantling the entire winding (25), characterised in that each single stator module (20) is individually contained in an enclosure (23) with a degree of sealing substantially corresponding to the degree of sealing which is desired in the finished generator (12), and that a given number of juxtaposed enclosures (23) abutting on each other form a closed ring of stator modules (20), and wherein the width of the air gap (A) between the rotor and the stator may be adjusted individually for each stator module (20) and independently of each other by suitable adjusting shims (26), by adjusting a distance between an outer periphery (d) of the stator structure and an inner periphery (D) of a given stator module (20).
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The present invention relates to a generator for a windmill of the kind driven directly by the rotor of the windmill without any gearbox installed between the rotor and the generator wherein at least the stator of the generator is made of modules of which one or more stator modules can be dismantled independently without having to dismantle the entire winding. It is known that it is necessary to insert a speed increasing gearbox between the rotor and the generator of a windmill The rotational speed is of the magnitude 20 rpm for large windmills while a normal 4-pole generator has a synchronous speed of rotation of 1500 rpm. A suitable speed increasing gearbox will thus have a gear ratio of 1:75.
It is known that the speed increasing main gearbox of a windmill constitutes a substantial part of the cost price, and besides that it is a relatively vulnerable main component. In many cases, by possible damages, it will be necessary to dismantle the gearbox for repair. In consideration of the gearbox for a windmill in the 2 MW class having a weight of up to 15 tons and being mounted in a machine disposed on a tower with a height of 60-100m it is obvious that such a replacement may be very costly. The risk of incurring considerable expenses by a possible replacement is multiplied if large windmills are erected at sea Handling of weights of 15 tons or more in 60-100 m height may only be performed with very large float cranes or very large mobile cranes placed on large barges. Working with this kind of equipment at the open sea can only be done under good weather conditions. Therefore, there may be periods of several months during the winter where it is not possible to replace a damaged gearbox.
The generator itself is also a heavy main component, typically with a weight of 5 tons by 2 MW rated output. As with the gearbox it cannot be avoided that there will be a certain risk of breakdown of the generator. The conditions by replacing this are just as adverse as for the gearbox.
It is also known that there are gearless transmission systems for windmills where gearbox and generator are substituted by a slowly turning, multipolar generator. Such a directly driven generator can be made as a synchronous generator with winded rotor or with permanent magnets, or it can be designed as alternative types of generators. Common to directly driven, multipolar generators is that their dimensions are great. The air gap diameter by 2 MW rated output may e.g. be of the magnitude 5 m by an embodiment with winded rotor, and a little less by an embodiment with permanently magnetised rotor.
By a directly driven, multipolar generator the gearbox becomes superfluous. Usually, it will be necessary to insert a frequency converter between the generator and the network since it is difficult to achieve a pole number corresponding to the 50 Hz mains frequency by nominal rpm. Hence multipolar generators normally generate alternating current with a somewhat lower frequency, e.g. 20 Hz, whereby the number of poles may be reduced to ⅖, and more space for the coil windings is provided. Even though the frequency converter constitutes increased complexity in relation to a generator system where the generator is coupled directly to the network, it may be appreciated that the reduction in complexity by elimination of the main gearbox more than offsets this.
A substantial drawback by a directly driven multipolar generator are the physical dimensions. By an air gap diameter of 5 m, the outer diameter becomes in the magnitude of 6 m and the dead load becomes about the dead load the replaced components, gearbox and normal generator, i.e. 20 tons or more. The large outer diameter makes transport difficult, and the dead load does not reduce the problem with replacement for repair by possible breakdowns.
A further difficulty arises in the normal configurations with multipolar generators where the generator is placed between the rotor and the tower in order to yield a compact machine construction. In addition, here it will be necessary to dismantle the whole rotor by eventual dismantling of the generator.
From WO-A1-98/20595 a stator assembled from modules is known, where the stator windings on each module can be premade, and the entire winding can thereafter be assembled on site. This construction makes transport to the site of erection easier. This construction requires a stator housing as such, and this stator housing requires a diameter which is substantially larger than the air gap diameter.
From U.S. Pat. No. 4,594,552 another generator having a stator built from modules is known, which modules can be dismantled without the entire winding being dismantled This construction, however, also requires a stator housing as such, and that the stator housing has a diameter substantially larger than the air gap diameter.
There is known an embodiment of a directly driven generator, U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,341, where the stator of the generator is made with modules which largely constitute individual polar pairs and which are disposed on support arms outside the poles. The advantage of this construction is that a damaged part of the generator may be replaced without taking down the whole generator. The drawback by this configuration is, however, that the electromechanical properties in this form of modular construction with single polar pairs separated by air gaps may be disadvantageous, and that possible dismantling of a single stator module can involve that the whole generator has to be opened in situ implying risk of humidity, dirt etc., and that it may be cumbersome if the stator module has to be taken out in a disadvantageous direction.
Another design of a directly driven generator is known, U.S. Pat. No. 4,866,321, where an axial generator has a stator designed with modules each containing a single pole winded around a coil and installed in an arrangement where the coil may be drawn radially out from the stator. The advantage of this construction is, as with the previous, that a damaged pole in the generator may be replaced without the whole generator to be taken down. As a consequence of the mechanical construction it is likely that the electromechanical properties will be better than in the above arrangement The draw-back is, however, that possible dismantling of a single stator module can involve that the whole generator has to be opened in situ implying risk of humidity, dirt etc., and that it may be cumbersome if the stator module has to be taken out in a disadvantageous direction.
It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a generator of the kind described above, wherein the advantages of a directly driven, multipolar generator are preserved, and where the drawbacks connected with known generators are relieved such that it is possible not to have a stator housing as such whereby the diameter of the construction can be limited, and be made with a size substantially corresponding to the air gap diameter.
This purpose is achieved according to the present invention with a generator which is peculiar in that each single stator module is individually contained in an enclosure with a degree of sealing substantially corresponding to the degree of sealing which is desired in the finished generator, and that a given number of juxtaposed enclosures abutting on each other form a closed ring of stator modules.
By designing the generator according to the invention a number of advantages are attained as compared with the prior art
The advantages of a directly driven, multipolar generator as compared with more conventional transmission systems with gearbox and standard generator are maintained in a generator according to the invention
By designing the electrically active part of the generator stator as modules, each having the necessary degree of sealing (typically there is desired sealing corresponding to IP54 in accordance with IEC 529), a stator housing as such is not necessary, the structural part of the stator housing adapted for mounting of the modules may be designed with an outer diameter substantially as the air gap diameter. Hereby the outer diameter of the part of the stator normally being installed when transporting the windmill to the erection site is reduced to the minimum determined by the air gap. Concerning the transport, there is a substantial advantage in having the least possible outer diameter. The winding modules of the stator then have to be retrofitted at the erection site.
By making the winding as modules, the space requirements and the complexity in the winding are reduced considerably. The stator modules may be performed in serial production, and the single modules may be finished with sealing, terminal box etc. under convenient conditions. Therefore, the risk becomes much less for winding damages caused by handling under difficult access conditions in a large construction.
A special embodiment of a stator module according to the invention is characterised in that the stator module is intended for constituting a part of a complete stator, and that the stator module is contained in an enclosure with tightness corresponding to a given desired degree of enclosure.
By making the stator modules with the necessary tightness so that they may be installed and dismantled in situ there is achieved a very essential advantage by possible damages. Damages on a generator winding arise normally by an initial flashover at one locality, e.g. due to accidental isolation damages, humidity or the like. Because of the great amounts of energy released by a burning off, the damage however, typically causes more general effects on the whole winding in a standard generator. Large parts of the winding may be damaged by melting, by other thermal effects and by sooting up. In the modular construction generator however, the damage is usually limited just to the module in which the initial flashover occurred. Thus it is not necessary that the whole winding is dismantled as the repair may be limited to the module(s) concerned.
The segmented construction of the generator gives the possibility of utilising particularly advantageous material properties normally not available by rotating electric machines. The fact is that iron can be made with directional magnetic properties. This kind of field oriented iron is used in transformers and is therefore normally denoted transformer sheet metal. On a normal rotating machine where sheet metal for stator and rotor is punched in one piece, transformer sheet metal cannot be used as the magnet field lines will have every direction about the rotor axis. The advantage of the good magnetic properties in the most advantageous field direction is therefore more than offset by corresponding bad magnetic properties perpendicular to the most advantageous field direction. Therefore, on rotating machines so-called motor sheet metal is used, which does not have directional magnetic properties. The iron losses are therefore somewhat greater in rotating machines than in transformers with corresponding variations in flux.
On the segmented generator, however, the situation is otherwise than on normal rotating machines. By making the generator with six or more stator modules it may be achieved that the magnet field lines within each segment will not deviate much more than 10 degrees from the most advantageous direction in the iron. The use of transformer sheet metal therefore becomes relevant and thereby there is achieved possibility of a considerable reduction of the magnetising losses as compared with the losses when using generator sheet metal, Furthermore, a better magnetic conductivity is achieved whereby higher induction and field strength in the air gap is achieved with consequently greater magnetic power and torque.
By the handling itself essential advantages are also achieved. Each single module will have a weight much less than the complete generator, and also much less than the weight of a normal gearbox or a normal generator. By a directly driven multipolar generator with a weight of 20 tons, the modules may conveniently be made in a number so that each has a weight of 500 kg. By a weight of this magnitude the modules may be replaced singularly by a few fitters by means of a small crane which advantageously may be built into the cabin of a windmill.
The advantage compared with prior art is especially of importance where large windmills are erected at sea. The very large floating cranes or very large mobile cranes on large barges necessary for repair works on known transmissions systems, whether these are conventional with gearbox and standard generator, or with directly driven, multipolar generator, may be completely avoided. The only condition for repair is that it is possible to get service personnel on the mill. Replaced generator modules may be lowered by a small built-in crane, and they may be sailed to and from the windmill on a normal service boat. A number of generator modules may even be stored in the mill top as spare parts, whereby lowering and sea transport may be postponed until periods with favourable weather conditions.
By making the generator in a shaft mounted version where the torque is absorbed at some specific points by moment supports, there may be achieved the advantage that the stator of the generator may be turned to the most optimal position by repair works. Installing and dismantling modules may therefore occur at one definite position irrespectively of where each module is disposed on the generator when the generator is in its normal operative position. For example the stator of the generator may be turned so that the module to be replaced turns downward and therefore may immediately be lowered through a hatch at the bottom of the windmill cabin.
The invention is described more closely in the following as reference is made to the drawing, where:
FIG. 1 is an illustration of a prior art kind of tower top section of a windmill,
FIG. 2 is an illustration of an embodiment of a tower top section of a windmill with a generator according to the invention,
FIG. 3 is a detailed illustration of a generator according to the invention as seen perpendicularly to an axis of the generator,
FIG. 4 is a further detailed illustration of a generator according to the invention,
FIG. 5 is a detailed illustration of a generator according to the invention viewed in parallel with an axis of the generator,
FIG. 6 is a second detailed illustration of a generator according to the invention, and
FIG. 7 is an illustration of an embodiment of a stator module according to the invention.
In, the design shown in the figures, the generator is with 120 poles in 24 stator modules. The generator is permanently magnetised. Other embodiments, including such with brushless as well as slipring magnetisation of a winded rotor, are also suitable. Here it may be relevant to design a winded rotor so that the rotor also has modules. Such a special embodiment is not described any further here.
FIG. 1 shows a prior art windmill in normal design with gearbox and standard generator. The wings 1 of the rotor are mounted on the mill hub 2 which is fastened to the main shaft 3. The main shaft is supported by a main bearing 4 at the front and by the gearbox 5 at the rear. The gearbox is connected to the generator 7 with an elastic coupling 6.
FIG. 2 shows a windmill designed according to the invention. The main shaft 8 is supported by a front main bearing 9 and a rear main bearing 10. The main bearing has a split bushing 11 as flange at the rear. The generator 12 has a shaft 14 (see FIG. 3) which is supported by the flange 11 of the main shaft.
FIG. 3 shows an enlarged longitudinal section of the generator. The generator shaft 14 supports the structure IS of the rotor which at its periphery has the rotor sheet metal 16 and the permanent magnets 17. The stator housing 18 is supported by the generator bearings 19 and has the stator modules 20 at its periphery.
FIG. 4 shows more enlarged a-longitudinal section of the stator. The stator housing 18 is connected to the stator module 20 by a screw bolt connection (not shown). The stator module has an enclosure 23 around the stator sheet metal 24 and the stator winding 25. In the shown version, the generator is made with a stator housing having an outer diameter d which is exactly the same as an outer diameter of the rotor. The stator module is thus installed so that the stator module forms an inner diameter D which is greater than the outer diameter d of the rotor and of the rotor housing. An air gap A may easily be adjusted, e.g. by means of adjusting means, in the embodiment shown by means of shims 26, at the joint between stator housing and stator module, and possible dimensional deviations in the stator module may thereby be compensated for.
FIG. 5 shows in part a cross-section of the stator. The single pole 27 has a winding 28 and is protected by the enclosure 29. The single rotor pole 30 has a permanent magnet 17. In the rotor structure, manholes 32 are cut out for convenient passage of the generator.
FIG. 6 shows the complete generator as seen from the main shaft side. One of the stator modules 20 is shown dismantled. The other stator modules are at their respective places on the stator housing 18. Manholes 35 ensure the possibility of going through irrespectively of the position of the rotor. Fittings for torque supports 36 are provided with the same number as the stator modules whereby the stator of the generator may be fastened for vertical lowering of each single module.
The electric connection between the stator modules and is not shown on the Figure. It may e.g. be established in the way that there is mounted one central terminal box on the stator housing, and that from a terminal box on each stator module there is drawn an isolated three-phase cable from the stator module to the central terminal box. Alternatively, there may be established a connection form with three phase rings provided concentrically about the main shaft at one side of the stator housing under suitable covering. Isolated three-phase cables are drawn radially from the three phase rings to the terminal boxes of each of the stator modules, and the main cables transmitting the power to the frequency converter or directly to the network are installed directly on the phase rings.
Irrespectively of the local connections on the generator, it will be convenient to make the main cables from the generator with a certain slack that may absorb the displacements occurring between each stator module and a central terminal box if the stator of the generator is to be turned for each replacement of one or more stator modules. The slack may possibly be reduced for the stator to be capable of being turned only a half turn clockwise or counterclockwise depending on which side of a vertical plane the stator module to be replaced is situated.
FIG. 7 shows a stator module in cross-section and as end view. The pole 27 has its winding 28 and is protected by an enclosure 23. The assembled module 20 appears completely enclosed.
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October 28, 2001 - Now in its 12th year, the Mayor's Cup has become regarded as the premier hill-and-dale event on the East Coast for club runners. This year's race drew 659 finishers (318 male, 146 female, and 195 youth): a dramatic increase from the nine runners who finished the inaugural Mayor's Cup race run in 1990.
A close finish added to the excitement in the men's 8K with only three seconds separating the first three finishers. Sandu Rebenciuc, representing the US Army, broke a five-year Kenyan and Life University winning streak, claiming victory in 23:29. Irishman Vinny Mulvey, 23, finished one second behind Rebenciuc (23:30) to take second place. Mulvey's former Iona College teammate Graeme Reid rounded out the trio, crossing the finish line third in 23:32.
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Indiana Invaders' Priscilla Hein captured the women's 5K. Hein finished in 16:30, just missing the 1997 meet record by eight seconds. Runner-up, Sarah Hann, of the Greater Lowell Road Runners, posted a time of 16:34. Marie Davenport (nee McMahon) finished third in 16:50. Among the field of 12 teams, the Indiana Invaders, led by Hein and fifth-place finisher Kelly French, took the women's team title with 63 total points narrowly defeating the previous year's champions, host club Boston Athletic Association, which finished a close second with 66 points.
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The long-term fertilizer that you use in spring has usually run out by the end of June. Then it's time to use a short-term fertilizer to help the plants along. This ensures that the growth and the flowering propensity of the plants can be maintained right into fall. At the start of August, however, you should stop fertilizing so that the plants can prepare for the end of the growth period and upcoming winter.
Which fertilizer?
There are many different kinds of short-term fertilizers. Special fertilizers (e.g. geranium fertilizer) have a nutrient combination that is specific to the needs of a particular plant group and are therefore ideal.
If you don't have room for all the special kinds of fertilizer, or if you just like to keep things simple, then you can use an all-purpose fertilizer. Most balcony, garden, potted or house plants respond well and you will have good results.
Careful with chloride
The main components of an all-purpose fertilizer are nitrate, phosphate, potassium, magnesium oxide and sulphur. If an all-purpose fertilizer contains chloride, then take special care because chloride can damage many house and garden plants. If you use it at all, then be sure it is present only in trace amounts.
By the way: Passionate gardners can tell from the specific signs of deficiency which nutrient is missing.
Rules for fertilizing plants
Liquid fertilizer works the fastest and is the easiest to use. These (and also other kinds of fertilizers) should never be applied to dry soil. It is also better to fertilize more often in smaller amounts, than seldom and in high doses. The best method is to follow the instructions for the amounts on the package. And, something else: During winter (usually August through March), you should not use fertilizer at all.


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Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce its Third Quarter 2011 Results on November 10, 2011
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Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust to Announce its Third Quarter 2011 Results on November 10, 201109:54 EDT Thursday, October 06, 2011TSX - CUF.UNQUEBEC CITY, Oct. 6, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust ("Cominar" or the "REIT") (TSX: CUF.UN) announced today that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 on Thursday, November 10, 2011.Management will also hold a conference call on the same day at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the REIT's financial results and performance. Presentation materials will be made available on the REIT's website at www.cominar.com prior to the call.To take part in the conference call, please dial 1-877-974-0445. To ensure your participation, please dial in five minutes prior to the start of the call.For those unable to participate, a recorded version of the conference will be available from Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. to Thursday November 17, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. by dialing 1-877-289-8525 followed by the code 4477125#.PROFILE as at October 6, 2011Cominar is the largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec. The REIT owns a real estate portfolio of 269 high-quality properties, consisting of 53 office, 55 retail and 161 industrial and mixed-use buildings that cover a total area of 20.9 million square feet in the Greater Québec City, Montréal and Ottawa-Gatineau areas as well as in the Atlantic Provinces. Cominar's objectives are to deliver growing cash distributions to its unitholders and to maximize unitholder value through proactive management and the growth of its portfolio.For further information: Michel Dallaire, Eng., President and Chief Executive OfficerMichel Berthelot, CA, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial OfficerTel: (418) 681-8151 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com


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1839 10C No Drapery AU55 PCGS. Fortin-105b, R.8. Three very heavy bisecting die cracks, from 11, 3, and 7 o'clock, converge...
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1839 Dime Struck From a Shattered Obverse Die1839 10C No Drapery AU55 PCGS. Fortin-105b, R.8. Three very heavy bisecting die cracks, from 11, 3, and 7 o'clock, converge above Liberty's knee. Golden-brown and gunmetal-gray colors embrace this well struck and partly lustrous piece. Referring to the present piece, Gerry Fortin states in his website, www.seateddimevarieties.com, "The finest known example of this variety is the Ahwash and Greer plate coin, currently in the collection of Dr. Tim Cook. His seated dime has been graded AU55 by PCGS."
From The Tim Cook Collection of Liberty Seated Dimes.(#4571) (Registry values: N491) (NGC ID# 237X, PCGS# 4571)
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Situated in Hartford, this hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Wisconsin Automotive Museum and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Schaure Arts and Activities Center. Little Switzerland and Erin Hills Golf Course are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a health club and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, coffee/tea in the lobby, and conference rooms.
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In addition to an indoor pool, AmericInn Hotel & Suites Hartford provides a health club and a spa tub. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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A conference today is discussing advancements in technology for people with disabilities.
Roger Tower, the marketing director of Independence Science, a Purdue Research Park-based firm that's hosting the event, said the conference is an opportunity for people to see what has been created to help teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics to people with disabilities.
"The purpose is to start conversation about technologies for people with disabilities," Tower said.
The conference, known as the Independence Science: Learning a New Direction, will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Herman and Heddy Kurz Purdue Technology Center, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. The event is free and open to the public and will include a continental breakfast and lunch. Tower said new technologies will be demonstrated. There will also be discussion over topics such as using new tools for the blind to help them learn science and mathematics.
"It's a nice recap to see what's expected to be done," Tower said.
An example of these new technologies is the ability for a computer to print out data in a tactile graph so that someone who is blind can read and analyze the data.
One of the presenters at the talk, Lillian Rankel, said she will be discussing learning experiences in STEM in kindergarten to 12th grade levels.
"We're going to be talking about different tactile ways children can learn about science," she said.
Rankel, who works for MDW Education Services, a group who consults educators about teaching science to students who are blind or have low vision, said disabilities should not limit students from taking a STEM major. She mentioned a blind student she once had who is now a computer programmer for Mozilla Firefox. Because of the new technology available, blindness and other disabilities are less limiting for an aspiring STEM major.
"There are a lot of jobs available," Rankel said. "There are a lot of fields impaired STEM majors can go into."
Rankel will have interactive models and ramps for children to learn about physics. She said these models are beneficial to even disabled children and are a better way to teach them about science and physics.
"They find that science and technology are a lot of fun ... you really have to learn with a hands-on activity," Rankel said.


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JPMorgan's Henderson Says Glencore-Xstrata Has 'Huge Logic'
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Glencore International Plc's proposed combination with Xstrata Plc has "a huge amount of logic," said Ian Henderson, a fund manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, who helps manage $8 billion in assets including Xstrata shares.
Henderson has yet to decide on Glencore's offer for Xstrata shares, he said in a telephone interview from Cape Town today.
"I don't think it's an automatic tick in the box saying this is a marriage made in heaven."
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Megan Rose presenting "The Megan Rose Foundation Charity Show" raising money to help those in need. Wine and cheese included in the ticket price. Come out and support the children hunger program and the homeless.
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For some, this is a literal statement, as you must now take your dog-and-pony talents and wares to some corner of the world.
Clarke remains a most literal champion of the underdog; her present pet reportedly is a deaf and blind pug named Jack.
And the booms are literal and frightening, spraying bullets and spewing whipped cream all over the top of the Billboard charts.
late 14c., "taking words in their natural meaning" (originally in reference to Scripture and opposed to mystical or allegorical), from Old French literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis "of or belonging to letters or writing," from Latin litera/littera "letter, alphabetic sign; literature, books" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "of or pertaining to alphabetic letters" is from late 15c. Sense of "verbally exact" is attested from 1590s, as is application to the primary sense of a word or passage. Literal-minded is attested from 1791.
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"Changed my life forever "
- Work/Life Balance
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- Senior Management
I have been working at DISH full-time (More than 10 years)
Fast paced environment, constantly changing. DISH has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and the employees who enjoy working at DISH do too. I started as a customer service representative in 1998 and I am currently a senior project manager in our IT organization. I don't know of many companies where an individual can come in at entry level and grow their career like I have. My salary is 6 times what it was when I was hired, and I have a serious amount of valuable experience.
DISH is at a crossroads where there's some serious "growing up" to do. There's an old saying I've heard that really stuck with me. In business, you can have only 2 of the following: Cheap, Fast, or Good. While DISH was growing rapidly with the Pay TV industry we only needed to be fast and cheap. Now that the industry has matured and rapid growth has stopped, DISH won't survive on cheap and fast. Now things have to be good. DISH must evolve to attract top talent and shed the poor reputation as an indifferent employer. While I do believe DISH needs to make improvements, I also believe the poor reputation is grossly overstated and not well deserved.
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It's time to move past cheap and fast. It's now time to be good... really really good.
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Good Pay, OT, Work Alone..
Micro Management, Managers Don't Have Your Back, Look For Anything To Get Rid Of You.
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Trust Your Employees More Than The Customer.
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I worked at DISH full-time (More than a year)Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEODoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
Paycheck, although not industry standard.
Covered parking if you get there early enough
Cafe onsite with good food
Lack of communciation, especially as one goes up the ladder. There are quite a few managers that are not willing to meet to resolve issues or find a more efficient way of handling tasks. Too many people that have made it up the ladder and are just waiting for retirement. The CEO sent out an email recently that stated changes were made for the better...that memo announced that VPs had become Sr. VPs, etc. In accounting, employees are expected to work 60+ hours a week with no compensation. Managers deny doctor's appointments and suggest they be made before 9 a.m. and after 4 p.m. or at lunch...but only between 11:30 and 1:00...not a lot of doctors that have appointments during those hours.
There are many employees that have a real attitude about their work and are either afraid to share what they know because they are afraid they will lose their job or will not speak at all because they are afraid they will be given something else to do.
Too much micromanagement...you hired employees for their knowledge, let them use it. The interview process is a joke...takes two months to finally get an interview. Have to "pass" the tests and assessments given...they should really look at some of the employees that were there prior to the assessments...don't think they would pass now.
Advice to Management
Look up the ladder at some of the mid managers that do not have the "DISH attitude" as described by CEO Joe Clayton. There are some new managers that have the right attitude and ambition, but I wonder how long that will be before they lose that and just go with the flow and continually see a turnover.


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Jul 7th - 5:54 pm
The de Blasio administration announced this evening it has decided to hold a ticker-tape parade for the U.S. women's soccer team on Friday at 11 a.m. along the so-called "Canyon of Heroes" (along Broadway from the Battery to City Hall.
The World Cup winners will be the first female athletes to receive this honor in more than half a century.
A week after NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio eviscerated Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a pair of stinging interviews, the governor declined to punch back, telling reporters that the mayor was "obviously frustrated" with Albany. "I try to bite my tongue once in a while," he said.
De Blasio complained about the state Legislature during a breakfast meeting with the Republican Mayor of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Sen. Diane Savino doesn't understand why de Blasio thinks he did so poorly in Albany this year. "He needs to, perhaps while he's on vacation, to sit back and reflect on how well he has done," he said.
The PGA is pulling its October Grand Slam of Golf out of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Los Angeles-area course amid the continuing controversy over his remarks about immigration.
…also, ESPN announced that it has moved its ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic from Trump National Los Angeles to Pelican Hill Golf Club in nearby Newport Beach, Calif.
Puerto Rico should have the right to restructure its more than $70 billion in debt through bankruptcy, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton asserted in a statement.
Former Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan's expertise on that topic showed during his end-of-session focus in his new job as majority leader.
Joined by environmental advocates Bill McKibben and Peter Yarrow, Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz announced the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, which would require the state comptroller to divest the pension fund from fossil fuel holdings by 2020.
Steve Racette, the superintendent in charge of Clinton Correctional Facility when Richard Matt and David escaped, has put in for retirement, according to state records. He'll be leaving the public payroll at the end of this month.
Racette is not alone.
Ken Wagner, a former school psychologist and principal who has ascended the ranks of the State Education Department in recent years, is reportedly a final candidate to become Rhode Island's next state education commissioner.
Freedom to Marry is hosting an event in New York City on Thursday to celebrate success in winning marriage nationwide. Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime champion of the LGBT community, will attend and deliver remarks
Republican James O'Connor may have promised to suspend his law practice and run full time for county executive the night he got the nomination. But he is not starting quite yet.
Assemblyman Sean Ryan said the the 30 mph speed limit on the Scajaquada should be permanent, perhaps putting him on a collision course with Mayor Byron Brown, who said it might be raised to 40 mph on one part of the expressway.
Former state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk has a new business venture.
An energy service company that sells electricity and gas throughout much of New York state will pay $1.25 million in customer refunds to settle charges that it falsely promised big savings but charged customers higher rates, AG Eric Schneiderman announced.
A pharmaceutical company competing for one of the state's five medical marijuana licenses pledged to provide $5 million in research grants, including $1 million to Stony Brook University.
California-based mall owner Macerich has dumped Great Northern Mall, its remaining Central New York property.
Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, more than most Republicans in the House of Representatives, has straddled two roles since joining it this year.
Susan Arbetter is the LCA's new president – the 11th woman in the organization's 116-year history to hold the post.
A manufacturer based in the town of Cattaraugus is expected to add 10-15 jobs after being sub-contracted to make ceilings and wall panels to be used for 676 next generation rail cars in New York City.
Cuomo Tells de Blasio Life Can Be Unfair
Jul 7th - 4:05 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo latest response to the criticism leveled last week by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio can essentially be boiled down to this: Life is unfair.
"We have a situation in Albany where you don't always get everything you want," Cuomo said. "That's called life. He chose to publicly vent his frustration. We all have our own styles and our own comportment and we all see our roles in a different way."
Cuomo on Tuesday in New York City told reporters that de Blasio was "frustrated" that things didn't go his way on key issues such as permanent mayoral control for city schools, which was given a 12-month extension in June.
"The mayor was obviously frustrated he didn't get anything he wanted from the legislative session," Cuomo said. "Welcome to Albany. I didn't get everything I wanted from the legislative session."
De Blasio took the unusual step of publicly blasting the governor in an interview with NY1 and later with City Hall reporters over what he considers to be a transactional governor who has a revenge streak when it comes to his political enemies.
Cuomo today insisted he was taking the mayor's comments in stride, even as he lectured de Blasio that the mayoral control issue is not a broad concern.
"I understand his frustration," Cuomo said. "But next year we can come back, but if he does a good job, then we can say he should have more control. But it doesn't change anything."
Cuomo seemingly rejected a "pasta summit" proposed by Republican former Sen. Al D'Amato ("I don't know how I feel about pasta summits," Cuomo said. "I know how I feel about pasta.") but also said he would continue to work with de Blasio despite the airing of grievances.
De Blasio, meanwhile, is on a family vacation after making the pointed criticism of Cuomo, and the governor said he likely needed it.
"It was clear he was frustrated," Cuomo said. "His style is to air his public frustration. That's not my style."
Cuomo: Special Prosecutor Executive Order Coming Soon (Updated)
Jul 7th - 3:31 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo later today will issue an executive order granting Attorney General Eric Schneiderman special prosecutor status in cases involving police-related deaths of unarmed civilians.
Updated: Cuomo spokeswoman Melissa DeRosa in a statement says an executive order is coming "soon" as it is being finalized. Cuomo met with family members of those who died in police brutality cases today.
"The Governor had a productive meeting with the families this afternoon , and looks forward to continuing the conversation," she said. "We are in the process of finalizing the Executive Order and the Governor looks forward to signing it soon."
Cuomo, speaking with reporters earlier on Tuesday after signing his Enough Is Enough legislation in to law, said the passage of a more comprehensive criminal justice reform bill in Albany would have been preferable.
The measure, however, stalled at the end of the legislative session.
"We did try to get a law passed during the last session which would have made it permanent and I think could have made it better," Cuomo said.
The executive order will provide Schneiderman with the special prosecutor powers for 12 months. Cuomo insisted he is prevented from issuing an executive order that covers a longer period of time.
The move comes after Cuomo pledged to issue the order should lawmakers not pass measures designed to change grand jury procedures and other criminal justice measures.
Cuomo had made the pledge to families of those who died during interactions with police, though some family members in recent days had pushed the governor to stick to his word after the conclusion of the legislative session.
The bill was first pushed by Cuomo in January after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict a New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man in a choke hold.
The case of Eric Garner was just one of several high-profile incidents in recent months involving police and the deaths of unarmed black civilians.
"The problem of lack of confidence or stress between certain communities is not New York alone," Cuomo said. "We have seen this all across the country where there's a lack of trust in the criminal justice system triggered by a particular case."
Cuomo touted the executive order being issued as a way to restore trust in the system shaken by the police brutality cases.
"A criminal justice system doesn't work without trust," Cuomo said. "We will be the first state in the country to acknowledge the problem."
NYSUT's Magee Sees Victories In Tax Credit, Commissioner Change
Jul 7th - 2:12 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Education
NYSUT President Karen Magee counts the scuttling of the education tax credit as well as changes in the Board of Regents and installation of a new education commissioner as victories for the statewide teachers union.
Speaking with reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, Magee touted the boost in school aid approved in the $142 billion budget as a plus for NYSUT as well.
"We look at the education tax credit (not passing) as a huge win," Magee said. "We look at the ability to bring record aid to the schools as a win."
NYSUT didn't get everything it wanted this year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo successfully pushed through changes to the state's teacher evaluation law that link the performance reviews to testing and in-classroom observation as well as a stronger tie to tenure, which is now harder to obtain.
Teachers deemed to be poor performing over several years can be fired, regardless of tenure, under the changes.
Still, NYSUT was able to beat back the tax credit, which it staunchly opposed, but was backed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Senate Republicans and the governor.
In its place, a $250 million reimbursement package for parochial schools for mandated services was approved at the end of the legislative session.
"If we use the term winners and losers, I would say we're winners at this point in time," Magee said. "We defeated the education investment tax credit."
At the same time, Magee touted "shifts" in the membership of the Board of Regents – ostensibly appointed by the Democratic-led Assembly – as well as the state's education commissioner. Mary Ellen Elia this month officially took over for John King, a charter school supporter who went to work for the Obama administration. Yesterday was her first day on the job.
"Those are positives, because we look forward to having real conversations about education," Magee said.
Signing 'Enough Is Enough' Bill, Cuomo Touts Bipartisanship
Jul 7th - 12:30 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved legislation on Tuesday designed to curtail sexual assault and rape on private college campuses and touted the broad, bipartisan agreement in Albany that passed the bill last month.
The event featured Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, as well as Republican Senate Majority John Flanagan.
"The state of New York, in a bipartisan way, has come together," Pelosi said.
Cuomo himself made a point of noting the divided government in Albany — a Senate led by the GOP, an Assembly controlled by Democrats — was able to push the bill through without any votes in opposition.
"This is why we do what we do. This is why senators run for office, why assembly members run for office. To make life better," Cuomo said.
The measure expands an affirmative consent rule for sexual encounters on college campuses to private schools after the SUNY system adopted a similar, system-wide requirement last year.
The bill also includes a bill of rights for survivors aimed at making it easier for them to go to law enforcement with allegations.
Cuomo had made the legislation — dubbed "Enough Is Enough" — one of his key priorities during the past legislative session. The governor, who has two daughters in college and one about to attend college, had indicated the measure was a personal one for him to see approved.
But the focus of the event, held at New York University in the city, was very much on accomplishments.
Cuomo last week was criticized by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who blasted him for transactional politicking and working too closely with Senate Republicans at the expense of issues impacting the city, such as rent control.
The governor responded to de Blasio's remarks by noting his record of working with Republican lawmakers in the Legislature, though he sidestepped the more arched criticism of de Blasio's that he engages in retribution against political enemies.
Cuomo, though, has always sought to embrace concrete accomplishments, even at the expense of alienating advocates on the left for cutting deals with Republicans.
In what appeared to be a soft rebuttal of de Blasio's comments, Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, praised Cuomo as a "fierce advocate."
"He knows how to get things done," said Flanagan, whose conference has been at odds with de Blasio since last year's elections in which the mayor sought to flip control of the chamber. "He knows how to put deals together."
Report Questions New York's Fiscal Health (Updated)
Jul 7th - 11:12 am
Posted by Nick Reisman in NYS Budget
A report from a George Mason University think tank is calling into question New York's budgetary health, taking a critical look at the state's debt, budget and cash solvency.
The study from the college's Mercatus Center released on Tuesday ranked New York 46th when it comes to fiscal health, placing it alongside other low-ranking states Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
A common thread for those states, according to the study, is relatively low amounts of cash on hand and large debt obligations.
New York's debt load stands at $2,946 per capita, which is higher than the national average of $1,824.
"These rankings are an early warning system for policymakers, journalists, and the public," said the study's author, Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Eileen Norcross. "While no rankings can capture all of the dynamics behind a state's fiscal situation, these are a tool to guard against short- and long-term risks or economic shocks."
The Mercatus Center has come under scrutiny from liberals in part for its ties to billionaire Libertarian-leaning industrial Charles Koch.
New York's budgets over the last several years have been approved largely on time and without broad-based tax increases, even as spending increases year over year are kept under 2 percent.
The state's most recent $142 billion budget was approved just hours after the April 1 deadline. The state's finances, in part, have been aided by a $5 billion windfall surplus from settlements with major financial institutions.
The windfall was carved up in a variety of directions, including a $1.5 billion upstate economic development program as well as funding for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project.
Updated: Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi notes in a statement that New York's credit rating has been upgraded in recent years.
"It's a fact that New York has been upgraded by all three major credit rating agencies because of this administration's success in putting our fiscal house in order, closing multi-billion dollar deficits, and passing on-time budgets that kept spending under 2 percent," he said in a statement. "This report is flawed and a key assertion regarding New York's pension obligations doesn't square with S&P's data. Frankly, I'll take the word of the ratings agencies over that of a Washington think tank with an agenda any day."
Cuomo's Women's Equality Party May Not Be Legal
Jul 7th - 5:51 am
Posted by Liz Benjamin in Andrew Cuomo
A technical glitch has emerged in the formation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Party that could open the newfound political organization to legal challenges if it seeks to operate in next year's elections.
Last week, documents were quietly filed with the state Board of Elections to formally constitute the party, which was created in 2014 when Cuomo won just over 50,000 votes on its line – the required threshold to qualify for ballot status for the next four years.
The documents named three of the party's top five officers, including former DMV Commissioner Barbara Fiala, a Democrat and ex-Broome County executive, as interim chair, but left the positions of vice chair and treasurer blank.
Cuomo and LG Kathy Hochul – both of whom ran on the WEP line last fall – signed the documents, which is where the trouble starts.
A spokesman for the state Board of Elections confirmed that Section 6-128, Subdivision 4 of the state Election Law requires a "majority" of the candidates who ran on a party's line agree on the rules of that party.
AG Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli also ran on the WEP line last year, but neither of their signatures appear on the documents on file with the board.
Spokespeople for both the AG and the comptroller confirmed that neither had signed off on the WEP's rules and interim leadership, but declined to provide any additional information – like whether they had been formally asked to sign, or why they decided not to.
It would take three signatures – not two – to constitute a majority of WEP candidates. So, technically speaking, the party's rules and structure are not legal.
This could provide fodder for anyone – say, the Republicans – seeking to challenge actions (like endorsements?) taken by the WEP in the next election cycle.
Also worth noting: Becoming a leader of a party requires that an individual change his or her registration to become a member of that party, which, presumably, Fiala et al have done or are planning to do soon.
This requirement may have served as an impediment to former NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn taking on a leadership role with the WEP, which she spearheaded during the 2014 elections on Cuomo's behalf.
"Christine Quinn has always been – and always will be – a Democrat," a spokesman told Capital NY last November.
Quinn is now serving as an advisor to Cuomo, earning $1 a year.
Cuomo's decision to create a women-specific party was a divisive move that was criticized by some female Democrats as a craven political effort to maximize support among a key voting bloc.
Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, called creation of the WEP a "mistake" that could marginalize women voters and perhaps draw votes away from the Senate Democratic candidates at a time when they were trying to re-take the majority – an effort with which Cuomo was supposed to be helping, not undermining.
It was not lost on observers that "WEP" is just one letter off from "WFP", which stands for the Working Families Party – a liberal and labor-backed organization with which the governor is often at odds.
After much upheaval, and despite the fact that Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent, Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, also sought the line, the WFP endorsed Cuomo's re-election bid last year. Had Cuomo attracted less than 50,000 votes on the WFP – due, in part, to confusion with the WEP also on the ballot – the party would have lost its ballot line and official status for four years.
That did not happen in the end, much to the relief of WFP officials and their supporters.
The WEP was ostensibly created by the governor to highlight women's issues – particularly his 10-point Women's Equality Act, which was opposed in its entirety by Senate Republicans due to the presence of an abortion-rights plank.
This year, Assembly Democrats decided to follow the Senate Republicans' lead and break the act into free-standing bills, nine of which – minus the abortion piece – were passed by the Legislature without much fanfare or controversy. At least one has already been signed into law.
Here and Now
Jul 7th - 5:06 am
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his family remain on vacation somewhere in the Western/South Western US. They're due back in the Big Apple tomorrow.
At 8 a.m., the New York State Homes and Community Renewal boards and committees meet, 641 Lexington Ave., Manhattan.
At 8:30 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul discusses the role of STEM education in a global economy at the International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentationm Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor, Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, Manhattan.
Also at 8:30 a.m., the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce holds a "Newsmakers" event, with keynote speaker ESDC CEO and state Department of Economic Development Comissioner Howard Zemsky, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, 6 MetroTech Center Gymnasium, Brooklyn.
At 10 a.m., Hochul and Sen. Brad Hoylman tour the LGBT Community Services Center, 208 W. 13th St., Manhattan. (This event is closed to the press, but a media availability will follow).
Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Rodriguez, Sen. Adriano Espaillat and the Washington Heights Tennis Association celebrate the season opener of tennis in Upper Manhattan, Inwood Hill Park Tennis Courts, Manhattan.
At 10:30 a.m., Sen. Tim Kennedy, Lackawanna Mayor Geoff Szymanski and other local officials unveil the start of a three month multimillion-dollar construction project to repave highly traffic roadways in the heart of the city of Lackawanna, in front of Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave.
At 10:55 a.m., The Brian Lehrer show features former U.S. president Jimmy Carter on his new memoir, WNYC.
At 11 a.m., Sen. Patty Ritchie announces new funding for area health care and other investment to strengthen the partnership between Fort Drum and local communities, Carthage Area Hospital, 1001 West St., Carthage.
Also at 11 a.m., Brooklyn BP Eric Adams will celebrate the 116th birthday of Susannah Mushatt Jones, officially recognized last week by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living human; at the party, organized by Millennium Development at the Vandalia Senior Center, Adams will proclaim "Miss Susie Day" in honor of her milestone achievement, 47 Vandalia Ave., Brooklyn.
At 11:30 a.m., Sen. Tony Avella and IDC Leader Jeff Klein will stand with elected officials and community activists to call for the rejection of the Samaritan Village proposal to convert the illegal Pan Am shelter into a permanent shelter, Pan Am Hotel, 79-00 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Queens.
At 11:45 a.m., Hochul joins Cuomo as he signs "Enough is Enough" legislation to combat sexual assault on college campuses, New York University School of Law, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South, Manhattan.
At 12:30 p.m., Drug Policy Alliance representatives and advocates gather outside Cuomo's NYC office on the one year anniversary of the signing of New York's medical marijuana law, to urge him to sign a new bill that would create an emergency access program for critically ill patients to receive medical marijuana as soon as possible, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.
At 1:30 p.m., as the one-year anniversary of Eric Garner's death nears, Garner's mother and other family members of victims of police violence call on Cuomo to "keep his commitment" to create a special prosecutor to investigate such cases, 633 Third Ave. (Cuomo's NYC office), Manhattan.
At 6:30 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James holds a young professional fundraiser with a variety of fellow female NYC elected officials, including Rep. Yvette Clarke, who is the featured speaker, Amarachi, 189 Bridge St., Brooklyn.
The single application for a proposed Southern Tier casino license belongs to Tioga Downs, ending speculation about an eleventh-hour bid by a group with eyes on bringing table gaming to the City of Binghamton.
A second bid, based around a proposed casino in the City of Binghamton, was announced last week by Albany-area financier Jeffrey Hyman, but Hyman withdrew in a letter to the gaming commission Sunday.
Still to be seen is the extent to which siting board members are happy with the bid from Tioga Downs. It was among the losers in the earlier round of proposals as members said the bid didn't offer enough financial investment, which was one of the criteria.
The Gaming Commission approved three rules, setting in motion the final process leading to the adoption of casino regulations.
Silvercup Studios, home of the TV series "Girls," "Person of Interest" and "Elementary," among others, announced it will convert a Bronx warehouse into a 115,000-square-foot complex for film and television productions. The $35 million project, which is being privately financed, is the first expansion for the company outside of Queens, where it runs two production studios.
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, a billionaire known for affixing his name to concert halls, corporate towers, glossy magazines and computer terminals, has a granddaughter named Zelda Violet Frissberg, whose last name is a portmanteau of her father's and mother's surnames.
A new company headed by a former "Wolf of Wall Street", Dean Petkanas, is among the 43 entities vying for one of five lucrative medical marijuana licenses in New York — an eclectic group that includes a hospital group whose boss previously worked for an ex-governor, and two nursing home operators who run a facility at the center of a recent scandal.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said the NYC Council's repeated attempts to hamstring his cops is "overkill," and added that the department already has enough oversight.
NYC Councilman Ben Kallos said he is considering holding a hearing that will examine a lawyer's explosive allegation that the NYPD and city lawyers are destroying evidence related to a quota system.
Launching a charm offensive on Cuomo's turf, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is inviting Democratic state lawmakers to make robo-calls to their constituents to tout the first-ever rent freeze by the city's Rent Guidelines Board.
An African-American administrator at Amityville Memorial High School on Long Island has filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights against the school district, alleging racial discrimination.
Donald Trump's hard stance on Mexican immigration apparently doesn't extend to his real estate empire. The 2016 GOP hopeful's latest construction project in the heart of Washington D.C. is being built by laborers — some of whom admitted to crossing the US border illegally.
Tioga Downs Sole Applicant For Southern Tier Casino
Jul 6th - 6:31 pm
Posted by Nick Reisman in [...]
Tioga Downs Racetrack LLC was the only bidder for a Southern Tier-specific casino, the state Gaming Commission on Monday announced.
The deadline to submit an application to win the fourth and final casino license was today at 4 p.m.
Even though Tioga Downs was the sole bidder for the remaining license during the first wave of casino construction, there is no guarantee the company will be given the green light by the state's casino siting board.
The board began a new bidding process after the location panel recommended licenses for three casino proposals: Lago Resort & Casino in Seneca County; the Montreign Resort Casino in Thompson, Sullivan County; and the Rivers Casino & Resort at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady.
The Seneca County casino proposal was submitted as part of the Southern Tier-Finger Lakes region. Supporters of a Binghamton-area casino, including Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural, pointed out the project is closer to the Finger Lakes region than the economically troubled Southern Tier area.
Compounding the concern was the recommendation announcement coming the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration moved to ban high-volume hydrofracking in the state, a controversial natural gas extraction process that was being considered for the Southern Tier, where natural gas deposits are especially rich.
Cuomo, in response, called on the gaming commission to begin a new bidding process specifically for a "true" Southern Tier-based casino proposal despite siting board members doubting the economic feasibility.
Albany-based developer Jeffrey Hyman pulled the plug on submitting a second bid after investors backed out of the project following questions over the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program.
"It appears there is a real disagreement regarding the status and eligible benefits for that location and what they are seeking is a clarification and an extension to resolve this matter," Binghamton Mayor Rich David told our colleagues at TWC News in Binghamton.
Jul 6th - 5:26 pm
Progressive groups are planning a protest at the East Hampton home of hedge fund manager and charter school advocate Daniel Loeb, who is hosting a fund-raiser for Gov. Andrew Cuomo next Saturday.
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer today asked NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to authorize a ticker tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan to honor the U.S. Women's National Team, who won the 2015 FIFA World Cup yesterday.
Critically acclaimed author and Vanity Fair writer Bryan Burrough is working on a profile of de Blasio for the magazine.
The brother of indicted former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is set to join the former law firm of the man Skelos helped install as his successor, John Flanagan.
Cuomo announced the growth of solar in New York has increased more than 300 percent from 2011 to 2014, which is twice the rate of U.S. solar growth overall.
The 36 states that participate in the multi-state lottery Powerball are making it harder to win the top prize, but increasing the odds of winning any money.
The Working Families Party voted last week to endorse Rebecca Lynch, a former de Blasio staffer, for an open Queens Council seat–setting up another showdown between organized labor and the Queens Democratic establishment.
Hillary Clinton's campaign director defended the decision to corral members of the press with rope during a 4th of July parade in New Hampshire.
Clinton tomorrow will give the first nationally televised interview of her presidential campaign to CNN senior political correspondent Brianna Keilar.
The ample crowds and unexpectedly strong showing by Senator Bernie Sanders are setting off worry among advisers and allies of Clinton, who believe the Vermont senator could overtake her in Iowa polls by the fall and even defeat her in the nation's first nominating contest there.
Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush are expected to be the "special guests" at a dinner Thursday in Kennebunkport, Maine, with top donors to their son's presidential campaign
Several parties were disrupted at Thornden Park on the Fourth of July when a 16-year-old gunman opened fire in the grassy park, starting off a weekend more violent than any other Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler could remember.
Now deceased Clinton Correctional Facility escapee Richard Matt went on a crash diet while still behind bars, losing between 40 and 50 pounds – reportedly so he could fit into the steam pipe that he and David Sweat used to gain their freedom (temporarily).
While the Assembly's tumultuous 2015 session began with promises of change under new leadership, Republicans in the chamber remain on the margins of policymaking.
Former Gov. George Pataki wants to debate his fellow 2016 GOP hopeful, Donald Trump, one-on-one in New Hampshire on the topic of immigration.
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Trump's anti-Mexican statements: ""I know he's a very good man, unbiased, unprejudiced man. However, he said it. Maybe he could have said it better."
Trump quoted and later deleted a tweet by a Dutch right-winger, Rob Heilbron, suggesting that rival Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush favors illegal immigration because his wife is Mexican.
Pataki showed up to a press conference in New Hampshire with a rope, joking with reporters that he would take a page from Clinton's playbook and corral them.
"Voice" winner Sawyer Fredericks will perform a free show at the NYS Fair's Chevy Court on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The vote may have contributed to their end in public office, but the four Republican senators who voted to legalize same-sex marriage in 2011 say they have no regrets.
The killing in April of Ana Charle — the first shelter worker known to be slain in the NYC shelter system — has focused attention on these employees in recent months and prompted city officials to review security measures at the city's 256 homeless shelters.
Cuomo and the state Department of Financial Services have reached an agreement with a Nevada-based lender regarding high-interest loans they give to members of the military.
Between 80 and 100 people, many affiliated with People of Albany United for Safe Energy, rallied in front of the governor's mansion on Eagle Street in Albany at noon Monday, calling on Cuomo to ban oil train traffic in the state.


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I check my BlackBerry right before I fall asleep, immediately upon waking, and even in the middle of the night if I happen to wake up, so needless to say, I was amused to stumble upon this story.
It's fun making the smartphone most business people want, especially when it leads to expectations of yet another triple-digit jump in profits. So how can you figure out if Research in Motion can do it again? We're glad you asked.
Research in Motion will release earnings on Wednesday, and there's a fair amount of optimism swirling around these shares, even in the face of ever increasing competition and headlines from Apple and the iPhone.
The smartphone wars are picking up as Google prepares to release its Android mobile software platform. How should you trade?
Seems that last post about Oxford University Prof. Jonathan Zittrain and his worry about Apple's iPhone -- as well as other technology derailing our creativity -- struck a bit of a nerve. Several of you have written in, deriding his claims, calling him a Luddite, and more importantly, calling into question the basis on which he forms his opinions.
What am I missing here? That was the polite version of what went through my mind after reading Oxford University's professor Jonathan Zittrain wax philosophic about how the increasing adoption of Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion's Blackberry, and Microsoft's Xbox threaten to derail our very creativity.
Close, but no cigar, at least not yet when it comes to Google's mobile operating system platform code-named Android, at least according to the folks at The Wall Street Journal.
Stocks will struggle in the week ahead as they face the multiple threats of record oil prices, higher interest rates, a weak housing picture, and the fragile financial sector.
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CVS, Nike, Darden and Research in Motion are just a few of the names he likes.
For the week ending Friday, June 20, 2008, the markets dropped on disappointing earnings results from the financial sector, and a continued spike in crude oil prices added to investors' concerns over inflation. The Dow closed below 12000 on Friday for the first time since Mid-March.
Will the fast-growth of Research In Motion and Oracle save your money from battered bank blues?
The stock market ends the week in negative territory with all major indexes down almost 2% or greater, led by the Dow which dropped almost 4% for the week and broke the 12,000 level for the first time since March.
In an economic squeeze, efficiency and cost-savings are on the front burner. Scott Billeadeau says that makes these small-cap software names especially attractive.


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