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NEW YORK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2008) Black bears that live around urban areas weigh more, get pregnant at a younger age, and are more likely to die violent deaths, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
The study, published in the Fall 2008 issue of the journal Human-Wildlife Conflicts, tracked 12 bears over a 10-year period living in urban areas around Lake Tahoe, Nevada and compared them to 10 "wildland" bears that lived in outlying wild areas. The authors found that bears in urbanized areas weighed an average of 30 percent more than bears in wild areas due to a diet heavily supplemented by garbage. The authors believe that because the bears weigh more they are giving birth at an earlier age on average when they are between 4-5 years old, as compared to 7-8 years for bears in wild areas. Some urban bears even reproduced as early as 2-3 years of age around Lake Tahoe.
Urban bears also tend to die much younger due mostly to collisions with vehicles, according to the study. All 12 urban bears tracked by the researcher were dead by age 10 due to vehicle collisions, while six of the wildland bears still survived. Bear cubs in urban areas also had dramatically higher mortality rates due mainly to vehicle collisions.
"Urban areas are becoming the ultimate bear traps," said Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Jon Beckmann, the study's lead author. "Because of an abundant food source namely garbage bears are being drawn in from backcountry areas into urbanized landscapes where they meet their demise."
The study warns that urbanized areas are functioning as "sinks" for black bear populations, drawing in bears from outlying wild areas, where they ultimately die. As a result, bears are failing to re-colonize outlying wild areas following this shift to urban centers.
The authors believe that without these sinks, populations of black bears in Nevada could increase. Right now
|Contact: Stephen Sautner
Wildlife Conservation Society


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The present invention relates to an improved earplug and more particularly to an improved extruded earplug made of a foamed thermoplastic.
Earplugs are a common expedient to protect ears and their sensitive structures from excessive noise and from the entry of undesired debris or other matter. Recent designs for earplugs have employed plastics. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,774,938 and 3,872,559 disclose molded plastic earplugs. Other earplug designs are set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,811,742; 5,573,015; 5,203,352; 5,188,123; and 4,434,794. Another recent effort to make foamed plastic earplugs is exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,981. All of the above-noted patents are hereby expressly incorporated by reference for all purposes.
There remains a need in the art for a low-cost and efficient approach to the manufacture of earplugs, particularly foamed and extruded thermoplastic ear plugs. There is also a need in the art for improved earplug structures for enhancing user comfort, handling and overall earplug performance.
The present invention meets the above needs by providing an improved earplug that is made by a process that includes the steps of:
a) extruding a foamed body of thermoplastic material;
b) shaping the thermoplastic material; and
c) separating the resulting shaped material for forming individual earplugs.
In a particularly preferred embodiment the earplug is a thermoplastic elastomer material that is waterfoamed, and the foamed body is extruded in the form of a tube.
Materials and dimensions shown in the drawings are for illustration purposes. They are not intended as limiting. Other materials and dimensions are possible as will be appreciated.
The present invention is predicated upon the discovery of an improved process for the manufacture of an earplug 10 (10′), such as shown in
As will be appreciated from the discussion that follows, one of the unique aspects of the present invention is that novel earplug structures may be produced using a foamed plastic, and particularly from an extruded foam tube of a thermoplastic material. For example, the present invention may be used to make solid core earplugs. However, as seen in
A preferred approach is to foam the earplugs while they are being extruded, while they are being shaped or both. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the earplugs are foamed using a waterfoam technique, by the liberation of gas from water that is mixed with the feed material prior to extrusion. By way of example, the teachings of U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,398,997 and 6,110,404, hereby incorporated by reference, illustrate one preferred approach for waterfoaming. Those patents teach a method for extruding foam of a plastic resin material, such as a thermoplastic elastomer (which is used herein, without limitation, for illustration purposes), which includes the steps of mixing the resin (e.g., thermoplastic elastomer) with water, introducing the mix to an extruder, melting and compressing the resin (e.g., thermoplastic elastomer) and water and extruding the resultant mix as foam. In more detail, a first quantity of resin (e.g., thermoplastic elastomer) in pellet form is mixed with a second quantity of water, and optionally soaked for a predetermined period of time after mixing. It will be appreciated that pursuant to this technique, superheated water within the resin (e.g., thermoplastic elastomer) is in a generally liquid state, owing to the high pressures encountered in the extruder die. When the resin leaves the die and the pressure upon is reduced (e.g., to atmospheric), a resulting effect of the pressure reduction is to flash the liquid to a gaseous state, thereby forming pores within molten or semi-molten plastic. As the pores and plastic grow, if unconstrained, the volume of the foam increases and the density decreases. A layer of densified or unfoamed plastic, effectively a skin, may be formed on an outer surface of the foam, for example, by being cooled for solidifying before the foam expands on the outer surface.
As seen in
Preferably, upon exiting a die 22 of the extruder 20, the extrusion 24 will be a substantially completely foamed material, although it may only be partially foamed. After exiting the die 22, the extrusion is shaped as desired.
The step of shaping may be done in any suitable manner. For example, it is possible to have opposing surfaces, one or both of which are shaped to a desired configuration, contacting the extrusion for plastically deforming it, (e.g., while the temperature of the extrusion is still at or near the melting point of the extrusion material. In a preferred embodiment, shaping is performed nearly simultaneously about substantially the entirety of the periphery of the extrusion 24. A particularly preferred approach to shaping is by deformation of the extrusion in accordance with a suitable method, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,789,322; 4,504,206; and 3,981,663; hereby expressly incorporated by reference. An example of a suitable machine for use in the present invention is commercially available from Corma, Inc., such as under the Model numbers VO52. Preferably, the machine will have a line speed of at least about 1 meter per minute, more preferably at least about 5 meters/minute, and still more preferably at least about 12 meters/minute and even still more preferably at least about 20 meters/minute. In this manner, it is contemplated that amounts of products ranging from about 5 to about 30 kg/hour or higher, and more preferably about 15 to about 25 kg/hour are possible.
In general, as seen for example in
The shaping machine may be located immediately adjacent an extrusion die or spaced apart from it. Thus, it is possible that some foaming may occur during shaping. In this manner, it is possible that the temperature of the extrusion may be controlled during the shaping by heating or cooling it along the line. Other like continuously fed shaping machines and techniques may also be employed and the present invention is therefore not limited solely to the above embodiment.
As described previously, individual earplugs are formed upon the separation of the extrusion into segments. Thus, before, during or after shaping, the earplug precursors are at least partially cut at their respective end portions 38. The cutting may be performed with any suitable tool. For example, the edges of the mold portions 32 may be adapted for cutting or for closing the ends of each earplug precursor. A blade may be associated with the extruder upstream or downstream of the shaping machine. An example of a suitable cutting machine for use in the present invention is a commercially available puller/cutter from The Harrel Company (e.g., one that employs one or a combination of a machine under the designations of ROLLERPULLER or NOCLUTCH CUTTER). Another alternative would be to employ a suitable die cutting machine (e.g., a rotary die cut machine, such as is available from Delta Industrial). The cutting machine may optionally employ a suitable sensor (e.g., an optical sensor) to sense to location of a predetermined feature of a workpiece for triggering the cutter to cut the workpiece.
Other processing steps may also be employed as desired. For example, during extrusion, during shaping or both, the extrusion 24 or earplug precursors 36 may be stretched, cut with a hot blade, or both for forming a skin on one or both ends of the earplug. Examples of suitable stretch-cutting techniques that may be employed are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,624 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,617,849, hereby incorporated by reference. Thus, the extrusion 24 or earplug precursors 36 may be stretched longitudinally and cut transversely while stretched. It is also possible that flash will be generated during processing, and the present invention also contemplates that a step be employed for flash removal, in instances when control over processing and equipment cannot avoid the formation of flash in the first instance.
The outer surface of an earplug in accordance with the present invention may exhibit any suitable surface texture, contour or combination thereof. It may include a smooth surface as illustrated in the above embodiments. Alternatively, as seen in
The extrusion or earplug precursors may be coated over some or all of their bodies with a suitable coating, such as a tackifier, a powder, a reduced friction material, a medicament (e.g., a fungicide, a bactericide, or another medicine), an antiseptic, or combinations thereof. They may have a design or text printed on a surface (e.g., screen printed, laser printed, hot stamped or the like). Though smaller earplugs are also possible in accordance with the present invention, preferably the earplugs are at least about 25 mm in length.
In one highly preferred embodiment, though not a necessary requirement to fall within the scope of the present invention, a preferred foamed earplug is believed to be capable of exhibiting a mean attenuation level (in accordance with ANSI S3.19-1974) of at least about 10 dB, and more preferably at least about 20 dB within a frequency range of about 125 to about 250 Hz; and at least about 20 db, and more preferably at least about 35 db for frequencies greater than about 500 Hz. A highly preferred ear plug in accordance with the present invention is believed to exhibit an NRR mean attenuation level of at least about 40 db at a frequency of about 3000 Hz. Thus, though again not a necessary requirement to fall within the scope of the present invention, preferred earplugs in accordance with the present invention are believed to and preferably will exhibit a Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of at least about 5, more preferably at least about 15, and still more preferably at least about 20; and in one preferred embodiment, the earplugs may have a NRR of between about 15 and 40, and more preferably between about 20 and 35.
The material selected has a density sufficient to produce earplugs having densities ranging from about 12 to 31 pcf (about 0.2 to 0.5 g/cc), or more preferably, within a range of from about 20 to 25 pcf (about 0.3 to 0.4 g/cc). In addition, in one preferred embodiment, the material of the earplug (in an unfoamed state) would exhibit a Shore A durometer hardness of between about 60 and about 80.
Foamed materials herein may be an open or closed cell material. In one preferred embodiment, at least about 50% by volume, more preferably at least about 65% by volume of the overall cell volume will include closed cells. The foamed materials of the earplugs may be skinned or unskinned. They may have a continuous or uniform density throughout, or a density gradient. Preferably the material employed will be sufficiently pliable and elastic that a user will be able to compress the material for insertion into an ear and the earplug once inserted will expand, so that the earplug will be retained in the ear. Thus, generally it will be appreciated that the material of the earplug will exhibit a relatively low compression set and a relatively low load/deflection.
Preferred materials for forming the earplugs are low density thermoplastic elastomeric materials such as thermoplastic polyolefins/ethylene-propylene (PEP OR EPDM), thermoplastic block copolymers/styrene-butadiene (SBS) and styrene-isoprene (SIS), thermoplastic polyester, thermoplastic polyurethane (PU)/polyester/polyether, thermoplastic vulcanizates (e.g., comprising blends of cured olefin rubber and thermoplastic olefin resin), poly (vinyl ester) (e.g., chemically blown), melt processible rubbers, polyamide blocks, thermoplastic rubber, and viscoelastic polyurethane. Santoprene� thermoplastic rubber (e.g., such as that sold by Advanced Elastomer Systems under the designation 123-52W242 or X123-48W242) may also be used. Other thermoplastic foams may alternatively be employed. Blends of the above materials likewise may be employed.
In one embodiment where a low friction surface is desired, the ear plugs are coated over at least a portion of their external surfaces with a low friction coating, which may take the form of a powder, wax, an oil, or even a polymer (such as a fluoropolymer, a high-density polyolefin (e.g., HDPE), a silicon-containing compound (e.g., an organosilane) or the like. The coating may be emulsified or dispersed in a liquid to facilitate the coating step. Alternatively, for example, when a polymer coating is employed it is possible that it is coextruded with the foamed thermoplastic. Other suitable coating techniques may be employed such as dipping, brushing, curtain coating, spraying, swabbing, or the like. Other organic or inorganic coatings may also be employed. Additives or reinforcements may also be incorporated into or on the surface of the earplug, such as colorants, stabilizers, fillers, or other art-disclosed additives.
Earplugs prepared in accordance with the present invention may be packaged at a point of manufacture (e.g., at a manufacturing plant) or at a packaging site that is remote from the point of manufacture (e.g., at a wholesale or retail distribution outlet). One embodiment of the present invention thus contemplates the production of a plurality of earplugs that facilitate the shipment or transport of the earplugs from the point of manufacture to the point of distribution. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the earplugs (e.g., at least partially joined at their ends) are extruded to form a continuous length of straight or coiled material (e.g., coiled about a core), which can subsequently be cut into individual earplugs or into pairs of earplugs (e.g., with a partial cut allowing for ready detachment of a pair into individual earplugs) that can be separated from each other by the end user. Suitable handling equipment may be employed during these operations, such as a stacked cooling conveyor to permit for cooling without uncontrolled plastic deformation. At the end of the conveyor, the extrusion could be placed on a core and coiled.
The earplugs manufactured in accordance with the present invention can be provided alone or in combination with other items, as part of a kit. For example, it may be possible that a kit would include ear plugs of the present invention along with an eye covering (e.g., glasses, goggles, blinders, or the like), one or more toiletries for personal hygiene, a head covering, a carrying case, a breather, a face mask, a protective body suit, a safety hat, steel-toed boots, a strap for connecting the ear plugs into a single assembly, a light, a reflective safety garment, or a combination of at least two of such items.
Thus, it is possible within the present invention that the ear plugs herein are provided for use by a construction worker, a musician, a concert-goer, a firearm range user, an air transport passenger, heavy tool equipment operators, persons who work in a factory, automobile or boat racers or race spectators, airfield workers, or the like.
The methods taught herein are not limited to the manufacture solely of earplugs, but could be extended to the manufacture of other foamed thermoplastic articles, such as (without limitation) caps, plugs, covers, feet, clips, hangers (e.g., for a wiring harness or fluid lines) fasteners, tubing retainers, or other parts (particularly parts in which a hollow core is desired) that can be molded from an extruded profile, by moving dies or other mold portions downstream from the extruder die.
The present invention also contemplates the performance of the methods herein for the manufacture of shaped co-extruded articles. Accordingly, in one embodiment, a coextrusion is shaped in an operation downstream from the extrusion die.
Dimensions and materials identified in the attached Figures are for illustration purposes and may vary depending upon the intended application in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. The present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific features of the Figures even though the invention encompasses the same.
The illustrative embodiments set forth in the above constitute examples of the principles of the present invention. Numerous alternatives will readily occur to the person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims.
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Japan scrambles jets in dispute with China over islands
BEIJING -- Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets Thursday in response to a Chinese surveillance plane that flew over contested islands in the East China Sea, ratcheting up a dispute that is becoming increasingly worrisome to the international community.
By the time the fighters from Okinawa reached the area, the plane belonging to the Chinese Oceanic Administration had flown away and the incident ended without a confrontation.
Nonetheless, it set nerves on edge around the region. Japan's Defense Ministry said it was the first time a Chinese plane had intruded into airspace the Japanese have claimed since at least 1958, although Chinese vessels have frequently been darting into the waters near the islands, known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese.
Chief Cabinet secretary Osamu Fujimura said Japan had lodged an official protest and summoned the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo.
"It is extremely deplorable that China's official airplane conducted an airspace invasion of Japan's territory today, on top of their intrusion of territorial waters," he said in a statement.
The sparring over the uninhabited islands in recent months has become increasingly alarming, with nationalistic fervor rising in the midst of political transitions in both countries. The Chinese Communist Party's new general secretary, Xi Jinping, installed just a month ago, has been trying to prove himself a staunch defender of Chinese sovereignty.
In campaigning ahead of Japan's general election on Sunday, opposition leader and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been talking tough about China in hopes of getting his old job back. He has called for an amendment to Japan's pacifist constitution that would expand the nation's Self-Defense Forces.
"Nationalism is a tool that many Asian leaders have abused for their political purposes," warned Lee Chung-min, a professor of international relations at Yonsei University in Seoul, speaking this week a security conference in the South Korean capital.
For their part, Chinese officials defended what they said was their right to fly the surveillance plane into the area.
"I want to stress that these activities are completely normal. The Diaoyu and its affiliated islands are China's inherent territory since ancient times," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in Beijing.
The Chinese plane was reported by Tokyo to have flown nine miles south of the largest island in the chain, Uotsuri Jima. The Japanese Defense Ministry said there had only been two other violations of the country's airspace since it began keeping records in 1958, one by a Soviet plane and another from Taiwan.
An intrusion by an airplane is potentially far more dangerous than one by a ship because international law gives a country the right to expel an unauthorized aircraft by force.
Also, the incident occurred on a sensitive date on the Chinese calendar, marking the 75th anniversary of the start of a massacre by Japanese troops who had occupied the Chinese city of Nanjing in the lead-up to World War II.
Memorial services were being held Thursday in the city, previously known as Nanking, for hundreds of thousands of victims of the massacre.
Dangerous moves in the East China Sea could bring Japan, China to armed conflict
Japan accuses China of airspace intrusion over islands
Japan has accused China of violating its airspace for the first time after a Chinese government plane flew near disputed East China Sea islands.
Fighter jets were scrambled after the plane was seen around 11:00 local time (02:00 GMT) near one of the islands, spokesman Osamu Fujimura said.
Japan lodged an immediate protest with Beijing, he said.
The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have been a long-standing source of tension.
A total of eight F-15 fighters were sent after reports of the presence of the plane, which belong to China's State Oceanic Administration - a state body tasked with law enforcement in Chinese waters.
Japan's defence ministry said it was the first intrusion into Japan's air space by a Chinese government aircraft since the military began keeping records in 1958.
Last year, Japan said two Chinese military planes flew near the area, but did not enter the country's airspace.
Mr Fujimura called the incident "extremely deplorable", saying it followed a report from the coast guard that Chinese surveillance ships had also been seen in waters near the islands earlier in the day.
"It is extremely regrettable that, on top of that, an intrusion into our airspace has been committed in this way," he said.
The Chinese ambassador in Tokyo had been summoned to hear a formal Japanese protest, he said.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, however, said during a regular news briefing that the plane's flight was "completely normal".
"The Diaoyu islands and affiliated islands are part of China's inherent territory," he said. "The Chinese side calls on Japan to halt all entries into water and airspace around the islands."
Japan controls the islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan. Close to strategically important shipping lanes, the waters around the islands also offer rich fishing grounds and are thought to contain oil deposits.
The dispute over their ownership has rumbled for years but the Japanese government's acquisition of three of the islands from their private Japanese owner in September sparked a renewed row, triggering a diplomatic chill and public protests in some Chinese cities.
Since then Chinese ships have been sailing in and out of waters around the islands, prompting warnings from Japan.
It is not clear whether this is a move by the Chinese side to escalate the dispute, or a one-off event designed to remind Japan of unsettled history, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nanjing massacre, where Japanese troops killed tens of thousands of Chinese civilians in China's old capital, Nanjing, in 1937.
The incident also comes days before a Japanese general election thought likely to result in a change of government in Tokyo.
China's dangerous game
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo
This looks very much like a carefully calibrated escalation by China of the island dispute.
The plane flown over the disputed islands was small, propeller-driven and non-military. When challenged by Japanese fighter jets, the pilots of the Chinese plane replied that it was Chinese airspace and the Japanese planes should leave. China's plan appears to be to gradually establish a de facto presence in the waters, and now the airspace, around the disputed islands.
Eventually Beijing may believe it will lead to de facto control. The statement from China's foreign ministry certainly seems to back this up. It called on Japan to "halt all entries in to water and airspace around the islands".
But if Beijing thinks Japan will capitulate in the same way the Philippines has over Scarborough Shoal atoll in the South China Sea, it is almost certainly wrong. Tokyo has made it very clear it will not give up the islands. Japan has a large and powerful navy and air force. This is a game with high stakes and is potentially extremely dangerous.
Japan-China disputed islands
- The archipelago consists of five islands and three reefs
- Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture
- Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara owned three of the islands but sold them to the Japanese state in September
- The islands were also the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan and China in 2010
China asks army to be ready for regional war
China said it was normal for its marine surveillance aircraft to fly over the disputed Diaoyu islands after Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept the Chinese aircraft early on Thursday.
Within hours of the incident, Communist Party of China (CPC) general secretary was quoted by the state media as ordering the largest armed forces in the world, People's Liberation Army (PLA) to be ready to win "regional wars."
China and Japan are locked in a dispute over the ownership of the Diaoyu (which the Japanese call Senkaku) islands in the East China Sea but it was for the first time that aircraft from both countries were involved in the row.
Thursday also marked the 75th anniversary of the beginning of an episode known as the Nanjing Massacre, when the Japanese Imperial Army troops entered Nanjing, the then-Chinese capital and triggered large-scale violence.
Earlier in the day, eight Japanese F-15 fighter jets flew out after a Japanese coast guard ship spotted the Chinese aircraft over the islands.
Agencies from Tokyo said four maritime surveillance vessels were logged in waters around the islands earlier in the day, the coastguard said, adding it had ordered them to leave.
Such confrontations have become commonplace since Japan nationalized the East China Sea islands in September, a move it insisted amounted to nothing more than a change of ownership of what was already Japanese territory.
But Beijing later dismissed the incident.
"The Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islets are an inalienable part of China's territory, and it's completely normal for a Chinese marine surveillance plane to fly over them," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular press conference in Beijing.
He also urged Japan to stop its illegal operations in the waters and space concerning the islands.
Hong pointed out that the current severe difficulties in China-Japan relations are the result of Japan's illegal purchase of the Diaoyu Islands, and he called on the Japanese government to correct its mistakes by showing sincerity and taking action through dialogue and negotiation.
Meanwhile, Xi also the head of the powerful Central Military Commission has ordered the PLA to intensify its "real combat" awareness to win regional wars, state-run Xinhua reported on Thursday.
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-Homeowner Preservation Program (HPP)
-Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN)
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-Beware of fraud
Homeowner Preservation Program (HPP)
If you have a loan with Bank of America, BMO Harris Bank or any of the servicers listed below, you could be eligible for up to $50,000 in assistance under the Homeowner Preservation Program. HPP is a mortgage assistance program funded by the U.S. Department of Treasury. It offers qualified homeowners a one-time principal reduction payment designed to permanently lower their monthly mortgage amount.
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Contact 855-873-7405 to find out if you are eligible and to start an application.
Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN)
The Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network brings together the services of state agencies and non-profit organizations to help connect struggling homeowners with information they need to keep their homes. Visit the website or call toll-free 1-855-KEEP-411 (1-855-533-7411).
Counseling help
National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program
National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program (NFMC) funds help housing finance agencies, such as IHDA, and other HUD approved housing counseling intermediaries provide free foreclosure intervention and loss mitigation counseling for homeowners in need. The goal of the funding is to expand and supplement counseling opportunities available to families facing delinquency and foreclosure.
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The Illinois Hardest Hit program (HHF) assists low- and moderate-income families with up to $35,000 in temporary mortgage payment assistance while they work to regain sufficient income to pay their mortgage.
On July 19, 2013 it was announced that the final date to apply for HHF would be September 30, 2013. The program is now closed for new applications. Thousands of homeowners across Illinois who have experienced a 20 percent drop or more in income have received temporary mortgage assistance and the federal funds are now exhausted.
Currently funded borrowers will not be impacted by the closure of the application process. Please log in here to access your account.
Homeowners with pending HHF applications should contact their assigned Sponsor Agency to learn what step their application is at currently.
If you are currently in need of assistance, the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network can connect you to a housing counselor who can suggest other programs you may be eligible for.
Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
The Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program is a partnership between the Circuit Court of Cook County, IHDA and other organizations who joined together to help Cook County homeowners. To qualify, homeowners must be Cook County residents living in a property in foreclosure.
Federal Foreclosure Assistance
Making Home Affordable is a federal program enabling qualified homeowners to modify or refinance their mortgage to make their payments more affordable. The program also helps unemployed homeowners and those who are underwater, or owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth.
More information about federal foreclosure assistance resources can be viewed at HUD's website.
Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) Initiative
IHDA and Housing Action Illinois want to make homeowners aware of a new option available to help families avoid foreclosure. The Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) Initiative helps homeowners facing eviction or foreclosure to repurchase their homes with mortgages they can afford. The SUN Initiative has helped over 500 families in Maryland, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and is now available in Illinois. While the SUN program will not work for every household facing foreclosure, the program is another option for counselors to share with their clients.
More information is available on www.sunhomehelp.org.
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If you have an IHDA loan and need assistance, please see the IHDA borrowers page.
Beware of fraud
Homeowners should beware of foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification scams. Scammers make promises they cannot keep, such as guarantees to save your home or lower your mortgage, for a fee. You should never have to pay for foreclosure assistance. Scammers also may pretend they have direct contact with your mortgage servicer when they do not.
Tips to Avoid Scams:
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- Beware of people who pressure you to sign papers immediately, or who try to convince you they can save your home if you sign or transfer over the deed to your house.
- Do not sign over the deed to your property to any organization or individual unless you are working directly with your mortgage company to forgive your debt.
- Never make a mortgage payment to anyone without your mortgage company's approval.
- Federal Trade Commission — Watch the Foreclosure Rescue Scams Video on the FTC 's YouTube Channel.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency provides tips and materials to help homeowners avoid mortgage modification and foreclosure rescue scams.
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What to Do if You Have Been the Victim of a Scam
If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Visit the FTC's online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) for assistance in English or Spanish.


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The case gives you a USB cable, neglecting to tell you that you need an adaptor to make it work with the Coby Kyros Mid 7015. Since this item is being packaged with the Kyros - it would be real nice if it was able to work. Now I have to hunt down a compatible cable to get this to work.
When someone purchases a package deal from Amazon - we want it to work right out of the box.
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Mignon Innes Thoreson says:
I absolutely agree with Mr. Cunningham. I have mini ports on my tablet pc, and the keyboard came with a micro USB. I wanted to use the case for a trip I'm taking in two days, so I looked for a USB adapter at Radio Shack, Staples, Best Buy, Walmart and Target and didn't find one. Finally I saw the bottom of the order page that showed that people who order this case also order a certain USB Adapter. I ordered the adapter today, but I won't see it until I come back from my trip. Oh well, at least the case looks attractive...
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Simon says:
My kryos 7015 came with an adapter to use a full size USB connector, this should work with the keyboard.
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what did you expect for so cheap?
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did the adapter work?
Posted on Dec 23, 2011 12:36:07 PM PST
Hillbillie says:
My Coby Kyros MID 7120 came with an adapter (seems like all/most of the Kyros models do come with an adapter) and this case/keyboard works fine. :o)
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No I haven't joined the games group here at Microsoft though I admit, two XBOX posts in one day is a bit much. It's just that as soon as I posted the news about XBOX Elite, I saw this on the Microsoft Is Awesome site. Let's not get all hung up on the site name as we know the word awesome is overused but I can't disagree with the sentiment :)
The guys there came across this rather striking Halo 3 XBOX 360 up on eBay with a BuyNow price of $925. I don't think you get a PS3 thrown in for that but I may be wrong. Anyway, nice casing but I'm pretty sure it would get thrown out as trash in our house.
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Thanks to Paul Foster for the heads up that 10 has an exclusive on the new XBOX Elite. It's been rumoured for some time but now the details are laid bare - HDMI and a 120gb hard disk being the main attractions. Oh and it's black!
I have to confess that my XBOX 360 has sat dormant for quite some time but I'm planning to get the HD-DVD drive for it as it's a steal at £120 or so. I've been too busy upgrading my Windows Media Centre to Vista and too busy writing this blog to do an XBOX'ing. Added to which I always get beat at PGR3 on Live so I threw my toys out of the pram - not literally though as my place is on the first floor and I hear XBOX'es don't bounce!
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When Angela Merkel won re-election in 2013, the outside world saw her success as a sign that things were going well in Germany. But David Cameron's decisive victory in the UK's election last week is receiving a much more sceptical press overseas. A Washington Post headline proclaimed: "Election may set Britain on a path to becoming Little England". A New York Times columnist upped the ante by announcing: "The Suicide of Britain".
Three weeks to go until the UK general election, and whatever the result – most likely no party with an overall majority in parliament – the remarkable thing is the serious underperformance of the ruling Conservatives.
The Conservatives inherited a nascent economic recovery in 2010 from a desperately unpopular Labour government that had been in power for thirteen years, and, despite questionable economic policies such as excessive austerity, narrowly managed not to screw it up.
But instead of building on their modest 36.1 per cent vote share in 2010, which forced them to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, polls now show the Tories struggling to break above 35 per cent. Read more
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What should western politicians be most worried about: growth, inequality, the environment, education? To judge from today's discourse, the answer seems to be none of the above. Instead, in the past month, both Barack Obama, US president, and David Cameron, UK prime minister, have made big speeches on immigration. At the weekend Swiss voters rejected a proposal virtually to end the flow of incomers to their country. But anti-immigration parties have made strong gains in a variety of other European nations, including Sweden and Italy, in the past year.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men
"Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune."
So said Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the same thought was surely the cause of much rejoicing on Friday among the main political party groups in the European Parliament. Seize the moment, and victory will be yours.
The parties' success in forcing the EU's national governments to nominate Jean-Claude Juncker as the next European Commission president is one reason why Friday's EU summit in Brussels will go down in history. The parties, using the European Parliament as their lever, have rebalanced the distribution of power among the EU institutions in their favour. Read more
Will Scotland go it alone?
The referendum on Scottish independence takes place in seven months and if the Scots vote to go it alone, they will break up a union which has existed for over 300 years. On Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron made an impassioned plea to Scots: "We want you to stay." But Mr Cameron's intervention has been treated by the Scottish Nationalists as a sign of panic from the government in London.
In his address to the World Economic Forum, the prime minister was his
fluent self. But there was also an obvious tension between his embrace of
a globalised and open UK and his determination to curb immigration.
This led to a very pointed question from a Swedish MEP on precisely this
contradiction. Mr Cameron defended himself by pointing to the case for
curbing access of immigrants from the EU to welfare benefits and the need
to recognise the challenges created by the huge income gaps between some of
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In theory, David Cameron and Radoslaw Sikorski should get on marvellously. Both the British prime minister and the Polish foreign secretary studied at Oxford and were members of the elite Bullingdon club, which specialises in dressing up, drinking, vomiting and vandalism. Both men have matured into robust conservatives. But last week we witnessed an unedifying dispute between the two politicians, sparked by Mr Cameron's suggestion that Britain should not be paying child benefit to children living in Poland, even if their parents are working in Britain. In response, Mr Sikorski accused the British of stigmatising Polish immigrants and tweeted (in Polish) a suggestion that Poles in Britain should return home.
Thousands gathered in Soweto's enormous stadium for a lively memorial service celebrating Nelson Mandela's life yesterday but much of the news focused on the behaviour of the attendees rather than on Madiba's legacy.
The memorial event was overshadowed by the crowd's hostile reaction to South African president Jacob Zuma, a historic handshake between US and Cuban leaders and shameless selfies as western leaders hogged the limelight. In a surreal turn of events, it emerged that the man interpreting the proceedings live on television for deaf viewers was a hoax.
Here are some reports and analysis on the significance of the day and the high jinks in the audience. Read more
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♦ Though support for a vote in favour of military intervention in Syria appears to be strengthening in the US, the sceptics still have strong arguments and Obama still has a number of battles to win such as gaining partisan and public support.
♦ A back and forth between the Washington Post's Max Fisher and writer Teju Cole provides an entertaining and thought provoking exchange on the tone in western coverage of the conflict in Syria, use of chemical weapons and potential western military intervention.
♦ The opening up of the debate on European issues to the wider population afforded by pre-election debates between Merkel and her opponent Peer Steinbrück is a necessary part of moving forward on deepening of the European Union and the healing of the eurozone, says the FT in an editorial.
♦When the Muslim Brotherhood moved to take over the ministry of culture under Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian intellectuals were gripped by a fear "sometimes well-founded, sometimes bordering on hysteria" about the threat of the brotherhood to Egypt's identity, which helped drive them "back into the reassuring embrace of the military."
♦ The UK Labour party's rejection of David Cameron's proposal for action in Syria is not based on its position, argues David Aaronovitch, but is rather a strategy of following behind the leader to "wait for slip-up and exploit his or her mistakes." Read more
By James Blitz and Elizabeth Rigby
Senior parliamentarians and government officials in Britain believe it is highly unlikely that the UK will transfer arms to moderate Syrian rebels at some future date because they believe David Cameron has lost the political support needed to make such a move.
For many months, Britain's prime minister has been the most forward-leaning of western leaders in arguing that the moderate rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime may soon need arms from the west, partly to tilt the battlefield in their favour.
Last week, Mr Cameron's position received strong support from the Obama administration in the US, which finally announced that it would transfer arms to the rebels. However, any attempt by the UK to support such a move is now so firmly opposed by Mr Cameron's own Conservative MPs that he would be unlikely to win a vote in the House of Commons, leading politicians have told the FT. Read more
US President Barack Obama's decision to send arms to the Syrian rebels is clearly an important moment in the country's civil war. It is a decision that will be welcomed by David Cameron, the British prime minister.
Over the last year, Cameron has been one of the strongest supporters for the idea of sending arms to the rebels in order to level the Syrian battlefield and help bring the Assad regime to the negotiating table. A constant theme in his argument is that there must not be a repeat of the Bosnia conflict in the 1990s, in which thousands died while the west stood aside and did nothing. Read more
♦ We love our multilateral organisations here at the FT, so we've taken a close look at how Roberto Azevêdo managed to win the WTO DG nomination – visiting a mere 47 countries along the way. Mr Azevêdo struck a pragmatic note in an in interview with the FT, saying a year-end Bali meeting would focus on the "do-able": "It's… about instilling confidence that we can still negotiate, that we can still deliver multilaterally."
♦ After David Cameron welcomed Uhuru Kenyatta to London this week, Richard Dowden considers the diplomatic earthquake that could occur when Kenyatta is expected to report to the ICC. Will Britain "abandon the ICC or isolate their closest political and security ally in East and the Horn of Africa"? Will Kenyatta run the country from a Dutch prison using Skype?
♦ Israel has warned the US about an imminent Russian deal to sell ground-to-air missile systems to Syria.
♦ US military camouflage has developed from two types to 10, just one example of inefficient duplication between different government agencies.
♦ Arguably the most haunting photograph of the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh. Read more
President François Hollande this week published France's long awaited strategic defence review, setting out what the French armed forces should be aiming to do in the years ahead. The publication of the document – called the "livre blanc" or "white book" – was an important moment for those following European defence.
In recent years, the US has become increasingly concerned that European states are cutting back on defence spending, leaving the US to do more and more of the heavy lifting in Nato. In 2010, Britain, the biggest defence spender in Europe, slashed expenditure by eight per cent in real terms. The big question was whether France was about to do the same.
The good news for France's allies is that it isn't taking what might be called the "Cameron approach." According to Camille Grand, director of the Paris-based Foundation for Strategic Research, France did debate whether to slash defence spending by 10 per cent. "But the French finance ministry lost that argument, much to relief of the service chiefs," he says. Read more
The future of the UK in the EU is, of course, already a subject of fierce debate. Everybody can see that the chances of a British departure have increased. The question is by how much.
I was interested to discover from a private conversation with a very senior continental official that his worry is that the rest of the EU really does not need this diversion of attention from its immediate concern, which is the reform of the eurozone.
He referred to two specific risks.
First, he is worried that the very fact that the UK may be on the way out will shake confidence in the future of the eurozone. As he noted, people in Asia or the Americas do not understand the details. They will just regard this British decision as calling into question the vitality of the European project, partly, no doubt, because the UK has deep relations with these parts of the world. Read more
By Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of Save the Children
David Cameron's speech yesterday was a source of much speculation, interpretation and voicing of opinions here at Davos, even though delivered in London. This is hardly surprising when so much hangs in the balance, not just for the future of the UK but for Europe too.
A lot is also at stake in the UK prime minister's next speech, starting soon here. Some 2.3 million children's lives each year, 20 percent of earning power and up to 3 percent of countries' GDPs. This is the impact of global malnutrition on today's children and tomorrow's workforce.
During the height of Olympic fever last year, Cameron hosted a Hunger Summit where global leaders pledged to reduce the number of children left stunted by malnutrition by 25 million by the next Olympics in 2016. I'm hoping Cameron will keep the momentum going by announcing today a follow-up meeting in advance of the G8. This hidden issue needs the attention of the G8 and G20. Read more
The story of David Cameron's much-delayed speech on Europe mixes farce with tragedy. The fact that the Algerian terrorist attack has once again delayed the prime minister's landmark address, must make Cameron wonder whether the whole enterprise is cursed.
The great Europe speech was initially meant to be given before Xmas. It was put off, amidst reports that there were still deep arguments about its contents. Cameron himself attempted to defuse the controversy with a risque joke – likening the extended wait for his speech to Tantric sex. It would be all the better for the long build-up, he assured his listeners. Read more
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Jenny Queen
Jenny Queen (born March 18, 1979) is a singer-songwriter and author. Both her songs and her literary writing often deal with memory and how people process memory over time. Her musical style encompasses elements from genres of roots, indie folk, neotraditional country, country and pop. Her lyrical content and voice have been described as a "combination of little girl and windswept and bruised woman."[1]
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Queen was born March 18, 1979, in Springfield, Ohio. With family in southern Kentucky, Queen was exposed to bluegrass music pioneer Bill Monroe's music at a young age.[2] With a grandfather who is a Southern Baptist minister, Queen sang in church groups throughout her teens.[3] She attended Ohio State University, earning a B.A., graduating Summa Cum Laude. Queen then went on to earn a Masters in International Relations from University Of Chicago. She is a volunteer for Amnesty International and has been involved with educating refugees.[1]
While living in Sydney, Australia [4] in 2004, her music career started when she met producer, Tony Buchen, of the Sydney outfit the Baggsmen.[1] Buchen produced "Girls Who Cry Need Cake" on Laughing Outlaw Records.[5] Queen's cover of Moby's song Porcelain was the album's first radio single, described by Allmusic as "flat-out brilliant", followed by second single, Drowning Slowly.[6]
In 2007, Queen started work on her second album, "After The Dance." Recorded in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the album is produced by John Leidersdorf. Musicians on After The Dance include Jon Graboff of Ryan Adams and The Cardinals on pedal steel, Eric Silver on mandolin, Marc Swersky on bass, Justin King on electric guitar, Ehren Ebbage on acoustic guitar and Andy Letke of DeSol on rhodes piano and banjo. "After The Dance" was released March 2009 on ABC / Universal Records in Australia and New Zealand and in the rest of the world on Laughing Outlaw Records. The Australian describes "After The Dance" as having a melancholy edge, with a delicacy of tone.
In 2013 Jenny Queen began writing and recording on her third album, Small Town Misfits, which was released in May 2014 by ABC Music Australia.[7]
As a writer, Jenny has penned Under Arms And Underage[2] for Refugee Transitions Magazine, a publication operated by STARTTS (Service for Treatment and Rehabilitation Of Torture and Trauma Survivors). She is currently writing a retrospective of the artwork of the Debaser Graphic Arts Studio. Her novel, tentatively titled Hummingbird Cake, follows twin sisters growing up in rural America and the vast differences between their memories over the same life events. She has not yet begun seeking publication for her novel.
- Solo
- Girls Who Cry Need Cake (2004 Laughing Outlaw Records)
- After The Dance (2009, ABC Records)
- Small Town Misfits (2014, ABC Records)
- Other appearances
- Ten Cent Souvenir - Ehren Ebbage (2008 EE)
- The C Minus Project - Sam Schinazzi (2004 · Laughing Outlaw Records)
- ^ a b c Zuel, Bernard (2003-07-19). "Queen and country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ a b Queen, Jenny (Spring–Summer 2002). "Under arms and underage". Refugee Transitions (13). Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Reilly, Terry, The West Australian, Music Today
- ^ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/world_music/s/141/141525_best_folk_and_roots_cds_of_the_year.html
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- ^ Luerssen, John D. "Girls Who Cry Need Cake Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ "Jenny Queen ABC Music".
External links[edit]
- Jenny Queen official website http://www.jennyqueen.com
- Jenny Queen on Facebook
- Jenny Queen on Twitter


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Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), chairman of the Appropriations Committee subcommittee that funds the departments of Justice and Commerce, NASA and the National Science Foundation, said a continuing resolution of a few days would probably be needed to give lawmakers more time to move a larger appropriations package through the House and Senate. He made his comments at a Jan. 10 breakfast event sponsored by the Northern Virginia Technology Council that also included Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.).
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