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2009 Press Releases
American Center Invites Public to its 65th Anniversary Carnival on November 21
November 19, 2009
Free American Library memberships for students
Half-price American Library memberships for all
Mumbai – The American Center invites people of all ages to celebrate its 65th anniversary on Saturday, November 21 from 10 am – 6 pm at the American Center on New Marine Lines. U.S. Consul General Paul Folmsbee will officially inaugurate the celebration at 12 noon.
He will also officially launch a book "National Security – Emerging Dimensions and Threats" by a U.S. government exchange alumna Dr. Navniit Gandhi. Dr. Gandhi will lead a discussion of the book immediately following the launch.
The carnival-like celebration will also include a musical performance, several enlightening presentations, and the screening of a classic movie. Quizzes, prizes, and snacks will also feature as highlights.
In celebration of this milestone, free American Library memberships will be available to students while members of the general public will be entitled to half-price (Rs. 200) yearly memberships.
Inaugurated on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1944, the American Center was originally part of the U.S. Office of War Information, the predecessor organization to the U.S. Information Service (USIS) which merged with the U.S. Department of State in 1999.
The mission of the American Center is to understand and inform the Indian public about the United States, and to broaden the dialogue between Indian and American and U.S. institutions. The American Center has been doing that for over six decades in a variety of ways: dance, drama, books, movies, lectures, discussions, and especially the American Library and its excellent collection of books, periodicals, and multimedia.
The celebration is on a Saturday to allow the maximum number of people to attend and also to remind all patrons of the Library's Saturday hours which started on August 1.


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Cavs fans turn to CSU basketball
Team undefeated after 12 games
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland State Vikings mens basketball team is off to a 12-0 start to the season.
A huge threat to their winning ways comes this Saturday when the team travels to Morgantown, West Virginia to face the Mountaineers and legendary coach Bob Huggins.
The game will be a rematch of last year's contest that CSU lost at the buzzer 80-78.
West Virginia, which went to the NCAA Final Four last year with a 31-7 record, is off to a 8-2 start.
Basketball fans in greater Cleveland are taking notice of the Vikings early success. Some are choosing to attend CSU games instead of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
Jerry Bohinc, of Gates Mills, was buying multiple tickets for the upcoming game against Loyola on Dec. 30.
"Traditionally, at Christmas time, the guys... and the extended family, all go to a basketball game together - so this year it's not the Cavs, it's Cleveland State," said Bohinc.
The Cavaliers are currently 7-17 and have lost 8 in a row.
Cleveland State student and basketball fan Jessica Longstreet told NewsChannel5, "We have an undefeated team here, so people should definitely come out and support us and forget about LeBron and get over him."

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Madison, Wis. (July 8, 2013) – American Family Insurance will donate $5,000 to the Prescott, Ariz., Firefighter's Charities to benefit the families of the 19 firefighters who died June 30 battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire, southwest of Prescott.
All 19 men were members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite firefighting team employed at the Prescott Fire Department.
"Our hearts go out to these families, many of whom our local agents knew personally," says Prescott Agency Sales Manager Pat McGhee. "Like us, these firefighters had a passion for helping people in need. Our whole community is feeling the loss right now, but is coming together to help the families of these young men."
American Family claims employees from our Phoenix office, with support from the catastrophe team, are working with customers who were evacuated due to the fire. Nine customers have filed claims from the Yarnell Hill fire, with 10 customers reporting a destroyed home based on information received from authorities.
"It's a tragic and sad situation," says Aaron Portnoy, Phoenix property claim field manager. "Our focus is on doing what we can to help, not only meeting our customers' immediate needs for food and shelter but also listening to their stories and emphasizing we're here for them."
American Family Insurance customers who have claims should immediately contact the company's 24-hour Customer Care Center, 1-800-MY-AMFAM (692-6326). They can also report claims to their local American Family agent, or online at www.amfam.com.
How do I report my claim?
To report a claim, please contact our 24-hour Customer Care Center, 1-800-MY-AMFAM (692-6326) or your American Family agent.
What damages to my property might be covered?
Your homeowners insurance policy provides coverage for damage to your home and personal property caused by fire, smoke, water and slurry dropped from aircraft.
Civil authorities have ordered me to evacuate my home. Does my policy pay for food and lodging during this time?
Your homeowners policy pays for additional living expenses for up to two weeks if you are denied access to your home by the civil authorities. This includes reasonable motel and food expenses. Keep copies of the receipts for your adjuster.
Can I get an emergency advance payment?
Yes. If you have a covered loss and need emergency funds, we can provide you an advance payment. This advance payment will be applied to your final claim settlement.
Does my policy have coverage for boarding pets?
Yes, your homeowners policy covers the cost of temporarily boarding domestic pets, other than livestock, if civil authorities prohibit access to your home. Keep copies of the receipts for your adjuster.
Do I have coverage to replace trees that were damaged by the fire?
Homeowners insurance generally provides limited coverage for trees, shrubs and other plants directly damaged by fire. Normally, the limit is 5 percent of the coverage amount on your home, but no more than $500 for any one tree, shrub or plant.
Is there anything I can do to help with the claim process?
Begin to compile a list of personal property and belongings you believe were damaged or destroyed by the fire. Briefly describe each item, including its age, current value, make, model and serial number.
Who do I call to make repairs to my home?
You are free to select any contractor you wish. It is usually best to select one who has operated in the area for several years, is insured and bonded, and will give you a written guarantee for the work performed.
Ken Muth
American Family Insurance
(608) 242-4100, ext. 30680
To learn how you can protect your home from wildfires please visit our Learning Center. American Family insurance is the nation's third-largest mutual property/casualty insurance company and ranks 393rd on the Fortune 500 list. Web: www.amfam.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/amfam; Twitter: www.twitter.com/amfam.


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According to WrinklessCream.com, Wrinkless Cream is used by Hollywood stars who don't want plastic surgery.
The website also claims you can look younger in five seconds. Furthermore, Wrinkless Cream is said to reduce 72.4% of wrinkles, age lines, and age spots.
Claims like these may seem extraordinary, but they make me wonder whether Wrinkless Cream is a truly effective anti-aging cream.
A Closer Look at Wrinkless Cream Claims
According to the company, the cream reduces facial wrinkles within two weeks. Also, it supposedly reduces wrinkles on your hands much faster than on your face, purportedly because the skin is thinner there.
However, this claim is hard to believe.
Experts agree the skin under the eye and around the eyelids is the thinnest. Consequently, Wrinkless Cream should work as quickly on your face as it does on your hands. [1]
Although this false claim doesn't remove the possibility that Wrinkless Cream reduces skin aging, it makes the company seem untrustworthy.
Who Makes Wrinkless Cream?
Wrinkless Cream is manufactured by Ojas Enterprises, LLC, an internet cosmetic company.
Unfortunately, this company has an "F" rating from the Better Business Bureau. Ojas Enterprises received 33 complaints in nearly every category. Most complaints involved billing/collection issues, advertising/sales issues, and problems with product/service.
At least one customer complained about the company on RipoffReport.com. This definitely makes me wary about the company's reliability.
Wrinkless Cream Ingredients
Wrinkless Cream contains over a dozen natural ingredients. Let's look at a few:
Winter Cherry Extract. Also known as ashwagandha, winter cherry extract contains alkaloids and antioxidants with anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, it reduces swelling and protects against stress. [2] In one study, it prevented or delayed the development of skin cancer in mice. [3]
Carrot Seed Oil. Carrot seed oil fights off bacteria and fungi in skin cells. [4] However, there is no evidence this eliminates skin aging.
Aloe Vera. By stimulating collagen and elastin synthesis, aloe vera may reverse degenerative skin changes caused by aging. One article points out that while many so-called anti-aging ingredients carry only moisturizing effects, aloe vera does in fact restore the regenerative/degenerative balance. [5]
Saffron. Saffron is commonly used as an aphrodisiac and as a treatment for various medical conditions. [6] However, there is no evidence it prevents skin aging.
Pearl. Wrinkless Cream manufacturers claims that pearl adds a "mystical, luminous quality" to the skin while retaining moisture. However, there is no scientific evidence this is true.
While some ingredients positively affect skin, others carry no such promises. These ingredients may protect and heal skin, but there is little evidence they have a dramatic effect on wrinkles and skin aging.
Ordering Wrinkless Cream
Wrinkless Cream comes with a risk-free trial. But, there is no clear information on how to obtain or cancel this free trial.
One user on RipoffReport.com ordered the free product, and was charged 15 days after purchase, although it took over a week to ship. Furthermore, the user was unable to reach the company by phone or email and did not obtain a refund.
I wouldn't order Wrinkless Cream expecting to get a free trial. But if you are set on buying Wrinkless Cream, it costs $45.95 a month and can be purchased only at WrinklessCream.com.
By ordering, you presumably commit yourself to a monthly auto-shipment program. If you want to try Wrinkless Cream without committing yourself to long-term use, make sure you cancel as soon as possible to avoid excess fees. Unfortunately, canceling may prove difficult.
Wrinkless Cream: The Bottom Line
Wrinkless Cream contains natural ingredients, but there isn't enough evidence it reduces skin aging. Additionally, the company appears untrustworthy and difficult to work with. For these reasons, I strongly suggest you avoid purchasing Wrinkless Cream.
[1] Ha RY. "Analysis of facial skin thickness: defining the relative thickness index." Plast Resconstr Surg. 2005; 115 (6): 1769-73. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15861089
[2] Robert Haas. "How Chronic Insomnia Destroys Skin Health." Life Extension Magazine. 2011. Available from: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2011/apr2011_How-Chronic-Insomnia-Destroys-Skin-Health_01.htm
[3] Prakash J. et al. "Withania somnifera root extract prevents DMBA-induced squamous cell carcinoma of skin in Swiss albino mice." Nutr Cancer. 2002; 42 (1): 91-7. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12235655
[4] Ana Cristina Tavares et al. "Essential oil of Daucus carota subsp. halophilus: Composition, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity." Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2008; 119 (1): 129-134. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874108003267
[5] Ivan E. Danhof. "Potential reversal of chronological and photo-aging of the skin by topical application of natural substances." Phytotherapy Research. 1993; 7 (7): S53-S56. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.2650070716/abstract
[6] "Saffron." WebMD.com. Available from: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-844-saffron.aspx?activeIngredientId=844&activeIngredientName=saffron&source=1


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Imagine a beach crowded with vacationers enjoying the hot summer sun. As children paddle about in the shallows, foraging for shells and other treasures, dead and dying animals begin to wash ashore. First, a few struggling fish, then smelly masses of decaying crabs, clams, mussels and fish. Alerted by the kids' shocked cries, anxious parents rush to the water to pull their children away. Meanwhile, out on the horizon, frustrated commercial fishermen head for port on boats with empty nets and holds.
This scene does not come from a B horror movie. Incidents of this type actually occurred periodically at many Black Sea beach resorts in Romania and Ukraine in the 1970s and 1980s. During that period an estimated 60 million tons of bottom-living (or benthic) life perished from hypoxia--too little oxygen in the water for them to survive--in a swath of sea so oxygen-deprived that it could no longer support nonbacterial life.


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Dec. 30, 2006
LOGAN, Utah - Stephen DuCharme scored a game-high 13 points to lead a trio of Aggies who scored in double figures as Utah State defeated Cal State Bakersfield 65-49 in its first game in a full week. With the win USU improved to 10-3, while CS Bakersfield fell to 4-6.
DuCharme hit six of seven shots from the field as he led the team in scoring for the second straight contest. The junior college transfer had 22 points and 11 rebounds in USU's last game at Santa Clara last Saturday.
Jaycee Carroll added 11 points, while Chris Session chipped in 10 points for the Aggies. The visiting Road Runners were led by Carl Damus, who had team bests in points (12) and rebounds (five), while also adding a game-high three blocks.
CS Bakersfield kept the game close throughout most of the contest and in fact led 13-12 before USU went on a 9-0 run to take a 21-13 lead. The Aggies built up a 24-15 advantage before the Road Runners cut it to 26-23 late in the first half.
USU led just 47-39 before pulling away from the undersized Road Runners with a 16-4 run to make it 61-41 with 3:46 remaining in the game.
Despite enjoying a height advantage as CS Bakersfield had just one starter taller than 6-3, the teams were even in the rebounding category in the game tying at 29. The visitors grabbed 11 offensive rebounds, including nine in the first half.
However, CS Bakersfield shot just 31.3 percent from the field and committed 19 turnovers. The Aggies meanwhile hit 52.1 percent of its shots, but had 16 turnovers, including 12 in the second half.
Carroll, the team's leading scorer this season at 21.9 points per game, hit just four of 11 attempts in the contest as he was held to a season-low 11 points. Backcourt mate Kris Clark on the other hand recorded a season-high nine points on four of five shooting and handed out five assists.
Utah State will open Western Athletic Conference play with a two-game road trip. The Aggies will play at Boise State on Thursday, Jan. 4 before playing at Fresno State on Saturday, Jan. 6.
The Aggies still have two non-conference regular season games remaining as they will host Utah Valley State on Jan. 10 and play an ESPN Bracket Buster game on Feb. 17.
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Over the past few weeks you've probably seen and/or heard some very exciting sets of results shared out by the leadership here at Microsoft, all which point to a great year with our partners. Now, it's your chance to help tell us how to make it even better again this year!
On July 19th we announced that Microsoft Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Revenue. What is really exciting about this is that being a partner-led business, when we report record results, it means that we've done so through all of you, our Microsoft partners, which means growth for our partners!
Then, for those of you at Worldwide Partner Conference or who joined us online through Digital WPC to watch it, you heard Kevin Turner announce in his keynote address at Worldwide Partner Conference, we have achieved all-time high levels of partner satisfaction this past year! Woohoo! Also, you heard him mention that Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) is a core pillar of what we do here at Microsoft. It is what we wake up and think about daily (and it is what I do in my role and what our whole CPE Team worldwide does each and every day). If you read my Microsoft CPE – Working to Increase Customer and Partner Satisfaction and Experience post shortly after I moved into my role as Worldwide Director of Partner Experience, you got to see more about CPE here at Microsoft. You can also learn more about our Customer and Partner Experience efforts and focus here at Microsoft in our CPE Executive Summary from Steve Ballmer as well as our CPE White Paper.
As I have said many times before (and you heard Kevin Turner and Steve Ballmer reiterate it at Worldwide Partner Conference), WE LOVE OUR PARTNERS, so seeing you all grow not only in revenue but also in satisfaction year over year is incredibly exciting! When I stepped into my role three years ago, my manager and I set some goals for where we wanted to be in three years, and now, here we are three years later and it is amazing to see those results come to fruition with all of you!
Just like everything else here at Microsoft, with the new year (our fiscal year starts July 1), it is now time to do it all over again, with all of you. From a revenue perspective, as you heard at Worldwide Partner Conference, we have the most exciting lineup of offerings in market and coming to market over the next 12 – 18 months in our company's history! With that in mind, there is no better time to set sights on an incredible year of growth for all of our partners and businesses here in FY13.
From a satisfaction perspective, we do a worldwide measure of our customer and partner satisfaction (in addition to ongoing listening all year long) twice a year in our Global Relationship Study, where we receive responses from tens of thousands of partners from around the world. The first of these surveys is coming to market at the end of September, and as always, I would love to make sure that we hear from even MORE of you this round. As such, I am going to share some tips with you to help you ensure your voice is more likely to be included in the Global Relationship Study (GRS) this wave:
If you do receive the GRS Survey from us (between September 24th and October 18th for this upcoming wave), please take the time to complete the survey and please give us your open and honest feedback. We absolutely want to know what you are thinking about all aspects of your relationship with Microsoft, and you will see that the survey is broken into sections such as: Your Partner Account Team (if you are a Managed or Tele-Managed Partner), the Microsoft Partner Network, Quality of Resources, Quality of Tech Support, Quality of Products, Ease of Doing Business, and more). The survey should take about 11-13 minutes on average to complete, but there are several open-ended questions where you can share as much information as you would like with us, and I would highly encourage you to do so. We read each and every response we get to the survey and use it across all of our teams and with all levels of Executive Management here at Microsoft to inform each and every one about what our audiences think and feel.
Thank you again for everything you do each and every day as Microsoft partners! It is an honor and privilege to get to connect with, speak with, and work with you all every day and I look forward to another incredible year ahead of us.
Did you find this information helpful? If so, you may want to make sure you are utilizing all of the areas I share information online, such as:
Thanks again for being a reader of my blog!
Thank you and have a wonderful day,
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Don't worry if you missed my appearance yesterday on BBC Radio Merseyside – it is on their Listen Again feature.
I spent a lovely half hour chatting to Jimmy McCracken about songwriting, Woody Guthrie, Malcolm Pinnegar of The Dirty Thirty, and AFC Liverpool.
I sung a few songs live too, so take a listen by clicking http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00syr7j/Frankie_Connor_10_06_2012/
Hope you enjoy – some nice comments shortly afterwards too from listeners.
I'm on from 1hr 22mins in so scroll along to that point to hear me.


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- Valet parking & parking lot
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- Entertainment: Piano bar nightly
- Full bar
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Marin Joe's Restaurant Review: Owned and run for more than 50 years by two generations of the Della Santina family, Joe's is a longtime draw for locals who enjoy the old-time atmosphere, the Italian-American food, good steaks and moderate prices. The Caesar salad, pastas and cheesecake are all satisfying options, and Wednesday's osso buco always sells out. The mesquite grill is the largest and most dramatic in Marin County, and the inch-thick onion-laced hamburgers cooked on it are addictive. Marin Joe's is also the only piano bar in Marin County, featuring live music nightly in a saloon that would have made Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack feel right at home.
Check out the 2015 edition of GAYOT's Annual Restaurant Issue, which features the Top 40 Restaurants in the US and more.


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CHICAGO - Tim Armstrong is the corporate villain du jour for singling out the high costs of caring for sick babies. But the AOL chief executive did America's premature infants a big favor by bringing their pint-sized pains to national attention.
Trust me, no one thinks nearly enough about preemies.
Not modern medicine - it has advanced in treating neonates but not in preventing premature births. And not mothers-to-be - even the ones who obsess about every moment of their pregnancy in the hopes of having a healthy baby. ...


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The employees of Adams Lane Care Center have selected Pam Davis and Barbara Dearing as September's Employees of the Month. Employees are chosen by their peers based on their positive attitude, leadership skills, team work and work ethic.
A 21-year employee of Adams Lane, Davis is an activity assistant. She has four children, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Davis is a Zanesville resident.
Dearing is a state-tested nursing assistant who has been with Adams Lane for four years. She attends Ohio University Zanesville and is pursuing her registered nursing degree. She plans to obtain her bachelor's in nursing. Dearing resides in Zanesville.
Adams Lane Care Center, a 178-bed skilled Medicare/Medicaid nursing facility located at 1856 Adams Lane, is owned and operated by Zandex Health Care Corporation.


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It is difficult for anyone who has had even the briefest contact with the writings of those that are often labelled as communist, socialist, or merely Marxist that Chinese justice system would have such difficulties in confronting domestic violence. For a representative perspective see Marxism, Communism, and Women.
Thus, I find it odd that China has had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century concerning domestic violence. Case in point: A Landmark Domestic-Violence Case in China.
In a Beijing court, a woman "was granted a divorce on grounds of domestic violence, an issue widely overlooked in China, and the court issued a three-month restraining order against her husband that the state media described as unprecedented."
Her husband's attorney defined domestic violence: "Domestic violence is when a man hits and injures his wife frequently over a long time but has no reason, but my client did that because he had conflicts with his wife." His client did hit and injured his wife, but it is okay because he has conflicts.
It is not just gender inequality, that is, the admission that such violence between a man and a woman would be wrong. But it is the assertion that in a marital relationship husband is supreme and his violence inflicted on his wife is justified as long as it is with cause. Apparently "conflicts" is enough justification.
But while one might chastise the Chinese social/political system - it is hardly different in the western world. There is a similarity in the categorizing a special form of violence as domestic. The mere fact that there is a special category "domestic violence" indicates that without it violence between husband and wife was sanctioned by the state.
Grappling with domestic violence is a recent effort in the United States. Before that effort, men, just like in China, were quite free without fear of criminal prosecution to beat their wives. In fact it was even sanctioned in an "intimate" relationship outside of marriage. And for the most part, domestic violence didn't receive social, political or even religious disapproval. [Domestic violence in the United States and see too IWF - Domestic Violence: An In-Depth Analysis].
And while laws and disapproval of this category of violence has became common - enforcement was, and maybe still is, difficult for the wife or woman to obtain. It really was common for the police to respond to a domestic violence call and take the husband for a very brief detainment, maybe only in the police car, then permit the husband to return to scene after he had "cooled off."
Social and religious pressures kept women from even filing complaints much less calling the police for help. In religious faiths like Christianity and Islam, men are the supreme rulers in a family context. Worse yet, women were treated, and in fact saw themselves, as being responsible for their injuries. Conventional wisdom: they must have done something to deserve the violence.
If you read the New Yorker piece - it is a scenario that was, and is, often replicated in the US. Make the location California and time as late as early 2000s - it reads true. Domestic violence is, assuming some exceptions, treated as a civil matter, not criminal, in specialized courts, e.g., divorce court or courts set aside to hear domestic restraining order requests. And, it wasn't that many years ago that California passed legislation that mandated that police officers make an arrest in a domestic violence call.
But it is disconcerting that the New Yorker author by inference believes that the US is far beyond the Chinese in prosecution of domestic violence arising out of the marriage. While the US may be leading the world, and I believe it is, in reforming attitudes and laws on domestic violence, China is not significantly far behind - certainly not far enough to be criticizing them without a certain amount of introspection.


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LAKE CROOK. Lake Crook is an artificial lake on Pine Creek three miles north of Paris in central Lamar County (at 33°44' N, 95°34' W). It was constructed in 1923 and has a capacity of 9,960 acre-feet and a surface area of 1,226 acres at the spillway crest elevation of 476 feet above mean sea level. The drainage area above the dam is fifty-two square miles. The surrounding countryside is flat to rolling and is surfaced by dark, calcareous clays that support water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses.
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What was the deadline for submissions for Precarity?
February 23, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST
When were accept/decline notifications sent?
Accept/decline notifications were sent to the email used in the proposal process on April 13, 2015. If you submitted a proposal but did not receive a notification email on April 13, 2015, please first check your spam folder and then contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Please save your accept/decline email notification.
What are the requirements for presenters and moderators?
NWSA opened conference registration on Monday, April 13 to provide 93 days to complete the presenter requirements. All presenters, including pre-conference presenters and all moderators, must have current (2015) individual membership AND be pre-registered for the conference no later than July 15, 2015. Membership and Conference Registration are two separate processes and require separate fees. Individual members receive reduced conference registration rates.
It is important that you log in to renew your membership using the same credentials used when submitting a proposal. Please do not create a new account or your membership and registration will not be linked to your proposal.
Institutional memberships include three complimentary student memberships, which can be used to meet the membership requirement for presenting students. Current institutional members should select three students and submit an individual membership form for each student, without payment, and send to the national office. Institutional memberships to do not include staff or faculty individual memberships. For more information about membership see the membership page.
Each presenting member of a panel, workshop or presentation, including the moderator, must meet these requirements. If you have organized a panel with community partners and activists, each presenter is required to be a current NWSA member and pre-registered for the conference by the deadline. In prior years, community partners have fundraised independently to attend, committed their own organizational funds to attend, or the university partner has funded their participation in the conference.
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Volunteer moderators are needed for sessions that are created as part of the review process with accepted individual submissions. Please note, all accepted moderators and presenters must fulfill the requirements of individual membership and conference registration by July 15, 2015. More information about moderating can be found here. To be considered as a volunteer moderator, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
How many times may I present at the annual conference?
Whereas we do not have a strict rule on how many times a participant can appear in the program, we do recommend no more than two because of scheduling challenges.
When will the schedule be posted?
The preliminary conference schedule for NWSA 2015 annual conference Precarity was posted June 9, 2015. Scheduling requests were required to be received by July 15. Unfortunately, schedule changes can no longer be considered.
When does the general conference start/end?
The general conference will begin on Friday, November 13. The last session will end in early afternoon on Sunday, November 15.
Will there be a mobile app for the conference this year?
Yes. NWSA is working with Core-Apps again to create a mobile app for the 2015 NWSA Conference. The app will be available later this year.
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If you have been a member in prior years, or you created a Guest Login to submit your proposal, please log into www.nwsa.org using your username and password. Once logged in, look on the left hand side of the page for a message that says "Welcome Your Name" and your expiration date. If you have a current membership, this date will read "12/31/2015" If it reads a date prior to 12/31/2015, please click "Membership Renewal" on the left side menu bar.
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All memberships run on a calendar year. 2015 memberships expire on December 31, 2015.
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This will usually happen if you submitted an individual paper. The committee has placed your individual paper submission into a panel with other members whose submissions best match yours.
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In my last post, I blogged about how public opinion—and trust—is formed according to the way police use (and communicate their use of) technology. This week's post isn't a direct sequel, but more of an exemplar: how one agency has implemented a strategic plan that integrates social communication.
Having participated in a client's strategic planning process this past summer, I took notice of a tweet from the Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) Police Department in mid-November:
Strategy that involves public opinion
To some degree, VicPD's strategic plan reminds me of Boca Raton's VIPER program. Visibility, Intelligence, Partnerships, Education, and Resources are, however, more public relations-focused than VicPD's five-step plan, which takes into account both internal and external issues: operation effectiveness, recruitment and retention, communication improvement, regionalization, and partnerships with other community groups.
Constable Mike Russell, VicPD's public affairs media spokesperson and social media officer (as well as a former community resource officer with Edmonton, Alberta Police Department), says the plan had been in the works for nearly a year before its launch.
The result: a strategy that spans 8 years rather than the typical 3 to 5. Developed into a 16-page, image-driven brochure, the plan is "a living document," its online counterpart a bare-bones microsite. That's because it seeks to crowdsource direction: for community members to collaborate with the agency, helping to determine how their police will function.
To that end, Russell says, the agency intends to use QR codes and social media to establish an ongoing dialogue with the public. They will also update the microsite's videos, goals and action steps four times a year.
Brainstorming ideas that lead to action
"Our chief and the planning facilitators took us on a different journey than we're used to, a peer to peer process where rank doesn't matter," Russell says. "It was about the questions rather than the answers, so we were given carte blanche for brainstorming."
Indeed, Russell says the feedback has been made intentionally informal in the plan's early stages, in order to encourage relationship-building and to avoid bureaucracy within the public forum. "We divided our community into sectors, with people made responsible for each," he explains. "Then, we began to encourage the citizens to bring their ideas to the working groups."
Each working group has a lead manager who oversees four police officers and one civilian. The managing inspectors are ultimately responsible for implementing action items, but act as facilitators for their groups to find the right avenues to go down.
Part of that is police differentiating between service provision, rather than delivery—and asking citizens to think in the same terms, basing their ideas off that distinction, which puts police in much more of a "helping" rather than transactional frame. This allows everyone to talk about problems in terms of solutions.
Finding community-specific solutions
For example, within three days of beginning the planning process, Russell says certain themes had begun to emerge. "Regionalization [Step 4] was the biggest," he says. "And while we didn't set out to create silos, we found ideas running up the middle with outliers on either side."
This is particularly important in a community where demographics are shifting. Baby boomers, who are retiring from the workforce in greater numbers, will shift their public safety priorities accordingly. Meanwhile, young people need a format in which to participate effectively.
That's why planning involves best practices research, including who should do it and how to adapt, train on, and implement their recommendations for police.
Another important piece: recruitment and retention of people who can mirror the community itself. As Russell says, "The organization's makeup hit a bubble where 1/3 of the people are all retiring in a short timespan. When that happens, all their experience goes away."
VicPD seeks to hire and train people with many different communication styles, the better to move public relations forward. And, because the agency wants to ingrain social media throughout its operations, it wants people who can focus on taking part in conversations (rather than being technically savvy), which Russell says "brings empathy" on all sides.
Publicizing VicPD's new focus
Russell says that in lieu of a traditional ad campaign, news media have been helping to generate awareness around the plan—but that word of mouth and social media have been especially crucial in spreading the plan's content around.
"We've changed the way we're doing social media from a newsfeed, to tweetups and other ways to create personal connections," Russell explains. "Some of the best conversations happen off hours, in the evenings and weekends."
VicPD has not yet seen these conversations translated into an offline space; coffee dates, announced on Facebook and Twitter, have not gotten much response.
Finally, Russell says, although VicPD plans to learn from police in other countries, "We're not looking to do the same thing as everyone else. For example, we've seen both right and wrong examples of how to handle the Occupy movement worldwide. The key is to be open and honest with people, not contrived, which many people find offensive."


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The "Efroni" – an American built plane widely known as the "Beechcraft T-6 Texan II" has been developed as a basic pilot training aircraft, and has been in use for over eight years by the US Navy and Air force, NATO's air force, as well as the Greek and Moroccan air forces.
The "T-6" was made to replace the outdated "Tzukit" (Fouga Magister). The new model is much more cost efficient, as it features a single Turboprop engine, compared with the double jet engines of the "Tzukit". The newer technology allows the "T-6" to develop the same power levels, at significantly lower maintenance costs and much lower fuel consumption.
Presently there are over 400 "T-6" jets in active duty worldwide, training the next generation of pilots.
Beyond the traditional red-and-white coloring of the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy, the main difference between the Israeli "T-6" and the ones flying around the world is the debriefing system installed on board of the aircraft.The debriefing system chosen for the "T-6" aircraft is manufactured by "Rada", the manufacturer of debriefing systems installed on all Israeli air-force fighter jets. The aim in selecting the same supplier is to familiarize the cadets with the technology, and to assure that the debriefing during the course is as similar as possible to the real thing the pilots will face in active duty.
The first four "T-6"s will require post-delivery installation, while the following aircrafts will arrive to Israel with the systems preinstalled.
In addition to being convenient and simple to operate, the "T-6" is considered a highly safe aircraft to operate. Even though it has only one engine (unlike its predecessor which had two), the "T-6" features ejection seats, which have been successfully deployed in several emergency landings in various parts of the world, and saved several lives already.
The use of the Turboprop engine is the greatest single difference between the "T-6" and its predecessor, the "Tzukit", and requires special attention during pilot training;
The single engine creates a unique physical effect: when the engine is shot down, the plane shifts a bit to the right, and when the engine is restarted, the plane shifts to the left. The shifts need to be compensated by steering the aircraft to a direction opposite of the shift. This is a new training component, that requires both instructor's and cadet's attention.
Another important aspect of the "T-6" model is the engine shut-down protocol. On a single engine plane the technique is different than that of a double engine plane, as the engine cannot be entirely shut down (nothing will hold the plane in the air). Instead, the engine needs to be reduced to zero power, but kept running. This aspect is practiced on the new "T-6" simulator, which comes with the newly purchased planes.


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News about Android
Imagination gives away MIPS-based reference tablets
In China, Android might speak with forked tongue
Wind River shows ECU consolidation, smartphone integration
SiRFusion enables accurate indoor location without new infrastructure
Android One debuts in India, ignites next 5 billion battle
Circular P-OLED display gives wearable device classic style
Development kit enables rapid prototyping for IoT
IDC: 300 million smartphones shipped in Q2
Tiny GPU targets IoT, Android wear
Cloud to drive mobile enterprise application revenues
Linaros Android Open Source Project port for ARMv8-A now running
Automotive OEMs crowd around Google
Test app enables data capture and sharing from field measurements
Sysgo offers virtualisation for Renesas infotainment platform
Low cost 9-DoF inertial sensor optimised for Android
Host Card Emulation goes white-label
App calculates voltage drop between LED drivers and fixtures
Teardown reveals PrimeSense in Google's Tango
Android digital signage integrates BLE iBeacons
ARM backs Open Sensor Platform
Samsung S5 teardown: loaded with sensors
Free Windows leaps to IoT: OS battle takes new angle
Wearable ring for gesture control
Android smartphones double battery life with audio tunneling
Group prepares Android platform for cars
Architectural changes and Android code boost low power DSP core performance
Open source wearables reference platform supports multiple applications for faster development
Reversible debugger adds support for ARM and Android
Android App automates Bluetooth and analogue audio testing for smartphones and tablets
Cross platform tool brings Android and cloud apps to embedded
Bluetooth low energy toolbox eases development on Android
MEMS upgrade supports Android KitKat
ARM tunes its graphics cores for Android
ARM unveils interactive online platform to encourage collaboration and innovation
Wind River selected by PATEO for iOS connectivity on Android automotive IVI systems
LabVIEW 2013 enables users to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure
Bluetooth smart app development simplified with SensorTag app for Android 4.3
Security for smartphones protects users against eavesdropping
Android app puts precision power measurements on portables
Cloud-based virtualization goes mobile
AndersDX launches new range of commercial grade Android tablets scalable to 21.5
Free Android software eases ambient light and proximity sensors integration
Three security software accelerators for Android devices
Wireless LED lamp conforms to a standard ANSI format
ARM launches free development tools for embedded Linux
French company Archos enters the smartphone market with low-cost unlocked Android 3G+ line
Converged Bluetooth digital radio module
Smartphone combines LCD and e-paper displays
Atmel pushes ARM Cortex A5 into embedded and consumer with the same chip
Archos launches multi-gesture TV remote control for increased media interactivity
Android 4.1.2 development kit for the Sitara ARM processors
Android powers 75% of smartphones in Q3
27″ high-grade IPS monitor with MHL functionality
Test platform combines Android, Linux and VxWorks
Multi-touch rugged tablet computer runs on Android v3.2
A giant leap for the Android ecosystem
Software speeds development for Android-based IVI systems
Google to bundle MIPS support with Android
Mouser now stocking Embedded Artists Android development kit
Group debuts open source Android benchmark
EEMBC launches first Android performance benchmark
Study shows unprecedented mobile application growth
NFC application revenues to reach $10.6bn in 2012
100-core processor doubles performance and cuts consumption in half for Android 4.0 devices
Low-cost Android smartphones will seize 80% of market in Africa, India, and China, says NPD In-Stat
Apple took 80% of handset profits in Q4
Robotic smart balls controlled by Apple or Android smartphone
Inside Secure introduces open NFC stack for Google Android 4.0
Kivic ONE brings AirPlay to cars
LG shows off VMWare virtualization on Android 4G smartphone
Wind River launches Android accelerator software
'Accelerated' Android 4.0 available on ARM dev boards
Spreadtrum releases platforms for $40 smartphones
Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet runs on 1GHz low-power MIPS-based XBurst CPU
Dialog wins sockets in Samsung smartphones
Moto sees challenges in NFC, Wi-Fi, DLNA
NXP claims Google phone design win
Android app keeps drivers at safe distance
EtherWaves adds software defined radio based DAB/DMB to GENIVI and Android
Canonical preps Ubuntu for mobile devcies
Nokia tries again with new Windows phones
Android SDKs now available
TI touts role in Android 4.0 rollout
RSA delivers integrated, strong and invisible authentication for mobile applications
Linux groups launch Tizen to fight Android
Intel: Android on x86 phones TK in 2012
Future Android versions to be optimized for Intels Atom processors
Automotive multimedia concept embraces Android, tablet computer
Android app demonstrates EEPROM with added NFC for smartphones
Google's Moto bid: It's all about the patents
Wind River increases Android device test software
Google selects austriamicrosystems for Arduino prototyping platform
IHS iSuppli sees great potential for tablets in infotainment systems
Sony Ericsson selects NXP's NFC solution for its Android-based smartphones
Android app creator features WYSIWYG editor for non-programmers
Qualcomm will give Web apps a boost
Android 2.1 runs on MCU
NXP says it is 'Google Wallet' chip supplier
Analyst: Tablets to drive PC growth in 2011
FTDI to support Android USB API
Google TV turns on Android, Web apps
Android gets more unity, USB support
Android wins 35% of Q1 smartphone market
MIPS chooses alternative Java VM for Android distribution
Win one of five Snowball developer boards
MIPS now porting Honeycomb
Cypress TrueTouch touchscreen solution to support the Android 3.0 platform
New developer community targets Android on MIPS
ARM adds AllWinner and extends Telechips deal
At mobile impasse, Intel tips Atom progress
MIPS: Android remains processor neutral
ABI: Android in 45% of smartphones by 2016
Google's Android tablet delay angers OEMs
Tag writing app targets NFC-enabled Android smartphones and tablets
Android to reach 140 million units in 2011
Android-operated mobile phone recharges via its own photovoltaic cells
Nvidia demos quad-core Tegra in tablet
Nvidia nabs pair of tablet design wins
Nokia admits its platform is 'burning' - and not in a good way
Open NFC protocol stack for Android promises consistent API
Synopsys supports Android on ARC processor
China-based MIPS32 licensee targets mobile devices
Startup offers FAT32 for Android, Linux
AT&T accelerates plans for LTE, Android
China link helps MIPS go mobile
Connected TVs already at 21 percent of market, says analyst
Ambarella SoC said to enable 'smart camera'
Rockchip will release RK29xx mobile internet platform at CE
China gets sub-$100 Android phone design
VDC Research Group predicts key trends shaping the embedded market
Imagination ports Android to Meta processor
NXP collaborates with Google to integrate NFC in Android 2.3 and support Nexus S phone
Update: Android, RIM will support NFC
OpenSynergy, Sysgo cooperate on safety-critical software platform
Latest Android distribution contains 'security breaches'
Icera partners with Teleca to develop Android RIL (radio interface layer) for smartphone platform
Gemalto to sue Google, HTC, Motorola and Samsung over Android patent infringement
Qualcomm gets real with augmented reality
Monitoring your health with your mobile phone
Smartphone design-win for ThreadX
Innovative software to take the security risks out of mobile communications
VirtualLogix shows TI support for A15 hypervisor
Apple to take bite out of Moto
Oracle's Google suit won't chill Android
Electric Cloud optimises software production for Android device manufacturers
Wind River joins Open Screen Project
Smartphone growth lies in low-end phones
ISuppli: Android growth to outpace Apple's iOS
Motorola stages handset comeback
Growth of Linux-based mobile device shipments to outstrip all other handset growth from 2010 to 2015
Now there's an app to build your app
ST and NXP partner on Android API for NFC
Wolfsons power management and audio solution selected by HelloSoft for Android VoiP phone reference design
Myriad Group speeds Android applications by 5x on the MIPS architecture
Dell taps Android, Snapdragon for mini tablet
New tube: Interview with GoogleTV's top engineer
Cable, MIPS missing in GoogleTV picture
Six companies agree to jointly develop a new application platform for mobile phones
NXP, Trusted Logic open up NFC-Android API
Comment: Has Intel's Android move wrong-footed Microsoft?
eSOL unveils eSOL for Android
Reports: Intel has ported Android to Atom
Microsoft's Kin marries smartphone, social nets
MoSync adds Android support to SDK
IMS Research expects smartphone shipments to quadruple in Asia by 2015
Comment: Surviving the mobile systems stampede
Enea provide Android integration for Scalado
Technical papers
- Digital Power System Management - Take Control of Your Power Supplies
- Battery Size Matters
- Verifying Battery Performance through Charge/Discharge Cycling with a an SMU
- IoT Design Considerations for Embedded Connected Devices
InterviewCEO interview: InvenSense's Abdi on expanding MEMS horizons
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Broncos beat Bills, 24-17, behind Anderson's 3 TDs
Manning's streak of 51 games with a touchdown throw — three shy of Drew Brees' NFL record — ended on a sun-splashed, almost still afternoon with the game-time temperature a balmy 63 degrees. Despite three turnovers, the Broncos (10-3) won their third straight game since changing from a pass-oriented attack to a run-heavy approach.
Manning, Anderson lead Broncos past Dolphins, 39-36
The Denver Broncos' much maligned offensive line broke their silence last week. They made an earsplitting statement Sunday. Behind blockers angry over being scapegoated for the team's myriad problems, the Broncos found the balance, ground game and pocket of protection that had eluded them during their recent slide.
Manning takes blame for Broncos' 22-7 loss
Peyton Manning didn't want to blame injuries for the Denver Broncos' 22-7 loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Despite throwing for 389 yards, Manning blamed himself for all of the drives that fizzled out.
Manning breaks Favre's TD mark in 42-17 win
Peyton Manning's receivers played keep-away with his milestone memento and the NFL's new leader in career touchdown passes toyed with the San Francisco 49ers in the Denver Broncos' 42-17 victory Sunday night.
Emerging trend sees Broncos stumbling out of tunnel at halftime
Peyton Manning didn't take a single second-half snap in the preseason, and he's barely breaking a sweat after halftime in the regular season. Both the Colts and Chiefs have kept the five-time MVP watching, waiting and warming up for good chunks of the third and fourth quarters as they turned double-digit deficits into nail-biters.
Broncos trade for kicker Brandon McManus
When word of Matt Prater's pending four-game suspension came down, Denver rookie kicker Mitch Ewald said, "There's an opening there. Is it for me? Who knows? It might be, it might be for somebody else." The rookie from Indiana saw Tuesday that he wasn't in the Broncos' plans.
Broncos kicker Matt Prater faces 4-game ban
Matt Prater's lawyer said the NFL initially threatened a yearlong suspension before agreeing to ban the Denver Broncos kicker four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
Montee Ball makes 1st practice since appendectomy
Broncos running back Montee Ball returned to practice Tuesday, participating in individual drills in his first on-field workout since undergoing an appendectomy Aug. 4.
Peyton Manning: 'Our offense stunk today'
Peyton Manning was disgusted with the Denver Broncos offense after the first of three practices with the Houston Texans. And when the five-time MVP isn't happy, nobody's happy.
Broncos look primed for another big run
The Denver Broncos look like they're ready to start the season. They had an impressive preseason debut against the Seattle Seahawks, the team that throttled them in the Super Bowl, and they christened San Francisco's new stadium with a 34-0 shutout of the 49ers Sunday.
Manning dominant for Denver in win against 49ers
Even Peyton Manning realizes he's ready for the regular season. Or at least darn close. Manning threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Julius Thomas and dominated in his two series, leading the Denver Broncos past the San Francisco 49ers 34-0 on Sunday to spoil the NFL debut at sparkling $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium.
Replacing Holliday proving difficult
For the past two years, one of the biggest questions facing the Denver Broncos was whether Trindon Holliday was going to return a kick to the end zone or turn it over.
Broncos' Manning showing a smell-the-roses approach
Peyton Manning seems to be having a lot more fun this summer. He's still grinding through training camp like always but he's also showing a loosey-goosey side that he rarely flashed in Indy or in his first two seasons in Denver.
Broncos' Montee Ball to undergo appendectomy
Denver Broncos starting running back Montee Ball is sidelined with appendicitis and isn't expected back until the AFC champs' opener against Indianapolis on Sept. 7. Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson shared snaps with the first-string offense at practice Monday and are expected to get the bulk of the work in Ball's absence this month.
Manning's old pal Tamme steps up with Thomas out
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I'm looking to get a tack trunk, and I'm looking at 2 of them. I'm looking at the sportote tack trunk: Sportote™ Tack Trunk | Dover Saddlery or the horsemen's pride trunk: Horsemen's Pride Trunk | Dover Saddlery
Both of them seem pretty nice. I have only one horse, and am not looking for a huge huge amount of storage but a pretty good amount. I can't find any pics of these online, and I'd really like to know if they're about the same or if one is better than the other(quality not just storage wise). Anybody have either of them? I'm trying to save some money too, and I know the sportote one is cheaper, but I don't know if it's just as good.Lol sorry for repeating and I hope it makes sense!


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Regulations will not make hydrofracking safe. The Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York is already complaining about the Department of Environmental Conservation's new proposed fracking regulations. What do you think will happen to these regulations once hydrofracking is allowed in New York?
Regulations have been and can be ignored, weakened or eliminated because industries find them burdensome. But even the strictest regulations will not prevent accidents or "unforeseen" negative consequences. Nor will they change the fact that natural gas is a fossil fuel, and increasing its production and consumption will contribute to global warming for generations to come.
The only way to truly protect our health, environment, water resources and our growing agricultural, tourism and wine industries is to permanently ban hydrofracking in New York.


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The mistake lies in his assumption that what makes a proposition true at some time must exist at that same time. Certainly there is a connection between truth and existence. This was recognised by the scholastic philosophers of language. Unumquodque sicut habet esse, ita et veritatem "As each thing is in respect of being, so it is in respect of truth", taken from Aristotle Metaphysics book 2 (993b 31). A proposition signifying that some state of affairs exists, is true or false depending on whether that state of affairs exists or not.
A corollary of this is what I shall call the Adequacy Principle: that the state of affairs signified to exist by the proposition can be no more (and no less) than what makes the proposition true. Otherwise, suppose a proposition signifies the existence of more than what is required to make it true, e.g. suppose that it signifies the existence of X and Y, but Y alone is sufficient to make it true. Then so long as Y exists, the proposition will be true, even if X does not exist, and even though the proposition signifies that X does exist. This is impossible, therefore a proposition can signify the existence of absolutely no more than what is sufficient to make it true. (A similar argument proves that a proposition can signify the existence of no less than what is necessary to make it true, but that is not relevant here).
From the Adequacy Principle it follows that a proposition in the future tense, signifying that some state of affairs Y will exist, depends for its truth on the future existence of Y, and nothing else, particularly nothing else in the present. The proposition 'It will snow in London' can be analysed as
* Snowing in London will be the case
which signifies that the future state of affairs 'snowing in London' will exist. It signifies no more than that, in particular, it does not signify that some state of affairs X exists now. Why should it? It may be that some present state of affairs (large cold front sweeping in from Siberia) will be the cause of the snow. But the proposition in the future tense has nothing to say about cold fronts.
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Children's CEO Alan Goldbloom and members of Children's Trauma Care team joined officers from the Bike Cops for Kids program to give away bike helmets to children in Minneapolis. Children's donated 720 bike helmets and 56 bikes to the program this year to encourage kids to wear helmets whenever they are riding. Officers who see children wearing helmets featuring the "Bike Cops for Kids" sticker will be eligible to win a new bike.
Dr. Goldbloom was joined by Children's co-medical director of trauma, Dr. David Hirschman, director of trauma services, Malea Anderson, and program manager for injury prevention, Kristi Moline. They rode alongside Bike Cops, Mark Klukow and Michael Kirchen. Bike Cops for Kids is a program that encourages safe bike riding, and also helps police officers build positive relations with young people in the community.
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Tim Geithner, the only original member of President Obama's original economic team, is considering leaving Treasury after the debt-ceiling debate is settled, Bloomberg is reporting.
Hans Nichols reports:
Geithner, 49, has told associates that he needs a break from government service after dealing with the turmoil that followed the collapse of Wall Street firms including Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., first as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as Obama's treasury secretary.
Family considerations also are playing a role in Geithner's deliberations, according to the people. His son has decided to finish his final year of high school in New York.
If Geithner does leave the administration, Obama would be losing a member of his economic team who understands Washington institutions and the New York banking world as well as the intricacies of the Chinese economy. Geithner has pressed the Chinese to let their currency appreciate faster to reduce the global imbalances that both he and Obama have blamed for financial uncertainty.
So, the immediate first question is: Who's next?
As dedicated readers of Marketbeat know, we're skeptical that the U.S.'s latest tussle with China over currency matters will amount to anything more than a war of words. With November's election looming, you've just gotta question the motives of U.S. politicians. But just in case, here's an idea of what disgruntled U.S. politicos could do to punish China for (allegedly) subsidizing its exporters by refusing to let its currency, the yuan, rise with market forces.
Option 1: Saber-rattling. This is what U.S. lawmakers like New York Democrat Charles Schumer and House Ways and Means Committee chairman Sander Levin are already doing. There probably isn't enough time left in the legislative calendar to pass an actual bill punishing China (we'll get to that), but lawmakers can keep going through the motions, most importantly, by complaining. All this Kabuki theatre – we got a great performance Thursday when Treasury chief Tim Geithner talked to Congress — puts pressure on China to allow its yuan to appreciate.
With U.S. Treasury chief Timothy Geithner complaining to Congress about China's currency policy Thursday, it's natural for investors to worry that the world's two big heavyweights could start really butting heads. A new report from the U.S. Treasury, however, should provide some comforting news.
Geithner is expected to tell U.S. lawmakers that China's effort to let its currency, the yuan, float with market forces has been "too slow," according to prepared remarks. Congress, in turn, could decide to push for legislation aimed at China's policies, which effectively help Chinese exporters at the expense of those in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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If Ed Wood's Plan Nine from Outer Space speaks to you, Phil Tucker's Golden Turkey Award-winning film will scream. Scored by legendary Academy Award winning composer Elmer Bernstein (maybe his finest score other than Cat-Women of the Moon) and photographed on-location at scenic Bronson Canyon, Robot Monster leaves its residue in the Hollywood Hall of Fame. In exciting 2-Dimensions. No special glasses needed!
So frightening is this movie...I only watch it under controlled circumstances. It is, truly, the absolute PINNACLE of George Nader's vast cinematic repertoire! A breakthrough! NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!!!
Just like the review title says - it's so baaaaaaaaaaaad that it's good! Lots of laughs! Anyone who takes this movie seriously must be already committed, let alone on LSD or some kind of psychotic medication. An alien who has the body of a gorilla, wearing a diving helmet with TV Rabbit ears antennae, hides out in a cave where he communicates with his leader via a radio that blows bubbles, while there are only a few humans left on earth where dinosaurs (probably some left over iguanas bought at a nearby petshop magnified to make them "dangerous") battle each other to death, and this "alien" calls himself ROMAN, falls in love, of course, with the only good looking (and only) woman left on Earth - well, what are you supposed to think?What a party flick! Go see it and find out what the most terrible sci-fi movie ever made was!
Robot Monster is hilarious! It's one of those god-awful flicks that just gets funnier and funnier upon repeat viewing.Ro-Man has been dispatched to wipe out life on earth because man has become too intelligent. Extermination becomes difficult however, when the "space monster" falls in love with Alice, one of the few survivers of the ro-man holocaust.This film is brilliant in it's complete ineptitude. Pop some corn, invite some friends over and enjoy this schlock fest TODAY!
You MUST see this movie to believe it! "Robot Monster" is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, THE worst film ever made. Do you need evidence? Here's a sampling: a bubble machine, a gorilla in a diver's helmet (helmet also appears in "Phantom From Space" but worn backwards), two bratty kids that can't act, George Nader in a ripped T-shirt, endless location shots around Bryce Canyon, an actor with a thick German accent who is almost unintelligible, Claudia Barrett (hubba-hubba!), Stuka dive bombers, deplorable and/or hilarious "special" effects, and more stock footage than Ed Wood Jr. ever dreamed of! Director Phil Tucker makes the aforementioned Mr. Wood look like John Frankenheimer! This movie is must have addition to any video collection! Thank you, oldies.com!


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I've given up asking people to take photos with my 'old' film cameras, they don't focus, can't use a viewfinder (where's the LCD?), wonder why there's no auto flash when shooting indoors and are incapable of winding on!
All my friends now don't even offer to take any shots with my cameras. They happily snap away with their 'phones and compact 'digicams', but refuse to handle my gear!
Was it really that long ago - have people forgotten how to use a basic film camera anymore?
I don't mind - just means that I can keep my gear solely in my hands now!


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Hi Guys,
I need to do some basic editing of some mp3 files..i.e. cut out an intro of a file.
I normally use adobe soundbooth cs4. But this is a really heavy program, that really sucks the juice from the computer.
I was wondering if there was a better (and lighter) program?. I just need to do basic cutting out of files then saving them thats all.
I also need to make tracks of long MP3s...eg. 5 or 10 minutes intervals and was told MP3 DIRECT CUT was the best do it in. Can i use this program for my above question as well? is it advised?
any help well be greatly appreciated as always.
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Since I find cutting words distasteful, i.e. the first part of the word in file n, the second part in file n+1, I always place each cue is some specific place I choose (place then "cut"). This means the length of individual files varies by a second or two, sometimes as much as 10 seconds. I like the results better but if one is too lazy, perhaps automating it is acceptable.
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Salt Lake City – BoomStartup, one of the nation's first seed accelerator programs, held its BoomStartup 2014 Demo Day Tuesday in Park City. The standing-room only event featured 12 startup companies representing industries from gaming to healthcare to cloud computing.
"This was a powerhouse year with a more diverse set of companies and industries than we had ever seen in previous years," said John Richards, co-founder of BoomStartup. "The companies included in our summer program were drawn from a record applicant pool of more than 875 companies. We saw two firsts with this year's program—we had the first international company and the first two startups in the program with female CEOs."
BoomStartup recently closed a $3 million fund. One of its first initiatives with the additional funding was to transition to a year-round program. The organization recently opened its third location, based in Park City, in partnership with Pando Labs and Park City Angels Network.
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