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EPB officials said Tuesday they have hired an independent auditing firm "to clear up confusion" about billing to the city for street lights.
EPB President Harold DePriest said he expects that any overbilling on certain lights would be "a wash" on underbilling for others.
EPB called a press conference after Mayor Andy Berke sent a letter to EPB board members asking for specific billing information, saying the city wanted to pay "only what we owe."
Mr. DePriest said when mercury vapor lights began to be switched out for more efficient - and more expensive - sodium lights some 35 years ago that the utility had some discrepancies in its records on which lights were where.
He said EPB recently conducted an inventory of the street lights at 26,000 locations.
Mr. DePriest said whatever the new examination by the firm of Mauldin and Jenkins shows "we will do the right thing."
Both he and board chairman Joe Ferguson stressed that EPB's highest aim is to be open and honest with its customers.
Officials said the new audit will be completed by the first of July as the mayor requested.
They said the findings will be shared with the mayor, the City Council and EPB customers.
John Pless of EPB said in regard to how EPB started its own audit of street lights last year:
"An EPB retiree contacted Suzanne Dorris, manager of EPB's System Modeling and Records Department, saying there are still some mercury vapor lights (older technology) in use. Under Dorris's direction, we immediately began the process of inventorying the city's street lights. We did confirm some mercury vapor lights remain in existence, and we reported the mis-classification of lights to the city last year. The classification of these lights was corrected.
"The assumption that continues to be made by a local news source, that it was Global Green Lighting who discovered this mis-classification, is absolutely false."
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The electric 'onesie' that promises to beat the aches and pains dogging your health
A high-tech suit that fires mild electric currents into the body could banish severe muscle pain.
The all-in-one, tight-fitting suit is packed with 58 electrodes that emit a gentle current.
As the current passes through the skin, it prompts muscles to relax, easing painful spasms that can strike out of the blue in conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy as a result of nerve damage to the muscles (250,000 people in Britain are affected by these conditions).
It's electric: The high-tech 'Mollii' suit emits a gentle current prompting muscles to relax
It's also hoped that the suit could eventually help thousands more with chronic conditions such as fibro-myalgia, which causes muscle pain.
Current treatments for painful spasms - spasticity - include physio-therapy, to stretch and strengthen the muscles, or powerful muscle-relaxant drugs to stop the body seizing up.
Although drug treatments can be effective, some work for only a few hours at a time and others, such as diazepam, can be addictive.
Some patients respond well to other techniques, such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS. This is where electrodes are placed on the skin over the affected area and a gentle current passed through the muscles to stop pain signals reaching the brain. But this can target only one small area at a time.
The suit - called Mollii - can work on all major muscle groups simultaneously. Made from the same material used in swimwear, it is powered by a battery that is connected to electrodes covering the neck, arms, trunk, thighs and calves.
Once the patient has put the suit on, they press a button that sends a mild electric current through ultra-thin wiring sewn into the fabric to the electrodes, which are pressed tightly against the skin.
The mild current appears to work by reducing muscle tone, or tightness, in muscle groups prone to agonising spasms.
The idea is that the patient wears the suit at home during everyday activities such as cleaning, cooking or relaxing in front of the TV.
The suit was tested at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on 117 patients with spasticity. Wearing the suit three to four times a week (for 90 minutes a time) reduced muscle spasms by 60 per cent and improved movement and flexibility by a similar amount.
A quarter of those studied were even able to stop using wheelchairs or walking aids after using the suit.
However, these findings come from research carried out by Inerventions, the Swedish firm that has developed the suit, and have not yet been published in a medical journal.
The suit, which costs around £5,000, has been cleared for use as a medical device in the European Union. It has yet to be launched in Britain.
Commenting on the device, Ed Holloway, head of care and services research at the MS Society, said: 'Many people with MS experience pain and spasticity and though there is a range of treatment options, these can often be difficult symptoms to manage.
'This is an interesting study, but it involved only a small number of people. It is far too early to tell if this is an effective treatment.'
Meanwhile, a new U.S. study suggests that people with fibromyalgia process pain differently, because of disruptions to brain signals.
Researchers scanned the brains of fibromyalgia sufferers and a control group, examining the ventral tegmental area, a region of the brain responsible for reward and punishment.
They found the fibromyalgia group showed less activation in this area.
'These observations may contribute to explain the heightened sensitivity to pain, as well as the lack of effectiveness of pain medications such as opioids, observed in these patients,' said lead author Dr Marco Loggia, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
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Associate Director Human Resources
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(U) The cornpilation ofthe information contained in th.is docur.nent is LJNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. No seetion of this doc0n'rer'rt shall be released without approval from the Office of Policy and Records (DCa).
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documents. Copies ofNSA/CSS reasonable accommodation procedrues shallbe made available on the NSAnet, in hardcopy format, and in fonnats readily accessible by ind'ividuals
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365, "Equal Employrnent Opportunity."
f. (U) 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 1614, "Federa,l Sector Equal
Employment Opportunity" and 1630, "Regulations to Implen.lent the Equal Employrnent Provisions of the Americans witt'l Disabilities Act."
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l. (U) Initiating the Reasona,ble A,ccominoilation
a" (U) The reasonabte accommodation process begins when a requestfor *ofution (hereafter "requesf) is made by an ermployee or applicant. To begin the process, the individual or hiVher representativ€ must advise an Ageney oficialthat an
idjustment or change at work is needed for a rcason related to a rnedical eondition. When a reprcsentative makes a request on behalf of an individual, the Agency official
willeonfinn with the individua,l that the accornmodation
is desired.
The initial request rnay be rnade orally or in writing. Individuals are not rcquired to mention the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA, or the phrase "reasonable accornmodation" in requesting an aocommodation. Furthermore, an individr'ral with a disability is not requ.ired to rmake a request for a reasonable accommodation at any particutar time. The Agenoy official rnay ask for the r,equest in writing for reeordn'Request for Accomrnodation'), bUt rnay not delay in keeping purposes (Annex E: initiating the reasonable accornmodation prooess.
c. (U) Once the accornmodation is approved, the anployee is not required to rnake another request. In such situations, the employee may obtain the accommodation by notice to the appropriate individual or offico, e.g., for sign language
interprcter services.
d. (U) Managers generally may not ask an applicant whether he/she needs a reasonable accommodation for the job. The hiring rnaRager rnay speciff the essential functions and ask the applicant how he/she will meet the requirernents of the job.
disability, the manager should contact Disability Affairs (MC2) for guidance, if necessary. MC2 personnel will work with the manager and tl're applicant to devise an effective accommodation strategy.
2. (U) Prccessing the Request:
(U) lf the appticalat
has an obvious disability or voluntarily discloses a
(U) Throughout this interactive process, those responsible for accomrnodation decisions will communicate with the requestors to gain a clear unders0anding of the needs
involved. The employee requesting the accommodation should participate to the extent in helping toidentiff an effective accornmodation. This will help to ensure that the most effective accommodatisn can be provided.
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When a disability and/or need for accomrnodation is not obvious, the request shoutd be referred to Disability Affairs (MC2). MC2 will advise whether medical information is necessary to support the request, whether the medical infonnatiotl provided by the requestor is insufficient, or if the Agency already has all the necessary medical infonmation to process tl,re request. c. (U) If the supervisor or other individual receives a request wlaere the need for the accornmodation isobvious, but he/she is unable to impler'nent the request, he/she will ref,er the rcquest to Disability Affairs (MC2) for resolution, either to suggest and implernent an alternate but effective accommodation or to determine if any accommodation oan be rnade. Under these circumstances, MC2 will be the firaal decision maker. MC2 may use the procedures outlined in this Annex to resolve these issues. d. (U) All decisions kept confidential.
be made on acase-by-case basis and all req.uests
e.(U) The manager's response to an employee's request for a medically based adjustment to his or her ernployment situation may vary depending on the nature of the medical condition. lf an ernployee cites a rnedical condition as the basis for a long-term inability to perform certain aspects of his/l,rer assigned duties, then the rnanager shou"ld immediately contact MC2 for assistance in deten'nining the appropriate accommodation(s).
f. (U) NSA/CSS will begin processing the request within two wor{<ing days o,f receipt. Special circumstances may dictate that NSA/CSS begin processing a request immediately. If a supervisor fails to respond to a request with an initial contact with,in two business days, the enrployee should contact a second-line supervisor, or Disability Affairs (MC2).
have up to 15 working days (absent extenuating circumstances) to grant or deny requests. When possible, this tirne frame will include delivery of services or equipment. If the decision or accommodation can be provided in less than l5 days, the decision rnaker should attempt to do so. Each decision maker is required to have a back-up; therefore, the absence of a decision rnaker is not a valid reason for suspending or extending the time frarne for providing acconmodation. If reasonable accornr.nodation cannot be delivered within l5 days, MC2 rnust investigate whether there are temporary rneasures to assist the individual with a disability.
g.(U) NSA/CSS will
(U) The manager r.rust notifi the individual of a decision withi'n the designated time limiti. ifa request fu made to a manager, but referred to and handled by Disability Affairs (MC2), MC2 will process the request and notiff the individual of a decision
within the designated time limits.
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i. (U) Where there are extenuating circurnstances, (e.9. delays in the recei,pt of, medical documentation, equ.iprnent is backordered, etc.) the decision rnaker(s) will notiff the requestor, in writing, of the reason for the delay and keep him/her inforrned of the expected date that the request will be ptocessed.
j. (U)
The supervisor or other individual receiving the request shall ask for the
req.uest in writing (using the fonn in Annex E) for racord-keepir'rg purposes and sharll forward a copy ofthe docurnont to Disability Affairs (MC2), but may not delay processing the request while awaiting a writter'r r€qu€st.
k. (U) Managers who reeeive or pJocess requests should discuss the request with the omployee as soon as practicable, but may not question ernployees about their rnedical histories or rely on assurnptions about an irnpairrnent to determine if an employee raray need an accommodation. l. (U) Requestors of reasonable acooinrnodation must provide appropriate medical information related to the disability and proposed accomnodation where the disability or need for accorrmodation is not obvious. This includes sufficier,rt information for the Agency to detennine if the ernployee or applicant is a qualified individual with a disability under Reference a. The Agency rnay request relevant supplernental medical infonnation. If the infonnation subrnitted does not clearly explain the nature of the disability or substantiate the need for reasonable accom'rnodation or if the medical information subm'itted is not sufficient, NSA/CSS may also require that a physician of NSA/CSS's choosing exarnine the requesting individual at the expense of NSA/CSS. m. (U) When necessary, Disability,Affairs (MC2) will consr*it with a health care professional in Occupational Health, Environmental and Safety Services (ME) to ensure that only information relevant to the specified aecomr,nodation is requested.
n. (U) lfthe information provided by the heal'th car€ or other appropriate professional is insufficient to detemline whether an aocom,modation is appropriate, Disability Affairs (MC2), with guidance from Oceupational, Health, Environmental and Safety Services (ME), may request further relevant medical information. MC2 will explain in writing to tlre employee seeking the accomrnodation why the infonnation provided is insufficient, what additional information is needed, and why it is necessary for a detennination of the reasonable accomrnodation r€quest. Ernployees will be given the option to sign a medical release form, so that OHESS medical professionals ntay ask questions of the requestor's health care professional to clariff rnedical information and to supplement i nadequate docurnentation.
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o. (U) If a disability/accornmodation determination involves a non-obvious disability, a request for accommodation that impacts upon several Agency offices, or odrer circumstances that Disability Affairs (MC2) deerns appropriate, MC2 rnay convene a tteasonable dccornrnodation Panel (RAP) composed of appropriate representatives. The RAP should be convened within a reasonable time of MC2's r'eceipt of an accommodation request, not morc than 15 business days, or as soon thereafter as all relevant inedical and other information is obtained. MC2, considering the RAP's input,
will respond in writing to the requestor Ro later than 7 days after the RAF's deliberations
are cornpleted. Because Reference a requires that al.l rnedical infonnation be kept confidentialo any medical information obtained in conneetion wittl a r€quest will be kept in files s€parate from the requestor's personnel file, and will be shared only with
individuals who have an ofricial need-to-kttow.
offered, the Agency may determine if the ernployee is or is not qualified to remain in the job. If the accommodation is necessary to Eliminate a direct threat to hiVher health or well-being or that of fellow employees, or is needed to perfonn the essential functions ofthe position, NSA/CSS may ref,er the matter to Ernployee Relations.
(U) If the rcquestor refuses to aceept the accommodation
When a decision rnaker denies a request sr offers an alternative accommodation, the deoision must be provided to the employee in writing and fonvarded to Disability Affairs (MC2). Requests may be denied underthe following circumstances:
3. a.
(U) Denial of a Request:
(U) The decision
is rnade that the requestor is not a qualified individual with a
disability under Reference a.
b. (U) The decision maker determines that the requested accommodation would cause an undue hardship for NSA/CSS. The decision maker must cooldinate any decision of undue hardship with Disabil.ity Affairs (MC2) prior to making this determination. Determinations of undue hardship rnust be based on an individualized assessment of the ernployee's current circurnstances that show a specific accommodatioll would cause significant detay or expense. A finding of undue hardsh.ip shall be based on
the following:
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3) 4)
The natilre and cost of the accornrnodation needed; The financial rcsources ofthe Agency as a whole; The impact of the accommodation on the Agency; and/or
The fact that provision sf the accommodation would be unduly disruptive to other employees' ability to work.
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c. (U) If Disability Affains (MC2) or aRy other Agency official denies an ernployee's request for accomrnodation, the ernployee wi:ll be advised in writing of the specific reasons for the denial, of hiVher right to file an Equal Ernployrnent Opportunity (EEO) eornplaint (Reference e) wittrin 45.days ofthe discriminatory event ("go EEO") and/or use ofthe dispute resolution process for reconsidtfration of the denial ("go resol,ution")
4. (U) Reassignment Reassignment is an accornrnodation of last resoft. Qualified individuals with disabilities who canRot be accomrRodated in their current position will be considered for reassignment to a vacant position as an acconrlrnodation, as follows:
a. (U) Disabit:ity Af-fairs (MC2) will rneet with the ernptoyee in need of reassignnnent to deter.rnine skills and background of the individual and request an up-todate resurne.
b. (U) Disability Affa,irs (MC2) will noti'fy the Staffing Divisisn (MBl), via ernail, of the need for reassignrnent and provide a copy ofthe individual's r'€surne. c. (U) The Staffrng Division (Mtsl) will review all vacant positions at NSA/CSS, well as those that are expected to become vacant witl,rin l0 days and that managernent as plans to fill, to find a position the individual is qualified to fill. The search will first focus on positions that are equivalent to tt're employee's current position in terms of grade or pay schedule, work role, and skill comrnunity. Ifthere is no vacant equivalent position, the Staffing Division (MBl) will identifo positions in a different work role, pay schedule, or skill community at the onnployee's current grade level. Ifthere is ns vacant position at the employee's current grade, the Staffir'rg Division (MBl) will search for vacancies at a lower grade for which the individual is qualified. The Staffing Division (MBl) will notif, Disability Afftirs (MC2), via email, within three working days of the request of any available Agency position(s) that match(es) the ernployee's qual ifi cations. d.
e. (U) Disability Affairs (MC2) will rneet with the POC for the position(s) to explain the Reasonable Accommodation Policy and the reassigninent process. The POC will be advised that the Agoncy will be placing a I'lold on the position with the possibi'lity of directing an ernployee into that position as an accommodation.
f. (U) If more than one vacancy is identified for wh'ich tlre individual is qualified, the individual will iraterview the prospective offices to determine tt're position to which he/she would like to be reassigned.
g. (U) Any employee assigned to a lower graded position as an accommodation be entitled to grade and pay retentiqn in accordance with Reference g.
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h. (U) An employee in a probationary status is eligible for reassigr'lment provided that helshe was able to perfonn the essential firnctions of hiVher position with or without reasonable accomrnodation before the need for reassigrararent arose.
i. (U) No employee will be required to cornpete for a reassignrnent as an accommodation. The employee need not be the best qua.lified for the position; he/sho needs only to have the requisite qualifications for the position as evidenced by comparing his/her resume against the vacancy announcement, work role.description, skill community requirements, and job description.
j. (U) If the employee chooses to accept a positior,r outside the loca.l eornmuting area, Disability Affairs (MC2) shall forward the reassignment action to Global PCS services for a determination as to whether the Agency will pay the employee's relocation eosts.
k. (U) If the employee refuses to accept the position identified, he/she will be subject to procssses administered by Employee Relations, including involuntary separation in acoordance with Reference h. l. (U) Supervisor haining on the Reasonable Accor.nmodation Process is available through the National Cryptologic School.
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.A,ll NSA/CSS owned or oceupiedlleased buildings r,r.rust coneply with the accessibility provisions of Seotion 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Aot as ar'nended. Any contracts established for the use of extemal facilities (for example, hotels f,or conf,erences or training) must reflect the obligation that the facilities be accessible to people with disabilities.
l. (U)
2. (U) Pursuant to Section 508, elechonie and infonnation technology developed, proeured, rnaintained, or used by NSA/CSS or an NSA/CSS contactor to perforrn routine administrative and business applications must comply with regulatory accessibility requirernents for individua,ls with disabilities. 3.
Regardless of fonarat, all unclassified vidoo and rlrultirnedia productions
including videcitapes, televised live broadcasts of intemalNSA/CSS television feeds, and rebroadcasts of live telwision feeds - that cona.in speech or sther audio necessary to understand the content shall be captioned or taped simultaneously with a qualified si.gnlanguage interpreter or provided in an alternate format (i.e., transcript).
4. (LttTFOttO) Offices that rrreed to convert non-captioned videotapes to open or closed caption may contact Disability Affairs (MC2) for referral. Requests for interpreter services may be submitted to Disability Affairs (MC2) Interprcting Staff, via e-rnail (DL TER.PS@nsa) or
TTY/telephone at
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l. Narne ofApplicant or Ernployee Requesting Accommodation:
2. Today's Date:
Date of Request:
4. Appl i cant' s/Emp loyee' s Contact Informat ion
Secure Phone:
Non-Secur€ Phone:
Agency ernail address (for employee): Internet email address (for applicant, if available):
Applicant's phone number:
5. Employee's Organization, Building, Roorn Number, Suite Nunaber and Supervisor (with emai t/phone contact inforrnati on) :
6. Reason for Request, Other Cornments (attach other sheets as necessary):
7. Accommodation Requested: (Be as specific as possible, e.g., adaptive e,quiprrr.rent,.interpreter,
Employee/ Applicant's Signature:
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Agency's Official's Printed Name, Signature
Printed Name:
ar'rd Date (Con.finning the request):
9. Disability Determination (For Disability Affairs (MC2) use only):
Determination not made
10, Accom'modation Determination (Attach other sheets as necessary):
(Circle One):
l. Date Request lrnplernented:
Follow-up dtre within 30 days of
Date Completed:
Employee Supervisor
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Another 12 schools proposed for closure or merger were given a reprieve.
Southbridge School principal Peter Verstappen, who led the rally, said: "Hekia Parata may have woken up this morning and thought 'job done' but the job isn't done. It's not done by any means."
Verstappen lead the crowd in a chant "heck, no she must go".
That was followed by the chant "2, 4, 6, 8 save our schools, it's not too late".
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"Whatever the outcome for your school, your community, it's so clear to me what has happened in Christchurch schools over the last five months is not OK," Nowotarski said.
The protesters marched to the Ministry of Education office on Princess St to deliver their message.
Rally speaker Carl Everett said he felt "sorry" for Parata.
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Seven are to close: Branston Intermediate, Glenmoor, Greenpark, Kendal, Linwood Intermediate, Manning Intermediate and Richmond.
Six mergers (12 schools) should proceed: Burwood and Windsor, Central New Brighton and South New Brighton, Discovery One and Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti, Lyttelton Main and Lyttelton West, North New Brighton and Freeville, and Phillipstown and Woolston (on the Woolston site).
Three mergers (six schools) should not proceed and remain separate: Bromley and Linwood Ave, Gilberthorpe and Yaldhurst, and TKKM o Waitaha and TKKM o Te Whanau Tahi (in the latter case, one should relocate to another part of the city to ensure better access).
Six schools to remain open: Burnham, Burnside, Duvauchelle, Okains Bay, Shirley Intermediate and Ouruhia (which should relocate to West Belfast when the population grew sufficiently).
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Showers and thunderstorms will become less numerous today compared to Tuesday and Wednesday, though some isolated activity is still expected. In the meantime, skies will continue to feature a lot of blue early and some clouds by afternoon. Thermometers will warm into the lower 90s again.
Tonight, look for spotty showers to diminish, skies to clear and temperatures to be a touch warmer than Thursday Morning.
Friday through Sunday will all flirt with 95° for afternoon highs meaning the humidity will produce maximum feels-like temperatures in the low 100s.
Into next week, a cold front will approach the region from the north. Amazingly, like last week, it appears this one will also squirm towards the Gulf Coast potentially offering a little relief from the humidity by mid-week. We'll keep you posted.
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The Hamilton County Election Commission will make a decision next Wednesday morning on whether or not there will be a runoff election for the close City Council District 9 race. However, commission members said the matter may ultimately be decided by a local chancellor.
Both Councilman Peter Murphy and former Councilman Yusuf Hakeem had lawyers by their sides at an emergency session of the Election Commission on Wednesday morning. Councilman Murphy was with Stuart James and Mr. Hakeem with Hal North.
The commission discussed the issue, but took no vote because of concerns there was not enough notification to the public under the state Sunshine Law. The meeting was called with less than 24 hours notice.
Mr. Hakeem got six more votes than the incumbent. However, there were seven write-in votes so that Mr. Hakeem did not get over 50 percent. They were the only candidates.
After the meeting, with both candidates and their attorneys present, the seven write-in votes were examined. None of them was for either of the two candidates.
The write-in votes were for Andrae McGary, Moses Freeman, Melanie Collins, J.J. and Michael Dewayne Davenport. Two people chose write-in, but did not write in a name.
Chairman Mike Walden said the office has been advised by state election officials that write-in votes - unless they are for an approved write-in candidate - are not supposed to be considered or reported.
He said, "We are the only one out of 95 counties reporting write-in votes."
Mr. Walden said a part of the problem involves conflicts within the city charter. He said, "The irony is that there was an item on the ballot cleaning up some parts of the city charter, but they left in an 1800s provision about elections. The city charter is an embarrassment. It's simply terrible."
Hamilton County uses paper ballots that are run through a vote counting machine. There is a spot on the ballot for write-ins. However, in this election there were no approved write-in candidates.
Commissioner Jerry Summers, an attorney who is the former election panel lawyer, said during the meeting that the search of the seven write-ins "will show whether they voted for Councilman Murphy, Mr. Hakeem, Donald Duck, Donald Trump or whoever."
He said, "A lot of old time folks may not trust voting machines" and may want to write in their choices.
He noted that the city charter has conflicts on the issue with one section requiring a candidate to get over 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. If the write-in ballots are counted, Mr. Hakeem got 49.8 percent of the vote, and that is the way the election office reported the results.
Mr. Walden said, "Anybody can write in a name, but we rely on the ones who are on the ballot. No one met the requirement to be a write-in candidate."
Chris Clem, the current Election Commission attorney, said during the meeting, "Let's see what the seven ballots show. I think that will clear up a lot."
Nathan Foster, a programmer at the election office, said it is his opinion that the seven write-ins "are irrelevant" and the only votes that should be counted are for "the two candidates on the ballot."
If a runoff is held, it will be April 9. The only other runoff is for City Council District 4 between Jack Benson and Larry Grohn.
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INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW – Intel Corporation executives held a press conference today to outline a plan to accelerate new mobile device experiences across the company's growing portfolio of smartphone, tablet and Ultrabook™ offerings.
The announcements included a new smartphone platform for emerging markets, details on a forthcoming 22nm quad-core SoC for tablets, and more personal and intuitive Ultrabook™ devices in innovative convertible designs were outlined by Mike Bell, vice president and general manager of the Mobile and Communications Group, and Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group at Intel.
"The best of Intel is coming to a mobile device near you," said Skaugen. "We are set to deliver the biggest increase in battery efficiency in Intel's history with 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors, while adding broad new human interfaces to computing devices through touch, voice, facial recognition, and gesture-based interactions. We're also significantly extending the performance and power savings in Atom™ processors as we accelerate our mobile offerings in an unprecedented fashion in 2013."
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Building on the progress first detailed a year ago at CES, Intel unveiled a new low-power Atom™ processor-based platform (formerly "Lexington") and smartphone reference design, targeted at the value smartphone market segment, which industry sources predict could reach 500 million units by 2015. Customers announcing support for the platform include Acer*, Lava International* and Safaricom*.
The new platform brings Intel's classic product strengths to this fast-growing smartphone market segment, including impressive performance for quick Web browsing, and a great multimedia and Android1 applications experience.
"The addition of the low-power Atom platform enables Intel to address new market segments and further rounds out our expanding portfolio of smartphone offerings," said Bell. "We believe the experience that comes with Intel Inside will be a welcomed choice by first-time buyers in emerging markets, as well as with our customers who can deploy more cost-conscious devices without sacrificing device performance or user experience."
The new value offering includes many high-end features including the Intel Atom processor Z2420 with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology that can achieve speeds of 1.2 GHz, 1080p hardware-accelerated encode/decode, and support for up to two cameras delivering advanced imaging capabilities, including burst mode that allows people to capture seven pictures in less than a second in 5-megapixel quality. The platform also includes the Intel XMM 6265 HSPA+ modem that offers Dual Sim/Dual Standby capability for cost-conscious consumers.
Bell also highlighted the forthcoming Intel Atom Z2580 processor platform (formerly "Clover Trail+") targeted at performance and mainstream smartphones. The platform includes a dual core Atom processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and also features a dual-core graphics engine. He said the new platform will deliver up to two times the performance benefits over Intel's current-generation solution (Intel Atom processor Z2460 platform), while also offering competitive power and battery life.
Tablet Roadmap Expanded with upcoming Quad-Core Intel® Atom™ Processor
Speaking to a robust product roadmap and growing ecosystem of tablet and tablet convertible devices running on Intel technology, Bell reinforced the wide range of tablet designs based on the Atom Processor Z2760 running Windows2 8 now on shelves and online from OEMs such as Acer*, ASUS*, Dell*, Fujitsu*, HP*, Lenovo*, LG* and Samsung*. More tablet designs are scheduled to ship over the coming weeks. Enabling a mobile, connected and full Windows2* 8 experience, the Atom platform boasts all-day battery life and is more power- efficient than competitive offerings.
He also unveiled details about the company's next-generation 22nm Atom SoC, codenamed "Bay Trail," which is already booting and scheduled to be available for holiday 2013. The first quad-core Atom SoC will be the most powerful Atom processor to date, delivering more than two times the computing performance of Intel's current generation tablet offering. It will also include new improved integrated security offerings. These improvements will enable new experiences for business and personal use in devices as thin as 8mm that have all-day battery life and weeks of standby, all at lower prices.
"With Bay Trail we will build on the work done with our current SoC development and accelerate very quickly by leveraging Intel's core computing strengths," Bell said. "We will take advantage of the tremendous software assets and expertise at our disposal to deliver the best products with best-in-class user experiences."
Low Power Fuels Ultrabook Innovation
Since mid-2011, Intel has led the industry in enabling Ultrabook devices aimed at providing new, richer mobile computing experiences in thin, elegant and increasingly convertible and detachable designs. To enable these innovative designs, Intel announced last September that it added a new line of processors to its forthcoming 4th generation Intel Core processor family targeted at about 10 watt design power, while still delivering the excellent performance people want and need.
Skaugen announced today that the company is bringing the low-power line of processors into its existing 3rd generation Intel Core processor family. Available now, these chips will operate as low as 7 watts, allowing manufacturers greater flexibility in thinner, lighter convertible designs. Currently there are more than a dozen designs in development based on this new low-power offering and they are expected to enable a full PC experience in innovative mobile form factors including tablets and Ultrabook convertibles. The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga* 11S Ultrabook and a future Ultrabook detachable from Acer will be among the first to market this spring based on the new Intel processors and were demonstrated by Skaugen on stage.
The 4th generation Intel Core processor family enables true all-day battery life -- representing the most significant battery life capability improvement in Intel history. Skaugen disclosed that new systems are expected to deliver up to 9 hours of continuous battery life, freeing people from some of the wires and bulky power bricks typically toted around.
"The 4th generation Core processors are the first Intel chips built from the ground up with the Ultrabook in mind," Skaugen said. "We expect the tremendous advancements in lower-power Core processors, and the significant ramp of touch-based systems will lead to a significant new wave of convertible Ultrabooks and tablets that are thinner, lighter and, at the same time, have the performance required for more human-like interaction such as touch, voice and gesture controls."
To demonstrate the impact of the 4th generation Intel Core processor family, Skaugen showed a new form factor Ultrabook detachable reference design (codenamed "North Cape") that converts into a 10mm tablet and can run on battery for up to 13 hours while docked.
Advancements made in the way consumers will interact with their computing devices were also demonstrated, including natural and more immersive interaction experiences using a 3-D depth camera. Intel showed applications running on an Ultrabook in which objects can be manipulated naturally with free movements of the hands, fingers, face and voice. One application that was demonstrated can be used for enabling new and immersive video collaboration and blogging experiences. These were all enabled using the Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK Beta. This year, Intel expects more Ultrabooks and all-in-one (AIO) systems to offer applications for voice control (Dragon Assistant*) and facial recognition (Fast Access*) for convenience and freedom from passwords.
Bringing Back "Family Night"
During the event, Skaugen also demonstrated new adaptive AIO systems that have a battery built into the screen and can be picked up and easily moved around the home or office as needed. Adaptive AIOs are high-performance computers with large touch-enabled screens that can be used as a multi-user touch gaming system, or as an interactive art creation device, as well as for many other shared, in-person experiences. Simply put, these devices will help bring "game night" back to its roots through shared experiences where families and friends gather around the system to interact, play and have fun.
Intel also continues to drive access to content on Intel-based devices by working with video service providers around the globe such as Comcast and Bouygues Telecom to create television experiences that will allow customers to view live and on-demand pay TV content. Intel is collaborating with Comcast to bring the XFINITY* TV experience to multiple screens in the home including Ultrabook devices, and Intel-based AIO PCs and tablets.
This experience is made possible by the Intel® Puma™ 6MG-based XG5 multi-screen video gateway developed by ARRIS. This new category of devices allows any screen in the home to access live and on-demand entertainment premium content. Intel is also working with Bouygues Telecom to bring customers in France the Bbox* TV experience to these same Intel-based devices. Consumers will experience both live TV and video on demand anywhere on the Bouygues Telecom network.
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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.
Intel, Atom, Core and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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3 4th Generation Intel Core processors provide 3-5 hours of additional battery life when compared to 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, based on measurement of 1080p HD video playback.
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
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