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The first "point of view" video from a polar bear on Arctic sea ice has just become available courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Scientists applied video camera collars to four female polar bears on the sea ice north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska this past April and are releasing the first clips of footage that provide unique insight into the daily lives of the bears.
"We deployed two video cameras in 2013, but did not get any footage because the batteries weren't able to handle the Arctic temperatures," said Dr. Todd Atwood, research leader for the USGS Polar Bear Research Program. "We used different cameras this year, and we are thrilled to see that the new cameras worked."
The video collars were deployed as part of a new study to understand how polar bears are responding to sea ice loss from climate warming. The study, led by USGS research biologist and University of California Santa Cruz PhD student Anthony Pagano, is taking a close look at polar bear behaviors and energetics.
Scientists with the USGS have been studying polar bear movement and habitat use for decades using radio and satellite telemetry, mostly used to determine a polar bear's location. New video collars allow scientists to link the location data from the collar with the actual behavior recorded by the cameras.
Although these collars were only on for about 8-10 days, scientists can start to understand the activity patterns of polar bears, for example how often they eat, hunt, rest, walk, and swim and how these behaviors may be affected by sea ice conditions and other variables. Ultimately, this information will help scientists examine the energetic rates and nutritional demands of these animals and the potential effects of declining sea ice conditions," said Pagano.
This ongoing research is part of the USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystems Initiative. This research is also relevant to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Polar Bear Recovery Team of which the USGS is a member. The team is drafting the Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, which will meet requirements of both the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The required plan, when finalized, will guide activities for polar bear conservation in response to the 2008 determination that the polar bear is a threatened species due to the ongoing loss of sea ice habitat from global climate-change.
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For 250 million years, pollinators have been the planet's invisible workforce sustaining terrestrial life on our planet without any compensation but pollen and nectar. Preventing further losses of pollinators requires national attention . . . and today it happened. Read More
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Continuing to build fundamental knowledge of the land and its resources. Read more
Zoo polar bears Conrad and Tasul help scientists unlock decades' worth of data. Read more
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As you prepare for your Thanksgiving feast, learn about the turkey's feast as well. Read more
Scientific findings abound since the Snowmastodon Project unearthed ancient fossils in Colorado. Read more
Finally, a prime suspect has been identified as a probable cause of the Sea Star Wasting Disease, a mysterious epidemic that has been killing these iconic marine animals in droves along the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Coast since 2013. Read more
Replicating the historical nature of the Everglades. Read more
Love or hate them, these night-flyers are valuable—and in grave danger. Read more
USGS post Hurricane Sandy research for resilience and restoration along the coast. Read more
Once again, an extreme retreat of Alaska's summer sea ice has led large numbers of Pacific walruses to haul out on land instead of on offshore ice. Read more
California's sea otter numbers are holding steady against the many forces pushing against their population recovery, according to the latest field survey led by USGS, state, aquarium, and university scientists. Read more
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Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River. Read more
The invasive tegu has been caught on camera preying on native species. Read more
The otter side of the 2009 flu pandemic. Read more
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Researcher, Amanda Kissel, pauses by a lake in Mt. Rainier National Park. Amphibians are losing habitat to introduced trout and climate change, but a simple strategy may help them. Read more
Exploring bats' social networks can lead to more bat-friendly forest management techniques. Read more
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Water is key to life on Earth. Read more
USGS-NPS Study announces mercury in fish in 21 National Parks. Read more
One million historic records document North American bird migration over a century ago.Read more
On March 3, the U.S. Geological Survey marks 135 years of science for America. Read more
The USGS fights back against a deadly toxin in the Great Lakes. Read more
Special Issue of Marine Geology Focuses on Complex Urbanized Estuary and Coast. Read more
The USGS Bird Banding Lab and the scientists it supports have been able to track extraordinary results through the banding program. Read more
Is there a correlation between mascots on the endangered species list and on-field success? Read more
Caribou expert Layne Adams discusses the lives of reindeer — apart from their famous role on Christmas Eve. Read more
Mountain science supports conservation of water supplies and other ecosystem services. Read more
Saving endangered species through more accurate mathematical monitoring. Read more
Research on Hepatitis E treatment advances, thanks to a surrogate trout virus characterized by USGS scientists. Read more
Love or hate them, these night-flyers are valuable—and in grave danger. Read more
It's National Pollinator Week! Farms, forests and gardens -- native bees are essential for healthy ecosystems. Read more
A mile deep in an Atlantic canyon, a vast new community of deep sea creatures thrives near a gas seep. Read more
The USGS announces the winners of the "App-lifying USGS Earth Science Data" Challenge . Read more
An unexpected city dweller, invasive nutria in the big city. Read more
Radio collars on so-called Judas animals are helping researchers and managers find ways to control harmful non-native species. Read more...
The USGS is ready to address some of society's most critical issues for years to come. Read more
Enter the secret world of freshwater mussels, the most endangered species in America. Read more
Lake Mead: Clear and Vital — A new USGS video highlights the research & monitoring on the lake.Read more
On March 3, the U.S. Geological Survey turned 134. Established by Congress in 1879 and built on a legacy of impartial science, the bureau faces unusual challenges in the near term.
Manatees are often used as sentinels for emerging threats to the ocean environment and human health. Read more
The world's oldest known wild bird – now 62 – is a mother again. Read more
The recent past sheds light on preserving the future of economically and ecologically important native trout populations across the West. Read more
The fungus that has killed millions of bats can survive for long periods of time. Read more
Scientists investigate a deadly epidemic that's killing massive amounts of coral. Read more
U.S. government science information search & retrieval web portal celebrates 10 years of service. Read more
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It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Did you know invasive species cost our country more than 100 billion dollars each year? Get to know America's ten top invaders this week.
Meet a member of the next generation of USGS hydrologic technicians.
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Did you know invasive species cost our country more than 100 billion dollars each year? Get to know America's ten top invaders this week.
Meet a member of the next generation of USGS hydrologic technicians.
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Did you know invasive species cost our country more than 100 billion dollars each year? Get to know America's ten top invaders this week.
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Did you know invasive species cost our country more than 100 billion dollars each year? Get to know America's ten top invaders this week.
Mid-sized mammals in Everglades National Park are getting a big squeeze from invasive Burmese pythons, according to a USGS co-authored study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bat populations, which provide valuable insect control, are declining at an alarming rate due to white-nose syndrome. Scientists have definitively identified the cause of this deadly syndrome.
By 1936, devastating losses of wildlife populations were threatening the Nation's natural resource heritage. America's first wildlife research center
After years of planning, the Department of the Interior has begun removing two dams on the Elwha River in Washington. But how will the removal of these dams impact the river's sediments, waters, and fish?
USGS scientists study walruses off the northwestern Alaska coast in August as part of their ongoing study of how the Pacific walrus are responding to reduced sea ice conditions in late summer and fall.
Secretive and rare stream-dwelling amphibians are difficult to find and study. Scientists at the US Geological Survey and University of Idaho have developed a way to detect free-floating DNA from amphibians in fast-moving stream water.
USGS scientists are collecting water samples and other data to determine trends in ocean acidification from the least explored ocean in the world.
Within the rivers, streams, and lakes of North America live over 200 species of freshwater mussels that share an amazing life history. Join us in Reston, VA to explore the fascinating reproductive biology and ecological role of one of nature's most sophisticated fishermen.
New USGS research shows that rice could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spores of tiny naturally occurring fungi. The DNA of the rice plant itself is not changed; instead, researchers are re-creating what normally happens in nature.
A new study supports the ecological reliance of red knots on horseshoe crabs. The well-being of red knots, a declining shorebird species, is directly tied to the abundance of nutrient-rich eggs spawned by horseshoe crabs.
Native Bees are Selective About Where They Live and Eat -- It's National Pollinator Week, and here's groundbreaking research about the world of our native bees.
Over the past four decades, about 14% of the ice and permanent snow of Washington's Mount Rainier has melted due to combined recent warming and reduced precipitation.
Follow the Pacific Nearshore Project as researchers from the USGS, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other institutions sail Alaskan waters to study sea otters and investigate coastal health.
USGS science supports management, conservation, and restoration of imperiled, at-risk, and endangered species.
New USGS research shows that certain lichens can break down the infectious proteins responsible for chronic wasting disease, a troubling neurological disease fatal to wild deer and elk and spreading throughout the United States and Canada.
In a unique application of data, this year's report provides the nation's first assessment of birds on public lands and waters.
The USGS, NASA, and other organizations and Federal agencies are studying how climate change affects wildlife and ecosystems.
For reliable information about amphibians and the environmental factors that are important to their management and conservation, visit the new USGS Amphibian Monitoring and Research Initiative website.
A new article explains the economic importance of insect-eating bats to U.S. agriculture and how white-nose syndrome and wind turbines threaten these valuable animals.
Using coral growth records and measurements of changing ocean chemistry from increased atmospheric CO2, USGS scientists are providing a foundation for predicting future impacts of ocean acidification and sea-level rise to coral reefs.
Non-native lionfish are rapidly spreading along the U.S. Eastern seaboard, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean and have been preying on and competing with a wide range of native species.
On Midway Island, Wisdom, a 60-year-old albatross, and her chick made it through the tsunami that resulted from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake off of Japan on March 11.
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Join us in learning about wildlife conservation research with Dr. Matthew Perry as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Major programs include global climate change studies, Chesapeake Bay studies, and wildlife conservation monitoring.
Ten gangly, adolescent whooping cranes have been released in Louisiana, marking a milestone for the USGS, the State of Louisiana, and the whooping cranes. The USGS has the largest breeding flock in the U.S., at about 60 birds. About half of these USGS-raised birds are returned to the wild each year.
Demand for alternative energy sources leads scientists to consider microbes as potential sources of power.
A new identification guide provides images and geographic distributions of diatoms, an important group of algae.
The USGS National Wildlife Heath Center is working with state agencies in investigating the death of thousands of birds in Arkansas and Louisiana.
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In the weeks following the Newtown, Conn. tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, much of the attention in schools nationwide has been on lockdown drills and how to be as well practiced and prepared should an armed intruder step onto campus.
Students and teachers at John M. Horner Junior High School in Fremont participated in a lockdown drill Friday afternoon, testing the school's emergency response.
"It wasn't in response to the Sandy Hook incident," Superintendent Jim Morris said Monday.
He added it was the school's regularly scheduled annual drill, which occurs at different times across Fremont Unified School District's more than 40 sites each year depending on individual site calendars.
"(Sandy Hook) was definitely on students' and staffs' minds," Principal Steve Musto said of his drill that came just less than a month following the Friday, Dec. 21 incident in Newtown where 26 people, including 20 first-graders, were gunned down. "Everyone took it very seriously and I think it was in part because of Connecticut."
He said they were able to conduct the drill in less than five minutes, which began when a special bell sounded and ended after he and other staff members went classroom to classroom making sure every door was not only locked but the lights were out and there was silence.
"We have done many drills throughout the year already," Musto said, explaining he schedules the earthquake, fire and lockdown drills throughout the months.
Morris said the district constantly revisits their procedures and facilities to see what improvements can be made to ensure the ongoing safety of all their students.
"The thing that we're doing right now is not all of our classrooms have peepholes in the door," he said, noting the facilities department is reviewing how many installations would need to be done to maintain this districtwide." In the past we've left it to each principal to fund it. É It might be a very inexpensive way to help out."
Morris said Sandy Hook was outfitted with a "sophisticated security system" including cameras.
"Parents have begun asking questions about maybe there are some situations where video cameras might be helpful for us," he added.
But the major difference in design at the East Coast school is a factor Morris believes might have lended itself to the tragedy.
"Our school design is very open," he said, noting no fencing around most schools' perimeters.
"ÉYou don't have that back East because of the weather."
Musto agreed.
The nature of our campus, like most campuses in California, is pretty open, and that's a good thing," he said. "ÉOur facility is used 12 months of the year, almost every day and night. É We are very accessible."
Even though he supports the open campus, Musto said he understands the mixed feelings on both sides regarding whether a fence protects its students and staff and keeps intruders off campus or merely traps them inside and has people swarming to the school blacktop and playground in the event of an emergency.
"We don't have a moat around us and we can't pull up a drawbridge," he said.
Musto has seen facility changes over the years, noting most recently doors you are able to lock from the inside. These were installed approximately six years ago. In addition, as a secondary school, Horner has a campus supervisor who does regular patrols.
Morris emphasized there is not just one "be-all, end-all answer" like fences to keep schools safe.
He credits instead the round-the-clock communication that is in place between district staff and the Fremont Police Department.
"The police department always makes the schools and kids a very high priority," he said.
Morris said they review school safety plans annually, offering the district feedback if something doesn't look right.
"I give them a lot of credit for being proactive," he said.
Sgt. Jim Koepf, Fremont Police Department's school resource sergeant, said he supervises the six school resource officers daily, who are staked out at each of the high school campuses in Fremont.
"I'm basically also the point of contact for the school district," he said, explaining he keeps staff up to date on traffic safety, criminal activity or any other concerns that pop up in neighborhoods near schools. "It makes everything work easier when you have that kind of communication and partnership."
Koepf said his feelings following the news of Sandy Hook hit him particularly hard since he has been working with Fremont public schools for the last year and a half.
"It's scary because you recognize that anything can happen in your own community, and that you have to always be prepared," he said.
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Where is Christian?
The last I saw of him he lost the Intercontinental title rematch with The Miz.
He's a guy the WWE can trust to do just about anything, main event, face/heel and he is so underused. Since the main event picture seems so thin at the moment (Big show, ADR, Cena and now Ryback have been the only contenders for the two main titles for the last century it seems) I think Christian should be added in here.
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recovering from shoulder surgery, supposedly
Re: Where is Christian?
They wanted him off TV because he was set to appear at Bound For Glory (TNA PPV), but due to shoulder injury he never actually appeared, so I'm assuming once he is all healed up he will be back.
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I was certain that he injured himself again. 2011 was a great year for him (minus the five day title reign, spanning from Extreme Rules to the following SmackDown), whereas 2012 has been terrible for him so far.
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Christian should think about retirement. I am a huge fan of the guy and all, but three serious injuries in a space of 12 months is a pretty worrying sign.
All those bumps in the TLC matches are finally starting to take toll on his body.
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Yeah his body isn't exactly fit anymore, which is sad really cause he alone made Smackdown entertaining in 2011. When he returns i expect WWE to make him a main eventer, they know he works as one, he is over, entertaining and has great ring skills, plus there is a big need of a main eventer on Smackdown, a 'worthy' main eventer i mean.
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he should take enough time off to recover completely and then come back
Re: Where is Christian?
His shoulder is fine, that was just part of a storyline...
"Christian actually asked for time off the road as there were no major storylines planned for him and the time off would give him a chance to rest his ankle, which is still giving him some issues after injuring it last year. WWE granted the request".
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I suppose one of the plus sides of being in Christians position and not a main eventer is that they are prepared to give you more time off, unlike a guy like Cena who is too important to allow this.
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I feel sorry for Christian. WWE should give him a mega push before he retires but it's obviously not going to happen
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In an election season with plenty of negative campaigning, particularly on the national level, the two candidates vying for the seat of Washington County Common Pleas judge say they expect a race free of talk about anything except their own experience and qualifications.
Citing a lengthy friendship, Randy Burnworth and Mark Kerenyi both say the race to replace retiring Common Pleas Judge Susan Boyer will be a display of professionalism focused on their own individual strengths.
"It's two guys trying to move up the ladder," said Kerenyi, 46, of 116 Mound Drive, Marietta. "I think it's going to be a good, clean, fun race."
Kerenyi and Burnworth, 60, of 465 Duck Creek Road, Whipple, both currently serve as magistrates with the Washington County Court of Common Pleas. Burnworth administers the domestic relations docket while Kerenyi handles the probate and juvenile division.
A practicing attorney for more than 30 years, Burnworth said it is his length and breadth of experience that qualifies him to follow in the footsteps of Boyer, who has served as judge for 26 years.
"I've been in practice 32 years. I've handled thousands of cases, both criminal and civil," Burnworth said.
Along with his 32 years as a practicing attorney, Burnworth has also served in the Ohio Attorney General's office for four years, including two when he served as the head of the Habeas Corpus unit.
He was appointed to serve as magistrate by Boyer and Judge Ed Lane in 2008, and he currently holds that same position.
"If all I did was try to emulate Judge Boyer and Judge Lane, it would be an honest aspiration," Burnworth said.
As a magistrate, Burnworth oversees divorces and dissolutions, domestic and anti-stalking protection orders and custody hearings.
The fact that he has worked for the government, in private practice and for the judicial system makes him a natural fit for the judge seat, Burnworth said. It is also a perfect way to end his legal career, he continued.
"It's a natural extension of my career in the law. It's like it's a perfect fit," Burnworth said.
Kerenyi spent six years serving as an assistant prosecutor for Washington County from 1998 through 2004. Prior to that he spent two years as an associate attorney with Atkinson and Burton.
Since 2004 he has served as magistrate with the court of Common Pleas, where he oversees delinquencies and determining if the rights of a child have been violated by police.
With eight years of judicial experience, Kerenyi said he has a broader experience as a magistrate that's more current in regard to the law.
He also noted he can provide longer service to the county as judge. Currently, Ohio has a law that stipulates residents cannot run for a judge seat if they are older than 70.
"I can offer the county four full terms as a judge," Kerenyi said, adding Burnworth can offer only two.
Serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, including time in Operation Desert Storm, Kerenyi said he understands the importance of freedom and the constitution.
"To appreciate freedoms, you have to work for them and fight for them," he said.
Kerenyi said he sought the judge seat for several reasons, including to protect the community, because he doesn't believe in judicial activism and he wants to make sure his children have a safe place to live.
"The community needs defended from all these people committing criminal acts," Kerenyi said.
Recent changes to sentencing guidelines in the state have complicated the picture for judges. House Bill 86 provided recommendations and stipulations that place lower-risk felony offenders in county jails.
That may be a key issue facing the next judge, as in the past judges have had more discretion over sentences, the candidates said.
Another issue Burnworth said will face the next judge is getting the court online. As the Internet becomes more prevalent, everything from the docket to filings are being made available without ever setting foot in a courtroom.
"People deserve to have access to the court and prompt, fair, decision making," Burnworth said.
Both candidates said the budget and the economy will also be critical in the future. Kerenyi noted that the county no longer has the funds to provide services like a drug court for suspects suffering from addiction.
Both candidates indicated they intend to remain in their current position and work with the other if they are not elected.


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How do customers pay for your product or service? Very soon, the likely answer will be using a mobile phone.
Near Field Communications (NFC) is coming to most smartphones in the next year, according to a Financial Times article on November 19, 2010.
Your phone as a key, a ticket, and a charge card
This simple technology will allow your phone to be used to pay for products in stores, tickets on public transportation systems, and for accessing hotel rooms, theater and sports venues. It will also allow you to get directions without entering your location in a browser, download photos to your computer without a wire or email, connect more immediately to a WiFi hotspot, and see nutritional information about products in stores and restaurants. In the future, it's likely the technology will allow your phone to become useful in ways no one has thought of yet.
What is Near Field Communication?
NFC operates at 13.56 MHz in the unlicensed radio frequency band.(1) It allows 2-way communication at speeds up to 424 Kbits/second. The range is only 4 cm (about 1.5 inches), making the connections inherently secure because close proximity is required.(2) Manufacturers are planning to include the chips needed for NFC communication in iPhone, Android, and Blackberry phones within the next few months.
NFC is already here
NFC technology is already in use. In Luxembourg and Belgium, Coca Cola vending machines are being outfitted with NFC chips. Using a small plastic tag embedded with a NFC chip and attached to your phone with adhesive, you can buy a Coke. By passing your tag close to the machine, the transaction is completed. Until your phone has built-in NFC capability, you'll need the external tag to make the purchase.(3)
At the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, guests can check in, check out, and access their rooms using phones equipped with NFC technology. Once they check out, the "key" is removed from the phone. At this time, the hotel must provide the NFC capable phones.(4) Very soon, this will not be necessary.
Bling Nation mobile payments
In the United States, BlingNation.com, offers mobile payment services. Their NFC tags are free to consumers, and easily connected to a PayPal account. Mobile payments can be offered by any business, anywhere in the United States, using a BlingBox, the company's point-of-sale terminal.
The city of Palo Alto, CA has joined the program, allowing residents to pay utility bills, long-term parking fees and fines using a BlingTag. The city has plans to add libraries, community centers, and museums soon.(6)
Connect with customers using Bling
An additional benefit, merchants offering Bling mobile payments are connected with their customers using built-in social media tools. At check out, customers have the option of "liking" the businesses Facebook fan page, posting a comment for their friends to see in Facebook and Foursquare, redeeming coupons or participating in promotions available through the system.
Data about customer's purchasing patterns and connections (analytics) is included, while offering privacy for the customers. No personal information is on the NFC tag. In many ways, the Bling tag is more secure than a credit card or a check, and far safer to carry than cash.
Is your business ready to take mobile payments?
Near Field Communication is changing the way we pay for purchases. Checks and cash are already being used less and less. With mobile payment options, it is likely that credit cards will diminish in popularity as well. NFC enabled mobile payments are quick, easy, more secure, and valuable for merchants when integrated with social media.
(1) Near Field Communication, Wikipedia
(2) About NFC, NFC Forum
(3) Matt Brian, Coca Cola vending machines to support mobile payments, The Next Web Mobile, November 25, 2010
(4) Mobile Phones Replace Room Keys in Stockholm Hotel, Discovery News, November 2, 2010
(5) Sarah Clark, Facebook distributes Bling Nation payment tags to staff amid rumours of a major Silicon Valley NFC plan, Near Field Communications World, September 27, 2010
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KDDI to Launch CDMA 1X WIN, High-speed 3G Service with Industry-first Fixed Packet Rates
KDDI (TSE: 9433) and Okinawa Cellular Telephone have announced the nationwide launch of CDMA 1X WIN, a new 3G service that enables high speed data communications of up to 2.4Mbps. The service, based on the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network, will be available from November 28 in Kanto, Chubu and Kansai, and will be expanded to other major cities nationwide by end of March 2004.
CDMA 1X WIN will allow the popular 3G EZweb services EZMovie and EZ Chaku Uta(TM), a faster delivery. In addition, the service will host a new series of rich services dedicated to CDMA 1X WIN, including EZChannel, an innovative service that automatically distributes various genres of program, and Live Camera, a service that delivers desired video content in real time.
To support to the content volume that will grow with the availability of high speed data communications, KDDI will introduce EZ Flat, the first fixed packet communications service rate plan in the industry that will enable users of EZweb services, including email, to unlimited usage for a fixed monthly charge of 4,200 yen.
CDMA 1X WIN Handsets
Three types of handsets and devices that support CDMA 1X WIN will be available. They include the W11H (Hitachi) handset, the W11K (Kyocera) handset, a sequel to the au design project model, and the W01K (Kyocera) card dedicated to data communications.
KDDI, the leading carrier of 3G mobile services, will continue to develop and offer innovative and exciting mobile solutions, for, and with users, through the CDMA 1X line, already popular with its growing series of original services, and the CDMA 1X WIN line, the flag ship of au mobile services.
CDMA 1X WIN Features
CDMA 1X WIN is based on the CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network that enables high-speed data communications at low cost based on a simple network infrastructure for data communications. By taking full advantage of its functionality and progressive 3G services, the service provides attractive features in every aspect, including content, fees, and handsets.
CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO offers a standard, packet communication 2.4Mbps or less downlink, at 144kbps or more on a best efforts basis uplink. As CDMA2000 1x EV-DO is compatible with CDMA2000 1X and cdmaOne, seamless voice and data communications nationwide are possible.
Nationwide (due to the compatibility of the CDMA2000 1X and cdmaOne) At launch, CDMA2000 1x EV-DO area will include three metropolitan areas in Kanto, Chubu and Kansai regions (population coverage rate of 70% in these regions) By March 2004, all major cities nationwide are to be included (national population coverage rate of 70% according to plan.)
CDMA 1X WIN, the service brand name, consists of the first character of three words: We Innovate the Next - our statement that we are providing a next generation innovative service CDMA 1X WIN will construct and develop WIN-WIN relations with customers, content providers and other partners by sharing the benefits of the services.
The service brand also includes the CDMA 1X brand, as CDMA 1X WIN is based on CDMA 1X. The CDMA 1X WIN represents the collective result of all au 3G services.
New Services and Service Expansion Plan
CDMA 1X WIN offers high-speed access of up to 2.4Mbps, and provides fluid access to various EZweb content due to its high-speed high capacity. In addition, rich content services have been provided that have only been possible with mobile broadband services.
EZChannel is a program distribution service enabling users to enjoy a variety of heavy multimedia content (3 Mbps or less) as if they were TV or magazines. By selecting a program from a guide provided on EZweb and reserving them(*1), content that is updated on a daily or weekly basis will be delivered to users automatically at midnight or early morning(*2). The content delivered can be replayed until the next content arrives. (*3) Wireless access is not required, so content can be replayed in any environment.
At launch, KDDI will offer programs covering the latest in entertainment, including music, movies, and shows, and on-line books and learning courses, and will increase the programming in the future.
*1 Up to three programs will be eligible for one handset. (Depending on the handset specifications, the availability may vary.)
*2 Users will be charged packet communications fees. There may be additional charges.
*3 Cases where copyrights inhibit replays are exceptions.
New Features
CDMA 1X WIN supports SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language).
The EZChannel channel has adopted SMIL technology (*4, *5) for the first time in this occasion, to enable a larger freedom of expression combining movies, animations, still images, sound and text data. The expressiveness of content improved greatly. In the future, KDDI will provide content supporting SMIL for on-demand EZweb content other than EZChannel for CDMA 1X WIN users.
CDMA 1X WIN supports electronic publishing.
EZChannel supports the dedicated EZAppli (JAVATM) Viewer and various types of electronic book formats (*6) arranged to best suit mobile phones, enabling electronic magazines, cartoons, and other similar media on CDMA 1X WIN hasndsets. KDDI will also being providing electronic publishing content for on-demand Ezweb services in addition to EZChannel for CDMA 1X WIN users.
*4) SMIL player supports SMIL Basic as recommended by W3C as well as for expanded services of KDDI.
*5) Handsets come equipped with NetFrontv3.1 SMIL Player for KDDI, a SMIL Player made by ACCESS Co., Ltd.
*6) Electronic publishing formats supported at the service launch include CompactXMDF Plus (Sharp Corporation) and ComicSurfing (Celsys Co. Ltd.).
The downloadable content size of EZMovie, where users are able to view video content of various genres including movies, music, animations, sports and photo shots of super stars, will increased to up to 1.5 Mbyte or less. With this capacity, content replay time will extend from the current 15-30 seconds to approximately 3 minutes. In addition, the encode rate of movies will expand to up to 128kbps. For audio codec, the AMR standard adopted as a 3GPP2 standard, and the AAC standard that has a higher compression rate, are supported. With this addition, users are able to enjoy content that is more expressive and richer than before. EZMovie will support the streaming replay function, so waiting time till content replay has been shortened.
Live Video Distribution
EZMovie will be newly supporting live video distribution. Live Video Distribution supports VB series video network video camera by Canon and BREAD STREAM RT MPEG-4 network video camera by IO Data. With Live Video Distribution, content captured live via cameras in various locations will be possible, enabling users to check up on their mobile phone car traffic information, weather and tourist information of various places on a real time basis. KDDI will aggressively encourage Live Video Distribution services as well as applications for business solutions, taking advantage of a full range of CDMA 1X WIN features.
Communications Fees
CDMA 1X WIN will introduce EZFlat, the first mobile service scheme where communications fees for packet communications are fixed, enabling users to enjoy increases in the volume of content that the availability of high-speed data communications will encourage. A first in mobile services, EZFlat enables users unlimited access to EZweb services, including email, for a monthly fee of 4,200 yen.
Providers Supporting 2.4Mbps Packet Communications
CDMA 1X WIN provides high-speed Internet access of 2.4Mbps or less downlink. On launch of service, DION will support CDMA 1X WIN, followed by other ISPs.
Users will be required additional connection fees for services via these ISPs.
About KDDI
KDDI (TSE: 9433), as a comprehensive communications company offering both fixed-line and mobile communications services, strives to be a leading company during changing times. For individual customers, KDDI offers its mobile communications (au mobile phone) and fixed-line communications (broadband Internet/telephone) services under the brand name au, helping to realize FMBC (Fixed Mobile and Broadcasting Convergence). And for business clients, KDDI provides all services in the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) realm, from FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) networks to data centers, applications, and security strategies, to help clients strengthen their businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.kddi.com.
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TEHRAN, Iran State TV says a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has shaken southern Iran, injuring 15 people.
Iranian state TV says the quake on Wednesday shook Ashkenan, a region near Lamerd in southern Iran.
The TV report quotes Tehran University's Geophysics Institute as saying that seven small quakes with magnitudes of 3.5 to 5.2 jolted the region following the main quake.
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NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards $9.1 Million for 22 Projects to Enhance U.S. Manufacturers' Global Competitiveness
For Immediate Release: October 5, 2010
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) today announced $9.1 million in cooperative agreements for 22 projects designed to enhance the productivity, technological performance and global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers.
Granted through competitive processes to nonprofit organizations, these projects will be implemented through MEP's national system of over 400 centers, field offices and partners. The funding will help encourage the creation and adoption of improved technologies and provide resources to develop new products that respond to changing market needs.
"A vibrant manufacturing sector drives American innovation and is central to our economic growth and global competitiveness," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. "With the right investments, we can continue to create highly valued manufacturing jobs building great products and sell them around the world."
The proposals selected represent a variety of compelling ideas for helping small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers tackle a complex set of needs with cost-effective and innovative solutions.
The projects, described below, address one or more of five areas MEP has identified as vital for strategic growth in U.S. manufacturing. MEP's five Strategic Growth Areas include:
NIST received 68 proposals for the two competitions, which closed on July 15. The awards announced today provide funding for only the first year of each project. Continuation of funding for each subsequent year of a multi-year proposal will be at the discretion of NIST/MEP and contingent upon satisfactory progress and the availability of funds. Projects are expected to start within 30 days of the award notice. Funding for the projects came from MEP's fiscal year 2010 budget.
Founded in 1901, NIST is a nonregulatory agency of the Commerce Department that promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership is America's leading resource for helping U.S. manufacturers use innovation to grow their profitability as they compete for customers in the global marketplace.
Competition 2010-MEP-SDCC-01 awardees include:
Alabama Technology Network
The Alabama Technology Network will build upon their initial E3 (Economy, Energy and Environment) efforts focused on automotive manufacturers to expand the E3 services to other manufacturing industries in the state. The project includes the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable technology transfer and product commercialization in Alabama using the new Innovation Engineering "green" module.
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BlueGreen Alliance Foundation
The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation, in partnership with four NIST MEP centers (Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center, Indiana Purdue TAP, Montana MEP and West Virginia MEP), the American Wind Energy Association, the United Steelworkers, the Global Wind Network, and the Alliance for American Manufacturing, will work to accelerate the development of the domestic supply chains for the emerging wind energy industry. The project will develop a series of services designed to provide manufacturers with opportunities to become more effective, qualified suppliers to the wind energy industry while leveraging the resources of MEP and other national organizations.
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Colorado Association for Manufacturing Technology (CAMT)
Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT), the NIST MEP affiliate in Colorado, proposes a regional innovation cluster and the development of a Manufacturing Center of Excellence (MCOE) to be located in Pueblo, Colo. The MCOE is a partner consortium of representatives from industry, workforce, education and economic development. The initiative will provide coordination and integration of programs to support manufacturing in a rural community. The MCOE will leverage programs in the areas of energy efficiency, business development and workforce development to address the needs of rural manufacturers.
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Enterprise Minnesota
Enterprise Minnesota, the NIST MEP affiliate in Minnesota, will develop integrated solutions to help manufacturers grow business opportunities that will help them compete and prosper. This effort will develop manufacturing leaders who can grow businesses through strategy, innovation, and targeted market solutions. A number of partners will participate in the project including the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the University of Minnesota's College of Continuing Education, the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, Clear Intent Strategy, and Norman Development.
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Impact Washington (IW)
Impact Washington, the NIST MEP affiliate in Washington state, will help the state's manufacturers drive growth through innovation and export strategies to increase their profitability and stimulate job growth statewide. Impact Washington is partnering with the Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington, the U.S. Export Assistance Center, Pierce College, Highline Community College and the Community Colleges of Spokane to deliver education, training, and coaching services to Washington manufacturers. This new growth strategy will foster innovation with a specific emphasis on exports. This project builds upon the lessons learned from a successful partnership between two U.S. Department of Commerce bureaus, the International Trade Administration and NIST, and fosters additional export opportunities for new products responding to new markets developed by U.S. manufacturers.
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Kentucky Technology Services, Inc. (Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center)
The Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center (KMAC), the MEP affiliate in Kentucky, will partner with the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC) to accelerate commercialization of new products in Kentucky and foster local supply chains. The project will position KMAC and KSTC to work strategically and operationally with companies using an approach that integrates technology acceleration and supplier development with a focus on increasing new product development and the commercialization of technology in Kentucky.
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Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)
The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET), a sub-contractor to the Ohio Department of Development and a partner organization of the Ohio MEP, will join with the northeast Ohio-based regional economic development group, NorTech, to identify and work with companies committed to growing their business. They will link the companies with new opportunities in emerging industry sectors related to advanced energy, such as energy storage, the Smart Grid, biomass/waste conversion and electric vehicles. MAGNET and NorTech will use a coaching and training program approach to stimulate and support manufacturing innovation and address technology acceleration, supply chain development and continuous improvement.
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Mid America Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC)
The Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC), the NIST-MEP affiliate in Kansas, in partnership with the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Washburn University, the National Growth through Innovation Foundation and the Eureka! Ranch, will increase innovation and growth in the Topeka, Kansas, area by increasing collaboration between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, inventors, community leaders and universities to optimize technology and stimulate economic growth. The project will develop a structured process to integrate innovation into the supply chain, educational programs and business models.
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National Growth Through Innovation Foundation
The funding will be used to create dedicated "Innovation Engineering Black Belts" in 10 NIST MEP centers (Kansas, Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, Washington, Missouri, Arkansas, New York, Virginia, and Louisiana) to implement pilot projects with local manufacturing clients. MEP center staff will learn new skills to lead business growth projects with manufacturers through the development of new products, identification of new customers and markets as well as unique process improvement innovations. The project will also develop growth and innovation tools for use by other MEP centers across the nation.
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North Carolina State University, NC Industrial Extension Service (NC MEP)
NC State University's Industrial Extension Service, the NIST MEP affiliate in North Carolina, with numerous partnering organizations will develop an E3 (Economy, Energy and Environment) project that establishes a unique approach that significantly advances performance in the sustainability and workforce strategies. E3: North Carolina will help communities and manufacturers address energy and sustainability challenges. NC MEP will promote sustainable manufacturing and growth through innovative technology and access to capital.
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Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc.
The Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc., the NIST MEP affiliate in Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma State University New Product Development Center will partner to expand existing resources for new product development. The program also will make process and service-development strategies more accessible to manufacturers in Oklahoma. The project will focus on utilizing public and private engineering and communications expertise, as well as public and private laboratory facilities for work on high-impact projects developed by Oklahoma manufacturers. A focus will be on developing "green" projects with efforts made to quickly take new products and technologies to market.
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Oregon MEP
The Oregon MEP in partnership with Impact Washington, the NIST MEP affiliate center in Washington, will focus on an initiative that combines the MEP strategic growth areas of supply chain and sustainability. The Northwest Supply Chain and Sustainability Initiative will develop a regional infrastructure for the renewable energy industry that extends beyond the Portland-Salem-Vancouver urban region to other more rural parts of the state. The initiative also introduces the use of the Northwest "Connectory" encouraging supplier scouting services for manufacturers and supply chains.
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PolymerOhio, Inc.
PolymerOhio and the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) propose to improve the manufacturing capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. through advanced modeling and simulation of manufacturing process and functions. The project will target small polymer companies to help them address the technical barriers, costs and training necessary to effectively use this technology.
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WestCAMP, Inc. (MEP of Utah)
The MEP of Utah will work to support manufacturing in the new energy economy by providing manufacturers with information, supporters and tools needed to run efficient businesses and utilize the latest energy efficiency technology. The MEP of Utah will develop a new energy economy deployment methodology that utilizes best practices from other efforts within the MEP system to provide companies with information on the latest tools and technologies to incorporate energy efficiency in everyday practices.
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Competition 2010-MEP-BGPD-01 awardees include:
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of Nevada Industry Excellence (NVIE), formerly MAP
This project, led by Nevada Industry Excellence (NVIE), the NIST MEP affiliate in Nevada, will use innovative collaborative approaches to integrate existing supply chain methods with new manufacturing methods, retraining of personnel and retrofit of new, clean diesel technologies. The effort will leverage associated networks to accelerate the growth and transformation of digital fabrication supply chains and share these approaches and practices across the MEP System.
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Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of Nevada Industry Excellence (NVIE), formerly MAP
This effort will involve a collaboration of 10 MEP Centers, led by Nevada Industry Excellence (NVIE), the NIST MEP affiliate in Nevada, to strengthen and enhance the deployment and business model of MEP's ExporTech initiative. This initiative is intended to radically increase the number of U.S. firms who are actively exporting products, thereby growing their top-line sales and profit margins.
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Catalyst Connection
Catalyst Connection, the NIST MEP affiliate in Pittsburgh, Pa., will develop and demonstrate a Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) consortium model for technology acceleration that works together to facilitate technology transfer and product commercialization within the southwest Pennsylvania regional small- and medium-sized enterprise base. Both a push- and pull-based technology transfer approach will be employed with particular emphasis on strengthening southwestern Pennsylvania's clean and alternative energy innovation cluster.
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Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center Project title: MEP Supply Chain Development Initiative
The Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC), the MEP affiliate in Illinois, will lead a consortium of five NIST MEP Centers (including centers in southern California, Illinois, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia) in an initiative focused on developing the MEP system's services and strategy to improve the competitiveness of U.S. supply chains. Based on input from both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the NIST MEP system, the initiative will expand MEP center services to support the development and competitiveness of U.S. supply chains. The initiative will focus on development of tools and techniques for use within existing supply chains as well as services to support the development of supply chains for emerging Growth Sectors. Over three years, the initiative will include development, demonstration, and deployment of new and refined services throughout the MEP System.
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North Carolina State University, North Carolina Industrial Extension Service (NC MEP)
NC State University's Industrial Extension Service, the NIST MEP affiliate in North Carolina, in collaboration with NC State's College of Education's Leadership Policy, and Adult and Higher Education department, will focus on deployment of a learning and performance improvement intervention capability based on a strategic human resource development (SHRD) model. This will include development of SHRD competencies that allow MEP practitioners to: 1) learn how to become a SHRD partner to client firms; 2) learn to develop an integrated strategic plan for a client organization; and, 3) gain an awareness of how culture influences organizational change.
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NYS Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation
The New York MEP (NYMEP) will develop the following tools and methodologies required to address two key gaps within New York's current suite of Technology Acceleration and Commercialization services: Using the new Active Technology Matching service, NYMEP will connect the state's manufacturers with promising technologies that are relevant to their businesses. In addition, a Virtual Design & Prototyping Service will help manufacturers and startup firms develop new products by using the immense variety of resources available through other New York manufacturers and research sites.
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Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC )
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, the NIST MEP affiliate in Texas, will use innovative and collaborative approaches to develop and demonstrate: 1) Data Standards for a needs analysis and assessment tool, known as Asset Inventory Management focused on MEP's five Strategic Growth Areas; 2) benefits of Technology Acceleration training, including Technology Scouting and Technology Driven Market Intelligence; and, 3) a methodology that places MEP in a position to connect technology sources—including private, federal and university-based—with U.S. manufacturers.
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University of Wyoming, Manufacturing Works
Manufacturing-Works, the NIST MEP affiliate in Wyoming, will lead a consortium of five MEP centers in an effort to develop a system of tools to help them provide an effective gateway to engaging with and assisting first-time and existing small- and medium-sized enterprise clients. The effort will directly connect customers to technologies, technology acceleration resources, and supply chains to bring new innovative products and services to market faster.
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Mail that is addressed to your building using the street address will go to the Shorewood Post Office because the University is in the Shorewood Post Office delivery area. The only mail that the Shorewood Post Office delivers is mail for the Sandburg Dorms. If you use your building street address, your mail could be delayed a week to ten days because the Shorewood Post Office sends UWM mail back to the main Post Office, to be placed in UWM's main post office box 413.
The reason the Post Office will not deliver mail to the University buildings is that we do not have mail boxes attached to the building. We have held post office boxes for over thirty years, and we pick up the mail twice each day, at 6:30 A.M. and at 11:00 A.M.
If your department does not have its own post office box, your mail should be addressed to P.O. Box 413, the University's general post office box number.
An example of the proper address is:
Departments who have their own box number should use that number in place of 413. For your nine digit zip code, use 53201 followed by a zero and your three digit box number.
An example of the proper address is:
Please note that all capital letters and no punctuation were used in the examples. This is the preferred Post Office form of addressing. There is one exception to this addressing rule. This format is for Post office mail only. If you are using a private courier, such as Federal Express, United Parcel Service, Burlington Express, etc., you must use your street address. Your delivery could be delayed while they attempt to contact you for a street address.
Mail Services needs your help in processing your intra-campus mail. With your assistance, Mail Services will be able to more efficiently sort and deliver the more than two million pieces of intra-campus mail that we handle annually. If you follow these simple instructions, you can avoid delays in the delivery of your mail:
- Address your mail using the full name of the addressee and their department. You may use building and room numbers in addition to name and department but not in place of this information. Mail Services sorts mail by name and department so location is not needed and may even create confusion, especially if there has been a recent move.
One exception: The Division of Information and Media Technology has several sub-departments all over campus. In their case, buildings and room numbers would help clarify the delivery destination.
- Too much information can cause delays. For example, we do not need to know your division name, and we need to know only where you want your mail delivered. Here is an example of a bad address:
Mary Rodgers
Business and Financial Services
Auxiliary Accounting
Mary wants her mail in Auxiliary Accounting but with the first line of the address being Business and Financial Services, it could end up in the division office in Chapman Hall. The division information is extraneous information that could lead to misdelivery of her mail.
- Please do not abbreviate department names.
- Print or write as clearly as possible.


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Transcending the typical leadership book model of lists and frameworks on how to succeed in business, The Monk and the Riddle is a lively and humorous narrative about the education of a unique Silicon Valley insider. Currently a virtual CEO who provides leadership on-demand to several renowned companies, Komisar's unique role was recently described as a combined professional mentor, minister without portfolio, in-your-face investor, troubleshooter, and door opener. But even more interesting than what he does is how and why he does it. Komisar has found a way to turn an ambitious and challenging worklife into his life's work. The book is at once a portal into the inner workings of Silicon Valley--from how startups get launched, to how venture capitalists do their deals, to how head-hunters make their matches--and a deeply personal account of how one mover and shaker found a payoff bigger than money. The Monk and the Riddle imparts valuable lessons about the differences between leadership and management, passion and commitment, and the meaning of professional and personal success. When all is said and done, writes Komisar, the journey is the reward.
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Start Date: Mar 16, 2014
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LAB: Bone Health The Bone Metabolism Laboratory uses a variety of approaches to carry out its clinical and translational research program. Observational studies such as the publicly available cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey will be used to examine associations of vitamin D with bone mineral density. Longitudinal cohort studies, such as the Nurses Health Study, will be used to link vitamin D levels to risk of several chronic diseases. We will employ diet-controlled metabolic studies to define address several research goals. For example, we will examine the impact of a dietary alkaline load on muscle tissue changes and on indices of bone metabolism in healthy older subjects on both low and high protein diets. Information learned from this metabolic study will be helpful in the design of a large randomized controlled trial to determine the long term effects of lowering the dietary acid load on muscle performance and mass and on rates of bone turnover and bone loss. The Bone Metabolism Laboratory has a strong network of collaborations, both internal, exemplified by our work on multiple projects with the Nutrition, Exercise Physiology and Sarcopenia Laboratory, and external. These collaborations allow us to expand our reach to examine the effect of vitamin D on risk of other chronic diseases such as periodontal disease and diabetes. They also allow us access to basic research technologies, such as gene array analysis, that enable us to identify mechanisms by which nutrients affect bone and muscle. LAB: Vitamin K Laboratory analysis of different forms of vitamin K will be conducted in selected foods obtained through collaboration with the USDA Nutrient and Data Laboratory (NDL), as part of the Food and Nutrient Analysis Program. Priorities for food analysis will include dietary supplements, food purchased in family style restaurants, foods common to the Hispanic/Latino diet, and foods associated with high calorie diets. Food composition data will be transferred to the NDL for entry into national food composition databases. To identify dietary and non-dietary factors that determine how much vitamin K obtained from foods is utilized, we will apply stable isotope techniques to measures of vitamin K metabolism. Data obtained from ongoing metabolic studies in men and women, in addition to pilot feasibility studies, will be used to refine the study design to test the response of these measures to intake of different vitamin K-rich food sources. Animal models will be used to identify tissue-specific effects of interactions between vitamin K and other fat-soluble vitamins, with an emphasis on vitamins A and D. To identify mechanisms of action for vitamin K other than its classic role as an enzyme cofactor, urinary and serum levels of vitamin K metabolites will be measured in response to vitamin K supplementation using archived samples from human and animal studies. We will then focus on the role of different forms of vitamin K in inflammation through the inactivation of nuclear receptors in macrophages.


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Tipperary have announced a new sponsorship deal with Skoda Ireland, that will see the car manufacturer invest €600,000 into the Premier County over three years.
The full sponsorship of Tipperary GAA covers both the hurling and football codes and includes all grades from minor to senior inter-county teams over the next three years.
Tipperary County Board Chairman Barry O'Brien said: '(We are) delighted to be able to announce this sponsorship deal with Skoda Ireland. An innovative and challenging car marque Skoda will bring a new dynamic to the promotion of Tipperary GAA both within and outside of the county.
'The Skoda brand name will adorn all our county jerseys from minor to senior in both Hurling and Football. We are looking forward to working with our new partners and we have no doubt that our clubs and supporters will fully support Skoda and their fantastic model range.'


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AARP Driver Safety Course Scheduled at Germantown Library
A four-and-a-half hour AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Driver Safety course that will help tune up driving skills, teach safe driving strategies and update information on the rules of the road will be held at the Germantown Library on Wednesday, October 23 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The library is at 19840 Century Blvd.
The instructor will provide information about normal age-related physical changes and how to adjust driving to allow for the changes. Students who complete the course will receive a certificate. Some insurance companies operating in Maryland consider drivers who take the course qualified for a reduced auto insurance premium.
Class registration fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. The instructor will collect the fee on class day. AARP members should bring their membership cards to class, and all participants should bring a check payable to AARP and a pen. Registration is required and available online. Space is limited, and the deadline for registering is October 22 at 5 p.m. For staff assistance, call the Germantown Library at 240-777-0110.
To request sign language interpreter or other deaf/hard of hearing services for library-sponsored programs, email firstname.lastname@example.com, preferably with at least three business days notice. To request other accommodations, contact the Germantown Library.
The library's meeting room is equipped with an audio induction loop system for people who use hearing aid amplification with a telecoil switch or cochlear implants. To request the audio induction loop system, call the Germantown Library at 240-777-0110.
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Visiting the Skip Hop Offices
Just in from the awesome Anna of Sub-Studio who was able to check out our favorite design baby brand, Skip Hop's, design studio and preview! Check out what she saw and has to share with us below!
As a new mom, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of baby stuff out there. Skip Hop is a favorite of mine for their refreshingly playful and modern designs, and for their affordable prices. I got to go to their offices to check out their Fall 2011 preview, where there were lots of new additions to the Skip Hop collection. I also got a behind the scenes look at Skip Hop's design space, and met their lead designer (who is seven months pregnant!). Check out some photos from my visit on the next page!
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Tags: baby - gifts - kids - shopping - studio - sub-studio - toys


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Draft notes of the November 12, 2009 meeting of the APC, organized by points of discussion.
Called to order at 8:55am by Chair Senger
Present: Yu, Sudhakaran, Czerwinski, Senger, Jesse, Seebach, Kastantin
Excused: Frye, Sinclair (both with recurring class conflicts)
Question 1
How should the re-review (sic) of existing programs be triggered when there is a shift to greater than 50% of content being delivered online rather than face-to-face
This review should be triggered by either Undergraduate Curriculum Committee activity or the required Academic Program Review. The Faculty Senate Office should forward to the APC (for consideration) any proposals or programmatic reviews in which a program crosses the 50% threshold. (M/S/P)
Question 2
Guidelines for content of proposals as regards the online component. Insert a new subheading 'c' under Item #3. New Item #3 should say the following.
Proposals for new programs should discuss the use of online courses. Where proposals build on existing programs, prior use and effectiveness of online offerings should be addressed. For these purposes, an online course is one where fewer than 50% of the contact hours are as face-to-face classroom activities. (M/S/P) Note: Interactive Distance Education is regarded as being "face-to-face".
A similar statement should go into the guidelines governing credit-bearing certificate programs.
The document titled "Academic Priorities Committee… " needs editing to accurately reflect our Committee title. The title becomes: "Guidelines for Program Creation and Elimination" and the Committee is properly titled within the text.
Directing comments regarding the purpose of the various documents need to be added to the Committee website.
Motion to insert language (M/S/P)
Motion directing the chair to change website language (M/S/P)
Minutes of last meeting are approved without change. (M/S/P)
Moved to adjourn, seconded. Adjourned at 9:32am.
Prepared by Bradley Seebach and submitted by Joseph Kastantin, secretary, who thanks Professor Seebach for attending to these minutes in my delayed arrival.