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Autistic children could be taught life-changing communication skills on high-tech computer tablets, New Zealand researchers say.
A University of Canterbury (UC) research project is looking at new ways to help children with autism develop their speech.
UC senior lecturer Dr Dean Sutherland wants to find out what alternative communication systems work best - manual signs, picture exchange or speech-generating devices, including tablets.
"The aim of the project is to compare these systems to see which one is learnt the quickest and which one is most preferred by children,'' he said.
Based on international identification rates, there could be between 30,000 to 45,000 children and adults in New Zealand with autism.
About 25 per cent of children with autism and related developmental disabilities fail to develop sufficient speech to meet their communication needs.
Roughly one in 100 to 150 children each year are diagnosed with autism, which includes significant communication problems in the first one to two years of their life.
"Children with autism have difficulty communicating, understanding and developing social relations and have unusual behaviour patterns to various levels of severity,'' Dr Sutherland said.
Researchers are teaching children to use all three alternative communication systems.
At the same time, checks are being made on which method of communication each child prefers.
It is hoped that the results of the project will lead to children learning important new communication skills and improving their quality of life.
"We anticipate that incorporating children's preference for different communication systems will enhance their performance in using alternative communication methods,'' Dr Sutherland said.
"We are also exploring whether the use of these alternative communications is actually helping children develop spoken communication skills.''


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I'll see if I have the bobbin mechanism around. I have a few machines here for parts, but I can't remember if any of them are self winding. If they are, I can either try a disassembly, with pictures, or send you the mechanism.
I like the idea of the twist apart, as emptying a bobbin, but I wind more often than I manually empty. It was good though when my dad bought me a machine and I had 3 bobbins only.


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Made a batch of Joes ancient mead back in Sept- has never really cleared, the some of the fruit sank but its pretty cloudy- did bubble away nicely at the beginning but then stopped. Probably it was kept a little too cool
Racked it today the reading on the hydrometer was 1.14 which is sweet?
and the percent potential alcohol is 14, have no idea what it was to start with so no idea what this means
it does smells really good
Its back in a carboy- what to do now? leave it?
should we check with hydrometer again? when?
is it drinkable?
with all the fruit and sediment out the carboy is not very full- is that a problem


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A group of University of Colorado Boulder students and alumni have put their entrepreneurial might into creating the area's first co-working space designed to connect students with the business community.
"We're building a bridge between CU-Boulder and the amazing startup ecosystem that's all over Colorado," said Fletcher Richman, managing director of Spark Boulder and a senior in electrical and computer engineering. "We're giving businesses a way to tap into the talent that's on campus while also bringing more visibility and introducing students to the businesses that want to talk with them."
Offering desks, Wi-Fi, printers, conference rooms with phone and video capabilities, mailboxes and more, Spark Boulder, located at 1310 College Ave. on University Hill, will open its doors to the public on Friday, Feb. 21. Monthly memberships are available at a discounted rate for students -- as low as $20 for early subscribers -- and for the community as well.
Members will be able to use the space to develop their innovative ideas. They'll also have the option of being connected to mentors through speed-networking events each Friday -- a unique element offered by Spark Boulder, coordinated in part with CU-Boulder's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship and the cross-campus New Venture Challenge.
"Most students have really great ideas and have awesome skill sets that allow them to create things that no one's ever created before," said Richman. "Once that's happened, there are a lot of ways to increase a student's chances of success. Mentorship has proven to be extremely valuable."
Richman is launching the 5,400-square-foot Spark Boulder with Bill Shrum, a senior in environmental design, and Ben Buie, a spring 2013 graduate of CU-Boulder's MBA program.
The trio has worked to form the organization as a nonprofit and secure the lease on University Hill. They've raised about $140,000 in donations from a number of corporate partners. They've also reached out across campus to build interest among entrepreneurial clubs and programs and gain faculty support.
Assistance has come to them as well from students excited about Spark Boulder. Stephanie Bigelow, a CU-Boulder undergraduate in architecture, designed the space. Hired contractors have constructed most of the space, but droves of students have volunteered their time to paint, stain wood and finish floors.
"Campuses in general can be fragmented places and that's not really ideal for starting great businesses or coming up with really innovative ideas," said Richman. "We want to bring together students from engineering, arts and sciences, law, business and other departments, and put them in one space and allow them to interact with people who think differently than they do."
Early student members of Spark Boulder are working on concepts including a Web platform that connects people with expert professionals instantly through video chat, an aquaponics -- or food production -- system, a student-run design agency, and the development of iPhone apps.
"I think every student right now should be developing an entrepreneurial skill set," said Richman. "Whether you're working at a big or a small company, the world is moving so quickly that if you don't have some sense of how to innovate and how to be creative, you're not going to be useful to most companies."
Spark Boulder's corporate partners include Archer Bay law firm, ArcStone Partners financial services, Pivotal Labs software development, Zayo Group bandwidth infrastructure services, Tap Influence marketing software and SendGrid email services.
For more information about Spark Boulder visit www.sparkboulder.com.


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Cause of Choice: Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and National Breast Cancer Coalition
Three Words to Describe Herself: Iconoclastic, persistent, and optimistic
Early Career Ambitions: A good Catholic girl, she joined the convent midway through college, but gave it up after nine months.
Advice for Younger Generations: "Don't wait to be invited. Figure out what needs to be fixed and fix it."
Educated in Puerto Rico, Mexico City, New York and Boston, Susan Love was already a pioneer when, in 1980, she became the first female General Surgeon on the staff of Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. She was determined not to become a breast surgeon. But, she would later remember, "I started to realize how women weren't getting information. If they came in with a lump or what they thought was a lump, the doctor would say, 'Don't worry your little head about that, dear.'"
Now more than thirty years on, Love has drastically altered the equations surrounding the disease. She founded the Faulkner Breast Center in Boston and the Revlon UCLA Breast Center in Los Angeles and remains a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. And as president of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, she oversees an active $4 million dollar research program centered on breast cancer cause and prevention. But her impact is perhaps greatest where it is widest: as a trusted guide to women worldwide. 1990's Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book ("the bible for women with breast cancer" according to The New York Times) is now in its fifth edition and her Love/Avon Army of Women partners women and scientists in order to accelerate basic translational research. It all insures that Dr. Love's fierce intellect and her famous bedside manner continue to save lives worldwide.


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Trip Start Sep 03, 2010
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We didn't go directly there, though... for reasons I can't remember, we got off at a different stop first and wandered around a lot in the morning. We visited a nice park, and after a lot of indecision, got breakfast at some Middle Eastern (I think?) place. I had a greasy, not very good (but very cheap and filling) burger and a Faxe Kondi, which seemed to be a lemon-lime soda, tasting almost exactly like Sprite.
I think we were lost for a while, because I remember following Glennica a lot, backtracking and eventually I think we took the train to the stop right across from Tivoli. While we walked, I noticed that the part of Copenhagen we were in had a horrible graffiti problem. We'd seen lots of graffiti on the trip before, but usually it was scratched on the window of a subway car, or painted on the walls near the train tracks, and some of it actually showed some artistic ability. This was entirely different... the graffiti was an ugly, meaningless, lazy scrawl, and it was on EVERYTHING for blocks around- lamp posts, walls, statues, tunnels, bridges... I was surprised people weren't walking around with the back of their jackets tagged. It was straight-up vandalism, and made me wonder whether that part of town had any cops at all... it seemed inconceivable that people could go around spray-painting literally everything in sight without anyone noticing or trying to arrest them.
Luckily, Tivoli had no such problem. Tivoli Gardens is the second-oldest amusement park in the world (the first-oldest was actually close by, but was closed for winter already), and it shows. The park opened in 1843, and it's absolutely beautiful, full of gorgeous architecture and a real emphasis on the "gardens" part, with ponds, wildlife, and well-kept foliage. It's almost as much a park as it is an amusement park, and reminds me of Colorado's own Elitch Gardens in the days before it moved to downtown Denver and lost every ounce of its charm and uniqueness. It also reminded me of Lakeside Amusement Park, but Tivoli's charm doesn't come from being run-down and creepy... it's actually quite modern and well-maintained, without losing the old-timey goodness. I really can't find words to express exactly what that goodness is, but luckily I took a lot of pictures
The first thing I noticed about Tivoli was that they were celebrating Halloween. At first I thought it was just a few decorations here and there, but it soon became apparent that they were REALLY into this... every nook and cranny was stuffed with pumpkins, the restaurants had autumnal menus, the cafes had Halloween treats, there were jack o' lanterns, spiders, bats, ghosts and ravens everywhere... even the crane games were decked out for Halloween. I'd thought Halloween wasn't a big thing in Europe, and we hadn't seen a lot of decorations elsewhere, but Tivoli had more pumpkins than I've ever seen (or probably ever will see again) in my whole life. There were literally thousands of them, set up in baskets or bales of hay or just piled up in any free space, and I have no idea where they got so many or how they got rid of them after the day was over... it seemed like a Herculean task to set out so many in the first place, let alone remove them before they started rotting.
The weather was starting to get pretty cold, and it rained a lot while we were there, but it never got bad enough to ruin our visit... I only had the fleece I'd bought back in Scotland and the rain jacket I'd brought on the trip, both fairly thin, but together they seemed to work well
Shops and Carnival Games: They had them. We didn't try the games or visit many shops, but there was a nice shop full of Christmas and Halloween stuff where Glennica got some ridiculous flashing LED pumpkin earrings. If you look closely during some of the videos, you might see them.
Ferris Wheel: It had huge jack o' lantern lamps atop every car! Nothing too special here, but we did give it one ride, and it provided a nice view of the park, though not as nice as the...
Carousel: Okay, I'm not talking about the kind with the horses on poles. This is the sort where there's a bunch of individual seats suspended from chains, and then it spins so the seats fly outward. Usually a pretty tame ride, but this one rose high, high into the air... I think it must have been at least 100 feet! It provided a wonderful view not only of Tivoli, but all of Copenhagen. It was really one of the most amazing rides I've ever been on, but we only rode once... spinning around in the frigid wind above the city on an already uncomfortably cold day was a little more than we could handle.
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy-Tale World: I don't know much about his work, but I doubt this ride did it proper justice. It looked like they tried to cram everything he'd ever written into it, with the result being that the narration rushes along as though it were read by a 5-year-old with a short attention span
The Demon: This was one of only two roller coasters in the park, and a fairly modern metal one. It was fun, but really short, with just a couple quick loops and twists. Of course, that made it easy to ride several times in a row, too!
Black Dragon: The violentest ride on Earth! This thing was like getting in a car crash. You sat in this bench with a bar across your lap, and then it would start to bob up and down on metal arms. And then the bench would start to swing up and down, faster and harder, moving to the point where you were facing down at the floor, then up at the sky, whipping you back and forth and changing direction with a violent, whiplash-inducing jerk. I had a terrible headache when I got off, and felt like my brain had been banged around inside my skull
Restaurants: There were a lot of them. Most were pretty expensive, and it was hard finding one that Glennica would like, since she's such a picky eater. We finally settled on one on the far side of the park that had an autumn-themed meal, and I had butternut squash soup and apple cider-braised porkchops, or something like that. The vaguely-named "pumpkin dessert" turned out to be a disappointment, as it was just some insubstantial pumpkin foam.
The Mine: This ride was really weird... you floated along in a log through a dimly-lit mine while jaunty music played, and a race of kobold-beaver-men merrily worked and took care of an enormous, weird-looking dragon that apparently had a cold or something, because it was sniffling and sneezing and making tired-sounding "wuuuuuRRRRRRRnnnnhhhh" noises. I don't know if it was something from Danish folklore or what, but it felt really Nordic, somehow.
Incredibly Fruity Halloween Stage Show: That wasn't its official name or anything, but it was amazingly fruity
Rutsjebanen: I had to look up the name, but this was the park's other roller coaster, and one of the oldest still running today. It's smaller than modern roller coasters, with a narrower track and shorter train, and most interesting of all, it's actually operated by a guy in the front car, who makes sure it doesn't go too fast and fly off the rails. That might make it sound boring, but it actually makes it really exciting... since it's controlled by a person, it's unpredictable, and the sudden acceleration literally made us fly out of our seats whenever we went down a hill! It's also an interesting track, curving around and through a faux mountainside, so there's a lot of plunges into low, dark tunnels. This ride had been decorated for Halloween too, and there were skeletons and axe murderers in all the tunnels, bathed in eerie red light. It was a great ride, and I wish we'd gotten to it a little sooner... by the time we'd ridden it, it was getting pretty late and the park was close to shutting down.
And that's pretty much it. It was a fun day, and we wandered out of the park tired and satisfied. Tivoli was the last actual attraction we visited on our trip... we'd spend the next day wandering Copenhagen's shops and streets, and after that our main concern was getting home. But the story's not quite over yet...


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I spent most of yesterday working with our CFO on our 2008 budget. It's always a little overwhelming trying to crunch the numbers! But I really believe that faith and finances are so inter-related. Our budgets have a way of revealing our true priorities and passions. So I think budgeting is a healthy exercise for all of us.
I'm so grateful for an amazing stewardship team that provides financial oversight and accountability for NCC! I'm part of the conversation. And our staff presents the budgets. But it our Stewardship Team that approves our annual budget.
As I think about 2008, two of my BHAGs would be:
1) giving $500,000 to missions.
I think missions giving is the financial engine that drives NCC. I believe God has blessed us because He knows we aren't going to keep the blessing to ourselves. The day will come that we're giving millions of dollars to missions every year. But we've got to take it one year at a time. I think we can hit the half-a-million mark next year if we give sacrificially.
2) opening a second coffeehouse
I'm not sure where and I'm not sure when. But I've always believed that Ebenezers could become a chain of coffeehouses. I'd love to get a second location in 2008. I don't know if we buy it or rent it. But I'd love to open a second Ebenezers somewhere in the city. A coffeehouse on Wisconsin Avenue or M Street in Georgetown would be a-mazing!


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Traces of the history and culture of the Edo (old Tokyo) era remain vividly in Ueno and Asakusa. Spacious Ueno Park is a great place to relax and visit a variety of different museums and galleries. At Ameyoko which starts in front of Ueno station, the grocery stores and clothing shops are crammed alongside fishmongers. It gets particularly busy at the end of the year, when many people go on shopping sprees. The town of Asakusa, developed around Sensoji temple, has many shops selling goods and clothing from old Japan, making it a great place for souvenir hunting. It's also known for various annual festivals, and the whole district gets involved with the huge Sanja Festival in May.
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As part of Bike to Work Week in Milwaukee, Off the Couch will feature your Tales from the Road: the stories and sights you find on your ride to the job, grocery store or play-date. We'll need your contributions - so send them to firstname.lastname@example.com, along with a bit of background about yourself.
Keep in mind that they should read like a trip to the office, not a ride across the country.
To get us off the start line, we have this piece from Mark Edmund, a magazine editor who commutes from the western edge of Wauwatosa to his office on N. Plankinton Ave.
For my Tuesday morning commute from the western edge of Milwaukee County to downtown Milwaukee, I avoided all but a few traffic lights.
I bypassed the clogs on I-94 and other congested arteries during the 7 o'clock hour.
No multi-ton steel beasts crossed my path. There were zero potholes to dodge.
Instead, my quiet 35-minute commute included stretches underneath those busy highways, over the congested thoroughfares, through open green spaces and lightly wooded hide outs, behind cozy neighborhoods and bustling businesses; eventually over and along the Menomonee River to downtown streets.
It felt like I had cheated the system. And I fully intend to be a repeat offender.
Living just blocks from the western extension of the Hank Aaron State Trail, I'd been telling myself all spring to jump in the saddle and check it out.
Marathon training and a busy five-year-old daughter were easy excuses not to.
Tuesday morning, I finally clipped my cleats in the pedals, in part because my car was being treated at the shop.
I wish I hadn't waited so long. It was easily the highlight of my day.
I started the journey near N. 121st St., just a few blocks south of Blue Mound Road.
Right now, this part of the trail is simply rocks and gravel. The terrain isn't anything that a sturdy mountain bike with fat tires can't handle. Actually, at times this part feels like riding on fire lanes in the woods up north, maybe something from a CAMBA trail (OK, maybe I'm romanticizing a bit, aching for a vacation up north).
The unpaved part of the trail is wide enough for two to bicycle abreast, and it's pretty flat and forgiving.
There are plenty of shrubs and trees to pass by when you're not sneaking behind and in-between light industrial businesses or underneath traffic on I-94 and Highways 45 and 100.
At N. 94th Place, gravel and rock meet neatly black-topped pavement, staying the same width across but sandwiched by white-gravel shoulders; plenty of room to navigate around slower bicyclists or others sharing the trail.
There are some useful access points to the Hank Aaron along the way: N. 76th and 68th Streets at W. Dickinson St., and just west of N. Hawley Road.
Smooth and easy overpasses at N. 92nd and N. 84th Streets, Hawley and Highway 41 just east of Miller Park keep you moving at a decent clip while avoiding the traffic below.
More highlights of my newfound commuting route were zipping through neighborhoods along the trail and seeing parts of Milwaukee and West Allis from a new perspective.
Sometimes it's sobering to pass a few abandoned industrial plants, but it's also encouraging to see many businesses bustling along the path.
The section through the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds-just southwest of the stadium-offers a glimpse of historic buildings and beautiful architecture hidden in that area.
Eventually, the extension connects with the original trail footprint that I've ridden and run on countless times, crossing the Menomonee River on the sleek Silver City Connection pedestrian bridge installed last year just west the N. 35th Street overpass.
Hugging the north side of Canal Street while approaching Marquette University's Valley Fields and Potawatomi Bingo Casino, a few more bicyclists began dotting the trail, even on that cool, damp and windy day.
Here's to seeing even more bicyclists dot the entire trail during the (warmer?) months ahead. And here's to beating the system. Who's in with me next time?
Thank you, Mark. Look for similar Tales from the Road as part of Bike to Work Week.


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|When you purchase products or services from Dell, you expect that they were made in a way that minimizes environmental impact. After all, environmental responsibility is about more than just creating an eco-friendly product or initiative.
As global citizens, we are committed to minimizing the impact of our operations and those of our supply chain on the planet and the communities we live and work in. We believe it's possible to succeed in business without doing harm to the environment. Central to this idea is the practice of using resources and managing wastes responsibly. We focus on the following:
|Addressing climate change
Dell recognizes that climate change is real and must be mitigated, and we support efforts to reduce global emissions to levels guided by science. We know our customers are looking for ways to curb their own emissions and they expect us to do the same.
|While we focus on better understanding and managing our carbon footprint, we see our most important role as a provider of technology that will drive research, innovation and meaningful action. As part of this, we proudly signed the American Business Act on Climate pledge.
At Dell, this involves reducing our own footprint while helping customers reduce theirs through various means, including energy efficiency. We also recognize that climate change is a global challenge, and sharing data while demonstrating improvement is at the core of what's needed. We track our GHG emissions and set a high bar for improvement.
Explore our Dell Corporate Social Responsibility Reports for information on our fiscal year-specific emissions numbers. Additionally, we report to the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, which serves as the world's largest database of primary corporate climate change information) and ask our suppliers to do the same. And customers can further help through our Plant a Tree program, allowing them to offset the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the use of their Dell products while supporting reforestation efforts.
|Energy plays a special role
Part of our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint include energy conservation combined with green electricity purchases. Within Dell's facilities, we use energy to run office and data center equipment, heat and cool our buildings, and operate a small fleet of on-site security and maintenance vehicles. Electricity makes up the largest proportion of our facility energy use. Most of the rest comes from fuel used in vehicles leased by Dell (used primarily by members of our global sales force).
To keep energy use in check, we engage in various energy efficiency improvements across our operations like lighting retrofits, motor replacements and building control upgrades. New facilities incorporate designs with more natural lighting, sun shading and improved cooling systems.
We also have a strong commitment to purchasing electricity from renewable sources. We are continually expanding the number of facilities that purchase some or all of their electricity needs from renewable sources, and current purchases account for more than 35 percent of our total electricity use globally. Our Round Rock, Texas headquarters in the United States has purchased all of its electricity needs from renewable sources since late 2007. Additionally, we use on-site solar generation and solar hot water heating at other global facilities.
|Waste is inefficient
Dell employs highly efficient manufacturing and operational processes that reduce the amount of waste generated. We consistently reuse or recycle more than 95 percent of nonhazardous solid waste in our manufacturing.
|We have also set a goal to divert 90 percent of all waste generated in Dell-operated buildings from landfills by 2020.
Water is another area where we are keen to reduce our impact and save precious resources. While Dell is not a large water consumer, we do operate in some water-stressed regions. We committed to reducing water use in those areas by 20 percent by 2020.
We welcome you to explore our other 2020 goals as part of our long term sustainability plan.
Of course, achieving these goals takes commitment. In addition to dedicated teams, we promote recycling and reuse through internal communications and work with our Planet Employee Resource Group and other employee groups to help build a cultural commitment to environmentally responsible behavior.


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Formula One's ruling body, the FIA, has announced an additional race in Europe for the 2013 season.
The event venue is yet to be decided, but it will make up for a postponed Grand Prix in New Jersey.
The FIA World Motorsport Council moved the German Grand Prix forward by one week to July 7, and July 21 "has been reserved for another F1 European event, subject to the approval of the relevant ASNs [national bodies]", it said.
The German race will now come a week after the British Grand Prix. The FIA did not announce a venue because the planned site, the Nuerburgring, is in financial trouble and may not be able to stage the race. If that is the case, the German GP would be held at Hockenheim, as was the 2012 edition.
The July 21 race is a week ahead of Hungary, and could see a return to Turkey, which hosted an F1 race in 2005-2011.
A French GP, last on the F1 calendar in 2008, is also reportedly a possibility, with Magny Cours or Le Castellet being the possible venues.
F1 was originally due to see its debut in New Jersey on June 16, in place of the dropped European GP in Valencia, but that race has been postponed. The July 21 race brings the schedule back to 20 races.
The FIA also said teams could no longer claim exceptional circumstances - "force majeure" - when cars did not return to the pits after qualifying and stop on the track, a move designed to clamp down on fuel issues after world champion Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton received grid penalties in 2012 for stopping on the track with not enough fuel.
Use of the DRS overtaking aid in free practice will be limited to the same areas it is allowed to be used in the race.
A Thursday curfew was extended from seven to eight hours and teams will have only two instead of four exceptions per season to work longer hours.
The FIA also discussed a new draft for technical regulations from 2014, when the sport undergoes big changes such as a V6 engine instead of the V8 models used since 2006 until next year.
2013 Formula One
March 17 Australian GP
March 24 Malaysian GP
April 14 Chinese GP
April 21 Bahrain GP
May 12 Spanish GP
May 26 Monaco GP
June 09 Canadian GP
June 30 British GP
July 7 German GP
July 21 Reserved for another European event
July 28 Hungarian GP
Aug 25 Belgian GP
Sept 8 Italian GP
Sept 22 Singapore GP
Oct 6 Korean GP
Oct 13 Japanese GP
Oct 27 Indian GP
Nov 3 Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 17 United States GP
Nov 24 Brazilian GP


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The real reason behind red light cameras
Original post made by Claude Leglise, another community, on Dec 13, 2006
The decision by the Menlo Park City Council to install red-light cameras is motivated by greed, not public safety.
I was recently falsely accused by the San Diego Police Department of running a red light in their fair city. Even though I was not in the car they alleged had run the red light, proving my innocence turned out to be complex and lengthy. This incident led me to learn more about red-light cameras and their negative effects.
Red-light cameras create accidents. Bakersfield, Middletown, Ohio, and numerous other cities have found that red-light cameras increase accidents and injuries at the intersections where they are installed due to increased rear-end collisions.
In a comprehensive study covering an eight-year period, Regina, Sask., found a 12 percent increase in accidents, 8 percent increase in injuries, and 14 percent increase in property damage at intersections equipped with cameras.
Red-light cameras violate civil rights and create lawsuits. In Minneapolis, all pending red-light camera tickets are on hold after the city lost a suit by the ACLU. Wisconsin has outlawed ticket cameras altogether after lawsuits mounted. San Diego itself has lost several lawsuits after it was shown the contractor had shortened the yellow lights to increase the number of tickets. Scottsdale's cameras were deactivated in October. Girard and Steubenville, both in Ohio, shut down their programs after losing class action lawsuits. In almost every court around the country, red-light camera programs have been found to violate due process and to be unconstitutional.
Red-light cameras make money. RedFlex Traffic Systems, the contractor selected by Menlo Park, is an Australian company whose U.S. headquarters are in Scottsdale. Ninety percent of its estimated $6.7 million in profits come from 660 red-light cameras installed in the United States. RedFlex is one of the major lobbyists promoting the use of red-light cameras, and it is telling that the company will install the cameras in Menlo Park at no cost to the city. This is about their profits.
Red-light cameras turn police officers into modern-day revenuers. Police Chief Bruce Goitia acknowledged in your article that Menlo Park would make as much as $500,000 a year from the program. Additional police staff will be hired to collect the money. There is something very perverse about a program where the police (department) benefits from increased bad public behavior. This is the exact opposite of what police work is all about.
Running a red light is a terrible thing to do. Beyond being a violation, it puts drivers, pedestrians and bystanders in physical danger. There are many studies and statistics showing that simply increasing yellow light times by a second or two reduces violations and accidents. A simple engineering solution will address the vast majority of the problems. In more difficult situations, better coordination of traffic lights, larger and brighter lights, and removal of visual obstacles can further reduce violations and accidents.
I sincerely hope the Menlo Park City Council will reconsider its terrible decision before accidents increase and lawsuits get filed. The council should do something constructive about public safety and apply sound engineering principles to reduce accidents, not set up a system where the city benefits financially from increased violations.
Claude Leglise
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a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Dec 13, 2006 at 1:23 pm
Using cameras to catch red light runners seems un-American to me. One principle operating here is to create citizens capable of being civil under their own recognizance, is it not?
But if there are lots of people running red lights in Menlo Park, we have to do something. Parking police cruisers nearby intersections isn't going to cut it; it's too expensive.
Maybe we could park volunteers at intersections with signs to wave at violators: "Running red lights can be harmful to children, the elderly, the common good and your conscience."
Do people who run lights even get the idea of a common good, much less worry about it? I doubt it.
If Menlo Park and/or an Australian camera vendor happen to make money from people who endanger lives and flagrantly break laws, where is the harm?
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Dec 13, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Yep, running red lights is bad. Everyone knows that.
So what are our city's finest going to do now that they will not have to write tickets for red lights?
Before we install these lights, I really hope someone actually does a study (read: looks) at how many people run red lights, when, and why. Does it just happen at rush hour in the evening? Are some just caught behind a big vehicle and did not see the light turn yellow fast enough. Realistically, these things happen.
Or, do we simply want the money "promised" to us by some company. I for one will be going out to the intersections and video record the light sequence and timing. I personally want to know if there will be a change to the amount of yellow timing once the cameras are installed. That information was really interesting.
But I really do understand, "its free money RIGHT!" and it should be ours, lets just ignore that there are problems, they are in the future, but for today, show me that money....
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(July 28, 2009)--Five UTSA Student Government Association (SGA) leaders this month attended the National Association for Campus Activities Student Government Institute at the University of Washington, Seattle, along with students from 20 campuses across the nation. The institute is one of two national institutes conducted each summer for university student government leaders. Is is the fifth year UTSA participated in the event.
Institute attendees from UTSA included Matt DeLeon, SGA president and senior political science major from Houston; Derek Trimm, SGA vice president and junior business major from Houston; Chris Kuta, SGA treasurer and history major from Austin; Josh Bart, SGA secretary and junior political science major from Dallas; Brent Ward, SGA College of Liberal and Fine Arts senator and junior political science major from Los Angeles, Calif.; and Barry McKinney, SGA co-adviser and UTSA director of student activities. McKinney served on the institute staff and facilitated several sessions.
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Mind-body fitness and health programs are wildly popular. Yoga and Pilates studios are popping up in many communities and tai chi classes are even offered in the workplace. Yoga, Pilates, and tai chi offer well-documented health benefits, but they're not the only mind-body fitness activities on the block. The Alexander Technique and the Feldenkrais Method® may also offer some health benefits — and elements of these training methods are making their way onto college campuses and mainstream fitness classes.
What is the Alexander Technique?
The Alexander Technique was developed by Australian Frederick Matthias Alexander in the late 19th century. As a young actor, he experienced a devastating problem — his voice became hoarse while onstage, and no medical condition was ever diagnosed. After years of study, Alexander concluded that proper functioning of every part of the body depended on the correct balance of tension from top to toe and came up with a training method to achieve and maintain that level of tension. Today's Alexander Technique is taught in a 1:1 setting, and instructors undergo a rigorous full-time, 3-year, 1600-hour training program.
What will the Alexander Technique do for me?
Most people carry a certain amount of physical tension without even being aware of it. The Alexander Technique teaches "use of the self" to become aware of bodily tension and learn to pause instead of reacting to situations, thereby reducing stress and neuromuscular tension. Students learn how to regain alignment and coordination between the head, back and neck as a foundation for everyday activities — and how to move consciously and skillfully. According to the American Society for the Alexander Technique™, changing problem postural habits leads to "improved mobility, posture, performance, alertness, and relief of chronic stiffness, tension and stress."
Research points to the value of the Alexander Technique as a way to manage chronic back pain. In one study, subjects with chronic back pain who were given Alexander Technique lessons both with and without an additional exercise prescription experienced a significant decrease in the number of days with back pain and improved quality of life compared to subjects undergoing massage therapy — and these benefits remained effective at one year of follow-up.
Many people practice the Alexander Technique as a way to cope with chronic illness or pain, to enhance exercise performance, or for personal development, although the effectiveness of this method is largely unstudied.
What is the Feldenkrais Method®?
Looking for a way to improve your balance, flexibility, and coordination? The Feldenkrais Method teaches increased body awareness — expanding the image of the self to include parts of the self that are often overlooked, and tapping into these parts to expand movement capacity. Students become more sensitive to existing neuromuscular patterns and learn ways to cultivate more graceful, efficient movement patterns.
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, a Russian-born physicist, engineer, judo expert, and educator, founded the method in an effort to recover from severe knee injuries. The Feldenkrais Method® is taught in both the group and 1:1 setting and includes floorwork, standing, and seated movements. Awareness Through Movement® is a group class with verbal cueing from the instructor. Functional Integration® is a hands-on individual class, with gentle touching and movement to assist the student in regulating and coordinating movement. Feldenkrais practitioners undergo 740-800 hours of training over 3-4 years.
What are the benefits of practicing the Feldenkrais Method®?
Research on the Feldenkrais Method® has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving balance and mobility — two major factors in preventing falls, especially in older adults. A small amount of research indicates that Feldenkrais exercises may be helpful for low back pain when used alone or in conjunction with other therapies. It stands to reason that anyone could benefit from improved movement patterns — whether you're a dancer, a soccer player, an office worker, or a parent. Simply put, the Feldenkrais Method® teaches you to move with less effort — and that can mean more comfort, less pain, and less stress.
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Both the Alexander Technique and the Feldenkrais Method lack solid scientific evidence for the vast amount of health benefit claims often touted by websites and enthusiasts. Many of the existing studies were poorly designed and offer mixed results. More research is needed to fully define and understand the physical and psychological effects of these training methods. Because the movements involved are gentle and controlled — and work within the body's natural ranges of motion, these training methods are generally regarded as safe for most people. But it's always a good idea to check with your health care provider before starting a new exercise program.
Learn more about these mind-body training methods by exploring the additional resources below.
Additional Resources
The Alexander Technique —American Society for the Alexander Technique™
The Definitive Guide to the Alexander Technique — The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
The Feldenkrais Method —Feldenkrais Movement Institute
Beth Shepard, M.S., ACE-PT, ACSM-RCEP, Wellcoaches Certified Wellness Coach is a clinical exercise physiologist, health promotion consultant, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in hospital-based exercise and educational programming, wellness coaching and population health management. She is certified by ACE, ACSM, and Wellcoaches Corporation, a volunteer course reviewer for Desert Southwest Fitness, and works with corporate and individual clients to deliver sustainable health behavior change solutions.
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I left Acquia in the capable hands of its current management team last December after I had the fortunate experience to be tightly connected to TechStars during the Fall 2012 class. That involvement made me wonder whether there might be a business opportunity in building an accelerator for companies using Drupal as a technology platform, and I left Acquia to follow that idea. Fortunately for me, the TS Boston Managing Directors, Katie Rae & Reed Sturtevant, let me sit closely "inside the tent" (their excellent term) that fall to dig deep.
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Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn all started out as zero-revenue companies. But after they achieved the scale and level of ongoing user-engagement that they have today, the smart management teams started inserting various ways to monetize the engaged users.
This year was the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France. Assuming you know me a bit, you know I'm a cycling guy - both a rider and a fan of the pro sport. This, therefore, was an event I somehow needed to be part of. So late last year, I signed up to ride the Alps alongside the Tour, and then go to Paris to watch the finish. My very wonderful wife gamely said she would ride with me - though I could tell she had some trepidations. Here's a few reflections from the trip. (Shortcut: Skip to Flickr photo set.)
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Turner throwing up the white flag against Ravens?
Norv Turner spoke to the media again yesterday after the teams short practice to get ready to take on the 8-2 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The thing is that the opening statement made by Turner, gave the media and it's fans more of the same. The team is improving and had a great day in practice.
"I thought our guys came back and we got a lot done today. We're obviously on a short week in terms of having a little bit shorter day tomorrow with Thanksgiving and all." We have heard it all before. But one comment made people look at each other going what is going on?
The statement was how much praise he gave a team that they pretty much have to beat to stay in any kind of race to the playoffs.
"Obviously we are playing one of the better teams in the league. Baltimore is 8-2. They are a balanced team, outstanding on defense and they have had a very good offense. They have had games where they have great offensive production and they are outstanding in the kicking game, having one of the best returners in the league. We have a lot to prepare for and are obviously excited about returning back and playing at home."
We all know and are familiar with opposing coaches being friendly and giving some praise. But do you believe, that the above statement is telling a different story then before? Like that he knows that his time as the teams coach is pretty much done? I know, in a previous story some of you believe that he is not giving it his all. How is his comment giving confidence in his players going into Sundays game?
November 22, 2012at 9:30 PM Posted by Jeremy Meyer
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- panamon said... Nov 22, 2012, 10:52:00 PM
This article is crap, you're using a quote to make your own point with absolutely no connection between the two. This site is garbage because of sensationalism like this, you can't even report basic quotes without stupid spin.
I don't know whether Norv is throwing up the white flag, as much as just stating the obvious. like he always does. you see we're the idiots. we're the ones with the stupid questions, that he has to answer over an over again.
Besides, EVERY game is a big challenge for him.
Fire Norv and AJ! Who could possibly feel intelligent by supporting this duo?! Norv couldnt make a camel drink water from a lake and AJ next draft pick will be from a 3rd stringer on a local high school team!
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Chris Bohjalian is the author of nine novels, including his most recent New York Times bestseller, "Before You Know Kindness," and his collection of columns and essays, Idyll Banter.
Chris won the New England Book Award in 2002, and his novel, "Midwives," was a number one New York Times bestseller, a selection of Oprah's Book Club, a Publishers Weekly "Best Book," and a New England Booksellers Association Discovery pick. His work has been translated into 18 languages, have been published in 21 countries, and have twice been adapted into acclaimed movies ("Midwives" and "Past the Bleachers"). "The Law of Similars," "Water Witches," and "The Buffalo Soldier" are in development for movies as well.
Chris has written for a wide variety of magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, and has been a Sunday columnist for Gannett's Burlington Free Press since 1992. Chris graduated from Amherst College and lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter. Visit his website at "www.chrisbohjalian.com/index.htm."


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LGBT Older Adults
Although largely invisible until very recently, LGBT older adults make up a significant (and growing) share of both the overall LGBT population and the larger 65+ population. While confronted with the same challenges that face all people as they age, LGBT elders also face an array of unique barriers and inequalities that can stand in the way of a healthy and rewarding later life.
What unique barriers do LGBT elders face? One is the effect of social stigma, past and present. This stigma has disrupted the lives of LGBT older adults, making it harder for them to earn a living, save for retirement, be fully accepted in their communities and families, and access needed services. LGBT older adults are more likely to be single, childless and estranged from their biological families, and are therefore are more likely to rely on friends and community members as their chosen family. However, official policies and laws often do not recognize these non-traditional caregivers. Last but not least is the barrier created by unequal treatment under laws, programs and services designed to provide a safety net for older Americans; all too often, the safety net doesn't provide equal protections for LGBT older adults.
These and other barriers make it harder for LGBT elders to achieve three key elements of successful aging: financial security, good health and healthcare, and social support and community engagement. MAP explores the lives of LGBT older adults, the added challenges they face, and what can be done to improve their lives.


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Meeting held at 11 am - the Red Zone Saturday 21st February 2009
Borthwick, Ian – Family Enclosure
Brent, Graham – Club Level
Brindle, Mark – Arsenal Supporters Club Branch
Clifford, David – Gold Member
Docherty, Amanda – Arsenal F.C
Ford, Adrian – Arsenal F.C
Frost, Ben – AISA Representative
Gazidis, Ivan – Arsenal F.C
Harrold, Ian – Arsenal Supporters Club Branch
Irwin, John – Gold Member
Manek, Ameesh – Ethnic Minority Representative
Miles, David – Arsenal F.C.
Miller, Raymond – Red Member
Osipiuk, Rob – Silver Member
O'Brien, Michael - Arsenal F.C
Pattinson, Dave – Red Member
Roberts, Elliot – Electoral Reform Services (Chair)
Smith, Jill – Arsenal F.C.
Thater, Rosie – 16 – 21 Year Old Representative
Worsell, Ivan - Arsenal F.C.
Beattie, John – Arsenal F.C
Campbell, Sue – Arsenal F.C
Grainger, Nicola – Silver Member
Hayward, Richard – Gay Supporters Representative
Matters arising from the last meeting
The ARSENAL letterings are now back above the Armoury Arsenalisation of the stadium is covered below.
Introduction of Ivan Gazidis, the new Arsenal Chief Executive and financial overview
I grew up in various locations across the United Kingdom and was a supporter of all the local teams. After graduating, I moved to London where I worked for 6 years and came to watch Arsenal on numerous occasions. In 1994, I had the opportunity to develop a business plan for a new soccer league in America (now known as the MLS – Major Soccer League) and moved out there to see it come to fruition. It took a lot of hard work and there was a lot of scepticism, but ultimately it has developed into a well established league, with stadiums and teams all across the U.S, national television contracts, significant revenue streams and accelerating team values. It will, by 2011, have 18 teams playing in at least 8 new stadiums built solely for football.
At MLS I was responsible for many of the day-to-day operations of the league with a particular focus on the competition side, which amongst other things included the contract and transfer negotiations for all players in the league. I also sit on FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber, which decides international player contract and transfer disputes in the game. I was also responsible for developing international relationships for the league's sister organisation which developed international football brands such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, the English, Argentinean and Mexican National teams in the United States. In my first 7 weeks, I've been reviewing all Arsenal's current operations and listening to viewpoints of those connected with the club, including fans. I've been liaising with our commercial partners as well as introducing myself to the media.
The club is well positioned to weather the current financial climate. Our relationship with our fans is at the core of everything we do and we promise to listen to and respect their views. We are continuing to fight for the highest possible position in the League and believe we will finish among the top four at the end of the season. If we were not to qualify for the Champions League for 2009/10, that obviously impacts our revenue streams but the potential impact on us will be a lot less than it would be for other clubs because of our strong fundamentals. We remain in 3 competitions and have a real chance to win silverware with an exceptionally young first team squad who will only get better. I also believe we have the best manager in the world at the moment.
I can announce today that we will be freezing ticket prices for next season, even though we have a long waiting list. The V.A.T discount, due to be discontinued in January 2010, will apply to season tickets for the next campaign, which means there is an effective price reduction.
One of the main strengths of the club is that it is able to sustain itself through its own revenue streams. Many other clubs don't have the same underlying strength that Arsenal have to deal with the new economic realities that will unfold over the next couple of years.
In terms of revenue streams, the Premier League domestic TV contract has just been signed at an uplift again from the previous one. I expect the international broadcast contract to also be larger than the previous one. Continuing high levels of broadcast revenue will provide some degree of stability to the league over the next few years although it would be foolish to think clubs will not be affected by the new realities.
In terms of the impact of the economy on the fan base, has there been a drop-off in renewals for season tickets?
As previously indicated, the renewal rates historically have always been very high and whilst we appreciate that we are in tougher economic circumstances, we're very confident that our renewal rate for next season will also be very high. We've currently got 47,000 fans on our season ticket waiting list. We anticipate that we will see higher than last years' figure of 500 not renewing but we believe that our waiting list is very robust – a situation not enjoyed by many other clubs. It is taking longer to sell out for some matches and there are more season ticket holders using the ticket exchange scheme – this is partly due to the increase in publicity surrounding this scheme. We have and will continue to make clear that where people use the ticket exchange scheme or don't take up the option of extra cup tickets, this doesn't affect their entitlement to credits. We're also looking to broaden this market and looking into using the ticketfast scheme, whereby people can print bar-coded tickets and bring these to the stadium.
There has been a pattern in some clubs taking up a smaller allocation of tickets for when their teams come to the Emirates, but they confirm a month before exactly how many they will take up. We can then offer the remainder to our supporters. The police are comfortable with the location of away fans for both league and cup games, with the bulk of the fans going into the lower tier first. For cup games, away teams are entitled to up to 9,000 seats at the Emirates. The lower tier (approximately 5,200) are sold in 4 graduated stages, the upper tier (approximately 3,800) is then sold in one block, with the team underwriting the full capacity for that tier.
How do you think the renewal process for club level & box/corporate seats will hold up?
We accept that club and box level are likely to be affected in a different way to the general admission levels and we are expecting a higher rate of churn in this area. We are looking at ways to mitigate against this and it may be a more difficult climate at the end of the 2009/2010 season than at the end of this season.
For all renewals we're looking at the same terms as last year – if we give people longer, they may ultimately turn around and state they're not able to renew, which will lead to less time for us in finding someone from the waiting list. We have looked at various finance packages for people to stagger their payments, but of the finance companies who've approached us, most are run well in excess of 20% APR, an additional cost that we don't think will help fans. There are better external products available to fans who want to pay for a ticket over a period of time.
In terms of Cannon Club Membership / Junior Gunners, there is a membership category for those younger fans who want to buy tickets in the family enclosure at a cheaper price. Other young fans can buy tickets for matches in the normal way - we are continuing to work on a wider strategy in terms of concession tickets.
What is the official rule on the names/ownership of season tickets Some fans have numerous season tickets for friends etc – wouldn't it be better if you can keep in contact with them directly?
We understand that a person holding multiple tickets obviously has family members/friends who use these tickets but we have to be careful that this doesn't lead to an unofficial secondary market. For example if someone has 6 and for a particular game and regularly doesn't use 2, there is the potential to sell those to anyone – we would prefer that they're offered back to the club and we can offer them back to the waiting list – if it's game by game, then that is exactly what the Ticket Exchange Scheme was set up for. Where tickets are transferred into the name of a family member, we do look at these on a case by case basis.
Can the club explain the rationale for Arsenal's decision about the differential prices for the Spurs away game and why some fans paid £10 more than others?
Spurs box office initially gave us the wrong ticket prices for the game – they were £45 but we were informed that they would be £35. We passed this information to both away scheme members, who buy tickets for all away games, and our one-off purchasers. Spurs realised their mistake and let us know, but we had already communicated the £35 price. The actual tickets had the correct price printed on them. We believed that the correct way to behave was the way that we would want to be treated by another club if the shoe was on the other foot. We understand that there have been issues with Spurs in the past, but we held our tradition of behaving correctly and do not believe it would be productive to engage in a tit-for-tat escalating spiral – which would be likely to result over the longer term in damage to our reputation and to our fans. We would not have taken this course had any of our fans suffered by virtue of Spurs' mistake.
The away scheme members make a commitment to buy all away tickets at the correct price (here, £45), so they did not suffer. Nevertheless, notwithstanding the legal position, we gave away scheme members the option to opt out of the game if they did not want to pay the £45 ticket price.
The one-off purchasers made their purchase decision on the basis of the incorrect price that was quoted to them and so were in a different position. It would not have been morally right or legally enforceable to force them to pay the £10 "windfall" back – we therefore offered all these fans the opportunity to get a full refund, voluntarily pay the extra £10 or go the game for £35. The vast majority of fans paid the extra £10.
The issue for the away scheme members is that they did not get the same "break" that the one-off purchasers received. We understand the generated perception that we treated our away scheme members – our most loyal fans - less well. But our away scheme members received their tickets at the right price as they had agreed at the beginning of the season. They received what they were entitled to (and a right to opt out), but they did not receive a windfall due to Spurs' administrative error. The only way to equalise the price among all our travelling fans would have been to provide everyone a windfall because of the administrative error and we did not feel that was right or appropriate. We fully understand the point raised by the away scheme members.
The point was raised that the communication to the one-off purchasers was unclear that they could have refused to pay the extra £10 and still had their tickets honoured. We will review that communication.
It is unfortunate that the club were placed in a "no-win" position by the administrative error made by Spurs. We tried to do the right thing in all the circumstances. We do not pretend that we always get these things right, but we acted with the right intention to be fair to all parties and to preserve the integrity of Arsenal.
Spurs did offer to pay the additional administrative costs that were incurred by Arsenal.
Media Policy / PR
Do the club feel their PR strategy and general communications with fans work effectively, especially surrounding Boardroom issues – do the club feel their strategy works well in a rolling-news media environment?
In terms of the issue surrounding the departure of 2 Directors (Mr Carr & Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith), we did put his information out through our communication channels but we accept the fact that there wasn't additional information about the background of this development. However the reason for this is that it is confidential board information and the vacuum is then filled with speculation across media channels which we have no control over. We accept that it can be frustrating for fans in not knowing the full details but in relation to shares, they are not owned by the football club and we are not therefore able to directly comment on what happens to them and what the individual does with them. There is a legal issue that, as a public company, there are things we cannot fully disseminate and it's also not beneficial to the interests of the club in having all these discussions open to all the public.
How does the club react to what it perceives as negative articles in fan-zines etc?
Where there is inaccurate information that the club can act on then obviously we will make our stance known, but it's not for us as a club to police independent points of view written by fans for fans. The same also applies to on-line discussion forums and blogs. We do of course read them to get a feel for what fans are thinking - a lot of the people who work at Arsenal are fans and take an interest in what fans opinions are. There are fervent comments made on some of them, but we don't rebut every single one. There are instances when opinions are expressed during time-sensitive situations that dictate what and when we can say things e.g. the signing of Arshavin. I (Ivan Gazidis) was shaking hands with Arshavin when it was stated on a TV channel that he had the left the stadium unhappy and not having signed for the club! We want to give our fans as much information as we can but there are instances when this could be counter-productive.
The issue is wider in that it's not how the club react to certain events, it is the fact the events, like the leaving of Directors, creates uncertainty in the fan base.
One sure-fire way of creating uncertainty ,which we as a club try to avoid, is to air in the public domain every issue or topic that this club encounters, without any sense of direction. The Board and the club can't function effectively if we were to go down this route. In terms of Red & White Holdings acquiring new shares, they have increased their holdings by just over 1% in the last 12 months and the last few shares they acquired took them over 25%. The impact of this is limited to Red & White Holdings' ability to block "Special Resolutions" of the company, which are relatively rare and apply in such situations as a proposed name change or alterations to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of a company.
When it was reported that Gallas was stripped of the captaincy, there was nothing to that effect on the official Arsenal website- which led to a period of uncertainty in the fan base.
We put the phone calls into the training ground and were told that we weren't to put anything on our media channels – that is a decision of Arsène's that we had to respect. We understand that fans want to know information on issues such as this instantaneously and that fans may go to places other than official Arsenal channels to get this information but confirming this story, just prior to an important game would have been considerably more damaging to the team and the team need to focus on winning the game – we hope that fans understand that dressing room issues should stay in the dressing room. As soon as the game had finished, Arsène answered direct media enquiries about the situation. We believe that Arsène is far more readily available for the media than many other managers. We believe a lot of fans visit the Arsenal.com website because what is on there is accurate and directly from the club, as opposed to information from some journalists which is partially accurate or pure speculation.
A lot of fans go to the website for confirmation on stories. Whilst it may not always be the place that gives the information first, we know that what is on there is accurate and truly reflects what's happening at the club.- until then most fans don't believe a story.
Arsenalisation of the Stadium
[Context: at numerous other forums, members have raised the issue about the "Arsenalisation" of the stadium, referring to making it feel more like the home of Arsenal. There have been iterative stages of this process and the below discussion relates to the next stage]
We believe that the Emirates is now one of the best stadiums in the world but we do accept that it isn't yet a place that feels like a true home. We have had a lot of internal discussions and the overall plans for next season have now been approved by the Board. One of the main elements of the proposal is that we intend to build a shrine to Highbury, with a photo showing all the players who ever played there (apart from 6). It will be 10 feet high and 50 long and the names of every single player will be engraved underneath. We feel this epitomizes our history and tradition and it will be placed above the Armoury. This project has taken nearly 3 years to come to fruition and we hope that you and the rest of our fans will come to like it. [Forum Members were then shown the proposals].
Wouldn't it be a good idea to have trophies underneath the teams who won them?
That's a great idea and we will see if we can incorporate it into the final design. This is not the only development we have in mind, as previously mentioned, we're looking to build a theme around the 125th anniversary celebrations which will encompass all the stadium and we'll provide more information about this nearer the time.
That's a great idea and we will see if we can incorporate it into the final design. This is not the only development we have in mind, as previously mentioned, we're looking to build a theme around the 125th anniversary celebrations which will encompass all the stadium and we'll provide more information about this nearer the time.
In terms of the interior of the stadium and the lower concourses, we've come up with, in conjunction with 20:20, a number of ideas. We intend to implement some of their ideas over 2 stages. For the 1st stage, we've got the general themes but we want to give fans an input into the specific choices, both via this forum and the club website. [Forum members were then shown these themes] The general idea is to depict out history on some of the grey walls in the lower concourse and we've come up with lettering, either players' names or famous quotes from our history. We're also looking at having tiles to represent (in a mosaic effect) the cannon in one of the concourses. We've allocated 12 walls to represent legends of the club. The idea we have around this is to have some "pop-art" graffiti / graphics of players or stats and will build it around Wenger's legends. The 125th anniversary celebration will reflect all our history.
The important aspect of any prospective board member is judging whether or not they can make a valuable and positive contribution to it and we're not currently looking to increase the size of the Board. You don't automatically get a Board position unless you own 51% of the Shares available. We have a new Chief Executive starting in the New Year. (see below) Mr Kroenke, our non-executive Director, has given us positive input via his experience of developing the Colarado Rapids Football Team and he is very keen in developing the Youth players out there.
Wouldn't it be better to represent this by great games and moments that Arsenal have been involved in as opposed to individuals who may have an impact against the club in the future – if you bring back peoples memories of success at Highbury and not necessarily things that have happened just at the Emirates, you may tap into the whole of the fan base.
We'll have a look and go back to the design team and see what ideas they have about how to capture moments of Arsenal's history. Not all of these ideas are set in stone so we can bring further ideas back to the next forum in April.
As part of the 2nd stage, we're also looking at livening up the over-hangs & ceilings and not just the walls, but at the moment we haven't decided on any definitive ideas – we'll feedback on this as well.
Is there a way for Forum Reps to represent sections of fans more formally?
One thing we can do for the start of next season is to take photos of all the reps and put it in the program / on the website. We'll also look at setting up email addresses for fans to contact the relevant representatives.
Citroen have given us a car and Gerald Scarfe the cartoonist has done some work on it, including caricatures on the side and details of our successes on the top. Over the next couple of weeks there'll be some publicity around it and we will be selling raffle tickets to win it. It's on behalf of the Teenage Cancer Trust and it will be on show outside the stadium for a few games.
There's also a raffle for a box to watch Kasabian at the Royal Albert Hall, again on behalf of the Teenage Cancer Trust and tickets cost £10 a time.
The meeting finished at 1.10pm
The next forum is provisionally scheduled for Sunday 26th April – details tbc ASAP.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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