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Rajesh Mane, Aniket Tatipamula, and Neeraj Waghchaure were batchmates at the VJTI college in Mumbai studying engineering. They were always passionate about building drones for the good and showing that drones do have a lot of constructive use. They built several prototypes for aerial vehicles but the kind of drone they wanted to make never took flight. The trio went on different routes but always kept trying; the drone finally started flying. This gave them new hope and they launched Social Drones in May 2013.
Social Drones has been started with an aim of delivering better and unconventional applications of drones to the society, such as disaster management, relief camp, emergency situations (fire brigade). Their first assignment was, accidentally, during the recent Uttarakhand disaster. Due to limited resources, the Social Drones could not go immediately, but their team landed in August and stayed for a good 2 weeks (startup IdeaForge was there during the disaster). A lot remains to be done in Uttarakhand, and hence Social Drones is also a part of the 'Rebuild Uttarakhand' campaign that has been initiated by a handful of startups in India.
The Social Drones team has 7 drones ready with them and are gathering resources to go into production where they can take drones to the masses. Social Drones is looking to make drones available to everyone at a price point of Rs 40,000 but it is still a thing of the future. For generating revenues, Social Drones has launched an alternative wing called Airpix which is into aerial photography. "Airpix operates in area where there is a lot of scope to get projects and bring in money for the company to deploy into research and development," says Rajesh. Airpix takes up projects in areas like real estate photography where the builders and others get a good sense of how the land is laid out. Marriages, hotels, tourism are other areas where people want to get picture clicks from a height. These are rather unconventional ways to generate revenues, but show the determination of the trio to keep Social Drones going.
Social Drones is based out of Mumbai and has the three co-founders as the strong pillars, with a few others chipping in. "We want to create a social value and revamp the way drones are seen internationally," sign off the trio.
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Paralysis by Analysis: The Challenge of Going from Being an Analytical to a Visionary Leader
Analytical thinkers represent a resource and value that is truly extraordinary to our society. They encompass a wide variety of careers from accountants to auditors to actuaries to programmers to market research statisticians to research scientists and many others. Their contributions to our society are priceless from sophisticated software programs to wonder drugs. Every day we enjoy the benefits they have created without ever realizing where they came from.
As a career strategist, I never cease to admire their intelligence and focus. When an analytical wants me to help guide their career into a leadership role, I face an enormous challenge. Sometimes their greatest strengths become a liability in their attempt to transition to a leadership role.
Let's look at it like a spider web. A spider can spin a beautiful silk string that runs from one branch to another. It is strong and can endure high winds. It is linear. The spider's short term goal was to connect one branch to another. So it is true with an analytical. They are linear thinkers moving painstakingly from one point to another—in depth structured process moving in a straight line. It is the scientific method—moving step by step with the goal of getting from point A to point B. The analytical sees the immediate goal, but often fails to see the ultimate desired outcome.
When the analytical is confronted with breaking from this linear thinking, they often become frustrated. Every decision, particularly outside their realm of expertise, becomes an exercise in paralysis by analysis. While attention to minutia is important in research, it can lead to slow death of an organization.
Leaders see the bigger picture. They are focused on outcomes rather than the objective of moving from point A to point B. Let's go back to the spider web. The goal of the spider is not connecting to the next branch, as important as that is to the final outcome. The spider's realgoal is to catch its dinner….a tasty insect. To achieve the goal, it must build a complex web connecting hundreds or thousands of silk threads in a pattern that will achieve the desired outcome. As beautiful as it is, the pattern is often not perfect (frustrating for the analytical), but the spider has the bigger goal in mind. He couldn't care what the web looks like or how perfect it is. He just wants dinner.
I have dealt with many analyticals from every functional area. Their "decision making process" often frustrates their attempt to lead. They can enter into long term debate on minutia. How does this tendency create obstacles to opportunities instead or opening doors?
I recently had a discussion with a scientist who wanted to move into a corporate leadership role. I presented a new blog that had just been developed for one of our clients (Example). I was trying to illustrate how he could reveal his leadership qualities by sharing his insights on leadership issues. He didn't get it. He simply stated that he didn't have the time to commit to it. Despite attempts to explain that it shouldn't take more than an hour or two each week, he couldn't accept that. He wanted a corporation to hire him into a leadership role because of his scientific expertise and former high level roles as a director of research (which were considerable). Being hired into a corporate leadership role is not likely to happen for him solely based on his scientific performance. He MUST find a way to demonstrate his leadership qualities.
I have also entered into long discussions with analyticals on mundane topics like the proper use of grammar. Even when confronted with evidence on the grammatical construction, they wanted to continue the debate. "What about this situation?" "What about that situation?" Classic analytical.
While attention to detail for an analytical is an outstanding asset, it can mean death when they are confronted with leadership decisions. Here is one example I like to use when discussing these issues.
In the civil war, General McClelland was a great strategist. He planned every conceivable option for attack. He evaluated troop strength, enemy strength, resources, weather and every other potential factor. He never attacked. He always found a reason to say "Not now." Paralysis by analysis. President Lincoln sent General Grant to the same battlefield. Grant pointed the troops toward the enemy and said: "March".
If an analytical wants to make the transition from linear thinker to visionary leader, they MUST cultivate the ability to point the troops toward the enemy and say "March". They can achieve that goal in todays economic climate by becoming digitally savvy, adapting to new technologies,and having the courage to implement tough decisions that are the hallmark of leadership.


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Four: The Transfer
Divergent Trilogy (US)
Veronica Roth
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Complete your Divergent library with the Four stories!
Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be captivated by "Four: The Transfer," the first of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and told from Tobias's perspective.
In "The Transfer," readers witness Tobias's aptitude test, Choosing Day, and the moment he is given the infamous nickname "Four."
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In reading the sample, it states tori gave Tobias his test, however I'm sure I read in divergent, or insurgent, that Amir administered his test. Does anyone else remember reading that?
This was an interesting CHAPTER. I say this because in the description it says each of these stories is between 50 & 72 pgs; this was actually 30 pgs of real text. What scam. Just know what you are buying. 1.99 for about 15-20 mins of entertainment. They are now selling books by the chapter. Who knew?
After reading this short story you really do get to know Four. Veronica Roth really does have a way with words. The trilogy and the short story is just fabulous. No words to described.
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- Allegiant
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- Level: Grades 9 and Above
- Category: Dystopian
- Published: Sep 03, 2013
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Seller: HarperCollins
- Print Length: 50 Pages
- Language: English
- Series: Divergent Trilogy (US)


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Russian hacker arrested
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) A Russian computer programmer
who gave a presentation at the DefCon hacker convention in Las Vegas this weekend
has been arrested by the FBI on charges that he wrote a program that allegedly
circumvents a controversial U.S copyright law.
Dmitry Sklyarov, 26, was arrested in his room at the Alexis
Park Hotel on Monday as he prepared to check out and return to Moscow, said
special FBI agent Daron Borst said on Tuesday.
Sklyarov was ordered held without bail during an initial
appearance in federal court in Las Vegas on Monday and will be transferred to
San Francisco, where he has been indicted on charges of trafficking in software
to circumvent copyrighted materials, Borst said.
While there have been civil cases brought under the 1998
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), this is one of the first criminal cases
brought under the controversial law, lawyers said.
"This could be the test case; the case to set the precedent,"
said Dario Diaz, a Tampa, Fla.-based attorney who specializes in digital copyright
Sklyarov, who faces up to five years in prison and a $500,000
fine if convicted, wrote a software program that Adobe Systems claims violates
the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to the criminal
complaint filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
Adobe alleges the program allows people to circumvent copyright
protection mechanisms on its eBook Reader, which allows people who have purchased
books in digital form to read them.
Sklyarov's program decrypts and converts the eBook files
to Adobe's Portable Digital Format (PDF), enabling anyone using a PDF viewer
to view it, said Vladimir Katalov, managing director of ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.,
the Moscow-based company that employs Sklyarov.
The program allows eBook readers to make copies of and
transfer eBook files to other devices such as handhelds, Katalov added.
ElcomSoft specializes in software that enables companies
to recover encrypted data when passwords are lost, said Katalov, reached by
telephone in Portland, Ore.
Katalov, in defense of Sklyarov, said Adobe was bringing
the legal action because the company "can't fix their security problems in their
products." "It (Sklyarov's program) only decrypts books you have purchased,
so it can only be used by the legal owner of the book," Katalov said.
ElcomSoft began selling the program for $99 about a month
ago but stopped after Adobe complained, Katalov said. Adobe also managed to
get ElcomSoft's Web site shut down a few times by lodging a complaint with its
service provider, he said.
U.S. copyright protection law conflicts with laws in Russia,
Germany and Scandinavian countries which require software makers to provide
a way for users to create a backup copy, Katalov said. "So, in reality, Adobe
software is illegal in Russia," he said.
Sklyarov gave a talk on Sunday at the DefCon convention
entitled "eBooks Security: Theory and Practice" in which he talked about his
program and weaknesses in Adobe's software.
An Adobe executive said the company stands by the claims
in the complaint.
"No software on the market is 100% safe from determined
hackers," said Adobe Marketing Vice President Susan Altman Prescott. "However,
this is not a new business for Adobe, the notion of protection of digital content,
and we will continue to use industry standard technologies to make our products
difficult to compromise."
Controversy has surrounded the digital copyright act ever
since it went into effect last year, with public advocacy groups arguing that
it violates free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S.
"The statute draws a distinction between every way copyrighted
material has been distributed in the past and digitally distributed material,"
said Edward Hernstadt, an attorney for 2600 Magazine, which is appealing
a civil case filed in New York under the law.
In that case, eight movie studios claimed 2600 Magazine's
online publication of a program called DeCSS (Decrypt Content Scramble System),
that cracks encrypted digital video discs, violated the law.
In June, public advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation
filed a civil lawsuit against the entertainment trade groups seeking to have
the DMCA ruled unconstitutional.
The lawsuit was filed after the trade groups threatened
to sue Princeton University computer science professor Ed Felten over his plans
to publish his research into digital music access control technologies.
"The law is new and untested," said Diaz, who spoke on
copyright law at DefCon.
Some security experts also oppose the law, claiming there
is no sure way to prevent the copying of digital data.
"Really, what this is doing is companies are using the
law to hide the fact that their security is bad," said Bruce Schneier, a cryptography
expert and chief technology officer at Counterpane Internet Security, a computer
network monitoring firm.
"The information for how to copy PDF files is being treated
the same as lock picks and nuclear information," Schneier said.


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not much bloggin today as things are a wee bit busy my side, but i had to share these budgies i found on flickr – they made me laugh out loud (hope they do the same for you). drawn by pewtie
hehehehe. from luke stephenson's flickr. he also has a pretty amusing set called "morning glory" (NSFW…. i guess), as well as "the world beard and moustache championships" – which i obviously love.


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Daytona Challenge Debuts in Car Town Streets
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Daytona Challenge and New Race Competitions Debut in Top iOS Game as the NASCAR Racing Season Kicks Off
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Feb. 22, 2013 – "Drivers start your engines!" Cie Games – the makers of Car Town, the world's leading automotive-based game franchise – expands its licensing deal with International Speedway Corporation (ISC) onto the mobile gaming platform with the launch of virtual race events tied to real-world races in Car Town's mobile sequel Car Town Streets, which is free-to-play for iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The first event, "Daytona Challenge," debuts today to celebrate the 55th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 24 and more race competitions to follow.
"We first partnered with NASCAR and ISC for our Facebook game Car Town to huge success and we are excited to extend our partnership onto the mobile platform to reach new and younger audiences," said Dennis Suggs, president and CEO, Cie Games. "Through our continued partnership, we are able to build brand affinity for the premiere stock car racing franchise and organically grow the NASCAR fan base in Car Town Streets through NASCAR's biggest event, the Daytona 500."
The in-game "virtual" events will begin the Thursday before the official real-world race day and run for one week. The top players for each race event will receive an exclusive in-game NASCAR racecar that can produce up to 1200 horsepower – the fastest car in the game. In the Daytona Challenge, the top 150,000 players with the most points won will receive a powerful NASCAR racecar, with the first being Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s National Guard car.
Players can check their standings throughout each event using the Car Town Streets leaderboard. Additional information on future officially licensed virtual in-game events and car prizes driven by the world's best drivers will be announced as it gets closer to race day.
One of the Top 10 Games on the App Store in multiple countries, Car Town Streets is designed specifically for mobile players and offers a different type of gameplay mechanic from its Facebook predecessor, Car Town. As players find, build, and race with all their favorite cars, form teams and compete in head-to-head race battles, new race challenges and missions will unlock.
Car Town Streets is free-to-play and available worldwide on the iTunes App Store: www.playcartownstreets.com.


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Despite appearances, one of these women is a Republican, and the other is a Democrat. The diabolical enabler of this difficult-to-explain moment, an unnamed celebrity Republican, was smart enough to be operating the camera, thus ensuring his own safety.
Your assignment: in the comments section, guess which one is the Democrat, list the most absurd reason you can think of for your guess, then wish her a very happy birthday today.


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text: Self-management By Mayo Clinic Staff Print PreventionCryptosporidium infection is contagious, so take precautions to avoid spreading the parasite to other people. There's no vaccine that can prevent a cryptosporidium infection. All preventive methods aim to reduce or prevent the transmission of the cryptosporidium germs that are shed in human and animal feces. Precautions are especially important for people with compromised immune systems. Follow these suggestions: Practice good hygiene. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water after using the toilet and changing diapers, and before and after eating. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not effectively kill the germs that cause cryptosporidium infection. Thoroughly wash with uncontaminated water all fruits and vegetables that you will eat raw, and avoid eating any food you suspect might be contaminated. If you're traveling in a developing country, avoid uncooked foods. Purify drinking water if you have a weakened immune system or are traveling in an area with a high risk of infection. Methods include boiling — at least one minute at a rolling boil — or filtering, although filtering may not be as effective as boiling. Be sure to use a filter that meets the National Safety Foundation Standard/American National Standards Institute (NSF/ANSI) standard 53 or 58 requirements for cyst and oocyst reduction. You'll need a separate water filter for bacteria and viruses. Limit swimming activities in lakes, streams and public swimming pools, especially if the water is likely to be contaminated or if you have a compromised immune system. Avoid fecal exposure during sexual activity. Handle newborn farm and domestic animals with care. Be sure to wash your hands after handling the animals. Always refrain from swimming anytime you're experiencing diarrhea. If you know you've had a cryptosporidium infection, don't go swimming for at least two weeks after your symptoms subside because you may still be contagious. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Preparing for your appointmentIn-Depth Nov. 30, 2016 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Ray CG, et al. Apicomplexa and microsporidia. In: Sherris Medical Microbiology. 6th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2014. http://www.accessmedicine.com. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. Longo DL, et al., eds. Protozoal intestinal infections and trichomoniasis. In: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 19th ed. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. http://accessmedicine.com. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. Leder K, et al. Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. Parasites — Cryptosporidium: Prevention & control. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/crypto/prevention-control.html. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. Levinson W. Intestinal and urogenital — protozoa. In: Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 14th ed. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill Education; 2016. http://www.accessmedicine.com. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. Leder K, et al. Treatment and prevention of cryptosporidiosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Sept. 19, 2016. RelatedChildren's swimmingLiver function testsNausea and vomitingUnexplained weight lossDiarrhea Cryptosporidium infectionOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDiagnosisTreatmentPreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthResourcesNews from Mayo Clinic Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic Diet BookMedical News From a Trusted SourceMayo Clinic on Healthy AgingA New Perspective on Alzheimer'sThe Mayo Clinic Diet Online Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an AppointmentDiagnosisTreatmentPreparing for your appointment CON-20164036 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Cryptosporidium infection


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True Confessions of an Unapologetic Book Hoarder
I use Grammarly's plagiarism detector online, because too many books, too little time, people!
I have a confession to make. I am the worst, most dirty, most disgusting, most despicable type of human being. Yes, I am a hoarder.
As I hang my head in shame, let me assure you, I have no problem throwing out old junk mail, expired pantry items, or my birds' dirty cage liners, but when it comes to a particular type of trash, I just cannot kick it to the curb.
I'm talking books.
Sure, I'm an avid reader, and therefore have the need for my huge library (both in the print and electronic realms, thank you very much). But I also have the little issue of buying or otherwise acquiring literature that I know–beyond the shadow of a doubt, I know–I will never, ever read.
Not just fiction I know I wouldn't like but still need to have on my shelf (i.e. The Davinci Code), but also text books, over a dozen instructional language guides I've yet to crack open, professional manuals, coffee table tomes, things that just look or smell cool… It's absurd.
And I intentionally seek out places where I know I'm going to find things to add to my collection: thrift shops where I can get hardcovers for just 50 cents (score!), garage and rummage sales, used book stores, and even Barnes & Noble. And now that I have Amazon Prime, I can impulse buy books online too, because, I mean, it's not going to take that long for them to arrive, and I just have to fill that spot on my shelf…
Okay, if I'm being honest, it's not the spot on my shelf, there is no spot there. Hasn't been in years. I have plenty of space, though in my dozens of boxes of books in the basement, or in my random stacks I keep on countertops, dressers, tables–basically any surface that's out of the way and not often used.
Because the sickest part? I'm also a neat freak. A super neat freak. Like I developed a full-blown case of OCD during my recent pregnancy and start to panic if everything is not in its place.
Somehow my book hoarding habit seems incongruous with my fundamental need to keep things neat and tidy.
It feels so much better admitting this tiny problem of mine to my most trusted friends (re: people who care enough to indulge me by reading this blog). You know what? I'm feeling strong. I'm feeling empowered. I'm going to go sort through my books, be honest with myself, and donate the ones I know I'm never ever reading to the Salvation Army.
Yes, I did just spend the better part of the day sorting through my stacks. I'd forgotten what bare shelves look like. So clean, so sparkly, so… sad.
Well, we'll pick this up later. I'm heading to the book store. 😉


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text: Ralph W. Shrader, Booz Allen's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, said "We continue to win major contract awards across all markets in our government business, ably serving our federal clients in their core missions, despite the generally challenging conditions in that sector, and we've expanded our business base in commercial and international markets. Our recent wins include large new and recompete contract awards with the US Army, Navy, and Missile Defense Command, the Departments of Energy, Justice, Labor, Health & Human Services, and the Federal Reserve, as well as major commercial financial institutions and health care providers. We've also been proactive and diligent in managing our cost base which has enabled us to continue to deliver on bottom-line commitments."The special dividend declared Monday by our Board returns value to our stockholders, and is evidence of our Board's and management's confidence in the future of our Company. We believe it is a prudent use of capital at this time and we have been able to complete the refinancing at attractive rates due to our strong track record and favorable debt markets; at the same time, we believe the stock market has been undervaluing our Company's stock," Shrader said. "After completing this transaction, we will maintain significant flexibility as a result of cash on hand and our new $500 million revolving credit facility. This flexibility will allow us to weather business uncertainties and to pursue an opportunistic acquisition strategy in this period of potential industry consolidation. "Looking forward, we believe that the investments we are making in areas such as cyber, cloud, health, engineering services, enterprise effectiveness and efficiency, commercial, and international businesses will position us well for future growth," Shrader said. Financial Review Booz Allen's 1 percent decrease in revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with the prior year period was primarily the result of a decrease in revenue attributable to billable expenses, which negatively impacted revenue by 1 percent, and a lower rate of indirect expenses under cost reimbursable contracts, which also negatively impacted revenue by 1 percent. The negative impact on revenue attributable to these two factors was partially offset by continued modest growth in consulting staff labor. The lower rate of indirect expenses is primarily attributable to the cost reduction actions the company implemented in early 2012.


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Years before Pamela Anderson Lee made breast reductions chic, a wanna-be comedienne named Janeane Garofalo quietly went under the knife to change her bra size.
"Getting a breast reduction to prepare for my career was no different from people who work to get good grades to get into a good college, to get into a good graduate school, to get a good job," confesses Garofalo in Marie Claire. "I was a 36C or D, and at 5'1", I knew that being a small person with big boobs standing in front of an audience was not going to be easy."
Garofalo, who had the procedure at age 20 while she was a student at Providence College, says paring down to a B cup was "the best thing in the whole world, like a new lease on life." The operation wasn't painful, she says, but there was some scarring.
"I do have some unfortunate scars that I don't like anyone to see," says Garofalo, who next hits theaters opposite Jerry Stiller in The Independent. "Maybe one day I can get them to blend in with the tattoos on my stomach."
Garofalo says it was also during college that she lost her virginity to the first person she fell in love with. "I was heavy, but he didn't give a s---," she recalls. "He loved me. After that, I realized I wasn't afraid of sex anymore."


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Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - In the run-up to Palestinian Authority elections, Hamas has launched a local television station in the Gaza Strip with the aim of developing a satellite television network, a move one expert says could strengthen the impact of Hamas in the area.
Hamas, which is sworn to the destruction of the State of Israel, has killed hundreds of Israelis and some Americans in deadly suicide bombings and terrorist attacks during the last 10 years.
The group could make a strong showing in upcoming Palestinian parliamentary elections, and Hamas officials have indicated that if that is the case and they become part of the Palestinian Authority government, they would cut all negotiations with Israel.
The station -- Al Aksa Television -- is the first private station in Gaza and is named after the mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem -- the third holiest site in Islam and a rallying point for Palestinians in their fight against Israel.
Thus far, the television station has shown only short broadcasts of readings of the Koran, but it is intended to spread Hamas' political and Islamic ideology to challenge "the Western culture that has invaded our territory," senior Hamas official Fathi Hammad was quoted by Reuters as saying.
But Hammad said the goal is to one day have a satellite station.
Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev noted that there is already a precedent for a terrorist organization to have a television station: Hizballah's satellite station Al-Manar based in Lebanon.
"Unfortunately what we've seen with these media outlets is that they are propaganda organs for terrorist organizations. They churn out the most hateful propaganda," said Regev.
The U.S, European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan all consider Hamas to be a terrorist organization, Regev said.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1373 calls upon all members of the U.N. not to allow terrorist groups to operate in their territory and not to give them a safe haven. Regev questioned whether both the Lebanese government and the P.A. were not violating the resolution by allowing Hizballah and Hamas to operate.
Another Israeli official said that the station would not be important. It will only be a tool for Hamas to use to spread its propaganda. It will not take into consideration journalistic ethics, the official said.
But Yigal Carmon, who heads the independent Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) said it was "absolutely significant" that Hamas had begun broadcasting even though now it is only a local station.
"It will strengthen the impact [of Hamas] significantly. Now they are doing it to improve their chances in the elections. It's only local," said Carmon, contacted in Jerusalem.
But if it becomes a satellite station, like Al-Manar, it will have a much greater impact. It would influence people the way television influences people everywhere, he said.
Al-Manar is run by the Iranian-backed Hizballah.
It promotes anti-American, anti-Christian and anti-Jewish sentiments and carries some of the worst anti-Semitic broadcasting in the region, said Carmon.
They report in the style of Western networks "from everywhere," he said, even from the U.S. occasionally. "They have an image of being efficient, authoritative ... because they work professionally."
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The end of this episode had a dedication card sequenced before the end credits that read, "In Loving Memory of Rose Freeman". Rose Marie Emma Freeman was the widow of Leonard Freeman, the creator and executive producer of Hawaii Five-0 (CBS/Paramount 1968-1980). Mrs. Freeman passed away in Santa Monica, California on March 4, 2012. After the death of Leonard, Rose managed the Hawaii Five-0 property which he created. She was active in the management of the remake, the current Hawaii Five-0 series.
Special billing was given to Taryn Manning (with) and Edward Asner (and) for this episode.
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Canada: March 19, 2012 on Global
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Record sales revenue of $71 million for the half-year incorporated impressive same-store sales growth of 8.5 per cent, a significant achievement in a challenging retail environment.
Some retailers have been able to achieve moderate sales growth, but it has generally been at the expense of margins, placing pressure on the bottom line. But in Nick Scali's case, the company grew margins from 43.9 per cent in the previous corresponding period to 44.5 per cent. This was despite the fall in the Australian dollar, which has a significant impact on the company as a furniture importer.
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Management said that it expects to increase the rate of new store openings in 2014-15 and that it is nearing finalisation of lease commitments. In the second half of 2015, the company should be opening its first Western Australian store, supported by a purpose-built distribution centre.
Management highlighted that there is little seasonality between the first and second halves of the year. Given the order intake pattern this year, it expects that second-half sales will not reach the level of the particularly strong first half, but low double-digit year-on-year profit growth is expected for the 12 months to June 30, 2014.
Importantly, Nick Scali has the balance sheet strength to fund growth initiatives, and its cash position of $27.2 million as at December 31, 2013 was slightly up on the year-end balance for fiscal 2012-13. The company has a conservative level of debt, and payables reduced by $3.5 million during the first half. Given its robust financial position, management declared an interim dividend of 6 cents per share.
Refreshingly conspicuous by their absence were comments regarding the need for improved consumer spending and a rebound in the housing sector, to get the business back on track.
Management seems to have found a way to manage costs and innovatively grow the business in the current environment, suggesting that an improvement in macroeconomic conditions will pave the way for even better performances in the medium term.
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The online strategy launched in mid-December 2013 could drive substantial sales growth. Management has taken an unusual approach, offering an exclusive collection of replica and designer furniture which isn't part of the regular Nick Scali range.
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In 2013 Nick Scali's share price more than doubled from $1.45 to a high of $3.25, and the recent pullback may represent a buying opportunity.
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No way he goes! Smoke and mirrors...
No way he goes! Smoke and mirrors...
Get ready for the Saban to Notre Dame rumors....
Roll Tide
His non-answers about pro jobs the week before the game were just that, non-answers. He may have already been plotting his escape prior to the beatdown he was going to get and to joining granny Lou as only the second ND coach to lose to Bama. Did anybody say 'da Bears'? The domers may be right back to BK (before Kelly) before they know it. Maybe they can get Weiss back since things didn't go too well at KU this year.
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I would be shocked if he took that job. He is losing a lot of players, but he has some very good recruits in this class.
If he takes the Eagles job, maybe we could sway some of those recruits that are Bama good.
Maybe he should not take that job. If he does, ND would possibly hire our Defensive Coordinator.
No! NO! Don't take that job!
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" Patrick Henry
Didn't see this link posted.
A bit surprising to me, and this will set ND back a bit if he leaves, imho.
Obviously depends on who they hire to replace him but they are just now getting competitive again (unless they're playing Alabama ... ).
ND fans aren't real happy with the possiblity either.
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I read some where Kelly was interviewing for the Chicago job.
This seems to make no sense at all. You think Fran had it bad, this is plain stupid.
Another blog article from CBS sports...story is making the rounds.
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Left the country? What's that all about? Can't believe his seats hot in South Bend. They already played Navy in Ireland. Maybe he's scouting out London for the Eagles to play there.
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Re: Counting Runs
Hi Bob,
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In our first piece in the Lopez Lomong series on the Salt Shaker, we shared an overview of his story from World Vision. Then, Lopez described his terrifying experience of being ripped away from his parents by rebel soldiers at the age of 6. After his kidnapping, Lopez was taken to a camp where boys were forced to become rebel soldiers, killing other people, or dying themselves. From there, a series of miracles occurred. Lopez was befriended by three older boys in the camp, who rescued him and f … [Read more...]
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Google's Street View gives users of its Google Map and Google Earth access to street level images of buildings and land near roads, highways, and streets. The information for the application was gathered between May 2007 and May 2010, however according to the FCC Google did more than just collect data for the mapping process.
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Like all other viruses, a successful egress of functional particles from infected cells is a prerequisite for foamy virus (FV) spread within the host. The budding process of FVs involves steps, which are shared by other retroviruses, such as interaction of the capsid protein with components of cellular vacuolar protein sorting (Vps) machinery via late domains identified in some FV capsid proteins. Additionally, there are features of the FV budding strategy quite unique to the spumaretroviruses. This includes secretion of non-infectious subviral particles and a strict dependence on capsid-glycoprotein interaction for release of infectious virions from the cells. Virus-like particle release is not possible since FV capsid proteins lack a membrane-targeting signal. It is noteworthy that in experimental systems, the important capsid-glycoprotein interaction could be bypassed by fusing heterologous membrane-targeting signals to the capsid protein, thus enabling glycoprotein-independent egress. Aside from that, other systems have been developed to enable envelopment of FV capsids by heterologous Env proteins. In this review article, we will summarize the current knowledge on FV budding, the viral components and their domains involved as well as alternative and artificial ways to promote budding of FV particle structures, a feature important for alteration of target tissue tropism of FV-based gene transfer systems.
The step crucial for virus spread within the infected host is the egress of virus particles from the initial and any successively infected cell. Though there are variations of this process as virus spread both by release and subsequent infection of other cells or by direct transfer between neighboring cells are observed. During evolution, numerous virus genera have devised a variety of ways to ensure proper particle egress from the host cell, thus enabling infection of naïve cells and production of new virus progeny.
The release of enveloped viruses, including retroviruses, from the cell surface, is a highly coordinated process, usually aided by a number of cellular factors [
In general, retroviruses follow two budding pathways that are also represented in Particle assembly occurs at the plasma membrane, in regions enriched in envelope glycoprotein. Oligomerization of capsid protein leads to formation of the particle, its growth and bending of the plasma membrane, after which the assembled virion pinches off. This is characteristic of C-type retroviruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) [ Immature capsids with encapsidated RNA genome assemble first in the cytoplasm. Then they travel to the budding site, in some cases assisted by the viral glycoprotein. The budding site can be either plasma membrane or an intracellular compartment (such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or Golgi), where the envelope protein is localized. This mechanism characterizes B/D-type retroviruses such as Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) and mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) [
Particle assembly occurs at the plasma membrane, in regions enriched in envelope glycoprotein. Oligomerization of capsid protein leads to formation of the particle, its growth and bending of the plasma membrane, after which the assembled virion pinches off. This is characteristic of C-type retroviruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) [
Immature capsids with encapsidated RNA genome assemble first in the cytoplasm. Then they travel to the budding site, in some cases assisted by the viral glycoprotein. The budding site can be either plasma membrane or an intracellular compartment (such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or Golgi), where the envelope protein is localized. This mechanism characterizes B/D-type retroviruses such as Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) and mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) [
Interestingly, outside the retrovirus family, budding of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a member of the reverse transcribing
Retroviral capsid assembly and budding strategies. Schematic illustration of the capsid assembly and budding strategies of C-type (human immunodeficiency virus type 1, HIV-1), B/D-type (Mason-Pfizer monkey virus, MPMV), and foamy viruses (prototype foamy virus, PFV).
Some years ago, retroviruses were reclassified into two separate subfamilies with spuma- or foamy viruses (FVs) as the only genus of the
Features of HIV-1, RSV, PFV and HBV budding strategies.
|Virus species
|Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)
|Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV)
|Prototype Foamy Virus (PFV)
|Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
|Present in MA subunit
|Present in MA subunit
|Not known
|Nucleocapsid-formation in cytosol;
|Gag (p6):
|Gag (p2b):
|Gag (p71, p68):
|Tsg101; AIP1/Alix;
|AIP1/Alix; (Nedd4)
|(Nedd4); (γ2-adaptin)
|No, but release of naked capsids
|Yes, low amounts
|Yes, high amounts
|Capsid (Gag) protein only
|Capsid (Gag) protein only
|Capsid (Gag) and Envelope protein (Env) necessary
|Capsid (Core) and Envelope protein (L and S) necessary
|plasma membrane
|plasma membrane
|trans-Golgi network
|yes, but only with a artificial heterodimerizer system
Unlike orthoretroviruses, but analogous to hepadnaviruses, a hallmark of FV egress and transmission to new host cells is the strict requirement of a very specific interplay between capsids and the cognate glycoprotein [
Foamy virus Gag. (
Foamy virus Env. (
During insertion in the secretory pathway and transport to the cell surface FV glycoproteins are heavily N-glycosylated [
For PFV the unusual biogenesis of the glycoprotein yields in particle-associated glycoprotein complexes consisting of a LP- (gp18LP) and TM subunit (gp48TM) with type II and type I membrane topologies, respectively, as well a luminal SU subunit (gp80SU), which probably is covalently connected by disulfide bridges to the TM subunit [
FV egress shows many features of orthoretroviruses following a B/D type assembly strategy (
FV budding is reported to occur at different cellular membranes/locations [
Notably, FV infections are highly cytopathic
The unusual biosynthesis of the FV glycoproteins already indicates that they have additional functions in the replication strategy of FVs, besides determining the virus tropism and facilitating target cell entry by interacting with host cell receptor molecules. The Env LP subunit is a physical constituent of the particle-associated glycoprotein complex, which suggests that it might be involved in particle morphogenesis in addition to targeting the glycoprotein precursor to the secretory pathway [
The specific foamy virus capsid – glycoprotein interaction essential for viral budding. Schematic illustration of FV precursor processing after insertion into the secretory pathway and interaction with the viral capsid (in red) essential for budding of virions. The order of LP/SU (solid arrow) and SU/TM (striped arrow) processing resulting in the different Env subunits (indicated in different shades of green) has not been defined. N-terminus (NH2) and C-terminus (COOH) are indicated. The essential WxxW motif in the LP CyD is indicated by blue W characters.
The determinants of FV Gag essential for the interaction with the cognate Env protein are only poorly defined [
In numerous cases, the budding of enveloped viruses from the cells is influenced by or requires cellular factors [
One cellular factor known to interfere with FV particle egress to date is tetherin [
Unlike inhibitory factors, several cellular factors or machineries promoting or being essential for FV release have been identified so far. For example, the cytoskeleton of the host cells is an important structure for viral protein trafficking and particle release, as observed for other retroviruses. Incubation of infected cells with microtubule-depolimerizing drugs such as nocodozale or colchicine strongly interferes with trafficking of FV Gag to and capsid assembly at the centrosome, as well as particle release [
Similar to other retroviruses FVs were also found to hijack proteins of the vacuolar protein sorting (Vps) machinery for the budding and fission steps of virion egress [
For all retroviruses, including foamy viruses, a set of proteins belonging to endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery is involved in particle egress. The ESCRT components are naturally utilized by the cell for sorting of cargo into multivesicular bodies (MVBs), a process that involves trafficking of proteins through various intracellular compartments [
Retroviruses are able to recruit ESCRT components during budding via interactions mediated by their capsid precursor protein. Each retroviral Gag contains, at different locations throughout the protein, one or more of specific motifs named "late assembly" or L domains due to their central role in promoting late events in intracellular virus life cycle. Until present, three major L-domain sequences essential for position-independent ESCRT complex recruitment have been identified [
In case of FVs, motifs with perfect or some homology to the three major L domains were initially identified in the PFV Gag protein [
Notably, all experimental data on the ESCRT recruitment by FVs has been obtained only for PFV. All primate FVs contain one to three P(S/T)AP L domain motifs (
The cellular ubiquitination machinery is implicated to be involved in the release of different viruses, in particular those hijacking the ESCRT machinery [
In the course of characterizing the budding pathways of different PFV particle structures ubiquitinated glycoprotein subunits were readily observed in lysates of released PFV particles (see below) [
Notably, viruses in general and also retroviruses in particular utilize the cellular ubiquitination machinery for replication also in another way, namely for neutralization of cellular antiviral factors [
As previously mentioned, FV replication cycle is highly related to orthoretroviruses, but some aspects are more similar to hepadnaviruses. For instance, hepadnaviral infection is characterized by massive overproduction of subviral particles (SVP) [
In 2003, subviral particles were first described for PFV [
Not only the cellular ubiquitination machinery is involved in egress of PFV SVPs. Unlike HBV SVP release, late components of the VPS machinery are also important for PFV SVP budding [
What potential functions SVP particles might have in natural FV infections is currently not known. Due to the low level of PFV SVP release observed, it seems unlikely that they serve as decoys for the immune system like HBV SVPs. It is possible that the low level PFV SVP release is only a byproduct of the unique glycoprotein-dependent egress strategy of infectious FV particles. They might be a consequence of intrinsic structural features of the FV glycoproteins for particle morphogenesis that are absent from orthoretroviral glycoproteins.
Unlike their orthoretroviral relatives, FVs normally depend on Gag-Env interaction for final release of particles from infected cells, because FV Gag lacks an authentic membrane-targeting signal [
The ability of N-terminally myristoylated PFV Gag to form VLPs budding from the cell was first described by Eastman and Linial [
Further investigation of the particle morphogenesis of PFV Gag variants tagged with different plasma membrane localization signals showed, however, that the modifications did not alter the location of intracellular PFV capsid assembly in presence of an intact CTRS [
Other studies using additional membrane localization signals, such as fyn or lck myristoylation and palmitoylation motifs or the complete matrix (MA) domains of HIV-1 or MPMV Gag, confirmed Env-independent particle release capabilities of the tagged Gag proteins of PFV and FFV [
Taken together, these studies demonstrate that addition of heterologous plasma membrane targeting signals can compensate the lack of an endogenous MTD in FV Gag proteins and enable FV VLP release as inherent to orthoretrovirus Gag proteins. This also indicates that FV Gag harbors all other structural motifs necessary for capsid assembly and egress. Furthermore, the strong interference of permanent membrane association induced by MTD tagging of FV Gag proteins, due to their naturally limited proteolytic precursor processing features, strongly indicates that native FV virion morphogenesis includes only a transient membrane association, naturally mediated by the specific interaction with the cognate glycoprotein.
The term pseudotyping describes a phenomenon of viruses obtaining heterologous envelope proteins, a quite frequent occurrence upon infection of one cell with two different viruses. The primary consequence of such an event is broadening or narrowing of the natural virus host range, due to the features of the newly obtained envelope.
Clearly, the ability to pseudotype different virus particles represent a valuable tool for development of viral vector systems, as the possibility of altering virus natural specificity opens vector applications to previously non-permissive cells and tissues [
Due to the specific interaction of FV Gag and Env proteins, which is a prerequisite for particle egress, FVs are naturally resistant to pseudotyping by heterologous glycoprotein, even from other retroviruses [
The last ten to fifteen years of FV research has shown enormous progress in our understanding of how this type of retroviruses replicate within their host cells. The viral egress strategy these viruses have chosen in particular highlights their unique position among retroviruses. It demonstrates that they are at the interface between retroviruses and hepadnaviruses. In this review we summarized the current knowledge on the FV budding and release processes. In our opinion, many of the unique features characterized for these processes that deviate from the general orthoretroviral pathways are based on the unusual biosynthesis and special features inherent to the FV structural proteins. The strict requirement of an intimate interaction of the capsid and glycoprotein for membrane association and budding, as a consequence of a missing membrane targeting signal in FV Gag and the unusual posttranslational processing of the Env protein, is probably the best example for this. Although it is known that both proteins influence each other's intracellular distribution and trafficking, the mechanisms regulating it and their interaction prior to budding and release is still poorly characterized. Another enigma that remains unsolved is how FV particles, for most FV species apparently budding predominantly at intracellular membranes, exit the host cell. Are these budding sites indeed intracellular compartments, or not? Is FV budding the rate-limiting step in egress, and are subsequent post budding steps so efficient and fast that we have not observed them until now in ultrastructural studies? Analysis of FV egress with fluorescently-tagged structural proteins by live-cell imaging in real-time that recently became available also for FVs might shed more light on this in the future.
We are convinced that further examination of the biogenesis, trafficking and intracellular distribution of the FV Gag and Env but also the characterization of yet unknown cellular interaction partners will surface additional features and/or surprising functions of these proteins in the viral replication cycle. Enlarging our knowledge of the basic biology of these unusual retroviruses will also have an important impact in fostering their further development as gene transfer tools and potential applications in therapeutic strategies to cure various diseases.
Research in the Molecular Virology lab in Dresden was supported by grants from the DFG (LI621/3-3; SPP1175 LI621/4-1, LI621/4-2, SPP1230 LI621/6-1; KFO249 LI621/7-1). We acknowledge support by the German Research Foundation and the Open Access Publication Funds of the TU Dresden.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Mint Driver Manager 1.11 lets you install proprietary drivers. Here's how you can install it in Ubuntu 14.04.
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type in the following commands then hit Enter after each.
sudo apt-get install gdebi
wget packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintdrivers/mintdrivers_1.1.1_all.deb
sudo gdebi mintdrivers_1.1.1_all.deb
3. You can use this command to remove Mint Driver Manager.
sudo apt-get remove mintdrivers
According to Linux G:
Due to the fact that Mint Driver Manager is Desktop Environment independent, it works on all the desktop environments: Unity, KDE, XFCE, LXDE, GNOME, etc. The latest version available is Mint Driver Manager 1.11.
Because it is not available via any repository or PPA, we have to download the Mint Driver Manager from the Linux Mint Pool and install it via commandline.More at Linux G
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How Ted Nugent Hit His Commercial Stride on 'Cat Scratch Fever'
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Ted Nugent's third solo album, the outrageous Cat Scratch Fever, was released in May 1977. The record is best known for its title track, which remains one of the Motor City Madman's most beloved anthems (surpassed perhaps only by "Stranglehold"), but from the strutting "Death by Misadventure" to the Bo Diddley beat of "Live It Up" and the storming "Sweet Sally," there's plenty more to love on the album.
Nugent explained Fever's appeal in his typically restrained, modest manner during an InTheStudio radio special commemorating the album's anniversary: "It's not the cleanest, most in-tune recording of all time — which is its beauty. It's raw, it's a primal scream, it's defiant, it's irreverent — it's the reason Les Paul electrified the damn guitar. It's the reason Chuck Berry invented those rhythms … it didn't fit any formula, we made a point of that — formulas are shot on site before they get anywhere near the perimeter."
The album's influence has revealed itself via younger generations of musicians in some pretty interesting ways. It's side one-closing instrumental track, "Homebound," was sampled by the Beastie Boys on the Check Your Head track "The Biz vs. the Nuge." Well, to be more accurate, they played the first 30 seconds of the song one time while their friend Biz Markie sang on top of it. It's entertaining, at least.
You want an even better measure of how influential Cat Scratch Fever is? A band, and a rather popular one at that, named themselves after a turn of a phrase from one of Nugent's legendary pre-song rants, in this case introducing the album's least subtle song, "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" — "This is a love song. I'd like to dedicate this to all that Nashville P—-."
Cat Scratch Fever was the last album to feature Nugent's original solo band, with vocalist Derek St. Holmes and bassist Rob Grange, who had featured so prominently on the guitarist's first three albums, departing the group prior to the release of 1978's Weekend Warriors.
Regardless, Nugent's career and methodology were both firmly established: "I basically shoved guitar rock 'n' roll down the throat of U.S. radio. I said, 'Hey, listen, by the way ladies and gentleman — this is what the rock 'n' roll people are digging. If you pass it up, you're a chump!'"
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This report presents the experiences of six jurisdictions in enacting and implementing bicycle helmet use laws. In brief, this report explored:
The following chart provides a general profile of the six jurisdictions.
Profiles of the Six Jurisdictions (as of 2000)
For more information on the background and scope of this report, see Section III, "Method of Approach." Readers are urged to read the full analysis and the profiles on which the executive summary is based.
Common threads found in these profiles include:
The Legislative Experience:
In most cases, the law provided for a delay of six months or more after passage before its provisions took effect.
In several cases, additional phase-in steps were taken, such as prohibiting fines for an additional year after the law's effective date.
During the phase-in period, activities at the local level usually consisted of an expanded version of existing programs, such as bicycle helmet giveaways and subsidies, bike rodeos, and other education programs. The degree of effort at the state level varied. While some statewide efforts were undertaken, most activities were locally based.
In some jurisdictions, little or no activity occurred through the schools to assist with implementation. In others, schools sponsored a variety of activities to support the law, such as educational efforts and adopting bicycle helmet-use policies.
With some exceptions, the law enforcement agencies in these jurisdictions were not deeply engaged in enforcing the bicycle helmet use law.
The law's language reflects the general perception that the intent of the bicycle helmet use law is to increase bicycle helmet use, not penalize violators.
Unique enforcement issues for bicycle helmet use laws emerged.
Effectiveness was informally described variously as:
Challenges to measuring effectiveness included:
Where measures of bicycle helmet use were reported, increases in bicycle helmet use were observed after bill passage. For example:
Several jurisdictions that tracked deaths, injuries, and fatality and injury rates reported improvements in these measures after bill passage. For example:
Evaluations of these laws are not routinely conducted. When evaluations are done:
Barriers to conducting evaluations that were identified included:
The tradition and culture of relevant agencies were identified in some jurisdictions as encouraging evaluations and, in others, as impeding evaluations.
Emerging Issues:
Respondents emphasized several trends that they believed would be influential in shaping future activities related to bicycle helmet use laws.
An issue often raised, chiefly by those in the bicycling community, was that bicycle safety efforts are (or are perceived to be) singularly focused on the adoption of bicycle helmet use laws. They observed that bicycle helmet use laws do not "solve" all bicycle safety problems yet they are concerned that the focus on bicycle helmet use laws distracts attention and resources from other bicycle safety issues.


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