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- Ornament and Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice
- Donatello, Michelangelo, Cellini: Sculptors' Drawings from Renaissance Italy
- The Inscrutable Eye: Watercolors by John Singer Sargent in Isabella Stewart Gardner's Collection
- Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America
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Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice
Anders Zorn, Swedish, 1860-1920
Oil on canvas, 91 x 66 cm (35 13/16 x 26 in.)
Genre: European Art, Paintings
Location: Short Gallery
Accession Number: P17e10
While visiting the Gardners in Boston in February 1894, Anders Zorn made an etching of Mrs. Gardner, which neither of them considered to be a complete success. Later that year Zorn and his wife visited the Gardners in Venice, staying for several weeks as their guests in the Palazzo Barbaro. He attempted again to make a portrait of Mrs. Gardner, but continued to struggle with the task. One evening, Mrs. Gardner stepped out into the balcony to see what was happening outside, and as she came back into the drawing-room, pushing the French windows open, Zorn exclaimed (according to Morris Carter): "Stay just as you are! That is the way I want to paint you." He went instantly for his materials, and then and there the portrait was begun.
Source: Richard Lingner, "Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice," in Eye of the Beholder, edited by Alan Chong et al. (Boston: ISGM and Beacon Press, 2003): 215.
Painted probably as a gift for Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Palazzo Barbaro, Venice in autumn of 1894.
- Art Exhibition: Mrs. John L. Gardner, 152 Beacon St., Boston. Exh. cat. (Boston, 1899), p. 3, no. 10.
- Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 6.
- Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 423.
- Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 125.
- Morris Carter. "Mrs. Gardner & The Treasures of Fenway Court" in Alfred M. Frankfurter (ed.). The Gardner Collection (New York, 1946), pp. 55-56.
- Corinna Lindon Smith. Interesting People. (Norman, Oklahoma, 1962), pp. 156-57.
- "Notes, Records, Comments." Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 31 (31 Mar. 1963), p. 2. (excerpting Corinna Lindon Smith, pp. 156-57)
- Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 297.
- Michelle Facos. Swedish Impressionism's Boston Champion: Anders Zorn and Isabella Stewart Gardner. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum VI. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1993), pp. 27-30.
- Alan Chong et al. (eds.) Eye of the Beholder: Masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, (Boston, 2003), pp. 214-15.
- Elizabeth Anne McCauley et al. Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2004), pp. 104-126, fig. 77.
- Alan Chong. "Isabella Gardner, Bernard Berenson, and Otto Gutekunst" in Jeremy Howard (ed.). Colnaghi: The History (London, 2010), pp. 26-27, fig. 1.
- Oliver Tostmann et al. Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2013), pp. 80-82, no. 1a.


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There are some people who foolishly do not like our Southeastern brothers. They do not want them to come to Istanbul, or even to see them where they live; they do not want them to live well and prosperously. "Let the country be split up, just so long as they go away," they say. There is a war of nerves at the moment. Some commentators are on the wrong side in this war of nerves.
Let me say that we will never allow our Southeastern dear ones to be split away from us. We will never, ever allow the communists to divide our country. Our citizens in the Southeast are very dear to us. They are Turkey's adornment. With their customs and traditions, they add color to Turkey."
Let me say that nothing will come from talking to Abdullah Öcalan. The real issue is partition. The nation will never permit partition.
I know what our government and MIT are doing. We know that MIT and Prime Minister Tayyib Erdoğan will not fall for this. The government is doing a good job and it will not fall for such things. It will neither hand the Southeast over, nor fall for such ruses.
Some people stand up and say, "Let us hold a referendum and ask the public whether or not they want partition." How can anyone ask that? Think of a family. Would you go to the father and say, "Do you want to leave your family?" How can you ask that? They must stop saying these things.
Some people say, "Let's get them to lay down their arms." That is very misleading. You may get them to lay down their arms, but they will just get a better weapon two days later. That logic is very wrong. The weapons are in their heads. If someone has the mind of a killer, he will always find a weapon. We must get them to lay down the weapons in their minds; the Darwinism and the communist killer mindset.
What is really needed is an intellectual campaign in the Southeast. Guns and bombs have produced no solution for 30 years. A scientific struggle is needed. Darwinism, the bedrock of communism, needs to be intellectually eliminated. That intellectual campaign needs to be carried out by treating people with love and affection. (Adnan Oktar, January 6th, 2013, A9 TV)2013-03-25 14:28:52

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Pair of Gators earn career best finishes at worlds
Published: Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 11:22 p.m.
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BARCELONA — Freshman Sinead Russell and junior Hilda Luthersdottir enjoyed their highest career finishes in international events during the seventh day of competition at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In addition, Ryan Lochte wrapped up his competition with his sixth top-six performance of the meet.
Russell placed seventh in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:10.46, topping her eighth place finish in the event at the 2012 Olympics.
Luthersdottir earned her second semi-final swim of the meet, placing 13th in the 50 breaststroke with an Icelandic record of 31.37. In the prelims, Luthersdottir took the last qualifying spot, placing 16th with a time of 31.50.
In the final day of competition, junior Elizabeth Beisel and sophomore Dan Wallace will compete in the 400 individual medley. The event will consist of a prelim round and a final round.
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Without taking the knee-jerk politically correct reaction to sexism and racism of the time the book was written, the book itself starts out rather well and then takes a 90 degree turn to nonsensical. At first the story seems to go rather well as it follows the protagonist in his journey from being an Outbacker in Australia to the more rigidly structured life in England, and even tries it's hand at explaining the legends of the Lambton Worm... But then the story changes so badly I gave up when… (more)
You know how you always wonder why you've never heard of other titles written by the author of a hugely famous book? It's because some things are best forgotten. This book is a case in point. In spite of having been written by Bram Stoker the book is so terrible that it should fall out of, and remain out of, print. I do not say this lightly. Even making allowances for the attitudes and sexism prevalent when it was written, it so full of the most shocking racism that it is literally sickening… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1911
Word count: 55,119 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://en.wikisource.org
Copyright: Public Domain
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Last year, I wrote an article describing the free and open-source graphics stack, explaining all of the interconnected pieces: X11, graphics drivers, DRM, and DRI, and their roles in getting pixels placed on the screen. In the year since, I've answered a lot of really good questions from the Linux community about my post, about X11, and about Wayland. I've learned a lot. Several new technologies have appeared, and I have started to take a more active role in this myself, as part of our efforts to port GNOME to Wayland.
However, I still field plenty of questions from lots of people about this, and a lot of the time, it's extremely simple stuff: "What is X?" "How does it interact with my graphics card and mouse/keyboard?" "What do apps use X for?" "What is Wayland, and how does it fit into the picture?" "What problems did X have that made us want to write new display server technologies?"
These sort of questions were what inspired me to write "The Linux Graphics Stack" in the first place, but there's really never been a comprehensive, historical writeup of our display server technologies in general. So, I chose to spend my free time at Red Hat writing it.
Now, compared to some of my colleagues, I'm relatively new to the Linux development scene, with only five or so years of experience. I've also arrived late, way after we've added lots of hacks to keep the X Window System fresh. Most of my knowledge comes from talking to my more experienced coworkers in person, digging through mailing list and newsgroup archives, and IRC discussions with the great sports in #xorg-devel. So, there's a good possibility that I'll get something wrong, guy-who-worked-at-DEC-in-the-80s-waiting-to-correct-me! I'm genuinely sorry if I misrepresent something. If you want to discuss this at all, shoot me an email at email@example.com, and let's try to work something out!
I also really don't want to inject my bias into this too much. While I do personally believe Wayland is going to become The Linux Display Server Of The Future®, and that is a good thing, I'm not trying to rip X apart! My intention here is twofold: I want to explain a lot of the more undocumented or harder-to-grasp features built into X11 (the permutations of input grabs, for instance), and I also want to provide an accurate, historical context on why a certain feature was added (COMPOSITE, for instance), and all the clever hacks we've invented along the way (WM_TAKE_FOCUS, for instance). I really want this to be a resource for somebody looking to learn. If I've inspired anybody out there to write any code, I've accomplished my goal.
But before we begin...
Since this article contains a lot of interactive demos relying on fairly modern browser technology, let's make sure that everything is OK before continuing. I've been testing this on modern versions of Firefox Nightly and Chrome Canary.
If you can see the stipple pattern above, that means that your browser is modern enough to see the interactive demos.
You might have noticed that when you ran your mouse over the stipple, your cursor changed. That's because this isn't just any old stipple image, that stipple is actually the background of a full X server session running in your browser using HTML5 canvas. All of the interactive demos will use this framework to explain what's going on under the hood.
Basic Architecture
Although it may sound a bit stilted, notice how I keep saying "the X Window System" instead of the more traditional shorthands "X", "X11", or "Xorg"? I want to be very careful to separate the ideas and design of the system from its component parts.
The X Window System is a networked display system. A server component, the X server, is responsible for coordinating between all of the clients connected, taking input from the mouse and keyboard, and pushing pixels on the output. The most popular X server implementation is the Xorg X server, developed by the X.Org Foundation and community. There are other X server implementations: you might remember that Xorg was forked from XFree86 a decade ago, that Sun Microsystems has had several X server implementations, in both Xsun and XNeWS. Today, Xorg is the dominant X server implementation, getting most of the development. But back in the day, multiple competing implementations existed.
X servers and X clients all talk a standardized network protocol to each other, known as X11. This protocol is well-specified, from the wire format to the semantics of every request. The protocol documentation linked above is invaluable documentation for any hacker who wants to learn more about this stuff.
Applications and toolkits don't write the wire format onto the socket directly, however. They often use client libraries that implement the protocols, like the traditional Xlib library, or the somewhat newer xcb.
I'm going to try and be precise in my nomenclature in this article.
When I talk about features or design decisions of the overall system, I will try to call it
the X Window System, even if it sounds a bit verbose. e.g.
The X Window System provides us Pixmaps, which are images in the
server's memory.
When I talk about features or details of the network protocol, I will talk about
the X11 protocol. e.g.
The X11 protocol
provides for a generic extension mechanism, which allows for a forward-compatible way to implement new
features without having to redesign older parts of X11.
When I talk about the behavior of a client or a server, I'll say X client
or X server e.g.
Using the MIT-SHM extension, X
clients can pass memory buffers to the X server using POSIX shared
memory, which prevents networking and large copies.
When I talk about features or the architecture in the Xorg X server implementation, I'll mention it
explicitly as Xorg or the Xorg X server,
In order to make drawing calls accelerated, Xorg video drivers can
provide hardware-accelerated versions of certain drawing primitives through EXA.
If I ever say "such-and-such is a feature of X", it's a bug.
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Credit where credit's due
The source code to this article and all demos is freely available under the MIT/X11 license on GitHub for inspection. I've tried to make the source code well-commented, and be a useful resource for learning from as well, so for a third dimension of learning, you can inspect my source code for the server and all the demos and figure out how things work that way.
Some of the more tricky code in there has been ported from the Xorg X server itself along with its helper library, pixman.
Some of the images in this article have been adapted from other images on the web. The two kitten images in the Expose event demo were adapted from photos taken by quatre mains and fazen, shared under a CC-BY-2.0 license. Thanks to [placekitten] for finding these images for me.
The cursors and icons used in the demos have been adapted GNOME's default theme, Adwaita. Some of the icons in the inspector have been adapted from the GNOME Art Libre Symbolic Icon Theme, shared under the LGPL and CC-BY-SA-3.0. All rights reserved.
Special thanks to Keith Packard, Alan Coopersmith, Adam Jackson, Peter Hutterer, and Owen Taylor for digging into the source code, protocols, mailing lists and other archives to help me figure out some of the more odd and hairier X11 semantics when I was working on this. Sorry for driving you guys crazy with this project.
If you have any questions or comments, or just want to thank me, feel free to email me at
email@example.com, contact me on IRC on Freenode
Jasper, or open a GitHub issue here for this repo.
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- News From the Field
- INSI launches global survey into violence against female journalists
INSI launches global survey into violence against female journalists
(London) - The International News Safety Institute (INSI) is today launching a global survey into violence against female journalists and is inviting all women working in the news media to participate.
The survey, created in conjunction with the International Women's Media Foundation, will look at the worldwide situation of women journalists and the nature of the dangers they face in relation to their work.
The survey is part of a wider program of work initiated by UNESCO, which has the leading role within the UN system regarding the safety of journalists. It is being supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs which has put the issue at the centre of its efforts in the human rights field.
Based on the findings of the report, INSI will work with other experts in the field and offer a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the safety of women journalists which will be published later on this year.
"In many parts of the world, women are threatened and attacked for the work they do – work which, in some cultures and countries, challenges gender stereotypes. These attacks range from sexual assault and rape to cyber-bullying, emotional harrassment and threats against their loved ones. Sadly, many of these crimes are not reported as a result of powerful cultural and professional stigmas," said Hannah Storm, Director of INSI.
"We hope that this important survey will allow women to confidentially share their experiences, so that we can get a real sense of the dangers and threats they face in their day-to-day work, and work to find ways to make the situation safer for them and their families."
INSI provides safety advice and training to male and female journalists working in dangerous situations. In its 10 years of existence, it has trained thousands of journalists around the world and knows that danger often does not discriminate on the basis of gender.
However, INSI has become increasingly aware of the difficulties faced by many women journalists since the publication of its ground-breaking book 'No Woman's Land – On the Frontlines with Female Reporters', and has recently started providing female specific safety training in some parts of the world, conducted by female trainers. It is also working to establish a network of support for women journalists to allow them to discuss issues that they may not feel able to share at work.
The survey can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/INSI-survey
The deadline for its completion is September 20.
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Are you trying to do what is shown in the following video?
If you are, this is what I did to make it work. Note that I am running Backtrack 4 R2.
1) Go to http://www.secmaniac.com/download/
The creator of the page suggests having Subversion installed for updating purposes.
2) Subversion is already installed on BT4 R2.
3) Install the Social-Engineering Toolkit as shown in the link from step 1.
4) Follow the instructions in the video and you should be good.


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A new hearing device that conducts sound through teeth could help patients who are deaf in one ear.
SoundBite is the name of this new discreet non-surgical hearing device. It fits like a retainer behind the upper back molars.
"Our teeth are a natural conduit because they are attached to our skull so that vibrates the sound into our skull," said audiologist Kate Puls.
A behind-the-ear microphone unit transmits sound from inside the deaf ear wirelessly to the device worn on the teeth. Sound is then sent through the bone to the inner ear of the good ear.
"It's pretty weird. Like my dad whispered to me from across the room and I could hear him," said Alissa Montzka, who wears the device.
She says SoundBite is comfortable. Wearing it she can locate sounds better. She also hears a difference playing piano.
"I can hear the bass clef better. It sounds different so I can hear the balance better, and I know when I'm playing too loud with my left hand," said Montzka.
SoundBite costs $6,800. Insurers generally do not cover traditional hearing aids, but a few have covered SoundBite as a prosthetic device.
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Take a bus from Salvador that passes along the Linha Verde, and get off at Imbassai (1 hour and 40 minutes away). Once in Imbassai proceed down the main road to the police station, across from which you will find a road (left turn). Follow this road approximately 700 meters to its end, where you will turn left and Lujimba is on the right 100 meters away.
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I love taking photos…not sure you like seeing them, but I love taking them. LOL! And nothing makes me happier than snapping away on my iPhone and posting them to Instagram. You can find me there as under @CurvesandChaos…if you were wondering.
If you already follow me, then you probably saw these pictures below. I just wanted to share my weekend with you, because it was a really good one. Time with my hubby and lots of relaxing moments. Or you can keep up with my Instagram pics here…
On Friday, I headed to Downtown Los Angeles with my friend Ivory. We did some shopping and research for our own little projects. I keep forgetting how awesome it is down there. It's literally 10 minutes from my house. This photo was taken from our parking garage.
I also took this in Downtown Los Angeles. We were walking to meet up with our friend. I'm thinking I need to hang out down here more often.
This is the love of my life. My hubby and I had a nice cozy dinner on Friday night. Just the two of us. I had to catch him when he wasn't looking of course. LOL!
Mandatory self-portrait in the car.
This is what I wore Sunday. The top is from Forever 21 and my skirt is from Nation LTD (I love this skirt!) It's been warm here in L.A. so I have to keep the summer clothes out.
And last but not least…my silly side. LOL! I do have one!
Hope you had a great weekend and an even better week!


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The House of Representatives wrapped up debate on its $32.4
billion FY13 budget plan late last night. The House added $110
million back into the budget during the three-day debate, including
$6 million for the Trial Court and an additional $1 million for the
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation -- bringing MLAC's
funding to $12 million.
The House budget funds the Trial Court at $560 million for 2013,
$8 million below Gov. Deval Patrick's recommendation. Additional
funding is essential to address critical court system operating
needs. The Massachusetts Bar Association will continue to advocate
for an adequately funded justice system throughout the budget
process. As you know, the court system is serving approximately
42,000 people, who enter the courthouses each day, with more
than 1,300 fewer court personnel since July 2007. Court
backlogs are increasing; many clerks and registers have had to
reduce public hours of operation, except for emergencies; and,
there is an insufficient number of court officers, which also
increases security risks and causes disruptions and delays.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee will release its budget
proposal in May and the measure will then be debated by the full
Senate. Each branch will then appoint three members to a joint
conference committee to reconcile both budgets. The conference
committee will produce one final conference budget to be sent to
both branches for an up-or-down vote, without further debate. The
enacted budget will then be sent to Patrick for his review and
approval. Patrick may approve the budget, in part, by making a
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Every so often I look through my lesser-known books when I'm hunting for a recipe, and this one sounded pretty good for pork chops. In fact, I think I might've used it before but can't remember for sure.
Some boneless "America's chops" were just the ticket.
The marinade is pretty quick and whips up in no time. 2 of the ingredients are oil and vinegar so I colored outside the lines and added some Dijon mustard to turn it into a vinaigrette, and mustard makes everything better anyway.
Here's where I deviated a bit. Those of you who're familiar with spiedies know they're actually small cubes of meat so I was supposed to cut up the chops, but I figured I'd get just as much flavor if I left them whole and they'd be easier to deal with.
Here's where they speedy part comes in - over a hot charcoal fire they cooked fast, and smelled really good doing so!
Since it was a weeknight meal it was a good chance to finish off a bag of shoestring fries. We both agreed that the marinade added a lot of flavor and by keeping a close eye on the meat temperature I made sure to get the chops off the fire before they got too done.


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OK - it's 'recommend me a mobo/CPU for less than £125" time...
Following on from my SSD/HDD woes thread(s) - the owner of that PC was going to upgrade from his AMD250 to a 965 Black Series - but as we've deduced his (nForce based) motherboard will cripple his SSD performance (or stutter like a mofo) the idea of getting a whole new CPU/Mobo is on the table.
The upgrade cost on the 965 was low - £75ish all done - but it would be like putting a 420ci into a Punto (with a broken exhaust) :)
A mobo upgrade will mean new memory (8Gb of DDR2 in this board) and we only have £150 max - so taking off £30 for the memory leave £120 for a cpu and mobo - just about doable??
I could certainly get an AM3 board for the 965 but there may be better options?
The alternatives is he's just going to live with his PC as-is - no point spending £75 on a CPU for a board which cripples everything else...
You can be a good friend and lend him £8.77, can't you?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£89.48 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£42.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£26.39 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £158.77
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Interesting choice - benchmarks on-par with the 965 (or an A8-5500 I'd been looking at) but only 2(HT?) cores where those chips have 4 actual cores?
I do wonder if 'real world' use on the i3 would be a bit slower - but then his demands aren't complex - he'd hardly notice I reckon.
Upgrade potential is there too I guess (not an ideal board for an i5 perhaps but when they're cheap enough!?)
I'd love to get under the budget tho - need to shop around a bit perhaps... thx!
The Core i3-3220 has two blazing-fast cores (plus two virtual cores, but hyperthreading is a bit meh). The Phenom II 965 has four fairly slow cores, though you can at least overclock them (but to do that properly means getting a more expensive motherboard).
In games, the Core i3 will tend to be faster. For threaded workloads, say, compressing a bunch of files with 7-zip, the 965 will be faster.
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I'm thinking of my workloads where I often run into snags due to only having 2 cores - a browser can easily use 2 cores these days - something like Eclipse seems able to consume ENORMOUS CPU resources too (that's Java - I know) but I also spend a fair bit of time running the Android Emulator which is resolutely single-threaded and so needs the fastest possible cores you can get (it runs better on my old P4 3.4 than it does on this AMD 245, for example!) :)


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DETROIT - The 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) saw a strong finish today after a spectacular two week run filled with worldwide product reveals, industry news, and a welcome sense of optimism for those touched by the auto business.
Sunday's attendance of 103,897 topped last year's final day numbers of 101,141, bringing total ticketed attendance of the 2013 show to 795,416 compared to 770,932 in 2012. NAIAS Chairman Jim Seavitt said the 2013 total is the highest since 2004 when 808,833 attended.
"This was a true celebration of the automobile, and a demonstration of the strength and resiliency of the auto business," said Seavitt. "The Detroit show is a true reflection of a strong, vibrant and more confident industry. The manufacturers made it abundantly clear that this show, and the global stage it provides, is of critical importance to their vehicle launch strategies."
Seavitt said the NAIAS continues to be positioned along with shows in Geneva, Frankfurt, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo because of the number of journalists that attend, and the number of worldwide product introductions that are made in Detroit.
"Twenty-five years ago the Detroit Auto Dealers Association made a promise to the global manufacturers," said Seavitt. "We said, 'you bring the unveilings, and we'll bring the media.'
"I think it's safe to say," he said, "we kept our promise."
NAIAS 2013 Highlights:
- Total Vehicle Introductions: 59 (50 Worldwide; 9 North American)
- Total Press Preview Attendance: 5,212 journalists from 60 countries
- Total Industry Preview Attendance: 28,326 people from 30 countries
- Total Charity Preview Attendance: 13,069 people ($3.9 million raised)
- Total Ticketed Attendance: 795,416 (incl. Industry Preview, Charity Preview & Public Show)
- Total Economic Impact: $365 Million
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Jessica, Eric, and Maxwell Visit Her Mom as They Await Their "Little Man"
Jessica Simpson, her fiancé, Eric Johnson, and their daughter, Maxwell, made a visit to her mom in LA yesterday. Earlier in the day, Jessica also swung by Fred Segal and showed off her growing baby bump. She has plenty to smile about, seeing as last weekend brought back-to-back celebrations for the pregnant star. Jessica attended a friend's wedding in Pacific Palisades, CA, on Saturday with Eric, younger sister Ashlee, and mom Tina, and then partied at her Tom Sawyer-themed baby shower on Sunday. Jessica's baby shower was attended by several A-listers, including Jessica Alba, Chelsea Handler, and Jessica's longtime friend and hairstylist, Ken Paves. Jessica managed to take time away from opening presents to share her feelings about having a boy. "I didn't grow up with a brother, and I think the unknown is really exciting," Jessica said. "I can't wait to have that connection with our little man."


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Don't forget to be here at noon for the Live Chat … during which, the twitter widget over there ————> might provide us with a Ryan Callahan update. We'll see.
1) Obviously, first and foremost, and much more important than a fairly solid win and a third in four games, is the Ryan Callahan injury. Normally, the Rangers say two things about injuries. John Tortorella normally says "He's fine" or "It's not serious" if the player is fine or the injury is not serious. When he says, "No idea" that usually means bad, and it looked pretty bad. I'm playing doctor here, because I've seen subluxed shoulders that pop back in, but my guess would be that best-case would be he misses a couple of weeks, and worst case would be a 6-8 week rehab, or worse, surgery. In a 99-day season, that can't be good at all.
2) I thought the second part of John Tortorella's remark about Carl Hagelin was right on, albeit it probably didn't need to be so strong: "I focus on the dumbness of Hagelin," Tortorella said. "He played a helluva game, but that's all washed off because of the dumbness." He was referring to the too-many-men penalty on which the Flyers scored a PPG to make it a tough finish. But I thought Hagelin really used his speed throughout this game, killing penalties, on the forecheck, on the back check, to get pucks, to force turnovers. In the first period he streaked back to turn a Flyers 2-on-1 into a 2-on-2, then took his man to prevent a rebound shot. Too bad about the "dumbness" play.
3) Michael Del Zotto. Some of you guys will never accept this guy, but right now he is so important to the Rangers offensively and defensively. The goal he scored was as much about Benn Ferreiro's steal and Brian Boyle's screen as it was about Del Zotto. But the 2-0 PPG by Callahan, on which Del Zotto went to the net to redirect Rick Nash's pass, was a great play.
4) Nash really likes these divisional games, doesn't he? I still marvel at all the things he does in all three zones. Guy is just a big, fast hockey player.
5) That first power play wasn't awful, but it wasn't good either. Brad Richards, no longer a point man, was still drifting toward the point, and for a portion of the power play the Rangers had four players above the circles. It won't work. It can't. And I'm sure they don't practice it that way. Again, on the second PP, they had Dan Girardi on one point, Del Zotto on the other — though he didn't stay there — Richards won the draw, Nash made the play to Del Zotto, Callahan did what he does on the rebound. That's the way you do it.
6) As a hockey player, Tom Sestito makes Mike Rupp look like Mike Bossy. Eventually, Peter Laviolette has to figure out that there's not going to be a lot of success when those two jackwagons are in the lineup. Doesn't he? That said, the Flyers sure miss Scott Hartnell, and their defense is suspect, though their goalie — again, I can't believe I'm typing this, was pretty good in the first two meetings.
7) How about that play in the second where Ryan McDonagh missed the net then raced back and caught Wayne Simmonds from behind?
8) Until the PPG, when Jeff Halpern failed to identify Kimmo Timonen as three Rangers and three Flyers battled in the corner and Simmonds won the battle, this was easily Halpern's best game as a Ranger … also the fourth line got to play some shifts. Halpern excelled on the 5-on-3, even after being hurt by a shot and losing his stick.
9) So what do the Rangers do now? Taylor Pyatt, I guess, has to play second-line minutes with Hagelin and Derek Stepan. Unless Chris Kreider can come back quickly, the Rangers will have to bring up a forward, or use Stu Bickel on the fourth line and also move up Rupp. I don't see that as an ideal option by any stretch.
10) This, I thought, was also Henrik Lundqvist's best game of the season. He was tested, especially late in the first, and then for the final 13 minutes after the Flyers cut it to 2-1. Almost vintage. And as far as playing Martin Biron … yeah, they need to get him a game here and there just in case they need him at some point … but there really is no reason that Lundqvist can't play all or most of the games for the foreseeable future. And I'm sure he'd want to play them all, or as many as they'll let him play.
My Three Rangers Stars:
1. Michael Del Zotto.
2. Henrik Lundqvist.
3. Rick Nash.
Headzo's Three Rangers Stars:
1. Michael Del Zotto – D man providing O. 2 points & solid defense.
2. Ryan Callahan – game winner & career point #200.
3. Rick Nash – power play assist and typical threat.
Kenny Albert Rules!' Three Rangers Stars:
1. Henrik Lundqvist.
2. Michael Del Zotto.
3. Ryan Callahan.
Your poll vote for the Three Rangers Stars:
1. Michael Del Zotto (24.46 %).
2. Henrik Lundqvist (21.71 %).
3. Ryan Callahan (12.54 %).
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ENTREPRENEURS and business owners in Chiltern District are invited to a Small Business event, themed 'Innovation in Hard Times' on Monday.
The free event, hosted by Chiltern District Council and run in partnership with Bucks Business First, aims to bring local business people together to share their knowledge and experience and ultimately, to boost the local economy.
Cllr Mike Stannard, Cabinet Member for Support Services, is chairing the evening, and introducing an impressive line-up of speakers - including senior Trinity Mirror group directors, Kim Chapman and Simon Edgley; Philippa Batting, managing director of Bucks Business First; Graham Winwright, planning consultant; Andy Garnett from the Garnett Foundation; Martin Parkes, co-founder of Better Chesham, local businessman and active in the Chesham Action Partnership and Rebecca Snook from Creative England, which promotes filming opportunities in the area.
Cllr Stannard said: "This event offers established businesses, as well as those just starting up, the chance to learn about the opportunities available which they can tap into, share good practice and find support during these challenging times."
The event is being held at Chiltern District Council, King George V Road, Amersham, opening at 4.30pm.


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Oyster #95: Gillian Jacobs
"I don't know what it was exactly about me that led people to only cast me as a runaway stripper/prostitute."
Gillian Jacobs has an enviable life. She is beautiful, charming and has a biting wit - but most of all she gets to hang out with Chevy Chase and Ken Jeong every day. If, by chance, you find the latter unappealing, then you probably don't enjoy laughing, which makes me very sad. I spoke with Gillian about how addictive her hit show Community is (at least for me), how she prefers "deeply uncomfortable" comedy, and why she doesn't mind people getting her name wrong.
Alice Cavanagh: So, you're Gillian with a 'Gh' [as in 'ghost'].
Gillian Jacobs: Yeah, my mum decided to make life a little interesting for me and give me a name that no one could pronounce.
Do you get annoyed when people say it wrong?
No. I think I did in preschool, but then I realised that every day of my life somebody was going to call me Gillian [as in 'Jillian'], so if I continued to get pissed off I was going to spend a lot of time angry.
Are you someone who sometimes doesn't correct people? Because I'm an Alice, and I often get Alex or Alison?
Yeah, it's weird. I think people maybe mishear, or whatever, when I introduce myself, and so sometimes I just go along with it?
I remember I had a teacher in high school that called me Jillian, you know, every day of the school year, and the whole of my class used to yell in unison, "It's Gillian!", and he would still just call me Jillian. So, some people, they're just? there's no hope, and you just have to give up, you know?
So you grew up in Pittsburgh, but you live in LA. How would you compare LA to Pittsburgh?
Uh, there's no? there's no comparison [laughs].
And you started acting so young - you were eight?
Was it hard to convince your parents?
Well, actually, the school called my mum and told her that I had no friends and that I was talking to myself in the playground, so they suggested my mum put me in some kind of extracurricular activity. My mum thought that I was overly dramatic and would probably enjoy acting class, so she signed me up. But I became completely obsessed with it from the moment I got into class, so from there on out I kind of led the charge.
I have to say, I love Community? I'm one of those people who watched a whole season in a week. I would watch five episodes back-to-back until 3 am.
That's a huge compliment, thank you.
Well, it's a little sad - but it's such a funny show!
Because it's my show, it's a compliment.
What's it like working with Chevy Chase? Were you a fan of his when you were younger?
I was. I have not seen all of his films, though - which, I think, sometimes gets me into awkward situations, because I can't quote things back to him - but I was definitely a fan of the Vacation films when I was younger. So, it's kind of surreal. I mean, sometimes you just kind of forget that he's 'CHEVY CHASE' in capital letters, and he's not just, you know, Chevy your cast mate.
Definitely. And is he funny in real life as well?
He is a funny person in real life, and he's cute too because, you know, there's obviously the show plays into this - this age gap between him and the rest of us. It definitely comes to a head when it comes to technology. In our first season he told us that his email was in New York.
Oh, that's amazing. He is Pierce!
Yeah. Also, once we all took the train down to San Diego for Comic-Con and he texted me something, like, as a joke, but then he accidentally pocket dialled me. He couldn't figure out how to stop, either. I was like, "Chevy, you're calling me right now," and he's like, "I'm not calling you, but I did text you." Then I was like, "No, look." Then he's trying to turn the phone off and his wife was horrified, thinking, "You don't even know how to turn off your phone?" [Laughs]
Community is kind of your first comedy role, right?
Yeah, definitely.
But you seem like such a natural! Why did it take you so long to get a role like this? All your other roles [Choke, The Box] have been so dark and serious.
Yeah. I don't know what it was exactly about me that led people to only cast me as a runaway stripper/prostitute, but, um, I guess I had to work through something before I could get to the lighter roles. I was a huge fan of comedies, and it's been a really pleasant surprise to be a part of this smart, great show, and to feel like I have developed these comedic chops?
And you've just done a movie with Steve Carell [Seeking a Friend for the End of the World], which is coming out next year; you play a waitress who is high on ecstasy?
What was that like?
I got to work with Steve Carell and Keira Knightley and T.J. Miller ? who's this really great comic - so it was a really great experience? I mean, Steve Carell is so lovely and sweet?
Do you like The Office?
I love The Office, I mean, I was an obsessive fan of the British Office, and then I became a huge fan of the American Office too.
And what do you think about British humour versus American humour? Ricky Gervais versus Steve Carell?
Well, you know, I tend to like things that are a little bit more depressing. I loved the American Office - but what I loved about the British Office, and also this American series, The Comeback, that Lisa Kudrow did, was that there were just deeply uncomfortable moments they didn't resolve.
That was The Comeback that wasn't really a comeback, wasn't it?
That sucks.
Yeah, but I love that show. I think that I really enjoy the kinds of shows where there are just deeply uncomfortable moments that just, sort of, linger.
Like a Curb Your Enthusiasm kind of thing?
Yes. I love Curb Your Enthusiasm as well.
I love it. I can only do one episode at a time, though, because I find it too painful.
Yes, I know. But there's something kind of perversely painful about seeing people behaving that badly.
[Laughs] Sure, I get that. Thank you for your time, GILLian!
Have a great day, ALICE, not Alicia or Alex.
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Hi all. Just got home from my first Remicade infusion. The Nurse, Warren was fabulous. Not even a mark where he put the IV. AND he is 1/2 Sicilian! Right now my only effect is drowsiness from the Benadryl he gave me for some of the side effects I may have gotten. We both agreed next time he will cut the Benadryl in half.
So, I have to take a Benadryl the night of each infusion in case I get any effects while sleeping. Like total redness, itching or not breathing right. Also have to lay low for the next 2 days as I could get flu like symptoms.
So I have an infusion Oct 4th and NOV 1st then it will be every 8 weeks. He says forever but my GI said when I go into Remission I will probably go off. So it was not nearly what I though it would be although he said #2 and #3 infusions the crucial ones as far as reactions then its a breeze the rest of the way. So far a piece of cake.


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Oh!! How I wish I was bold enough to wear eyeshadow colors like these from Benefit.
Man, it's not fair! Why didn't I get that daring make-up gene? Sometimes, I will by an eyeshadow in an amazing color…and it just sits there. Just waiting for me to try it. Poor little lonely eye-popping shadow…sigh.
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Man....I followed the recipe in the BBQ Bible, and what was in How to Grill, and I made the best pilled pork I have ever had. First time doing it myself! I Smoke Roasted it, indirectly on my Performer Grill, not a true smoke, but a VERY VERY nice setup in any event. I used Apple Grillwood on top of my coals, and created a great smoke tasting moist pork that I will be making many times over.
I smoke-roasted for about 4.5-5 hours(the shoulder was only about 4.5 pounds), at between 300-325F, and waited til it was 195F in the center of the shoulder(boston butt), away from the bone, and removed it from the grill. Covered it for about 15-20 minutes in aluminum foil, and served.
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I am on a fermented food kick. It started when I pickled the 14 cucumbers I discovered in my garden after returning from vacation this summer. We couldn't eat that many, so I preserved them, and they make a mean addition to any sandwich, topping to salad or side to soup.
The fermentation kick persisted into the fall, when my older son showed signs of allergies and my daughter exhibited her first real cold.
"Fermented foods help people stay healthy," says Sandor Katz in his New York Times bestselling book The Art of Fermentation. I wanted my family to enjoy an illness-free winter, so the fermentation continued.
What exactly are fermented foods? Wine, beer and cider are fermented. Leavened bread is fermented. Dairy products such as yogurt, kefir and some cheeses are fermented. Pickled vegetables can be fermented. When fermentation occurs, the sugars and carbohydrates in a food convert into something else. For instance, juice turns into wine, grains turn into beer, carbohydrates turn into carbon dioxide to leaven bread and vegetable sugars become preservative organic acids.
Why does this process help people stay healthy?
Fermented foods aid in digestion and thus support the immune system.
Imagine a fermented food as a partially digested food. For instance, many people have difficulty digesting the lactose in milk. When milk is fermented and becomes yogurt or kefir, the lactose is partially broken down so it becomes more digestible.
Organic or lactic-acid fermented foods (such as dill pickles and sauerkraut) are rich in enzyme activity that aids in the breakdown of our food, helping us absorb the important nutrients we rely on to stay healthy.
Fermented foods have been shown to support the beneficial bacteria in our digestive tract. In our antiseptic world with chlorinated water, antibiotics in our meat, our milk and our own bodies, and antibacterial everything, we could use some beneficial bacteria in our bodies.
When our digestion is functioning properly and we are absorbing and assimilating all the nutrients we need, our immune system tends to be happy, and thus better equipped to wage war against disease and illness.
Fermented foods are not a panacea, but I do believe they encourage effective digestion and -- along with sleep, exercise and a nutrient-rich diet -- help nurture a strong immune system.
Are you turned off by the idea of a fermented food? Don't be. Fermented foods are valued for their health benefits and as a means of food preservation, but they wouldn't have been part of our diets for so long if they weren't tasty.
We have heard over and over again that we should eat as our ancestors ate. There is evidence that people have been fermenting foods since 3000 B.C., so if fermentation isn't going back to our food roots, I don't know what is.
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This was by far one of my most exciting discoveries at the 2012 toy fair! I knew instantly that my son and many other children just like him, would go crazy for the New laser pegs stackables, fresh to the UK all the way from the US where it is already a massive hit!
Even the American "Autism society" are singing its praises! Laser Pegs are the first patented lighted construction set in the world, offering an innovative new way to enjoy a construction kit! Not only are the pieces able to illuminate with the use of brightly coloured LED lights once constructed and connected to a power source, (battery-powered operated unit or AC socket adapter) but they are also compatible with all mayor big named construction brands interlocking perfectly using construction boards or pieces (Yes, we have personally put it to the test, so look out for the pending review). You can also buy the illuminating model kits that allow you to construct a host of different models before adding the magic of illumination. This brings together construction and sensory play for the child with autism and once constructed the model kits would be a welcomed addition to any sensory room (I predict these will be huge). Laser pegs are brought to us by F4K (Fun4kids) and you can check out this awesome brand by visiting www.laserpegs.co.uk.


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DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says it has started seasonal ice-breaking operations in the southern part of Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair and Detroit River systems, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
The effort called "Operation Coal Shovel" began Thursday and also includes the Canadian Coast Guard.
Icebreakers from the U.S. and Canada work together to prevent ice jams in the waterways as conditions worsen throughout the winter.


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Plant Ecologist Loves Her Job, But Wouldn't Mind A Little More Time In The Office
Multi-Year Project To Drive Texas Back Roads, Update Plant Database Considered Vital for Wildlife Habitat Conservation
AUSTIN, Texas — Sometimes, Amie Treuer-Keuhn misses the office.
As a plant ecologist who collects field data for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Treuer-Kuehn spends almost all of her time in the field. Her days are mostly occupied by long drives across Texas, with occasional stops to collect samples, make notes and take pictures of the vegetation along the roadside.
"I travel Monday through Friday around the state collecting plant data from county roadsides and public land," she said. "I also identify plant species and plant communities. When I am on the road I typically work a 12-or 14-hour day. I usually leave the hotel around 7 a.m. and work until 5 or 6 p.m. collecting data. Then I spend a couple more hours at the hotel, proofing my data and identifying plant species I collected earlier in the day."
As Treuer-Keuhn proceeds along the roadways, she stops at every mile to collect data from two points: one on each side of the road. She notes the GPS location, takes photographs of the plant communities there, and identifies the dominant plant species in each vegetation strata (trees, shrubs, or herbs). She enters all of this information into a rugged laptop that she carries with her. A typical day can involve between 50 and 300 miles of travel — last year, she traveled more than 25,000 miles.
Treuer-Kuehn's work is integral to long-term conservation strategies like the Texas Wildlife Action Plan: Mapping Texas' vegetation is among the plan's top priorities. According to the Texas Wildlife Action Plan summary, "Texas conservation biology planners are using vegetation data that are outdated and not specific enough. It is important that we re-evaluate the current status of our vegetation data and begin to 'remap' the state using the most current and applicable technology." The plan strategy and outline is available online. The Texas Wildlife Action Plan is required for Texas to continue to receive millions of dollars per year in federal State Wildlife Grants funding. Eventually, conservation plans from each state will be merged to create a national conservation strategy.
The data that Treuer-Kuehn collects is sent to land managers, who use it to update maps of plant and animal habitats and species and coordinate conservation efforts. In the process, they update, verify and add additional precision to vegetation and habitat maps that are based on satellite imagery and aerial photography. The data is also made available to the public online.
"For years, we worked with a standard vegetation map that was based on 10 regions," said Matt Wagner, the program's director of wildlife diversity. "Amie gathers more detailed data based on what's actually on the ground."
The hardest part of the job, Treuer-Kuehn says, is being away from her family.
"I am out of town, normally," she said. "Being away from my husband and dogs is probably the hardest thing. But I get to meet interesting people, visit interesting places, and do work that I love."
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New Report Finds States Stepping Up Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving
WASHINGTON--July 17, 2013: With 50 percent of the U.S. adult population now owning smartphones and the wireless industry reporting a subscription penetration rate of 102.2 percent, today the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released its second look at how states are dealing with the problem of distracted driving. The report, "2013 Distracted Driving: Survey of the States," reveals that since 2010 more states are enacting and enforcing laws, leveraging new media to educate the motoring public, focusing on key constituency groups, and collecting data related to the problem.
State highway safety agencies from every state as well as the District of Columbia (DC) participated in the survey. While all states report engaging in activities to address distracted driving, 39 states and DC identify it as a priority issue, a 43 percent increase from 28 states in 2010. Other key findings include:
States continue to pass distracted driving laws. While no state fully bans all cell phone use while driving, 47 states and DC now have specific laws prohibiting various forms of distracted driving that impact most drivers. Of those states, 41 ban texting by all drivers, compared with only 28 states in 2010 (a 45 percent increase).
States are stepping up enforcement. Law enforcement officers in almost every state are actively enforcing distracted driving laws, a significant change since 2010. From routine traffic patrols that include distracted driving enforcement as standard protocol, to targeted efforts focused on specific events such as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, law enforcement is cracking down on violators. At the same time, states note that enforcement officers are challenged by age-specific (e.g., bans for teen drivers only) and secondary distracted driving laws, and the complexities involved in discerning whether a motorist is actually engaged in an illegal behavior (e.g., determining if a driver is texting or dialing a phone, as the latter is permitted in most states).
States are going social to educate motorists. Forty-seven states and DC are taking steps to educate the public about the threat of distracted driving, a 26 percent increase from 37 states in 2010. While most have developed campaign messaging unique to their states, the vast majority recognize the effectiveness of technology-based communication and are using social media including Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to get the message out about distracted driving. State use of these outreach channels has jumped 125 percent in the past three years.
States are focusing on teens. With teens being the earliest and strongest adopters of new technology and the age group with the highest crash risk, 22 percent more states (27 and DC) report developing educational materials targeting teen drivers and/or their parents. This outreach includes a variety of communication channels including traditional and social media. States are emphasizing not only the dangers of cell phone use and texting, but also distraction caused by loud music and other teen passengers.
Public/private partnerships increase. States recognize the power of partnering with other entities to reinforce safety messages. While the number of states working with employers remains unchanged since 2010, four states – California, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas – are working with state affiliates of the National Safety Council to provide education and technology-use policies to major employers. Additionally, Delaware and Kentucky have corporate outreach coordinators on staff in their highway safety offices that are responsible for working with employers.
Data collection continues to improve. Accurate data is critical for determining the magnitude of the distracted driving problem and developing effective solutions that prevent crashes and save lives. Currently, 47 states and DC (up from 43 in 2010) collect distracted driving-related data via police crash reports, a slight gain in the past three years. Many states recognize the need to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and 18 states report that changes and/or upgrades to data collection efforts are planned for the coming year. Several states are also collaborating with colleges and universities to conduct observational surveys and analyze distracted driving crash data to better understand the problem.
"Developing effective programs and policies to keep all roadway users safe is a challenge, but it becomes even more daunting with the increase in the use of distracting technology," said GHSA Deputy Executive Director Jonathan Adkins. "This latest report confirms that states recognize the threat posed by distraction and are working hard in several areas to address it."
Adkins noted, however, "States face major obstacles including a lack of funding for enforcement, media, and education. That, coupled with the motoring public's unwillingness to put down their phones, despite disapproving of and recognizing the danger of this behavior, makes for a challenging landscape."
To continue building momentum on distracted driving countermeasures as well as share best practices on this and other highway safety issues, GHSA's 2013 Annual Meeting theme is "Highway Safety and Technology: Safely Navigating the Road Ahead." The conference is set for August 25-28 in San Diego.
The "2013 Distracted Driving: Survey of the States" was compiled for GHSA by The Sprattler Group based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Electronic copies are available online.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. GHSA provides leadership and representation for the states and territories to improve traffic safety, influence national policy, enhance program management and promote best practices. Its members are appointed by their Governors to administer federal and state highway safety funds and implement state highway safety plans.


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BIG business has said the Doha climate agreement shows that it will be ''a very difficult path'' to get a comprehensive binding deal in 2015 that includes all major emitters.
Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said that because of the complexity of the international negotiations ahead, Australia should undertake ''due diligence'' to ensure that its emissions reductions requirements were ''in line with global action and will not risk further reducing Australia's international competitiveness''. ''Australia should not raise its current target of a 5 per cent reduction in emissions on 2000 levels by 2020 until Australia's conditions for an increase in the target are clearly met, including comparable action by other major emitters,'' she said.
The Australian government at the weekend signed up to a second round of the Kyoto Protocol. This binds Australia to reduce emissions by at least 5 per cent - a target it had already embraced.
The United Nations conference on climate change laid down a timetable for negotiating a global agreement by 2015 that would include all major emitters.
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said that everyone aspired to make progress faster ''but this is a very complex international problem - no one has ever dealt with anything like this before''. He said these were difficult negotiations but they were progressing and Australia was confident that other countries were taking steps.
Asked about reports that Australia could be left with an annual bill of $3 billion as part of a plan to give financial aid to poorer countries for climate-related loss and damage, he said this report was ''nonsense''. ''Australia has not committed to be compensating anyone for loss and damage.''
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott reaffirmed that the Coalition was committed to a 5 per cent target and said it strongly supported ''reasonable efforts'' to cut emissions. But ''we think it can be done domestically and … in ways which don't damage our economy'', Mr Abbott said.
The Coalition has supported Australia's participation in the second round of Kyoto.
Greens leader Christine Milne said the weekend agreement was ''a tiny step at a time when we need to be taking a giant leap''.