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The grassroots Latino advertising publication El Clasificado was awarded ten Jose© Marta awards for publishing excellence at the 25th annual National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) convention, hosted March 12-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Of the ten, six were top Gold honors for El Clasificado, including Outstanding Circulation Program and Outstanding Classified Section, both of which the company has eight previous gold wins. A seventh gold award was bestowed on El Clasificado's Al Borde.com for its weekly e-newsletter.
Particularly significant for El Clasificado was the gold award it received for Percent Increase in Ad Dollars, which was 8% for the 2009 calendar year. Despite the economic slump in a time when ad revenues have plummeted, El Clasificado was still able to grow, not by raising rates, but through aggressive geographic expansion in print and online, stated Joe Badame, Chief Operations Officer and co-founder of El Clasificado.
El Clasificado penetrated Coachella, the High Desert, and Bakersfield in 2009 alone through print, and it now offers a local version of El Clasificado.com to all major Hispanic markets in the U.S. and Latin America. Now with over 300,000 online monthly visitors going to El Clasificado.com and more than 1.5 million weekly readers picking up El Clasificado, we have created a significant marketplace for advertisers who want to connect with U. S. Hispanic consumers, assessed Mr. Badame.
To facilitate navigation for media buyers choosing a buyer persona to target from the many print and digital products El Clasificado offers, EC Hispanic Media (www.echispanicmedia.com) –another gold award recipient– was created, and it clearly defines and showcases all the distinct brands in the Hispanic Marketplace: Su Socio de Negocios and Pacos List for small business owners, Quinceanera.com for young Latinas, Al Borde.com for trend setting young Latinos, Salud y Niños for Hispanic families and of course El Clasificado for the overall Hispanic market.
Were committed to providing the grassroots Latino market with a quality product that works for them, and were working harder than ever to achieve this. Recognitions like that of the NAHP are excellent motivators for which we and the entire El Clasificado team are very grateful,â?? stated El Clasificado CEO, Martha de la Torre.
The Jose Marti Publishing Awards are presented by the NAHP, Inc., a nonprofit, non-partisan trade advocacy organization representing the leading Spanish language publications in the U.S., including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Jose© Marta Publishing Awards are the largest Hispanic Media awards in the United States, with over 90 print categories and 800+ entries received for articles, photos, digital platforms and publications as a whole.
El Clasificado is a multi-media print, online and grassroots event marketing solutions company that connects buyers and sellers in the Hispanic community through its niche-oriented websites and brands. A verified publication with a weekly circulation of 400,000, El Clasificado print reaches more than 1.5 million Latinos and is distributed in more than 200 cities in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Diego and Kern Counties.
For a complete list of awards, please contact Marta Elena Aguilar (323) 837-4094 email@example.com.
WASHINGTON, DC, September 30, 2009 As one of the nation's leading Hispanic small business advocates, The Latino Coalition is concerned with a recent attempt by some corporations to pass industry costs on to consumers. Specifically, these corporate entities are seeking to shift credit card use costs on to consumers and other businesses. While small businesses that accept credit and debit cards benefit from more sales, lower costs and greater profits, it is inappropriate for one industry segment to seek government intervention at the detriment of another.
Government intervention in the free market invariably brings unintended consequences. If the government artificially reduces interchange fees or merchant fees, cardholders will inevitably be subject to higher credit card costs and reduced benefits. This will not only harm consumers, but also affect more than 2 million Hispanic small businesses owners that use credit cards to run their business.
Preserving the benefits that electronic payments provide small businesses and consumers should not be overlooked, and the Latino Coalition does not support measures that seek to shift costs to our small business members and their customers.
About The Latino Coalition
The Latino Coalition (TLC) was founded in 1995 by a group of Hispanic business owners from across the country to research and develop policies relevant to Latinos. TLC is a non-profit nationwide organization based in Irvine, CA, with offices in Washington, DC and Mexico. TLC was established to address policy issues that directly affect the well-being of Hispanics in the United States. TLC's agenda is to develop initiatives and partnerships that will foster economic equivalency and enhance overall business, economic and social development of Latinos.
For more information, please visit www.TheLatinoCoalition.com
Gustavo A. Bujanda
Latino Coalition:
Allen Gutierrez
Washington, DC — A federal commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum of the American Latino met for the first time on September 18 and 19, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
The bi-partisan Congressional Act that created the commission was signed into law by President Bush and held its first meetings under President Obama. The Commission consists of 23 members appointed by the President and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Commission will study the potential of a national museum in Washington, D.C. dedicated to the art, culture, and history of the Latino Community in the United States. A report outlining a plan for the museum is to be submitted to Congress and the White House within two years of the first meeting of the Commission.
The White House appointees include: Dr. Gilberto Cardenas of Indiana, Emilio Estefan of Florida, Dr. Jose B. Fernandez of Florida, Andrs Lopez of Puerto Rico, Cindy Peña of Colorado, Abigail M. Pollack of Florida, and Cid Wilson of New Jersey. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appointed Moctesuma Esparza of California, Carlos Ezeta of Nevada, Susan Gonzales of California, and Dr. Emma Sepúlveda of Nevada.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appointed Dame Sandy Colan Peltyn of Nevada, Ellie Lopez-Bowlan of Nevada, Dr. Eduardo J. Padran of Florida, and Sean D. Reyes of Utah. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed Luis R. Cancel of California, Lorraine Garcia-Nakata of California, Eva Longoria Parker of Texas, and Henry R. Muñoz III of Texas. House Minority Leader John Boehner appointed Nelson Albareda of Florida, Rosa J. Correa of Connecticut, Dr. Aida Levitan of Florida; and Danny Vargas of Virginia.
Members were chosen for the Commission based on qualifications in museum administration, expertise in fundraising, experience in public service, and demonstrated commitment to the research, study or promotion of American Latino life, art, history, or culture.
Congressman Xavier Becerra of California authored the bill and introduced it in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado, who now serves as Secretary of the Interior, presented it in the U.S. Senate. The bill was co-sponsored by Republicans and Democrats in both chambers and was signed into law in May 2008.
Secretary Salazar, speaking about the first meeting of the Commission, stated, The National Museum of the American Latino Commission is a select group of Americans that have been called upon to provide a plan for a national museum that preserves and shares a vital part of our nations heritage for the benefit of all people interested in the richness of the American experience.
News Release
For Immediate Release- September 14, 2009
Contact: Dennis Vasquez, Program Manager
AT&T plays an active role in the communities that we serve. In addition to providing communication and entertainment services, AT&T works to improve community development, support education and increase access to vital technology. We would like to keep you informed about our public service efforts and our work on issues we think will be of interest to you. In this issue, we would like to highlight the recent release of our 2008 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, new developments in our broadband efforts, recently released research from the AT&T Foundation as well as some updates about our community involvement initiatives.
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AT&T Invests More Than $865 Million to Strengthen Communities
AT&T recently released its 2008 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, Connecting for a Sustainable Future. The report spotlights more than $865 million in multi-year investments for important education, environmental and volunteerism programs to help strengthen communities, stimulate economic growth and ensure America's global competitiveness.
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Despite a down economy,
AT&T accelerated its social and environmental investments over the past year. Key initiatives highlighted in this years report include:
Education and Workforce Readiness: In 2008, AT&T launched AT&T Aspire, a $100 million multi-year education initiative to help stem the United States high school dropout crisis. The program, one of the largest corporate commitments ever to address high school success and workforce readiness, supports four primary components: grants to schools and nonprofits, dropout prevention summits organized by America's Promise Alliance, dropout prevention research and a companywide job shadowing program.
Community Volunteerism: In 2008, AT&T employees and retirees volunteered 10.3 million hours of their time, worth more than $200 million, to improve communities where they live and work. For example, during this years National Day of Service, AT&T partnered with the Communications Workers of America to support Share Our Strengths efforts to address childhood hunger by collecting and delivering more than 50,000 pounds of food to local area food banks in 39 metropolitan areas.
A Cleaner Fleet: Earlier this year, AT&T announced plans to invest up to $565 million to roll out more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. This means removing approximately 211,000 metric tons of emissions from communities where the fleet operates, which is equivalent to removing approximately 38,000 passenger cars from the road for a year.
The investments we make in our people, the network, communities and the environment can bring prosperity, growth and opportunity to workers, families and businesses. Investing in high-tech jobs, faster wireless and wired networks and important education programs will help stimulate both economic and job growth.
AT&T Sets Goal of 100 Percent Broadband Availability and Adoption by 2014
As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) works to establish a national broadband plan, we believe that every proposal coming before the commission should be filtered through one simple but critical lens: how will it get us to 100 percent broadband. That is why we have recommended that the country move aggressively to ensure broadband access for and enable broadband adoption by 100 percent of Americans by 2014. It is the hope that by establishing this aggressive goal we can also stimulate job creation and economic recovery through infrastructure upgrades. This goal will also help the United States achieve important societal goals, including energy independence and better healthcare delivery.
To do that successfully, the government must promote and balance a few principles. The plan must: be universal, so that it must be available and affordable to customers everywhere; be open and allow consumers to exchange ideas and communicate freely; respect privacy, so that consumers are in control of how, when and by whom their private information is used and be safe, so that networks and services are protected from harm and consumers are secure when they go online.
For more information on the 100 percent broadband goal and to see an outline of principles AT&T suggested addressing in their FCC filing, please read the press release here. For the complete FCC filing, please click here.
AT&T Releases New Study Revealing Educators' Views on the Nation's High School Dropout Crisis
AT&T, in association with Civic Enterprises, Peter D. Hart Research and Americas Promise Alliance, recently released a new study. On the Front Lines of Schools, revealing educators perspectives on the high school dropout crisis. Nearly one-third of all U.S. public high school students fail to graduate each year.
The research follows two other seminal education studies: "The Silent Epidemic," which focused on the dropout perspective, and "One Dream, Two Realities," which focused on the parent perspective. This new study rounds out the reports, which together represent key voices in the dropout debate.
Expectation Gap
In "The Silent Epidemic," two-thirds of dropouts said they would have worked harder if more had been demanded of them in the classroom. However, this latest study revealed that educators did not share that view. In fact, 75 percent of teachers and 66 percent of principals did not believe students at risk of dropping out would have worked harder if more were demanded of them.
"This expectations gap between students and teachers which our research shows is very real may be one of the most important barriers to closing the achievement gap," said John Bridgeland, president and CEO, Civic Enterprises, LLC.
Why Students Dropout
Teachers and principals recognize that most students that fail to graduate were capable of doing so, but failed to complete high school for a variety of reasons ranging from a lack of support at home and academic preparation to chronic absenteeism and the press of real life events. Sixty-one percent of teachers and 45 percent of principals felt a lack of support at home was a factor in most cases of students dropping out.
Previous research has shown that nearly one-half of dropouts interviewed said they left school because they found it uninteresting and did not see the relevance of school to real life. The new study revealed that 42 percent of teachers questioned this claim, however half of all teachers and nearly seven in 10 principals felt these former students were speaking to an important cause.
What Could Help Students Stay in School
Practitioners express strong support for reforms such as early warning systems, parent engagement strategies, rigorous alternative learning communities, expanded college-level learning opportunities and connecting classroom learning with real world experiences. However, to be successful, all students should be expected to meet high academic standards and graduate fully prepared for college or the workforce.
"What is really compelling is how the report reveals the vastly different perspectives between teachers and students. "On the Front Lines of Schools" can surely help inform public policy surrounding this issue by highlighting these differences in attitude, and the critical need to bring these groups together," said Bob Wise from the Alliance for Excellent Education.
What AT&T is Doing
AT&T is taking significant steps to help bring these groups together. The Aspire program is underwriting follow-up research, including face-to-face focus groups, to help facilitate and address communication gaps among teachers, parents and students, as well as online dialogues with practitioners and other education experts facilitated through Education Week.
"We were very pleased to fund this groundbreaking research initiative as part of our AT&T Aspire high school success program, and we are heartened by the response of the education community, which views the findings as critical for charting the course towards increased high school graduation rates," said Laura Sanford, president of the AT&T Foundation.
Press Release, AT&T Releases New Study Revealing Educators' Views on the Nation's High School Dropout Crisis, June 4, 2009.
AT&T Offers Tools and Tips for Keeping Kids Safe
School is out, meaning much more free time for children. Kids all over the nation will be going online to access their favorite Web sites, texting and calling their friends on their cell phones and even channel surfing while mom and dad are at work. With the summer months upon us, AT&T is reminding parents about the tools we have developed to help parents keep their children safe and to empower children to take better control of their own safety.
For example, AT&T Smart Limits is a suite of parental control tools designed to address parents' safety concerns. With features ranging from content controls to channel blockers, these services help you establish sensible boundaries around the technology children use on a daily basis, including cell phones, television, home phones and the Internet.
To aid in promoting safe practices, we have assembled a comprehensive selection of consumer safety information for each of our services wireless and wireline voice services, high speed Internet access and video options. This information can be found at: www.att.com/safety.
We have also worked with other companies and organizations iKeepSafe, D.A.R.E. and Symantec to announce the results of a recent study that demonstrates the effectiveness of an innovative educational program that we launched last year to provide children with the knowledge and tools to respond to a cyberbullying situation. The curriculum is taught to children in grades five and six during the school year by D.A.R.E. officers in classrooms throughout the country. Students are taught how to identify cyberbullying and about steps they can take to prevent and combat it. Students learn to protect their privacy and reach out for help if they or friends become victims of cyberbullying. To date, approximately 3,200 officers have been trained to provide the instruction. The study found that the program has been effective with students in preventing cyberbullying.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
WASHINGTON, DC, July 23, 2009– The Latino Coalition (TLC) today joins the growing number of civic, business and public policy organizations including elected representatives of his own political party- who have vigorously questioned the scope, cost and proposed implementation of President Barack Obama's endorsed Health Care Reform Bill, H.R. 3200, currently being debated in Congress. Amid the flurry of concerns raised by such an expansive piece of legislation redirecting approximately 1/6 of our national economy and adding a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated 1 trillion ($1,042 billion) dollars to the existing Budget Deficit over the next decade TLCs, Hector V. Barreto, today reiterated the many serious misgivings expressed by Americas Hispanic small business owner community.
"Much has been said about the gigantic promise made by this legislation to bring healthcare coverage to virtually all of the roughly 42 million individuals in America who today lack it. But our empathy for these individuals would be woefully misplaced if the solution proposed to address their plight places an impossible burden on the back bone of our economy, that is, America's small and medium-size business owners," Barreto declared.
Heralded by supporters as the closest possible legislation to achieve the long awaited goal of universal coverage for all Americans, the 1,017-page Bill is being quickly moved through review by Members of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives over the strong objections of Blue Dog Democrats, those who represent moderate or conservative leaning and Republican legislators. Barreto echoes these misgivings and urges extreme due diligence on this landmark legislation. Elected officials would be doing their constituents a great disservice if they continue on a path of rushing H.R. 3200 through Congress, not only because of its gigantic scope, but also because of the present state of our economy. With national unemployment at virtually 10 percent, depressed consumption and production, and negative economic growth, this is not the time to be fanciful or to play politics with our diminished tax base.
Barreto additionally expressed rejection of any proposed legislation that would contain these provisions to ostensibly address our nation Health Care coverage and cost structure problems:
Finally, Barreto expressed his sincere hope that legislators will rise to meet the challenge of these times in a bipartisan, but responsible manner. It's too important to ignore any longer, but even more important to address in an engaged and accountable way.
The Latino Coalition (TLC) was founded in 1995 by a group of Hispanic business owners from across the country to research and develop policies relevant to Latinos. TLC is a non-profit nationwide organization based in Irvine, CA, with offices in Washington, DC and Mexico. TLC was established to address policy issues that directly affect the well-being of Hispanics in the United States. TLC's agenda is to develop initiatives and partnerships that will foster economic equivalency and enhance overall business, economic and social development of Latinos. For more information, please visit www.thelatinocoalition.com.
Hispanic BIC Provides Free Bilingual Business Information To Help Hispanic Entrepreneurs Start or Grow a Business
New York City Mayor Bloomberg Names Hispanic BIC Web Site Integral Part of City's Five Hispanic Business Initiatives
NEW YORK (CapitalWirePR) June 18, 2009 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced New York City is implementing five initiatives to aid Hispanic business owners and help strengthen the city's economy. He announced the initiatives at a press conference June 17, 2009 at the Audubon Partnership for Economic Development. The five initiatives are:
Promoting the National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse, a free bilingual business resource web site, www.hispanicbic.org
NYC Business Solutions Financing Fair
A New NYC Business Solutions Satellite Office in Washington Heights
Greater Access to Pro Bono Legal Assistance
Seminar to Inform Hispanic Businesses about Services from City Agencies
"Strengthening and providing the tools businesses need in order to thrive are crucial to our Five-Borough Economic Opportunity Plan for spurring New York's recovery from the national economic recession," said Mayor Bloomberg. "New York has led the nation in the rate of growth for Hispanic-owned businesses, and it's important to our economy to help even more of these businesses succeed."
New York City has one of the largest and most diverse Hispanic markets in the country, with numerous U.S.-born Hispanic entrepreneurs as well as many first-generation immigrant businesses owned by people from all over Latin America.
"The Hispanic BIC is uniquely situated to assist this growing business community as we provide critical business resources to facilitate strong businesses, economic development and job creation," said Sal Gomez, Chairman and Founder of the Hispanic BIC. "We're proud to partner with Mayor Bloomberg, Commissioner Linares and Commissioner Walsh to be one of the five Hispanic Business Initiatives that will help build a strong Hispanic business community in New York City."
"There are over 200,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in New York City and their success is important to the Hispanic community and the economic revitalization of New York City and our country," said Hispanic BIC President Michael Barrera. "We look forward to working with city agencies, non-profits and Hispanic leaders to promote all five initiatives including a discussion of the initiatives at a Hispanic Business Forum scheduled August 6 at Casa Puebla in New York City."
The National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse (Hispanic BIC) is a non-profit organization that provides a free, bilingual web site featuring critical information on MONEY, MARKETS, MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY and PROCUREMENT to support the creation and growth of Hispanic-owned businesses. The Hispanic BIC website offers business-related articles, training videos, local city resources, demographic information, a small-business search engine and other tools to help Hispanic entrepreneurs achieve the American dream of owning a successful business.
The Hispanic BIC is supported by founding sponsors, Western Union and the U.S. Department of Labor, and two platinum sponsors, Microsoft and U.S. Army.
WASHINGTON Small businesses seeking to expand will be able to refinance existing loans used to purchase real estate and other fixed assets as a result of permanent changes to the U.S. Small Business Administrations 504 Certified Development Company loan program. The changes were authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The permanent changes will allow small businesses to restructure eligible debt to help improve their cash flow which, in turn, will enhance their viability and support growth and job creation. The 504 loan program can be used to purchase business real estate or fixed assets, such as heavy equipment or machinery, and expand current development projects.
This is one more piece of the Recovery Act that is going to have a direct impact and put more money in the hands of small business owners just when they need it most, SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills said. Lower interest rates mean lower payments and less money going out the door each month in debt repayments. That means more cash on hand to keep their doors open, their employees working and to even expand and create more jobs.
Mills pointed out that the 504 programs refinancing changes are the latest in several Recovery Act provisions that have been implemented by the SBA in recent weeks. On March 16, the agency temporarily raised to 90 percent the guarantee level on many of its 7(a) program loans and reduced fees on both 7(a) and 504 loans, and also doubled to $5 million the surety bond guarantee level for small businesses competing for construction and service contracts.
Additionally, on June 15, SBA ARC loans became available for viable small businesses facing immediate financial hardship.
All of these steps, along with other Recovery Act provisions, are aimed at increasing access to capital and giving small businesses just what they need to help lead our nation's economic recovery, Mills said.
The 504 loan program is administered through 271 Certified Development Companies across the nation. SBA today began implementation of the changes by publishing them as a permanent rule in the Federal Register.
The changes announced today include:
Debt Refinancing: Legislation allows 504 program projects to include a limited amount of debt refinancing if there is a business expansion and the debt refinanced does not exceed 50 percent of the projected cost of the expansion. Expansion includes any project that involves the acquisition, construction or improvement of land, building or equipment for use by the small business. The following are some of the conditions under which borrowers will be eligible for refinancing:
The debt being refinanced was incurred to acquire land, to construct a building or to purchase equipment. The assets acquired must be eligible for financing under the 504 program.
The existing debt is collateralized by fixed assets.
The existing debt was incurred for the benefit of the small business.
The new financing provides a substantial benefit to the borrower when prepayment penalties, financing fees, and other financing costs are taken into account.
The borrower has been current on all payments of existing debt for one year prior to the date of refinancing.
For more information on the 504 loan program and eligibility requirements, go to www.recovery.gov or www.sba.gov/recovery.
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Ioana Sherman's Music School Strikes the Right Chord:
Wins $25,000 Grant to Grow Business
Summary: Ioana Sherman of Chapel Hill, N.C., wins the $25,000 grand prize in Intuit Small Business United Grant Competition. Four runners-up each win a $10,000 business grant. All winners also receive $2,500 in Intuit products and services.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. June 4, 2009 Ioana Sherman always had a passion or music. As a 10-year-old, she begged her mom for a clarinet so she could join the school band. Now, 19 years later, she plans to transform a home into a music school for children using a $25,000 grant as the grand prize winner of Intuit Inc. Small Business United Grant Competition. Ioana, whose name is pronounced E-wanna, will also receive $2,500 in Intuit products and services, such as the best-selling QuickBooks® financial software, to help her fulfill her dream of sharing her gift of music.
Born in Bucharest, Romania, and immigrating to the United States with her parents at the age of three, Ioana family had no money for music lessons. But somehow, her family got her that clarinet. Later, a family friend donated a piano. With her grandmother encouragement, she taught herself to play and a career was born, even if she didn't know it at the time.
In college, Ioan taught music to earn money for tuition while earning her bachelors and masters degrees in music education and musicology. After graduation, she continued giving lessons while looking for that real job when she made a discovery.
I finally realized I was living my passion and I had a real job this whole time,Ioana says. Combining her passion with her business savvy, she opened Ioanas Music Lessons in Chapel Hill, N.C. With more than a decade of experience, I'm ready to move forward and create a musical haven for children and adults alike.
Ioana's story was one of the nearly 2,000 submitted for the Small Business United Grant Competition. She was among 50 finalists who each received a $5,000 grant and were invited to create videos telling their personal business stories. Judges selected the grand prize and runner-up winners based on quality, creativity and public ratings.
Four runner-up winners will each receive a $10,000 business grant, plus $2,500 in Intuit products and services to support their growing businesses. They include:
Melissa Baswell, Mountains of the Moon (Chicago): a sustainable design and apparel organization aimed at creating chic, high-quality eco-friendly clothing.
Jana Chang, Haute Fan Couture (St. Augustine, Fla.): a designer of custom created gameday dresses, made to order in ones favorite sport teams colors.
Dina DiNucci, Park Place Coffee and Crepes (Gresham, Ore.): a coffee and crepe restaurant that's all about community.
Cathy Henry, Peter Henry, and Josh Henry, J-Dig Cards (Dallas): a greeting card manufacturer whose cards combine pop culture, sharp humor and unpredictable word plays that appeal to both sexes and all age groups.
The Small Business United Grant Competition brought the small business community together to share stories, give and receive advice, and inspire each other, said Kiran Patel, executive vice president and general manager of Intuits small business group. Ioana's passion, talent, and hard work sets a great example for the rest of the small business community. Shes a classic example of the American dream. We congratulate her and thank all of the businesses who shared their stories.
The competition is part of Intuitâ??s Small Business United initiative, launched earlier this year to give Americaâ??s 27 million small businesses a boost. More than 1 million people have visited the Small Business United Web site to seek advice from their peers and to take advantage of the campaignâ??s other offerings, which include free Intuit products, services and resources.
Quick links:
View Ioana Shermans video: http://community.intuit.com/contests/bsCKCOy68qllvkab8P4pmk
View Melissa Baswells video: http://community.intuit.com/contests/dBMIJmwrqqllvkab8P4pmk
View Jana Changs video: http://community.intuit.com/contests/c9qV_kluSr3QVhacfA8pyY
View Dina DiNuccis video: http://community.intuit.com/contests/daZOM4A8mqllvkab8P4pmk
View Cathy, Peter and Josh Henrys video: http://community.intuit.com/contests/cwJyAcE0Kqllvkab8P4pmk
About Intuit Small Business United Campaign
Intuits Small Business United campaign is designed to bring America's entrepreneurs together and to fuel their growth by providing free products, services and resources that help them attract customers, save money and make money. Visit www.smallbusinessunited.com for more information about the initiative and information on how to redeem free business tools and products from Intuit.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax® software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants. The company's financial institutions division, anchored by Digital Insight, provides on-demand banking services to help banks and credit unions serve businesses and consumers with innovative solutions.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.1 billion in its fiscal year 2008. The company has approximately 8,000 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
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The Latino Coalition Praised by Small Business Owners for National Business Matchmaking Program
WASHINGTON, DC May 14, 2009-The setting resembled a speed dating event. Dozens of numbered tables in a hotel ballroom, with seated men and women eagerly waiting to meet a counterpart, as a line of well groomed suitors formed outside, anticipating their turn. But at last week's Latino Coalition's annual Economic Summit and Business Matchmaking event in our nation's capital, romance was hardly in the air.
What procurement officers for some of the nation's largest government agencies and Fortune 500 companies -and the more than 250 small business owners present from across the nation- expected was a match of a different sort. A match that would help expedite the transfer of the more than 80 billion dollars in government contracts that federal agencies and the private sector assign to small businesses (those with 20 or less employees) every year.
For the last 2 years, The Latino Coalition (TLC), under the leadership of its Chairman and former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Hector V. Barreto, has been at the forefront of ensuring that economic opportunity flows quickly and equitably to small business owners, and most especially, to Minority Owned Enterprises (MOEs). "I am gratified by our turnout: more than 30 federal agencies, more than 250 small businesses and billions of dollars in opportunities that will help small businesses, as they've always done, bring us out of this downturn and restore health to our economy," said Barreto.
Also announced at the summit were key partnerships and programs aimed at equipping small businesses with resources for their success:
– Signed a strategic partnership with SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.
– Signed a strategic partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy, a national bi-partisan public policy organization that advocates for and on behalf of women and minorities in business in the legislative processes of our nation.
Announced new relationship with following firms that will offer competitive pricing in the area of Healthcare and financial services:
o Empyrean Insurance Services, which distributes, administers and supports leading health insurance and benefit programs for employers and associations.
o Newtek Business Services, which provides access to the leading commercial insurance carriers in the country in addition to placing all lines of commercial insurance, including commercial property, casualty, auto, umbrella, professional liability and workers compensation, among others for all industries and company sizes.
The Latino Coalition also announced the launch of a new initiative entitled "Exito," an ongoing, multi channel direct marketing outreach program targeting over 1 million Hispanic owned small businesses nationwide. Exito focuses on "just in time" marketing and starts with the freshest data available and the quickest turnaround for initial communication with the audience. The program mails weekly to ensure your message reaches the target audience at that critical time when they are more likely to purchase your products or services.
The matchmaking event was preceded by morning sessions, where attending small business owners listened to panels of experts discuss some of the most important issues facing small business in this economy: the cost of employee healthcare and international growth opportunities for small enterprises, among them. At the luncheon session, another key issue was highlighted by U.S. Senator John Thune, who, in his keynote address alerted a packed ballroom on the impact that passage of the so called 'Card Check' legislation would have on small business. "The cost you would have to bear would be too great, and your prospects adversely affected, if this legislation passed," Thune noted.
To the small business owners in attendance, the event proved to be an ideal forum for professional networking, quick assessment of issues impacting their sector and, most importantly, a face-to-face opportunity for new business growth. Alex Fortunati, a small business owner of Support Services of America, Inc. company in Los Angeles, CA, summarized it best: "As a small business owner, I need to be informed of the issues impacting me and I need to know the legislators who are working on my behalf; but, most importantly, I need the opportunities to earn contracts. The Latino Coalition has the mix right."
For more information on the new partnerships or Exito program, please visit www.thelatinocoalition.com, or contact Allen Gutierrez at 949-546-0476.
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Preparations in High Gear for Stations Going All-Digital This Week
FCC Seeks to Protect Access to Analog News and Emergency Information Washington, D.C. With 421 television stations still planning to terminate analog broadcasts on Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission, broadcasters and others are working overtime to prepare consumers for the digital transition and to try to ensure that consumers who arena ready for the switch will continue to have access to vital television news and emergency information.
Of the nation's nearly 1,800 full-power televisions stations, 220 will have terminated their analog signals before Tuesday and another 421 will terminate their analog signals on Tuesday before 11:59 pm, for a total of 641 stations, or about 36% of all full-power stations nationwide. The FCC has dispatched staffers to 72 markets across the nation where the impact is expected to be the greatest, while broadcasters who are shutting down analog signals intensify efforts to notify and educate the public.
This is not just about whether people can watch their favorite reality show,â?? said Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps. It's about whether consumers have access to vital emergency alerts, weather, news and public affairs.
Finding that the public was not ready for the transition to digital television, Congress earlier this month delayed the deadline for termination of analog signals from February 17 to June 12. But Congress also directed the FCC to give broadcasters the flexibility to make the transition early, including on the original February 17 date.
The FCC is seeking to ensure that even where all or most stations in a market are terminating analog service, consumers who are unprepared for the switch will continue to have access to critical local news and emergency information. To accomplish this, the FCC examined each market in which stations planned to end analog service to try to ensure that at least one affiliate of the four major networks ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC would continue broadcasting in analog after February 17. Many had such a station, but in those instances in which there would be no top-four affiliate remaining in a market, the FCC attempted to ensure that analog local news and emergency information would remain available generally through what is being called a enhanced analog nightlight a service. Under a enhanced analog nightlight,a the top-four affiliates must keep at least one analog signal on the air to provide programming that includes, at a minimum, local news and emergency information.
We are trying to make the best of a difficult situation, Copps said. While this staggered transition is confusing and disruptive for some consumers, the confusion and disruption would have been far worse had we gone ahead with a nationwide transition on Tuesday.
Remember where we were little more than a week ago, Copps explained. We potentially had all 1,800 full-power stations seeking to terminate analog service on February 17. Then the major network owned-and-operated stations, along with some of the major group owners, stepped up and declared that they would keep their analog signals on the air. Those decisions undoubtedly had a restraining effect on the other stations in their markets. Of the stations that told us they still planned to terminate on February 17, we identified 106 stations in 41 markets as being particularly problematic. Within the last few days, 43 of those stations reconsidered their decision and will stay on the air with analog service. That reduced the number of problematic markets from 41 to 20. With respect to those remaining markets, we have attempted to ensure that analog viewers continue to have access to local news and vital emergency information. I recount these numbers not to minimize the potential consumer disruption that is about to occur, but to recognize that the scope is far less than it might have been.
While FCC staffers have conducted DTV outreach in every television market in the country, this week they will specifically target 72 markets where one or more of the top-four network affiliates are dropping analog broadcasts. In the coming days, staff will visit stores in those key markets to assess the availability of digital converter boxes, distribute key â??how toâ?? information for consumers making the switch, and assist in DTV walk-in centers where consumers can get hands-on transition assistance. Outreach continues to be targeted to consumers most at risk: senior citizens, low income families, people living in rural and tribal areas, non-English speakers, and the disabled.
The FCC has also boosted staffing in consumer call centers, providing 2,506 information specialists to answer consumer questions about the transition and an additional 1,759 agents through industry partners. All calls will be routed through a single number, 1-888-CALLFCC, and agents will have the ability to refer callers to local contacts for information regarding particular reception issues.
The Commission has also provided new web resources to help consumers address digital reception problems. Information and a DTV reception map that allow consumers to check reception at their own homes are available at http://www.dtv.gov/fixreception.html.
Broadcasters continue to have the most critical role in educating their viewers about the transition. In addition to extensive on-air efforts, many local stations have engineers and employees devoting significant time to helping individual viewers resolve their transition problems.
We applaud broadcasters who have worked with us and who have worked together as we scramble to best serve the public under this new law, Copps added. We also applaud broadcasters who are continuing to provide analog service through June 12, which is the surest way to make sure that viewers have time to prepare. And we applaud our FCC volunteers who have had to be away from their homes and families for extended periods in order to make this transition as smooth as possible for their fellow citizens, Copps said.
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The first airframe to gain the then new U.S. Army "Pursuit" designation was the Curtiss Model 34A/O Hawk. The U.S. Army took delivery of 81 planes from 1925 to 1929.
The P-1 Hawk burns 16.2 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine usage. A full load of fuel and ammo costs $32.
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Historical wing area was 252 sf. The weight, cost and HPs of the chassis were doubled to increase design weight; Lwt still needed to be increased 10% to the historical. The fuel capacity and MG load outs are a guess. Design payload was 640 lbs; the historical value has been substituted. Design aSpeed was 177 mph. Performance calculations were based on historical values for wing area and loaded weight. The Body MGs are synchronized, lowering RoF by 10% (see p. W:MP8).
The P-1A was the initial design model. It lacked wheel brakes and other equipment changes that were added to the -C. 25 built.
The P-1B was fitted different powerplant built by Curtiss, but was otherwise identical to the -A. 23 built.
The P-2 was actually 5 P-1s with 373-kW turbo-supercharged engines.
The P-3 was a single experimental P-1 with a 306-kW radial engine.
The P-5 Superhawk was a turbocharged version of the P-1, intended for higher altitude flying. It featured a cockpit heater and enlarged propeller. Five planes were built. The Superhawk was in service from 1928 to 1932.
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Around 1.5-2 million years ago, a giant bird ran across the arid landscape of Crimea. The animal, Pachystruthio dmanisensis, was 11 and a half feet tall, had a long neck and long legs, and was as heavy as a grand piano. This was one of the biggest known birds to ever live.
Pachystruthio looked something like a modern ostrich, which is the largest bird alive today. However, the ancient avian was four times as heavy, weighing in at nearly a thousand pounds. While Pachystruthio isn't a recent discovery, researchers just published a new study regarding how big it was and how it lived.
Until now, there had been no giant birds in this group discovered in the northern hemisphere. But paleontologists in the northern Black Sea region, searching the recently-discovered Taurida cave, found some long, thin, ostrich-like bones. Then, Russian researchers identified the bones and made calculations of the animal's size, based on comparisons to modern and ancient birds alike. They published their research today in The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Pachystruthio is one of the biggest birds ever discovered, but there are a few that are even heavier: Dromornis stirtoni and Vorombe titan. Both animals stood nearly 10 feet tall and had long, ostrich-like legs, with tiny wings, too small for flying. The animals likely lived in a similar way to modern ostriches, but there's not enough data yet to determine whether they were closely related.
The two larger species may have been too large and heavy for running fast, too. However, the long, thin bone of Pachystruthio indicates that it could have been adapted for running fast through the wide open fields of its habitat. That would have been a useful adaptation, as it lived alongside giant hyenas, saber-toothed cats, giant cheetahs, and the deadly, intelligent, early humans.
The authors of the study suggest that early humans may have killed and eaten the large bird and its eggs. Imagine how many people a 1,000-lb chicken could feed!
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ASHA has redesigned the packaging and branding for British ice cream brand Jude's.
The design features new colour combinations and an ice cream kite mark bearing the words "Great British ice cream".
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Smartphone adoption is on the rise in China. This is the results from a new study by research firm In-Stat, which found that 10.46 million smartphones had shipped in China in 2006, which is double that from just a year prior. Entertainment functionality seems to be among owner's preferences over productivity as well.
"The most important three factors respondents would consider when purchasing their next Smartphone are function, brand and price," says Raymond Yan, In-Stat analyst. "Security, Internet access and synchronization with PCs are the top three problems that existing Smartphone users thought needed improvement."
The study found that 97.9 percent of smartphone users in china would purchase another model when their current handset needs replacing, and more than half of the owners paid $25 or more a month for wireless service, which is 30 percent higher than non-smartphone users in China. And surprising, most smartphone users surveyed had no idea which operating system they were using on their handset, nor did they seem to care about when they made the purchase. The world isn't such a different place after all.


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We're all gearing up for the October 22 premiere of BBC AMERICA's new comedic thriller Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. But few are more excited to see the brilliantly trippy series hit the air than Dirk's cast, who've just recently completed shooting in Vancouver.
Dirk star Hannah Marks—who plays Amanda, wild and impulsive sister to Todd (Elijah Wood)—sat down with Anglophenia's Maude Garrett to chat about what we can expect in the opening episodes. She draws a comparison between Max Landis's vision of Dirk Gently and a certain off-kilter 1998 film classic starring Jeff Bridges. So Douglas Adams meets the Coen Brothers? We're waving our towels and chilling our white Russians in anticipation. Watch the interview below:
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Spoiler Alert: If you read this column, you will know exactly what comes next in Wall Street's ugly little drama.
Sometimes I don't know whether to excoriate the Wall Street/Washington axis for its constant efforts at obfuscation – or thank it for all the smoke and mirrors.
Yes, there is something deeply troubling about a culture so utterly dedicated to the manipulation of facts. But then again, these distortions introduce exactly the sort of information gaps that power the most lucrative trading opportunities.
For example, we have recently read that British Petroleum (BP) – mired armpit deep in a cesspool of oil of unknown size and depth, and fully aware that it will be sued continuously unto the next generation – is rewarding loyal investors with a billion-dollar dividend and spending something like $100 million on a public relations campaign to somehow obscure its culpability and rescue its reputation.
Exactly What Wall Street Wants
You and I might think that low-balling the folks whose livelihoods will be wiped out is a bad thing. BP had agents on the ground within hours of the wreck trying to bribe locals into signing away future rights in exchange for miniscule on-the-spot cash payouts. This was, of course, immediately disavowed by upper management when it was made public by some enterprising local TV reporters.
But Wall Street glibly labels this sordid behavior as "aggressive issue control," and is encouraging any rube that will listen to buy BP stock as "Diamond in the Drilling Mud," knowing full well that anyone who holds BP over any length of time will be stuck with a cleanup bill that will in all probability bankrupt the company.
How can an investor engage in "the knowledgeable assumption of risk" when Wall Street does its level best to obscure that risk at every turn? Well actually, there are ways to actually capitalize the "wisdom gap" Wall Street and its Washington pawns are doing their damnedest to create.
Pull Back the Curtain
You simply need to look behind the various obscuring curtains Wall Street throws up. For example, earlier this month, blue chip shares – particularly retailers – rose a good bit when President Obama mentioned that we ought to expect a rather encouraging employment report.
But when that actual report was released, it was revealed that some 95% of that purported job growth came from temporary government jobs.
What's more, when I pulled back Wall Street's stage curtain for you in May, we found that even those government jobs might be bogus, as several whistleblowers have come forward to tell us that they have been counted as three, four and even five of those supposed new jobs, and yet they are still currently unemployed.
(As a sidenote, my fellow editor Justice Litle also has something to say about Wall Street. Sign up to read his investment commentary.)
Diving Into the Wisdom Gap for Fun and Profit
This "wisdom gap" powered several of my recent recommendations into rapid triple-digit gains. All we had to do was short the assets Wall Street was pumping, and when the truth became so horridly apparent not even the best K Street shyster or Madison Avenue huckster could hide it – Ka-ching: cash in pocket!
It would actually make me feel guilty to take this money, if it weren't for the fact that I report much of this hogwash in this very public forum. In fact, I will assuage my guilt right here and now by offering readers two more ways to look behind Wall Street's stage sets.
Right now we are being told by the "Axis of Error" that U.S. shares are to die for, what with the supposedly improving economy and warming corporate profit picture. And yet, when I look to the markets that are primarily populated by The Biz' most sophisticated players, I get the exact opposite message.
Don't Listen to What Wall Street Says – Watch What It Does!
For example, central bank data dated May 23 reveals that the 18 primary dealers in U.S. securities that trade with the Federal Reserve – nauseatingly familiar names here, like Goldman Sachs (GS:NYSE) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM:NYSE) – have shifted from betting $23.2 billion against U.S. Treasury bonds to going long $37.1 billion in U.S. debt notes. At the same time, the same crew has reduced their exposure to corporate debt by some 17%.
In plain English: The wise guys want rubes to buy shares of companies whose debt they wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole.
But here's where it really gets sickening – and potentially quite profitable. As most readers know, I am somewhat of a student of the options markets, both as a vehicle for investment and as a subtle piece of the indicative puzzle. And right now, the major players on this market are gladly paying massive premiums to purchase put positions to protect themselves from the downside Wall Street publicly insists isn't coming.
As I sit to write to you today, contracts that pay off if the markets fall at least 23% cost 75% more than bets that the market will return to a bull market footing. Bloomberg and OptiMetrics inform us that this is the widest such spread on their record books.
A Peek at Wall Street's Script
Again, in plain English: The wise guys – the slick fellows who know exactly what's going on and where the bodies are buried – are paying huge fees to purchase derivatives that only pay out if the exact market crash I have been warning of comes to pass.
I suppose you have two choice here: You can continue to nod and enjoy the stage show Wall Street is putting on for the gullible, or you can peek behind the curtain, and see exactly what is coming next in Wall Street's scripted farce.
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The sacraments communicate an incarnate memory, linked to the times and places of our lives, linked to all our senses. In them the whole person is engaged as a member of a living subject and part of a network of communitarian relationships.
Pope Francis
One of the ways the Church lives as the Body of Christ is through the special rituals we call the Seven Sacraments. Each sacrament is a visible sign of the hidden mystery of God's love.
In the Sacraments, Jesus acts in and through the ritual. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, the transforming grace of Christ's action is gifted to those participating. A Sacrament is more than a symbol of a spiritual reality; it makes the spiritual reality present as the Sacrament is celebrated.
The Catholic Church has seven Sacraments. They all centre on two important aspects:
- The life and ministry of Jesus
- The Tradition of the Church
As the early Church grew and reflected on its experience, it recognised that God's grace is active in our lives:
- New life is given to us
- The Holy Spirit strengthens and supports us
- We share in Jesus' sacrifice, death and resurrection
- God forgives our sins
- When we are ill we are healed
- Some people are called to special roles of service within the Church
- Many people are called to share life and create new families
Over time these 'moments of grace' were ritualised into what we now experience as the official Sacraments of the Church.
All the Sacraments are community celebrations. Celebrations of our membership in the Body of Christ.
- Initiation: There are three Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.
Together they initiate new members and provide the strength and nourishment required for Christian life to flourish.
- Healing: There are two Sacraments of Healing – Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.
They are gifts of spiritual and physical healing.
- Service: There are two Sacraments of Service – Holy Orders and Matrimony.
The Church celebrates these ministries of love and service.
Becoming a member of the Body of Christ – the Church
Baptism is the first of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, and it marks the beginning of a person's journey in to faith with God. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation,
Through Baptism we become members of Christ, and we are welcomed into the Church.
Learn more or find out about Baptismal preparation in the Diocese.
The Ongoing Journey
Baptism is the first of the Sacraments. Initiation is completed by receiving the Holy Spirit in Confirmation and preparation for First Communion. Walking as a family towards the celebration of First Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Eucharist is an exciting time. It is a special time of sharing faith as a family and learning together. Your parish community will run preparation sessions for parents and candidates. The preparation of children for the sacraments is a shared responsibility between the family and the local parish community.
Receiving the Holy Spirit; who gives us strength in times of trouble and the gifts so that we can be on Mission.
Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ; nourishment for our daily life and participation in Christ's Mission.
Receiving God's love and forgiveness.
The union of a couple in faithful and mutual love, coming together as a response to God's call to holiness.
Holy Orders
Priesthood Permanent Deaconate
As families, we should pray that some of our children will heed God's call to permanent ministry in the Church as Religious, Priests or Deacons.
Anointing of the Sick
God's healing love at times of illness, frailty, or when someone is close to death.


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US government wants to be joined in Schrems case
Data commissioner wants key issues to be referred to Court of Justice of the EU
Eoin McCullough SC, for Max Schrems (above), did not oppose the case being fast-tracked but said Mr Schrems has concerns whether another reference to the CJEU was necessary.
The US government wants to be joined to legal proceedings here involving issues of huge significance for privacy rights of EU citizens arising from transfer of their personal data to the US.
In the proceedings, the Data Protection Commissioner has reached a preliminary view, subject to considering any further submissions, there are "well-founded" claims the personal data privacy rights of EU citizens are being breached arising from transfer of their personal data to the US where it might be accessed and processed by US State agencies for national security purposes in a manner incompatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Commissioner Helen Dixon now wants the Commercial Court to refer key issues for determination by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) before her office makes a final decision on the complaint by Austrian student Max Schrems alleging breach of his data protection rights by Facebook Ireland. It denies any breach of Irish or EU law.
Mr Justice Brian McGovern on Monday agreed to fast-track the Commissioner's case against Facebook Ireland and Mr Schrems and to hear, on June 27th, the commissioner's application for referral of issues to the CJEU for determination.
Those concern the validity of various European Commission decisions approving standard contractual clauses (SCCs) under which Facebook Ireland and others make data available to the US. SCCs are the main channel relied on to transmit data since the CJEU ruled last year the 15-year-old Safe Harbour arrangement (which allowed some 4,500 US companies transfer personal data to the US) violated fundamental rights of EU citizens to privacy and data protection.
Michael Collins SC, for the Commissioner, said the case is of enormous urgency with huge potential impact for commercial trade and the rights of parties in relation to processing of their data. Because no national court can decide the validity of the EC decisions on SCCs, the CJEU must determine that, he said.
The commissioner believed the concerns were "well-founded" and was obliged to refer matters to the CJEU. Paul Gallagher SC, for Facebook Ireland, said the case was "considerably more complicated" than outlined and raised very significant issues for his client which was assessing its position. Eoin McCullough SC, for Mr Schrems, did not oppose the case being fast-tracked but said Mr Schrems has concerns whether another reference to the CJEU was necessary.
Any reference should concern all potential derogations, he urged.
Eileen Barrington SC, for the US government, said it would be applying to be joined as an amicus curiae (assistant to the court on legal issues) as the case has "potentially signficiant" implications for US authorities and companies and is of significant importance to the US.
Maurice Collins SC, for the ESA software alliance, a global representative association representing companies including Apple, Microsoft and Intel, said it also wanted to be joined as an amicus curiae as his clients use SCCs to transfer data to the US and elsewhere.
Paul Anthony McDermott SC, for the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) and US Chamber of Commerce, said the proceedings have significance for thousands of companies in the context of trade with the US.
In proceedings initiated in 2013, Mr Schrems challenged then Commissioner Billy Hawkes' refusal to investigate his complaint against Facebook Ireland, made after former NSA security contractor Edward Snowden claimed Facebook and other US firms were being forced to make their personal information, including EU user data, available to US intelligence.
Mr Hawkes argued his hands were tied due to the Safe Harbour arrangement but, after the CJEU struck down Safe Harbout as invalid, Commissioner Dixon agreed to investigate Mr Schrems' complaint, reformulated to include a substantive challenge to the validity of the EC decisions approving the SCCs.
Last month, the commissioner issued a preliminary decision to the effect transfer of data via SCCs is likely to breach provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. That arose from a preliminary view EU citizens are unable to pursue a remedy in the US over transfer of their data there where it may be at risk of being accessed by US state agencies for national security purposess in a manner incompatible with the EU charter.


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A look at Belgium's golden generation who will shoulder the hopes and dreams of a nation as they attempt to go all the way at the European Championships in France.
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World Cup'10 – Day 4: PREVIEW
The fourth day of the World Cup sees one of the contenders for the coveted trophy, the Netherlands, take on Denmark in the Group E opening encounter, with Cameroon and Japan scheduled to play the next match. The action ends with defending champion Italy taking on a rejuvenated Paraguay, promising football fans an entertaining display of attacking football in one day.
World Cup'10 – Group E: Oranje, Red, Green and Blue
With the World's mega football event kicking off in South Africa on June 11th, football fans will be treated to some high quality football between the top International sides. TheHardTackle's Prasanna Venkatesh gives a SWOT analysis of the teams drawn together in Group E, along with his predictions on the possible outcome of this group stage playoffs.


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Quote for the day -- religion is doomed
"Religions have spent eons honing defenses that keep outside information away from insiders. The innermost ring wall is a set of certainties and associated emotions like anxiety and disgust and righteous indignation that block curiosity. The outer wall is a set of behaviors aimed at insulating believers from contradictory evidence and from heretics who are potential transmitters of dangerous ideas. These behaviors range from memorizing sacred texts to wearing distinctive undergarments to killing infidels. Such defenses worked beautifully during humanity's infancy. But they weren't really designed for the current information age.
"Tech-savvy mega-churches may have Twitter missionaries, and Calvinist cuties may make viral videos about how Jesus worship isn't a religion, it's a relationship, but that doesn't change the facts: the free flow of information is really, really bad for the product they are selling."
Valerie Tarico -- read the whole thing for more on how the hard work of dedicated people, and the very nature of modern civilization, are systematically defeating religion. Found via Republic of Gilead.


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British authorities arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this morning in London.
Assange was arrested at 9:30 AM today when he gave himself up at a local police station.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to London police on Tuesday as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.
Assange was due at Westminster Magistrate's Court later Tuesday. If he challenges his extradition to Sweden, he will likely be remanded into custody or released on bail until another judge rules on whether to extradite him, a spokeswoman for the extradition department said on customary condition of anonymity.
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Plug-in electric technology is seen by proponents as a key step in weaning the country off its dependence on foreign oil by instead pursuing cheaper, cleaner, domestically produced electricity.
General Motors this week hit the accelerator on the industry's effort to advance plug-in electric technology.
Plug-in electric technology is seen by proponents as a key step in weaning the country off its dependence on foreign oil by instead pursuing cheaper, cleaner, domestically produced electricity.
"If you look at what's going on in the world with geopolitical unrest and rising global demand for energy, it makes it clear that our dependence on petroleum for transportation presents a lot of risks that will impact GM's business," GM spokesman Brian Corbett said. "GM determined about a year ago as part of the new corporate strategy and our turnaround plan that we wanted to develop vehicles around a diverse fuel strategy."
That diverse strategy includes vehicles that run on ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells, plug-in electricity and traditional gasoline.
"We want to listen to our customers and give them what they want," Corbett said. "To that end, we will offer vehicles with different fuel savings capabilities and at different prices. We don't want to price people out of the market, but we also want to serve people interested in higher fuel-saving technology."
General Motors in November announced plans for its Saturn Vue Greenline Edition Plug-in Hybrid sports utility vehicle, which is more of a traditional hybrid vehicle. The vehicle is to contain both an electric motor and a gasoline engine. The electric battery would work exclusively at speeds below 30 miles an hour and up to a distance of 20 miles. At faster speeds and longer distances, the gasoline engine would work either concurrently or exclusively.
This week, GM introduced a different plug-in model with its Chevrolet Volt concept vehicle. Unlike the Vue and other hybrid systems on the market, the Volt would use only an electric motor for propulsion. The car would be plugged into a regular 110 volt power outlet at night and could travel up to 40 miles on electric power alone. After that point, a gasoline engine would be used to recharge the electric battery.
Even though the company and the industry have shown a sudden enthusiasm over the technology, GM has not set a definitive timeline for when the vehicles will be available commercially. The company is waiting for a more powerful, less expensive battery to be developed.
General Motors is the first automaker officially to endorse the plug-in hybrid concept, but the technology already is commercially available. Some auto shops in California have been installing larger, plug-in batteries in Toyota and Honda hybrids for more than a year. The modifications, however, are not sanctioned by the manufacturers and void most warranties. Toyota and Honda executives have hinted that they are looking into adding a plug-in line to their vehicles. The modifications generally cost several thousand dollars.
Environmentalists, electric utilities and other groups for years have embraced the idea of electric cars, saying the technology is better for the environment and reduces the country's dependence on foreign oil.
Electric motors have virtually no harmful emissions. Plug-in cars, however, are not emission-free, because they use electricity, which is generated mostly from coal and natural gas-fired plants. Even still, power plants generally are considered much less of a pollution problem than vehicle engines.
Many electric utilities also have supported the idea of electric cars because they could help create more stable demand for electricity, said Shane Willbright, executive director of the Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma.
"If I'm making better use of my facility, I'm going to have better revenue and won't have to ask customers to improve the revenue stream for me through higher electricity rates," Willbright said. "If they're providing me a revenue stream that normally went for foreign oil, then I would have less need to ask them for assistance when we go tree trimming."
Plug-in electric vehicles generally would draw power at night, when electricity demand is lowest. A large-scale move to plug-in technology would increase electricity usage at a time when power plants generally have excess capacity, he said. At current electricity prices, plug-in costs generally would cost about 65 cents per equivalent gasoline gallon, Willbright said.
Oklahoma Energy Secretary David Fleischaker is a strong supporter of ethanol and other biofuels, but he also has endorsed research into hydrogen fuel cells, electric cars and other alternative fuels.
"The truth of the matter is we're going to need every option available in order to make a serious dent in our reliance on imported fuels used in transportation," Fleischaker said. "I welcome the plug-in technology as a complement to biofuels and other technologies."
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Cigarette smoke has big impact on pedestrian air quality
Secondhand smoke is a public health issue, and yet there is no literature on the subject for Hong Kong. In October 2018, Blue Skies China and research unit Urban Accelerator devised a series of studies using PM2.5 as a marker for SHS. The experiments aimed to add to local knowledge about SHS and specifically assess the environmental impact of cigarette smoking on pedestrians. We found outdoor smoking areas to be unsafe for non-smokers, with average PM2.5 = 3.8 times baseline in smoking areas; and found cigarette pollution from walking behind smokers on busy streets accounted for 20% of the pollution breathed during a 35 minutes walking test. We also found that moving smokers do not significantly impact stationary PM2.5 measurements, meaning stationary air quality monitoring may not capture the full impact of smoking on walking pedestrians. We conclude there is a strong justification for moving smoking areas away from pedestrian paths; and that the environmental and roadside pollution aspects of smoking warrant further study.
The full text of our work report is below, or download the PDF.
There is no literature about the secondhand smoke (SHS) health impact on pedestrians in Hong Kong. There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer. Worldwide, SHS causes 890,000 deaths per year1, while in China, 6.9% of all smoking-related cancer deaths are due to SHS breathed by non-smokers. The World Health Organization has said there is no safe level of exposure to SHS, creating an imperative to study the issue. At the same time, policymakers need to be candid about where science shows, or does not show, specific harm. Why is smoking banned on wide-open beaches or crowded transport interchanges but not on busy sidewalks? Arguments can be made for banning smoking in wide-open spaces (e.g. denormalizing smoking, protecting children, cigarette litter), but a scientific approach to measuring actual SHS exposure can help policymakers introduce consistent fact-based policy across the city. Our research aims to start a science-based discussion for Hong Kong policymakers.
Study hypotheses
We hypothesised that:
- cigarette smoking and sidewalk SHS produces measurable and dangerous levels of air pollution for pedestrians;
- that the air quality in outdoor smoking areas is at dangerous levels and unsafe for pedestrians, such that non-smokers should not be required to walk through such areas; and
- that cigarette smoking from passers-by worsens air quality at a fixed point.
We devised a series of studies to assess the issue of SHS, particularly where it would impact non-smokers in a densely-crowded pedestrian or roadside setting. The studies designed were as follows:
- Study 1: Air quality impact of cigarette smoking on walking pedestrians.
- Study 2: Air quality in outdoor smoking areas.
- Study 3: Measuring smoke from passers-by: air quality impact of passing cigarette smokers.
Technical note
For all air quality measurements, we used a TSI SidePak AM510 aerosol monitor, with PM2.5 attachment, which local NGO Clean Air Network (CAN) kindly lent us. The AM510 was calibrated and zeroed at the CAN offices in early October 2018. We set up the machine using TSI's TrakPro software, setting a 1-second interval for data logging. We used a Calibration Factor of 0.32, as, recommended for SHS experiments,. The machine was attached to the outside of a backpack on the shoulder straps, to be at "breathing height".
1. Air quality impact of cigarette smoking on pedestrians
Hong Kong's busy sidewalks mean it is often difficult to get away from SHS when a smoker is nearby. To study the impact of SHS on pedestrians, we adopting a methodology from cigarette litter researchers, devising a circular walking route technique to ascertain the air quality impact of walking behind smokers.
The route passed from Central Station Exit D (Theatre Lane), Queen's Road Central, Pedder Street and back through the MTR alleyway to Theatre Lane (see Figure 1). We would walk this circular route, taking measurements set to 1-second intervals, until we walked up behind an actively smoking cigarette smoker (designated simply the "smoker"). At this point we would then match speed with the smoker to walk behind them until they quit the cigarette, or walked into a path we could not follow without being spotted, e.g. into an alleyway.
Results in Figure 2. We found markers for SHS significantly raised when following the smoker. On our outdoor smoking route on our longest test (35 minutes) we found the area under the PM2.5 curve attributed to smoker pollution was around 20% of the total area under the curve – i.e., the smoker pollution accounts for 20% of the total pollution experienced. This represents not just a significant increase in PM2.5 inhaled but also is a marker for the toxins and chemicals found in SHS, of which PM2.5 is simply a marker.
Study 1 discussion
This walking study has value in public health and walkability studies. We have demonstrated that pedestrians in a busy Hong Kong district are breathing a quantifiable and large amount of cigarette pollution – pollution to which the WHO has said there is no safe level of exposure3. SHS causes a significant (20%) increase in PM2.5 and other chemicals inhaled by pedestrians at the roadside.
We believe cigarette smoking and SHS should become a key component of walkability studies and urban environmental studies. As a point source, each cigarette may be small when compared to a power plant chimney or car engine exhaust. However, as we have shown, the cigarette "exhaust" is regularly concentrated right in the midst of the pedestrian crowd.
As a result of this study, we recommend policymakers to consider sidewalks in the same way they consider other crowded areas, such as transport interchanges, when setting smoking policy.
2. Air quality in outdoor smoking areas
As others have found, air quality near building entrances and in outdoor smoking areas can be poor when smokers are present,,.
We identified six outdoor smoking areas in Hong Kong, with a view to measuring the secondhand smoke through a PM2.5 proxy.
The smoking areas we chose had some area away from traffic/cars, to reduce contamination of the results from vehicle emissions; and an area where we could take baseline measurements at least 20m away from the smoking area. For each, we noted whether the smoking area was a "through-path", i.e. whether non-smoking pedestrians needed to pass through the area or if it was solely a standalone place for smokers, out of the way of regular pedestrians.
We used the AM510 machine on a one-second recording interval, and took baseline measurements for 5-10 minutes in the non-smoking area and then took readings for 5-10 minutes in the smoking area.
The results showed significant rise in PM2.5 in the outdoor smoking area; an average of 3.8 times the baseline, with a maximum of 10.9 times and a maximum absolute rise of 69μg/m3. The median multiple in PM2.5 is 2.2 and the geometric mean 2.8. The lower multiple for 3 Garden Road is due to less smokers observed in this smoking area and 3 large standalone fans in the 3 Garden Road smoking area which help disperse the SHS. A summary of the results from the six smoking areas tested is given below.
|Smoking area (by building name)
|Pedestrian thru-path
|Smoking area PM2.5/baseline PM2.5
|Absolute PM2.5 rise /μg/m3
|Pacific Place Podium
|Grand Millennium Plaza
|Revenue Tower/Immigration Tower
|Cheung Kong Centre
|3 Garden Road
|International Finance Centre (IFC)
|Geometric mean
Study 2 discussion
The results are in-line with other international studies, e.g. Cameron et al10found PM2.5 raised by 3.25 times in smoking areas. These results taken in Hong Kong are a clear justification for moving outdoor smoking areas out of pedestrians' routes, whether it be a route across a square (Revenue/Immigration Tower); or the entrance to a building (IFC, Grand Millennium Plaza, Pacific Place).
As one good example of urgent action, the Wan Chai Revenue Tower smoking area is in the path of pedestrians travelling to Revenue Tower from the Wan Chai bridge (the most common path to Revenue Tower from the MTR). (See Figure 5 right). Pedestrians must walk through this highly polluted area, with PM2.5 raised 69 μg/m3 above the baseline, presenting an unpleasant experience and, upon regular exposure, health risks.
Study 2 success story
While conducting the tests we engaged with management from 3 Garden Road (owned by Champion REIT). We had suggested moving the smoking area away from the door, since, during the ongoing building work, the only way into the building from Hong Kong Park side was through the smoking area. We revealed some early data from other sites showing the high PM2.5 and SHS levels in smoking areas. Champion/3 Garden Road agreed and moved the smoking area 10 metres away from the building entrance (see Figure 6). After this move took place, we took a brief sample by the park entrance to 3 Garden Road, and found the PM2.5 at the door to be in-line with the baseline, a good socially responsible move from Champion and something to promote to other building managers in line with this result.
3. Measuring smoke from passers-by
The study aimed to measure if the number of walking smokers impacted average roadside air quality at a single point. We hypothesised the many smokers passing a point near a construction side on Bonham Road would raise the average roadside PM2.5. We stood at a convenient point where many construction workers walk past every morning on the way to work. An average of 72 smokers per hour were found to walk past this point. After tests of varying length, we discovered the average PM2.5 was not significantly raised by smokers walking past, unless the smoker was actively puffing on the cigarette at the point they walked past. We found the AM510 SidePak machine does not pick up smoke from a passing cigarette smoker to any measurable degree unless the smoker is actively exhaling at the time of passing. Therefore, using the machine to monitor, count or visualise the number of passing smokers is not effective. At the same time, a small number of passing smokers (<2 per minute) does not raise the average PM2.5 at a particular point.
Study 3 discussion
Using a static PM2.5 or other SHS detector to measure pollution from a moving smoker is not effective. Our other studies show there is significant pollution emanating from smokers: this study protocol is therefore not a good technique for capturing this pollution.
The fact that fast-moving smokers do not pollute the air at a specific point does not weaken the case for banning smokers in large uncrowded outdoor areas: there are still many cases and arguments to be made for such bans, including denormalising smoking, keeping smoking away from children and youngsters, cigarette litter issues. The study does show that assessing pedestrian SHS exposure to moving smokers requires different techniques (e.g. walking techniques) than traditional air quality measurement protocols.
Thanks to Clean Air Network for the kind loan of the TSI SidePak AM510 machine which made these studies and experiments possible.
- World Health Organization (WHO). 2018. Tobacco. [online] Available at: http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco [Accessed 16 Nov. 2018].
- Xia C, Zheng R, Zeng H, et al Provincial-level cancer burden attributable to active and second-hand smoking in China Tobacco Control Published Online First: 15 October 2018. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054583
- World Health Organization (WHO). The European Tobacco Control Report. Copenhagen, Denmark: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2007.
- Bayer R, Bachynski KE. Banning Smoking In Parks And On Beaches: Science, Policy, And The Politics Of Denormalization Health Affairs 2013 32:7, 1291-1298
- Repace J. Respirable particles and carcinogens in the air of Delaware hospitality venues before and after a smoking ban. J Occup Environ Med. 2004; 46(9):887-905..
- Hyland A, Travers MJ, Dresler C, et al. A 32-country comparison of tobacco smoke derived particle levels in indoor public places Tobacco Control 2008;17:159-165.
- Patel V, Thomson GW, Wilson N. Cigarette butt littering in city streets: a new methodology for studying and results Tobacco Control 2013;22:59-62.
- Sureda X, Martínez-Sánchez JM, López MJ, et al. Secondhand smoke levels in public building main entrances: outdoor and indoor PM2.5 assessment Tobacco Control 2012;21:543-548.
- Kaufman P, Zhang B, Bondy SJ, et al. Not just 'a few wisps': real-time measurement of tobacco smoke at entrances to office buildings Tobacco Control 2011;20:212-218.
- Cameron M, Brennan E, Durkin S, et al. Secondhand smoke exposure (PM2.5) in outdoor dining areas and its correlates Tobacco Control 2010;19:19-23.
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