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While pursuing changes in procurement, he became a champion for IT issues
From the beginning, Tom Davis has always tried to think several moves ahead of the game in Congress.
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Mentors: When I was coming up in politics, I really had to do it myself because I was a Republican in a heavily Democratic area. There was never anyone to take you under your arm and tell you how it was. But I had some people I admired and could look to for guidance, [Rep.] Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and [former Sen.] John Warner (R-Va.). They weren't mentors in a traditional sense, but we worked together on a lot of issues, and I learned a lot from them.
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When the Republican from Virginia's 11th District was elected to the House in 1994, instead of going full-bore for an assignment on a big, powerful committee, such as the Ways and Means Committee, he sought membership on the newly revamped but under-the-radar Government Operations Committee, where he thought he could make an impact as a government reformer.
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The Government Operations Committee had been around for decades — it was established in 1952 — but the new Republican majority broadened its scope, folding jurisdiction over the civil service, U.S. Post Office and District of Columbia into its governmentwide oversight responsibilities, which included federal contracting and procurement.
"That's a powerhouse," Davis said. "But no one wanted to get on it. It was a committee that a lot of members didn't pay much attention to. I found my niche and found a topic, [contracting and procurement], that other members really didn't have much interest in or know much about. I was focused on these issues and could go right to the head of the class. When issues came up, I knew more about it than anybody else just because of my business experience. A lot of people would read the briefing papers right before a hearing or a markup, but I read the footnotes, and I was able to get some expertise in the area. It was a great opportunity to make a difference."
In due course, Davis, who served seven terms in Congress, would become chairman of the committee — renamed the Government Reform Committee during the 106th Congress — and become widely known as the leading congressional expert on technology and procurement. He also was the catalyst for policies in those areas.
Davis also was co-founder and chairman of the Information Technology Working Group, which was formed to help members of Congress better understand important issues in the computer and technology sectors. Before becoming chairman of the Government Reform Committee, Davis led several subcommittees, including the Government Reform Committee's Technology and Procurement Policy Subcommittee.
Davis, who retired from the House in 2007, joined Deloitte as director of federal government relations in November 2008.
Mark Forman, former administrator of e-government and information technology at the Office of Management and Budget, said Davis was unique in working his way into a position in the House committee structure where he could effect change in government.
"He understands how the technology related to management reform," Forman said. "Normally, the people who understand that don't feel it's a big enough issue for their constituency. Of course, with Tom representing North Virginia, [where many IT companies are headquartered], it was a constituent issue as well as a government reform issue. He didn't have to [position himself]. There are other members who represent the technology industry but don't work themselves into a position."
Forman, principal of KPMG and the company's practice leader for federal IT advisory services, continued: "It was one of these unique situations where the member has to have that understanding and then want to be in a powerful position. I think that's a real tribute to Tom Davis as a person. He wanted to make a difference in reforming the government and along that way to serve his constituents."
Davis began to accumulate experience in government IT and contracting well before he was elected to Congress. From 1980 to 1987, he was general counsel for a small start-up company in Northern Virginia called Ad Tech, a government contractor. He then moved to PRC, another Northern Virginia technology firm, where he was vice president and general counsel.
A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia Law School, Davis was elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at age 30 and served for 12 years before being elected chairman of the board in 1991. In that capacity, he sought to cut costs and make the county government more efficient. He also saw a future for the IT industry.
"We looked over our budget situation and ripped everything to pieces except for two things — we added money for economic development and for IT because you've got to invest in the future," he said.
As a county executive, Davis planted the seeds for his vision of government IT. "Knowledge is power," he said. "The more information you have, the faster you move it and deploy it, the better decisions you're going to make. That's the future of business, and government should be able to benefit from the same things."
While in Congress, Davis sponsored more than 100 bills that became law, including the milestone Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, which requires federal agencies to provide security for the data and information systems that support their operations and assets, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor or other source.
"We got some laws passed that I think changed things," he said. "FISMA is a little outdated today, but at least on the cyber side, it brought together the fact that there was no coordination in the agencies, they weren't accountable and there was no credit for people who were doing it right or learning to do it right. So I think we made a lot of progress, but still there is a long way to go."
Davis's efforts in Congress were no doubt buttressed by his committee chairmanship and bipartisan approach to moving legislation. "He knew how to share credit and where to put in an offense, versus where to be a catalyst on different initiatives," Forman said. "And underlying that is the fact that government reform is not a partisan issue. Government reform is a government issue, so it's a tribute to him that he didn't approach it as a partisan issue."
Davis said that when he took over the chairmanship of the Government Reform Committee from Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) in January 2003, it had traditionally been a partisan battlefield. "Burton didn't even speak to" ranking member Henry Waxman, a California Democrat," he said. "They had no relationship. I called Henry and said, 'Henry, how do we work this thing? These are my goals, what are your goals?' We had a good relationship."
"That's the kind of thing that makes him the perfect inductee into the [GCN] Hall of Fame," said Forman, who, during his tenure as the government's IT leader, often testified before Davis's committee. "If you look at the people on that list, they are people who understood that management reform is an excellence-in-government issue."
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's arrest of 11 suspected Islamic militants it said planned to attack the U.S. embassy and a plaza near Australia's embassy is evidence that legal extremist groups are turning to violence, analysts said on Sunday.
The arrests could also step up pressure on the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, criticized for doing too little to curb religious intolerance in the country which has the world's largest Muslim population.
Anti-terrorist squad Detachment 88 squad seized bomb-making equipment and one bomb ready to be used by militant group Harakah Sunni for the Indonesian Society (HASMI), National Police spokesman Suhardi Alius said.
The arrests by the elite squad on the island of Java were the latest in a crackdown against militants during which dozens have been arrested and at least seven killed.
They come 10 years this month after a bomb attack on Bali killed 202 people, most of them foreign tourists.
"The first piece of evidence was found at a housing complex in Madiun (Java), a bomb ready to detonate, as well as raw materials for bomb making and instruction books on how to make bombs," Alius said.
He listed targets as the U.S. consulate in Surabaya, East Java, its embassy in Jakarta, Plaza 89 in Jakarta, which is in front of the Australian embassy, and the offices of prominent mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.
HASMI also planned to attack the Mobile Police Brigade in the central Java city of Srondol, he said, adding that the spiritual leader of the group had been arrested.
The State Department in Washington declined to comment. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Defense Department said she was unaware of any request by the State Department to increase security at its embassy in Jakarta.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade declined to comment on security at its Jakarta embassy and a spokesperson said it had no information to suggest Australian citizens or interests were the group's intended target.
HASMI first surfaced in 2009 as a small "above ground extremist" organization based in West Java and with links to the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), said Todd Elliott, a terrorism analyst at Concord Consulting in Jakarta.
HASMI participated in protests against churches in West Java in 2010 as well as protests against Israel and their overall goal was the establishment of Sharia law in Indonesia, he said.
Until now, HASMI has not been linked to illegal activity. It existed, like the FPI, as a militant pressure group separate from Indonesia's banned militant organizations, Elliott said.
"They (HASMI) definitely pose a very real threat. We are seeing the next step in a bigger trend of above ground extremist groups crossing over into violence," he told Reuters.
Members of the FPI had also been implicated in previous attacks, including a suicide attack on a mosque used by police in Cirebon, West Java, in 2011, he said.
The suspected militants could be former members of HASMI, a Salafi group, said Jim Della-Giacomo, Southeast Asia project director at the International Crisis Group think tank.
Salafi Muslims are generally against violence but there are cases in which they turned to violence, Della-Giacomo said.
"The apparent choice of the U.S. embassy as a target shows that the so-called 'far enemy' is still a desirable target among Indonesian jihadis ... and not just Indonesian police or the so-called 'near enemy' who have been preferred in recent times," he said.
The group's name links them to a militant group operating in Kashmir and it is possible that some of its members may have trained with the Kashmiri group, said Damien Kingsbury, a professor at Deakin University in Australia.
HASMI's members would also likely have at least informal links with other militants in Indonesia and the group's existence is further evidence of the continuing threat, said Kingsbury, an expert on Indonesia.
The 2002 Bali bombings, which in turn came just over a year after the September 11 attacks on the United States, were a watershed for Indonesia. They forced the secular state to confront the presence of a small but dedicated group of followers of Osama bin Laden bent on attacking Western targets.
Indonesian forces has since worked with Australia and other countries to crack down on the al Qaeda-linked Southeast Asian militant group Jemiah Islamiah that was behind the bombs.
The hunt led to the arrest of hundreds of militants. Many were killed in shootouts and the three main perpetrators of the bombings were convicted and executed by firing squad in 2008.
Indonesia has been largely successful in containing militant attacks and there have been no large-scale attacks on Western targets since 2009 when suicide bombers blew themselves up in two Jakarta hotels, killing nine people and wounding 53.
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Many of you have been following our story on not buying anything new for a year…a story which had several twists and turns throughout 2013, not the least of which was losing our beloved dishwasher. While we took some pretty tough criticism online for considering our broken dishwasher to be a big enough deal to discuss, I can assure you, it only highlights the fact that living entirely on used items (or living without) isn't really as hard as one would imagine.
I mean, if living without a dishwasher is one of your top 3 worst parts of the year, you had a pretty good year.
Our need to replace the dishwasher stemmed from one particular nuisance, which, as peculiar as it might sound, was not the fact that we cook three meals daily for five people. Actually, after three months of living without the dishwasher, we were able to make quite a list of "pro's" for continuing to wash by hand. After all, energy consumption was down, and the extra time side by side washing/rinsing/drying led to some pretty great conversations! However, when you own a home and something breaks, there is an inherent desire to want it fixed. Immediately. Even something as insignificant as a dishwasher becomes a thorn in a homeowners pride, and stacks heavily on the burdened shoulders of those who hear the word "weekend" as a synonym of "project."
I was leery of purchasing a secondhand dishwasher (though I have successfully purchased several appliances this way in the past) not because of the fact that it was "used," but more because it is not the easiest thing to test. However, when a friend contacted me after hearing one of my favorite places to thrift home building supplies had a pallet of dishwashers going cheap, I decided it was finally time. Beggars cannot be choosers, and after finding a relatively newer stainless GE Profile at $35 (retails around $500+) I just couldn't say no. While I was cautiously optimistic about installing it myself, the hardest part of the installation was swapping a new PVC part for the old metal dishwasher tailpiece under the sink, which crumbled under the sheer strength of my hands. The entire project took me less than 2 hours to complete.
So, if you're in need of replacing a major home appliance, buying used is a great way to be green and stick to a budget. While it took us 3 months to finally decide, our patience paid off. If you don't know where to begin, I would suggest checking the following sources, in this order:
Rebuilding supply store or local used appliance store in your area. Google it. One exists in your area, I am sure. Chances are they have been in business for a long time, and you can ask around about reputation. The best thing about shopping at a local store for used appliances is that they typically come tested and with a guarantee. If they don't offer you some type of assurance, I would be cautious and perhaps try another source. In my case, the dishwasher came with a 7 day money-back guarantee. That's plenty of time for the least handy person to do a swap!
Auction houses, eBay and Estate Sales. Again, places like this have a couple of things going for them. First, they typically test everything that they get, and if they don't test it, they often offer some type of guarantee. At estate sales, for example, the equipment is typically coming right out of the house, and those appliances generally have some life left in them. All of these sources have reputations on the line, and are typically not looking to profit from fraudulent transactions.
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All in I saved several hundreds of dollars, and my dishwasher looks and runs great. It cost me $40 total, several months of dishpan hands and a Sunday afternoon…but I would say it's well worth it. I plan on getting about 3-5 years out of this appliance (considering its age and condition) but I wouldn't be upset at all if it only buys me a year. After all, what can you expect from an appliance that costs less than half the average delivery fee of a brand new one?


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This exhibition focused on one of the most important archaeological finds of recent times in one of the most remote places on earth.
This was the first ever exhibition to look at the recently re-discovered burial ground containing the remains of 'liberated' Africans in Rupert's Valley, St Helena, in the South Atlantic. Items from the excavations that were on show at the museum included coins, jewellery, buttons, iron tags and fragments of clothing. These simple finds from archaeological excavations revealed a moving story of the men, women and children that owned these items.
The graveyards were uncovered during archaeological work carried out in advance of an airport development. Between 2007 and 2008 excavations were undertaken by archaeologists from the UK, supported by St Helenian volunteers.
Africans from the Zeldina (wearing tin tickets) © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
The burial grounds were the final resting grounds for enslaved Africans freed from illegal slave-running vessels, or 'slavers', by the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron in the middle decades of the 19th century. Many enslaved Africans did not survive the trauma of their transportation and died in the British receiving depot at Rupert's Valley. Excavations only uncovered a very small proportion of the estimated 8,000 burials on St Helena.
Although remote geographically, this small valley is of immense cultural and historic significance and the archaeological investigations enhance our understanding of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies.
This exhibition revealed that liberation could be cruel. For those Africans who survived the ordeal of being enslaved, freedom came with a caveat, as most never saw their homelands again.
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The exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Government of St Helena, the Museum of St Helena and Dr Andrew Pearson. The Rupert's Valley archaeological project was funded by the UK Department for International Development.
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Which was a hard message to understand when you're a young man living in the city where you were born, as you are already home and your life is good with little responsibilities and fun being number one on your list of things to do.....still the whisper was there even then.
I felt the full tug when we crossed over the border from Germany into Denmark and drove a few miles north till we came to a small village called Rise. This was one of the areas where some of my relatives had lived, and died; first stop was the old church and a walk around the pleasant cemetery that was more like a garden than a final resting place. First thing we noticed is that, either I stumbled onto an enclave of Pedersens or it's a common name in Denmark. Turned out the latter is true; Pedersen is a very common name, just like Williams or Brown or Johnson. As a matter of fact, the most common names we seen consisted of a variation of just three names. Jensen, Peters, Pedersen....you could have any name you liked as long as it had those three names in it.
It was surreal walking around the graveyard and seeing all the Pedersen headstones; many of these people were obviously "strangers" to my family tree, yet it was enough to make me overcome with emotion to realize that I was finally "home". I had to take a few minutes to level myself out before I could continue wandering around the cemetery, looking at the headstones and graves of strangers that shared my blood line going all the way back to the Vikings.
After getting our fill of the sights and sounds of the lovely church and the graveyard, we drove a block down the small street into the village and realized after going up and down a couple of small city-sized blocks, we had seen the whole village. We pulled into the parking lot of an old folks care home, the driveway adorned with life size statues of an old man and an old woman. It was evident that the community valued their senior citizens as the care centre was the nicest and newest building in the village.
Heading north on the freeway we had another 100 hundred miles or so to go before we cut east and headed to the shores of the Baltic Sea. Our destination was Sonderborg, a seaside town where we would spend the night before catching the ferry over to the island of Aeros.
Sonderborg is a lovely town with an old section right down at the waterfront; congrats to the town as they have revitalized the seaside area and made it a popular tourist destination for Danes. There are only 3-4 good hotels in Sonderborg, one of them was a Best Western; turns out it was the largest of the hotels and was also a conference hotel. I can understand the draw to have your company's convention in the tourist town and enjoy the scenery while you are there. Problem is, when you drop into town as a tourist winging it when it comes to hotels, it makes getting a room a bit of a challenge.
We snagged the last room they had - one of the suites and we got it at a discount rate equivalent to 240 Euros, which is about $480.00 CDN. Not much choice, as the next nearest town was either 120 miles to the north, or we drove back into Germany to Hamburg, now approx 150 miles to the south. OK, Sonderborg it is!
So here's the thing....this would happen to us several times more while we were in Denmark. The room was originally 350 Euros and we did get a bit of a discount when we told them we were tourists from Canada, but when I pulled out my credit card to pay and the young lady behind the desk spotted my last name Pedersen on the card, suddenly we were treated like long lost cousins coming home. The room was suddenly reduced more and the friendly desk clerk became even more helpful and suggested places to see and places to eat. When we got up to our room, the TV screen said in Danish "Welcome to Edwin Pedersen"...at least I think it said that...I could understand the "velkommen" and "Pedersen" parts. :)
We dropped our bags in the sitting room and wandered into the bedroom to look out the window and what a great view we had of the outer harbour; that's the picture you see at the top of the page. We watched a large two masted schooner drift into the inner harbour as we simply enjoyed the serenity of the scene, complete with soundscape of birds chirping in the gardens around the hotel. As much as it cost to stay here, I have to say it was worth it!
We went out around 8.00 PM to grab a bite at one of the lovely dockside cafes but they had all closed up for the night; I guess we weren't quite into the full on tourist season yet. We ended up on the outskirts of town at the local Burger King, of all places. It was a busy place as the local Danes enjoyed this bit of Americana. Again prices weren't cheap....each of our meals for a burger, fries and a Coke was $18.00 CDN. On the plus side we did get to talk to a young cop for a few minutes; we wanted to get an idea of the area but the young guy had been recently transferred here from somewhere to the north, so he didn't know much about the area. The older cop waiting in the car was impatient with the tourists who were cutting into his meal time and said something in Danish to hurry the young guy along. We said thanks in Danish to the officer, "Tak", and we got a smile out of him as he jumped back in the car.
We meandered back into town and did a sight seeing tour of the town and the surrounding inlets and farm land. We also cruised a few miles out of town to find the ferry landing and check on the schedule to ensure what we read online was the same as the posted schedule at the dock. We headed back to our expensive but nice hotel suite and opened the windows for a while as we read more about Denmark, including the region we were in now, and the regions we were heading to in the coming days. We went to sleep with the curtains open, had a sound sleep, and awakened early the next morning to the sun streaming in and the promise of excitement on the small Island of Aero and the village of Aeroskobing, main homestead of the Pedersen clan!
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College softball team (7-22) lost a pair of ballgames Friday to Wingate University (14-5) at the Peeler Complex. The Bobcats rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of game one, but fell by one run, 5-4, dropping game two 9-1.
Trailing 5-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh, GC got things going with an Anna Parker (Columbus, Ga.) walk. She was followed by Haley Burnett (Columbus, Ga.) who belted a home run to left field to bring the score within one.
The rally continued with a Maggie Davis (Roswell, Ga.) single, followed by a walk to Lindsey Conway (Madison, Ga.). Davis scored later on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Corby Holmes (Social Circle, Ga.). Davis led the Bobcats for the game, going 2-for-4. Freshman Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) also collected a pair of hits in five at-bats. A pair of fielder's choice groundouts with runners on first and second ended the late rally a run short.
Burnett did an excellent job keeping Georgia College afloat, throwing 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. The winner was Allison Smith throwing six innings and allowing three earned runs. Wingate catcher Brittany Barrineau was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a pair of runs, swatting a round tripper.
Game two was a different story, as the Bobcats were unable to overcome three early errors, eventually falling 9-1 in six innings.
Burnett started game two, working 1 2/3 innings and allowing six runs, with just one of those being earned. Brown started game two (9-2), tossing a six inning complete game with one earned run. Barrineau again went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run.
The 'Cats mustered one run in the bottom of the fourth on another Burnett home run to dead center field, but that was all from the offense. She now has seven on the season to lead the Peach Belt Conference (PBC).
Davis continued her great day going 2-for-3 in the second game, giving her four hits total in the doubleheader effort.
The Bobcats will look to rebound against Carson-Newman College Sunday, March 13 at Alumni Day beginning at noon at the Peeler Complex.
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Mobile Marketing Summit New York Sept. 16: Mondelez, Citi, Pep Boys, UNICEF, Forbes, AccuWeather, Washington Post, Finish Line
Please click here to register for the 6th Annual Mobile Marketing Summit: Wearables and Holiday Focus 2015 in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Registration is open for the sixth annual Mobile Marketing Summit: Wearables and Holiday Focus 2015 in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The daylong event at the Time & Life Building in midtown Manhattan will feature speakers from Mondelez International, Citi Consumer Banking, Pep Boys, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Forbes Media, AccuWeather, The Washington Post, Finish Line, Resource/Ammirati, mCordis, Mindshare, Somo, DigitasLBi, Urban Airship and Swrve (see below for registration and agenda).
Join these senior executives as they lay out their marketing, retail and media strategies with mobile as a pivotal part of the mix. This holiday season will also serve as a litmus test for a host of new initiatives involving mobile, including wearables such as the much-hyped Apple Watch. In addition to sharing holiday plans, case studies, viewpoints and best-practice tips, these sessions will also allow for networking in an exclusive environment free of pitches.
"Indeed, the whole point of this summit is to inform, educate and inspire attending marketers, retailers, financial services specialists and agency and media executives to better themselves in mobile, which is without doubt the new preferred consumer medium for consumption of marketing, retail, media, entertainment and communication messages," said Mickey Alam Khan, editor in chief of Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily, New York. "Each session results in a concrete takeaway, leaving attendees poised to make smarter retailing, marketing and media decisions after the summit."
The event is priced at $695 for the day, which includes breakfast, lunch and cocktails. Refunds will not be offered 72 hours before the event or for no-shows on the day of the summit.
For sponsorship, please contact Jodie Solomon at [email protected]
This year's agenda can also be accessed on http://www.mobilemarketingsummit.com.
The agenda is below.
Please click here to register for the 6th Annual Mobile Marketing Summit: Wearables and Holiday Focus 2015 in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Mobile Marketing Summit: Wearables and Holiday Focus 2015
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
A Napean presentation
Time & Life Building
1271 Avenue of the Americas
8th Floor Auditorium
New York, NY 10001
7:45 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome Address
Will the Apple Watch Revolutionize Marketing and Retail – or is it Dead on Arrival?
Mickey Alam Khan, editor in chief, Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Mondelez: How Mobile is Shaping the Strategy of the World's Leading Snacks Giant
A $30 billion marketer with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, Mondelez International owns popular household snacks brands such as Oreo, Nabisco, Ritz, Cadbury, Tang, Toblerone, Triscuit and Trident. What sets it apart from its peers within and outside competitor categories is its early embrace of mobile – the preferred medium of most of its target audiences. How will mobile shape Mondelez's market strategies going into the holiday season and beyond?
Kathryn Sheaffer, senior associate brand manager, Mondelez International
9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Pep Boys: Marketing the Nation's No. 1 Automotive Aftermarket Chain via Mobile
Since 1921, the $2.1 billion Pep Boys has been the nation's leading automotive aftermarket chain. With more than 7,500 service bays in 800-plus locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico, Pep Boys offers name-brand tires, automotive maintenance and repair, parts and expert advice for the Do-It-Yourselfer, commercial auto parts delivery and fleet maintenance and repair. How does the marketer interact with its customers and prospects via mobile, projecting its offers and services, including appointments and purchases of tires, wheels, parts and accessories?
Rachel Silva, assistant vice president of marketing, Pep Boys
9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Agency View Panel
How Media Planning and Buying for Phones, Tablets and Wearables Will Evolve this Holiday Season
As adoption of mobile for media and entertainment consumption as well as purchases accelerates, the nature of advertising and marketing is changing. With that evolution comes a shift in how agencies buy media on publications, search engines and social platforms whose primary interaction with consumers is now via Web and applications on smartphones and tablets. This session will discuss:
• How advertising and media buying agencies view media planning and buying on mobile versus other media channels
• Effect of the shift of media and video consumption to mobile on advertising and marketing
• Identifying different patterns of behavior on different devices
• Programmatic's role on media buying across digital channels
• Measuring the effectiveness of mobile media buys
Kristine Munsen, senior partner and managing director, Mindshare
Maani Safa, vice president of innovation and creative, Somo
Adam Buhler, vice president and group architect for creative technology and innovation, DigitasLBi
10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
AccuWeather: How New Weather Content Defines the Future of Wearables
AccuWeather, the leading global provider of digital media weather content, is combining new weather data sets with wearables and other emerging mobile platforms to help consumers worldwide make more informed decisions on the go. Presentation ttendees will come away with:
• Insight into the types of new weather data sets motivating wearable device manufacturers and application developers today
• Deeper understanding of where weather content intersects nearly all industry verticals
• Further awareness for the important role hyper-localized weather content will play this holiday season and in the future of wearable devices
David Mitchell, vice president of digital media for emerging platforms, AccuWeather
11 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
U.S. Fund for UNICEF: How Mobile Enables a Leading Children's Charity to Raise Donations and Awareness
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF helps save and protect the world's most vulnerable children. Rated one of the best charities to which to donate, 90 percent of every dollar spent goes directly to help children. How does this organization attract donations on mobile as well as highlight its charity works via social media and building its email database?
Caryl Stern, president/CEO, U.S Fund for UNICEF
Rajesh Anandan, senior vice president, strategic partnerships and UNICEF Ventures, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Resource/Ammirati: Mobile Integration with Retail: How Well is that Going?
Christopher Barcelona, executive director of omni experience, Resource/Ammirati
12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Urban Airship: Wearables and the Role of Notifications
1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Emergence of Wearables and Rise of the Personal Data Store: How Consumers Will Own their Data
Michael Becker, managing partner, mCordis
2 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
The Washington Post: How a Mobile-First Approach has Upped Engagement and Repeat Visits
The Washington Post, now personally owned by Amazon founder CEO Jeff Bezos, has experienced dramatic growth over the last year on mobile, particularly among millennials, and has aggressively prioritized resources to be a user-driven, mobile-first company. With a joint team of developers, UX, news design, editors and producers, the Washington Post is delivering mobile-specific content on first-in-class native and mobile Web experiences across a spectrum of devices. These products are proving themselves out as engagement has increased and repeat visits are up. The future is in the hands of Post users and it does indeed look bright. Key focuses of the Post's mobile-first approach:
• Visual design + device-specific UX to drive engagement
• Push: Beyond breaking news
• Designing effective A/B tests
• Dayparting, spaceparting: How we produce for different environments
• Bold news design for digital excellence
• The Z-Axis: getting more for your mobile real estate
• Delight in motion
Cory Haik, executive producer and senior editor for digital news, The Washington Post
Julia Beizer, director of mobile products, The Washington Post
2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Citi: The Credit Card on Your Wrist: Wearables Help Customers Manage Holiday Spending
Banks are stepping up to help customers stay a step ahead of their to-do lists during the busiest time of the year. A common feeling when the holiday shopping fever abates is, "Wow, I never realized how much I was spending these last few weeks." Wearables are poised to become an essential money management tool on shoppers' wrists, thanks to a new breed of banking applications that provide real-time spending alerts. Citi, the first United States bank to roll out an app for Apple Watch earlier this year, shares its learnings and the "Ten Commandments of Wearables" it gleaned from that experience, including:
• The "three I's" that matter on wearables
• The imperative of form-factor obedience
• The challenge of reinventing your offerings – it is not "mobile, only smaller"
• Avoiding common pitfalls
• A look at what comes next
Andres Wolberg-Stok, global head of emerging platforms and services, Citi Consumer Banking
3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Forbes Media: How Forbes is Adapting to a Mobile-First Future
Nearly 50 percent percent of media brand Forbes.com's traffic comes from a mobile device – 40 percent smartphones and 10 percent tablet. Forbes has 18 million smartphone-only visitors, bigger than Forbes.com's total audience five years ago. Nearly 60 percent of this smartphone audience is made up of millennials. This session will discuss how Forbes is adapting to this increasing mobile audience and offering marketers new opportunities to engage with them, including:
• Mobile audience trends for media companies
• How Forbes is creating mobile-first products to engage this new consumer
• New ways Forbes is working to monetize this growing audience segment
• The role of social in this new mobile-led world
• Mobile Web versus applications business opportunities
Ann Marinovich, vice president of advertising products and strategy, Forbes Media
4:10 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
4:20 p.m.
Raffle for Dom Perignon
4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Finish Line
4:50 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Sponsored Networking Cocktails
Please click here to register for the 6th Annual Mobile Marketing Summit: Wearables and Holiday Focus 2015 in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
Hotels in the vicinity of the conference venue
The Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019; tel: 212-586-7000
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The Palace Hotel
455 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022; tel: 212-888-7000
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The Bryant Park Hotel
40 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018; tel: 212-869-4446
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New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036; tel: 212-398-1900
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Sheraton Times Square
811 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019; tel: 212-581-1000
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Car service Web sites and phone numbers
Dial 7 Car & Limousine Service: 212-777-7777; http://www.dial7.com
Carmel Car & Limousine Service: 212-666-6666; http://www.carmellimo.com
Uber: http://www.uber.com
Lyft: http://www.lyft.com
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January's Virtual Tasting will be Columbia Crest's 2007 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine, which was recently released, is widely available and retails for $12.
The tasting will take place on Thursday January 28th starting at 7pm. As usual, I will be posting my notes on the wine to the blog and tweeting @wawinereport. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your comments.
Previous Virtual Tastings
December Virtual Tasting - Brian Carter Cellars Abracadabra 2007
November Virtual Tasting - Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet 2007
October Virtual Tasting – Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2008
September Virtual Tasting – Novelty Hill Cabernet CV 2006
August Virtual Tasting – Barnard Griffin Cabernet 2007
July Virtual Tasting – Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2008
June Virtual Tasting - Waterbrook Melange Noir 2006
May Virtual Tasting - Charles Smith Boom Boom! Syrah 2007
April Virtual Tasting- Columbia Crest GE Shiraz 2006
March Virtual Tasting - Magnificent Wine Co. House Wine 2006
February Virtual Tasting - Hedges CMS Red 2007
January Virtual Tasting - Columbia Crest GE Merlot 2006
December '08 Virtual Tasting - Ch. Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cab 2005
November '08 Virtual Tasting - Russell Creek Tributary Red 2006
October '08 Virtual Tasting- Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet 2006
September '08 Virtual Tasting - Tamarack Firehouse Red 2006
August '08 Virtual Tasting- L'Ecole No. 41 Recess Red 2006
January Virtual Tasting - Columbia Crest 2007 GE Cabernet Sauvignon
January's Virtual Tasting will be Columbia Crest's 2007 Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine, which was recently released, is widely available and retails for $12.
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Chris Says:
Picked up 2 bottles at Freddies for $8.99 each. Got two just in case one is corked or I can't quite get a read on it after one. Safety in numbers.
See you Thursday.
Excellent! Glad to hear you will be joining us. Two bottles of a Grand Estates wine is never a bad thing to have on hand.
@nectarwine Says:
I think I'll give it a try. This is a pretty accessible wine! I think I'll film it side by side with another Cab too. Can't wait to join you Sean. What will the hashtag be?
Josh, glad to hear you'll be joining in. Generally I have thought that the GE series offers great value wines. With 2007 an exceptional vintage, I'm interested to see what this one looks like. Hashtag will be #virtualtasting.
@winecentury Says:
Looking forward to the virtual tasting tomorrow evening.
@winecentury Glad you'll be making it.


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Overcome Any Obstacle to Eating Right
Whether you're out of what's-for-dinner ideas or just looking to upgrade your meals, let us help. We found the secret recipe for nutrient-packed, inexpensive and easy-to-prepare dishes you and your family will love.
Rethink your shopping list with these tips for dishing up a nourishing meal.
Problem #1: "Healthy foods are too pricey."
Cut back on organic. Just buy it for foods on the newly extended "Dirty Dozen" list—produce with the highest levels of pesticide residue, including apples, celery, sweet bell peppers, peaches, strawberries, imported nectarines, grapes, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers, domestic blueberries, potatoes, green beans and kale. But don't stress if you can't afford organic, says Sarah Krieger, a registered dietitian in Saint Petersburg, Florida: "The fact that you're buying fruits and veggies is more important."
Chill out. Produce is cheapest when you buy it in season, so pick up those blueberries on sale in the summer and freeze them for up to six months. Another way to enjoy pineapples, asparagus and more in the winter: buy frozen. They're time-saving too, since no washing or chopping is needed.
Buy bulk. Save almost 90% on pantry staples by shopping the bulk bins. Lentils, oats, nuts, pastas, spices and dried fruit are available in grocery stores like Whole Foods, Fresh Market, Wegmans and more. Scoop, bag and buy only what you need to cut down on waste and spend less.
Problem #2: "Takeout is all I have time for."
Simplify. Start building a repertoire of 20-minute throw-together meals like stir-fries and salads. Elizabeth Somer, R.D., author of Eat Your Way to Happiness, considers this one of her go-to dinners: Broil frozen salmon in the oven, microwave sweet potatoes and open a bag of prewashed dark leafy greens to toss with store-bought vinaigrette.
Download this cookbook for more healthy 20-minute dinner ideas
Bring kids into the kitchen. A mom of three, Krieger suggests asking children to wash produce and toss salad with dressing, stir omelets and sauces, or even season vegetables with salt and pepper. An added perk: less pickiness. "They want to eat what they make," she says.
Buy ready-cooked. Bust out of your white rice rut and speed things up with packaged precooked brown rice, lentils, polenta and other hearty sides.
Problem #3: "I have no idea what's the right amount to be eating."
Follow the rule of palm. You've probably heard that a standard serving of meat is 3 ounces, or the size of a deck of cards. But this isn't exactly accurate, since everyone in your family has different appetites and calorie needs. Instead, eat a serving of meat or grain that's the size of each person's palm, suggests Erin Palinski, R.D., author of Belly Fat Diet for Dummies.
Set the mood. Pretend you're eating in your favorite fancy restaurant by dimming the lights and playing relaxing music. According to a recent Cornell University study, that strategy helped diners eat 133 fewer calories—enough to help you lose 14 pounds in a year.
Size things up. You might be surprised to learn what a cup of cereal, a tablespoon of oil or an ounce of nuts actually looks like. "It's a common mistake to think you're pouring a tablespoon of olive oil into the pan when really it's a quarter cup—that's a difference of 360 calories!" says Somer. Measure every time you cook for a week and you'll be able to eyeball it much better.
Problem #4: "Water is my family's last-choice beverage."
Make H2O more interesting. Try this trick from Rachel Beller, R.D., nutritionist on The Biggest Loser: Add mint leaves, frozen blueberries, pomegranate seeds, lemon wedges or cucumber slices to plain water. Or create a mocktail with sparkling water, a splash of juice (cranberry, grape or pomegranate) and a lime wedge.
Put it in plain sight. Fill a pitcher with water and store it front and center in the fridge. Easy access makes it more likely that kids will drink up. Staying hydrated with cold water boosts metabolism. Plus, research shows children gain less weight if they replace just one soda a day with a calorie-free beverage.
Tote it. Moms should aim for 72 ounces of water daily to help maintain energy, since dehydration can lead to fatigue. That may seem like a tall order, but if you sip throughout the day, you'll easily reach your quota. Encourage the habit by keeping one water bottle on your desk, another on the counter at home and a third in your car. "It's a constant visual reminder," says Palinski.
Smart Food Swaps
Simple switches to go from guilty to good-for-you pleasure in no time:
Replace this: Low-fat sour creamWith: Low-fat Greek yogurtBecause: Greek yogurt cuts 40% of the calories and 2 grams of fat per 2-tablespoon serving. Try it in dips and dressings.
Replace this: Bread crumbs in your homemade meatballs or sprinkled on a casseroleWith: Wheat germBecause: Wheat germ is a superior source of brain-sharpening B vitamins and vitamin E. Substitute in a one-to-one ratio or use a half-and-half mixture, suggests Elizabeth Somer, R.D.
Replace this: Frozen french friesWith: Roasted sweet potatoes and parsnipsBecause: Oven-roasted fries let you control the fat, calories and sodium. Sweet taters and parsnips offer more calcium and fiber than white potato fries.
Replace this: Heavy cream in your favorite sauceWith: Nonfat evaporated milkBecause: "You won't miss the calories," says Candice Kumai, author of Cook Yourself Sexy, and it looks and tastes similar. Add in a one-to-one ratio.
Replace this: Ground beef in tacosWith: Tofu crumbles, soy crumbles, ground turkey or ground chickenBecause: Tofu, for example, has one-third the calories of ground beef and almost no saturated fat. Buy firm tofu, crumble with a fork and cook with taco seasoning, says natural foods chef Peter Berley, author of The Flexitarian Table.
Replace this: Boiling rice in waterWith: Boiling rice in V8 juiceBecause: This substitution sneaks in lycopene, a cancer-protective antioxidant found in tomatoes. Cook 1 cup rice in 2 cups low-sodium V8.
How Healthy Are Your Family Dinners?
1. Which best describes the color of the food on your family's plate?
a) Varying shades of beige (chicken and rice)
b) Beige (chicken and rice), and a bit of green (a few broccoli florets)
c) Red, green and yellow (vegetable medley) with some beige (chicken)
Best answer: C. A rainbow of color means everyone is getting lots of produce. Plus, introducing variety can boost veggie intake by more than half a serving, according to new Penn State research.
2. What do your kids snack on before dinner?
a) Sliced red peppers and cucumbers with hummus
b) Crackers and chips
c) Nothing—it'll ruin their appetite
Best answer: A. You eat 47% more of the food that you serve yourself first at a meal, finds Cornell University. Give kids the chance to munch on crudités before dinner to sneak in an extra serving of veggies.
3. How many times a week do you serve fish?
a) Never—my kids won't eat it
b) Twice a week
c) A few times per month
Best answer: B. Skipping fish may mean your kids are deficient in an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, a nutrient that can improve reading scores, says a recent study. If they absolutely won't eat fish, try foods fortified with DHA, like soy milk, cow's milk or eggs.
4. How often do you cook with spices?
a) Not much because my kids prefer plain foods
b) Only if a recipe calls for a specific spice
c) I try to sprinkle them on everything
Best answer: C. Spices can easily add nutrition, so use them frequently. Add turmeric, an anti-inflammatory, to rice or jarred marinara sauce. Red pepper flakes (for the adults) have been shown to boost metabolism; sprinkle in soups, stews and chili. Blood-sugar-regulating cinnamon is great on popcorn, on oatmeal or in smoothies.
5. What's a good source of protein besides meat?
a) Tofu
b) Some vegetables
c) Beans and legumes
Best answer: All the above. Children ages 9 to 18 need between 34 and 52 grams of protein daily. Look beyond chicken nuggets and burgers with a serving of tofu (9 grams of protein), a cup of asparagus (3 grams), a cup of cubed butternut squash (2 grams) or a half cup of lentils (9 grams).
Originally published in the February 2013 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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A 14-year-old boy digging a trout pond in the backyard of his father's Salt Lake City home stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an American Indian who lived about 1,000 years ago.
Experts from the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts spent Friday removing the remains, which were confirmed by medical examiners as those of a person from a millennium ago, and investigating the site for archaeological clues after ninth-grader Ali Erturk's discovery earlier in the week.
"Humans have occupied this valley for up to 10,000 years," department spokesman Geoffrey Fattah told The Salt Lake Tribune. "We do run into situations where progress runs into the ancient past."
A forensic anthropologist will analyze the remains to try to learn more, including the person's sex and cultural affiliation. A report will go to the state Division of Indian Affairs, which will try to determine whether the remains are linked to current tribes, Fattah said. A tribe may claim the remains and perform interment rites.
Other private property in Salt Lake City has occasionally yielded Native American graves. The department typically receives about six reports of ancient remains statewide each year, Fattah said.
Erturk said he had been working on the trout pond for a couple of weeks until he discovered what he initially thought was just an animal bone.
"When I saw it looked like a human skull, then it definitely was a bit creepy," he told KTVX-TV. "I really do think there's other bones nearby, and I don't think that it's that unlikely or that lucky that I stumbled across this."
Fattah urged the public to contact law enforcement authorities if human remains are unearthed so they can be removed professionally and respectfully. Erturk's father notified Salt Lake City police after his son's discovery.


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In Matthew Emerton's comment on Terry Tao's blog, he speaks about learning etale cohomology or the theory of Neron models as "black boxes". By this he means that you can learn what the theory is about and how to use it, without going into the detailed proofs of why they can be used.
Which theories (e.g. etale cohomology) can be learned as black boxes?
And where would one go (e.g. find lecture notes) to learn something like that?
Notes on something like this would ideally give you an idea of what is going on, give examples, and most importantly illustrate how they would be used to solve problems. I am mainly interested in arithmetic algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory, so I would especially like to know about "black boxes" in this direction, though "black boxes" in other areas might also be worth knowing about.


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Modern languages professor publishes essay on Gloria Fuertes's poetry
Doug Benson, professor of modern languages, published an article in a new collection of critical essays on the poetry of Gloria Fuertes.
Benson published "Hearing Voices: Transtextuality and Heterglossia in Gloria Fuertes's Mujer de veso en pecho" in "In Her Words: Critical Studies on Gloria Fuertes." The collection of essays was published by Bucknell University Press.


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How to Plan Meals Economically
Whether you're feeding yourself or a family, mealtimes present a challenge when you want to be economical without sacrificing your favorites. You want tasty meals that everyone will enjoy and that won't send your budget into cardiac arrest.
Find a breakfast you and your wallet will love. Make homemade versions of frequently purchased breakfast items, such as frozen waffles or instant oatmeal.
Also, use leftovers: Cold pizza makes a nice breakfast. So does a cheese enchilada or some vegetarian lasagna from dinner the night before.
Brown-bag it in style for lunch. Bringing homemade lunch items with you to work or school is a surefire way to save money every day during the week. Keep these tips in mind:
Be creative with your menu. Vary your menu from day to day to keep your palate happy.
Spice it up. Add fresh herbs or fancier condiments (horseradish for that roast beef sandwich).
Go for the extraordinary. Instead of run-of-the-mill cheese cubes, pack a variety of cheeses with a couple slices of shaved ham, a few olives, some fruit, and crackers.
Save on scrumptious dinners. Here are a few ideas to help you save money and still end up with a great dinner:
Serve breakfast for dinner. Bacon and eggs may be a fairly expensive breakfast to serve the family, but it's a very cheap meal compared to most dinner menus.
Focus on the sides. Make dinner a small serving of chicken with a large tossed salad and a generous serving of steamed vegetables or rice.
Serve salad. A chef salad, for example, includes a little meat and a lot of vegetables.


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Hotel Buyuk Londra is one of the few establishments managing to survive from that era to our time. Passing through many renovations, the hotel nevertheless still graciously reflects the atmosphere of the 1900's.
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Few actors have left as many posthumous projects behind upon their deaths as Paul Walker, who was in the midst of tackling a handful of projects before his horrific fatal car accident late last year. In addition to his unfinished work on the seventh Fast And Furious film, the actor was also meant to be taking the reins of video game spinoff Agent 47. He did complete one final full role before he died, however, as the lead in Brick Mansions, and it looks like that picture will be the last full performances we ever see from the prolific leading man.
Deadline reports that Brick Mansions, which had yet to select a release date, will now debut on April 25th. The thriller, which comes our way from Relativity Media, is a remake of the French action film District B-13, a parkour actioner set in the slums of France. The new version sets the mayhem in the middle of Detroit, as Walker's undercover cop, Damien, must team up with a free-running rogue (David Belle, reprising his role from the original) in order to take down a vicious drug lord. Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri, who collaborated on the original's script for director Pierre Morel (Taken), have returned to pen the remake along with Besson's frequent collaborator Robert Mark Kamen. Brick Mansions will be the directorial debut of Camille Delamare, an editor who has worked on previous Besson projects like Taken 2 and Columbiana.
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Caspian Sea kăs´pēən [key], Lat. Mare Caspium or Mare Hyrcanium, salt lake, c.144,000 sq mi (373,000 sq km), between Europe and Asia; the largest lake in the world. It is bordered on the northeast by Kazakhstan, on the southeast by Turkmenistan, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Azerbaijan, and on the northwest by Russia. The Caspian's surface lies 92 ft (28 m) below sea level. It reaches its maximum depth, c.3,200 ft (980 m), in the south; the shallow northern half averages only about 17 ft (5 m). The Caucasus Mts. rise from the southwestern shore, and the Elburz Mts. parallel the southern coast. The Caspian receives the Volga (which supplies more than 75% of its inflow), Ural, Emba, Kura, and Terek rivers, but has no outlet. The rate of evaporation is particularly high in the eastern inlet called Garabogazkol , which is exploited for salt. Variations in evaporation account for great changes in the size of the sea during the course of history. The damming and diversion of the Volga's water for industrial and residential use have been the leading reasons for the lowering of the Caspian's water level, a problem of serious proportions. The chief ports on the Caspian are Bakı , a major oil center, and Astrakhan , at the mouth of the Volga. Underlying the Caspian are some of the world's largest oil reserves, and the five surrounding countries, all with major stakes in oil-field development, have disputed zones of control, although Russia has signed territorial agreements with Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The Caspian also has important fisheries. The northern part of the sea is the chief source of beluga caviar, but the destruction of spawning areas and illegal fishing has greatly reduced the number of sturgeon, and fishing quotas have been imposed. In 2003 a framework treaty for the protection of the sea's environment was signed by four of the surrounding nations; Turkmenistan did not sign.
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