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Polar M430. In the growing market of running products that can track heart rate, pace and several other performance metrics, Polar M430 stands out for two major reasons," says Marco Suvilaakso, Chief Strategy Officer at Polar. "First, Polar has put 40 years of research and development into creating highly accurate technology, which is why so many athletes continue to seek our products. What makes Polar even more unique is that we then go beyond just providing accurate data; we turn it into actionable guidance. Our Smart Coaching features can show users how they benefitted a single training or over time, how their performance translates into an expected race finish time, and even provide adaptive running training programs that sync to the watch. Combined, these elements make Polar M430 a distinguished running watch in the category."
Polar's industry-leading accuracy, paired with the company's proprietary Smart Coaching and adaptive Polar Running Program, make Polar M430 the stand-out running watch in the category. An all-in-one device, Polar M430 provides wrist-based heart rate measurement during training, integrated GPS and core running metrics, and sleep tracking and recovery metrics. Reliable heart rate technology and hardware is not something Polar takes lightly, which is why their latest running watch features Polar's industry-leading heart rate algorithms, designed and tested for reliability, as well as a proprietary optical heart rate solution with 6-LEDs optimized for Polar M430.
Providing trusted metrics is only a piece of the experience; what truly sets Polar M430 apart is Polar's ability to take running data and make it actionable. Paired with Polar Flow, Polar M430 is transformed into a reliable running coach that can provide personalized feedback, an adaptive training plan, and live guidance for athletes during various stages of their training sessions. Polar's Running Program considers training history, gauges current activity levels, accounts for a final goal date and then builds a personal running program in seconds. Runners can upload daily training plans to Polar M430 to follow, for example, interval guidance and heart rate zones during runs, and access Polar's strength and core training videos in the Polar Flow app to incorporate in weekly training. Other advanced Smart Coaching features include Running Index, which uses data to show the efficiency of an athlete's running; Fitness Test, which enables athletes to gauge their current fitness levels and see progress along the way; and Training Benefit, which provides feedback immediately after a training session to explain the benefits of a workout.
I recently joined Polar's team of endurance athletes, and what immediately drew me to the brand was not only their consistent and reliable running data, but also their passion for making that data understandable to anyone," said Molly Huddle, Olympic runner and American record holder. "As a pro, I have coaches guiding me through trainings, reviewing my data, and tracking how I'm performing daily as well as over time. But most runners, even many international class runners, don't have that luxury. These athletes need the proper training guidance and the Polar M430 delivers just that. It becomes your coach, keeping you on track during a session and, post-workout, making training and recovery easy to understand.
51 g
12 mm
Display size
128 x 128 px high resolution display
Integrated GPS with SiRFInstantFix™ satellite prediction technology
Activity sensor
Manual and auto laps
Vibra alert
Water resistant (suitable for swimming)
8 MB Flash memory
Rechargeable 240 mAh lithium polymer battery
Battery duration up to 8 hours of training time with GPS and optical heart rate
Custom USB cable for data sync with PC or Mac
Bluetooth Smart with mobile and sensors
Polar Flow web service compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, OS X 10.8, or later, and PC Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, or later
Polar Flow mobile app compatibility
Updatable software
UI languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Polish, Russian, Turkish, Czech, Indonesian
- Continuous heart reate
Follow your heart rate around the clock with Polar's continuous wrist-based heart rate solution.
Continuous heart rate complements Polar's 24/7 activity tracking. The combination of continuous heart rate measurement and 24/7 activity tracking takes into account the intensity of your activity more comprehensively – even activities with very little arm movement (such as cycling or walking with grocery bags) can be counted towards your daily activity goal and calorie burn more accurately. The heart rate graph in the Polar Flow app and web service shows how your heart rate varies during the day, and you'll also get to know your highest and lowest daytime heart rate and your lowest night-time heart rate.
Polar's continuous heart rate solution is intelligent, dynamic and optimised to complement 24/7 activity tracking in the best possible way. Your wrist unit checks your heart rate at regular short intervals, and if it detects that your heart rate is elevated, it automatically starts to record it. When your heart rate goes down, the recording stops automatically. The automatic heart rate recording also begins when the accelerometer on your wrist unit detects a high activity level. This way, your Polar device makes sure you get credit for all those important active moments in your day.
- 24/7 Activity Tracking
Tracks your daily activity at five intensity levels for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provides a complete picture of all of your activity. It counts your active time, daily burnt calories, steps, distance from steps and sleep.
It's based on the analyses of the frequency, intensity and regularity of your movements together with your physical information.
Intensity levels are:
- Resting (sleep and rest, lying down)
- Sitting (sitting or other passive behavior)
- Low (standing work, light household chores)
- Medium (walking and other moderate activities)
- High (jogging, running and other intense activities)
You can also see how different activity intensities accumulate daily activity: the higher the intensity, the faster you'll reach your activity goal. Find more examples for low, medium and high intensity activities in Polar Flow app and web service.
-Sleep plus:
Most adults need eight hours of sleep, but sleep needs vary from person to person. It is recommended that adults get between 7 to 9 hours of sleep. Your sleep needs are affected by several factors like individual characteristics, training load, mental stress, body's condition and possible sleep debt.
Polar Sleep Plus automatically detects the timing, amount, and quality of your sleep based on your wrist movements.
-Sleep time shows the total time between when you fell asleep and when you wake up.
- Actual sleep shows how much of your sleep time was actually spent asleep.
- Interruptions show you how much time you spent awake during the night.
- Sleep continuity tells you how continuous your sleep was on a scale of 1-5, where 5 reflects uninterrupted sleep. The lower the value the more fragmented your sleep was.
You can set your preferred sleep time to define how long you aim to sleep every night. You can also rate your sleep. You´ll receive feedback on how you slept based on your sleep data, your preferred sleep time and your sleep rating.
Monitor your long-term sleeping patterns in Polar Flow. By following your sleep patterns you can see if they're affected by any changes in your daily life and find the right balance of rest, daily activity and training.
- Activity goal:
We need physical activity to stay healthy. The Activity Goal helps and motivates you to stay active all day long. Your device tells you your daily Activity Goal and guides you on how to reach it. It's based on your personal details chosen level of activity and general health recommendations. The activity bar on your device fills up during the day based on the duration and intensity of your activity.
You can stay active at a moderate pace throughout the day or meet your goal faster with more intense activities. Your device helps you to reach your daily activity goal by giving practical guidance like ´walk for 50 minutes or jog for 20 minutes´. You can find more tips on how to reach your Activity Goal in the Polar Flow app and web service.
The foundation of Polar Activity Goal is in evidence-based physical activity guidelines which establish the minimal amount of physical activity needed to achieve important health benefits. The health benefits include healthy body weight, healthy bones, muscles and joints, psychological well-being, and reduced risk of certain diseases.
-Active time:
Includes the cumulative time you spend on your feet and on the move. In other words, low, medium and high intensity activities are considered Active Time. To get more active time, avoid sitting or break it up regularly with short walks.
Research has shown that both the reduced time spent inactive and breaks in inactivity have health associations. Replacing two hours of sitting per day by low intensity activity consumes calories equivalent to brisk walking for 30 minutes.
You can see the time spent on different intensity levels in the Polar Flow app and web service.
-Steps and distance:
Your device counts your steps and the distance you walk during the day. Your steps are estimated based on the frequency, intensity and regularity of your wrist movements.
- Activity Summary:
Stores all your daily physical activity. You can easily follow your daily and long-term physical activity in Polar Flow app and web service. The total active time is the cumulative time of body movements that are good for your body and health.
You will find detailed information in the Polar Flow app and web service, like time spent at different activity intensity levels, average of daily goal completion, calories burned and steps taken, amount of inactivity alerts and sleep time and quality.
- Activity benefit:
Tracks all your active choices during the day and shows how they help you stay healthy. Strong scientific evidence exists on the numerous benefits of physical activity. Activity benefits include, e.g. heart health, muscle and bone health, stress reduction and sleep quality.
The Activity Benefit rewards you by giving you daily, weekly and monthly feedback, because the more regularly you move, the greater the health benefits. You can check up on how you´re doing either from the Polar Flow app or web service.
- Inactivity Alert:
Reminds you to get up and avoid sitting and standing still for too long – even on those days when you gain enough daily activity. Being inactive has a negative impact on your blood circulation, metabolism and energy expenditure.
After 55 minutes of being inactive your device gives you an Inactivity Alert which reminds you to add active breaks to your daily routines. If you continue being inactive for more than one hour, you will see an inactivity stamp in your daily activity data.
You won't get any Inactivity alerts during night time
- Sleep Duration and Quality:
Your training computer automatically tracks the duration of your sleep and shows in the Polar Flow app and web service how restful your sleep has been.
Most adults do very well with eight hours of sleep, but sleep needs may vary from about six to nine hours. Your sleep needs are affected by several factors like individual characteristics, training load, mental stress, body's condition and possible sleep debt.
By following your sleeping patterns you can see if they're affected by any changes in your daily life and find the right balance of rest, daily activity and training.
An assessment of sleep quality relies on your wrist movements. The periods when you sleep peacefully and don't move a lot are calculated as restful sleep. The periods when you move and change your position are calculated as restless sleep.
- Running Program
Train for a running event with a personalised and adaptable running plan in Polar Flow. Choose one of four events, 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon, and get a comprehensive training plan that fits you and your goals.
Depending on your choices and activity levels, you will receive a personal running program that can range from 9 to 15 weeks. Running Program also offers a base-building phase that can work for months before the start of the actual running plan.
Running Program gives you easy-to-follow instructions, motivational guidance and supportive exercises with video instructions that take the guesswork out of training.
During individual training sessions, compatible Polar products guide you in real-time. You can see your target heart rate zone and target duration and adjust your training for optimal results.
-Speed and distance from the wrist
Measure your speed and distance from the movement of your wrist. Use running related sport profiles or walking and let the accelerometer track your distance and speed - indoors and out.
For accurate readings, remember to specify your handedness and other physical settings.
- Running cadence from the wrist
Running cadence is the number of steps you take per minute, divided by two. Running cadence from the wrist is measured by the accelerometer in the wrist unit so there is no need for any extra equipment, such as footpods.
Paying attention to running cadence helps you improve your running efficiency and avoid injuries. A low cadence, for example, could mean that you're overstriding and putting undue stress on your body.
- Wrist-based heart rate measurement
In Polar wrist-based heart rate measurement heart rate monitoring is integrated into a device that can be worn on your wrist. It enables you to quickly and easily check your heart rate by entering training mode in your device. It measures your heart rate accurately and easily, and gives training guidance on how to train at the right intensity. The Polar wrist-based heart rate measurement is based on Polar proprietary optical heart rate module to give the best possible results, with an emphasis on both design and functionality.
One of the key factors in wrist-based heart rate measurement, in ensuring an accurate reading from a wrist-based device, is ensuring a proper fit. The watch should sit behind the wrist bone, with the back of the watch fitting snugly against your wrist, but obviously not so tight as to prevent blood circulation or feel uncomfortable.
-Heart reate
Heart rate (HR) is an excellent measure of exercise and your training intensity. In the human body heart rate is regulated to match the demands of the body and the environment. When exercise intensity increases, heart rate also increases to match the increased rate of energy expenditure and oxygen uptake.
Heart rate can be expressed as the absolute number of beats per minute (bpm) or as a percentage of your maximum heart rate (% HRmax) or heart rate reserve (% HRR). Absolute heart rate during training is not very informative on its own, but when it's expressed and interpreted in relation to HRmax or HRR it determines individual exercise intensity.
Your heart rate value in beats per minute (e.g. 125 bpm) is individual and cannot be compared to another person´s value. A percentage of your maximum heart rate value on the other hand is comparable. For instance your friend may have a higher heart rate value in bpm, but the percentage of your individual HRmax can be the same. This means that you have the same relative training intensity.
Maximum heart rate (HRmax) is the highest number of heart beats per minute (bpm) during physical exertion. HRmax is individual and may somewhat decrease as you age. It sets the individual reference value for your training intensity and is used in the calculation of the default heart rate zones and many Polar Smart Coaching features.
An age-based HRmax is a rough estimate of your maximum heart rate, and it is used as default in most Polar training computers. The most reliable and safest way to determine your HRmax is to have it measured in a maximal laboratory test.
- Heart rate zones
Provide an easy way to adjust and monitor the intensity of your training. By using hear rate zones you can also follow heart rate-based training programs. The default zones are based on your HRmax.
Different training intensities have different training benefits, for instance light intensity enhances basic aerobic endurance and hard intensity improves your body's ability to sustain high intensity exercise and your maximal oxygen uptake.
The default heart rate zones are divided into five intensity zones based on the percentage of your maximum heart rate:
Very light (50–60% HRmax)
Light (60–70% HRmax)
Moderate (70–80% HRmax)
Hard (80–90% HRmax)
Maximum (90–100% HRmax)
You can define the zone limits yourself as you want. More detailed information about this can be found in the Polar Flow web service.
-Speed/ Pace zones
Provide an easy way to choose and monitor the intensity of your training based on speed or pace. Speed/pace zones help you vary your training by using different intensities for optimal effects. Speed/pace will be affected for instance by uphill, which usually reduce your pace but increase your heart rate and exercise intensity.
Speed/Pace zones work just like heart rate zones even if speed/pace reacts to change instantly whereas heart rate takes a few moments to reach the new intensity level. There are five zones, and you can use the default ones, but we recommend you to define your own. You can also create training targets based on the zones, and receive guidance on your training computer during training.
Speed/Pace zones are supported in running, cycling, rowing and canoeing sports.
More detailed information about this can be found in the Polar Flow web service.
Keeps you training at certain intensity. With ZoneLock you can target and lock a specific training zone during your training session. When you are out of the preset heart rate/speed/pace or power zones, the training computer will give a visual and audio alarm.
A moving symbol in zone display in your training computer showing whether you are inside the pre-set or desired target zone. This feature helps you to reach the desired intensity/pace/speed targets.
-Polar Fitness test
stimates your aerobic fitness at rest without any exertion in just five minutes. The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and tells on what aerobic fitness level you are compared with people of the same age and gender.
The test is based on resting heart rate, heart rate variability, gender, age, height, body weight and your self-assessment of the level of long-term physical activity. You can compare your value to the population norms, the average values of people of the same age and gender.
Polar Fitness Test can motivate you to start, maintain or increase physical exercise.
To be able to follow the progress, the test should always be carried out under the same conditions, meaning at the same time of day, in a peaceful environment, and following a light training day or a day of rest.
-Running index
Your Running Index score is calculated automatically after every run. It is based on a combination of HRmax and HRrest as well as your heart rate, speed and altitude (available on Polar V800) during each training session.
You will get an estimate of your running performance (maximal aerobic running performance as a theoretical VO2max value in ml/min/kg). A higher reading indicates that you have better cardiorespiratory/aerobic fitness.
The Running Index gives you information about your performance level, which is a sum of both aerobic fitness and running economy. Improvement means that running at a given pace requires less effort, or that your pace is faster at a given level of exertion.
Temporary factors, such as weather conditions, heat or stress, can affect your Running Index. That's why we recommend you follow long-term trends instead of daily fluctuations.
In the Polar Flow web service, you can see your long-term average and your estimated finishing times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon runs.
-Smart calories
Calculates the number of calories burned based on your individual data: your weight, height, age, gender, HRmax, HRrest, VO2max, and the intensity of your training/activity.
Heart rate-based calorie calculation is used when heart rate is measured, and it measures burned calories the most accurately also in conditions like cycling or lifting weights. Activity-based calorie calculation is used in training computers and activity trackers, when heart rate is not available.
You can see the cumulative energy expenditure (in kilocalories, kcal) during exercise and total kilocalories of the session after exercise. You can also follow your total daily calories.
- Training benefits
Helps you to understand how each training session benefits your fitness. It also gives you motivating feedback immediately after exercise. With the Training Benefit feature, you can make your training more varied by altering your training intensity and duration.
The Training Benefit feedback is based on exercise intensity and duration. It reads into how much time you spend and how many calories you burn in each intensity zone. You get a quick overview after each session and for more detailed feedback, you can either check your training file from your training computer or later in the Polar Flow app or web service.
- Training load
Training Load shows you how strenuous your training session was and helps you compare the load of different workouts. For example, you can compare the load of a long low intensity cycling session to that of a short high intensity running session.
Training Load is based on the intensity and duration of a training session. The intensity of a session is measured mainly by using your heart rate. The calculation is further affected by your personal information, such as age, sex, weight, VO2max and training history.
Your aerobic and anaerobic threshold values are used in the calculation. In addition, the sport you are doing is taken into account via a sport specific factor, which improves the calculation accuracy.
Available in Polar Flow.
in Flow web service
-Recovery status
Recovery Status helps you to find balance between training and rest and estimates how much training load you can tolerate. It keeps track of your cumulative load – that is, the intensity, volume and frequency of your training as well as your daily activity measured by a Polar wrist unit. Recovery Status takes your training background into account and estimates your current and future level of physical strain.
Too much training in relation to time for recovery may lead to fatigue and decrease in performance. On the other hand, with too little training within a time frame, you may not take advantage of your whole capacity. By keeping an eye on your recovery status you can plan your training so that you avoid over- and undertraining.
The four Recovery Status levels are:
Very strained
You can see your Recovery Status in the Polar Flow web service. V800 users can see their Recovery Status also on the V800's display.
in Flow web service
-Back to start
Directs you to your starting point in the shortest distance possible (straight line distance), as well as shows the distance to your starting point.
Distance (km, mi) can be set and measured in several ways. Training distance tells you the distance traveled during a training session. Lap distance tells you the distance of one lap.
-Altitude, ascent/descent
Allows you to identify your current altitude and to determine altitude-related conditions. Your current altitude is shown as meters/feet and ascended and descended meters/feet. Altitude is measured either with GPS or an atmospheric air pressure sensor (V800, V650, M450, M460).
-Sport profiles
Allows you to choose the sport relevant for your training from over a hundred Polar sports with sport-specific reports. You can get the most valuable information for you from your chosen sport.
All sport profiles are based on certain logic and the most common (endurance) sports are enhanced with Polar-specific multipliers affecting calorie and training load calculation.
You can choose and adjust your own favourite sports and define specific settings for each one in Polar Flow. In more advanced training computers you can get tailored views during your training and choose what data you want to follow during training, for instance heart rate or just speed and distance.
-User-adjustable training displays
You can tailor your training views to fit your needs. Customize your training views in the sport profiles settings in Polar Flow.
Built-in GPS provides accurate speed and distance measurement for a range of outdoor sports, and allows you to see your route on the map in the Polar Flow app and web service after your session.
Provides a fast GPS satellite fix. A-GPS data tells your wrist device the predicted positions of the GPS satellites and makes it possible to get signals from them within seconds, even under difficult signal conditions.
The A-GPS data file is valid for up to 13 days on your training computer. To ensure a faster fix time, make sure to sync your training computer with Polar Flow app or FlowSync on a regular basis.
-GPS Power save mode
Allows you to save the battery life of your training computer during long training sessions by adjusting the GPS interval from 1 second to 30 or 60 seconds. A longer interval gives you more recording time, while a shorter interval allows you to record more detailed data.
-End Time Estimator
Estimates your end time based on your current speed and a pre-set target distance.
See your speed/pace on your device during your workout and in Flow afterwards. You can also set a target based on your speed/pace training zones. You can view your current, average and maximum speed/pace.
-Training targets
You can create training targets in Polar Flow and save them to your training diary or as favourites for later use. Sync your targets to your training device. You can set phased targets with heart rate or speed/pace guidance to create an interval workout or add simple training targets, such as 'burn 700 kcal cycling' or 'run 30 minutes'.
Your device will guide you throughout your training. You will get an alert on your device when you need to slow down or speed up to make sure your training goes as targeted.
After the training session you can analyse your result and compare it with your target in Polar Flow.
- Training history
Stores your recent training files. Memory capacity and number of stored training files varies according to training computer and what and how much data is included in files (e.g. heart rate, GPS). Certain languages also affect the memory capacity.
- Training diary
Allows you to easily follow up on your past training and activity as well as your planned training sessions four weeks ahead and back in time. Information shown includes: training plans, individual training results, tests.
In Polar Flow web service you can follow your diary in a daily, weekly or monthly view.
- Interval Timers
Allows you to do interval training and helps you to know when it's time to switch from a harder to a lighter period and vice versa. You can set two timers for any interval workout, based on distance or time, and repeat then as many time as you want.
- Laps, manual
Allows you to take laps on the go whenever you wan
- Laps, automatic
Set your automatic laps in the Polar Flow web service based on a certain time frequency or distance.
- Personal Best
Tracks your personal bests like calories, distance or speed/pace during the exercise, and notifies you after a training session when you have broken your record.
- Autostop/start
When Autostop/start is on, your training computer automatically starts and stops the recording as you start or stop moving during training.
- Cadence
Measures your running cadence by counting how many steps you take in a minute. The sensor measures your current, average and maximum cadence values. You can see your cadence on your wrist unit during your run and in the Polar Flow app and web service afterwards.
Cadence can be calculated as the total number of steps you take or as the number of steps one foot takes in a minute. In Polar products, cadence is calculated as the number of times one foot hits the ground. If you want to know the total number of steps you take in a minute, multiply the cadence value from your Polar device by two.
- Distance
Measures distance for a training session and gives you lap, trip and total distance values.
You can see the distance in your training computer during your cycling session and in the Polar Flow app and web service afterwards.
- Average stride length
Gives accurate and highly responsive average stride length measurements for improving your running technique and efficiency.
You can see the average stride length in your training computer during your training session and in the Polar Flow app and web service afterwards.
- Speed/Pace
Measures your speed/pace wirelessly and accurately and gives you current, average and maximum speed/pace values.
You can see the speed/pace in your training computer during your training session and in Flow app and web service afterwards.
- Setup via mobile
Set up your device with your phone and the Polar Flow app.
- Battery life
Training time: 8h
- Measurement
Weight: 51g
Resolution: 128X128
- Water resistance
-Rechargeable battery
-USB cable
- Display texts in languages
Simplified Chinese
- Bluetooth Smart
Connects your Polar device and possible sensors to each other and enables you to sync your data via mobile. It is a standardized, wireless communication technology that is optimized for low power consumption and based on an open platform.
Once paired, the Bluetooth Smart sensor is automatically locked to transmit data to your training computer. The training computer picks up your data from your transmitter only.
- Smart Notifications
Allows you to stay up to date when wearing your training computer in your everyday life. You will receive alerts from incoming calls, messages and push notifications from social media apps and see them on the display of your training computer.
During training you can see who's calling and decide if you want to pick up or keep on enjoying your workout.
You can define which notifications you wish to receive in your phone's settings or turn off notifications altogether from your training computer.
- Vibration alert
- Alarm
- Button lock
Keeps the buttons of your training computer safety locked avoiding any undesired accidental presses.
- Backlight
- Date and weekday indicator
- Time of day (12/24h)
-Firmware update
Allows you to update the software to the latest version with a USB
- Diary
Offers an easy way to follow your training, activity and progress in the Polar Flow web service. You can see your data in a daily, monthly or weekly view.
The Diary data includes e.g. completed training sessions and plans, test results and your daily activity.
- Running Index analysis
See how your running performance is developing. Based on your long-term progress, Running Index analysis predicts your event finish times for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon runs.
-Season Planning
-Map view
Gives you a map view of your training route in the Polar Flow web service when GPS used. On the map you can examine your training data in further detail.
- Relive
Creates a video presenting your previous training routes and allows you to see the highlights of the session. The video is available in the Polar Flow web service and you can share it with your friends and contacts in the Polar Flow community.
- Explore
Allows you to see and discover public training sessions that other users have shared by browsing the map in the Polar Flow web service.
-Social feed
Be a part of the Polar training community and meet other Polar trainers there. You can share your own achieves, like training sessions or activity summaries or you can follow and comment other trainers´ training session or activity summary.
- Instant activity and training analysis
Gives you an instant, visual summary of one training session or your activity in the Polar Flow app. You can follow your activity in daily, weekly or monthly view.
- Advanced activity and training analysis
Allows you to easily analyze every detail of your training and long-term physical activity in the Flow web service. You can also get a deeper insight into your training analyses, for example compare your heart rate against speed, view detailed lap information or analyze your performance related to the route.
Besides the many details you get about your physical activity and all the health benefits that come with it, you can also get practical guidance how to reach your Activity Goal and see your inactive periods.
-Training planning
Create detailed training targets in the Flow web service. You can save them to your training diary or as favorites for later use and sync them to your training computer.
You can set for example calorie, time or distance based targets or phased heart rate or speed/pace based targets. With your training targets you can ensure that you gain the desired training effect.
During training you can easily follow the guidance on your training computer and get notification with relevant information on the display with audio or vibration alert.
After your training session you can make a deeper analysis in the Polar Flow web service how you succeeded compared to your target
- Sport profile settings
Allows you to choose the sport relevant for your training from over a hundred Polar sports with sport-specific reports. You can get the most valuable information for you from your chosen sport.
All sport profiles are based on certain logic and the most common (endurance) sports are enhanced with Polar-specific multipliers affecting calorie and training load calculation.
You can choose and adjust your own favourite sports and define specific settings for each one in Polar Flow. In more advanced training computers you can get tailored views during your training and choose what data you want to follow during training, for instance heart rate or just speed and distance
- Progress follow-up
Offers you a practical tool to follow your development with reports and graphs over longer periods. In Week, Month and Year reports you can choose the sport you want to include to the report. In Custom period you can choose both the period and the sport.
- Compatibility
Compatible with PC Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and later
Compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7, OS X 10.8, and later
Compatible with Polar Flow web service
Compatible with Polar Flow mobile app via Bluetooth Smart
- Data export
Allows you to manually export data of your training session to third party apps and services as TCX, GPX or CSV files. You can also zip the files for faster download.
E.g. you can export a specific route in GPX format or a training session including key training data like route, heart rate, calories and cadence in TCX format.
- Training history export (from polarpersonaltrainer.com to Polar Flow)
You can transfer the training results and fitness test results from polarpersonaltrainer.com to Polar Flow with the following Polar products: RCX3, RCX5, RC3 GPS, CS500, CS500+, RS300X, RS800CX, CS600X, FT80, FT60, FT40 and FT7. It's possible to transfer either a single training or fitness test result or up to 25 results at a time.
Log into Polar Flow with your polarpersonaltrainer.com username and password. The training and fitness test results are transferred from your polarpersonaltrainer.com account to the corresponding account in Polar Flow (the account with the same username and password). Note that you can't choose the account you transfer the results to.
-3rd party compatibility
Offers an easy way to connect your Polar training device with 3rd party services.
Your training and daily activity details are automatically sent and available to be used in the services where you allow it. Now you can be connected for example with Strava, TrainingPeaks, Apple Health Kit, Google Fit, MyFitnessPal and MapMyFitness,
Polar is actively developing new 3rd party compatible services and will update the information constantly.
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Miguel Cabrera is the first to win the Triple Crown in 45 years. Should he be the AL MVP?
Some experts are promoting Mike Trout from the Angels. Trout had good offensive numbers and played a great center field. The Angels played much better once Trout was put in the lineup. But they fell short of the playoffs.
Cabrera led the league in three traditionally important offensive categories. He was not a liability on defense like some predicted he would be. He had a strong September, and his team made the playoffs.
My vote goes to Cabrera.
Triple Crown vs. MVP
Started by Guest_95 Z Out_*, Oct 09 2012 08:49 AM
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#1 Guest_95 Z Out_*
Posted 09 October 2012 - 08:49 AM
Posted 09 October 2012 - 06:04 PM
My vote goes to Cabrera, but I literally won't be mad at all if Trout makes it. One thing everyone overlooks with him when it comes to the playoff debate is he wasn't there opening day. By the time he got to the majors the Angels were 6-14, and I believe they were a top 3 team in the AL from that point on. No proof they make the playoffs if he's there the first 20 games, but I'd give them better odds.
What wins the award for Cabrera to me was the performance down the stretch. When both teams needed their big guys to step up most, Trout struggled while Cabrera took his game to another level.
What wins the award for Cabrera to me was the performance down the stretch. When both teams needed their big guys to step up most, Trout struggled while Cabrera took his game to another level.
Posted 09 October 2012 - 09:05 PM
Cabrera without a doubt. His team won their division too. Angels spent all the money and now enjoying the off season why the A's are still playing. Gotta love it.
Posted 11 October 2012 - 06:19 AM
Have to agree with Dawg here, Cabrera's September clilnched it for me. That said, Trout is a hell of a player and is going to be a lot of fun to watch for a very long time. Can't really go wrong with the choice, Cabrera is the game's best pure hitter and Trout is the game's best total package of speed, power and defense. Lot of good young talent out there with Trout, Harper, Sale of the White Sox, Frazie of Cincy and plenty others.
Posted 13 October 2012 - 06:03 AM
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First bishop of the hierarchy of the United States, first Bishop and Archbishop of Baltimore. His father, Daniel Carroll, a native of Ireland, was a successful merchant in Upper Marlboro, Maryland; his mother, Eleanor Darnall, was closely related to the wife of Charles Carroll of Carrollton; his brother, Daniel Carroll (1733 – 1829), was a member of the Colonial Congress (1780 – 1784) and of the new Congress (1789 – 1791) and was one of the two Catholic signers of the Constitution in 1787.
John Carroll was educated at the Jesuit school at Bohemia Manor in Maryland, and at the Jesuit College of Saint Omer in French Flanders. In 1753 he entered the Society of Jesus, studied at Liege, Belgium, and was ordained on 14 February 1761. Four years of teaching philosophy and theology at Liege and Bruges, Belgium and a winter spent traveling in Europe as tutor to Lord Stourton's son, were followed by his return to Maryland in 1774 after the suppression of the Society. Volunteer missionary in Maryland and Virginia occupied his time.
In 1776, at the request of the Continental Congress, he accompanied Charles Carroll, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Chase on a mission to Canada in a vain endeavor to secure the cooperation, or the neutrality, of that country in the Revolution. At the close of the war his patriotism and wisdom were largely instrumental in reorganizing the infant Church of the United States, free of the jurisdiction of the Vicar-General of London, under which the Colonial Church had been for a century, and independent of any foreign power. As the choice of his associates in 1784, he was appointed by the pope as Superior of the Missions of the United States, which then included less than 30,000 Catholics. In 1788 his name was submitted to Rome, by permission of the Holy See, as an episcopal candidate selected by twenty-four out of twenty-six assembled priests, and he was named Bishop of Baltimore on 6 November 1789, his diocese reaching from Georgia to Maine and westward to the Mississippi River. He was consecrated in the chapel of Thomas Weld at Lulworth Castle, England, 15 August 1790, by the Right Reverend Charles Walmesley, Vicar Apostolic of London.
Among the difficulties with which he had to cope were the extravagant claims of lay trustees, the question of nationalism in parish churches, and the occasional intrusion of unworthy priests. In 1791 he called the first Synod of Baltimore, attended by 22 priests. The same year, the opening of Georgetown College, founded on his plans, took place, and Sulpicians from France inaugurated the beginnings of Saint Mary's College and Seminary. Bishop Carroll conferred Holy Orders, for the first time within the territory of the thirteen States, on Reverend Stephen Badin in 1793. In 1800 he consecrated his co-adjutor, Right Reverend Leonard Neale. Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Louisiana and the Two Floridas on 1 September 1805. In 1806 he laid the corner-stone of the Cathedral of the Assumption which replaced Saint Peter's pro-Cathedral in 1824. The suffragan sees of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected in 1808, and the pallium conferred on Archbishop Carroll on 8 April. He lived to see the restoration of the Society of Jesus in 1814, having reorganized it in his diocese in 1805. Active always in civic affairs, he was president of the Female Humane Charity School of Baltimore, head of the Library Company, and one of the three trustees of Saint John's College at Annapolis, Maryland. At his death clergy in the United States numbered about 85.
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Garden Detective: April chores
The garden comes to life this month, with smiling pansies, cheerful daffodils and perky tulips. All this elation is accompanied, of course, by weeds, insects and diseases, so while you're reveling in the return of joy to your garden, keep your guard up and keep on top of these chores.
1. When shopping for spring annuals, don't be April-fooled by those in bloom: Plants without buds will actually bloom sooner.
2. It's time to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.
3. Fertilize flowering bulbs growing in containers at half strength with every second watering.
4. Uncover the fig tree on a cloudy day.
5. If seedlings started indoors are growing leggy, pinch off their tips.
6. Plant fruit trees while they're still dormant.
7. Plant blackberries and raspberries. Try Brazleberry Shortcake, a thornless drawf raspberry you can grow in a pot.
8. Install a drip-irrigation system to direct water straight to roots.
9. Plant strawberries in a sunny spot, away from where tomatoes, peppers or potatoes have grown in the past three years.
10. Divide crowded bog plants.
11. Deadhead pansies, sweet William and other early bloomers.
12. Lightly till compost into prepared garden beds to add nutrients and improve drainage.
13. Deadhead rhododendrons immediately after flowering; prune azaleas after they bloom.
14. Plant grapevines.
15. It's tax day, and you know what that means? It's the average last frost date on Long Island -- plant perennials!
16. Prune rose of Sharon if necessary.
17. Plant cabbage, cauliflower and chive seedlings in the garden.
18. If you're planning to move houseplants outdoors this summer, repot them now into a pot that's 2 inches wider.
19. Aerate the lawn and rake up debris, but don't lime unless a pH test indicates it's necessary.
20. Sow sunflower seeds directly into the garden.
21. Divide late-summer perennials, like asters and Joe Pye weed.
22. It's Earth Day! Pull weeds out by their roots before they take over your little corner of the planet.
23. Let spring bulb foliage turn yellowish-brown before removing.
24. Apply pre-emergent crabgrass control when forsythia blooms on your block.
25. Pinch back stem tips of vining houseplants and they'll fill out nicely.
26. It's Arbor Day in New York -- consider planting a sugar maple, our state tree.
27. If your garden mums are three or more years old, dig up and divide them when new growth is 4 inches tall.
28. Cut lavender way down to encourage healthy, new growth.
29. Place a rain gauge in the garden to help determine when to water. Most plants (and lawns) require an inch per week during the growing season.
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People around the world are invited to join the United Nations in celebrating International Youth Day 2012 "Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth" by watching and contributing to a series of Google+Hangouts taking place on 8, 9 and 10 August 2012.
To mark IYD2012, which officially falls on Sunday 12 August, the UN is holding a series of six Google+Hangouts on themes related to the priority areas of the Secretary-General's Five-year Action Agenda and the development of a UN System Wide Action Plan on Youth, namely:
Employment; Entrepreneurship; Education, including on sexual and reproductive health; Political Inclusion; Citizenship; and Protection of rights.
The Google+Hangouts will take place as contributions continue to come in for the UN Survey (*) on the development of a System Wide Action Plan on Youth. These Hangouts will not only draw attention to the issues at hand, but will also delve into the many ways the UN and civil society can partner with and for young people.
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Celebrate the Day
The UN also wants to know what you're planning on doing to celebrate International Youth Day! How do you think the United Nations should partner with young people, especially in the areas of employment, entrepreneurship, political inclusion, citizenship and protection of rights, and education, including on sexual and reproductive health. Do you have a successful partnership that you want to tell us about, or a concrete recommendation you would like to share?
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(*) Survey on the development of a System Wide Action Plan on Youth is available in all six official languages.
For more information on the Secretary-General's Five Year Agenda, why not read the July edition of Youth Flash.
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Final Report of the Independent Panel of Experts on the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
An independent panel set up by the United Nations to investigate the source of the cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 4,500 lives in Haiti since it emerged last October has found that a "confluence of circumstances," and not the fault of any group or individual, was responsible for the fast-moving outbreak. The report of the four-member panel of experts, released on 4 May 2011, includes a series of recommendations for the UN and the Haitian Government so they can help prevent the future introduction and spread of cholera within the impoverished Caribbean country.
General Assembly adopts Resolution Granting European Union Right of Reply, Ability to Present Oral Amendments
Remember the Fallen
English: http://www.un.org/en/memorial/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/memorial/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/memorial/
Serving the cause of peace in a violent world is a dangerous occupation. Since the founding of the United Nations, hundreds of brave men and women have lost their lives in its service. Here we remember those often forgotten – those who have died in the service of the United Nations – the fallen.
The United Nations Country Team in Iraq
This booklet provides information on each of the Agencies, Funds and Programmes who are members of the country team: 20 members including 16 resident and four non-resident agencies. The resident agencies are: FAO, ILO, IOM, OCHA, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNOPS, UN Women, OHCHR, WFP and WHO. The non-resident agencies include ESCWA, UNCTAD, UNEP and UNODC.
United Nations in Focus, No. 9, May 2011:
"Five Steps Towards a Breakthrough Decade for the LDCs"
This overview, prepared by the Department of Public Information, examines key areas in which the world's 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are looking to make strong advances at the Fourth UN Conference on the LDCs, in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9-13 May, and beyond.
Earlier issues: http://archive.unric.org/en/unric-library/25960
Child Protection in United Nations Peacekeeping: Volume I
(DPKO / UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict)
This is the first in a series illustrating the challenges of protecting children in some of the most dangerous places on earth. The DPKO has deployed over 120,000 blue helmets to 15 Peacekeeping Missions all over the world. Each and every one of those blue helmets has a unique story to tell about working with children in conflict situations.
Security Council Concept Paper: The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2011/282
The Security Council President for the month of May, France, has prepared a concept paper concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2011/282). The paper will serve to guide the discussion at the meeting to be held on 18 May.
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations – Fact Sheet: 30 April 2011 (DPI/1634/Rev.120, May 2011)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/bnote010101.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/documents/bnotepkf.pdf
United Nations Political and Peacebuilding Missions – Fact Sheet: 30 April 2011 (DPI/2166/Rev.95, May 2011)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/pdf/ppbmf.pdf
Catalysing Climate Finance: A Guidebook on Policy and Financing Options to Support Green, Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development (UNDP)
This guidebook is offered as a primer to countries to enable them to better assess the level and nature of assistance they will require to catalyze climate capital based on their unique set of national, regional and local circumstances.
Corruption in the western Balkans: Bribery as Experienced by the Population (UNODC)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its new public sector bribery survey for the western Balkans on 17 May 2011. Surveying over 28,000 people in 2010, the European Commission-funded report notes that one in six respondents were exposed to some form of bribery with a public official in the 12 months before the survey. Focussing on the western Balkansi, the report finds that corruption is a major concern amongst citizens of the region, ranking a high third in the list of most pressing issues, after unemployment and poverty but well ahead of security and education.
Equality at work: The continuing challenge (Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work)
Migrant workers and minorities are among groups that continue to face discrimination in the labour market as a result of the global economic crisis, despite positive advances in anti-discrimination laws, according to this new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report warns against a tendency during economic downturns to give lower priority to anti-discrimination policies and workers' rights in practice.
Framework for Assessing and Monitoring Forest Governance (FAO / World Bank)
FAO and the World Bank have unveiled a new guidance framework which can help countries assess the governance of their forest resources. The ability to demonstrate good governance in forestry is becoming increasingly important for countries wishing to participate in emerging climate change mitigation schemes.
Global Financial Stability Report: Durable Financial Stability: Getting There from Here
The report provides semi-annual assessments of global financial markets and addresses emerging market financing in a global context.
Keeping Promises, Measuring Results
The United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health presented its findings during the 64th World Health Assembly (WHA) on 19 May 2011. An advance copy of the report and its recommendations to increase the likelihood that pledges for women's and children's health are honoured and that resources are spent in the most effective way to save lives was shared with WHA delegates and is now available on this website. The report's ten recommendations address the need to improve health information systems in countries and to track pledged resources and health expenditures for women and children.
Regional Integration and Human Development: A pathway for Africa
This report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) explores regional economic integration and its potential impacts on human development, with a focus on Africa. It assesses how contextual factors common to many African countries might condition the impacts of regional integration on human development, and draws on experiences in other continents. It supplements this qualitative analysis with simulations of regional integration processes for different regions in Africa, and economic integration of the whole of Africa. In doing so, it builds on a substantial body of work on regional integration in Africa undertaken by many institutions, notably the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (IPCC SRREN)
The report covers the six most important renewable energy technologies, their integration into energy systems, takes into consideration the environmental and social consequences associated with these technologies, the cost and strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion.
Transport for Sustainable Development in the ECE Region (UNECE)
Transport affects social, economic and environmental sustainability. Transport links markets and individuals, making regions more competitive and promoting individuals' social and economic development. The transport system provides the individual with access to basic social services, such as health, food, education, employment and recreational activities. This requires the transport system to be safe to ensure that human health is not at risk. Environmental sustainability is affected negatively by transport through the consumption of non‐renewable energy, the emissions of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases, through the generation of waste and by a reduction of natural habitat.
UN-Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements 2011: Cities and Climate Change - Policy Directions
Abridged Edition in English, French & Spanish: http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?typeid=19&catid=555&cid=9272
The Report provides up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities and other human settlements. Written in clear non-technical language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, these reports are essential tools and references for researchers, academics, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.
Underwater Cultural Heritage – new UNESCO web portal
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001) a new web portal in 7 languages was launched that informs the public on the importance of the preservation of underwater cultural heritage. Base on numerous flash and 3D animations, documentary films and photo galleries, the portal offers complimentary information on archaeological sites and museums, UNESCO's mission, research and training opportunities, threats and protection of sites. Also included is a special kids' page.
World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision (UNFPA)
The 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects indicate that the global population will surge past 9 billion before 2050 and eventually pass 10 billion before the end of the century. The projections also reveal that the total population should reach the 7-billion mark on 31 October this year.
National Human Rights Institutions: History, Principles, Roles and Responsibilities (OHCHR)
This new publication – released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) publication is part of the Professional Training Series. This series consists of handbooks and manuals intended to raise awareness of international standards. It is directed at audiences that are able to influence the human rights situation in their countries. Although primarily designed to support OHCHR training activities, these publications also serve as practical tools for organizations that provide human rights education to professional groups.
Back to Basics: The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and 'Alternatives to Detention' of Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Stateless Persons and Other Migrants (UNHCR)
This study articulates the current state of international law governing detention. Research visits five countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.
East Jerusalem: Key Humanitarian Concerns (OCHA)
This report focuses on East Jerusalem and forms part of a series by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) which examines the humanitarian impact of Israeli measures, such as the Barrier, settlements and planning and zoning restrictions, on Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Compendium of Legal Instruments 2011 (UNECE)
This compendium contains a list of conventions, norms and standards that have been negotiated under the auspices of UNECE. These legal instruments cover the following topics: environment, transport, timber, energy, trade, housing and land management.
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On Friday of last week, following the announcement that Attorney General Eric Holder would appoint a prosecutor to re-investigate the CIA's treatment of detainees, former Vice President Dick Cheney taped an interview with Fox News. During the interview, which aired yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Cheney describes Holder's decision as an "outrageous political act" that will have "devastating" consequences within the CIA.
Cheney is dead on. But unfortunately Holder's political CIA witch hunt is just the latest example of a troubling pattern of politicization of the Justice Department under Holder.
Voter Intimidation: On Election Day 2008, members of the New Black Panther Party dressed in military-style uniforms were filmed standing outside a polling place in Philadelphia. According to a complaint filed by career lawyers at the Justice Department, the New Black Panther Party violated section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act by engaging "in coercion, threats, and intimidation" of voters, including "racial threats and racial insults" as well as brandishing "a deadly weapon."
One of the defendants named was Jerry Jackson, a Democratic Committeeman of the 14th Ward in Philadelphia. The front-line career lawyers in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the party and three of its members after the government had already won a default judgment in federal court against the men. But then Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli, the politically appointed No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, intervened. Instead of following through and getting an injunction to prevent this behavior in future elections, the suit was dismissed against all defendants, but Jackson, who received a watered-down injunction to prevent him from carrying a weapon in a polling place. But only in Philadelphia and only until 2012!
Public Corruption: In 2008, a federal grand jury began an investigation into a possible pay-to-play scheme in which lucrative work on New Mexico bond deals went to a Gov. Bill Richardson (D) donor. But then just last week, news leaked that that no one would be charged in the investigation with sources telling the Associated Press: "It's over. There's nothing. It was killed in Washington." Heritage senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky explains why this is so troubling: "For anyone familiar with internal Justice Department procedures, this is particularly suspicious. The DOJ has a manual called "Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses" (I helped edit the latest edition when I was at Justice) that sets out the rules and procedures for U.S. attorneys when they are investigating these types of public-corruption cases. It is the U.S. attorney in New Mexico who would normally make the final call on a local public-corruption case, not 'top Justice Department officials' in Washington."
Undermining National Security: In 2004 the CIA Inspector General issued a report documenting alleged detainee abuse by CIA interrogators and contractors. The DOJ's career, not political, prosecutors then examined that document and other incidents from Iraq and Afghanistan for legal accountability. In one case, the DOJ decided to prosecute, and has already obtained a criminal conviction of a CIA contractor. Furthermore, the CIA has also taken their own disciplinary action against others involved in the incidents. As Heritage senior fellow Peter Brookes explains, Holder's decision to re-investigate the CIA will have a chilling effect on the morale at the agency and will leave officers in the field wondering whether they should be more concerned about getting terrorists or getting lawyers.
Anyone familiar with Holder's history should not be surprised by the politicization of the Justice Department under his leadership. In 1999, Holder promoted clemency for 16 members of FALN and Los Macheteros, terrorist organizations linked by the FBI to more than 130 bombings and six murders. Then in 2000 Holder played a prominent role in the pardon of Marc Rich, whose ex-wife gave considerable sums to the Democratic Party ($867,000) and the Clinton Library ($450,000).
Now, as the head of DOJ, Holder's political decisions are undermining core rule of law concerns including the integrity of elections, ethical governance, and national security. Holder reports directly to his boss, President Barack Obama. Someone needs to be held accountable.
According to Rasmussen Reports, 57% of Americans would vote to replace the entire Congress and start all over again.
Public interest groups are concerned that the Obama administration is spending billions in stimulus dollars to expand high-speed Internet networks without first knowing where they are most needed.
According to the Associated Press, politics, not need, is dictating how $720 million is spent for border upgrades.
According to the National Association of Small Business Contractors, the Obama administration has repeatedly failed to meet its obligation to set aside 23 percent of its contracts to small businesses.
More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states (only 11 under GOP control) have refused to change their unemployment system as dictated by Congress to qualify for the program.


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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
On Thursday, October 13, 2011, 140 individuals from the maritime community gathered at the Center for Maritime Education in Houston, TX for SCI's annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon.
Photos by David Bray.
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