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Pop Warner youth football will look a little different when kids return to the field this September. The organization has called to end the traditional three-point stance in an effort to curb head injuries and concussions among young players.
The position of placing hands on the ground and lowering the head in anticipation of snapping the ball will no longer be allowed. The belief is that this position puts the head in a vulnerable spot where it can easily be knocked around by another player or knocked into the ground.
This ruling will affect kids in the youngest age groups --Tiny Mite (5 to 7 years old), Mitey Mite (7 to 9 years old), and Junior Pee Wee (8 to 10 years old).
Concussions and the potential long-term effects caused by traumatic brain injuries are a serious concern for football organizations. Research shows these injuries may lead to serious medical conditions including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE—a form of dementia due to damaged brain tissue.
Efforts to protect young players' brains are being ramped up all over the country.
Child Neurology Consultants of Austin's board-certified neurologist Dr. Kate Labiner recently commented on the new stance guidelines for a story on Spectrum News. "Those small hits that happen over and over that do not necessarily cause one big, obvious injury, are the ones that long term we are more worried about," says Dr. Labiner.
She further adds that, "I don't believe kids need to stop playing football. What I want is for kids to play in the safest and healthiest way possible. That's for football and all other contact sports."
In addition to eliminating the three-point stance, Pop Warner is also doing away with the kickoff in the Pee Wee division to cut down on tackling at high speeds.
You can view the full story featuring Dr. Labiner on Spectrum News right here.
Child Neurology Consultants of Austin evaluates and treats children from birth through young adulthood with neurologic conditions throughout Central Texas. If you have concerns about your child's risk of concussion in sports, please contact us for an appointment with one of our board-certified child neurologists.
Research on early childhood concussions leading to brain injury later in life keeps emerging.
In the latest study, researchers found that kids who played tackle football before the age of 12 had cognitive, behavioral, and mood issues significantly earlier than those who started at an older age, as published in the Annals of Neurology.
The study conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine also found that children playing tackle football before age 12 and having suffered concussions or concussion-related symptoms were more prone to CTE—chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE is a degenerative brain disease common in athletes, military veterans, and others who have experienced repeated head traumas.
For this study, the medical histories of 246 deceased football players were evaluated.
Researchers questioned friends and family members on symptoms their loved ones experienced, how long and how often they played, and at what age they started playing. Of the 246 players, 211 were found to have CTE following their death.
Child Neurology Consultant's Dr. Michael Reardon weighed in on this study for a recent parenting piece on Austin360.
"The more often there are blows to the head and the harder they are, the more likely the brain might be affected by that," said Reardon. Furthermore, he adds, "all evidence that's mounting points to the idea that having a career in football is hazardous to your health. It's bad for the brain."
He cautions that even tackle football in elementary or middle school is not safe as there's such a difference in body size among players.
In addition to being educated about concussion symptoms, some things a parent can do to help decrease the risk of a serious head injury include:
• Ask coaches to eliminate the amount of direct contact between players during practice drills.
• Encourage your child to alternate between playing offense and defense so their brain gets a break.
• Remind your child to sit out if they have the sensation that they "got their bell rung," are dizzy between plays, or have blurred vision.
The full article featuring Dr. Reardon's comments is available right here.
If you have questions or concerns about your child playing football and their risk of a head injury, please contact us for an appointment with one of our specialists.
New research shows that among all sports and age groups concussions are now the highest among high school girls who play soccer.
Who knew?
The study done by Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine reviewed data from nine sports during 2005-2015. Of the more than 40,000 injuries reported, 6,399 were concussions. Other findings include:
The study suggests that girls face a greater risk of concussions in soccer due to the lack of protective gear, regular player-to-player contact, and the popularity of 'headers'.
On a positive note, the increasing rate of concussions might also show that parents, coaches, athletic trainers, and sports officials are doing a better job of recognizing these injuries more quickly and getting kids the medical attention they need than ever before.
If your child shows signs of a concussion, such as a headache, nausea/vomiting, confusion or sluggishness, contact your pediatrician or one of our specialsits..
Child Neurology Consultant's Dr. Karen Keough, a certified Epileptologist, recently penned a powerful op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman on the importance of physicians becoming properly educated before deciding to either prescribe or not prescribe CBD/Cannabidiol oil for medical treatment (specifically for a form of epilepsy known as refractory epilepsy). She touched on her two concerns where misinformation is being circulated with regard to insurance coverage and regulation of the CBD oil product itself. Dr. Keough clears up these misconceptions in her piece and urges all physicians to become thoroughly armed with the facts before passing on this promising treatment that could improve patient quality of life.
To read the op-ed on Statesman.com, click here.
Opinion: From one physician to another: Scaremongering over CBD treatment is a real problem
By Dr. Karen Keough
Posted Oct 17, 2018 at 11:32 AM
With the Texas medical marijuana program still in its relative infancy, something has become apparent: Misinformation is a problem, and it's coming not just from reefer madness fearmongers but from physicians themselves.
Two recent occurrences hammered that home for me:
I asked a physician acquaintance if she had signed up on the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas. She said she hadn't, mainly because she had heard from another physician that insurance wouldn't cover visits from patients who are prescribed the cannabis derivative cannabidiol (CBD), and that you have to see patients every month. Neither of these statements are true, and that she heard them from a doctor makes it doubly disturbing.
While keeping up on CBD research and news, I watched a program on Medscape's Continuing Medical Education platform titled Pharmaceutical vs. Dispensary-Sourced Cannabinoids: What's the Difference? I was dismayed to hear two neurologists presenting information that included:
"It is illegal for physicians to prescribe any marijuana or marijuana-based product according to federal law."
"It is important to remember that products currently available in dispensaries are not regulated, are not consistent, and do not have the same oversight as the purified plant-based medications that are going through the FDA approval process."
"There is no truth in labeling with most dispensary products, which can be dangerous when the labels do not reflect the amount of CBD or ratio of THC and CBD available."
Let's recap what the Texas medical marijuana program entails: Per the Compassionate Use Act, patients with intractable epilepsy can only obtain Texas CBD medication through the prescription of a registered physician. The wording of the law provides concrete protections for physicians who prescribe low-THC, high-CBD medicine that's regulated by the state. (Disclosure: I am chief medical officer for licensed dispensary Compassionate Cultivation.)
The restrictive federal status of CBD and cannabis has been debated as a concern for Texas physicians. My point of view is that physicians not only should, but must be involved as prescribers.
CBD is a medication, and prescription of CBD is no different from other efficacious anti-convulsant medications. Within the context of the Texas Compassionate Use Program, I am practicing medicine as a responsible physician and providing my patients with the guidance they need to integrate CBD into their complicated medical regimens.
In the Medscape presentation that was ostensibly about cannabinoid education for physicians, it was disheartening to see the presenters deliver so many broad-stroke statements about unreliability of CBD products and anti-dispensary messaging. It's also important to note the presentation was funded through a grant from a pharmaceutical company whose cannabis-derived drug Epidiolex has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is expected to be available by the end of the year.
These alarmist claims are not helpful to expanding an understanding of CBD among physicians, which is a pressing need as the number of states allowing some form of medical marijuana has grown to 46.
I call on my fellow physicians to dig deep into research when educating themselves about CBD and state regulations.
It's unfortunate, though understandable, that the tightly regulated Texas dispensaries could be relegated to assumption that their products are unreliable. The national CBD market is unregulated, and inaccurate product labeling of CBD content is a known issue. This is indeed concerning and a primary reason I was initially wary of CBD. However, state law holds Texas dispensaries accountable to produce rigorously tested CBD oil products.
Having witnessed success in some of my most challenging cases since I first started to prescribe Compassionate Cultivation's CBD in February, my goal is to maintain access to treatment for all of my refractory epilepsy patients for sustainable care.
If physicians dismiss this promising, state-sanctioned treatment option, they miss the opportunity to alleviate suffering and improve the quality of life for many patients.
Karen Keough is a child neurologist and epileptologist who practices in Austin.
We're off to an excellent start so far in 2020!
Once again, several of our board-certified pediatric neurologists (and a certain special rheumatologist) from Child Neurology Consultants of Austin were named "SuperDoctors" and "TopDoctors" from Texas Monthly and Austin Monthly respectively.
Texas Monthly SuperDoctors include:
• Lindsay Elton, MD, Neurology
• Jeffrey Kane, MD, Neurology
• Dilip Karnik, MD, Neurology
• Karen Keough, Neurology
• Jeffrey Kerr, MD, Neurology
• Ruy Carrasco, MD, Rheumatology
MSP Communications annually selects its SuperDoctors from across the state via a rigorous multi-step process taking into consideration peer recognition and professional achievement in a variety of medical specialties.
Austin Monthly Top Doctors include:
• Karen Keough, MD, Neurology
• Michael Reardon, MD, Neurology
Austin Monthly celebrates Top Doctors each year from the medical community in a range of 57 different specialties. Top Doctors are selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. through peer nomination and an extensive survey process.
Child Neurology Consultants of Austin is immensely proud of all our physicians and team of experts whom we have assembled to treat a wide range of neurological disorders in children from birth through young adulthood.
A sneeze here, a sniffle there, and itchy red eyes everywhere…sounds like a Dr. Seuss book doesn't it? Actually, it's just allergy season here in Central Texas.
Allergy symptoms can be hard on a child, even affecting their brain and ability to do schoolwork, and especially so if they already suffer from ADHD or another developmental disorder such as autism.
There may be a link between children suffering from ADHD experiencing more severe seasonal allergy symptoms than those who do not according to research from the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology (ACAAI).
This congestion coupled with constant sneezing can create a sort of "brain fog" in kids who already have a hard time focusing and are easily distracted.
A good way to combat allergies is to prepare for them. This may include allergy medication to alleviate symptoms before the season even starts. If your child takes regular prescriptions to manage their ADHD, ask your physician about which allergy meds are best and won't interfere.
Other simple ways to limit exposure to allergens include:
• Watch those pollen counts and limit outside events when allergens are the highest.
• Have kids change their clothes when they come home from school and (try) to wash their hair daily during peak allergy season.
• Keep bedroom windows closed on high-pollen count days.
• Wash pets regularly who spend time outdoors to prevent pollen from being carried inside.
If you have concerns about your child's allergy medicines and their regular ADHD medicines, or if they suffer from seasonal headaches and migraines, please contact us for an appointment with one of our specialists.
Most kids are eager to enjoy a break from school. Yet, for kids who suffer from migraines, the activities celebrated during the summer can be a trigger for painful episodes.
Common causes for migraines and headache include dehydration, too much sun and heat exposure, change in sleep habits (like staying up too late), overstimulation (so much play time!), or too much sugar. Yes, pretty much everything associated with summer.
Says Dr. Lindsay Elton, one of Child Neurology Consultants' specialists in treating headaches and migraines, "Summer is such an exciting time for kids, but unfortunately all that goes with it—like long hours in the sun and heat, as well as inconsistent bedtime and sleep—can take a toll on young ones who are already susceptible to regular headaches."
Prevention is key. If your child suffers from migraines, keep a water bottle around at all times, swap watermelon and oranges for popsicles and try to have them stick to their school year bedtime (more or less).
If a migraine appears, Dr. Elton recommends treating their symptoms by:
Contact your pediatrician or make an appointment with one of our pediatric neurologists if the migraine is severe, lasts several days or if your child is suffering from frequent episodes (approximately one per week).
Catch up on the latest news about child neurology and our practice and our specialties. Join the conversation!


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Stramongate School is a publicly funded Academy. The Academy Trust is the Admissions Authority and acts as part of the coordinated scheme within the Local Authority. Applications for a place at the School should be made on the Local Authority Common Application Form or online (www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/schoolsandlearning/lss/schooladmissions) by the closing date of 15 January 2020.
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If you are interested in analysing propagation of electromagnetic waves in a lossy medium using MATLAB then i'm sure you have checked the internet and found no reference to do it. I also suffered this problem so i tried it by myself. You can do this by just following the steps in this instructable.g
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The traditional European meat cleaver may be a thick and significant blade with the edge set at a broad angle. They are usually not low-cost and most chefs would notice very little use for these. Cleavers are designed to force their method through bones like an axe. As a result of they typically leave bone splinters a much better different for bone cutting is a saw.
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This knife may be a variation of the ham slicer and although it should be used to slice ham, it should turn out a rough looking product. These knives cannot be simply sharpened however since they are a lot of usually used for slicing soft things like cakes they will maintain a good edge for several years. They are an important a part of a toolkit.
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Serrated utility knife of concerning 25cm is beneficial for cutting through crayfish and different crustaceans and lots of different miscellaneous tasks, like cutting cardboard and string.
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MINISTER of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda says Government will soon start rehabilitating heritage sites countrywide to attract more tourists.
Mr Banda said in an interview yesterday that he has directed the National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) to submit the budget and other requirements for heritage sites countrywide.
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Proving once again that anything can become art, 18 shelter dogs have been drenched with (canine-safe) paint to create 18 gloriously coloured canvases which promote the plight of homeless animals.
"The shake of the paint reveals a remarkable exercise of freedom, where each drop of ink bears the stain of prejudice," reads the Canismo project's (kinda dramatic) mission statement. "The combination of different colours in the paintings shows the mixture of breeds, as random and as beautiful as each mongrel dog."
The vivid paintings will go on sale when they're exhibited in Sao Paolo this month.
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If you're a fan of 'CSI,' please watch John Oliver's exposé on forensic science just in case you ever get called up for jury duty. Boning up on the flaws with forensic science could save someone's life.
"Prosecutors often complain about a so-called 'CSI effect' where jurors expect to see forensic evidence in every case," Oliver noted on yesterday's episode of Last Week Tonight. "The problem is, not all forensic science is as reliable as we've been accustom to believe."
In fact, nearly half of the hundreds of exonerations that have taken place since 1989 have involved cases where forensic science was misapplied. In one case, a man named Santae Tribble was convicted of murder when hairs found at the crime scene were identified as his. But after serving 26 years in prison, Tribble was exonerated when DNA analysis found that none of the hairs belonged to him. And one was actually a dog hair.
So you could wind up spending a quarter of a century in jail thanks to a dachshund doppelgänger.
And that's not the only incident where analyzing follicles has failed. From the 1970s to the 1990s, there were 268 convictions where hair analysis was submitted as evidence. Of those cases, 257 (or 96 percent) used flawed forensic testimony. And 9 of those defendants had been executed by the time the mistakes were revealed. So even though Tribble lost 26 years of his life, he is actually one of the luckier ones to go through this legal nightmare. Which is probably the bleakest bright side you can imagine.
And hair analysis isn't the only flawed form of forensic science. Bite marks, fingerprints and even blood samples can also lead to wrongful convictions because investigating crime scenes is rarely as straight-forward as what you see on TV. That's why Dr. Michael West, a bite-mark expert, has said that he no longer believes in the validity of his own field of forensic analysis.
Yet judges still allow bite marks as evidence because of legal precedents. Basically, since courts have allowed that material before, they're obligated to do so again. But you can help by educating yourself about the flaws in forensic science and sharing it with others so that society can become more knowledgable about science.
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The purchase path of travellers today is anything but linear. Multi-device usage and its impact on content consumption and booking behavior continues to evolve, providing travellers with more options than ever before – leading to an extensive research and booking path. Today at Phocuswright Europe, I revealed the findings of our new British Traveller's Path to Purchase study to help marketers understand the complex booking journey and navigate the growing number of touchpoints that influence destination and purchase decisions.
The research, which we commissioned with comScore, examined how consumers in the UK can be influenced as they plan and purchase travel during the 45-day period leading up to online booking. Here are a few key takeaways:
More consumers are engaging with travel content on mobile devices than desktops, though in general, people are moving more fluidly across devices
Travel continues to be a considered and time consuming purchase, and the average British online travel booker visited travel sites more than 121 times during the 45-day path to purchase
Destination decisions are influenced by many factors, and nearly 55 percent of online travel bookers in the UK started the research process with multiple destinations in mind
The travel advertising marketplace is crowded, but full of opportunity – especially given that those with a propensity to book travel are five times more likely to see travel advertising than non-bookers
For more findings and insights, download the full study
Our press release can also be found here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160512005128/en/British-Travellers-Spend-2.4-Billion-Minutes-Engaging.


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Dear Mrs. VanGenderen,
Thank you for writing to me regarding human trafficking and the importance of providing all victims of trafficking with the proper protection and rehabilitation services they need. I was a proud supporter of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2013 and voted for the Senate's bipartisan VAWA Reauthorization Act, S. 47. This legislation, which reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 and provides funding for Fiscal Years 2014 to 2018, was signed into law by the President on March 7, 2013.
The 2013 VAWA Reauthorization Act follows the example of previous VAWA reauthorizations by increasing protections for vulnerable and underserved groups, including the LGBT community, Native American and immigrant women, and minor victims of trafficking. It ensures protection for the children of victims and strengthens protections for women brought into the country by marriage brokers or as victims of sex trafficking. Additionally, the Act places a greater emphasis on training for law enforcement and ensures that no victim can be denied services based on race, color, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
VAWA's appropriations for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act enhance measures to combat human trafficking, improves domestic programs to identify victims and alert law enforcement, provides victims and their families with essential services, and promotes accountability to ensure that federal funds are used for their intended purposes. The reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act also requires that all unaccompanied alien children be screened as potential victims of human trafficking and be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 48 hours to receive appropriate services and support.
In response to the increase in unaccompanied minors crossing the border, Congress allocated an additional $80 million to the Unaccompanied Children (UC) program run by HHS. In total for Fiscal Year 2015, HHS has been allocated $948 million for the UC program that will be used to provide these children with critical health, mental health, and educational services, as well as legal support services as they seek safety from extreme violence or abuse in their home countries. The UC program is vital in helping these children when they first arrive in the United States.
Combatting human trafficking and protecting the rights of minor victims of trafficking is of the upmost important to me. Please know that I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that all victims of violence and trafficking are able to access support programs, that such programs are improved and expanded, and that resources are available to state and local authorities to keep our communities safe. I will continue to fight for the rights of victims of trafficking to ensure that they receive the critical services and support they need to heal.
Thank you again for writing to express your concerns, and I hope that you keep in touch with my office regarding future legislation and concerns you may have. For more information on this and other important issues, please visit my website at http://gillibrand.senate.gov and sign up for my e-newsletter.
Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator
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Utah Film Center's 9th annual Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids takes place March 6–15, 2020 with all public events held at The City Library. Tumbleweeds, the Mountain West's longest-running international film festival for families, features stories from around the world and provides culturally-enriching, curated film, media arts workshops, and clubhouse activities, all for ages 4 and up. Audiences will see the best animation and live-action films from around the world, participate in media arts workshops, and explore a variety of activities designed to balance visual content, active play, and critical thinking.
The Festival will take place the weekends of March 6-8 & 13-15, with Festival Field Trips offered in Salt Lake and Utah county free of charge to schools March 9-12.
Special free Festival screenings will take place the Friday, March 6 at 10am & 2:30pm, plus March 10-12 at 7pm!
More Than Films
In addition to films from around the world, Tumbleweeds offers Workshops and Clubhouse activities. Workshops give kids the opportunity to connect directly with experts in such fields as virtual reality, sound effects, filmmaking, and film makeup to deepen their appreciation for the craft and inspire them to dig deeper into the elements of a story. The Tumbleweeds Clubhouse offers activities that will bring a buzz of excitement to the Library's Urban Room (atrium) on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend, these free, drop-in activities are open to all, and are designed to engage the creative spirit and energy of our participants.
Individual tickets and Festival passes now on sale. Visit film and workshop pages to puchse tickets,
Tickets will be available to purchase either in person at the Festival or online via this website . We encourage online purchasing, as some films or workshops could sell out. All prices include processing fees, no hidden fees.
A Tumbleweeds Festival pass is a great way to experience the whole Festival, while saving some money.
A pass saves you money while allowing you to choose what you are most interested in particpating!
You decide how you want to use them. Do you want one ticket to fix different films? Or five tickets to one film to bring your family and friends with you? Mix and match single and multiple tickets up to 8 total film tickets and 2 workshop tickets for a Festival Pass or 6 films for a 6 Ticket Film Pass.
In addition to film and workshop tickets, your pass gets you discounts all Festival weekend long at nearby restaurants. Plus, you get 20%+ off Festival and Utah Film Center merchandise at the Festival.
- 6 Festival Passes*
- 8 Tickets to Opening Night Party and Film
- Sponsor Recognition Online and at Festival
*A Festival Pass includes 8 film and 2 workshop tickets. All tickets and passes are transferable.
- 4 Festival Passes*
- 6 Tickets to Opening Night Party and Film
- Sponsor Recognition Online and at Festival
*A Festival Pass includes 8 film and 2 workshop tickets. All tickets and passes are transferable.
- 2 Festival Passes*
- 4 Tickets to Opening Night Party and Film
- Sponsor Recognition Online and at Festival
*A Festival Pass includes 8 film and 2 workshop tickets. All tickets and passes are transferable.
Do you believe our views are shaped by the media we consume? Is providing access to curated media for your family and community important to you? Your family can sponsor the 2020 Tumbleweeds Film Festival.
- Helps make the Festival accessible by covering the costs of listening devices to enable readers of all ages and ability levels to enjoy foreign-language films
- Enables us to present high-quality and cutting-edge clubhouse and workshop activities
- Supports independent filmmakers by generating an audience for their films
- Assists in underwriting travel and curation of our Festival Field Trips
- Allows us to provide vouchers for low-income families
- Helps us keep ticket costs down
Early sponsors will be invited to our Tumbleweeds partner events including Sundance Film Festival Kids Section films. Learn about the films here.
Our family sponsors are vital to the Festival's success. Here are three levels of family sponsorship. If you don't see a level that fits your financial needs but you would still like to be involved in supporting the festival, contact us.
Friends of the Festival
We strive to keep Tumbleweeds affordable through the generosity of Friends of the Festival, which include individual, family, foundation, and corporate sponsors.
Family and corporate sponsorships help ensure Utah families have access to diverse stories and creative experiences. Financial support for Tumbleweeds Film Festival offers unique recognition opportunities and great benefits while encouraging investment in Utah's film and arts culture for the next generation. This Festival is possible through broad and diverse community support.
For more information about supporting the Festival or to discuss ideas for supporting the Festival please email our Development team at development [at] utahfilmcenter.org.
Want Free Tickets? Volunteer
Tumbleweeds is a fun-filled event with many moving parts. Volunteers help it run smoothly. In exchange for volunteering you can receive tickets, passes, and even Utah Film Center memberships.
All films screen at The City Library in downtown Salt Lake City in the 300 seat Nancy Tessman Auditorium.
Films cost $7 per person or you can buy a Festival Pass to get discounted tickets and other perks – details here.
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LOUIS AND LUCA: Mission to the Moon (English screening)
WE ARE THE DREAM: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
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LOUIS Y LUCA: Misión a la Luna (Presentación en español)
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12 MINUTES MAX: Tumbleweeds Edition
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Workshops will connect kids directly with experts in virtual reality, sound effects, filmmaking, and more to deepen their appreciation for storytelling and inspire them to dig deeper into the elements of a story.
All workshops are 90 minutes long and take place it The City Library's Lower Urban Room (basement) conference rooms.
Workshops cost $14 per person or you can buy a Festival Pass to get discounted tickets and other perks – details here.
SPY HOP WORKSHOP: Claymation 101
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SPY HOP WORKSHOP: Scoring for Film
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The Festival's free Clubhouse activities will bring a buzz of excitement to the Library's Urban Room (atrium) on Saturday and Sunday of each weekend. These free, drop-in activities are open to all, and are designed to engage the creative spirit and energy of our participants.
The Clubhouse is open Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm.
An interactive VR experience based on an upcoming NASA mission. Experience Mars' Jezero Crater with both a driveable rover and a flyable helicopter!
Christian McKay Heidicker's Thieves of Weirdwood
Learn the art of storyboarding from author Christian McKay Heidicker. Kids will compose their own visual scenes with original art
from the book – a creepy, adventurous romp for readers of all ages!
Second weekend only.
The City Library's Tinker Lab Green-Screen Magic
Transform your surroundings or even disappear while experimenting with the power of a green-screen studio. Explore facets of this technology while you create your own onscreen story.
Discovery Gateway's A Riot of Color
How does your eye perceive light? And how does color figure into it? You'll use different colored transparencies to learn how light and color work together, and take home your own color wheel.
Saturdays only.
Hand Drawn Photo Booth's You're A Work of Art
Get drawn by the Hand Drawn Photo Booth, a photo "machine" operated by a real-live artist.
Fantastic and Funny Family Photos
Get your photo taken at Tumbleweeds by photographer Miriam Teriipaia! She'll have props and costumes at the ready to capture your Tumbleweeds experience.
Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt
Use your mobile device to discover the storytelling innovations from the history of film. Clues are hidden throughout the Library's main atrium in virtual and real life.
What essentials would you pack on a perilous voyage into the unknown? With your imagination as your guide, customize your own survival tools to add to an adventurous installation with artist Maggie Willis.
Make thaumatropes, an art project where two images, spun together, combine to become one. This simple creation shows how easily we can trick our eyes and forms the basics for all moving images.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts' Your Life in a Time Capsule
Work with artists from the Utah Museum of Fine Art to make a "film strip" of your life right now (favorite foods, friends, activities, etc.) then roll it up in a film canister to keep as a time capsule
The Poem Pros will type up any story you want on the spot. What's on your mind? They'll get to work.
Registration is closed – Thank you to all who attended!
2021 Details Coming Soon!
Monday, March 9 through Thursday, March 12
Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Viridian Library & Events Center in West Jordan, and SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem
Utah Film Center is pleased to offer FREE Tumbleweeds Festival Field Trips to grades 1-12 as part of our Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids. Field trips are curated with an eye toward introducing young audiences to the joys of international and independent cinema, creative thinking, and storytelling.
Scroll below and click on the type of field trip, Film or Workshop, you are interested in attending to see available venues, date, and times. Please note Workshops are only available on Monday, March 9 at The City Library in downtown Salt Lake City.
Underwriting for bus/transportation support is available, email mwalker [at] utahfilmcenter.org for information.
with pre-film presentation and post-film discussion with a professional animator who graduated from BYU's Animation Program.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is 75 minutes
A selection of animated films from around the world programmed specifically for youth film-lovers.
SCERA Center for the Arts
The City Library
Viridian Library and Event Center
with post-film discussion.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is approx. 100 minutes
Directed by Amy Schatz
67 min | 2020 | USA | TV-G
Follow students from schools across Oakland, California in the months leading up to the 40th annual MLK Oratorical Festival as they hone their speeches, hoping for a coveted spot in the finals. From Emmy-winning director Amy Schatz and executive producer Mahershala Ali.
SCERA Center for the Arts
The City Library
with post-film discussion.
Program runtime (film + discussion) is 120 minutes
Directed by Frederike Migom
102 min | 2018 | Belgium/Netherlands | Not Rated
Cast: Bebel Tshiani Baloji, Mo Bakker, Joke Devynck, Baloji, Caroline Stas, Noa Jacobs
Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home, and try to deport her and her dad, they are forced to flee. Together with her friend Elias she now plots the perfect plan to stay in the country.
Presented in Dutch with English subtitles – reader provided.
To enhance our young viewers' appreciation of foreign-language movies, we have readers read subtitles aloud. We play the readings through individual headsets, to allow those who do not require the service to experience the film without hearing the reader.
The City Library
Instructor: Nathan Lindsay, Professor of Animation at BYU, animator for Disney Studios and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Program runtime 90 minutes.
An expanded version of our In Your Classroom program of the same name, this workshop will walk kids through the process of making an animated film. A professional animator who has worked for Disney/Pixar will lead this workshop.
The City Library
Instructors: Dane Christensen and Carol Dalrymple; VR filmmakers
Program runtime 90 minutes.
Explore the history and behind the scenes nature of film using Augmented Reality! Students will go on an Augmented Reality treasure hunt to learn about how cinema comes together and comes to life.
The City Library
Instructor: Karem Orrego; filmmaker
Program runtime 60 minutes.
This workshop is modeled after our In Your Classroom Moving Stories workshop. Students will be taken on a virtual journey through the life and thoughts of a young Syrian girl named Sidra who is living with her family in a Refugee Camp. The use of VR headsets will take place in this workshop and an in-depth discussion on the film will take place after viewing the short documentary. Because of content, discussion, and advanced technology use, this workshop is designed for grades 6th and up.
The City Library
Who Goes to Tumbleweeds?
Kids of all ages! Films are programmed with an eye toward introducing young audiences to the joys of international and independent cinema. Parents and adults will enjoy films that have interesting universal themes and messages. Plus the Clubhouse and Workshops are a great way to learn and experience interactive media.
What Films are Playing at this Year's Festival?
Films from over over 20 countries are playing at this year's Festival, click here to see film listing. 6 workshops are being offered, click for Workshop listing, and 11 free Clubhouse activites are ffered, click here for Clubhouse listing.
Where is Tumbleweeds?
The Festival takes place takes place at The City Library (210 E 400 S) in downtown Salt Lake City.
Festival Field Trips takes place at The City Library, Viridian Event Center & Library, and SCERA Center for the Arts.
How We Handle Subtitles
Tumbleweeds features the best films for kids from around the world and many of these films are from countries whose primary language is not English. When films are presented in a foreign language we present the screenings with English subtitles, but to make it easier for our young audience (and older ones when requested) we provide listening devices, headphones with adjustable volume that feature a subtitle reader reading the subtitles.
Tickets and Box Office
Film tickets are $7 and workshop tickets are $14, both are available to buy online in advance and during the the Festival. You can purchase tickets to films and workshops at the bottom of the film/workshop you are interested in. All tickets are sold through our ticketing partner Eventbrite.
In person tickets are available during the Festival at the Festival Box office located in the main lobby of The City Library. The box office open 30 minutes prior to the first film screening of the day and closed 15 after the last film begins. Cash and credit cards are accepted for in person purchasing.
Tumbleweeds Film Festival Generously Supported By
Brendan Ryan and Josette Formosa-Ryan
The Canella Family
Janice Boes and Family
Diamond Rental
Eva Carlston Academy
Mayor Jackie Biskupski
& Betty Iverson
C-Stone Family
Céline, John, Oliver
& Eli Downen
The Gowski Family
Maunsel & Ann Pearce
Chris & Ellen Rossi
Josette & Brendan Ryan
Elsa, Eli & Joshua Bloch
Havilah Clarke & Christoph Zeller
Missy & Kyle Dawson
The Jones Family
Katie & Ben Lieberman
Jennifer MacAdam
McPeck Cutler Family
The Porter Family
The Slattery Family
Hailey Watanabe & Family
Harper, Jason & Holly Yocom
Ryder & Arden Grace Cuch: Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribal Members
Hochman/Sheinberg Family
Andrew, Leah & Jacob Nelson
Willa & Louie Jones
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Friday 08/02/2013
ATLANTA, GA – The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament will be nationally telecast on ESPN2 Saturday, August 3 in a one-hour special starting at 1 p.m. ET.
The event features the nation's top coaches from around the nation partnered with former athletes and current celebrities in two-man teams competing for a scholarship purse of $520,000.
ESPN college football play-by-play announcer Dave Neal and analyst Andre Ware serve as commentators for the golf action that includes defending champions Paul Johnson and Jon Barry from Georgia Tech, two-time defending NCAA National Champion Nick Saban and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram from Alabama, two-time tournament champions Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe from the University of South Carolina and many others.
"Many of the coaches will wear microphones to allow viewers to listen in to their conversations on the course," said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. "It really gives an inside look into these coaches' personalities and how competitive this tournament really is. It should be a very entertaining afternoon of golf."
The show will also feature exclusive interviews with the participating coaches and highlights from the long drive and putting competitions that took place prior to the golf tournament.
The nation's premier head coach and celebrity golf event was held at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta. Over the past seven years, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge has provided more than $4.03 million in scholarship and charity to its participating universities.
In all, 15 teams hit the links in the featured event, all vying for the $125,000 first-place scholarship prize. University teams competing include:
Gus Malzahn
Bo Jackson
Dabo Swinney
Steve Fuller
Florida State
Jimbo Fisher
Terrell Buckley
Georgia Tech
Paul Johnson
Jon Barry
Al Golden
Gino Torretta
Hugh Freeze
Sean Tuohy
Mississippi State
Dan Mullen
Fred McCrary
North Carolina
Larry Fedora
Roy Williams
NC State
Dave Doeren
Tom Gugliotta
Ohio State
Urban Meyer
Jeff Logan
South Carolina
Steve Spurrier
Sterling Sharpe
Scott Shafer
Jim Boeheim
Virginia Tech
Frank Beamer
Dell Curry
Wake Forest
Jim Grobe
Riley Skinner
In addition to the $520,000 scholarship purse, an additional $262,000 was donated to other charitable organizations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl's overall annual charitable and scholarship donations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in the country in charitable giving, including gifts of more than $15.7 million since 2002.
Past winners: 2012 Georgia Tech (Johnson/Barry /-10), 2011 Georgia Tech (Johnson/Barry / -11), 2010 Florida State (Fisher/Buckley / -7), 2009 South Carolina (Spurrier/Sharpe / -12, playoff winners), 2008 South Carolina (Spurrier/Sharpe / -12), 2007 Virginia Tech (Beamer/Dell Curry / -10).
The 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge will air again on ESPN on December 29, two days before the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl.
For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlChallenge.com.
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The Ajax Reserves have won their last game prior to the winter break. Marcel Keizer's team defeated Helmond Sport 2-4 on Friday evening. The Helmond team, under the lead of coach Roy Hendriksen, had seven straight undefeated home games to their credit prior to the match against the Ajax Reserves. After eighteen games, they were in a strong seventh place in the Jupiler League.
Score summary: 17. Lartey-Sanniez (e.d) 1-0, 37. Kluivert 1-1, 54. Zeefuik 1-2, 60. Dankerlui 1-3, 85. Ten Den 2-3, 88. Mazraoui 2-4.
Ajax Reserves line-up: Leeuwenburgh; Zeefuik, Lartey-Sanniez, Bergsma, Savastano; Eiting, Dankerlui, Mazraoui, Kluivert, Sierhuis, Walian (76. Matusiwa).


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PRIZE: A return flight ticket to Geneva, Switzerland (economy travel) and food and lodging
DEADLINE: 28 August 2007
WEBSITE/URL: http://www.astro.com.my/astrolife/contest/technologenius/contest.asp
Information and communication technologies (ICT) has come so far in improving our lives and Astro is looking for Technologeniuses who can push the boundaries even further.
If you have a brilliant, original or innovative idea on ICT and how it can help better your life and our community, this is your chance to share your idea.
Only the five most brilliant ideas will be selected. If your idea gets selected Astro will fly you to Geneva, Switzerland for the Global Forum on Youth and ICT.
The winners will be announced at a press conference which will be followed with an Astro Technologenius Festival on the 11th of September 2007.
Astro will produce the five winning ideas in a video presentation for you to show during the Global Forum on Youth and ICT taking place on the 24th-26th September. On top of this, the winners will also spend a few more days exploring the sights and sounds of Geneva till the 2nd of October.


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Modern Studio in Quiet NeighborhoodWelcome to our listing! Our studio is located in desirable Fort Lauderdale/Oakland Park neighborhood and features: •Large room with leather sleeper •Wifi connection •48" Smart TV with Comcast cable •Private bathroom •Kitchen •Washer & Dryer
Master Suite Directly on Tarpon River Now w/ Pool!Enjoy our master suite at Tarpon House with great access to Tarpon River and the swimming pool. This unit features a comfortable queen bed, dining area, and microfridge ideal for short stays in Fort Lauderdale. Property has over 200 feet of frontage on Tarpon River, a half acre of land, ample parking and a swimming pool. This is the ideal location for air and sea transfers being <10 minutes away from downtown, FLL Airport and Port Everglades.
Fort Lauderdale Fun - Walk to BeachThis home has a warm and happy feel. It's location is only a short walk to the beach, downtown (filled with restaurants and cute shops), and a Publix super market plaza. You don't need a car. We provide all the amenities you could want: soap, shampoo, coffee, cooking utensils, beach chairs and towels, a cooler, a smoker grill, 2 spare gel mattresses, extra bedding, etc. What's more, we are available to you 24/7.


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A MAN in his 20s suffered 'potentially serious injuries' after an early-morning three-vehicle crash on the M5 near Bromsgrove this morning (Friday).
Two cars and a lorry were involved in the collision which happened on the northbound stretch between J4 (Bromsgrove) and J3 (Quinton) just after 6.30am.
West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed the man, who was driving one of the cars, was treated for potentially serious injuries at the scene and then taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
The driver of the other car, a woman in her 50s, was assessed for minor injuries and was discharged at the scene.
The accident caused two lanes of the motorway to be closed, leading to long delays with traffic tailbacks of up to two miles.
The motorway is now fully open again.


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Huawei Is Working On Its Own Operating System To Stop Relying On Google
If you keep up with the tech updates, you would know that Huawei is still banned for usage around in the US. Even though Donald Trump did announce that he would ease the restrictions on the usage of the products from this Chinese tech giant, there have been no clear updates as to when the same is going to become effective.
The most damaging impact of this ban is the fact that it insinuates that they can't access Google's Android platform as well. While this could have been a matter of grave concern for some, it isn't for the Huawei founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei mainly because of the fact that they are working on developing their own operating system and isn't banking on the Android anymore.
Ren Zhengfei in a recently conducted interview with the French publication suggested saying that the company is working its way to minimize its dependence on Google's Android operating system. According to him, the Hong Meng OS is going to not just be faster but around 60% faster than the prior ones available in the market.
In short, the comments from the founder suggests that irrespective of whether or not Huawei is lifted from the Department of Commerce's backlist, the same is set to push down the barrier with their own operating system, thus breaking all the taboos as such.
In a recently issued statement, a spokesperson stated saying:
"Today, we are still committed to Microsoft Windows and Google Android. But if we cannot use that, we will prepare a plan B to use our own OS."
This news of the possible development of the operating system under Huawei was revealed in late May shortly after it was blocked from Google's software. The Hong Meng has been trademarked in the month of June and has since then started working on their own applications and collaborated with the developers as well. The process behind this operating system is still in the progress and is most likely going to be finalized soon.
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Malware hidden in WhatsApp affects 25 million android phones
According to cyber securities, around 25 million Android phones have been affected by a serious malware hidden in WhatsApp. The malware can replace and install apps like WhatsApp with evil versions that serve up adverts.
Dubbed Agent Smith, the malware is known to abuse previously-know weaknesses in the Android operating system, making updating to the latest, patched version of Google's operating system a priority, as reported by Israeli security company Check Point.
Most of the victims are based in India. Around 15 million users have been affected by malware in India. In the US, there are more than 300,000 users who faced the same problem. Around 137,000 in the UK were affected by the malware. This is perhaps the largest one of the more severe threats to have hit Google's operating systems in recent times.
The malware is known to spread through a third-party app-store 9apps.com which is owned by China's Alibaba. Typically, such non-Google Play attacks focus on developing countries, making the hacker's success in the US and the UK more remarkable, as reported by Check Point.
Check Point warned in a blog that the replaced apps wills serve up malicious ads. However, the hacker can do worse things than this. The researchers wrote, "Due to its ability to hide its icon from the launcher and impersonates any popular existing apps on a device, there are endless possibilities for this sort of malware to harm a user's device."
They said that they have warned Google and the relevant law enforcement agencies. However, Google has not commented on the matter yet.
There are also indications that the attackers are moving towards Google Play. The Check Point researchers said that they have found around 11 apps on Google Store that contained a dormant piece of the hacker's software. But Google has swiftly taken down those apps. This is actually turning out to be a matter of great concern. There are over a billion android users in the market. If hackers are able to attack all these phones, the situation could get worse.
Verizon Announces Nokia 2V Update, Brings Android 9 Pie
HMD Global partnered with Verizon to build the Nokia 2V for the US market in January this year. The latest version is not different from the Nokia 2.1 except it has Verizon branding. However, the carrier, which is also handling the update, is likely to explain why Android Pie for the version is five-month late compared to the Nokia 2.1.
The System Update 3, as Verizon refers to it, includes all possible elements of Android 9 Pie. Since Nokia 2V is not a part of AndroidOne club, the Android Build updates are delivered and named differently. You will see notification improvements, gesture navigation, quick settings, adaptive battery, and several other enhancements. The camera quality is better with the changes like the new 1:1 capture and time-lapse modes. Since the Nokia 2V only has 1GB of RAM, it's running Android Go Edition.
Earlier in January, the US telecommunication major Verizon partnered with HMD Global to offer a custom version of the Nokia 2.1. The Nokia 2V, names so especially for Verizon, is one of the few Android Oreo Go phones available in the U.S. market.
The low-cost Nokia 2V, a 5.5-inch HD display, the smartphone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor and 1GB of RAM. It has an 8MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. The phone has 4000 mAh battery and is available in blue and silver color. The $70 price tag makes it of the most affordable in the segment.
Meanwhile, Nokia announced the launch of another budget phone the Nokia 2.2 in the U.S. on July 17. The unlocked version is available at just $140. This phone will work on GSM carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T, MetroPCS, Mint, and Cricket.
This Android One phone will give you the freedom to update. The 5.7″ LCD display phone is with an HD resolution, 13 MP rear camera, and 5 MP front camera and dedicated Google Assistant button. Interestingly, it does not have a fingerprint scanner.
The Android 9.0 pie phone has 3GB RAM and 32 GB storage with an expandable memory of up to 400 GB microSD. It has Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 processor.
Neuralink's plans for brain-reading 'threads' with a robot to insert them is revealed by Elon Musk
Brain-machine interface technology sounds crazy, isn't it? What else you can expect when the name of Elon Musk is there with the company 'Neuralink'. For the first time, the mysterious company made some of the technology public with an idea to build implantable devices so that paralyzed humans could use computers or any other device linked with the computer.
The major advancement is the flexible "threads," which are said to be less threatening to brain cells and transfer a higher volume of data, according to a white paper credited to "Elon Musk & Neuralink."
As per the paper, the system could include "as many as 3,072 electrodes per array distributed across 96 threads." Another big advancement is the machine that will automatically embed the 4-6 μm threads.
While presenting the research on July 16, Musk said it is not for hype but more focused on asking people to work in Neuralink. They shared some updates on the laser beam technology for the brain.
Musk in his own style, when asked about progress, said:
"A monkey has been able to control a computer with its brain." Adding further he said that ultimately he wants "to achieve a symbiosis with artificial intelligence."
Max Hodak, president of Neuralink, said that there is a long history of academic research. Adding further he said:
"Neuralink didn't come out of nowhere." In the presentation he said, "We're, in the greatest sense, building on the shoulders of giants."
Neuralink has developed a custom chip that is better able to read, clean up, and amplify signals from the brain, the white paper says. As of now, it can only transfer data using a wired connection, but the goal is to make it wireless. The Neuralink has named it "N1 sensor," which will be implanted inside the brain.
The technology is promising and there is no doubt among scientist. The challenge is to start the human trial as contemporary laws prohibit any such practice. Hope, with the passage of time there will be enough data to prove the efficacy of the brain-machine interfaces.
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Union membership in America is rapidly declining and being challenged by nonunion competition. In 1983, 20.1 percent of Americans were members of unions compared to 11.1 percent in 2014. Some highlights from the 2014 United States Department of Labor report on Union Members1 follow:
- Public-sector workers had a union membership rate (35.7 percent) more than five times higher than that of private-sector workers (6.6 percent).
- Median weekly earnings of nonunion workers ($763) were 79 percent of earnings for workers who were union members ($970).
Statistics like these fuel a contentious debate between the value of a union workforce compared to a nonunion workforce. While this debate rages, it cannot be overlooked that the history of organized labor in this country has advanced wages sustaining a middle class beneficial to consumption, challenged and developed industry leading safety standards, provided employees with basic rights that benefit nonunionized employees, ensured benefits that protected and retained people in more physically demanding careers, and gave employees an ability to retire.
A main point of contention between labor and management often boils down to pensions. Unionized employees receive better pension plans. Not only are they more likely to have a guaranteed benefit in retirement, their employers contribute 28 percent more toward pensions.2
Employee vs. Independent Contractor
Did you know that the words "employee" and "employer" are legal definitions? "Under common-law rules, anyone who performs services for you is your employee if you can control what will be done and how it will be done. This is so even when you give the employee freedom of action. What matters is that you have the right to control the details of how the services are performed."3 The majority of public safety professionals who provide emergency medical services (EMS) in America are employees of public agencies or private ambulance companies (i.e., their employers). Furthermore, employers are responsible for paying taxes on their employees and providing basic benefits, including healthcare.
Private companies driven by shareholder profitability challenge Internal Revenue Service definitions as they try to shift from employees to independent contractors. "The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done. The earnings of a person who is working as an independent contractor are subject to Self-Employment Tax." (3)
In the labor management struggle, companies from Microsoft to Uber have challenged the integrity of the courts as they argue that their services are carried out by independent contractors and not that of employees. While Uber has long positioned itself as merely an app that connects drivers and passengers-with no control over the hours its drivers work-the California Labor Office cited many instances in which it said Uber acted more like an employer.
Is It The Beginning of an End?
I started my career as a $12/hr. employee working for the nation's largest for-profit ambulance company, American Medical Response (AMR). AMR used advanced technology (big data) early on to deploy resources using system status management. This technology aimed to reduce risk and increase profitability by shifting appropriate resources to areas that statistically had the highest probability of response. During our shifts, dispatch would announce the service level in the county, with Level Zero meaning no paramedic ambulances available in the county; in a typical day, system status management had nothing to "manage" as resources were not available (i.e., risk vs. reward).
As a young firefighter, I sat at the dinner table and posed a startling question to my crew, "I'm concerned that there will be very few firehouses in 20 years. What are your thoughts?" While municipalities need public safety services to protect their citizens, management is in constant review, determining risk vs. benefit of fire, law enforcement, and EMS services that encounter significant costs necessitated by employing a skilled workforce that is competent to respond and mitigate emergencies (e.g., an insurance program). If system status management worked for private for-profit companies, why would it not be implemented to save municipalities money?
A few years later, San Jose (CA) Mayor Chuck Reed commissioned a study by IBM.4 The IBM study said what I feared years before: The city should reduce fire service costs and must look into new ways to provide EMS.
Uber and Healthcare
On the superficial level, Uber gets us places, but behind the profits it is first and foremost a technology company that is fueled with big data. The current state of affairs for America's healthcare systems is not good. Fiscal concerns, perhaps more than any other factor, are driving the demand for big-data applications. After more than 20 years of steady increases, healthcare expenses now represent 17.6 percent of gross domestic product-nearly $600 billion more than the expected benchmark for a nation of the United States' size and wealth.5
Uber executives had a vision to disrupt industries, first starting with transportation and now taking their success into other industries-including healthcare. Will Uber be a player in public safety?
Defend Your Position or Innovate Your Interests?
For those unfamiliar with contract negotiations, there are two negotiations strategies that are used to drive results, good and bad: position-based and interest-based.
Contract negotiations have traditionally been position-based. The parties each commit to a position early in the process and think only of their own wants and needs, an adversarial method of bargaining that pits the parties against one another, with little focus on future relationships.
Interest-based bargaining is a method of negotiating that focuses on meeting the underlying concerns, needs, or interests of the parties involved in the negotiation. The parties are encouraged to communicate what is important about an issue rather than arguing for a specific position or solution. This type of bargaining allows the parties to understand where the other party is coming from and is cooperative.
Lastly, innovation is defined as the introduction of something new-a new idea, method, or device.
Shared Values
Without law and order, healthcare, and a responsive group of public safety professionals, our society would not be what it is today. We all agree that law enforcement, firefighters, and paramedics are important to our communities and national security. What we don't all agree on is how much our public safety professionals are worth.
The management executive negotiating public safety contracts has a position of cost constraints and other departments vying for funding, raises, etc. The labor executive has a position to protect his membership and number of positions. The interests of both include providing the highest level of public safety services to the community so that each of their families is protected and safe.
Bureaucratic Negotiations vs. Private Innovation
Public safety (law enforcement, fire, and EMS) collective bargaining contract periods can range from months to years with ending results lackluster based on the commonly adopted position-based negotiation strategy, both for labor and management. Private-sector innovation is in constant progress, seeking to disrupt bureaucracy and the status quo using stakeholder collaboration as a mechanism to navigating positions while understanding the interests vital to shared success. Vision and execution are what drive companies like Uber.
The IBM report in San Jose suggested a new service delivery model for lower-level EMS calls directed by a series of questions from city dispatchers resulting in the birth of the fire department squad program.
The city was pleased to not be sending a $500,000 firefighting apparatus on nonlife-threating calls; however, it was not pleased to have the squad staffed and driven by a union salaried firefighter/paramedic, costing the city more money than a squad staffed and driven by a private ambulance company EMS providers. Meanwhile, Uber strategized behind the scenes and collaborated on ways to enter the healthcare industry offering greater access and cost-savings to consumers. While Uber strategized another disruptive service, labor and management were still struggling to come to a commonsense solution on community-based paramedic programs aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing system costs. At no time did all (labor, management, and Uber) collaborate on a shared vision of success, ensuring a sustainable solution to minimize disruption of vital public safety services.
In Comes Uber
Uber is entering the healthcare industry starting with the delivery of flu shots on demand and looking into a monthly healthcare subscription service. As community paramedic programs develop after years of long-fought battles to a commonsense solution, Uber stands ready to take market share from unionized EMS providers in this service area. My prediction and vision is that Uber will soon be asking for the opportunity to contract with municipalities to provide Uber EMS, on-demand medical care for low-level calls in partnership with management. Uber is not concerned with labor's positions and knows that the speed of innovation and cost savings will attract the attention of city managers in no time.
Would you trust Uber EMS to provide the same level of care and service as that currently offered by your professional fire department and ambulance provider when you dial 911?
Career Vs. Job
A career is defined as an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress. A job is defined as casual or occasional work. Will Uber EMS provide career paths or more jobs?
The importance of effective labor-management negotiations is its strength in creating rewarding careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, high standards of service, and retention of a skilled workforce. Labor-management arguments allow speed to market for job providers who want to secure their stake in common service areas typically provided by local municipalities.
Sound the 911 Alarm
If and when Uber EMS gains market share, displacing public agencies, acquiring private ambulance company market share, and using big data to revolutionize service models, the extinction of the American middle class would be at question. Service delivery and overseeing standards of care based on local contracts are not issues for a billion-dollar organization already familiar with delivering five-star drivers under local contracts in each city across America. The service level position is not a good position for labor and management or a good use of their time as Uber innovates faster than the average bargaining cycle and provides consumer ratings showing that its operational speed does not detract from quality of service.
The pivotal question for both labor and management: When will Uber acquire its first EMS contract for nonemergent care?
The Economic Impact of Runaway Capitalism
Capitalism enthusiasts rejoice that Uber is driving down prices for the consumer and making things more affordable. What happens when we have a national workforce of 1099 independent contractors? Where are the public economic graphs from our government demonstrating the impact of an American economy of a full-time, independent contractor workforce? Bottom line: Lowering wages and benefits will not increase consumption in the long run.
Remember, I started my career as an employee of a private for-profit ambulance company at $12/hr. I obtained a certificate as a paramedic and not a degree, because government reimbursement rates for ambulance transport prohibited paying paramedics similar wages to nurses who held degrees; policy inherently devalued EMS pay from its inception. As an employee, I was given health benefits, logged time in Social Security, and was covered under workers' compensation laws if I was injured serving the public.
Here's what the Uber EMS independent contractor model would look like: It pays the provider $12/hr. (which comes out to an approximate net of $8.40/hr. after taxes), does not pay health benefits under the theory that the provider can use the Affordable Care Act, and doesn't contribute to retirement via Social Security.
Throughout the 1930s, Americans struggled to consume basic goods and services during the Great Depression. While there were numerous factors that played into the economic collapse of our society, a few should be noted as they are relevant to the state of affairs for Americans in the workplace:
- Stock market crash of 1929.
- Bank failures.
- Reduction in purchasing across the board.
- American economic policy with Europe.
- Drought conditions.
- In 2015, the aforementioned conditions exist despite all-time low unemployment rates.
- Recovery from 2008 financial crisis (stock market and bank failures).
- Increase in 1099 independent contractors who work the same hours as "employees" yet receive lower wages and no benefits.
- Unstable American economic and foreign policy.
- Drought conditions and exponential growth in urban areas.
The position divide between labor and management is grave. Private sector speed of innovation in conjunction with a bottom-line mindset will gain the attention of the public as companies like Uber vie to deliver community preventive care, including low-level EMS. The lack of collaboration between labor and management poses a threat to innovation, which damages their standing with the average citizen.
This leads to a modern society that may no longer relate to the long-fought history to provide critical services while maintaining a highly skilled workforce.
The end result, the extinction of organized labor and bureaucratic management, leaves vital services in the hands of private companies that challenge the integrity of our judicial system as companies force the change from employee classification to independent contractor status.
I firmly believe in protecting the interests of America's dwindling middle class. The value of organized labor should not be lost, nor should the value of a management team who sees the necessity of retaining a skilled workforce. The polarity infused through position-based negotiation is restricting both sides from doing what they are there to do, which is to understand the interests of each side, knowing that the interests of those who employ them (local taxpayers) deserve the best services from their first responders. Service is government's first duty to its citizens.
To stay relevant and to protect the interests of the citizens, labor and management must do the following:
- Form agile innovation teams, not delayed negotiation teams.
- Possess vision or consult with those who do.
- Rapidly shift from position-based strategies to interest-based strategies.
- Be present early and often with private industry partners and politicians to discuss their plans and figure out ways to find an equitable solution, protecting valued careers; know your market share and how much would be lost if Uber landed a service agreement.
- Do not posture; innovation and speed to market come from trusting relationships and working together, including your competition.
- Mentor and engage your next generation of labor leaders early in their careers.
As organized labor continues to decline at alarming rates, how much are we willing to save to disrupt public safety and, in the end, erode the entire middle class?
1. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Union Members-2014," January 2015, www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf.
2. Walters, Matthew, and Lawrence Mishel, "How Unions Help All Workers," Economic Policy Institute, August 2003, www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/.
3. Internal Revenue Service, "Independent Contractor Defined," www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Independent-Contractor-Defined.
4. Woolfolk, John, "IBM report suggests fewer San Jose cops and firefighters needed," San Jose Mercury News, February 2012, www.mercurynews.com/ci_19890479.
5. Kayyali, Basel, David Knott, and Steve Van Kuiken, "The big-data revolution in US health care: Accelerating value and innovation," McKinsey & Company, April 2013, www.mckinsey.com/insights/health_systems_and_services/the_big-data_revolution_in_us_health_care.