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Finding new applications for advanced materials is the central mission at the Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) at Lawrence Technological University.
Completed in 2008, CIMR was initially funded by a five-year, $11 million agreement with the U.S. Army. The 7,200-square-foot research facility with a 30-foot clearance height has a 25,000-pound crane to accommodate testing of structural components up to 100 feet long under various types of loads up to one million pounds.
A large-scale fire chamber with dynamic and static loading capabilities can test structural components in temperatures up to 2,300°F, including conditions like those of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.
A full-scale environmental chamber – spacious enough for a large vehicle – can simulate harsh weather conditions such as blowing, freezing rain, sub-zero temperatures, or dry heat up to 180°F.
The ElectroPuls 10000 measures the performance of materials when subjected to pulling, twisting and repeated loads. The all-electric system doesn't need any hydraulic mechanisms or a cooling system.
CIMR also has the MTS Model 311 Four Post Frame, which is a high-force test system that can be used for a variety of material property tests. It has an environmental chamber that can subject a specimen to temperatures ranging from -200°F to 200°F.
The facility is best known for developing new applications for carbon fiber in bridge construction under the leadership of College of Engineering Dean Nabil Grace. Many other advanced materials have also been developed and/or tested for applications in the military as well as in business and industry.
"We continue to invest in new testing equipment that will enhance our research capabilities in the future," Grace said.
The center is a prime example of the intersection of high technology and homeland defense. Building the center will help create jobs today, putting the technology the center develops to work will create jobs tomorrow, and all of it will help protect America's troops. This is a win for our economy today and a win for its future." – Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
Work with the Best
Since his arrival at Lawrence Tech from the private sector in 1988, Dr. Nabil F. Grace, distinguished professor, chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and CIMR director, has won more than 20 grants and contracts totaling more than $13 million to advance innovative materials research.
With more than 25 years of practical experience with carbon fiber technology, Dr. Grace is an international expert in bridges and transportation infrastructure. He has authored over 100 technical papers in national and international conferences, journals and magazines. He also holds three patents related to carbon fiber structures for transportation infrastructure and lightweight armor.
Dr. Grace is widely sought after as a state, national, and international expert on innovative carbon fiber-reinforced concrete designs that have much lower life cycle costs and greater service life, resulting in outstanding sustainability. He is one of only two academic researchers on the Federal Highway Administration's Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge Technology Team.
Inside CIMR's Testing Facilities
Fired Up To Help You
Each year catastrophic fires in the United States claim thousands of lives and cause billions of dollars in property damage. Lawrence Tech is meeting the challenge by examining how structural materials respond to very high temperatures.
CIMR houses a state-of-the-art Fire Chamber that enables researchers to conduct large-scale testing of structural components at temperatures of up to 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit and simulate conditions of the 9/11 tragedy at the World Trade Center. Large enough to fit a full-sized military HMMWV, the Fire Chamber also lets researchers conduct tests on military vehicles, especially those subjected to blast and fire on the battlefield.
Let the Force Be With You
Lawrence Tech's Center for Innovative Materials Research has three separate structural testing areas to accommodate multiple projects, handling structures up to 100 feet long with both static and repeated loads up to one million pounds of force.
CIMR can help you achieve:
- Improved material characterization
- Advanced prototype evaluation
- Long-lasting, reliable products
Simulated Global Climate Testing
Lawrence Tech is enhancing its reputation for cutting-edge research by building an Environmental Test Chamber for testing vehicle components for military and other uses. This latest addition to the CIMR will include an actuator capable of delivering impact blows with up to 150,000 pounds of force on components being tested. The environmental/loading chamber will replicate the impact of both repeated and static loads in simulated climatic conditions ranging from Iraq to Antarctica.
The Environmental Test Chamber will:
- Significantly advance U.S. Army materiel design, testing, evaluation, and durability, and result in the deployment of new high-strength, lower-weight vehicle armor to protect troops and save lives.
- Meet all standards for full- and partial-scale vehicle and composite armor testing under harsh conditions, including salt spray, salt water, solar/UV light, relative humidity, and sand in addition to freezing, thawing, and dry heat.
- No other facility in the United States can provide full-scale environmental condition testing and evaluation to meet Military 310 Global Climatic Data for Developing Military Product for an entire vehicle.
Accent on Advanced Materials
On the battlefield:
Innovative and advanced carbon fiber materials are being developed at CIMR that can help reduce military vehicle and body armor weight while providing greater protection and durability for our troops.
On the home front:
Lawrence Tech's CIMR team is developing and testing materials that strengthen and prolong the life of critical facilities such as office and commercial buildings, bridges, military complexes, airports, and highways. Get the answers you need to challenging questions about:
- Product costs
- Strength and stiffness
- Durability
- Expected life
- Design measures
Discover how CIMR can be your one-stop resource for large-scale life-cycle durability testing research, development, and commercial deployment.
Let Lawrence Tech help you understand the performance characteristics of:
- high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber composites
- steel, aluminum, ceramics
- other advanced materials
CIMR: Where Research = Results
Partnering for Your Success
Innovation is the key word at the Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) at Lawrence Technological University. CIMR researchers are working on innovative material and structural solutions for defense, homeland security, transportation infrastructure, construction, and automotive applications, to:
- save lives
- reduce injuries
- cut costs
Make it stronger, lighter, and cheaper. Boost fuel efficiency, and build it to last for 30 years – or more. Lawrence Tech can help you deliver product excellence.
Use expert CIMR researchers and facilities to explore:
- New military vehicles that require armor weighing less than 100 pounds per square foot
- Carbon fiber wind turbine blades that can withstand harsh changes in weather or climate
- Advanced materials for commercial vehicles that reduce weight and improve fuel economy
- Components that incorporate high-performance materials
CIMR researchers are collaborating with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and EngineeringCenter to significantly advance materiel design, testing, evaluation, and durability of military vehicle armor.
Result: Deployment of new high-strength, lower-weight vehicle armor to protect troops and save lives.
CIMR researchers are working with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of Transportation to develop highway bridges that can last 100 years – twice the normal life span – by using innovative materials during construction.
Result: Lower life-cycle repair and maintenance costs, fewer detours and traffic disruptions, and substantially safer travel for motorists.
Bridges to the Future
Sobering statistics ... more than 72,000 highway bridges across the United States are structurally deficient and more than 81,000 are functionally obsolete.
Lawrence Tech is playing a lead role in the research, development, and deployment of innovative, high-strength bridge technology designed to replace those structures … and avoid such tragedies as the 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis that claimed 13 lives.
Work at CIMR is advancing the industry's current best practices for bridges and infrastructure to include the design of new non-corrosive carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) for building and reinforcing concrete bridges. Lawrence Tech also is conducting durability tests using this technology in I-beam construction.
In 2001, Lawrence Tech built the nation's first highway bridge using CFRP rather than steel. The pioneering Bridge Street Bridge project led to CIMR being awarded a $900,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation 21st Century Jobs Fund in 2007 to deploy the CFRP technology on three new bridges in 2009 in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation.
CIMR Can Help
The Center for Innovative Materials Research at Lawrence Tech can help you develop new and innovative products that make a positive difference in people's lives and solve important and challenging problems.
- What product development problems are you working to solve?
- What new materials are you developing?
- What material characteristics are you seeking to achieve?
- How long do you want them to last?
CIMR's facilities and experienced university research team can get you the answers you need!
Mark Brucki
Director of Technology Partnerships
Nabil Grace, PhD, PE


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Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, a Nigerian-American man, managed to bypass all layers of airport security and avoid arrest for five days after Virgin America and authorities learned that he'd flown from New York to Los Angeles as a stowaway. It all started when some of his nearby passengers on the Virgin America flight complained that he was emanating powerful B.O. From the Los Angeles Times:
A flight attendant asked Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi for his boarding pass and was surprised to see it was from a different fight and in someone else's name. She alerted authorities, and Noibi went back to sleep in his black leather airline seat. When the plane landed, authorities chose not to arrest Noibi, allowing him to leave the airport.
On Wednesday, Noibi was arrested trying to board a Delta flight out of Los Angeles. Once again, he had managed to pass undetected through security with an expired ticket issued in someone else's name. Authorities found at least 10 other boarding passes, none of which belonged to him. Law enforcement sources told The Times they suspect Noibi has used expired plane tickets to sneak on to flights in the past. On his website, Noibi describes himself as a "frequent traveler."
(...) Noibi, also known as Seun Noibi, proclaims himself a "storyteller, strategist and designer who is passionate about reaching the world for Jesus," according to his Facebook page. He was arrested in Chicago in 2008 after allegedly refusing to pay a $4.70 fare on a Metra train. Those charges were later dropped.
Noibi faces stowaway charges and is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday.
Looks like this is his Facebook page, according to what's published in the Los Angeles Times, and this would be his LinkedIn profile. This is his blog. And, here's his YouTube channel. Apparently he is some sort of freelance video producer? Below, one of the videos from his YouTube channel, identified as a kind of proof-of-concept ad he produced. His channel is full of ads he must have produced for various evangelical Nigerian religious entrepreneurs. And he is a Gemini.
Here's the video description:
There are a lot of activities that we do now that we won't do in heaven! The one activity we do now that we will do in heaven? Worship. We will be doing that forever. In fact, you can sort of look at this Ad as an Invitation topractice!
- Bin Laden's boarding pass - Boing Boing
- Boing Boing: Website generates fake boarding passes
- Boing Boing: Ceci n'est pas un fake boarding pass
- Boing Boing: Fake boarding pass guy reports he was visited by FBI ...
- Boing Boing: NPR "Xeni Tech": update on FBI raids fake boarding ...
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PORTSMOUTH — Some years, the end-of-season highlight reel is a parade of long runs and dazzling catches.
This year, for the Portsmouth High School football team, you could run a repeating loop of defensive tackle Rick Holt disrupting blocking schemes, the scoreboard indicating another second-and-long, and the opposing coach shaking his head and consulting his play chart.
Mix in an occasional offensive touchdown and a shot of an injured player on crutches, and the current Clippers' season would be summed up pretty good.
Live or on tape, this year, it's been Holt's show.
"One of the best quotes I've heard," said Portsmouth defensive coach Russ Russo, "came from one of the Dover coaches we talk to: 'Rick Holt plays defense like his hair's on fire.' His motor on defense is just non-stop."
One of the great football careers in recent Portsmouth history has two games to go. The big one is Saturday, when the third-seeded Clippers (8-2) try to successfully defend last year's Division III championship against No. 4 Goffstown (6-5).
It's a rematch of a Sept. 30 game here, won by the Clippers going away, 56-22.
"Holt is phenomenal," said Goffstown coach Justin Hufft. "I've not seen a guy dominate defensively like he does in years. He's so big and strong and athletic, and he's got good football instincts. You'd like to be able to find a weakness but I haven't found any."
The Clippers will also play Division II Dover in their annual Thanksgiving Day game on Nov. 22.
A varsity player since late in his freshman year, the 6-foot-4, 260-pound Holt, who also starts at tackle on offense, has been healthy all season, and it's showed in his play. Last year, he cut his heel on a boat propeller before training camp and then sprained his knee in Week 9.
"I think I've done pretty good, better than last year," he said. "(The injury) kind of lingered the whole year. This summer was really the first time that the heel stopped hurting, the knee felt good and I just played like I played my sophomore year. And now, I'm bigger and stronger than I was my sophomore year."
"His maturity is much better, his skill level is much better, his leadership is much better," said Portsmouth coach Bill Murphy. "He's grown into the role of being a team leader."
In last week's 7-0 semifinal win at Milford, Holt lined up as both a defensive tackle and nose guard, and played a huge role in disrupting an attack that had burned his team, 24-6, back in Week 9. The Clippers allowed just 118 yards of offense.
"He came to play, for sure, not that he hadn't on the other ones," said Murphy. "He was super psyched-up. If they came near him they weren't going anywhere."
"A safety would have won that game," said Russo.
This is the fourth straight Division III championship game for Holt and fifth straight for the Clippers. Holt also played on Division II championship baseball teams at Portsmouth, and was a part of that program's national-best 89-game win streak.
"He's used to championship teams but you wouldn't know about it," said Russo. "He's a lunch-pail guy."
The question now is where he's going to take that lunch-pail next year.
As Holt's terrific senior season has gone on, his recruiting interest has increased, too. The next level for him seems to be shaping up to be the Division I FCS level, with schools like UNH, Maine, Rhode Island, Marist, Holy Cross and Fordham all showing some interest.
With a 3.6 grade-point average, he's opened himself up to a lot of opportunities. He plans to make a decision sometime this winter.
"It's picked up," he said. "I went to a few camps this summer and now I've gotten a lot of interest from a lot of different schools, from (FCS) like UNH to D-II to a couple of D-III teams. It's still ongoing. … I'd like to play I-AA simply because I'd like to challenge myself and play at the highest level I'm able to play at."
The last Portsmouth High School player to play Division I football was Rod Walker, a standout running back who walked on at UNH, and eventually earned a scholarship and landed a starting job at string safety. He wrapped up his career at UNH last fall.
The top pitcher on the school's baseball team, Holt will focus his winter on strength and conditioning.
"I stopped playing basketball at the end of my sophomore year. I pretty much just worked out that whole winter all the way up until March, when baseball started," said Holt. "This year I'm probably going to try to do the same thing — try to get stronger and faster. … College is a whole other thing. Those guys are in the weight room all the time getting better."
For Holt, that's a process that started more than three years ago.
"At Portsmouth High School, freshmen play freshman football," said Russo. "We've had a few kids that we think can make an impact and bring up at the end.
"When Ricky was a freshman, we put him in against Souhegan (in the Division III championship). He went right up against (2009 Player of the Year Steven) Jellison and I think Jellison was frustrated; he gave a kick at him. This has been building for Ricky."
Into something special.
Portsmouth's Holt wants to end standout season with championship
PORTSMOUTH — Some years, the end-of-season highlight reel is a parade of long runs and dazzling catches.


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WA Brothers could abuse with impunity
Child abusers at Christian Brothers schools in Western Australia knew they could sexually torture children with impunity, safe in the knowledge the state would do nothing, a royal commission has heard.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard boys were routinely tortured, raped and beaten by Christian Brothers in four childcare institutions since the 1950s.
The two-week Perth inquiry is investigating the responses of the Christian Brothers and state authorities to the abuse allegations at the Bindoon, Castledare, Clontarf and Tardun residences for boys who were orphaned or forcibly removed from their parents from the UK, Malta and Australia.
In emotional testimony on Monday, John Hennessey told the commission the men who abused him during his time at St Joseph's Farm and Trade School, Bindoon, felt safe in doing so.
"I was exploited and abused by criminals (who were) safe in the knowledge that the state government and church were my legal guardians, and would never bother to meet their responsibilities," he said.
Mr Hennessey was forcibly separated from his mother in Bristol, England, and sent to WA. He did not see her for another 57 years.
While at Bindoon Mr Hennessey was targeted by Brother Paul Keaney, other Christian Brothers and older children at the school.
On one occasion, Brother Keaney publicly stripped and savagely beat him.
"No one came to my aid," said a visibly upset Mr Hennessey, the first witness at the 11th case study examined by the commission. "I am now left with a stutter."
Boys who reported sexual and physical abuse were often abused by the brother to whom they complained, the royal commission was told.
"For some boys, the knowledge of the abuse was well enough understood between the boys, if not necessarily openly discussed," counsel assisting the royal Commission Gail Furness said in her opening statement.
"Other boys never shared their experiences with anyone else.
"However, common to all of those men who will give evidence is the shame, guilt and fear that they experienced as a result of the abuse."
At St Vincent's Orphanage in Clontarf, boys would be selected almost nightly by brothers for abuse, said survivor John Wells.
A brother would tickle the foot of a sleeping boy as a signal to go to his room.
"The boy would often be crying because he knew what was coming and he knew he was going to be in pain," Mr Wells said.
He and his twin brother Arthur were so traumatised they did not physically touch for 70 years - until Mr Wells held Arthur's hand when he was on his deathbed.
Another survivor of Bindoon, Edward Delaney, had the fingers of both hands broken and was left with a permanent disfigurement when a brother - named as Brother Doyle in the commission - hit him repeatedly with a leather strap with a hacksaw blade stitched into it.
Over the next two weeks the commission will hear evidence on how the Christian Brothers responded to allegations of abuse.
It will also hear evidence from representatives of the WA government and the acting director of public prosecutions about the department's response to complaints.
So far, four WA Christian Brothers have been charged with sexual abuse at one or more of the institutions.
One, named at the commission as Brother Dick, was convicted in 1994 on 10 counts of unlawfully and indecently dealing with five boys under 14. He received three-and-a-half years jail.
Another - Brother William Marchant - was charged in 2000 with sexual abuse offences while at Tardun. He was convicted and received a non-custodial sentence.


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Grant Wood's home and studio was located at 5 Turner Alley from 1924 to 1935.
Grant Wood (1891-1942) was a prominent member of the Regionalist movement. His most famous painting, American Gothic, was painted in this studio in 1930.
Plan a visit to the Grant Wood Studio & Armstrong Visitor Center today!
The Grant Wood Studio is a member of Historic Artists' Homes and Studios, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Grant Wood Studio is owned and operated by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.


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Farmers cry inside a monastery, which they are using as a protest camp, in Monywa township, Myanmar, on Sept. 12. Villagers protested against the seizing of over 7,800 acres of farmland, involving 26 villages, for a copper mine project in Sarlingyi Township in Sagaing Division, about 450 miles northwest of Yangon. The mine project is a joint venture between a Chinese company and Myanmar's military-owned Myanmar Economic Holding Limited. Some villagers say they are satisfied with the compensations paid by the mining company while some others do not want to leave their village for compensation.
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Villagers shout for their farms and villages during protests against the Lebadaung copper mine project in Sarlingyi township on Sept. 12.
The Associated Press reports: Students have joined farmers and other people who have been protesting the seizure of land for a copper mining project in northwestern Myanmar jointly owned by the military and a Chinese company.
The protest in Monywa in Sagaing region has been continuing since August, but expanded this week in response to the detention of its leaders, activists said Wednesday. The primary issue concerns the confiscation of nearly 8,000 acres (3,250 hectares) of land for the Monywa copper mine project, an area which includes 26 villages and several mountains.
Emboldened by Myanmar's changing political climate, farmers, villagers, factory workers and others are now staging demonstrations in various parts of the country over issues ranging from land confiscation to electricity cuts. Read the full story.
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Farmers look at police from inside a monastery that they are using as a protest camp in Monywa township Sept. 12.
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Police walk in a monastery that farmers are using as a protest camp in Monywa township Sept. 12.


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The Discipline Dean
Steven Johnston doesn't send unruly students to the principal's office. He's one of a growing number of teachers whose job it is to set the tone for students at his school.
By Tim Walker
Kenny sits comfortably in the chair outside the office. He'd ordinarily be in science lab now, but he caused enough of a disruption for his teacher to send him upstairs. This is not his first visit—not by a long shot—but Kenny says he's a pretty well-behaved student overall. As a freshman? Not so much.
"I was a punk, getting in trouble all the time," he says.
Kenny (all student names have been changed) is now a junior at Quincy High School in Quincy, Massachusetts, a "grey collar" suburb of Boston. He has racked up more than his share of discipline referrals, logging many hours with one Steven Johnston—or, as he's known to most of the students, "Mr. J."
"Hi Mr. J." Kenny looks up as Johnston approaches.
"Why are you here?" he asks as he begins to read the teacher's note.
"I was waving my pencil across the sprinkler in science lab."
"Why were you doing that?" Johnston asks.
"Lab can be boring as hell," Kenny replies.
"Boring as heck."
"Boring as heck."
Johnston motions the student into his office and closes the door. A few minutes later, Johnston sends Kenny back to lab with a note to the teacher instructing him to send him back for any issues. "He's a good kid," Johnston says. "Believe me, two years ago, Kenny would have set that sprinkler off." Johnston walks over to his file cabinet and pulls the student's file. "Let's see: cutting class, disrupting class, smoking, tardiness, cutting class again, tardiness again, out of the school perimeter. Yeah, Kenny's mom was definitely on my speed dial back then."
On this fall day, Kenny is just the latest in a convoy of Quincy High students who have been diverted to Johnston's office for a variety of offenses, including tardiness, class disruptions, and leaving school grounds. All in all, it's a fairly typical day for this "discipline dean," one of four teachers at the school whose time is largely devoted to student discipline issues.
In the past, Quincy High's assistant principal was saddled with coordinating discipline, as is the case in most high schools. In the late '90s, a new administration decided that behavioral issues warranted attention beyond what the school's assistant principal, charged with planning the school's academic program, could reasonably afford. So the school appointed four deans of students to lead the design and implementation of the school's discipline policies—to "set the tone," in Johnston's words, on how to create and maintain order at Quincy High.
Now in his 13th year at Quincy (he's also a proud member of Quincy High's Class of '83), Johnston thrives on his interaction with students and the collaboration with the many players involved in their lives—the school resources officer, nurse, parole officers, social services, and, of course, the parents.
"Steven knows that his job is to help create a stable learning environment," explains Quincy Principal Frank Santoro. "But he knows that this requires him to work with these students and their families and be their advocate."
Teachers who trade in their classroom keys for a more administrative role are unusual, but discipline-focused deans can be found at schools across the country. Mark Karadimos followed a similar path at J. Sterling Morton East High School, just outside of Chicago. With a student population topping 3,200, Morton East High couldn't manage its behavioral issues without four full-time deans. A former math teacher, Karadimos strives to help students find the connection between their behavior and their chances for success.
"In a classroom, students often just feel the rigor, but don't see the relevance," he says. "My job as dean ultimately is to help students understand that we want to help them to do well in life."
"Lahn Duong is here?" Johnston shouts in mock-surprise to his secretary, Ruthie. "Are you out there, Lahn Duong? Come on in!"
It's a little before 9 a.m. The young Vietnamese student appears in Johnston's doorway, looking sleepy-eyed, disheveled, and a little sheepish.
"How are you, my friend?"
"I'm late," he responds quietly. His English is slow but functional.
"Listen—I'm worried," Johnston says, turning serious. "You're not doing well in math, and that's your first period. How are you going to pass math if you are always late?"
The student shrugs. "I don't know. I hope so."
"Me, too!"
Most of the city's Asian community, which makes up 15 percent of Quincy's overall population, lives in North Quincy. The absence of an English-language learner (ELL) program at North Quincy High, however, means a longer trip across town for Lahn Duong and many of the 300 other ELL students enrolled at Quincy High. Johnston, while aware that the commute can be a burden, tells Lahn Duong he will simply have to wake up earlier. Still, he plans to work with others in the school to juggle his schedule and move math to second or third period.
"He can't be tardy, but I can't have him failing math, either," he says.
Johnston makes it a point to know each student's academic history and any relevant details about the teen's life outside of school. He began cultivating a rapport with students during his years as a special education teacher. Johnston moved into his current position so he could work with a more expansive student population. As dean, he weaves together strands of proactive and positive discipline techniques. Although he avoids a one-size-fits-all approach, he does subscribe to certain doctrines: treat each case individually, foster collaboration and communication, win the trust of the students, and adapt to changes in the community. And he won't let any student leave his office without hearing words of encouragement.
Johnston's relationship with the students is aided by how Quincy High divides the student population among its four deans. Each is assigned one of the four classes. Johnston is the dean for the class of 2008, so he has been working with the same kids for three years. That's important, he says, because misbehavior-prone students are much easier to steer toward a more constructive path early on in their high school career.
His classroom experience also makes him particularly sensitive to one of the many challenging elements of his work: balancing the needs of the student in his office with the overburdened teacher's need for a stable classroom. Clear communication is key. Johnston asks the teacher to be as specific as possible in the referral note. To merely write "Johnny is misbehaving" doesn't provide Johnston and his colleagues sufficient information.
"If they want me to keep the student out of their classroom, that needs to be clearly stated in the note. I'll do that," he says. "If not, I'll address the situation a different way and find solutions that won't keep the student out of class."
At Morton East High, Karadimos and the other deans urge teachers to intervene before sending students to the dean's office. Not making a viable effort to address disruptions will communicate that the teacher has lost control of the classroom, he says.
Navigating through the school system's intricate network of personalities and territories can be tricky for a dean, a position that bridges the gap between teachers and administration. Johnston says there's one indisputable intangible needed to perform the job effectively.
"Social skills. You either have 'em or you don't," he says. "Knowing the governing laws of the school and state—great. Years and years of formal study—terrific. But all that will be undermined if you don't know how to communicate properly with your colleagues and win the respect and trust of a diverse student population."
Later in the afternoon, Toni, looking a little bewildered, sits across from Johnston.
"How did you know that, Mr. J?"
A conflict between Toni and one of her classmates was exacerbated by an impolite exchange posted on MySpace. The classmate confided in Johnston that a problem with Toni was brewing and asked him to help. Of course, he doesn't tell her that.
"I hear things in the air, Toni. Sometimes the walls talk to me. It really doesn't matter—you cannot let your differences with her affect your schoolwork."
Before this exchange, the two had been discussing Toni's grades. "This is a key quarter for you, kid," Johnston reminded her. These words, still punctuating the air a few minutes later, seemed to belittle the significance of an online spat.
"You're right," Toni replies. "Thanks, Mr. J."
After Toni walks out the door, Johnston spins around in his chair. "MySpace—arrrgh!" he laughs. "The online world is just multiplying the social bridges for these kids—more openings for confrontation."
Johnston has considered trying something new—a couple of assistant principal positions have opened up recently. "Poring over data sheets or state student assessment scores? Maybe one day, but I'm not there yet," he says, "Right now, I need to work with these kids."
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- See also: Shadowforge City/Rare mobs
Shadowforge City is the capital of the Dark Iron dwarves. The city is located in the depths of Blackrock Mountain and lies above the Molten Core — where their master, Ragnaros the Firelord and his flamewakers reside. The city has a world famous inn — the Grim Guzzler — and is the only place in the world where you can smelt Dark Iron. Shadowforge City is in constant conflict with the Blackrock clan and their black dragon masters.
Access to the city can either be through the Dark Iron Highway, Shrine of Thaurissan, or Manufactory. The city is divided into several named areas including the Grim Guzzler, Domicile, Black Vault, and Hall of Crafting.
Throughout the city, Dark Iron denizens are constantly working toward strengthening themselves for the ongoing war with Blackrock Spire orcs and dragons. Also patrolling the streets of Shadowforge are the fiery minions of Ragnaros. After the Dark Iron Emperor, Thaurissan, summoned Ragnaros to end the War of the Three Hammers, the Dark Irons became the new servants of the Firelord. They work to create living stone warriors to take the Upper Blackrock Spire for themselves and their fiery master. Once the mountain is fully theirs, the remainder of Azeroth is next...
- Shadowforge Ambusher
- Shadowforge Archaeologist
- Shadowforge Chanter
- Shadowforge Citizen
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This is where the roots of the modern European city of Hamburg lie: the historical Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus district with the famous Chilehaus are synonymous with Hamburg's rise as a global trading power – and are today a vibrant cultural quarter. Having survived the years without damage or alteration, this historical ensemble has now been granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
You can almost smell the aromas of tea and coffee, fine spices and all kinds of delicacies as you stroll through the district. It is a miniature city in itself, a collection of warehouses built on thousands of oak piles between 1885 and 1927 in the neo-Gothic brick style. Narrow streets, bridges and canals link together the world's largest warehouse complex, which once provided over 300,000 square metres of storage space for all manner of goods at the heart of Hamburg's port.
Reminders of a golden age
Merchants didn't just need storage space, however, they also needed offices. And so they built the Kontorhäuser, the first purely administrative buildings in Europe, right next to the Speicherstadt. To this day the Kontorhäuser bear witness to the prosperity of the former trading dynasties. The most famous of them is the Chilehaus, which was built using an incredible 4.8 million hand-layered bricks. Henry B. Sloman, who had made his fortune trading saltpetre from Chile, commissioned the architect Fritz Höger to design a spectacularly tall building with angled facades to resemble the bow of a ship.
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Both quarters, the Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus district, hold great attraction for tourists in the area between the Elbe Philharmonic Hall and HafenCity. There's so much to see and do, with museums such as the Hamburg Dungeon, Speicherstadt Museum and Miniatur Wunderland, old-established coffee roasting houses and traditional chocolate-makers, harbourside pubs and charming restaurants. It's like it's own little world!
Speicherstadt Museum – open all year round, including Sundays and public holidays.
Speicherstadt tour 'Tradition und Wandel' (Tradition and Change) followed by tour of the Speicherstadt Museum, Saturdays at 3pm (1 April to 31 October) and Sundays at 11am (all year round). English tours by arrangement, groups only.
HamburgTours Kontorhaus district – 'Backsteinexpressionismus und Klinkersticker' (Brick Expressionism and the Brick Embroiderer) incl. Chilehaus, Messberghof, Sprinkenhof, Asiahaus and Laeiszhof
Duration: 2 hours, private group tours only
Boat tours of the port and canals run several times a day, all year round, departing from the Landungsbrücken jetties in St. Pauli.
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B.S., Georgetown University; M.Div., Alliance Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Dr. James Lanpher serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Columbia International University. Dr. Lanpher has been a leader in Biblical higher education, previously serving in a variety of capacities with the Association for Biblical Higher Education including Chairman of the Commission on Accreditation. Dr. Lanpher taught overseas at the Alliance Biblical Seminary (now the Alliance Graduate School) in Manila, The Philippines. He also taught at the University of Notre Dame and Crown College and served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Trinity College of Florida.
Dr. Lanpher graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree majoring in international economics and obtaining language proficiency in Chinese. He received his Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. His dissertation, "The Miraculous in Mark: Its Eschatological Background and Christological Function," focused on the role of miracles in Mark's portrayal and understanding of Jesus.
In 1986 Dr. Lanpher married his wife Lisa, who has a Masters of Educational Leadership degree from the University of South Florida and taught in Florida public schools. The Lanphers have one son who is currently in college at Columbia International University.
B.S.F.S., 1984, Georgetown University; M.Div., 1988, Alliance Theological Seminary; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1994, University of Notre Dame.
Visiting Instructor, University of Notre Dame, 1993-1994; Assistant Professor, Alliance Biblical Seminary (Manila, The Philippines), 1994-1996; Associate Professor, Crown College, 1996-1999; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Florida, 1999-2011; Provost & Sr. Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Columbia International University, 2011-Present.


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Karl Urban came to Comic-Con with the intention of bringing some exclusive footage from Star Trek 2. He teased the release of the footage by the end of the week and delivered on his promise. However, it's not exactly what we expected to see. Urban was in hot water earlier for a possible slip up during an interview in which he may have revealed the villain in the upcoming untitled sequel. Writer Damon Lindelof reportedly said that he had no idea what the footage was that Urban was referencing and said the prankster was "off the reservation." Now, it's the end of Comic-Con and some Star Trek 2 footage has finally been released. Hit the jump to check it out (and keep your expectations in check as well).
If you're a fan of Star Trek 2, you're about to be mildly disappointed. However, if you're a fan of Urban, surfing, Cage the Elephant, pranks and green screens, you're about to have a laugh. The Star Trek 2 "footage" appears in the last ten seconds of the clip. Check the video out below and be sure to get caught up on all of our Comic-Con coverage here.


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The Alfieri Concept Car, introduced at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show, is more than a concept. It's a statement. Proving once more that Maserati is a sports-car company to its very core, and paving the way for the continuation of Maserati's racing legacy.
The deep, concave grille lacks the normal chrome surround at the bottom, so it seems to float. The glasshouse area is clean, and the rear end has its corners cut back. Right here, Marco Tencone explained, is one of the clearest differences between Italian and, say, German design languages.
"The idea of the rear is to not have a lot of metal at the rear behind the wheel. This is a sort of trick. The way to play with the volumes [of the shapes] is close to the heart of the Italian way to think about cars. In the Italian school, the idea has always been to play with [shapes] to make the cars look lighter than they really are."
He went on to explain that the German designers don't necessarily care if they show a strong, heavy looking car. For Italians, however, "the light weight and feel of the design is very important, and that's why we balance the round and the square. Everything is pulled in so as not to give the feeling of a massive car. You see a lot of athletic Italian designs, but not many muscular Italian designs."
"I am not that much interested in the technological show-off that a lot of interiors are today, we wanted to make something clean and simple, and the interior is planned in that way. The interior, all of it, is just one line really. There is almost nothing inside it."
Lorenzo Ramaciotti
A name that is much more than a name
More than just a modernization of the A6 GCS, the Alfieri is a reduction in complexity, a more compact and aggressive model that takes a modern interpretation of the A6 GCS's spirit and recreates it into something new. The result is not retro, but a retro-inspired car that says a lot about the design DNA of the Maserati of the future.
The seats are leather, as is the dash and centre console. Several significant features—such as the gear lever and clock—are hewn from solid blocks of aluminium. There are some areas where the link to the A6 GCS is abundantly clear: the long, long front bumper line only ending midway along the doors, for example, and the light feel to the chamfered tail. But the concept is like nothing seen from Maserati in a very long time, and serves as a reminder of the Maserati brand's deep-rooted racing heritage.
Had he not died at 44, Alfieri Maserati could have become a household name. His early death robbed Alfieri of the chance to be remembered among the auto industry's most noteworthy talents. Because of his central role in founding the company bearing his family name and running it for the first 18 years, his legacy could have been unmatched. So it's fitting that Maserati chose to honour him with the 2014 Geneva Motor Show concept car, built to celebrate Maserati's centennial in style.
Alfieri's autograph is located on the one-page form that he filled out on Tuesday, December 1st, 1914, in which he officially asked for a license for his newly-opened workshop, somewhat ostentatiously named 'Officine Alfieri Maserati'. The document was scanned, Alfieri's autograph processed and a logo from his signature created. Maserati's Centro Stile, responsible for the concept car's styling, made the logo blue — Maserati's signature colour today.


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Apple has promised its new iPhone Maps app will improve and admitted it was "just getting started" after customers criticised major omissions and errors. The new Maps app was introduced this week as part of iOS6 and ousts Google Maps as the iPhone's default mapping software. A Tumblr website called The Amazing iOS6 Maps has been compiling reports of missing towns, out-of-date local business information and weirdly bumpy roads. We feature a few of our favourites here; check out the site for the latest images.
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Hewlett-Packard delivers a hardy, secure notebook.
Analysts look at the state of competition for cloud business among Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
As these user-friendly devices become intertwined with the average person's daily habits, public CIOs are responding with formal policies.
Features Editor Andy Opsahl is leaving Government Technology after nearly six years, but not before sharing some last words about lessons learned on the IT beat.
Open data programmers go to Washington, D.C., to promote their efforts and brainstorm potential collaborations with the White House.
The 2011 Digital Counties Survey winners include Palm Beach County, Fla.; Washoe County, Nev.; Pueblo County, Colo. and Nevada County, Calif.
To measure a traffic remedy's effectiveness, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) attached GPS units to 13,000 taxicabs that drove in the area of Broadway being studied.
Video: San Francisco app routes drivers directly to available parking as a strategy for reducing traffic congestion.
Local leaders share ideas in public safety, IT governance and 5 other categories.
National CTO Aneesh Chopra invites open government data programmers for recognition at 'Champions of Change' event.
Best of Texas Awards winners receive honors for IT innovation at the Government Technology Conference Southwest in Austin, Texas.
Best of California winners collect their awards at Government Technology Conference in Sacramento, Calif.
Apps for Democracy and other contests generated by government open data programs need continued support.
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon uses open source to create OpenTripPlanner for citizens.
Long term evolution considered suitable for 4G standard, should improve public safety communications.
March 1 is the deadline for cities to apply to Code for America's 2012 cycle that will place Web programmers in cities.
Government officials discuss the challenges of keeping social media accounts refreshed and their ongoing strategies for maintaining them.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission deploying its health information exchange.
Governments monitor TV coverage of their agencies from their desktops using a TV search engine called the SnapStream Server.
Mary Shamouel, CIO of the Santa Clara County, Calif., Social Services Agency, discusses streamlined evaluation process.
Some revenue-starved municipalities are targeting ongoing maintenance fees paid to IT vendors as an area for cutting costs.
Police to get higher priority for mobile communications traffic.
Many employees now use their personal phones at work and are reimbursed for city-related calls.
Eric Frost and his staff at the San Diego State 'Viz Lab' animate and geo-code imagery that has transformed the way agencies respond to emergencies.
Catawba County, N.C., emergency operations center to monitor social networks as part of tracking emergencies.
The Immersive Visualization Center produces 3-D maps that dramatically expand responders' knowledge in a disaster's aftermath.
The Center for Digital Government's 2010 Best of the Web winners announced for state, county and city websites.
Trends among winners of the 2010 Center for Digital Government's Digital Counties Survey applicants show emphasis on practicality.
Seattle bypasses the bureaucracy of placing antennas in neighborhoods by striking deal with city's housing authority.
Glitches in Idaho's new Medicaid system are delaying payments to providers, while the vendor and state plan fixes.
Smart meters, electric vehicle charging stations and home energy management systems among technologies funded.
Seattle CIO Bill Schrier must rank IT projects for the mayor to decide what to trim.
Virginia and Maryland counties top the Center for Digital Government's 2010 Digital Counties Survey.
Seattle deploys online crime map that provides citizens with links to redacted police reports.
Agencies in Sacramento, Calif., supply industrial equipment through vending machines, making inventory management more precise.
Document and e-mail repository offers centralized searches and can narrow them by time frame or document type.
Florida IT employee creates online toolkit on Web 2.0, hoping to reduce calls from state and local agencies that are inquiring about how to work with social media.
Texas.gov goes beyond the typical enhancements of state portals to offer agencies back-end services.
Houston Transit Authority zeros in on network problems faster with new tool that tracks activity.
Colorado's COPLINK, Virginia's information exchange and the Automated Regional Justice Information System could be worth building upon.
Steve Emanuel, CIO of Montgomery County, Md., warns that vendors must adjust their technology maintenance fees to new fiscal realities.
IBM and Indiana sue each other over funds connected to the state's canceled outsourcing deal for maintenance and construction of social services eligibility system.
Winners of the Best of California awards program announced at Government Technology Conference West; Virginia gives STAR awards.
Leon County, Fla., hosts database used by 18 counties to track stolen property bought and sold in pawnshops.
A Colorado county provides cloud computing services to six other counties, reducing costs and delivering tailor-made functionality to partners.
The FCC is reviewing a broadband initiative in Ontario County, N.Y., as a potential model for the National Broadband Plan.
Government employees access their laptops with the same keycards used for opening doors in Honolulu.
Corpus Christi, Texas, deploys open source document management system with maintenance support instead of an off-the-shelf product.
Glendale Water and Power is set to deploy smart grid meters and other technologies with stimulus grants.
Chief of IT operations and consulting for the California Department of Finance talks about advising CIO Teri Takai on state IT consolidation.
The Arizona Supreme Court unifies lower courts on one digital filing system, hosting some documents centrally and others locally.
Marion County Department of Health reduces appointment requests with on-site kiosk for searching birth and death certificates.
State CIOs who could be replaced after the next election cycle share their strategies for keeping projects intact under a new administration.
Sacramento, Calif., City Council switches from paper agendas to digital versions on Kindles and netbooks.
Virginia deploys a Web chat device for $1,000 that quadruples the number of customers that service representatives can handle simultaneously.
Massachusetts region to use broadband stimulus grant to unify Cape Cod towns on IT platforms.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, San Francisico CIO Chris Vein help launch unified open source standard to connect 311 systems to social networks.
Seattle deploys Web site offering city data sets to programmers for creating applications that can be used by the public.
Winners of Public CIO's California CIO Academy Awards announced in Sacramento, Calif.
Standardizing the IT purchasing process helps agencies get the most for their money.
Local governments were fairly successful with broadband adoption and public computing grant applications.
Winners of the Center for Digital Government's Best of Texas awards announced.
CIOs question whether government social networking posts on external sites should be archived, and if so, how it can be done.
Second funding opportunity for submitting broadband stimulus applications begins.
Broadband stimulus applicants get insight into how to best craft their applications from federal workshops.
Cities and counties will vie for Google's experimental broadband networks it plans to deploy in selected localities.
California still has 100 broadband stimulus applications being considered for the first funding window.
Miami-Dade County, Fla., conducts foreclosure auctions online instead of at the courthouse, saving money and staff.
Local Colorado IT officials form a group Web site for strategizing a possible statewide open data site in Colorado.
Southwestern Alaska company to get wireless broadband services in remote, underserved area.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration sent letters with encouragement to reapply for second funding round.
Rural Utilities Service awards more than $309 million in broadband stimulus grants to rural areas.
Expect more broadband stimulus awards from the first funding window to be announced on a rolling basis.
Four tools for archiving social media posts for possible public records requests.
New list of broadband stimulus eligibility requirements enable urban cities to compete by not mandating 'unserved' or 'underserved' coverage status.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will focus on funding middle-mile broadband projects, while the U.S. Rural Utilities Service will award last-mile projects.
Advocates of higher minimum broadband speeds say the National Broadband Plan may not be fast enough for citizens.
FCC chairman requests an extra month to establish National Broadband Plan to read through mountain of public comments.
New York telecommunications provider wins $39.7 million in broadband stimulus money to extend fiber to more than 70 communities, upstate.
Enterprise GIS makes more accurate maps available to citizens and city departments.
California county CIOs collaborate with the state's Department of Motor Vehicles to reform a bureaucratic process.
The Boston Public Library, partnered with two other city agencies, won $1.9 million in broadband stimulus money for added public computers.
Web tool on Louisville, Ky., portal lets citizens search employee salaries and other municipal spending details.
Vice President Joseph Biden announces $183 million in broadband stimulus awards.
Kevin Dickey, CIO and chief information security officer of Contra Costa County, Calif., reforms a redundant Department of Motor Vehicles paper application process for all the state's counties.
Michigan county's budget blog and Washington, D.C.'s Apps for Democracy use citizen ideas to counter budget woes.
Michigan deploys the federal government's network-monitoring system EINSTEIN 1, indicating a potential new direction for state IT security.
Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn to retain some of Greg Nickels' staff, including CIO Bill Schrier.
Worker productivity could improve when based on actual results instead of time worked.
CIO Phil Bertolini discusses Michigan county's budget savings.
California state and local officials took home technology accolades at the Center for Digital Government's Best of California awards ceremony.
Geo-IP displays link content that's customized to a citizen's physical location.
Aggressive new federal emphasis on transparency could lead to an imitation of that in states, says former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Traffic management video system in Arlington, Texas, keeps traffic smooth near sprawling Cowboys Stadium.
The NTIA and RUS consolidate the remaining two broadband stimulus funding windows to one and seek procedural feedback.
The NTIA and RUS lack the time and staff to thoroughly evaluate broadband stimulus grants, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Geo IP lets Utah citizens receive links that geographically apply to them when viewing Utah.gov.
Government layoffs leave cities and counties without resources to capture ARRA funds.
Houston's IT consulting firm indicates likely interest in consolidation and outsourcing from the city.
New 911 technology standard designed to save 911 call processing time appeals to more local public safety agencies.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces his Connected City Initiative that involves several IT projects, mostly related to online services.
Tulsa County citizens check for flood plains using new Web tool.
Gloucester County brings its property reassessment process in-house after dumping vendor.
State and local governments gave energy efficiency a lower priority in 2009 IT purchasing decisions to avoid the upfront costs, according to a CDW-G study.
Tacoma, Wash., uses software as a service to rank the priority of IT projects.
Broadband stimulus observers argue over whether application requirements should be loosened to please large telecommunications providers.
State and local government sites win accolades at Best of the Web awards ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.
Workers' use of social networking Web sites may put IT security at risk.
Steve Jennings' last day is Aug. 31 as CIO for the county that includes Houston.
Edmonton, Alberta, offers 25,000 historical photos from its archives online.
Observers of the broadband stimulus process aren't sure what types of projects will seek government funds.
Several Maryland counties seek $100 million stimulus grant for joint broadband network.
The deadline for broadband stimulus applications was extended to Aug. 20 for submissions initiated by the original deadline of Aug. 14, due to submission glitches.
Satellite communication includes unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite images.
Montgomery County, Md., real estate agents use online property tax calculator that offers more accurate figures for potential homebuyers.
IT system that helps curb improper officer behavior helped the LAPD get a consent decree lifted by the Department of Justice.
OpenCape demonstrates a business model that local governments seeking broadband stimulus money may want to study.
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials will request changes to eligibility requirements for broadband stimulus funds that prevent public safety agencies from submitting stand-alone applications.
A short deadline for broadband stimulus grants puts the clamps on CIOs.
Seattle Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier and others talk about their blogging experiences.
Yonkers and Mount Vernon, N.Y. partner with a vendor to deploy wireless phone and broadband service using a distributed antenna system.
Recently released broadband stimulus eligibility requirements exclude urban areas by requiring "un-served" or "underserved" coverage status, San Jose, Calif., CIO Steve Ferguson says.
The federal government released its application standards for state and local governments to receive broadband stimulus money.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a series of IT initiatives for improved transparency.
New York City online stimulus tracker enables citizens to follow the movement of stimulus money and progress of funded projects.
California and Michigan revamp their state portals to include social networking links.
Software as a service calculates the number of proposed projects a government's IT staff can do in a given month, forcing agencies to accept limitations in Tacoma, Wash.
Applicants for broadband stimulus should have to complete broadband maps before receiving stimulus funding, two Congressmen say.
The New York Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications seeks vendor suggestions for a new ad-based free Wi-Fi strategy.
The District of Columbia reintroduces Apps for Democracy with three new features.
Arizona Department of Transportation uses GIS data to place crossings and underpasses.
New York City Wireless Network goes live, providing emergency responders high-speed connectivity across the city.
Worcester, Mass., City Council forbids texting among councilors during public meetings, prompted by a citizen complaint.
New Lenox, Ill. will send government communications via 'Zumbox' accounts, hoping to cut paper, printing and postage costs.
Utah deploys a new crime analytics tool that's being tested in more than 25 law enforcement agencies.
New York state sees a 75 percent savings by consolidating numerous McAfee contracts into one.
Local governments turn foreclosed homes into low-income housing.
Broadband Internet connectivity helps cities diversify economies and boost efficiency.
New York City adds several mapping features to its citizen GIS application.
Federal stimulus will fund updated traffic-monitoring software for St. Cloud, Minn.
Broadband stimulus should be awarded by states instead of federal agencies, says the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
Gartner tells governments that are receiving stimulus money to prepare for more competition.
States seeking stimulus money for electronic health record systems may want to deploy them in conjunction with data warehouses like Michigan's.
Federal stimulus will fund updated traffic-monitoring software for St. Cloud, Minn.
Stimulus broadband money will be distributed during three funding windows for local governments.
Stimulus package funds could stretch further for local governments with an online reverse auction tool used by Norton, Ohio.
David Macdonald: Alameda County Information Technology Director Tracks Ballots with RFID
California Gov. Schwarzenegger's chief of staff, Susan Kennedy, won the IT Champion honor at the CIO Academy Awards in Sacramento, Calif.
Green initiatives: California IT employees toured the green data center at insurance company Vision Service Plan.
Local governments seeking broadband stimulus grants will have an opportunity to give input on grant requirements from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Topeka, Kan., is using GIS maps to identify homeowners who aren't hooked into the sewer system, which generates revenue.
Harris County government telework supports continuity of operations.
Stimulus broadband dollars and eligibility requirements for local organizations will come from two different federal agencies.
Topeka, Kansas, generates $120,000 in unpaid sewer hookup fees using GIS to discover illegal sewer system usage.
California county has connected all of its first responders in 31 counties for years.
A Chicago music teacher uses unorthodox methods that produce advanced students.
Richmond lets local 911 centers get automatic alerts from alarm companies.
Colorado CIO Mike Locatis urges new funding approach.
Municipal-broadband network in Bristol, Va., makes it the only U.S. city named in Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2009 list.
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials standard will let 911 centers receive alarm companies' alerts automatically.
New York City Fire Department gives firefighters and fire inspectors real-time access to analytics and predictive models.
GIS-based Web tool lets citizens view funding and project status in California.
Automated phone systems in California, New York, Ohio, Kentucky and North Carolina can't handle unemployment insurance applicants.
Yuma County, Ariz., CIO Neal Puff decides public information officer is better suited than CIO to control look and feel of county Web site.
EarthLink paid Houston a $5 million penalty for reversing plans to build a free municipal Wi-Fi network throughout the city.
Local 911 centers might soon have a national template for automatically receiving alarm company alerts.
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City employees increase Web traffic by posting content themselves.
Salt Lake County, Utah; Arapahoe County, Colorado, get honors.
First responders and field staff use digital pen to transfer written notes to GIS maps.
New York State Department of Health's automated Medicaid eligibility system loses millions of dollars from mismanagement and undetected fraudulent claims.
Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications demonstrates its EOC on wheels.
Connecticut towns fear punishment for noncompliance with transparency laws.
Indiana technology management changes include consolidating servers, networks, e-mail systems to reduce state budget deficit.
Mosquito surveillance alerts Valdosta of insects carrying West Nile Virus and directs employees where to spray insecticides.
Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation game consoles encourage patrons to engage with one another.
Hollywood ceremony honors excellence in state and local Web portals.
State Rep. Carl Isett's office defends the Texas Department of Information Resources' data center contract with IBM, saying it was written effectively to hold IBM accountable
GIS maps help Cary, N.C., parks department create sports teams and schedule practices.
An IT pilot in Seoul, South Korea signals a new role for government and green IT.
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency and state CIO Aneesh Chopra steer rural governments to the necessary resources for establishing broadband technologies such as WiMAX.
Vanderburgh County, Ind., deployed GPS tracking devices in snowplows, giving citizens a better idea of how long to wait for snowplow service.
Salt Lake County's online voter registration reduces manual data entry and rejected registration forms.
Austin gauged citizen preferences before redesigning the city's portal.
Enlightened development strategies remove obstacles for individuals with disabilities.
National convention drove emergency management and Web improvements.
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Electronic filing for property statements and RFID tracking of election ballots draw attention.
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Ferguson cites San Jose's interest in technology as reason for the move.
Molly Rauzi helps coordinate communications and security systems for Democratic National Convention.
Federal grant portal offers new tool to help navigate the application process.
State's Health Insurance Connector Authority rolls out plan comparison Web site in just four months.
Benefits delays derail effort to modernize and outsource eligibility process.
David Brailer on Health IT; Emergency Managers Ponder Climate Change
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Rise of identity theft sparks drive to block Social Security numbers and other data.
City places Peter Collins on administrative leave.
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1. Demonstrate How You Pivot
"Entrepreneurs like to move quickly, so offer examples that show your flexibility. You can't be afraid to fail in a startup, so demonstrate how you've implemented, tested, failed, pivoted and improved in the past, and you'll stand far above other candidates."
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"A job seeker should do enough research on a startup to know that business and have great questions to ask about how that business operates. Ideally, the job seeker could even make suggestions about what the startup can be doing to succeed more. Whether those ideas are something the founders never thought of doesn't matter, because it shows that person understands the business."
- Victor Wong | CEO, PaperG
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"Portfolios aren't just for creatives anymore. When I'm hiring someone, I want to see examples of their work in action. That could be a series of planning documents for projects, bullet points of savings you created for a past employer or something else entirely. Show me what you've accomplished in similar positions in the past."
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"A job seeker should have as many materials (resume, portfolio, etc.) as possible upon arrival to a phone, in-person, or virtual interview. Traditionally, resumes would include "Available Upon Request" for references, but have previous employers and teammates leave you a review on LinkedIn. Then, copy and paste these reviews and bring them to your interviews to give the interviewer insight."
- Nancy T. Nguyen | President & CEO, YMH, Inc.
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- Brent Beshore | Owner/CEO, AdVentures
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"Startups are usually small teams faced with big problems. Demonstrate how you are a scrappy problem solver who can think of creative solutions to any problem thrown your way."
- Tim Jahn | Co-Founder, matchist
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"If you're interviewing at a startup, you're likely speaking to the person who has poured their entire life into the company. Show them that you believe in their vision and are equally committed to making it happen by doing your homework, asking them smart questions and congratulating them on whatever success they have achieved to date."
- Christopher Kelly | Co-Founder, Principal, Sentry Conference Centers
"Most startups today have a Twitter account, Facebook Page, website, YouTube account, etc., so use all of these resources to your advantage! Soak up as much information as you can prior to the interview to really "wow" them with your knowledge. It also helps in understanding your fit at the organization and determining if it's the right next step for you."
- Heather Huhman | Founder & President, Come Recommended
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"Strong record, results-driven, fast learner? Please stop the buzz words. Instead, be unique -- explain why you really like what the company is working on, and touch on how you could contribute to it."
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River Adventures with Trinity River Audubon Center
Explore the Great Trinity Forest with our expert kayak guides.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
1:00pm - 4:00pm
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6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas, 75217
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Kayak through our amazing home with the Trinity River Audubon Center! Our guides provide all the equipment and instruction you need to get on the water for a two-hour kayak trip. You'll learn about the history of the river while you meander through the Great Trinity Forest. We transport you upstream to a launch point and guide you as you paddle back down the river. See a side of Dallas very few get to enjoy all while cruising past herons, egrets, beavers, turtles, river otters, and more!
Note: Ending times are approximate, depending on river conditions.What to Bring
Clothes and shoes you don't mind getting wet and dirty. Water/River shoes are ideal, but any hard sole shoe that is firmly attached to the foot is suitable. Participants are also encouraged to wear sunscreen, insect repellant, hats and bring refillable water bottles. Keep in mind that any items brought may get wet, dirty, or lost in the river. Please leave valuables home.
Snacks are available for purchase in our gift shop.Group Limit
Ages 12 and up. Any participants under the age of 18 must have an adult with them (1 Adult: 1 Minor Ratio). All Kayaks are tandem, so you may be paired with another participant.
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- Place all recyclable materials loosely into recycle bin.
- Any used food containers should be cleaned before placing them in the bin.
- Cans must be placed for pick-up before 4 a.m. on the day of collection, but not before 6 p.m. on the day prior to collection.
- Cans must be removed no later than 6 p.m. on the day of collection.
- Each can and its contents must weigh less than 50 pounds.
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- Glass Bottles and Jars
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Initiated by the Japanese military, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supported a joint-nation noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise and training here, Sept. 29.
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