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Galaxy S may be late to the Android game, but it quickly established
itself as the Android phone to beat, selling
one million units in the U.S. alone in its first 45 days of
availability on Sprint and AT&T. Likewise, the "Fascinate"
on Verizon may be off to a late start versus its brethren --
the T-Mobile
Vibrant, the AT&T
Captivate, and the Samsung
Epic 4G (Galaxy S Pro) -- but seems destined to be a hot
seller in its own right.Verizon, the largest cellular service
provider in the U.S., aired a commercial last
night revealing that the Fascinate would hit stores September 9th,
the same date previously rumored based on leaked shots. That
commercial was followed by an official
press release from Verizon today, listing the price as
$199.99 USD with new 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.
The release also revealed that the phone would launch online a day
early on Wednesday, September 8th.The phone packs an LED
flash that its GSM brethren the Vibrant and Captivate lack.
Unlike the Epic 4G, however, there's no pull-out keyboard and no 4G
modem. Also missing in the Epic 4G's front-facing camera for
video calling.The phone packs a pretty standard 512 MB of
RAM, a microSD slot, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1, and an AGPS
radio. While the phone's screen size 4-inches isn't the biggest
on the market (see the 4.3-inch HTC
EVO 4G or Motorola
Droid X) and its resolution (800x480 pixels) is also less than
amazing, the screen is an AMOLED, which means it should deliver
sharper crisper images versus WVGA TFT LCD displays in phones such as
the Droid X.Where the phone stands out is its GPU – an
Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 540, a step up from the PowerVR
SGX 530 found in the Droid 2/Droid X and the PowerVR SGX 535 found in
the iPhone 4. Samsung's CPU, the 1 GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8
ARM processor, appears to be a top performer in terms of raw
performance. Benchmark site GLBenchmark shows
the Hummingbird processor outperforming similarly clocked ARM
processors in the iPhone 4 and Droid 2/Droid X.Of course the
GPU/CPU advantage is largely subjective in the majority of
performance scenarios and most users will see little difference
overall. For those who game heavily on their smartphones,
though, it may be a deciding factor.Reportedly, the phone
will get an even bigger boost when it gets an update to Android 2.2
Froyo later
this month or early next month, which features Just-in-Time
compilation of Java code..The rear-facing camera is a solid
performing 5-megapixel design whose shots rival 8 megapixel units due
to the quality of the image sensor. Early customer reviews
report that the phone can get up to 2 days of use out of its 1500
mAh, which is significantly better than the HTC EVO 4G, which gets at
best a day on a charge (barring significant process/OS
tweaking).Despite its solid hardware, some aren't impressed
with the phone. In its review, Engadget
the look of the phone and some English grammar errors in the GUI.
Despite praising the hardware, and being "particularly
impressed" by the 720p video, the site concludes its review on a
resoundingly negative note, writing:
it comes to Android on Verizon, there are some seriously excellent
choices, and what it has to come down to is: is the Fascinate at the
top of that heap? From where we stand, the answer is an obvious "no."
It's not that the device isn't a solid phone or a reasonably capable
Android representative -- it's just that Samsung and Verizon have
made far too many compromises on this device to class it with
something like the Droid Incredible or the Droid X (though we have
complaints about the latter device's software as well).
conclusion goes on to blast the Android OS in general, writing:
the Fascinate (and perhaps the entire line of Galaxy S phones) are a
byproduct of Google's ongoing fragmentation issues and seeming lack
of focus for the Android platform. As partners scramble over each
other to differentiate their products through often meaningless
software tweaks, the end user suffers by being served with rushed,
incomplete devices made more complex and less stable by companies
that should be concentrating on making great hardware instead of
"fixing" Android.
this criticism, Android is currently the top
selling smartphone OS in the U.S. While there are indeed
some issues with individual OS distributions (and iOS is not without
its own
issues), the platform has proven the favorite of the majority of
American customers at the moment. While the phone may
lack the looks and polish of the iPhone 4, according to some, the
Fascinate appears to be destined to be a top seller for Verizon.


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The use of cloud or distributed computing models is well-established, but still a growing field. Projects like Folding@Home have taken off, allowing researchers to gain the idle computing power of thousands of volunteers to help crunch the numbers on tricky problems.
In the realm of chemical research, one of the most active fields is solar power. Much ongoing research is devoted to creating better chemical compounds for solar panel material and even developing organic semiconductors which could make flexible panels with good yields. However, in order to pick the optimum molecule millions of separate molecules must be individually assessed for their potential capabilities. This requires a vast amount of computing power, making such efforts prohibitive in the past. Thus, past solar materials research has largely been a process of slow progress by experimentation.
A new IBM and Harvard University partnership aims to bring solar cell chemistry up to speed technologically. The new program harnesses the power of grid computing to evaluate numerous organic molecules for their potential as organic semiconductor material in solar panels. The program is part of IBM's World Community Grid project, an initiative which lends support to many non-profit projects seeking to answer humanity's most pressing problems. The project already has ongoing cloud computing efforts to find new AIDS drugs and to develop more nutritious rice.
Organic cells are lighter than silicon cells or other inorganic semiconductor cells. They are also flexible and could be printed cheaply using organic inks containing the semiconducting compound. Also, some organic materials can absorb a broader spectrum of light than silicon-based cells, allowing them to produce power even indoors. However, they currently are extremely inefficient and break down far too quickly for commercial use.
Harvard researcher Alan Aspuru-Guzik says the new project will use multiple volunteers' computers to cut down the computing time to analyze the simulated solar efficiency of various organic candidate molecules. He said that without the cloud's help the project would take 22 years, but with the power of distributed computing, it will finish in just about 2 years.
He states, "It would take us about 100 days of computational time to screen each of the thousands of compounds for electronic properties without the power of World Community Grid."
IBM itself is very much vested in solar research, too. It has an ongoing program to research thin-film solar cells using CIGS (a combination of copper, indium, gallium, and selenide) and a program to build next-generation solar-concentrator cells. It also has been developing smart grid power usage software for businesses and utilities.

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Illinois League Touts New State Foreclosure Law
The Illinois Credit Union League said it played a central role in advancing new legislation, establishing a fast track or expedited foreclosure process to remedy abandoned residential properties.
The Naperville-based league was involved in negotiations with state lawmakers over the last two years that led to the successful passage of Senate Bill 16. The new law balances the interests of consumers, lenders and local governments and provides solutions that address abandoned homes, according to the ICUL.
"Throughout the two-year process, the excellent reputation and respect credit unions have earned with legislators were very apparent," said Stephen R. Olson, ICUL executive vice president and general counsel. "The active participation and support of Illinois credit unions played a key part in helping to pass this critical measure."
The fast-track provision in SB 16 shortens the foreclosure process for abandoned properties by approximately 18 months.
The new foreclosure process will enable lenders to acquire properties with less damage and deterioration, making the homes more attractive for sale in the market, which benefits lenders, neighborhoods and communities, the ICUL said.
In addition to creating a more efficient foreclosure process for lenders, the new law also provides protections for consumers and local governments, the league said.
For example, the bill includes an additional residential foreclosure filing fee that will be paid by lenders. The new fee is expected to generate $48 million that will pay for cleaning up abandoned properties and providing housing counseling for struggling homeowners.
The bill, signed into law by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn last week, also provides protection for lenders and their agents from criminal or civil liability when entering, securing or maintaining abandoned residential property.


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Microsoft boasted long before the release of Halo 3 that September 25 would play host
to the biggest
videogame launch in history, and now it has the numbers to back up that
A press release from Microsoft states that Halo 3 has generated $170 million within
the first 24 hours of Halo 3's
availability in the U.S. alone. The impressive day one sales make Halo 3 a bigger launch day than the Spider-Man
3 film and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows novel – though that may be
attributed to Halo 3's higher average
selling price compared to a box office ticket or book.
Microsoft also included a free 48-hour trial with every
copy of Halo 3, which is likely a
driving factor behind September 25 being the busiest day in Xbox Live history.
One million Halo 3 players logged
onto Xbox Live to play either cooperatively or competitively.
"Halo 3 has
become a pop-culture phenomenon," said Shane Kim, corporate vice president
of Microsoft Game Studios. "Not only is Halo 3 setting sales records, it's also redefining entertainment...
Within the first 20 hours alone, we've seen more than a million Xbox Live
members come online to play Halo 3 -
that makes September 25 the most active Xbox Live gaming day in history."
Halo 3's
out-of-the-gate success could be attributed to the wide availability of the
title immediately at launch. More than 10,000 retailers hosted midnight events
to celebrate the launch of this third installment in the billion-dollar
franchise. Non-conventional retail locations such as the 7-11 convenience store
chain also sold Halo 3, along with
appropriately themed Slurpee cups.
Some of the $170 million were assured even before the game
launched. More than 1.7 million copies of Halo
3 were pre-ordered in the U.S. before a single store opened its doors at
midnight, helping to make it the fasting pre-selling
game in history.


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The context
About half of all Indonesians live on less than two dollars a day. Employment growth has been slower than population growth. Public services remain inadequate by middle-income standards, and health indicators are poor. The island is also one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world.
Our work
- Economic opportunity: Providing technical assistance, training and financial services to microfinance institutions throughout the country and helping spice farmers earn more income
- Health: Raising awareness and supporting mothers to practice and promote exclusive breastfeeding
- Water: Improving sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas with a mobile sludge removal service
- Disaster preparedness: Identifying and mapping areas at risk and helping those communities plan, train and practice how to respond when disasters occur
- Emergency response: Maintaining a response team ready to quickly deploy and provide immediate relief to survivors during the critical first months after a disaster strikes
All stories about Indonesia
Indonesia: Fulfilling Cot Paya village's dreams
My recent visit to a small village named Cot Paya in Indonesia's Aceh province was my second trip here.
Indonesia: A dedication to her profession
Ibu Lilis Ratnasari, a private midwife, received a 40-hour training in lactation counseling through the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF about a year ago.
Indonesia: Past the end of the world
As we stood on a small dock overlooking the aquamarine waters that lap Tehoru, a port town on Indonesia's Seram Island, my colleague Eldo made an interesting comment.
Indonesia: Peace and clean on Independence Day
Indonesia: Crickets, crackers and chairs
Indonesia: 28 stories
Indonesia: More happiness and laughter
Indonesia: Taste test in North Jakarta
Early this morning, I visited a couple Mercy Corps-sponsored food carts in North Jakarta and ended up being a pretty good billboard.
Indonesia: Urban fish tales
Where there is water, men will fish. But I never imagined I'd see lines cast smack dab in the middle of Jakarta, a megapolitan city of at least 8.5 million people.
Indonesia: Exploring Jakarta's hidden city


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Well i made theories about this but i whant to know what other people think about this ?
Naruto reciving 1-7 bijuu's chakra
A tentacle of the eight tail he got here ( Kurama is abosorbing the tentacle )
I also think Naruto somehow has the one tailed chakra because Obito sees nine different chakra types in Naruto with his Sharingan
How will the Bijuu's Chakra help Naruto ? Disscuss !


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Fiscal Cliff, Sandy Puts Small Business Lending on Hold: Biz2Credit
For the first time since it was created in 2011, the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index showed big banks, small banks, credit unions and alternative lenders experienced lower approval rates in November.
The New York-based Biz2Credit, which pairs small business owners with financial institutions, said it culled data from its monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications.
Credit union approvals of small business loans dropped for a sixth consecutive month at Biz2Credit, down to 48.4% from 49.2% in October, the firm said.
While small business lending approvals at credit unions were on the rise during the first five months of 2012, their approval rates have dropped in each of the past six months.
After granting more than 50% of small business loan requests in October, small banks, which are defined as having less than $10 billion in assets, experienced a dip in approval rates from 50.1% in October to 49.2% in November, the company said.
However, when making a year-to-year comparison, Biz2Credit said small banks approved a higher percentage of loan requests in November 2012 than in November 2011, when the rate was 47%.
Alternative lenders such as accounts receivable financers, merchant cash advance lenders, community development financial institutions and micro lenders also slowed slightly, according to Biz2Credit.
In November 2012, alternative lending approval rates dropped to 64.5%, down from 64.7% the previous month, the data showed. The figure represents the first drop in alternative lending approvals in more than four months.
Much of the recent drop in loan approval rates at all financial institutions may be linked to Hurricane Sandy and the looming fiscal cliff.
"Hurricane Sandy left much of the northeast devastated and forced small business owners to put future expansion plans on hold," said Rohit Arora, Biz2Credit co-founder and CEO. "Shifted priorities have contributed to this decrease in loan approvals.
The specter of the fiscal cliff has caused some uncertainty in the credit markets, which in turn has led to more scrutinized loan approvals, Arora noted.
"Lenders may be less inclined to approve requested loans due to the looming tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to start in 2013, which is cause for concern in the economy overall," he said.


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Earlier this week Velocity Micro spread word that the
company was approaching
the final stages in readying the CableCARD-ready CineMagix Grand Theater
and CineMagix Pro Cinema systems.
At the Consumer Electronics Show last January, AMD took the veil off its Open Cable Unidirectional Receiver -- the TV
Wonder Digital Cable Tuner. The TV Wonder DCT is the first
of its kind, giving PCs the ability to tune NTSC,
ATSC over-the-air, QAM encrypted ATSC and CableCARD support.
Velocity Micro will be the first PC vendor to bring the new TV Wonder DCT to
the masses. The company is in the final stages of production and is
already taking orders. Unlike the original batches of ATI TV Wonder 650, Velocity claims the AMD TV Wonder DCT is stable and ready to go. "The card itself seems to be a really solid product," said Velocity
Micro Director of Product Development Chris Morley. "The drivers are
all inside Vista ... You can configure it as an over the air HD tuner; it will
do analog, standard def."
Microsoft has already made it abundantly clear that CableCARD
support is only for OEMs and system builders -- do not expect AMD OCUR
cards to show up on eBay in the near future. Even with the hardware, systems
require BIOS-level support and authentication; CableCARD PCs constantly ping
CableLabs for authentication.
Drawing support from manufactures, Microsoft and AMD/ATI is no easy task
either. Dell and HP demonstrated AMD TV Wonder Digital Cable PCs earlier this
year, but corporate representatives from both companies stated these will
likely be Q3 2007 products.
"Some of the traditional players in this space are looking to us to OEM
these systems for them," said Morley.
The focal point of the new CineMagix systems is the digital cable tuners,
though the systems will also boast features not found on any other systems
yet. Blu-ray support for CineMagix systems is already available, but
Velocity Micro is also the first system builder to include support for Vista's
MCE plug-in support for PowerDVD.
Velocity's site claims its Intel-based Grand Theater systems will ship before
mid-April followed shortly thereafter by the AMD-based Grand Theater
systems. AMD systems start at $1,795 and Intel systems start at $2,195.


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American Airlines FCU CEO Owens Elected to PSCU Board
PSCU has elected Angie Owens, president/CEO of the $5.7 billion American Airlines Federal Credit Union in Fort Worth, Texas, to its board of directors.
Owens had served for four years as an associate board member of payments CUSO PSCU in St. Petersburg, Fla.
She succeeds Hubert Hoosman, president/CEO of the $783 million Vantage Credit Union in Bridgeton, Mo., who retired from the CUSO's post in 2012, according to PSCU.
The CUSO also appointed Sean Rathjen, CEO of the $580 million Consumers Credit Union in Round Lake Beach, Ill., as an associate board member.
PSCU board members serve three-year terms after which they can be re-elected by a vote of the CUSO's member-owner credit unions, according to PSCU. Associate board members are appointed by the current board.


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sure it's all fun now to see derozan's improved athleticism/agressiveness from last year, and the rookie (val), and lowry
that novelty will soon wear thin.
but aren't we stuck in mediocrity?
a lot of people have us as the 8th seed if we're lucky (including most on this board), derozan and bargnani both don't play any defense, I don't think it is likely for us to get very good value for the players we want to get rid of (kleiza,calderon,bargnani,derozan,etc.) outside of valanciunas turning into a superstar exactly how are we supposed to get to the next level?
I dunno, maybe I think about it too much, and should get another hobby? what do you guys think.
I know b.c. is great at making something out of nothing but I don't think he has much to work with here to get us an elite player (all his own fault of course)


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— This is dedicated to 'Toxic for finding the strength to endure in the face of bigotry, like a true shinobi, till the very end —
Last Wednesday the first of several Presidential Debates took place in Denver CO. Only two candidates faced off against each other that night — Presidential candidate hopeful Mitt Romney & President Barack H. Obama.
What some of you may have noticed is that there was an element missing from the debates themselves, well actually ... a few elements. The smallest element, and yet most crucial to having a debate at all, missing was that of actual debate. Both speaker seemed to be approaching each question with a attitude of holding back from actually saying what was apparent to the audience given the build up we've been getting the past months. This is partially, but not wholly, about how Obama had not raised his voice or interrupted the moderator to the horrendous degree that Romney did due to the stigma PoC here in America face. Clearly, Obama didn't want to be painted as an angry & LOUD black man, which Hannity implied on his show before the debate.
Next on our check list of missing elements was that of 'real' questions. Questions that are prevalent to our time —
† the issue of nuclear stockpiles around the world.
† the epidemic of homelessness across America and it's causes, such as war.
† the impending disaster that will eventually hit mankind via the current melting of permafrost and glaciers across the globe as well as other climate change effects.
† the war on women's health.
† gun control seems appropriate considering what's happened in the last few years, this year & where the debate was held. [think Columbine]
† talk of the real solutions to, and truths about, the American backed Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Lastly, the number one thing that was missing from this debate were the three other 'Third Party' candidates running for the Presidency that aren't a part of the Democratic or Republican parties, namely —
† Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party
† Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party [who is showing 5% in the polls]
† Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party
Now I'm well aware that there are to be more Presidential debates, but I fear they will be more of the same. Even if what I mentioned as material for relevant questions is brought to the podiums, we can be sure we won't hear much in the way of answers or truth.
But why? Why was all of this missing from what is supposed to be a stimulating and intricate part of the legislative process?
Unfortunately, it was all planed this way. But why? By who?
The Commission of Presidential Debates — a privet corporation funded by Anheuser-Bush, and many other corperations, and controlled by both the Democratic & Republican parties. Yes, you read right. Controlled, with a capitol C.
Apparently the two party system the US has been dominated by for years, though seemingly against each other no matter where you look, TV, radio, online & news papers, were all the while secretly coming together to control the debates.
Here is the [source].
You might be thinking to yourself that it can't be all that bad. Yes well, it is.
Prior to 1988 the League of Women Voters were acting as moderators for the events of the Presidential Debates until it withdrew from the position leaving with this statement:
"... the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter."
What fraud were they talking about? After the 1988 Debates the George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis campaigns secretly agreed to a "memorandum of understanding" that would decide which candidates could participate in the debates, which individuals would be panelists (and therefore able to ask questions), and the height of the podiums. The League of Women Voters rejected the demands and thus the CPD was born.
I regret to inform every one of you who was debating about who really took the 'debate' on Wednesday that indeed ...
You've been ...


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Will the record holder for most touchdown passes in a rookie season please stand up?
Russell Wilson continued to scribble out portions of the Seahawks' record book, and the NFL's for that matter, and write himself in. Wilson now has tied Peyton Manning for the most touchdown passes thrown in a rookie season. Not something people would have expected for a Quarterback who was selected after five other QBs, one of whom isn't even starting (Brock Oswiler is Manning's backup.)
It Doesn't Come Cheap
(That sounds nothing like any kind of title, it's mainly there to make my other bolded title look better by default.)
The Seahawks demolished the Cardinals, Bills and 49ers in recent weeks. Maybe you heard. Point is that another blowout probably wasn't going to be beneficial, at least for the playoffs. The Seahawks had to work for this win. That will be nice when the playoffs roll around and teams won't be losing by astronomical amounts.
"Playoffs? Don't talk about—playoffs?! You kidding me?! Playoffs?!"
That would be Jim Mora talking about, you guessed it, the playoffs. Yes, the glorious playoffs are here. We all get to wait and see who delivers the play of the postseason. Last season it might have been Kyle Williams' muffed special-team handling, maybe Mario Manningham's Super Bowl catch. The year before that, gave us Marshawn Lynch's brilliant touchdown run against the Saints. Hopefully this year someone will provide us with a play that belongs in the same breath as the Lynch run or David Tyree's catch. Because frankly, as much as I just amped up the Manningham catch and Williams' trouble holding onto the ball, those plays are summed up in one word: anticlimactic.
The playoffs are a different animal this year in the NFC and almost the same relative animal in the AFC. The "National" Conference returns only Green Bay, Atlanta and San Francisco from last years' playoffs with Seattle, Washington and Minnesota as the newcomers. The AFC meanwhile has the exact same lineup (Houston and Cincinnati played in the 3-6 game last year and will do the same this weekend, they must love playing each other) with the sole difference being Indianapolis taking Pittsburgh's slot.
In the first round of the playoffs, I think Andrew Luck is going to win many a playoff game in his career, but I can't see the Ravens losing this game. Not with it being a home game, not with it potentially being Ray Lewis' last game, not with it being possibly Lewis' last home game period, win or lose. The Ravens will beat the Colts 33-21.
The Bengals will definitely be more competitive than in last year's 31-10 romp. That being said, I don't think the Bengals can keep up with the Texans top-ten ranked offense and defense. Houston wins 24-14 over Cincinnati.
Over in the NFC I like the Vikings to beat the Packers. The Vikings won last week over Green Bay, and nothing says momentum like beating a team and then playing them again. Adrian Peterson could very well have another field day. It will be a surefire win if the Vikings' 9th-ranked pass defense can bottle up Aaron Rodgers, Bahia Verde's (that's Spanish for "Green Bay" for all you folks at home) 20th-ranked run offense could stick out like Clay Bennett in Seattle. Minnesota wins 27-21.
The Great Coaching Purge: NFL
It's being dubbed "Black Monday," but the day that a good portion of the league lost coaches was mainly due to lack of quarterbacks. Arizona, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego and Philadelphia all made changes. All of those teams, with the exception of Chicago (Lovie Smith probably got fired for not getting it done in the postseason, or even getting there) and maybe San Diego, have serious long-term questions at the quarterback position.
I'll check in next week with the divisional round preview. See you then.


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This has proven to be a bad week for NASA rovers patrolling Mars. NASA has several rovers on the surface of Mars performing various missions including looking for water and existence of ice on the red planet.
Yesterday, NASA announced that it had lost communications with the Phoenix lander and had no expectations of the lander surviving the inhospitable Martian winter. Despite the fact that the rover has been declared dead by NASA, the Phoenix mission was a success and lasted longer than originally planned by NASA.
Today, NASA has announced that the Spirit rover is also in jeopardy of failing. Lack of sunlight hitting the solar panels of Spirit is causing serious concern at NASA. According to scientists on the mission, Spirit only produced 89 watt-hours of energy last weekend, which is half the amount of power the rover needs for full performance.
The reason for the drop in power production is a massive dust storm that deposited Martian dust on the solar panels and prevented sunlight form reaching them. Spirit's mission began in 2003 when it was sent to the red planet to search for clues on past water on the surface of the planet.
To help conserve power and prevent Spirit from running its batteries dry, NASA instructed the rover to turn off several heaters designed to keep scientific instruments warm. The rover was also ordered to stop communicating with Earth until Thursday.
NASA says that if it doesn't hear form Spirit on Thursday it will be extremely concerned. Scientists hope Spirit will make it, the dust storms over it position have abated. It's not known if the storm caused damage to any of the rover's instruments at this time or if the rover will be able to move again due to the dust on the panels.


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Space is generally not the safest backyard for humans to be
playing around in. High on the list of peril are a practical vacuum, near
absolute zero temperature and cosmic radiation of all sorts. While vacuum and
low temperature are fairly well understood in this age, we are not as
well-versed on the effects of radiation and various rays that the human body
may be subject to in space.
The European Space Agency is concerned about astronauts and
the dangers they may encounter while spending extended time in space. To this
end, they have chosen the GSI
accelerator facility as a testing ground for the effects of ion beams on
human tissues. The GSI facility was chosen for its capability of reproducing
all types of ion beams, as in space, astronauts may experience beams made from
any of the naturally occurring elements, uranium to hydrogen.
Once free of the Earth's protective atmospheric blanket,
space travelers will be subject to a hail of cosmic rays from all directions.
Radiation is well known as a carcinogen. It can also simply kill living cells,
leading to serious tissue damage in vital organs. Learning more about the
problems cosmic radiation can cause will allow scientists and engineers to
build safer space craft and suits.
The experiments will likely begin this year at GSI's current
facilities and be carried over to their new FAIR accelerator at its completion.
The FAIR unit will be able to produce more intense beams than the current
accelerator, allowing more research possibilities.


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It's should come as no surprise that Apple's latest earnings
announcement once again exceeded all expectations. Apple has been on a roll quarter
after quarter,
and its Q2 earnings were no exception.
The company today announced record fiscal
Q2 revenue of $24.67 billion USD and a net profit of $5.99 billion USD.
Those numbers are far ahead of Q2 2010 when Apple reported revenue of $13.5
billion USD and net profit of $3.07 billion USD.
Apple witnessed a 28 percent year-over-year growth in Mac
sales to 3.76 million units while iPhone sales grew 113 percent to 18.65
million units during the quarter. Apple's newest booming business sector, the
iPad, had sales of 4.69 million units.
If there was a lone cloud in Apple's sunny report, it was
the fact that iPod sales were down 17 percent to 9.02 million units compared to
last year.
"With quarterly revenue growth of 83 percent and profit
growth of 95 percent, we're firing on all cylinders," said Apple CEO Steve
Jobs. "We will continue to innovate on all fronts throughout the remainder of
the year."
Apple's iPhone numbers were no doubt helped by the addition
of Verizon as the second carrier in the United States, and Apple's new iPad
2 was launched during the fiscal second quarter.
Apple is rumored to be readying
a revamp of its popular iMac family and the next generation iPhone is set to
its debut in September.


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Video CUTs From Not for CEOs: Internal Investing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — During the Not for CEOs event on Oct. 18 at the CU Water Cooler Symposium at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, our panel of experts discussed what the industry as a whole needs to rethink.
We'll be featuring their take on one area of focus a day.
Today, why and how to invest in departments inside your credit union.
The series:
Take 1: Rethinking human resources and pushing past fear.
Take 2: Member service as a differentiator? No way.
Take 3: Attracting young professionals to your workplace.
Take 4: Internal investing, where and now.
Credit Union Times Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah Snell Cooke was joined on stage by James Robert Lay, CEO of CU Grow; Andy Janning, CEO of NO NET Solutions; Jimmy Marks, creative media director at DigitalMailer; Ron Shevlin, senior analyst at Aite Group; and Amy Ethridge, electronic marketing coordinator at Robins Federal Credit Union.
Previous events in the leadership development series, sponsored by CO-OP Financial Services, have focused on the importance of performance reviews, succession planning, credit union philosophy, personal branding and technology.


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Windows 7 Release Candidate is finally up for download from Microsoft. If you're one of the brave that ran the Beta and don't want to or don't care enough to do a clean install, you've got some tweaking to do in order to install the RC over the Beta build. Microsoft has kindly provided directions on exactly how to do this, and for anyone it should take just a few seconds to make the change and start the installation process. Skip the first 9 paragraphs and go straight to the step by step directions if you want to skip the "We don't recommend doing this" warning.
One of the new features I was hoping to see in the RC build was the addition of XP Mode or XP Within Windows 7 through the Virtual PC software that some of us have been using for several years now. Unfortunately, this does not come with the RC, but is available as an optional download here. It's designed to be the successor to Virtual PC 2007, although as far as I can tell there haven't been many changes aside from the application pass-through and splendid USB support.
Aside from XP Mode, Windows 7 testers finally have the complete IE 8 build with the Release Candidate. The caveat is that as of this morning, the compatibility sites list hasn't been completed and should be released as an update in the next day or two. Some sites may or may not be set to compatibility mode by default, worst case is you will simply need to click it yourself. Regardless, it's good to have the final copy of IE 8 on the system for testing.
With IE 8 final and Windows 7, Microsoft decided to add some new features. One is the response recovery feature to tabs that seem to lock up forever and generally required you to nuke the IEXPLORE.EXE process. How well this works remains to be seen, but so far I had to recover two tabs and it seemed to fix the problem. We'll see if that success rate continues as we approach the Windows 7 release in October of this year. It should be noted however that it took me a solid 2 minutes of a non-responding tab to trigger the prompt.
Aside from that, most changes I've seen so far seem to be visual only. Remote Desktop, Control Panel, and many other Icons have been changed so they no longer look like the ones we saw in Vista, likely another move by Microsoft to distance Windows 7 from Vista regardless of how similar they are under the covers.
I did see a few new items such as the "Location and Other Sensors" within Control Panel, but without hardware to use it it's not readily apparent what it does exactly. Given its name I assume it might have to do with netbooks, or other portable device with GPS support or perhaps biometric style devices go here as well. The details are a little vague on the menu itself.
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Last but not least is the new dimming option. Under Windows 7 there is a new "Dim the display" setting in addition to the standard display and sleep mode turn off timers. This allows an inactive panel to dim to save power while not in use without completely turning it off. The dim is gradual and once it starts takes about 10 seconds to completely dim from full brightness. Any action or input will cause the screen to resume its maximum brightness setting instantly. To expand on this option there is a maximum brightness slider available at the bottom of the power management page as well. It is unclear how widespread support for this feature is but what is clear is that most if not all laptop LCD panels are supported, with desktop LCD's likely getting widespread support as well.


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InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) smartphone was launched in March 2016. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 850 pixels by 480 pixels. InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) price in India starts from Rs. 4,750.
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor and it comes with 1GB of RAM. The phone packs 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 64GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) runs Android 5.1 and is powered by a 2300mAh non removable battery. It measures 136.80 x 67.00 x 10.82 (height x width x thickness) .
The InFocus Bingo 20 (M425) is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, FM, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer and Gyroscope.
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from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed last week that the
Mars rover Spirit didn't communicate with the Mars Odyssey spacecraft
as scheduled. Spirit, which is likely in power-saving hibernation
mode, has endured yet another harsh time on Mars against all odds --
though it is believed the rover will wake up at some
point.Scientists gave the struggling rover communication
schedules for 2010 and 2011, with expected communication with NASA
officials on Earth and the Mars Odyssey."We are
checking other less likely possibilities for the missed
communication, but this probably means that Spirit tripped a
low-power fault sometime between the last downlink on March 22 and
yesterday," said John Callas, Mars rover project manager, in a
statement.Spirit faces an even bigger problem now that less
sunlight is hitting its solar panels, which means the rover's battery
power is dwindling. There was previous concern when a
strong dust
storm hit the Red Planet, covering the rover and its solar
panels. The rover became stuck in early 2010 -- and remains
stuck -- though researchers hope it will still be able to conduct
research on a limited basis.NASA officials will continue to
wait to hear back from Spirit, but will have to wait until its
battery is fully charged. Both Spirit and Opportunity
launched from Earth around seven years ago, and finally made it to
Mars in early 2004. Each rover has explored the Martian surface
in an effort to learn as much as possible about the Red Planet.


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AOD FCU CEO: Unsure Why Board Denied Future Employment Contract
Richard Simonton, who has served as president/CEO of AOD Federal Credit Union for nine months, said he is not sure why the cooperative's board of directors denied his request for a commitment for future employment.
Simonton was hired in December 2012 to lead the $262 million credit union in Bynum, Ala. He had been working as a conservatorship CEO for the NCUA. He said it now appears he will be leaving AOD FCU at the end of October.
"The crux of this is I came here without a contract with the intent of staying but I needed assurance that I had a job in order to move my family," Simonton told Credit Union Times on Tuesday.
"After nine months, I thought I was doing pretty well so I asked the board to provide me with a commitment for future employment and they wouldn't provide it."
While Simonton worked at AOD FCU in Bynum, a town roughly 60 miles east of Birmingham, Ala., his wife and family stayed behind in Florida. He said seven of his 14 children still live at home.
The credit union's board has not released a statement, Simonton said, but he did learn that "it wasn't a unanimous decision among the board members" to not provide him with a commitment for future employment.
"Really, it's still up in the air on where my future will be. There are other sources and opportunities that I am pursuing in the area," Simonton said.
Simonton said "there are other things I can't talk about" but in a few weeks, he may be freer to discuss more."
A comment from the AOD FCU board was not immediately available.
During his tenure, Simonton said AOD FCU made good progress, turning the credit union around in the area of loan growth.
According to the credit union's NCUA financial performance report, total delinquent loans and net chargeoffs was $1.8 million in December 2012. That figure dropped slightly to $1.2 million in June 2013. Loans totaled $114 million last December but decreased to $108 million in March 2013, only to recover to $110 million in June.
During the same period, assets increased $11.7 million in December to more than $14 million in June. The credit union's net worth was 13.60%, which was higher than its peer average of 10.31% in December. As of June, AOD FCU's net worth was 12.79%.


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Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may occur suddenly after you have a cold, bronchitis, hepatitis, or an intestinal infection. Symptoms may follow a bout of infectious mononucleosis, which is caused by a virus that temporarily saps your energy. CFS can also begin after a period of high stress. Sometimes it develops more gradually, with no clear illness or other event noted as a starting point.
Unlike flu symptoms that usually go away in a few days or weeks, symptoms of CFS persist or recur in cycles for at least 6 months in at least 50% of the time. CFS symptoms vary from person to person. The guidelines for diagnosing CFS include, in addition to a 6-month history of fatigue that is not relieved with bed rest, at least 4 of the following 8 symptoms:
- Muscle aches
- Joint pain without swelling or redness
- Headaches
- Trouble with short-term memory or concentration, forgetfulness, or confusion
- Sore throat
- Tender lymph nodes
- Trouble sleeping or not feeling rested after sleep
- Worsening symptoms 24 hours or more after exercise
In addition to the eight diagnostic symptoms, patients with CFS can also suffer from:
- Mood swings
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Lightheadedness
- Chronic pain
- Irritable bowel
- Low blood pressure
- Hyperventilation
- Sensitivity to many chemicals
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W-ictory baby!
W-ictory baby!
Kyle Lowry
Demar Derozan
Alan Anderson
Ed Davis
Jonas Valanciunas
Only problem is Memphis is number 1 team in the league right now. If we win this I say we 100% trade bargnani.
Why'd I put Alan Anderson?
Remember the good ol' days when we beat Memphis in preseason.. of course at that time Memphis wasn't playing any of their main starters, but still, that was a lot of fun!
YES! NO BARGNANI! Is he on the bench? I don't think we trade Bargs immediately, but it certainly shows that we may (are to us) be a better team to BC and mgmt.
I see, he's injured. Ankle hurts, apparently.
Randolph and JV playing very physical
Well what do ya know. This team is terrible defensively with or w/o bargs.
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
All this time I thought so many of you we're full of crap. I was wrong - Bargnani is the problem with our defence and rebounding! Davis is the answer! We are now a defensive and rebounding juggernaut....or maybe not. Now we have to rely on Kleiza to be our go to scorer. Things are looking up!
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The advanced lithium-ion batteries
used in the prototype vehicles feature
a compact, laminated configuration that delivers twice the electrical power
when compared to traditional cylindrical configurations. Nissan says that the
compact design of the batteries allows for improved vehicle packaging and a
wider range of applications when compared to traditional batteries.
The full electric vehicle uses the
advanced batteries along with a newly developed 80kW motor and inverter. Nissan
says the electric vehicle uses a front-wheel drive configuration and that the
advanced laminated batteries are installed under the floor of the vehicle. The
laminated design of the batteries means that the vehicles interior and storage
space are not sacrificed to battery storage. Nissan says that the full electric
vehicle will go into production in 2010 and will feature a new and unique body
style not based on existing Nissan vehicles.
Nissan's prototype hybrid electric
vehicle introduces a pair of new technologies Nissan says are breakthroughs --
a high-performance rear-wheel drive system and a parallel-powertrain hybrid
system. Nissan says that both the hybrid technology and the rear-wheel drive
are original designs -- in this case, the system is placed within a 2010
Infiniti G37 Sedan.
Nissan's parallel-powertrain system
connects one motor directly to an engine and transmission via two clutches.
This layout allows the vehicle to switch between the dual clutches to optimize
and conserve energy utilization and improve fuel-efficiency. Nissan says its
parallel-powertrain eliminates the need for typical torque converters and
contributes to higher responsiveness and linear acceleration.
Nissan describes the action of the
hybrid system as:
Nissan isn't alone in introducing
new hybrid vehicles. Yesterday DailyTech reported that Honda was bringing the Insight back
to the U.S. as a 2010 model for an MSRP of $18,500. The Insight is rumored to
get over 70 miles per gallon.


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Symptoms usually occur 10-21 days after contact with the chickenpox virus. Initial symptoms may include:
- Headache
- Fever
- General feeling of discomfort
- Loss of appetite
- Cough
- Stomach ache
Within 1-2 days after the initial symptoms, a rash develops. Characteristics of the rash include:
- The rash usually develops on the skin above the waist, including the scalp. Exposed areas are often most affected.
- The rash may sometimes appear on the inside of the eyelids, in the mouth, nose, throat, upper airway, voice box, rectum, or vagina.
- At first, the rash consists of small, flat, red spots.
- The spots become raised and form clusters of round, itchy, fluid-filled blisters on a red base.
- The blisters usually burst to form sores which finally crusts and scabs over before healing.
- New clusters form over 5-6 days, so for awhile there will be a variety of spots visible at the same time.
- In healthy children, the rash usually crusts over by day 6-7. The crusts are gone within three weeks, usually without scarring. Note: Some people who are immunocompromised may have more severe cases that last longer.
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- Review Date: 03/2017 -
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Shocking Before And After Pictures Of How Climate Change Is Destroying The Earth
1882 photo taken by G.D. Hazard; 2005 photo taken by Bruce F. Molnia. Courtesy of the Glacier Photograph Collection, National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology.Almost all scientists now agree that global climate change is caused by humans. A steadily-warming planet impacts the environment in many different ways.
Rising global temperatures, largely due to man-made greenhouse gases, are the source of widely-discussed observable changes to the Earth like melting glaciers, rising sea levels, warming oceans, and more extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts, forest fires, and floods.
In the pictures that follow, we take a look at how climate-change-related events have affected regions around the world, whether directly or indirectly.


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If you are an employee and wish to contribute to an American Funds 403(b) account, please check the Employer's List of 403(b) vendors to see if this Vendor holds a Active Payroll Slot.
TRANSACTION PROCESSING ALERT: American Funds transaction documents may require a signature guarantee. If your transaction documents require a signature guarantee American Funds will require the original documents to process your transaction. To expedite the processing of a transactions requiring signature guarantee, please fax the transaction documents to CCC at 503-968-7802 with a cover notating you are sending originals to American Funds, then mail your original documents to American Funds with a cover sheet that states "plan administrator authorization to follow under separate cover". CCC will fax our authorization to American Funds (they do not require our original signatures).
Please note that no loans or hardship distributions are allowed through American Funds
ENROLLMENT ALERT: The American Funds "New Participant Enrollment for 403(b) Basic Individual" account form instructs participant to remit the form to their employer then the employer is to send the form to American Funds. Please note that the account must be opened before your salary deferrals to the account may start. If you submit both and SRA and this enrollment form to the employer at the same time, the deferral on the SRA should reflect a start date that allows sufficient time for your employer to submit and American Funds to open your new account. If you submit the enrollment form to your employer to forward to American Funds it may be necessary to start your deferral on the payroll cycle following your next check to ensure the account has been opened and the remittance check will be accepted by the vendor.
Please note that the enrollment documents do not require your employer's authorization under the plan. The enrollment process may be expedited by faxing the completed enrollment form directly to American Funds at 1-888-421-4371 prior to submitting an SRA to your employer. Once you have verified the account was established, remit your SRA with a copy of the enrollment form with notation of when the form was faxed to American Funds to your employer.
American Funds Homepage may be accessed here .
Click the link(s) below for information on American Funds investment products:
Click the link(s) below for information on the fees associated with American Funds accounts:
American Funds offers the following type(s) of 403(b) investment option:
American Funds does NOT accept Roth 403(b) contributions.
Investment products of American Funds are marketed using the following approaches:
American Funds provides a consumer education and planning center on its website. These vendor-provided websites have varying generic content, but often include videos, reports, and calculators to assist participants in their financial and life planning.
To see which other CCC Employers hold Active Payroll Slots with American Funds, please visit our General American Funds Distributors, Inc Page.
Vendors may manage their own CCC website pages via authorized logins available upon request. Vendors are invited to update their company and Employer-specific information (Plan or Group Number, Local Contacts, Product Information, Forms, etc.) regularly.
There is a Vendor agreement in place between Finley School District and American Funds that contains information sharing language. This Direct Information Sharing Agreement allows American Funds to receive Contract Exchanges, Transfer and Rollovers in the Finley 403(b) Plan.
When contacting American Funds or its local contacts, have ready your Finley School District - American Funds Distributors, Inc PLAN OR GROUP NUMBER: 265533453
When contacting American Funds or its local contacts, you may require the Finley School District EIN: 916001572
Some authorized investment companies have numerous financial representatives authorized to do business on their behalves. Others have no agents at all. The list below includes the most recent information available about the company's main avenue of contact as well as any local contacts for American Funds on Finley School District list of authorized vendors.
Contact American Funds directly if you have additional questions about American Funds products or services.
American Funds Distributors, Inc has signed a Direct Information Sharing Agreement with Finley School District and is eligible to receive Exchanges Within, Plan-to-Plan Transfers Into, or Rollover Contributions Into Finley School District 403(b) accounts. You may view that Signed Document here: Direct-ISA (pdf).
Finley School District
does not require any monthly minimum contribution, however some Vendors may require a minimum contribution amount (see below).
American Funds Distributors, Inc
does not require any monthly contribution amount
Information concerning the contribution types, catch-ups, transactions allowed under the Finley School District 403(b) Plan and much more on the Finley School District Information Page, available by clicking here.


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Plain and simple: We're leaders. And there's more than 78 years of grease, grime and grit under our fingernails to prove it. At Advance Auto Parts, we're not just about delivering quality, affordable parts – we're working to give our customers the confidence to do the job themselves, and do it right.
We're the second-largest automotive aftermarket retailer in the United States. We're over 3,400 stores strong and equipped with over 50,000 of the best Team Members in the business – and we're still looking for more horsepower. It's about knowing what it means to wrench up. To take control. Master the machine. That's the power we give our customers. And it's what we can do for your career.
Advance Auto Parts works hard to create an environment of honesty, integrity, mutual trust and dedication. Since our founding by Arthur Taubman in 1932, our values haven't changed.
By remaining dedicated to these values, we have grown and prospered into the great company that we are today.
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Pols and Gavel Passing: Photo Coverage of GAC Day 2
Texas Credit Union League President/CEO Dick Ensweiler welcomes House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) to the GAC stage Tesday morning.
Also from 2013 GAC:
- Feb. 26, 2013 NCUF Gets $135,000 Gift From CUNA Mutual
- Feb. 26, 2013 Bachus Says Congress May Revisit Durbin, Dodd-Frank
- Feb. 26, 2013 Hensarling Stands by Tax Exemption
- Feb. 26, 2013 Day 1 Slide Show: Brokaw, Chatzky and Award Winners
- Feb. 26, 2013 Kids Add Zing to Wegner Award Winners
- Feb. 25, 2013 Tom Brokaw Promotes Public Service Academies
- Feb. 25, 2013 Chip Filson Announces NCUA Board Bid, Petition Drive
- Feb. 25, 2013 Matz Praises Agency's Ability to Change With Times
- Feb. 25, 2013 CUNA Mutual Debuts AskAuto App at GAC
- Feb. 25, 2013 CUNA Survey Shows Room for Exam Improvement
- On Video: Shell Geismar CEO Has Tech Tools on His GAC Agenda
- On Video: Arizona State SVP Has Washington on His Mind
- On Video: Flying Freeborn to DC for GAC
- On Video: Halleck and Hiking the Hill
- On Video: Muniz's Message to Washington
- Not for CEOs: Successful Succession Topic of GAC Talk
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said he opposes eliminating the credit union tax exemption.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) recommended credit unions take a balanced message to Capitol Hill when speaking about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, advocating for reform but not total elimination of the bureau.
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), the primary sponsor of legislation that would eliminate the annual privacy notice mailing requirement, said attempts to pass the bill last year revealed the bill's problems and pitfalls, and "now we know what we need to do this year to pass it."
House Financial Services Chairman Emeritus Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) said the House may "revisit" the Durbin Amendment, which limits debit card interchange revenue for financial institutions.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said the Republican strategy of "starving the beast" spending cuts is not a solution to the national debt problem, but instead exacerbates it.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif. ) addresses the Tuesday session. He has served on the House Financial Services Committee since 2007, addresses the crowd.
NCUA Board Member Michael Fryzel said credit unions have a very powerful legacy of common purpose and cooperation.


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the world of online music, iTunes has long reigned
supreme. It enjoys such a dominant position that it is
currently the subject of a U.S.
Federal Trade Commission inquiry investigating whether it
abused smaller competitors like Amazon.com.Apple's days as
the only big player on the market may be numbered, though. At
Google's I/O conference last month, the company previewed a web-based
service for developers. AndTechCrunch two
weeks ago discovered a
"Google Music" logo hosted by the company. Now CNET
joined the buzz, citing numerous
industry sources as saying a launch of Google Music could come as
soon as the fall.Google enjoys one critical advantage that
could allow its rebel service to ultimately crush Apple's music
empire. That advantage is search.Close to a billion
users visit Google every day, many of them searching for bands,
songs, and album titles. By tying these searches to
subscription-based streaming services and web-based digital downloads
akin to iTunes, many music executives believe that Google may promise
more sales than Apple.Its rivals have tried to keep Google
out of the music business. After Lala and iLike teamed with
Google to offer streaming music with searches, Apple snatched up Lala
and Myspace acquired iLike and both companies shut down the
streaming.The decision by Google to launch its own service is
like a dream come true for music labels. They are reportedly
fed up with Apple, which currently sells over one quarter of
the total music
sold (digital or otherwise). However, the current competition
-- Amazon.com and Myspace Music -- lack the sales to pose a serious
threat, which means that Apple gets to dictate whatever terms it
wants to the labels. That's a situation that they're not very
satisfied with.Zahavah Levine, YouTube's general counsel who
previously worked with RealNetworks' Rhapsody music subscription
service, is reportedly working to cook up the new service.
YouTube has already enjoyed success in the music business thanks to
its plethora of music videos.Google's new service reportedly
will have many unique features. Among them will be the ability
to stream music from a library on your PC to your Android
smartphone. Google picked up a company called Simplify that
developed this technology. Google's service is also reportedly
going to be cloud based -- available exclusively as a web
application. While Apple is also reportedly working on a cloud
version of iTunes, Google reportedly wants to beat Cupertino to the


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Achieva Credit Union Opens Two New Branches
The $1 billion Achieva Credit Union in Largo, Fla., has recently opened two new branches in Coral Point and Camelot Isles.
Each branch is outfitted with state-of-the-art touch screen information stations and iPads in the waiting area, the credit union said.
The new branches also feature free-standing teller pods, which eliminate lines and bring the Achieva tellers out from "behind the glass," so they can provide personalized service to members,
Nine new employees have been hired to staff the two branches. Donna Meola, former Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce director, is the manager of both branches.
"Cape Coral is a beautiful place." said Gary Regoli, president/CEO of Achieva Credit Union. "We consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to bring the Achieva banking experience to this vibrant coastal community."
The Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce will be welcoming Achieva to the community with two ribbon-cutting ceremonies over the next several weeks.


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Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Del Amo Facility
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EPA appreciates your patience through this transition. If you have questions, please contact EPA staff listed below.
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Description and History
NPL Listing History
NPL Status: Final
Proposed Date: 12/01/00
Final Date: 09/07/02
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From 1943 until 1972, the Del Amo Facility site was a center of large-scale industrial activities. Originally built to produce synthetic rubber during World War II and owned by the United States government, the 280-acre operation consisted of a styrene plant operated by Dow Chemical Co., a butadiene plant operated by Shell Oil Co., and a synthetic rubber plant operated by U.S. Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and others. In 1955, the U.S. Government sold all three plants to Shell Oil Company and Shell continued to operate these plants until 1971. Synthetic rubber was produced by manufacturing styrene and butadiene separately, piping them to the rubber plant, and then mixing the two together. Within each facility, wastes from the production processes were directed into separator units. Settled sludge from the separator units was disposed of either off site or in a waste disposal area located on site. Six unlined pits and three unlined evaporation ponds made up the 4-acre on-site disposal area. Upon closure in 1972, the unlined pits and ponds that were still open were covered with soil.
- Most of the 280-acre facility has since been developed as an industrial park.
- In 1984, contamination was discovered in the waste pit disposal area and underlying soils. Groundwater located beneath the site is heavily contaminated, but is not presently used as a source of drinking water. The deeper drinking water aquifer supplies 34,000 people located within 4 miles of the site. Today, the 4-acre waste pit disposal area is sealed with a RCRA-equivalent cap, and the waste pit area is undeveloped.
- The Del Amo Facility is bounded to the south by residences and to the west, north, and east by industrial and commercial facilities. Approximately 17,600 people live within 1 mile of the site.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Groundwater
- Soil and Sludges
Groundwater and soils are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and minor amounts of pesticides, PCBs, and heavy metals. Floating product has been identified on top of the water table at various locations on the site.
The significant chemicals found in the soil were benzene, tetrachloroethene, isopropyltoluene, trichloroethene, benzo(a)pyrene, endeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, 4,4-DDT, n-nitrosodiphenylamine, arsenic and copper.
On-line Environmental Data
The environmental data gathered during the site investigation is available on-line.
- To view the data by land parcel, click here.
Who is Involved
This site is being addressed through potentially responsible parties' actions, under the oversight of the U.S. EPA ("EPA") and the California EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control ("DTSC").
Investigation and Cleanup Activities
This site is being addressed in three long-term remedial phases called Operable Units (OU). The three phases will focus on cleanup of the Waste Pit area, the rest of the former facility area soils, and the groundwater.
Site Studies
Soil and NAPL (OU1): In 1992, under EPA oversight, the potentially responsible parties began an investigation into the nature and extent of contamination at the entire site. This investigation included soil sampling, NAPL analyses, soil gas sampling, groundwater sampling, and indoor air sampling within existing buildings. The investigation was completed in 2004, and the final "Remedial Investigation Report" was completed in June 2007. The data was used to conduct a risk assessment, which was completed in February 2006 and a feasibility study, which was completed in 2010. A proposed clean-up plan was issued for public comment in June 2010, and a final clean-up decision was made in September 2011. Both the proposed clean-up plan ("Proposed Plan") and the final clean-up decision ("Record of Decision") are provided in the "Documents and Reports" section below, The Proposed Plan can be found in the "Fact Sheet" subsection, dated 6/10/10, and the Record of Decision can be found in the subsection by the same name, dated 9/30/11.
INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS PILOT PROGRAM Beginning in February 2008, U.S. EPA implemented an Institutional Controls Pilot Program in cooperation with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) and the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning. The Institutional Controls Pilot Program involves an environmental review process prior to proceeding with any planned construction activities, for specific parcels located within the Del Amo Superfund Site that have been identified by the U.S. EPA. See the fact sheet below, in the "Site Documents and Reports" section, for further details.
Cleanup Ongoing
Waste Pit Area (OU2): In 1992, under EPA oversight, the potentially responsible parties also began a focussed investigation to determine the nature and extent of contamination and alternative cleanup remedies for the Waste Pit area. This investigation was completed in December 1996, and EPA signed the Record of Decision (ROD), determining the remediation of the Waste Pits, on September 5, 1997. Two Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs) were also issued, the first in August 2002 and the second in August 2006.
The remedy was built in 2 phases. First, in 1999 the cap and vapor extraction wells were built. Then, in 2006, the SVE/in-situ bioventing system was built.
EPA signed an Order directing Shell Oil Company and Dow Chemical Company to design the cap and soil vapor extraction (SVE) system as described in the ROD. The U.S. General Services Administration was also named on the Order. The first phase of this design work was completed in early 1999, including the cap and vapor wells. EPA issued another Order directing Shell Oil, Dow Chemical, Michelin, Goodyear, and the U.S. General Services Administration to construct the cap systems that were designed. Shell agreed to conduct this work and began in May 1999. Construction of the cap was completed in February 2000. The cap contains a system to capture vapors that rise up from the waste pits and to remove the contamination from them. The cap is currently being maintained and the vapor capture and treatment system in the cap is being operated by Shell Oil Company.
The soil vapor extraction wells were installed when the cap was built, but the system to treat the extracted vapors was not built at that time. In March 1999, EPA began a public involvement process to receive input on which technology to use to treat the contaminated vapors extracted by the SVE system. EPA first decided to pursue resin adsorption with on site regeneration technology and had Shell Oil conduct a pilot test of this technology (conducted in May and June, 2003). After reviewing the results, Shell proposed a different approach altogether, adding an "in-situ bioventing" component to the SVE system.
The new approach, called "SVE/In-Situ Bioventing," consists of slowly extracting contaminated vapors, adding oxygen to most of the extracted vapors and re-injecting them back into the ground, and sending the rest of them through a carbon adsorption unit. The re-injected vapors would be recaptured by our extraction wells, after bringing additional oxygen to the natural bacteria in the soil. Adding oxygen to the soil enables the natural bacteria to increase their population and digest more contamination, breaking it down into harmless chemicals.
EPA approved Shell's final designs for this SVE/In-Situ Bioventing system in September 2005. Shell's contractor constructed the system in 2006, and the system has been operating since August 2006. Through 2011, the system removed approximately 103,840 pounds (47,200 kilograms) of benzene via degradation and adsorption (updated 11/1/12).
In 2005, EPA performed its first 5-Year Review for the Waste Pits Area, and in 2010, EPA performed its second 5-Year Review. Both reviews found that the capping and soil vapor systems are effective in protecting human health and the environment.
Remedy Design
Groundwater (OU3): The 1992 site investigations mentioned above included investigations into the nature and extent of groundwater contamination caused by the site. The groundwater investigations and studies were separated from the rest of the site work in 1995, and were completed and a proposed remediation plan for it was issued in June 1998. These studies were conducted jointly with the neighboring Montrose Superfund site, and the proposed remediation plan was also issued jointly. The Record of Decision (ROD) for the dual-site groundwater remediation was signed in March 1999. The Responsible Parties completed the design for the groundwater clean-up system in the fall of 2012, under an EPA order. Design activities included extensive groundwater modeling and field pumping tests. EPA negotiated an agreement with the PRPs to constructed the groundwater clean-up system. Construction is expected to begin in 2013 (updated 11/1/12).
A health clinic for community members had been established with a grant from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and was operated for three years. The clinic provided residents with free health examinations, including testing for exposure to chemicals such as benzene and DDT. It also assisted residents with identifying and eliminating possible chemical exposures in the home. The clinic operated from January 1995 to January 1998.
In conjunction with the completion of the Waste Pits studies, Shell Oil Company negotiated an agreement with local residents near the Waste Pits to purchase their homes. Shell then proceeded to demolish the homes and prepare the land for redevelopment as a community park. Shell is currently working to transfer the property to an entity for the purpose of creating a park. The buyout, home demolition, and park development created a buffer zone between the remaining residences and future remediation activities at the Waste Pits, in order to lessen any disturbance these activities may cause.
Cleanup Results to Date
At the Waste Pits area, the chosen remedy (in the official Record of Decision document) has been constructed and is operating. The cap portion of the remedy was been built in 1999 and has been in operation since January 2000. The soil vapor extraction (SVE) system was partially installed in 1999 and completed in 2006 as an SVE and in-situ bioventing system (SVE/IBT). The system has been operating since August 2006. From August 2006 to December 2009, the SVE/IBT system removed approximately 70,431 pounds (31,946 kilograms) of benzene via degradation and adsorption.
The following informational video provides a description of SVE/IBT system and an update on progress through 2012:
In another location within the site, Shell and Dow conducted a pilot study of a technology known as hydraulic extraction, during which time they have extracted approximately 20 gallons of pure product contamination.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
In 1992, EPA signed an Administrative Order on Consent with Shell Oil Company and The Dow Chemical Company to conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study for the site.
On January 25, 1999, EPA issued Special Notice to the following entities informing them that EPA considers them to be potentially responsible for the response costs incurred in connection with the contamination at the Del Amo Waste Pits: Shell Oil Company, Dow Chemical Company, U.S. General Services Administration, USA Waste Incorporated, Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company, Michelin North America Incorporated, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
On May 3, 1999, EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Action at the Waste Pits Area to the following entities, ordering them to implement the remedial action that EPA had chosen: Shell Oil Company, Dow Chemical Company, Michelin North America Incorporated (on behalf of itself and Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company), Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and the U.S. General Services Administration.
EPA has issued "special notice" to the following parties with respect to the groundwater at the Montrose and Del Amo sites. The special notice letter advised the parties that EPA expects them to enter into an agreement to implement the groundwater remedy, as set forth in the record of decision that EPA issued for the Dual Site Groundwater Operable Unit on March 30, 1999.
> Montrose Chemical Corporation of California
> Bayer CropScience
> Stauffer Management Company
> News Publishing Australia Ltd.
> Shell Oil Company, Inc.
> United States General Services Administration
> JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc.
> The Boeing Company
> Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems, Inc.
> PACCAR, Inc.
> BP Amoco Chemical Company
> American Polystyrene Corp.
> Dianorys, Inc.
In 2003, EPA issued unilateral enforcement orders to Montrose Chemical Corporation and Shell Chemical requiring that they perform the steps 1, 2 and 4 of the remedial design, as shown above. In 2008, EPA issued an additional unilateral enforcement order requiring Montrose and Shell to perform the formal pen-to-paper design, step 5 above. Montrose and Shell performed the work under these orders under EPA oversight. EPA performed the computer modeling, step 3, with continual input from Montrose and Shell.
Documents and Reports
|Community Involvement Plan
Montrose Superfund Site and Del Amo Superfund Site
|Soil & NAPL Proposed Plan - Public Meeting Powerpoint
|Handouts & Slides from Community Informational Fair on July 12th, 2014 | Hojas de Informaci�n de la Feria Informativa en el 12 de julio, 2014.
|Vapor Intrusion Investigation Stakeholders Meeting
|Del Amo and Montrose Superfund Sites Overview | Resumen del Sitio Del Amo y Montrose
|Handouts from Community Open House Event on May 26, 2016
|Handouts from Community Open House Event on November 9, 2016
|Del Amo and Montrose Superfund Sites updates emails in 2016
Community Involvement
Public Meetings:
Reuni�n Comunitaria de "Puertas Abiertas"
Wednesday, April 26
mi�rcoles 26 de abril
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Carson City Library
151 East Carson Street in Carson CA
Community "Mobile Information Center" Event
Centro de Informaci�n M�vil
Thursday, April 27
jueves 27 de abril
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Corner of / Esquina de
W. 204th Street and Budlong Avenue
Torrance, CA 90502
Past Events:
EPA hosted a Community "Open House" Event on November 9, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. This informal event was organized as multiple "booths" to allow people to learn about all aspects of the Superfund sites at their own pace. This structure also allows people to have one-on-one conversations with EPA Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) about the cleanup work. Handouts from this event can be viewed here.
EPA presented Del Amo and Montrose Superfund site updates on the following topics:
- - Five Year Review for Del Amo Superfund site
- Vapor Intrusion Investigation
- Del Amo Superfund Site Soil and NAPL cleanup design work
- Soil Removal on the ECI property
- Groundwater Treatment System, including the Anti-Degradation Policy Analysis
Reuni�n Comunitaria de "Puertas Abiertas" presentado por la EPA el 9 de noviembre desde las 6:00 hasta las 8:00 p.m. en el Holiday Inn. Este evento informal fue organizado con puestos m�ltiples para permitir a las personas aprender sobre todos los aspectos de los Sitios a su propio ritmo. Esta estructura tambi�n permite que la gente tenga conversaciones individuales con Gerentes de Proyecto de Remediaci�n de la EPA sobre el trabajo de limpieza. El material informativo del evento se puede encontrar aqui (hyperlink "aqui").
La EPA tendr� informaci�n actualizada de los Sitios Superfund Del Amo & Montrose acerca de los siguientes temas:
- - Revisi�n de Cinco A�os del Sitio Superfund Del Amo
- Investigaci�n de Intrusi�n de Vapor
- Dise�o del trabajo de limpieza para el Suelo y NAPL en el Sitio Superfund Del Amo
- Remoci�n de suelos en la Propiedad ECI
- Sistema de Tratamiento de Aguas Subterr�neas, incluyendo el An�lisis de la Pol�tica de Anti-degradaci�n
An informational video was created to provide the public with a description of the SVE/in-situ bioventing system at the Waste Pits area and an update of progress through 2012. The video can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqsMkf_IY2U&feature=plcp
The Community Involvement Plan dated May 21, 2010, is available. See the above section entitled "Documents and Reports", subsection for "Community Involvement", or just Click HERE. EPA is working with interested shareholders to further modify this plan.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Carson Public Library
151 East Carson Street
Carson, CA 90745
(310) 830-0901
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
3301 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA
(310) 618-5959
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
EPA Site Manager
Raymond Chavira
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
State Contact
PRP Contact
20945 S. Wilmington Avenue
Carson, CA 90810-1039
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The $428 million mission was originally scheduled for a three-month mission, but NASA was able to give it two extensions before the harsh Martian environment finally claimed it. It has helped collect data on the northern arctic Martian plains, while helping collect valuable data that can be used for future missions.
"At this time, we're pretty convinced that the vehicle is no longer available for us to use," said Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project manager. "We're actually ceasing operations, declaring an end to mission operations at this point."
Phoenix helped researchers learn some Martian soil is alkaline, and also helped confirm that ice may have melted on the Martian surface in the past.
The lander went quiet and has run out of sunlight necessary to power its batteries, while the temperature on Mars continues to drop. Not completely unexpected, researchers still hoped they would be able to get another week or two of weather research out of the lander.
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