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PoliceOne Roundtable: Are mobile apps safe for duty use?
Myriad smartphone programs help cops with everything from on-the-fly translation of Miranda warnings to updates on the FBI's Most Wanted
During the past half-decade, police use of smartphone applications has exploded.
There are apps to replace your ballistics tables, your Swiss Army knife, and your Black's Law Dictionary. Yes, you can even read PoliceOne on our apps for Android and iPhone.
This month we're investigating mobile applications designed specifically for — and in some cases, conceived by — law enforcement officers. Tim Dees has put together a pair of roundup articles on apps developed for the two major operating systems, and I've examined how two law enforcement agencies are already using a brand new mobile application
As part of this special focus, I connected with four mobile application technology vendors to get a sense of what they think about three specific issues associated with police mobile applications. Check out their responses — edited slightly for brevity — and add your own thoughts in the comments area below.
Meet the Experts
Derek Litchfield is co-owner of PoliceMobileApps.com. Derek — who has been a police officer for twenty years and became a computer forensic examiner in 2006 — saw the need for quality police mobile apps for police officers and the citizens they serve.
Jason Winslow is Business Development Manager for Intrepid Networks. Winslow has more than 12 years of tactical and operational experience, including planning, coordinating and executing combat operations, civil relief missions and foreign military training combined with experience establishing value driven, strategic partnerships. He continues to serve as a light infantry squad leader and often works side by side with first responders.
Dale Tompkins is president of Code 3, Inc. Code 3 designs and manufactures emergency vehicle lighting, sirens and accessories. Dale has over 20 years of experience producing cutting edge products that energize each industry he has participated in.
Jason Coillot is founder of Ten 8 Industries. Coillot an active police officer and. Jason saw a need for a quick vehicle reference tool while he was a helicopter observer. Since there was no such tool available, he created the Vehicle Identification System (V.I.S.). Jason is currently a gang investigator at his Southern California agency.
Will Apple iOS or Google Android (there's also Windows Mobile) end up being the "clear leader," or will the operating system landscape remain bifurcated?
Derek Litchfield: Among smartphone users, Android and Apple are clearly the top choices among the available operating systems. In the area of police mobile apps, there is no clear preference between those two, as police apps are still fairly new. In some cases, the agency allows officers to download the apps to their personal cell phones. Other agencies require the phones to be department-issued, in which case those agencies would most likely lean toward using Apple phones, due to tighter security controls in mobile apps.
But there is always that small percentage of people using other smartphone devices such as BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. At PoliceMobileApps.com, we publish our mobile apps not only to Android and Apple, but in HTML5 format, so our police apps can be used on those other devices as well.
Jason Winslow: In our experience, Apple and Android will continue to be the major operating systems for mobile devices in law enforcement. We have yet to see any agency using Windows Mobile — a small handful are still using Blackberry. Our recent survey of 120 agencies showed about 17.1 percent using Apple, roughly 15.3 percent using Android, and almost 14 percent using a mixture of the two. Some 40 percent are either not issuing smartphones or issuing them only to command staff. The remainder support a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy. Some agencies issue only flip phones, and a small minority issue no phones at all or pay a stipend to officers who use their personal phones.
Dale Tompkins: While our own research has shown an installed-base lead for Android-based devices in LE, it is likely that the continued bifurcation seen in the consumer market will be equally reflected in the LE community. As long as there is price and feature competition, departments and municipalities will select hardware (smartphones) according to the features or price points that are most important to them. That's why we designed vLink to work with both these platforms, as well as with Windows and Blackberry devices. Each of these four platforms offer design features important to their advocates.
Jason Coillot: Based on my experience, iOS is the clear leader in LE applications so far. Android is definitely doing what it can to stay in the race. I think in the long run it will stay bifurcated. I do not believe Windows or Blackberry will ever have a market share in the LE mobile space. As a developer, if you only make iOS, you can still be very successful. My iOS apps have outsold Android five to one in the last three years.
How do you answer critics who say that officers whose noses are "pointed at an app" have diminished situational awareness and potential officer safety concerns?
Derek Litchfield: All officers trained in situational awareness, officer safety, and proper tactics should be aware of the dangers of subject contacts, regardless of whether they are using a cell phone, the laptop in their patrol car, or writing a ticket. The use of a police mobile app is no different. It is simply another tool on the officer's belt.
Officers should keep in mind that distance and barriers — such as a car door — between the officer and subject can help with any threat potential. On the other hand, a tremendous benefit to a police mobile app is gaining information as quickly as possible to help identify potential suspects. Those of us in law enforcement know that the longer the waiting during a contact situation, the higher the "fight or flight" risk by the suspect. If an officer can quickly identify a suspect via facial recognition, fingerprint scan, or jail photos (including tattoos), the less likely the suspect has time to think about formulating a plan of escape or attack.
Jason Winslow: This is an ironic question considering our mobile application is part of a situational awareness system. No matter the situation, common sense must prevail, and officers certainly wouldn't be staring at a phone screen during a dynamic scenario. A majority of agencies have used cell phones for years and phones are simply advancing. A properly designed application should have an interface that provides rapid information exchange to minimize the amount of time taken to utilize and glean information.
Regarding officer safety, our application — STING — enhances officer safety by providing a visual means of communicating their physical position. For example, should an officer become non-responsive over the radio and are outside of the patrol car, their position will be known for more efficient and rapid response. Officers are already using smartphones for documentation and information exchange. Our application simply integrates the process and maximizes efficient information flow, all of which enhance situational awareness.
Dale Tompkins: We definitely advocate the appropriate training of smartphone use in the job of LE. Smartphones, since their introduction in 2008, have been, by and large, a force multiplier both in terms of officer safety and field effectiveness.
Jason Coillot: As a police officer I know most applications are for reference. If I wasn't using an app, I would have my face in a book. It is usually in an admin posture or I have a backing officer there if I am researching a charge in a penal code, vehicle code, etc.
Do officers using LE apps on their personal phones expose themselves to having those phones (and their contents) subpoenaed and/or discoverable?
Derek Litchfield: At PoliceMobileApps, we believe that the majority of law enforcement agencies would agree that any use of a mobile app by an officer while in an official capacity always has the potential of having that phone being subpoenaed. If an officer's personal phone became discoverable after using the app, defense counsel could use personal information found on the phone (such as text messages, photos, Facebook comments) to discredit the officer, even if those texts or comments are seemingly harmless. We recommend that only department-issued phones be used to utilize police mobile apps by law enforcement officers engaged in their official duties.
Jason Winslow: This depends on the mobile application and the architecture of the product. The novel architecture of our system STING, for example, provides means to have no data stored on the device, including notes or photos. Even temporary cache files are automatically deleted. All information is stored in a secure cloud server, so should a subpoena be issued, it would be issued for data on our servers and not an officer's device. Any time data is stored on a device, that device could certainly become discoverable if it is found it was used in an investigation, operation or arrest.
Dale Tompkins: There have already been situations where this has occurred. However, to protect the officer and the department, we advocate the proactive development of a Bring Your Own Device — BYOD — policy jointly developed by both the operational-side of law enforcement and the legal-side. Most new technology, smartphones included, precedes operational routines and legal protocol. An effective BYOD policy will put the officer at ease to use their personal mobile phones while on-duty. Examples of BYOD policies are available under 'Frequently Asked Questions' on our website.
Jason Coillot: I'm a firm believer that using an app does not make it your phone discoverable. It's nonsense. Using my V.I.S. application, for example — there's no reason ever to mention in a report, "I educated myself what the suspect vehicle was supposed to look like, then I saw it." It should be, I was in the area of X and Y and I saw the suspect vehicle. If it was ten years ago and my app was a paper reference guide, it would never have been discoverable.


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No news recently on the Bobby Brown front.
Here is a scouting report on Myck Kabongo from the Miami Heat summer league. The consensus is that he is a good defender, elite in getting to the rim, but lacks a consistent jump shot. Odds are that he will need a year or two in the D League or somewhere else to develop, as Brown apparently has. The Knicks should keep an eye on him in coming years.
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It will be interesting to see what happens with Brown, Toure Murry, and what other PGs the Knicks may invite to training camp.
I'm not and neither should this organization.....why stop at Delonte let's go see what Gilbert Arenas is up to
I recall this from Delonte.....
[UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] guard [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] was arrested Thursday after officers pulled him over for speeding on a motorcycle while carrying two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun in a guitar case.
Prince George's County police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Reedy said Friday the Cleveland Cavaliers player was arrested about 10 p.m. Thursday.
Reedy said West was riding a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle north on the Capital Beltway in Upper Marlboro when he cut off an officer, who pulled him over.
West has said his mood swings seem to be most erratic when his life seems to be in order.Police said a handgun was found in his pocket, another in his pant leg and a shotgun in a guitar case strapped to his back.
Reedy said West "was very cooperative, there were no issues" during the incident.
The 26-year-old West, who lives in Brandywine, was charged with speeding and weapons counts. It is illegal to carry concealed weapons and to transport loaded guns in Maryland, according to police. Reedy said West was released on his own recognizance early Friday.
Cavaliers general manager [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] said the team was monitoring the situation.
"We have been in communication with Delonte and his family," Ferry said in a statement. "We are gathering more information and will not have further comment until the appropriate time."
Online court records did not list an attorney for West.
Last year, West left the Cavaliers' training camp to seek treatment for depression and a "mood disorder" he said he has battled his entire life. At the time, he said he was taking medication and attending therapy sessions. West said his mood problems date to his childhood.
Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a Prince George's County police spokesman, said West was carrying a Beretta 9mm handgun, a Ruger .357 magnum handgun, and a Remington 870 shotgun. Copeland said the penalties West could face if convicted had not been determined.]
Then he explains the situation 2yrs later....
[NBA stories don't come more unsettling than the one that saw then-[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] guard [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] while driving a motorcycle (complete with sidecar) while carrying a disturbing amount of guns and rifles. The resulting fallout has created a litany of legal woes for the talented hybrid guard, who now plays for the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
Little has come out about how West put himself in that dangerous, frightening situation until recently, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
West was already groggy from his prescribed nightly dosage of Seroquel when some ne'er do wells partying in his home studio came across his stash of guns and hunting weapons. In his take, West insists he was attempting to keep his mother happy by riding his stash to another one of his houses. From [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]:
"Ma Dukes came running upstairs into my room, cursing me, saying she wanted all these MFers out of my house," recalls West. "I came to like, What's going on? I was already on my Seroquel trip. A few of my cats had found some stuff in the studio and they were living the whole gangsta life thingguns in the air and this and that," continues West. "And I said, 'Oh my God. What the **** are y'all doin' in here? Y'all got to go. Momma ain't on that. Kids are running around upstairs. It's time to go.'"
Gassed up from the commotion, West decided it would be prudent for him to relocate the guns to an empty house he owned nearby. So, with his other vehicles blocked in by guests' cars, and expecting it to be a short trip, he haphazardly loaded up his Can-Am and placed the weapons in a Velcro-type of bag"not a desperado, hardcase, gun-shooting-out-the-side type case"and set off.
"I'm on the Beltway, cruisin'," West says, voice high, emotional and inimitable. "Soon I start realizing I'm dozing in and out. I open my eyes and I went from this lane to that. I'm swervin', and by the time I wake up, I'm about three exits past my exit."
Yikes. It could have been a lot worse, apparently.
The interview is a must-read. It delves into West's continued struggles with bipolar disorder, and discussing the heretofore unrevealed fact that West was under a version of house arrest during the 2010-11 season. It also includes the line "I ain't lookin' for no nipple to cry on." So you can't lose, really.]
Around the time of getting caught on the highway with Weapons Of Warfare there was footage of him being involved in this....
Needless to say there is a side to him slightly entertaining....Chipotle...Ice-Tea..Mickey Dees...Juice In My Lap In The Lac...From The Jug...Chicken Mane...Bobbacue Sauce
Still The Answer Is No
Guess signing Brown may not happen. He's got an offer to play in China for 1.2M and the Knicks haven't made him an offer, guess they think Murry is just as good.
Z-Bo attempted to sodimize a stripper while she was asleep, ignited a riot,jumped an FBI informant and broke the eye socket of a teammate, not to mention stuff he has gotten away with that we know nothing about....yet as long as he can score and rebound it does not matter
People change West wants to redeheem himself an I think he'd be great... Plus New York has a way of humbling tough guys
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"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
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Zach was not a good fit for us...we had Lee/Gallo/Chandler/Effries etc etc. I could care less what happened for Zach personally beneficial while he was here. Zach was good for Zach. There was an incident he was involved in at a Casino/Hotel I believe when here.
If all you're looking for is a 3rd string point guard then there are better options out there, with less risk...
Tinsley, Telfair, Mike James, just to name a few. Why the incessant desire to always find the reclamation projects in effort for them to turn their career around. We need players who help benefit our franchise..... more than our franchise benefiting the player.
The New York Knicks are not Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Father Flanagan
I don't want us to bring him here for sentimental reasons its not about simply doing a nice thing for a guy trying to comeback...Delonte West is a nice backup PG which is what we need.
He'll get a non gaurenteed contract if he acts up you cut him and guess what those same PGs you mentioned will be looking for work
You mentioned us taking on "reclamation" projects but 1.how man such projects have burned us in the way you are suggesting West will? And 2. These projects are based on what the player can bring to the team, no one is doing anyone any favors. Shawne Williams is the only such case I can think of and he was solid on the court for us and no problems off
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miriam cooke is Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures at Duke University and Director of the Duke University Middle East Studies Center. She has been a visiting professor in Tunisia, Romania, Indonesia, Qatar and Dartmouth College. She serves on several international advisory boards, including academic journals and institutions. Since coming to Duke University she has taught Arabic language and a wide variety of courses on Arabic literature, war and gender, the Palestine-Israel conflict, postcolonial theory. She has directed several study abroad courses in Morocco, Tunisia, Cairo and Istanbul.
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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by MikeHitsHard93, Apr 7, 2013.
I don't really understand why...
Anyone played with the blx blade tour?
I am going to say any of the Dunlop 200 non tours are the perfect mix of players racquets and easy enough for the weekend hack to swing.
the Dunlop 200 plus is buttery on the arm... i don't know whether or not the replacements are stiffer...
Surprised at the number of extended length racquets on that list.
Free extra power and reach if you can handle the swingweight. Nearly all the shorter players use some kind of extended racquet to get a boost on serve, Rochus and Ferrer are both using 28" racquets by the look of it.
I think the lack of extended length players racquets available nowadays is a pity for the shorter amateur players, as you get a choice of a control racquet or an extended Babolat (The Pure Storm Tour extended looks interesting, but the string bed still feels a bit lively on the regular one). I would really like to try hitting with an extended Prestige or a POG longbody.
Yes, shorter guys get a serve boost. I've read a few articles stating that extended rackets have the most impact on serving. Chang was one of the first short guys to improve his serve with x-racket. Personally, I am not a fan but could see giving them another shot as I'm a hair under 5'10".
Ferrer also uses that goofy 2 HBH grip with his hands about 2-3" apart. I am sure the extended length helps compensate for his lack of reach on his backhand.
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Hey, the Kapt'n is back!! Welcome, friend.
Hey Kraig, glad you're back! As for the neighbor kid. If you do that, make him send you a pic of the boat each time from his phone (to make sure he actually goes over and checks on it).My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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if what you are saying is correct about a possible wakeboard wake, park the boat at the dock with the bow toward the boat path. knowing those boomerangs are real low in the water, you might have some additional protection from the bow taking the brunt of wakes vs the back end?
other than the redundancy, not much else you can do other than having a good boat insurance policy'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Bilge pumped fail or battery died = Moomba at bottem of the lake. Help us!!
I keep getting this vision in my head of a couple douche bags in their Dad 's sacked out boat purposely sending rollers over the back of your boat and watching it fill with water.
The Boomerang has such little freeboard and sits so low in the water that I don't think I'd leave it in the water unattended.
Bilge pumped fail or battery died = Moomba at bottem of the lake. Help us!!
Lift or trailer option , but extra battery and pump might help the leaks but not the waves. Won't pump fast enough. A good cover will deflect some.
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So this thread makes me nervous as all hell.
I moor my 2008 Outback while on vacation for 3 weeks. Of course I see it and use it daily but of course not through the night. I can't imagine waking up and just seeing the top of the tower. But the talk of the shaft seal begs me to ask some questions.
How do you check it ?
Also when I hook my boat up to the Fake A Lake and start it up I get water that appears to run out through the shaft area. Is that normal ?
Last year was my first with an inboard so sorry if these are dumb questions.Boats....vessels of freedom. 2008 Moomba Outback 340 hp.
Best advice -
1. Get the seal replaced at least every 100 hours - probably every 50 is better.
2. Learn where the seal is, how to access it, and how to tighten the jam nut. There are several threads on this board regarding that.
3. On your long trips - Carry the necessary tools with you to tighten the jam nut. You can overtighten it - it is supposed to leak a little. You must be out of the water to replace the seal and you don't find the packing material at just any hardware or auto store.
4. Learn where the bilge pump is and inspect the area around it for debris. Use your hands, not just vision.
5. Consider going to a dripless seal - I have not yet - but am considering it.
I used to leave mine in the water for the weekend and we would notice that the bilge would always be kicking out water - frequently and on a predicatable schedule. So moor where you can see the bilge exit from shore. If it runs after it has been moored for more than 10 minutes - you are probably taking on water. It does nto mean you are going to sink but deserves some attention. I don't think a bad seal is something that just suddenly starts gushing water while unattended. In otherwords - the leak through the seal should be about the same when you shut it off as it is after sitting for 20 minutes or a day. I have noticed that a leaky seal may increase leak while operating and decrease while sitting - but that is random.
Unfortunately in my 99 Mobius DD you can't see the seal coupling directly without pulling the clamshell and a small part of the floor. You might be able to see it with a flashlight and a mirror if you open the clamshell and peer back toward the shaft. Never tried that. A severe leak in the seal is very obvious if you can see the jam nut. Should only be leaking about one drop per thirty seconds - not a steady stream.
Sometimes the float switch will stick and and the bilge will never come on as the water enters the boat.
Sometimes the bilge intake may get debris around it, leaves, sludge, plastic bag, etc.. In this case the float switch may activate and continue to call for bilge but nothing gets pupmed out. So the pump runs continuously and kills the battery while the water continues to get deeper.
If you are near the boat, check ever so often to see if you are taking on water. Run the bilge manually, you should hear the pump. But remember - no water coming out can mean there is no water, or the intake is blocked. Inspect the motor well for increasing water. Listen - you may hear it. Watch the bilge water for movement.
You will never have a dry bilge unless you pull the drain plug so don't freak - but pay attention to rising water.
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So, Tracy set up an x-pen configuration that helped my buns be together 24/7 and yet kept them from killing each other. It looks like this:
The entire pen was about 3'x6'. The idea behind it is that the "L" shaped fence area broke the pen into 2 sections so each bun had their own and could get away from one another. In addition, if a fight started, one of the buns could hop to the other area to get away and with the barrier in the middle, it broke up the natural urge to charge since something was in their way. She put them in there and never worried again.
She continued with regular bonding sessions, pushing down the head of the aggressor to have them submissive to her. The trouble is that we all know that WE are submissive to the buns - they're the Alphas. In a strange place with a strange person, that isn't the case.
If you plan on doing this, I'd suggest monitoring them for the first couple of hours to make sure that one isn't dead set on killing the other. Maryann only had a strong dislike of Dono, not hatred.
It was just made out of two sections of another X-pen. I suppose you could make it out of NIC pieces as well.
very interesting. so how are they doing now? does she still have them?
Nope, after the second day, Maryann adopted the attitude of "Well, since you're not going anywhere, guess there's no real reason to waste the energy nipping you." So the L has been removed and for the last 5 days, it's been just the x-pen.
The important thing is that Dono DIDN'T go anywhere. The fact that he was in the same, close environment with her 24/7 made her give up trying to get him to go away. I was told by Tracy that under no circumstances, short of seeing blood from a fight, am I to remove one of them from the pen for any length of time. It would be a step back and have to start all over again. In case of a major issue, the 'L' could be extended and simply cut the X-pen in half with two seperate areas.
They're buddies now. Not quite bonded but getting there.
cool... thanks markus, i'm going to keep this in mind later depending on how things go after pinky is spayed.


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Greinke, Hanley spur Dodgers to ninth straight win
PHILADELPHIA -- Home or road, National League or American League, against rookies or Cy Young winners, it doesn't matter to the Dodgers. They beat them all.
The Dodgers remained unstoppable and spoiled Ryne Sandberg's managerial debut Friday night, Hanley Ramirez homering off Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings of a 4-0 win over the Phillies in a matchup of former Cy Young winners and opener of a seven-game road trip.Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- Home or road, National League or American League, against rookies or Cy Young winners, it doesn't matter to the Dodgers. They beat them all.
The Dodgers remained unstoppable and spoiled Ryne Sandberg's managerial debut Friday night, Hanley Ramirez homering off Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings of a 4-0 win over the Phillies in a matchup of former Cy Young winners and opener of a seven-game road trip.Full Game Coverage
"You expect to win and we have been, and that's how it's supposed to be and it is," said Greinke. "It doesn't even cross the mind that we're going to lose, even when we're down."
The Dodgers' numbers continue to boggle the mind: nine consecutive wins, 24-3 since the All-Star break, 41-8 since June 22. That last mark matches the 1944 Cardinals for the best such stretch since 1900. The Dodgers are a season-high 8 1/2 games ahead of second-place Arizona in the NL West, they have won 18 of the last 19 on the road, five straight at Citizens Bank Park and are 14-1 in August and a season-high 21 games above .500.
So why isn't manager Don Mattingly blown away by his club's astounding success?
"In high school we won 59 straight games," said the Indiana native. "I want to win every day. We have [Clayton] Kershaw going tomorrow and have a good chance to win. You get caught up in the numbers, that you're not supposed to be doing this, but in my mind you can win every night. They say .500 on the road is a good trip? Not necessarily, if you're capable of winning more."
Greinke allowed only three hits, walking four with three strikeouts. Not coincidentally, Greinke's been rolling right along with his team. Slowed early in the season by a sore elbow at the end of Spring Training, then a broken collarbone courtesy of Carlos Quentin, Greinke is 8-1 with a 2.25 ERA since June 16. Overall, he's 11-3 with a 3.02 ERA, and the Dodgers are 16-4 in his starts.
"Good stuff. Added onto his fastball when he had to, up to 95 [mph]," said Sandberg, who took over for Charlie Manuel before the game. "He mixed up the pitches real well. The hitters commented on a real good changeup that had a lot of movement."
Greinke's success is right in line with the rotation as a whole. Dodgers starters are 14-1 in their last 20 games, with an ERA of 1.84.
"I don't think you rattle off the number of wins we have without good pitching every night," said Mattingly. "They've been consistent all year long. Once we got Zack back healthy, the three up top [Kershaw, Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu ], you know you'll get a good outing with a chance to win every night."
Greike handed off the credit to the bullpen that finished off the club's 15th shutout, tying Cleveland for the MLB lead. Paco Rodriguez, Ronald Belisario and Kenley Jansen got the last five outs. Mattingly went with Jansen, even though it wasn't technically a save situation, in part because he considers Citizens Bank Park -- similar to Coors Field -- as hitter friendly.
"I think the bullpen does the best job," Greinke said when asked about the starters. "It's pretty incredible. I feel like the bullpen has 200 straight scoreless innings."
The Dodgers also are 35-14 in games started by Ramirez. He returned to the lineup Wednesday night after missing nine starts with a jammed right shoulder and followed a soft one-out single by Adrian Gonzalez in the fourth inning with his 12th homer, a liner into the left-field seats. Ramirez has three homers and eight RBIs in 16 career at-bats against Lee.
Ramirez, who also created an insurance run in the ninth, didn't deny that the sore right shoulder has bothered his swing, as well as his throws.
"I don't want to think about it," he said. "I've got to stay positive. This team needs me in the lineup, that's what the guys tell me, they support me and I'm going to die on the field for this team and for the fans of the city."
The Dodgers added a run in the seventh when A.J. Ellis walked and left fielder Domonic Brown misplayed Mark Ellis' sinking liner into an RBI double.
Ramirez created a final run in the ninth with a leadoff infield single, stealing second (sliding late and hard into the bag), advancing to third on catcher Carlos Ruiz's throwing error and scoring on a single by Scott Van Slyke, recalled earlier in the day. The Phillies finally got Greinke out in the eighth when, with one out, he walked Jimmy Rollins and Michael Young singled. Rodriguez struck out Chase Utley but walked Brown on four pitches to load the bases, and Mattingly brought in Belisario, who struck out Darin Ruf.
A.J. Ellis, who took a foul ball on the left kneecap off the bat of Ruf during that strikeout and needed a few minutes before continuing, said after the game that there was "no structural damage."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Yesterday at the 2010 SAG Awards I first saw Kate Hudson in her beautiful white backless Emilio Pucci gown and she just blew me away. So much that I almost forgot she had already picked a white gown for the 2010 Golden Globes last week. But she looked too angelic for me to bother.
Diane Kruger is always so flawless it's almost boring! For me, she was the best dressed last night in her mustard fitted off-the-shoulder Jason Wu gown. Her dress instantly reminded me of Michelle Williams Vera Wang gown at the Oscars in 2006. No one can do old Hollywood glamour like Diane. Perfection!
Christina Applegate is always hit and miss on the red carpet, but on this ocassion she was simply breath-taking in a gorgeous dusty blue Roberto Cavalli chiffon gown. Perfectly accessorized, Christina was definitely among my top 3 for best dressed last night.
Anna Paquin was one of the few who rather opted for a short frock. Her printed plunge neck dress was from Alexander McQueen's spectacular Spring 2010 collection and Anna did the dress more than justice.
I always love to see green on the red carpet, it's such a flattering yet underappreciated color! Fortunately, Lea Michele was brave enough to don this emerald green plunge neck column gown by Catherine Malandrino. Simply stunning!
Anna Kendrick wore a fuchsia strapless Alberta Ferretti ruffle gown. She may be new to the red carpet game, but she's already acting like a pro. Love it!
Isn't it refreshing to see Marion Cotillard in something other than Dior? Don't get me wrong, I love Christian Dior as much as anybody else, but over time Marion's red carpet looks became stale and predictable. I was hoping for a sexier look this time and it seems like the fashion gods answered my prayers. Marion's white crystal embellished feathered frock from Elie Saab's Fall 2009 Couture collection was a mixture of diva meets revue dancer. Magnifique, Marion!
Sandra Bullock's dress choice was more understated than her purple stand-out gown at the Globes, but that didn't stop her from being once again a stunner in a black keyhole Alexander McQueen gown looking all classy and statuesque.
Emilio Pucci, Alexander McQueen, Malandrino (all S/S 2010), Elie Saab F/W 2009 Couture
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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An innovation-friendly, modern Europe
The Commission is committed to promoting innovation and research in Europe based on future strategic technologies, closer collaboration between universities, researchers and business, and the creation of European Technology Platforms and a European Institute for Technology. The European Union (EU) also intends to take steps to encourage private investment and ensure better protection of intellectual property.
Communication from the Commission to the European Council of 12 October 2006 - An innovation-friendly, modern Europe [COM(2006) 589 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
As the Indian and Chinese economies move into high-added-value technologies, the European Union (EU) will need to increase its potential for innovation *, research and technology. Innovation is the key to the success of the renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs.
Where does Europe stand?
The EU seems to be confronted with a number of paradoxes which prevent it from realising its full potential, namely an inability to convert inventions into new products, patents and jobs, and a large number of innovative small businesses which find it difficult to grow into globally successful companies.
In order to come to terms with these paradoxes, the Commission has arrived at the following conclusions:
- The EU must provide high-quality education in the form of initial and continuing training. The problem is that the average European adult is less well educated than adults in other industrialised countries. Consequently, a considerable investment is needed in higher education and lifelong learning to enable people to update their qualifications frequently. This investment will be all the more useful because the working-age population will fall by 6.8% between now and 2030 as a result of demographic change, leading to a shortage of skilled staff in engineering.
- Europe must review and reorganise its education system in order to improve synergies between its universities.
- To increase economic dynamism, obstacles such as "red tape" and the scarcity of venture capital must be eliminated.
The Commission stresses the importance for research and development (R&D) of radically reorganising the education system. The EU would like to see closer collaboration between the universities and the business world. The investment target for research is 2.6% of GDP by 2010 for Europe as a whole, which would put Europe on a par with its Asian and American competitors.
Unlocking Europe's innovation potential
The keys to unlocking Europe's innovation potential are:
- The establishment of European leadership in future strategic technologies by creating networks of excellence, such as the European Technology Platforms * (ETPs). The success of these platforms will also lead to better public-private partnerships through Joint Technology Initiatives * (JTIs), which will make it possible to invest in promising areas, such as nanoelectronics, fuel cells, innovative medicines, aeronautics, embedded computing systems and Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). European industry is ready to invest in these projects provided that their investments are complemented by EU funding through the 7th Framework Programme and individual Member States' contributions.
- The forging of stronger links between universities, research and business. For far too long, universities have been too remote from the business world. The development of regional clusters fostering cooperation between universities, large and small companies, research institutes, investors and associations would make a major contribution to innovation policy. Furthermore, making better use of knowledge by setting up a European Institute of Technology (EIT) to create synergies between innovators would optimise Member States' competitiveness.
The Commission would also like to improve the framework conditions for investment in R&D and reap commercial benefits from innovation by:
- Creating a genuinely integrated single market. Real competition and a fully functioning internal market (with free movement of researchers, technologies and knowledge) are prerequisites for developing innovation and enabling SMEs to compete.
- Encouraging innovation funding. Innovative SMEs are sometimes unable to find the necessary financial impetus to fund their projects, and there is a risk that they will go elsewhere (to America). Tax incentives offered by Member States may provide a solution.
- Drawing up an intellectual property policy for the 21st century. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) must provide legal protection of user rights. They must also guarantee high-quality assessment of novelty, affordable patent procedures for SMEs, convergence and unification of laws and proceedings, and a balance between allowing new ideas to circulate within the EU and rewarding creativity. The Commission is keen to adopt a cost-effective Community patent to make the patent system more efficient, and will propose concrete steps towards a modern and affordable framework before the 2007 Spring European Council.
- Setting open and interoperable standards more quickly to enable new products to be put onto the market immediately within a single framework, as was the case with the GSM standard.
Creating sector-specific conditions to help companies to innovate is also a priority. With this in mind, the EU is calling on Member States to encourage innovative solutions when awarding public service contracts and to modernise their public administrations (e-government).
Since 1984, the EU's research and technological development policy has been based on multiannual framework programmes. Research, innovation and education policies remain at the heart of the knowledge triangle promoted by the renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs. The communication is therefore part of the Lisbon Strategy. The Spring European Council will undertake regular monitoring of progress made in implementing these measures.
Key terms used in the act
- Innovation: renewing and extending the range of products and services; establishing new methods of design, production, supply and distribution; and changing management and work organisation, as well as the working conditions and skills of the workforce.
- European Technology Platforms (ETPs): the European Technology Platforms are designed to develop strategies where Europe's growth, competitiveness and sustainable development depends on major technological advances. They bring stakeholders together to define medium-term and long-term objectives and the stages of scientific and technological development, with the aim of significantly improving the daily lives of Europeans in many different fields. The Technology Platforms will also endeavour to bring European research priorities into line with the needs of industry. They cover the entire economic chain, ensuring that the knowledge generated by research is converted into technologies and processes and then into saleable products and services.
- Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs): the creation, in some key economic sectors, of large-scale European research programmes lasting between 5 and 10 years and focusing the resources of industry, national governments and the EU on those aspects of a particular field of research that can generate economic growth and improve coherence across Europe. JTIs will be run by industry and will develop new forms of public-private partnerships. They will be set up on the basis of the research agendas prepared by the Technology Platforms.
Report from the Commission of 15 November 2006 - Annual Report on research and technological development activities of the European Union in 2005 [COM(2006) 685 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission of 16 October 2002 - The European Research Area: Providing new momentum - Strengthening - Reorienting - Opening up new perspectives [COM(2002) 565 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission of 11 September 2002 - More research for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP [COM(2002) 499 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission of 25 June 2001 - The international dimension of the European Research Area [COM(2001) 346 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 20 April 2001 - Fulfilling the JRC's mission in the European Research Area [COM(2001) 215 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
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Even if you don't like Ginger Baker's work in Cream and Blind Faith (among many other groups), the documentary Beware Of Mr. Baker is a compelling film. If you're a music fan, you'll enjoy hearing how his drumming influenced Neil Peart of Rush, Lars Ulrich of Metallica and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Of if you get a rise out of observing incredible amounts of drama in other people's lives, you'll be drawn in by the insanity of his personal life (you'll be shocked to find out who he left his first wife for, why his second wife left him and how long its been since he's been in touch with his son). Helmed by first-time director Jay Bulger, the film leaves very few stones unturned in the famously cranky drummer's life.
Baker became a star after he formed Cream in 1966 with bassist Jack Bruce and guitarist Eric Clapton. The band combined blues music and jazz to create a very explosive and distinct sound. In this exclusive outtake from the film, Clapton tells Bulger how he — coming from a blues background — fit in with jazz musicians Baker and Bruce.
"I could listen to what Jack was doing and what Ginger was doing, and see a way to get involved in that without being overawed," he said. "I could hold my own in terms of musical taste and knowledge. Not necessarily from the world that they were coming from, which was more of a jazz world, and they had played in it and they could talk that language, which I couldn't… I was of the view that it all came from blues anyway."
Watch the full clip below.
The film, which is in limited release, features interviews with Jack Bruce (who Baker still has issues with) and Baker's Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood. Also interviewed: two of his three ex-wives, his three children, and even more drummers who he influenced (including Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath and Simon Kirke of Bad Company and Free). Get a full list of theaters on the film's website.


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Hello. I have been using ZA for a long time now. It's a great firewall. So I purchased the ZA Antivirus+Firewall thinking that a spyware detection was included. Unfortunately I downloaded a "free" DVD editing programm, which was bundled with istart. Of course this wasn't mentioned in the installer. Istart is considered as a huge thread, spying on private data and is considered to be a hijacker. I took me quite a bit to uninstall this pain in the boat. How comes that the ZA Antivirus - spyware could't detect the spy. I had to use spybot and adw to uninstall it. I'm puzzled. Thanks in advance, Thorsten from Germany
ZoneAlarm mit Antivirus-Version: 13.1.211.000
Vsmon-Version: 220.127.116.11
Treiberversion: 126.96.36.199
Antivirus-Engine-Version: 22.214.171.124
Antivirus-Signatur-DAT-Dateiversion: 1157827200
Edit: Problem might be solved, I changed the on-access options. Is ZA capable of detecting Istart? I won't try it again


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XPath is incredible.
Yep. Wrap your brain around this hack:
document(//a/@href[contains(., '.html')])/html/head/title
In the context of an XSLT stylesheet (or something that provides the
document() function to retrieve a document by name), this little tidbit finds all of the links containing
.html in the href, fetches them, parses them, and returns the title of each page.
A spider. In one expression.
Assign that to a nodeset and reapply the expression, and you're going two levels out. (Or just nest
(Morbus, you getting this for Spidering Hacks?


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:04 PM
Town Square
Alamo evacuated after gas line ruptured
Original post made on Jul 24, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:04 PM
Comments (11)
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I was driving on 680 & right before Alamo, my car Bluetooth buzzed with an Emergency Alert. Very cool. I support any kind of tracking to keep the vast majority safe. I love the USA!
a resident of Alamo
on Jul 24, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Thank you Danville Express for this article.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:02 pm
I got the emergency alert at noon this afternoon, however I thought it was a HUGE FAIL! The only information the alert provided was to "evacuate now" - no specifics on the emergency or where the evacuation was taking place. I tried tuning into the 12:00 news, but there was zero coverage of the so called "emergency evacuation". The lack of information sent many people into a panic worrying about children, pets and homes.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm
I would think an "EVACUATE NOW" would be all the explanation anyone would need! One wrong move and this would be game over for many! When there is this type of danger, there is no time to do anything other than get out! Awesome job Contra Costa County!
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:32 pm
I think it was irresponsible and negligent for them to not provide any further info. I had friends in several different cities get the "evacuate now" text. And where exactly are we supposed to evacuate to? Which areas should we go to or avoid? What if I evacuated from Walnut Creek to Alamo?
I was located in Danville at the time of the evacuation. My girlfriend, invited me to her place in Walnut Creek. If I would have gone, I would have been going exactly towards the area I should have be avoiding! Clearly more detailed information should have been provided.
a resident of Diablo
on Jul 24, 2013 at 3:34 pm
Let me guess…Concerned must the be idiot that sent out the "EVACUATE NOW" alert. Bravo!
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 4:11 pm
Thanks M.B. for your Bravo! Next time maybe CCC can have you make the decision who gets what and when, it sounds as if you are very much in the know on disasters! Would it have been different for you if there had been a major problem? Many times a general alarm is sounded by both text and or phone...unfortunately certain areas are not always sectioned off for alerts and all surrounding areas get included! Have a great day M.B. it sounds as if you need one... Thanks from the "Idiot"!
a resident of Danville
on Jul 24, 2013 at 6:49 pm
I agree with both arguments. The lack of information was alarming. However, I knew that I was heading into the danger zone because I noticed helicopters hovering in the distance. By the time I received the alarm, exits & entrances were blocked off & traffic quickly backed up. I had to call my husband to find out what was going on.
A few extra lines on the Emergency Alert would have saved me some time & stress.
I'm sure next time will be better. I just appreciate the alert!
BTW: how did my phone get this alert? Was it by GPS entering the area?
a resident of Danville
on Jul 25, 2013 at 8:15 am
I'm reminded of the five guys who died in Walnut Creek back in 2004 when they were digging not far from there and ruptured a fuel line.
Fortunately this time no one was killed or seriously injured.
EBMUD has safety procedures to prevent this sort of thing. What happened? Why was the public put at risk yet again?
a resident of Danville
on Jul 25, 2013 at 10:54 am
To Concerned,
a resident of Danville
on Jul 25, 2013 at 1:14 pm
PSMacintosh....Thank you for being so kind! Have a great day, you deserve it!
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Bringing Cutting Edge Technologies Onto Mobile Devices
— 2/16/2009 — Barcelona, Spain —
ArcSoft is presenting the following applications and technologies during the four-day congress:
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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles voters are going to the polls Tuesday to choose a new mayor.
Polls show a tight contest between Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller Wendy Greuel in the race to replace term-limited Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Garcetti voted early Tuesday in his home district of Silverlake. Greuel cast her ballot in Studio City. Both are Democrats.
An expected low turnout makes surprises more likely, boosting the chances of Democratic Councilwoman Jan Perry and Republican Kevin James, a former prosecutor and radio talk show host.
Among others on the ballot is former technology executive Emanuel Pleitez (PLAY'-tehz).
Polls stay open until 8 p.m.
If no one gets more than 50 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates will face each other in a May runoff.
The mayoral election takes place as Los Angeles is burdened with a slew of problems. City Hall is nearly broke – and for many, is broken. The airport is an embarrassment. Freeways are clogged. And potholes, cracked sidewalks and untended trees infest many neighborhoods.
There are plenty of problems to solve in Los Angeles, but voters have been mostly indifferent about Tuesday's race for mayor. No single issue or candidate has seized their attention, much less their imaginations, in the contest to succeed Villaraigosa.
The likely outcome in the heavily Democratic city will send two City Hall regulars, Garcetti, 42, and Greuel, 51, to a May 21 runoff, since it's unlikely any candidate will clear the majority needed to win outright Tuesday.
The latest polling suggests many voters are wavering.
The city could elect its first woman mayor (Greuel or Perry, 57), the first openly gay one (James), or its first Jewish one (Perry or Garcetti). But the five leading candidates have dueled over issues more commonplace than of historical importance: ailing schools, a looming deficit, 10.2 percent unemployment and how to stop rising pension and health care costs from snatching money from street repairs and other services.
"The same career politicians that caused our city's problems now promise they can solve them," says James, who's positioned himself as an outsider eager to upend the status quo at City Hall.
Villaraigosa's 2005 election made him Los Angeles' first Hispanic mayor since 1872, but this year's contest has followed a more familiar pattern. Angelenos are known to give local politics a collective shrug – even turnout in Villaraigosa's closely contested primary in 2005 failed to reach 30 percent.
The mayor was re-elected in 2009 with a meager 152,000 votes, in a city of nearly 4 million people. He leaves office midyear.
The Los Angeles mayor presides over a budget that rises above $7 billion, but it's a notoriously weak office hemmed in by a powerful City Council. Unlike other big cities like New York, the Los Angeles mayor cannot directly appoint the head of schools or police.


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In Missouri, there is no doubt that immigrant entrepreneurs and innovators play an important role. Immigrant entrepreneurs bring in additional revenue, create jobs, and contribute significantly to the state's economy. Highly skilled immigrants are vital to the state's innovation industries and to the metropolitan areas within the state, helping to boost local economies. Furthermore, local government, business, and non-profit leaders recognize the importance of immigrants in their communities and support immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
Immigrant entrepreneurs contribute significantly to Missouri's economy.
- From 2006 to 2010, there were 11,414 new immigrant business owners in Missouri, and in 2010, 4.6 percent of all business owners in Missouri were foreign-born.
- In 2010, new immigrant business owners had total business revenue of $650 million, which is 5 percent of all business income in the state.
- Missouri is home to many successful companies with at least one founder who was an immigrant or child of an immigrant, including Emerson Electric, which employs thousands of people and brings in billions in revenue each year. Furthermore, the CEOs of Monsanto, Sigma Aldrich, and Express Scripts, which are also Missouri-based companies, are immigrants.
- In 2010, the foreign-born share of business owners was 8 percent in the St. Louis metropolitan area, where the immigrant business ownership rate was also higher than the foreign-born share of the total population.
Highly skilled immigrants are vital to Missouri's innovation industries, which in turn helps lead American innovation and creates jobs.
- Immigrants contribute to Missouri's economic growth and competitiveness by earning degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from the state's research universities. In 2009, almost 43 percent of STEM graduates from the state's research-intensive universities were foreign-born, and almost 65 percent of graduates earning PhDs in engineering in Missouri were not born in the U.S.
- In 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor certified 3,422 H-1B high-skilled visa labor certification applications in Missouri, with an average annual wage of $64,657, which is higher than Missouri's median household income of $47,202 or per capita income of $25,371.
- An expansion of the high-skilled visa program would create an estimated 6,000 new jobs in Missouri by 2020. By 2045, this expansion would add around $2.5 billion to Gross State Product and increase personal income by more than $2.3 billion. The following are examples of metropolitan area demand for high-skilled foreign-born workers.
- The Kansas City metropolitan area had 1,527 H-1B requests in 2010-2011, with 75.6 percent of visa-holders working in STEM occupations. Major employers include Cerner Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Black and Veatch Corporation, and UST Global Inc.
- The St. Louis metropolitan area had 2,263 H-1B requests in 2010-2011, with 74.5 percent of visa-holders working in STEM occupations. Major employers include Washington University in St. Louis, Monsanto Company, and Saint Louis University.
While the numbers are compelling, they don't tell the whole story.
- Immigrant entrepreneurs not only contribute to large innovative companies, but to small business formation in local communities. In cities across Missouri, immigrant family-owned small businesses contribute to the vitality of their local communities. Although initially aimed at other immigrant customers, many businesses quickly see an expansion of their clientele to include a diverse array of immigrant and native-born customers alike.
- In St. Louis, Beriz Nukic, a refugee from Bosnia, opened a coffee roasting company in the Bevo Mill area, along Gravois Avenue, in 2002 to sell traditional Turkish coffee. He also sold various Bosnia foods such as burek, sirnica, and doner kebab. Today, his coffee is sold in at least 38 states, and he has two restaurants in the St. Louis area. Nukic started a frozen foods business in 2010, which sells traditional Bosnian foods in grocery chains in around 30 states.
- As Nukic's story exemplifies, Bosnian refugees resettling in St. Louis during the past couple of decades have opened a variety of businesses, at times with the help of microloans. Some launched trucking businesses. Others opened cleaning or car detailing services, bakeries, butcher shops, coffee shops, construction, and heating and cooling companies.
- Also in St. Louis, Arnoldo Müller-Molina, from Costa Rica, is the founder of simMachines, a pioneer business in the field of similarity searching, technology used in fingerprint databases or mobile-phone apps that hear snippets of music to identify a song.
In Missouri, localities have begun recognizing and supporting immigration through "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
- Across Missouri and the broader Midwest, local places recognize the importance of immigrant entrepreneurs in their communities. According to the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, "Public and private-sector groups across the region have launched business incubators for immigrant entrepreneurs, sponsored networking opportunities with local employers, and helped skilled immigrants translate their foreign credentials to maximize their economic potential in the United States."
- Specifically, the Council states that "the Midwest cannot hope to keep up with other regions or international competitors without a vital entrepreneurial sector…Immigrants, risk takers by nature, are unusually successful entrepreneurs, more than twice as likely as native-born Americans to start their own firms."
- In St. Louis, the St. Louis Mosaic Project, which began in 2013, is an initiative of the World Trade Center Saint Louis to promote regional prosperity through immigration and innovation.
- One of the goals of the initiative is to ensure that St. Louis is the fastest growing U.S. metropolitan areas for immigration by 2020. As such, the project's principles include the recognition that "significantly growing out population of foreign-born residents is an economic imperative" and "special initiatives are needed to welcome and to integrate newcomer immigrants."
- To meet its goals, the St. Louis Mosaic Project pursues government outreach to engage local, regional, and federal government leaders to reduce hiring barriers. The group also pursues business outreach such as engaging business leaders to developing hiring solutions for skilled foreign talent.
- In Kansas City, the Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC), established in 1993, providesbilingual business development workshops, business consulting, and other initiatives to Hispanic and immigrant entrepreneurs.
- According to HEDC Executive Director Bernardo Ramirez, "Our program, which is bilingual and bicultural, builds support systems for local business owners from inception to mature operation. Just as immigrants to this part of the United States did in earlier waves of migration, today's Latino entrepreneurs are not only creating and providing jobs in their community, but their businesses and the foot traffic they attract are restoring vitality and a sense of neighborhood to once-desolate downtown areas."
- The organization was a recipient of the 2011 E Pluribus Unum prize, a national award from the Migration Policy Institute that recognizes exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. In particular, HEDC was honored for "helping to provide outstanding economic development opportunities to Latino businesses in underdeveloped areas of Kansas City." The White House subsequently honored HEDC as a Champion of Change.
- The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) describes HEDC as a model that allows "immigrant entrepreneurs to demonstrate their power to create jobs and revitalize once-distressed urban areas, helping them to navigate start-up and regulatory processes and then go on to operate successful businesses." MPI states that such efforts at integration can spark economic revitalization, "breathing new vitality into an important city in the U.S. heartland."
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text: You might just think night vision but the entire EM spectrum would be rather more impressive than IR alone. Imagine tailing someone talking on a cell phone (commonly happens,) hiding around a corner but still seeing the signal. Or tracing radioactives by spotting a few stray gamma rays. Or being able to ID materials by their appearance in the UV. Or being able to always see flushing in suspects by IR. This would be incredibly handy in fires. But it would just be neat for the show to take the character's POV of cosmic ray ioniization. Or an X-ray look at the sky. The IR from the eyelids would cause a lot of angst, maybe excessively.


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I am writing a story that involves a major courtroom scene. I have never been to court and have no intent on being a lawyer anytime soon, so I'm not that knowledgable on how things work. Especially in the Wizarding world, which is what I'm referencing.
I know that, from the Lexicon, that the accused is allowed witnesses, and another person to represent them. In example, in OotP, Dumbledore was Harry's representative, and Mrs. Figg was his witness. So . . . for Avery [the death eater accused of murder], in my story he wouldn't have a representative, seeing as how he can't get any other DEs to come and plea for him or they'd be put into prison as well. So, he'd just represent himself, right? Just speak when they asked him questions, instead of allowing someone else to answer them?
-What I have happening in my story is the Chief Warlock asking the questions to the accused, Avery. It is an OC. Would he just be firing off questions, calling up witnesses himself, asking them questions as well and whatever he needs to know? Would the Chief Warlock, or an Auror he uses, whichever, force the accused to drink Veritaserum, and then ask him if they had murdered, reading off a list of people?
Would there be some form of trial before the trial? How they plead? Of course, Avery is going to plead 'not guilty'. I seem to remember this in movies, but I may be wrong. Also, if there is, would the full WGamot be there for it?
What is Avery, the Death Eater's, first name? I checked the Lexicon, but they didn't have it. Does this mean I have free reign? If reign is free, suggestions?
Would they use Veritaserum in court? In front of everyone to watch to get the truth out of the criminal? If not, is there something to counteract the effects of the potion, as to why they wouldn't use it? If not, how could the WGamot get them to tell the court the truth?
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Horsing around, Rudd picks up loose threads
THE attraction of Melbourne graphic designer Shane Marchewka's T-shirt is obvious. What better than ''IT'S OUR RUDDY FUTURE'' for the man who has not put the leadership baton away?
As well, the shirt has on the back, within a map of Australia, various Labor achievements under both PMs - but with the Rudd ones in bigger print.
Kevin Rudd was overseas delivering a very serious foreign policy lecture at the Brookings Institution when Seven's Sunrise featured a video of his T-shirt competition, in which he gets in the groove by dancing Gangnam Style with reporter Michelle Tapper.
Critics note that he's getting publicity just as Julia Gillard goes on holiday, pointing to other high-profile appearances when the PM has been absent overseas. Mr Rudd's supporters counter that he recently had three interviews when Ms Gillard was around. It's just that nobody took much interest. But then, he wasn't dancing.
The ''Kevin 07'' T-shirt was a big success but the 2010 version, just after the coup, saying just ''VOTE 1 KEVIN RUDD'' was deemed boring. The competition he launched for a 2013 one attracted nearly 1000 entries, and the money raised from the sales ($30 a pop) will go to his campaign in his Brisbane seat of Griffith.
His office insists Mr Rudd did not have prior notice that he would be called on to dance. But who better to tune in to a global phenomenon? Anyway, he'd been asking about Gangnam Style when he met kids at Brisbane State High School recently. In a video of that visit he said: ''This is a general appeal through YouTube onto Facebook - we need some Gangnam lessons.''
He's always good at horsing around; when Tapper said, ''You kinda look a bit like [South Korean rapper Psy]'' Rudd was quick with his reply: ''He's got the same charisma as I've got - like, not a lot.''
Even Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop, asked about the clip during her Sky interview on foreign aid, admitted Rudd showed a ''certain sense of rhythm. The arm movements were somewhat akin to Psy … but the leg movements weren't quite there.''
''Kevin Rudd is clearly trying to draw attention to himself so that he can position himself to challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership,'' she said.
Quizzed by Sunrise about his February challenge to Ms Gillard, Mr Rudd spoke of duty.
''It would not have been responsible for me not to put my hand up and have a go … I knew it would be formidable, I knew it would be tough, and improbable that at that stage that I would win. So, it was the right thing to do.''
''At that stage'' will be parsed in Labor circles. But they hardly need it. Rudd supporters are frank. If polls plunge in the new year, the leadership will again be on the agenda, though there is general recognition that chances of a comeback have receded.
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Start 'em:
Christian Ponder, Vikings. Tony Romo and Matt Stafford are on bye weeks, and if you need a one-week start, think about Ponder. He's safe in the fact he hasn't thrown an interception and faces a Titans' defense that has only one. Don't expect monstrous numbers, but 200 yards, two scores and some rushing production should be pleasing enough.
Three more: The Ravens' Joe Flacco should exploit a reeling Chiefs secondary for some big plays on the road; the Chargers' Philip Rivers should throw often in a shootout with former Charger Drew Brees in New Orleans; the Bengals' Andy Dalton also makes for a nice sub against Miami at home.
Sit 'em:
Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller, Bills. So they're both trying to come back strong from injuries and Buffalo doesn't quite know how to split their time to keep them both effective. Whatever happens with the workload, nothing about this combination feels good in a matchup with the 49ers' defense on the road.
Three more: Tennessee's Chris Johnson racked up some good garbage yards last week, but that will be much harder against the Vikings' stingy run defense; Carolina's DeAngelo Williams-Jonathan Stewart combination runs into a bad matchup with the Seahawks; cool off on the Patriots' Stevan Ridley-Brandon Bolden combination against a good Broncos run defense.
For more start-sit calls, check out Vinnie Iyer's The Decider column on Fantasy Source.
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Wide receivers
Stud: Reggie Wayne (No. 18). Green Bay had problems covering Marques Colston (No. 15) last week, and Wayne—a similar receiver—has an excellent track record against the Pack. In two career games against Green Bay, Wayne has 13 receptions for 208 yards and a TD.
Sleeper: Justin Blackmon, Jaguars (No. 32). The first-round pick finally got involved with 10 targets in Week 4. He has been mostly a possession receiver, but Jacksonville will be in catch-up mode against the Bears. Blackmon could score his first TD, albeit in garbage time.
Go For It?: Jerome Simpson, Vikings (No. 37). The Titans allow a catch percentage of 67.1 to receivers. Simpson had four catches for 50 yards and drew two pass-interference calls in his season debut. Chalk up Simpson for two big gainers against Tennessee. He's a WR3.
For more rankings analysis, check out Bill Bender's Rankings column on Fantasy Source.
Fantasy matchups
Matchup of the week: Eagles at Steelers
Michael Vick, QB, Eagles. Vick was more stable in Week 4, although he still didn't post great fantasy stats. He'll have a tough task ahead of him against a Steelers defense that defends the pass well and typically snuffs out the run, but note that they have allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game (FPPG) to QBs so far. Owners should stick with Vick for his upside unless they have an equally explosive option in a better matchup. For what it's worth, Vick has fared well in two career games against the Steelers (263 pass ypg, 5 TDs, 2 INTs; 39 rush ypg, TD, FL).
Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Steelers. Big Ben went into the bye week after throwing for 384 yards and four scores in Week 3. With an extra week to prep for Philly's No. 7 pass D, Roethlisberger is looking like a solid option despite the tough matchup. He'll still be able to get the ball to his playmakers and the anticipated return of Rashard Mendenhall should take a little pressure of him and the passing game. Roethlisberger is a solid QB1.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS—Patric Young was asked during Saturday afternoon's interview session about how his Florida Gators were going to try and contain Michigan's budding superstar big man Mitch McGary. His answer was simple, and it was perfect.
"The strategy is to take care of Trey Burke," Florida's best post player said, "because everything runs through him. Take care of Trey Burke in the pick-and-roll, and that limits everyone else on their team."
That's easier said than done. Over Michigan's 36 games this season, Synergy Sports has charted 243 possessions where Burke has kept the ball in pick-and-roll situations. He averages 0.975 points per possession (PPP), which is fourth in the country among players with at least 175 similar opportunities—behind Nate Wolters (South Dakota State), Isaiah Canaan (Murray State) and Erick Green (Virginia Tech)—and his turnover percentage of 8.6 is easily the best number among qualifying players.
Burke sees things other point guards don't see because he uses his time better than other point guards use their time. Burke is never in a rush when he's in his element. Ever.
"You can't allow the defense to speed you up," he told Sporting News on Saturday. "You have to, first of all, allow the big man to get his feet set so he can set the screen, come off the shoulders tight and now their big man is right there. That's when you make your read. It's just a matter of playing with the pace of your own."
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As a freshman, Burke averaged 0.814 PPP in pick-and-roll situations. He learned through that season, and through extensive time spent in the film room with assistant coach LaVall Jordan, the value of time. Burke is quick to credit Jordan with elevating his pick-and-roll game to a truly elite level, and it's no coincidence that the Wolverines have mimicked Burke's rise.
Jordan offers much more constructive criticism than effusive praise, but that's fine with Burke.
"I took it tough last year, and I still sometimes take it tough," he says. "But I definitely think he's been the key to my success in the pick-and-roll and my development."
Call it whatever you want—patience, hesitation, probing—but Burke has mastered the art of slowing down the pick-and-roll. Watch him in those situations Sunday against Florida. His ability to infuse quickness into ever-so-brief moments of hesitation is mesmerizing to watch—on television and on the court.
"He'll come off and just kind of wait there, get the defender on his hip and lean into him a little bit, then get off him," freshman Nik Stauskas said. "He has a real good ability of just seeing the whole floor and evaluating his options. … When you really are patient and you take your time, fake both ways and kind of have that pause dribble, it really helps because it has the defense freezing and they don't really know what you're going to do."
And those Synergy numbers are just a reflection of what he does when he keeps the basketball in his hands. He's especially dangerous in pick-and-roll situations when he's distributing.
"You can't really focus on him too much," Michigan wing Tim Hardaway, Jr., says. "I mean, a lot of guys focus on him, but that's the worst thing you can do. We have so many other guys out there on the court that can not only make plays, but score the ball as well. It's tough for the defense. He just does such a great job of using his eyes."
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Burke also understands that it's not necessarily what he wants to do with the basketball—it's all about recognizing what the defense gives him. Every tiny adjustment in defensive positioning or personnel or timing affects how Burke reacts. "There's not ways that you can just come off the screen and make a play as an offensive guy," he says. "You have to be able to make a read off the defense."
The Wolverines run pick-and-roll drills in just about every practice. These drills aren't just for Burke's benefit, either—his teammates have had to adjust to how good he is at getting the basketball in their hands. Stauskas admits that when he and the other freshmen arrived on campus this summer, they were "kind of in shock" at the things Burke could do in the pick-and-roll.
Those pick-and-roll drills helped those freshmen make the adjustment early in the season, and they're still paying dividends. Early in the Wolverines' game against Kansas, for example, one of those exact drill scenarios played out well for Glenn Robinson III.
"Trey came off a ball screen, and two defenders (Kevin Young and Naadir Tharpe) helped on him so he really couldn't shoot or really make the pass out, and I curl up to the top of the key," Robinson said. "We do that drill, and I get the open shot when Trey kicks it back to me. And I knocked that down yesterday."
Tomorrow, the Gators know they're in for a challenge.
"We're going to have to do a phenomenal job, our best job all year, on Trey Burke in the pick-and-roll," Young said.
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BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur softball standout Alli Justice, now a senior at Catawba College, last month was named the 2012 South Atlantic Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Justice, who led Decatur during her four years at the school, is only the second softball player from Catawba to earn the Scholar-Athlete award, which is voted on by the SAC's faculty athletic representatives and recognizes a combination of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.
Justice hit .281 with 14 extra-base hits as the starting first baseman for Catawba. She helped the Lady Indians earn the number-two seed in the Food Lion SAC Softball Championship, the best regular season SAC finish in program history. Not only did Justice succeed on the field at Catawba, but she also excelled in the classroom.
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"The facts are: two team members in New Mexico became upset when they believed they were told in a team meeting they could not speak Spanish at work. That was not what was communicated. They were suspended with pay due to rude and disrespectful behavior. Their suspension was due to their behavior alone, not for speaking Spanish."
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Human Rights Watch to Iraq: yo, don't legalize marriage for 9-year-olds.
Iraq's Council of Ministers should withdraw a new draft Personal Status Law and ensure that Iraq's legal framework protects women and girls in line with its international obligations. The pending legislation would restrict women's rights in matters of inheritance and parental and other rights after divorce, make it easier for men to take multiple wives, and allow girls to be married from age nine.
The draft law, called the Jaafari Personal Status Law, is based on the principles of the Jaafari school of Shia religious jurisprudence, founded by Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam. Approved by the Council of Ministers on February 25, 2014, it must now be approved by the parliament to become law.
And what are his dates? Jaafar al-Sadiq, the sixth imam? 702-765 CE. [Read more…]