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Predictive analytics can help government agencies improve health care and quality of life, cut waste and abuse and even aid in the prediction of crime.
But law enforcement officials might not get the results achieved by the specialized police department in the movie "Minority Report," which apprehended criminals based on the foreknowledge of psychics called "precogs." Instead, police departments from Baltimore to Miami are using analytics software to forecast patterns and identify criminal hotspots in an effort to head-off crime and better allocate resources.
Predictive analytics is an area of statistical analysis that deals with extracting information from data and using it to predict trends and behavior patterns. The term inherently suggests the future, but predictive analytics can be applied to any type of unknown situation, whether it is the past, present or future, expert say.
"There are many disciplines within the analytic domain, and predictive analytics is one of them," said Mark Cleverley, public safety director for IBM. Predictive analytics allows analysts to construct a model of the world as it might be. The objective is to determine with a degree of confidence that a situation might happen.
Cleverley noted predictive analytics is not a new discipline; it's been applied by engineers and scientists for years. The military was an early adopter, using analytics to determine the likelihood of engine failures in vehicles. Another well-known application is the use of a customer's credit history to determine his likelihood to make future credit payments on time.
Now, officials in federal, state and local agencies want to use predictive analytics to help make informed decisions based on increasingly large volumes and variety of data.
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For instance, Miami-Dade County is collecting and analyzing data from across 35 municipalities to help them make smarter decisions about managing water resources, reducing traffic jams and fighting crime. IBM's Intelligent Operations Center (IOC), styled as an executive dashboard, will let city and county leaders scoop up information from one department and share it with others, thereby improving access to pertinent and time-sensitive information, Miami-Dade officials said.
Miami-Dade County's Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is also using predictive analytics and smart metering to help monitor water consumption and identify leaks remotely, according to Carmen Suarez, Miami-Dade's IT director.
The county has 263 parks, spanning 12,845 acres of land, the third largest in the U.S. In the past, the system's aging water infrastructure had to be manually inspected to detect leaks or other problems. The county was also hit with rising water costs that drained more than $4 million annually from its coffers.
On top of that, the department had a complicated, labor-intensive process for collecting and analyzing historical data, all of which prompted officials three years ago to take a look at big data and analytics for managing city services.
IBM's analytics dashboard will let county employees remotely monitor water consumption and detect leaks. The platform will also include a Web portal so they can easily view and share water consumption data with other departments and monitor and manage overall water usage. The department is expected to reduce water consumption by 20 percent and generate $860,000 in savings per year.
Big data on the beat
IBM predictive analysis tools will help the Miami-Dade incorporate intelligent policing techniques, reducing the time it takes officers to identify leads, investigate crimes and solve cases. The police department already had an advanced crime data warehouse, Suarez said. Using IBM's technology, the police can link directly into park systems and other departments' operations to collaborate with other agencies and organizations.
MDPD is using IBM SPSS (originally for Statistical Package for Social Science) predictive analytics tools to identify unique relationships and spot patterns. SPSS can hold information about stolen property, time of day, weapons used in crimes and victim details. From that information, analysts can create a model of the type of suspect who might commit a particular crime, and then generate and filter a suspect list to help analyze the cases faster — and in some cases, anticipate and prevent future events.
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While Miami-Dade focuses on more efficient services to citizens, the Inspector General of Illinois' Department of Healthcare and Family Services is using analytics to tackle insurance claims fraud. The department has used SAS Analytics for the state's Medicaid program to identify and prevent overpayments to health care providers, said Wayne Thompson, SAS product manager for predictive analytics.
The SAS-based fraud platform uses historical data on previous fraud and abuse cases to develop fraud predictors. By using the insights from known fraud cases, the system can spot provider collusion and identify undiscovered fraudulent providers and criminal networks, avoiding significant fraud-related financial losses each year, officials said.
In the past, when agency officials suspected a person or provider of fraud, analysts had to perform a lengthy assessment, according to Weishin Wang, assistant bureau chief and project manager with the department. The agency has now fine-tuned its predictive models so the analytic software can direct analysts to targeted providers. It has also identified routines, with interrelated patient information, to spot suspicious networking activities among providers.
The agency can detect fraudulent activities such as time-dependable billing, non-corresponding medical claims and double billing. Thompson said the agency also is finding patterns in social networks through a process call dynamic networks association.
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Agencies dealing with tax claims are increasingly turning to predictive analytics, including the IRS and the Australian Taxation Authority, which is using SAS Enterprise Miner for debt collection, Thompson said.
The IRS is also looking to analyze tax code changes and legislation as well as predict the impact of events such as Hurricane Katrina on tax revenues. For analysts to make decisions quickly, the analytics has to be in the database. At the IRS, for example, SAS Analytics is embedded in EMC's Greenplum database, which performs massively parallel processing.
Performing analytics where the data resides is also a strategy Oracle has adopted. The company provides a predictive analytical engine called Oracle Data Mining within the company's relational databases. "We want to have the right tool where the data lives," said Peter Doolan, the company's public sector CTO.
But the real power of big data analytics will be unlocked when analytic tools are in the hands of everybody, not just among data scientists who will tell people how to use it, according to Gus Hunt, the CIA's CTO, during a recent seminar on Big Data in Washington, D.C.
"We are going to have to get analytics and visualization [tools] that are so dead-simple easy to use, anybody can take advantage of them, anybody can use them," Hunt said.
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I am trying to create a program as a side project to my studies but am having some difficulties.
I would like to create a simple record system that holds information like:
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In this 'system' I would like a user be able to add new 'records' and edit or delete them once created.
I know some basics of the language and I've been playing with code for a few days now, i know WHAT i want to do and sort of the WAY in which it is done
but... i dont know HOW to go about writing it.
I currently have 2 .java files
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class Student { private String name; private String DoB; private String term; private String home; private String course; private int fees; private String rela; private int marks; private String prog; public Student(String n, String d, String t, String h, String c, int f, String cr, int m, String p) { name = n; DoB = d; term = t; home = h; course = c; fees = f; rela = cr; marks = m; prog = p; } public String print() { return name + "\n" + DoB + "\n" + term + "\n" + home + "\n" + course + "\n" + fees + "\n" + rela + "\n" + marks + "\n" + prog; } public String toString() { return "These are the Current Stored Details:\n" + print(); } }
Which i think is still working fine, however my second file has become more tempermental during the week as i've been adding code, mainly because i am not certain on what i'm doing :/
.public class StudentTest { public static void main(String[] args) { String n; String d; String t; String h; String c; int f; String cr; int m; String p; Student[] kid; kid = new Student[1]; int i = 0; n = "Grant Searle"; d = "09/12/1991"; t = "Same as Home Address"; h = "5 James Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0TF"; c = "Computer Network Management & Design"; f = 3275; cr = "Mother"; m = 56; p = "Yes"; Student startingKid = new Student( n, d, t, h, c, f, cr, m, p ) ; kid[i] = startingKid; for (i = 0; i < kid.length; i++) System.out.println(kid[i]); do { KeyboardInput in = new KeyboardInput() ; System.out.println("What do you want to do?"); System.out.println("1) Add a Student Record"); System.out.println("2) Edit a Student Record"); System.out.println("3) Quit"); String answer = in.readString(); if(answer.equals("1") ){ System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Full Name:"); String inName = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Date of Birth:"); String inDate = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Term Address:"); String inTerm = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Home Address:"); String inHome = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Course Name:"); String inCourse = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Course Fees, £:"); double inFees = in.readDouble() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Closest Relative:"); String inRela = in.readString() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Marks:"); int inMarks = in.readInteger() ; System.out.println("Please Enter Student's Progression: (yes/no)"); String inProg = in.readString() ; } else if(answer.equals("2") ) { System.out.println("What is the Student's ID?"); //here i'd like some kind of index system so the user can type student 1 and that would edit array [0] by overwriting the 'stored' information // int studentNumber = Integer.parseInt(in.readString()); // for(int y=0; y < newEntry; y++) // { // if(studentNum[y] == studentNumber) //found the student //do the adding of new details, submit and overwrite //} } } while(!answer.equals("3")); // later add a delete option, ie. move current array into temp smaller array to shift elements instead of making null } }
In this second file, i have 1 person stored to begin with so the user can edit or delete right from the start.
However i am having trouble with the rest, i know there is a lot to be added and changed as
I've made mistakes and my syntax is probably horrid but if anyone could help me out i'd really appreciate it.
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Warriner's Grammar and Composition—a name, a title, almost for many a book of faith. For me it was just a beginning, both positive and negative.My first semester teaching high school, I taught four sections of Grammar A, which if my memory holds, were followed by four sections the next semester of Grammar B. (This was during the mid 70s when grade-level courses were turned into semester options we called mini-courses.) I don't quite trust my memory because I know for sure that one day during my own learned lecture on participles, delivered to a class of more or less un-focused eyes, I fell asleep—at least, I woke or became aware that I hadn't the least idea what I was talking about or what my last significant comment had been.Suddenly, I realized my college degree was worthless, and my teacher prep courses were on the line. "Adapt, improvise, overcome"—Heartbreak Ridge had not been filmed, but I knew the lines instinctively. I accused a tired-looking kid in the back row of not paying attention, and asked the bright, straight-A girl in the second row if she might explain my point to the confused scholar in the back. She loved showing off and explained my point perfectly, clueing me in on where I had dozed off. I envied the kid in the back who had the temerity to snore.I have often wondered if my class knew I was in a semi-unconscious state. We all were, except the clever girl in front. For years I kept trying to teach what I was told to teach—trying to master Grammar A, Grammar B. I'm not sure when I first found myself really teaching, but now I teach things differently—even grammar. I still find myself teaching participles, but I approach the subject more thoughtfully: not as an end but as a means to the richness of language. For example, a woman called the other day to ask which sentence is correct: "We are heading in the wrong direction" OR "We are headed in the wrong direction." Apparently she and her husband had gotten lost driving to the lake, and grammar had at least provided the couple common grounds to argue. The phone call became a teachable moment. I asked a class how they would explain the different forms since both sentences pass the fundamental student test: they both "sound" correct. Finally class discussion moved from which is right and wrong (as the woman posed the question) to meanings—the difference in meaning instead of "correctness." That is what I aim for now, and maybe it is why I still love teaching.
Andy AndersonJohnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas35 years of teaching
Composition and/or Literature: The End(s) of Education
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This collection focuses on the rift between literature and composition in English studies, examining the extent to which this division affects teaching practices in colleges and universities.
Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Limits and Possibilities
Author(s): Rei R. Noguchi
For many students, Noguchi believes, formal study of grammar seems far removed from the daily use of language. He believes that grammar can help students—but only with style, not with content or organization—and he suggests presenting students with a "writer's grammar" that specifically addresses the problems that crop up most often or those that society deems most serious.
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Tony Bland was hired by San Diego State as an assistant coach last summer. He was new to recruiting, new to the high school scene, and someone suggested he start by seeing an AAU team called Dream Vision that had Shabazz Muhammad, the nation's top prep prospect.
So he did.
Bland saw this 6-foot-8 guy who could play all five positions, who could handle it, who could cover a point guard or power forward, who had a high basketball IQ and uncanny floor vision, who was capable of getting a quadruple-double: points, rebounds, assists, blocks.
Said Bland: "I thought, 'Oh, he has to be the No. 1 player in the country.'"
He was watching Winston Shepard.
He has grown an inch to 6-9 since last summer, and he is now an Aztec. Shepard made official Wednesday morning what he orally committed in February, signing a national letter of intent with SDSU on the first day of the spring signing period and putting an exclamation point on arguably the school's best-ever incoming class.
Shepard isn't the nation's No. 1 player – Muhammad, who signed with UCLA a few hours later, still is – but he isn't far from it. Rivals.com elevated him from four to five stars in its final rankings for the class of 2012, and from the No. 40 overall player to No. 21. That makes Shepard, on paper at least, the highest-rated prep prospect to choose SDSU in school history (Rivals had Kawhi Leonard at No. 48).
"Until you get it official," Aztecs coach Steve Fisher said, "you always hold your breath."
Forgive Fisher and his coaching staff for their trepidation, not because they didn't trust Shepard (they did) but because a year ago they lost two recruits they thought they had. Cheikh Mbodj, a 6-10 junior college center, switched allegiances to Cincinnati at the last moment during the spring signing period, and Loyola Marymount transfer Kevin Young jumped to Kansas in June despite signing a scholarship agreement with SDSU eight months earlier.
"I liked Winston the first time I saw him," Fisher said, "and I'm a hard guy to please. He was somebody I didn't have to have an acquired taste for."
"When I saw him," Bland said, "right away I was like, 'This is NBA-type talent.'"
If there was a knock on Shepard, it's that he is not a pure shooter and that while he may be able to play multiple positions but doesn't have a definitive one. He also played in Muhammad's considerable shadow on the AAU circuit with Dream Vision, and alongside high-major prospects Anthony Bennett and Brandon Ashley at Las Vegas Findlay Prep, which earlier this month won the unofficial national prep title on a pair of clinching free throws by Shepard.
But they said the same things about Jalen Rose 20 years earlier, and Fisher transformed him into the Fab Five's 6-8 point guard at Michigan and a 13-year NBA veteran.
"We joke around and call him Jalen Rose 2.0, but I can see that," said Bland, SDSU's lead recruiter who replaced Justin Hutson last summer. "I can also see him being a mismatch at the 4, where he takes his man outside and drives on him. To me, that's his greatest strength, his versatility.
"We like to say that you are what you can guard. So what position he is? Well, he can guard every position."
He also has a hunger to prove himself despite his lofty ranking. Findlay Prep teammates Bennett and Ashley were named to the prestigious McDonald's all-American team; Shepard, who rarely left the floor for Findlay and routinely covered the opposing team's best player, did not.
"He's got a little moxie about him, that he thinks he's good," Fisher said, "and I like that."
Muhammad knows. When Findlay played Las Vegas Bishop Gorman in January, Shepard covered the nation's No. 1 prospect. Held him to eight points through the first three quarters and 9 of 26 shooting in a 73-61 victory.


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A more sophisticated understanding of what motivates consumers to choose energy suppliers is needed if the government is to stimulate activity and promote competition in the market effectively, according to new research published today.The study, by the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia, found that consumers are very different in what affects their switching behaviour when it comes to energy firms, and the factors which persuade some people to switch may have little effect on others. All consumers are more likely to switch if they expect higher savings, so the government and regulator Ofgem must avoid policies that reduce differences in the prices charged by the various suppliers and which will deter switching.
It follows a number of announcements of prices increase for electricity and gas and accusations that the Big Six energy suppliers are charging households too much. On Tuesday representatives from the companies appeared before MPs at the energy and climate change select committee to explain how they set their prices.
The government and regulator urge consumers to combat rising energy bills by changing energy supplier, however in the UK levels of switching have continued to fall to their lowest level since records began a decade earlier - now only about ten per cent per year, half the level five years ago - suggesting growing obstacles to consumers' activity in the market.
Prof Catherine Waddams, who co-authored the working paper on consumer behaviour in the British retail electricity market, said: "Our results show that relying on consumers' activity to promote competition in the retail electricity market has limitations. Even if the government focuses on promoting the use of the internet, for example through price comparison websites, such a policy might have only a small effect on the number of switchers.
"Policy makers need to have a more sophisticated understanding of what motivates consumers if they are to stimulate activity effectively in competitive markets. Rather than blanket policies, which may be better for headlines, agencies should instead research these differences and target a variety of strategies carefully at particular groups, and so stimulate suppliers to offer good deals across the market. The less active groups are likely to require different measures to reach them, engage their attention and motivate them to act."
The research, which analysed responses from interviews with 2537 people from across the UK, divided people into three groups according to their attitudes to shopping generally, such as whether they enjoyed bargain hunting, tended to regret purchases if they later found a better deal or enjoyed looking around for good deals. They were asked about whether they had looked around for better electricity deals, changed supplier, had received information or marketing about energy deals from another supplier, how much money they expected to save a year by changing supplier, how long they expected it to take to find a better deal and change supplier, and their experience of switching for other services, such as broadband, car insurance or mobile phone.
Sometimes differences in price seem to be unfair, and policy makers try to reduce them to protect vulnerable customers who may be paying higher prices because they are less active in the market. But the consumers who had switched least in this research also felt it was easier to make ends meet, and so did not seem to be a poorer group than others who were more active. And surprisingly, a lengthy or difficult switching process did not deter people from moving, so making comparisons and switching easier may not stimulate as much activity as Ofgem hopes. Most of the consumers surveyed rarely check the deals available and many do not switch even if they expect that they could save money by changing supplier.
Prof Waddams said: "We were surprised at the differences between the groups, and the different drivers for looking around for better deals and changing suppliers. Among the more alert and informed we found that searching and switching do not always go together, and that using the internet more often increases the probability of switching only for some consumers."
Although the survey asked a representative group of consumers about switching, fewer than half (812) could answer all the questions about how much they thought they might gain by switching and how long and difficult the process might be. These are the most active consumers, and even in this group few looked around regularly, and fewer still changed supplier.
The working paper 'Consumer behaviour in the British retail electricity market', Miguel Flores and Catherine Waddams, is published by the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy.


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"Seriously?" one attendee was overheard asking during the keynote address of Marten Mickos, who was CEO of MySQL AB until Sun Microsystems Inc. acquired the open source database developer for $1 billion in March. Mickos, who's now senior VP in Sun's new database group, pointed to Redmond's work with MySQL in naming Microsoft one of three companies to receive its Partner of the Year awards.
Building a Partnership
Not everyone was surprised. "MySQL is practically unknown in the .NET community," says Jeffrey McManus, principal at consultancy Platform Associates LLC. McManus develops and runs the online document collaboration site Approver.com, which uses both .NET and MySQL. "There are some bleeding-edge guys who use it, and there are some open source tools, like SubSonic, which provides explicit support for .NET. But for the most part, MySQL has a reputation problem with .NET developers."
But McManus, who led a session at last month's conference on .NET development for the open source database platform, believes that MySQL is a viable platform for .NET developers. It's very mature technology, McManus says.
"It's a full-featured relational database system," he adds. "It runs well on Windows. Also, there's explicit support for it in Microsoft's development tools. And, unlike the standard version of SQL Server, it's free."
Microsoft offers its own free version of SQL Server, dubbed SQL Server Express.
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While McManus is a proponent of MySQL as a database platform suited for Redmond developers, he also used his podium at last month's conference to talk up .NET as a developer platform for the open source community.
"When I talk to MySQL people, I tell them that .NET has a lot of features and capabilities that make it an extremely powerful and productive development environment," he says. "The fact is, most companies have Windows somewhere -- it just makes sense to use the Windows development stack for the apps you build."
McManus calls Microsoft's support of MySQL "one of the best-kept secrets in the industry." That support takes the form of a .NET data connector that's officially maintained and supported by MySQL and the Visual Studio integration for which the company received the conference award.
During his session, McManus discussed techniques for creating a Web app with very little hand-coded ADO.NET. And he touched on methods for creating a database-driven ASP.NET AJAX application, object-relational mapping strategies in .NET 2.0 and the value of querying using Microsoft's LINQ in .NET 3.x.
How does McManus know so much about the efficacy of coding MySQL solutions using .NET? He used that combination to build his own company's Web site, Approver.com.
"We used it from the beginning," he says. "I spent five or six months when I was still at Yahoo evaluating MySQL. It became clear pretty quickly that it was the perfect choice for us, too."
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- Face the face: File this alongside the research that shows why we don't like the sound of our voices. Apparently, our brains are rigged to make us see our images as weird. No wonder speakers don't like watching their videos...
- Negotiation for women vs. men: I'm a proud alum of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, and love that this guide to negotiating your salary doesn't start with the premise that the woman is somehow inept, but that the societal deck is stacked against here. With solid, research-backed resources.
- Did you miss? This week, the blog looked at Samantha Bee's ah-ha moment on wearing a comfortable outfit when you present, and Famous Speech Friday shared a speech by Hawaii Rep. Beth Fukumoto at the Women's March--a speech that reversed attempts to silence her.
- About the quote: Nikki Giovanni wants you to use that voice of yours, eloquent women! Find more quotes like this one on our Pinterest board of great quotes by eloquent women.
Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.
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High Stakes for the High Seas
The High Seas cover half of our planet and contain vast, largely untapped living and non-living resources such as protein, biogenetic material, oil and gas. Appealing to all and belonging to none, they are inadequately regulated by a patchwork of laws that lag behind rapidly evolving technologies. By bringing together the industrial and scientific community, civil society and institutions to share their experience and vision, the conference "The High Seas, Our Future!" initiated a debate to mobilize decision makers and all stakeholders towards a sustainable management of our ocean as a whole.
In his message to the participants, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon spoke of the need for concrete and timely action at the national, regional and international level involving all stakeholders, towards the common goal of "Healthy Oceans for Prosperity".
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova stressed the need for further scientific research. The High Seas and their biodiversity have great potential value and provide essential services, including half of our oxygen and climate regulation. Yet their importance is not matched by our knowledge, and they are generally not well understood. Rapid technological advances are creating new economic opportunities by putting within our reach resources that lie outside of the national jurisdiction of nations, but also increasing risks to areas that historically were not under threat.
"We must invest in science urgently, and improve our knowledge of the Ocean", said Irina Bokova. "Establish models to evaluate impacts on marine ecosystems and fishing economies. Identify thresholds beyond which ecosystems cannot recover." There was a consensus among participants regarding the need to increase funding for fundamental research, to better understand the ocean and inform governance. In this regards UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) plays a key role, by promoting international cooperation and coordinating programmes in marine research, observation systems and capacity development.
Strengthening capacities for a shared governance
No one can tackle the challenges facing our ocean alone. In light of our ocean's interconnectedness, we are only as strong as our weakest link: data and technology transfer are essential components of ocean governance. "Most countries do not possess the technology needed to explore the deep sea", reminded Irina Bokova. "Only a few research institutes do. Hence strengthening capacity in developing countries and technology transfer are priorities, to ensure the protection as well as the equitable and sustainable use of resources."
Strengthening governance to protect people and the ocean
Inadequate governance is likely to affect the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. Last June, the international community recognized the need "to address, on an urgent basis, the issue of the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction" in the Rio+20 Outcome Document (The Future We Want, §162) and the development of an international instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is on the agenda for the next session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Julian Barbière of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission gave an overview of the current context of fragmented governance, initiated at a time when marine ecosystem services and functions were largely unknown. Some sectors are partially regulated through a flurry of UN programmes and agencies, with no system in place to balance demands. The surface, water column and seabed are addressed separately, preventing an integrated approach. The UN Secretary General launched the Oceans Compact to address these obstacles, federate international efforts to improve ocean governance and provide a strategic vision for the UN to deliver more coherently and effectively on its ocean mandate.
Representatives of the private and public spheres observed that existing instruments were implemented unequally across the world. They recognized the need for an international framework to manage this shared Global Commons sustainably, with mechanisms to facilitate its enforcement. The Oceans Compact provides a platform for collaboration between all stakeholders in this effort, including Member States, institutions, civil society, the research community and the private sector.
Paris Appeal for the High Seas
Testimonies from experts and special guests punctuated the conference, fostering a lively debate. Noting the importance of France's commitment, as it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, several participants hoped that similar events could be organized in various countries to keep the dialogue going.
The conference concluded with the Paris Appeal for the High Seas, and an invitation for the general public to sign this call, which will be presented to relevant institutions, including the General Assembly of the United Nations, in an appeal for a "shared, transparent, democratic, international governance".
The event was organized by the Economic, Social & Environmental Council (CESE, France) and Tara Expéditions under the patronage of UNESCO, following a proposal by navigator Catherine Chabaud, with contibutions by Tara Expéditions, the Institut océanographique Paul Ricard, the Fondation Albert II, Nausicaa, the Cluster Maritime Français, Armateurs de France and the Institut Français de la mer.
Participants included Jean-Paul Delevoye, President of the CESE, Delphine Batho, French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, François Gabart, Jean-Michel Cousteau and Patricia Ricard, to name a few.
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A History of Warren Chapel A.M.E. Church
Fremont, Ohio
Compiled by Charles J. Weiker
Around 1859, Mrs. Eliza Hughes of Genoa, Ohio started religious meetings in the homes of the few colored families that had settled in Fremont, Ohio. She was a faith-healer and ordained preacher of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; and would later move to Fremont, Ohio and marry Abraham Carr in that locale in 1867. Mrs. Carr was instrumental in organizing a congregation of her denomination and building a church in Fremont; where both white and colored would attend. The parishioners of Mrs. Carr's fledging congregation, organized in 1862, came primarily from the Thomas Vincent Curtis family one of the earliest colored pioneer families, who arrived in 1833.
As time went on, for some reason; the effects of Mrs. Carr's early work never materialized. It was Thomas G. Reese, a son-in-law of Thomas Vincent Curtis, who took up the proposition to continue to keep the congregation going and its hopes for a church building growing.
On July 8, 1868, property located at 607 Second Street was sold 'for divers good causes and considerations' to Absalom Revels, Thomas V. Curtis and Orlando Curtis, who were the trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Fremont. The property was sold to them for the sum of $1.00 byWilliam J. Greene, Joshua M. Dotson, Orlando Curtis, Abraham Carr and Charles Moore; the trustees of the Christian Church of Fremont.
The church, which was built that same year, was a small frame building that set close to the ground on a stone foundation. The structure had a tower with a bell installed within it to welcome all as a call to worship. The building also had a pot-bellied stove for heating, oil lamps, and outside facilities. The edifice was first called Payne Chapel, named after Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne, who was an American bishop, educator, college administrator and author. He became a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and was a major shaper of the denomination in the 19th century. At some point, Payne Chapel was renamed Warren, which was chosen from Warren A.M.E. Church in Toledo, Ohio; which is a few years older than the Fremont church. The Toledo Warren A.M.E. was named for Reverend Charles W. Warren of Pennsylvania, who became pastor of the Toledo Church in 1865.
Warren Chapel A.M.E. Church remained much the same until 1919, when the church was raised up and a basement put under it. On Sunday, September 7, 1919 the cornerstone services were conducted with a procession that started on Front Street at 2:40 p.m. and proceeded to the church by way of State Street, Sandusky Avenue, Chestnut Street and Second Street. In conjunction with the ceremony of laying the cornerstone, addresses were given by Mayor Harry S. Day and the Honorable Arthur W. Overmyer. The singing was rendered by a special quartet from Warren A.M.E. Church of Toledo, Ohio and band music by the Woodman and Light Guard bands. In 1921 or 1922, the parsonage was built on the south side of the church. Minor improvements were made over the years. These included painting, new windows, roof shingles, floor tile over the old oak floor, and a new furnace.
And as the years passed, time was taking its toll on the century-old structure. In 1963, when Rev. Harold E. Sheffield was assigned to the church, there was $154.64 in the Building Fund. In 1968, an effort was started to raise money for another building.
A property was purchased at 703 Second and Mulberry streets, from Mrs. Edna Broshious for $7,900.00. The house on the property was rented until September of 1971, when the house was razed and burned on the site. A one floor plan, designed by Harry Heyman, was approved by the church's membership, which initiated the groundbreaking ceremonies that were performed on October 3, 1971 by Bishop William Wilkes, Rev. H.E. Sheffield, Rev. C.S. Hinton, Rev. Donald Jacobs and Fremont Mayor George Demmel. Construction of the new church started with footers being dug on October 11, 1971. The construction continued until the cold weather set in. It was continued in the spring of 1972.
Most of the labor was done by members and friends: Samuel Weiker, Chester Weiker, Charles Erner, Earl McMullen, William Roberts, Ronald Roberts, Millard Tucker, Thomas Mayberry, John Bowes, Robert Williams, John Carter, Robert Clark, Jim Troike, James Avant, Ed Zimmerman, Jake Feagins, Jerry Schneider, Tory Jackson, Larry Williams, Mrs. Lillie Lewis, Melvin Roberts, Robert Atkins, James Minnifield, Sam Barbour, Ken Werling, Paul Woesner and Rev. Harold E. Sheffield. The women of the Church provided lunch. The Building Committee consisted of Rev. Harold E. Sheffield, Samuel Weiker, Jake Feagins, Julia Feagins, Lillie Lewis, Marguerite Polter, Chester Weiker, Millard Tucker, Odessa Howard, Tory Jackson, Thomas Mayberry, Arline Ellison, Charles Erner, Dallas Wallace, Henry Smith, Evelyn D. Weiker, Evelyn A. Weiker and Earl McMullen. On December 17, 1972, services ended at the old structure. The choir and the congregation marched to the new edifice, with the new address of 304 Mulberry Street, where services continued. The old bell was dismantled and placed in the front yard of the new church; as a reminder of the church's past and its future of worship and praise.


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In this post I want to look at how to change the timing on subtitles.
Why would you need to do this?
Movies have different frame rates depending upon the country that they are shown in and the system they are shown on. Common frame rates are 23, 25 and 29 frames per second. You'd be surprised how quickly subtitles can get out of whack if they're designed for the wrong frame rate.
Find the Start and End of the Dialogue.
Open your movie in a player, like the excellent VideoLAN (VLC Media Player) and locate the first and last sentences in the movie. You'll find the time in the bottom right hand corner of the player - make a note of it.
Adjusting the Subtitle File
Open the Subtitle File in Subtitle Workshop 4 and check the first and last line in the file. They should be the same lines as in the movie. Sometimes the author of the subtitle will put their name in the file as the first or last entry - if this is the case, you'll have to remove those lines or they'll upset the timing.
- From the menu, choose Edit, Select all (or Ctrl + A)
- the Edit, Timings, Adjust Subtitles (Ctrl + B)
- You'll be presented with a dialog box.
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An eye-catching Marine Corps Humvee is on display in Times Square right now as part of Fleet Week 2012, along with a variety of military vehicles ranging from heavy duty Oshkosh trucks, to drones.
But I first saw this Humvee at Pier 9 in Brooklyn when Katy Perry gave an exclusive concert to troops who'd just arrived for the week. These pictures are from the event set-up and the big night itself when she made her grand entrance.
Set up by the USO (United Services Organization), the pier party was organized especially for the military so security was strict.
I was informed she'd be driven to the stage inside this very Humvee. Lucky driver.
Noticing its sexy paint job, I made sure to take a good look at the vehicle's outer decor, which depicted stylized Marine Corps symbols. On a side note, a USO volunteer working at the pier told me that customized sticker de-cals for a Humvee that size can cost about $6,000.
You can scroll down for a couple shots of Katy Perry after she hopped out of this flashy Marine Corps vehicle. Dressed in an American flag, she entertained troops and even shared a much-talked-about kiss with a U.S. Marine, which we were able to film in the nick of time.
Marine Corps personnel drive up to USO event organizers for a chat about instructions
The Eagle, Globe & Anchor (EGA) is the legendary symbol of the Marine Corps. Every Marine must earn it.
Swords are another emblem of the Marine Corps — the oldest weapons in service in the U.S. military belong to Marines. The Mamaluke Sword (adoring the side of the Humvee) is the most famous symbol, and is carried by officers.
As his t-shirt says, "There's Strong, then there's Army Strong" — but then there's the Marines. The Few and the Proud.
At last, she arrives on stage after the sun sets
And carries the night away


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Cooper wouldn't say whether Peavy, who threw only 68 pitches and 3 1/3 innings for Charlotte on Saturday, would need another rehab start. Nevertheless, the deliberate nature in which the Sox have mapped Peavy's rehab from a right ankle injury suggests he will need another minor-league outing despite Guillen's wish to have Peavy make his next start with the Sox.
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A multiplayer patch for POSTAL 2 – is now available via download as a very special gift to the POSTAL Community. Co-created by RWS and Res-Studio.net member Jon Merchant and Kamek, with support from various members of that storied game community, the patch dubbed 1409X is prepared to prove that the long wait for its arrival was well worth it. 1409X is a collection and vast improvement of the greatest and most commonly used POSTAL 2 multiplayer updates, game types and fixes, all organized into a nice little patch. It also fixes some bugs based on community feedback and adds three new DeathMatch maps, eight arena maps and a Snatch map. 1409X also adds many new features for Mappers to mess with, as well as some new Editor functions. With these updates installed, POSTAL 2 becomes one of the most configurable online games ever produced.
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I was thinking. How good would it be for both cmm and for the mapping community if cmm developed a map pack full of all the textures, models, scripts, tutorials, etc that we use. Make it a huge pack, but have everything in it. All of us can add our own things
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For most of us adjusting a room's lighting means either making it light or dark with the flip of a switch. But Japanese researchers have come up with a far more advanced approach that lets you literally paint where you want the light to be using an interactive stylus-driven interface.
A camera mounted to the ceiling feeds a live view of the room to the system's Photoshop-like interface that's controlled using a touchscreen Wacom tablet. Users are able to precisely tweak the room's lighting by painting over the live feed with a white or black brush. Whatever they paint is perfectly recreated in the room by a series of 12 dimmable lights on the ceiling mounted to robotic actuators that reposition them all in real-time.
It's like mood lighting on steroids; all that's left is figuring out how to integrate interactive candles into the mix.


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An island in the sun
Frequent flights from British Airways allow you to experience the year-round sun in Gran Canaria.
Frequent flights from British Airways allow you to experience the year-round sun in Gran Canaria.
Gran Canaria is known for its superb year-round climate, brilliant beaches and party lifestyle. But there is so much more to this beautifully diverse island – rugged coastlines, volcanic mountains and verdant forests stretch from coast to coast.
Our flights to Gran Canaria allow you to discover the third biggest Canary Island and their biggest city, Las Palmas. Explore the timeless architecture of the city, including its 15th century old town Vegueta, and discover the maritime history of the Spanish colonies. Las Palmas is also modern and full of culture, with a buzzing nightlife and the beach of Las Canteras on your doorstep. Head south to find remote resort towns which cater for families, like the ever popular Playa del Ingles, or upmarket Meloneras – which is perfect for those looking for a luxury break. Beyond the beaches, you will find unbelievable hiking opportunities, the stunning sand dunes of Maspalomas and truly spectacular views from the snow-capped peaks of the inland volcanoes.
Down at the southern coast of the island, you find the big resort towns and Playa del Ingles is the largest. This famous holiday resort is home-away-from-home to many European visitors during the winter months, aiming to escape the cold conditions of Britain and Germany, among others. Great for nightlife, you will find the best bars around the Yumbo Centrum and during the day some of the best cafes too. Stay at the wonderful Bohemia for a luxury stay in a beautiful spa.
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Politics and pop culture met cute at the White House State Dinner Tuesday night when a fictional vice president found herself seated next to the real vice president.
"Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus posted a picture to her Twitter account featuring herself and a beaming Joe Biden at the dinner in honor of French President Francois Hollande. "That was an unforgettable evening," read the accompanying caption, "Thank u @JoeBiden @BarackObama @MichelleObama"
When asked by a reporter to name her favorite part of the evening Louis-Dreyfus pointed at Biden. "Look who I'm sitting next to," she replied according to USA Today.
With a laugh, Biden interrupted the exchange saying, "Hey, stop screwin' around, she's my date," before quickly adding, "Just kidding!"
Louis-Dreyfus' actual "date" for the evening was her father Gerard Louis-Dreyfus.
That was an unforgettable evening. Thank u @JoeBiden@email@example.com/eFOQlVGjlg
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) February 12, 2014
It's not the first time the real and fake vice presidents have met. Last April Louis-Dreyfus stopped by Mr. Biden's office for lunch and the two were photographed together.
"I came to have lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and I surprised him by sitting at his desk," Louis-Dreyfus said after the first meeting. "So he thought he'd just ask my advice on some various briefs he had to deal with and I was happy to give him my advice which he paid no attention to whatsoever, which is why he's such a wise Vice President."
The State Dinner reunion occured the same week HBO released a teaser trailer for the third season of "Veep" showing the Emmy-winning actor as Vice President Selena Gomez attempting to tackle the big political issues, and an unfortunately placed array of red, white and blue balloons.
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February 8 represents the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Confederate States of America. I purposely put nation in quotes to reflect the unrecognized status of the Confederacy. The Confederacy is an interesting creation, as several influential Southerners viewed their nation as the heir to the Revolution, resisting the tyranny of Washington. I wonder how they would react today. The Confederacy stirs many emotions today, but it can not be denied that its short history is wrapped in its role in beginning our nation's bloodiest war. While the actual Confederacy lasted only four years, the idea lives on through historical memory, first dominated by the Lost Cause, and now through the ongoing debates in history over secession and the current divide over states' rights, etc. I will close this short post with the encouragement to go out and read the histories on the Confederacy to understand how the views on the southern creation have changed over the last 150 years.
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E.A. Pollard is a beginning point, especially his Southern History of the War which is more thorough. He, as newspaper editor in Richmond before, during, and after the war has the advantage of 'real time' reporting and explaining.


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The grades are in for Florida�s elementary and middle schools, and educators say it�s hard to draw any hard and fast conclusions from them.
The grades are in for Florida�s elementary and middle schools, and educators say it�s hard to draw any hard and fast conclusions from them.
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Some schools maintained the same grade as the previous year and others dropped. Only one school in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties � Jay in Santa Rosa � saw improvement.
This year�s grades are a reflection of students� performance amid changing expectations from the new Common Core standards and a tougher Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
�It�s a refinement process,� said Tim Wyrosdick, superintendent of Santa Rosa County schools. �If our goal is that (our students) compete worldwide, globally, then these are the kind of standards we need to focus on.
�We�re reeling a little about what the expectations are, but we�re not saying they�re inappropriate.�
Educators across the state were bracing themselves for Friday�s results following a controversial debate at a state Board of Education meeting earlier this month about whether or not a �safety net� to prevent any school from dropping more than one letter grade should be put into place.
The board voted 4-3 to establish the provision, which mirrored one implemented last year amid similar concerns about drastic drops.
Prior to the adjustment, more than half of Florida schools would have received a C grade or below. Locally, the provision protected about three schools in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties from dropping more than a letter grade. No school in Walton County was affected.
�Our grades are truly what we earned,� said Carlene Anderson, Walton�s school superintendent. �We didn�t have a D and they gave us a C.�
While the grades might seem like an easy snapshot of the performance of every school, the formulas used to calculate them are complicated, according to Santa Rosa County Assistant Superintendent Bill Emerson.
Under the formula, if only a handful of the lowest performing students don�t show the required improvement, a school could drop from an A to a C in an instant.
�Yeah, we went down,� Emerson said. �But in the end, our schools, I think � and we�ll find this out at the end � are going to be some of the best in the state.�
As to the future, local school officials say they plan to keep moving forward to meet the Common Core standards and focus on strong teaching.
�We�re putting more focus on the students and not the grade,� said Kaye McKinley, deputy superintendent of Okaloosa County schools. �We don�t stop to wait for a school grade to do anything.�
High school grades are expected to be released later this year.
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I spent some time at a women's retreat this weekend. We worked through the Song of Solomon as seen as an allegory between Christ and His bride. Between Christ and us. I was far, far, more touched by the study than I ever expected to be.
He speaks in relationship to us. He calls us beloved. He calls us beautiful. He tells us our eyes are like doves. He knows the real us and He still tells us this.
Not distracted by all that is in the periphery. Not wavering in commitment. And beautiful to Him. This is who I want to be. This is who He sees me as. This is a choice for me to believe.
God is so good. The rains come and the rains ... they do go. Winter passes away and there is an ushering in of springtime. And the doves are heard in the land. Praise God. Praise God. Praise God.
Rejoice with me. God has ended a long season of rain in my life. And more than ever, I claim eyes of a dove. I choose to have eyes of a dove. Praise God.
"See! The winter is past, the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth, the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land."
Song of Songs 2:11-12


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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2000 Chevy Astro Van has a solid reputation with very low complaint rates. The only problem now is finding one with low miles.
Not only is the 2000 Astro Van reliable, but since they were built on a truck powertrain, they can tow 5,500/5,000 lbs (RWD/AWD) -- almost double what other minivans can.
The Chevy Astro is mechanically identical to the GMC Safari.
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About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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Manhattan: Brooklyn Diner
I stood on the corner of 43rd and Broadway waiting for NYC Food Guy to show up. We had a one o'clock at Brooklyn Diner. Or so I thought. The clock struck 1:20 p.m. Where was this ahole?
Turns out I was the ahole, having completely borked the rendezvous by going to the Times Square location rather than the West 57th Street spot. Oops. We rainchecked for the following week, and I met him at the right spot, where he was holding down a two-person booth under mini plaques inscribed with the names David J. Fiorina and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, among others. He was itching to plow through some burgerage.
Since this is one of Food Dude's favorite New York burgers and he knew his way around the fare, I let him guide me on the order, figuring I'd ape his style. He opted for the cheeseburger deluxe, menu description: "Custom ground beef, Vermont cheddar cheese, smokehouse bacon, frizzled onion rings, and served with french fried potatoes. 'Best Burger in New York, Gael Greene, New York magazine '07'." Food Guy ordered it medium-rare, so I didn't even have to break rank with him on the doneness.
From his report on the place, I knew that the "frizzled onion rings" were actually served on the burger. I already liked this place.
After some get-to-know-you chat (we'd only met via e before this), our burgers arrived. Food Guy hipped me to his attack plan: remove some of the frizzled onions to better taste the meat, cut the burger in half to assess accurate cooking, slather on a crapload of ketchup (he loves ketchup, I soon found out), and go to town. Cross-sectioning of his burger revealed a patty done closer to medium than medium-rare. Food Guy was noticeably upset; he wanted the burger to be dead on, since he felt he had kind of staked his rep on it. Fortunately, mine was nicely pink in the center (right); Food Dude's good name would soldier on. Or would it? I hadn't tasted the burger yet ...
Yeah. It was good. Damn good. His rep remained unsullied. The thing was meaty, juicy, and just thick enough. The cheddar, while not my first choice for a burger cheese, was applied liberally and evenly, melting into the coarse nooks and crannies of the patty. I could have gone for a bun that was a bit more toasted (as is this one Food Guy had in March; mine is pictured at right), but the swipe of butter on the sesame seed brioche bun was a nice touch—just how I make 'em at home (minus the brioche chicanery, that is).
Strangely enough, the bacon didn't seem to add all that much to this bad boy, as juicy and cheesy as it was already. And I wish now that I hadn't have followed Food Guy's lead in removing most of my frizzled onions—maybe they add up. Who knows. I guess I'll find out when I revisit the place again.
The beef-to-bun ratio was about as perfect as you'd want; as the Food Guy noted in his write-up, it's hearty enough to stand up to the heft of the patty but not overwhelmingly bready.
At $15.95, it's a bit spendy, but it's worth the splurge every now and again. And the price includes a side of respectable fries—not quite steak wedges but not skinny-mini McD's-style, either.
Both NYC Food Guy and Gael Greene are correct. This is a burger worth raving about.
Brooklyn Diner
212 West 57th Street, New York NY 10019 (near Seventh Ave.; map)
Website: brooklyndiner.com
Cost: $15.95
Want Fries with That? It's not like you have a choice; they come with. But they're actually good enough I might consider them even if they weren't included.
Additional Location: 155 West 43rd Street, New York NY 10036 (at Broadway; map)
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Air pollution linked to low birth weight
Mothers who breathe the kind of pollution emitted by vehicles, coal power plants and factories are significantly likelier to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas, according to international findings published Wednesday.
The study is believed to be the largest to examine how newborns' bodies are affected by air quality, an issue that has raised particular concern in China and other developing nations.
Nearly 30 researchers, including three from the Bay Area, based their conclusions on more than 3 million births at 14 sites in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Focusing on children born on-time in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, they found that, worldwide, the greater the air pollution, the less babies tend to weigh at birth.
Chronic health issues
Weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth is a factor for chronic health issues in childhood, including a higher risk for infection and developmental delays, experts say. Problems in adulthood can include cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
"Being low birth weight basically is like you're starting at a little bit of disadvantage in terms of health throughout your lifetime," said Tracey Woodruff, the study's co-principal investigator and director of UCSF's Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment.
For the study, which appears in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers looked at two types of air pollutants, including inhalable coarse particles, which are about 10 micrometers in diameter and often appear in natural elements such as dirt, dust and sea salt.
Levels from 14 sites
The particles were found in various levels throughout the 14 sites. Seoul's air had the highest concentration, 66.5 micrograms per cubic meter, while Vancouver's had the lowest, 12.5 micrograms per cubic meter.
In the United States, California's levels - about 29 micrograms per cubic meter - exceeded those of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Atlanta. But the Golden State fared better than urban regions in Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands, where concentrations were in the 40s.
"It's all relative in terms of how you decide how bad California is," said Rachel Morello-Frosch, a UC Berkeley professor of environmental science, policy and management and public health. She and UC Berkeley researcher Bill Jesdale analyzed 1.7 million California births for the study.
The research showed that infants' risk of having a low birth weight rose by 3 percent with every increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter in inhalable coarse particles. Overall, with each increase, infants were born 3 grams lighter.
When the study factored in individual variables, such as the mother's age and tobacco use, the average weight drop tripled to 9 grams.
Fine particles' strong effect
The effect appeared to be even more dramatic with another type of air pollutant, fine particles. These are 2.5 micrometers in diameter and can come from forest fires, power plants, factories and cars.
For each increase in fine particles by 10 micrograms per cubic meter, there was a 10 percent higher chance that newborns had a low birth weight when individual variables were taken into account, the researchers said.
Air pollution may have a small impact on an individual mother and her child. But in a large population, it could lead to a significant increase in the number of low-birth-weight babies, Morello-Frosch said.
In the United States, the yearly average concentration of fine particles in the air must be no more than 12 micrograms per cubic meter. In contrast, the European Union's limit is twice as high - 25 micrograms per cubic meter - and regulatory agencies are considering lowering it.
Push for regulation
The onus is on policymakers, not on mothers, to improve conditions, researchers said.
"This really speaks to the need for regulatory action to ensure that air pollution levels are consistently regulated at levels that protect public health and, in particular, protect prenatal and perinatal health," Morello-Frosch said.
The study's message resonates in light of the air-quality crisis in Beijing, where the density of fine particles has reached extremely hazardous levels, said Beate Ritz, a UCLA epidemiologist who has studied birth outcomes and air pollution in California. She was not part of the new study.
Ritz said the researchers have shown on a large scale what has until now been seen through smaller lenses: Air pollution can hurt future generations.
"Whatever impacts fetal growth and fetal development," she said, "we should really be worried about it."
Stephanie M. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @stephaniemlee


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Infrared and Visible Optical Sensors Subgroup
To ensure high quality calibration and validation of infrared and visible optical data from Earth observation satellites and validation of higher level products
The objectives of the Infrared and Visible Optical Sensors subgroup, beyond those of the WGCV, are to:
- Promote international and national collaboration in the calibration and validation of all IVOS and, thus, to assist in the improved application of data from satellite sensors
- Address all sensors (ground based, airborne, and satellite) for which there is a direct link to the calibration and validation of satellite sensors
- Identify and agree on calibration and validation requirements and standard specifications for IVOS
- Identify test sites and encourage continuing observations and intercomparison of data from these sites
- Encourage the timely and unencumbered release of data relating to calibration and validation activities including details of pre-launch and in flight parameters
After a period of inactivity, the IVOS subgroup is revitalised, and improving, its membership. The subgroup plan to review the ongoing activities of CEOS member agencies and institutions. Opportunities for coordination / cooperation will be actively sought. Recommendations with respect to solar irradiance, radiative transfer codes, and protocols for calibration and validation will be devised and put forward. The subgroup will meet at least once each year.


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More and more companies are getting on board this whole 'truth in advertising' push, including Coca-Cola who've posted this online calculator on its UK site that figures out how much exercise you'll need to shed that sugar water. Is 70 minutes of ironing really worth that kick of caffeine? [Coca-Cola via Pocket-lint]
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Why Do We Need To Watch Daily News
Nowadays, most people had been busy that they cut themselves from the world. Most people are not updated as to what is happening in the world. Watching the daily news is very important to keep abreast with the new events, occurrences, and phenomena. You can get a lot of information from the daily news – from economic trending to political progress, from the new discoveries in science to new innovations in fitness. Even information on your question "how do you know if you have plateau effect?" All of these can be answered on daily news.
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fcB2B works to give the prospective user of B2B greater insight into this technology. Focusing on the basics and process flow of users of fcB2B software, we taped video interviews with users, during major industry events. Watch, listen and learn how your colleagues gained a competitive edge in their market as well as improved their operation overall.
B2B is simply the sending and receiving of information using computer technology.
fcB2B technology can enable software users to automatically send and receive the documents that are exchanged everyday between manufacturers, distributors, and flooring retailers and contractors, such as purchase orders and invoices, in a fraction of the time it takes when completed manually.
Manufacturers and distributors of flooring products are currently doing business electronically, using B2B technology governed by the fcB2B standard. See how many of your trading partners are ready to work with you using B2B. This list is updated monthly.
The standard consists of a set of open, proprietary specifications that define an accepted method of data interaction between trading partners. It is intended to facilitate a common starting point from which the manufacturers and their customers can establish electronic data communications.
The program is endorsed and supported by manufacturers, distributors, associations, industry groups and software providers, working together to create one clear unifying vision that will take the entire industry into a more efficient and profitable future.
The Floor Covering Business To Business program participation consists of key flooring industry business professionals. Members include Fortune 1000 companies, individual entrepreneurs, agencies, nonprofit, industry and trade associations.
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Michael Jackson's brothers could carry out the King of Pop's legacy on the London stage.
The Jackson Five - now Four - are planning to reunite to honor the fallen pop star, campaigning for the rights to perform during the singer's planned tour dates in London, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Four of the Jackson brothers, who performed with the young Michael as he began his pop career, are in negotiations with promoter AEG Live to gain control of the tour dates at London's O2 Arena, a source told the Times.
The London dates were part of 50 scheduled performances by the troubled pop star, who had engineered the comeback tour to put himself back into the musical spotlight.
The death of the Jackson Five frontman has reportedly brought brothers Tito, Jermaine, Randy, Jackie and Marlon closer - the once-broken family has been seen spending time together in the wake of their brother's passing.
The group broke up in 1984 after spending years topping the musical charts with hits like "A,B,C," and "I Want You Back."
Jackson died last month at the age of 50 and was memorialized in a star-studded event featuring performances and eulogies by celebrity family and friends.