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Syrian teen and British youth face firing squad in UAE for drug dealing
A British man and his Syrian "accomplice" are facing the death penalty by firing squad in the United Arab Emirates.
After an undercover police officer caught them selling a little less than £300 of cannabis, they were convicted in a court in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.
The two men, who have not been named, were caught selling 20 grams of marijuana with a street value of £262 to a detective posing as a customer. The Briton is 21 years old and the Syrian is 19.
The last execution that took place in the UAE was in February last year, where a man faced the firing squad after he was convicted of the rape and murder of a child.
Last night the Foreign Office was unable to confirm the details of the case or name of the man but a spokesman confirmed the sentence, according to the Daily Mail.
He said: 'I can confirm that a British national is facing death penalty in the UAE."
The 21 year old's mother collapsed outside the courtroom on Monday after she heard the sentence while the Syrian boy's mother attempted to console her.
The defense lawyers believe there may be some foul play with the accusations as the police officer informed them that the Syrian asked the Briton to get the drugs from the car in Arabic.
The men now have 15 days to appeal to the Abu Dhabi's High Court, the Court of Cassation, where the appeal will be determined by a panel of three judges.
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10 Favorites from The Vintage Bazaar
On Saturday afternoon, I hauled myself down to a big old factory building in Pilsen for The Vintage Bazaar. The venue for this year's show was incredible, offering plenty of light and space for the vendors to really showcase their wares. These are ten of my favorite things (along with links to their great sources) from my excursion...
• The guys at Study put together one helluva handsome booth. I absolutely adore this white chair with nail head trim.
• The Cercis booth also contained some gorgeous furniture. I'm clearly drawn to white these days because these two white Hans Wegner chairs pulled me in from across the room.
• I loved the kitschy little mid century finds in the Jet Set Vintage booth. The blue and white dish ware set was just a taste of the fun vintage tabletop in this booth.
• In booth after booth, I was impressed by the styling of the displays. I thought this display of vintage luggage and tins from Hot House Market was so fetching.
• When I saw this bar and stools at the Manly Vintage booth, I immediately started devising a way I could make it work in my little apartment.
• This adorable, whimsical lamp was DIYed by Beth at Green Cricket Salvage using money from a circa 1930s Monopoly game.
• Unfortunately I don't remember which booth these naughty girl glasses were in, but how fabulous! These glasses would make cocktail hour at any bachelor pad a sexy, fun time!
• I never knew I needed big letters B-O-Y until I saw them in the Back Garage booth. Boy oh boy do I need those letters!
• I'm drawn to colorful kitchenware so I made a beeline for this rack in the Apartment 528 booth.
• Set up in the middle of the Knee Deep Vintage booth was a little conversation area, centered by a tartan storage chest on short little legs. I will see that handsome little chest/coffee table in my dreams!
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Friends Unite, a charitable organization focused on providing opportunities and support to people and communities so they have the power to help themselves, announced today that Ketan Soni was elected to the organization's Board of Directors.
Soni is a Managing Attorney for a North Carolina based law firm, Rosen Law. From 2004 to 2006 he served as Branch Managing Attorney, prior to that time he was an associate attorney with the firm. In his senior positions with Rosen, Soni has introduced technology to increase production, has focused on long-term and short-term strategic planning and has worked to maintain the quality and growth of the firm. Soni has a J.D. From Wake Forest University School of law and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been a member of the North Carolina State Bar since 2002.
"I look forward to collaborating with the outstanding Board of Directors and partner organizations of Friends Unite. I am honored to help advance the mission of an organization that hopes to play such an important role in shaping the future of people who have the determination and vision to improve their lives and the lives of those around them," said Soni.
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Whisky Review: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (Scotch Whisky)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on December 27, 2009
Glenmorangie – The Quinta Ruban
The Glenmorangie Distillery Company was officially licensed to produce whisky in 1843, and began with a tradition of uniqueness and innovation right from the start, beginning with the construction of tall gin styled stills instead of the traditional onion shaped stills in use at the time. Glenmorangie also was amongst the first distilleries to used American Oak for aging the whisky, as well as at the forefront of the new wave of unique wood finished whiskies. In fact the core range of Glenmorangie includes three unique wood finishes; the La Santa which is a Sherry finish, the Nector D'or which is a Sauternes Wine finish, and the whisky which I am reviewing in this article, The Quinta Ruban, which is a Ruby Port Finish. Here is a link to the Glenmorangie website for more information on their history and their core range of whiskies.
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Iowa State student receives $25,000 Geoffrey Beene fashion scholarship
ISU student Danielle Sponder was awarded a $25,000 YMA Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship at a dinner this month honoring the scholarship recipients in New York's Marriott Marquis. Four other Iowa State students also were awarded $5,000 YMA scholarships.
Greenlee School professor sees consumer drawbacks to digital TV conversion
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication assistant professor Jeff Blevins questions the benefit to consumers of the mandated digital television conversion on Feb. 17, and the government's involvement in the process.
Manning Marable to speak on diversity and democracy on Jan. 27
Manning Marable, a Columbia University professor, black history scholar and human rights activist, will present the keynote speech for Iowa State's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. His speech, "Diversity and Democracy in America," will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. Marable is the author and/or editor of 21 books and scholarly anthologies on black politics, and the role of race and class in history.
ISU report to United Nations conference says drug prevention programs help the economy
Iowa State researchers Richard Spoth and Max Guyll have authored a report showing that substance abuse prevention programs return nearly $10 for every dollar invested. The report was presented at an international conference, co-sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization.
King events through Jan. 29
Iowa State will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events through Jan. 29.
Researcher works to modify, increase corn starch
An Iowa State University researcher has developed technology that allows corn plants to produce more starch and also modified starch.
Iowa State professors studying more effective method to monitor physical activity
Kinesiology professor Gregory Welk is leading a team of Iowa State researchers on a four-year project to provide a more precise way for people to determine their physical activity level. The project is funded by a $616,430 grant from the National Institutes of Health and conducted in partnership with Iowa State's Center for Survey Science and Methodology.
Ethanol profitability calculator developed by Iowa State University researcher
David Peters, an assistant professor of sociology in Iowa State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has developed a tool to determine what market conditions are needed for ethanol producers to make a profit.
Iowa State earns National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program Award
Iowa State University was honored with the National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program Award at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 10. ISU management professor Howard Van Auken was also named a USASBE Fellow at the conference.
Iowa State University researchers discover structure of key Ebola protein
An ISU research team led by Gaya Amarasinghe, ISU biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, is a step closer to finding a way to counter the Ebola virus after recently solving the structure from a key part of the Ebola protein known as VP35.
Iowa Small Business Development Centers aiding businesses indirectly damaged by disasters
Businesses that were indirectly damaged economically by last summer's weather disasters across the state are encouraged to contact the Iowa Small Business Development Centers to receive free counseling assistance.
Quisenberry named ISU vice president for research and economic development
Sharron Quisenberry, professor of entomology and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, is Iowa State University's new vice president for research and economic development. Quisenberry will join ISU on April 1, 2009.
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Shaky economy shakes up retailers in Perry, Iowa
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As in many small Iowa towns, Perry's population of 7,600 is aging, and competition from nearby big cities draws customers, said Liesl Eathington, an assistant economics researcher at Iowa State University.
Postcard from San Francisco
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It's Saturday night at the American Economics Association's conference, and Iowa State University economics professor Peter Orazem has just taken the podium in an overcrowded ballroom at the San Francisco Hilton for The Economics Humor Session.
The Milky Way: bigger, faster, better understood
A flurry of recent findings have provided a clearer understanding of the Milky Way than ever before. Martin Pohl, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University, has revealed the most detailed map to date of the galaxy's spiral arms.
Economic humor: no longer an oxymoron
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On Saturday night, the American Economic Association held its very first humor session. One of the presenters was Peter Orazem from Iowa State University, who presented a more standard stand-up routine, though one loosely based on economic humor (and airline jokes, etc.).
Depression may underlie "transmission" of poverty
Children from poor families are more likely than their peers to be depressed as teenagers, with effects that can ultimately make it harder to climb out from poverty, a new Iowa State University study suggests.
Some protect the ego by working on their excuses early
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Every ugly exam score, blown deadline and failed project provides the opportunity to try out new excuses. But the tactic doesnt fool many people. In a recent study, James C. McElroy of Iowa State University and J. Michael Crant of Notre Dame had 246 adults evaluate the behavior of characters in several workplace anecdotes. The participants' impressions of a character began to sour after the second time the person cited a handicap.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A Medicaid managed care provider in Kentucky is seeking to terminate its contract with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services after only a year, a move that would cut some 200 jobs in Lexington.
Kentucky Spirit Health Plan, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Centene Corporation, announced Wednesday that it is exercising a contractual right to end the contract effective July 5, 2013.
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Centene Chief Administrative Officer Carol Goldman said the company regrets the loss of the Kentucky jobs, which represent over $12 million a year in wages and benefits. The company will seek to transfer some employees to other locations.


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Pressure is mounting on Justice Minister David Ford to stand down as an Elder of Second Donegore Presbyterian Church over his party's controversial support of gay marriage, the Antrim Guardian can reveal.
The Presbyterian Church is vehemently opposed to the union of same sex couples, claiming that acceptance of the principle would "effectively demolish generations and centuries of societal norms" established on Christian values.
It was a position the Alliance leader publicly shared until a sensational U-turn last September which saw him say "I do" to gay marriage, with the proviso that there were "robust protections" to ensure that churches not wedded to the idea could show homosexual couples the door.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
A recent incident involving vehicle theft in south Armagh, in which community members detained the alleged thief until police arrived, highlights the willingness of locals to cooperate with police, the area's M.P. Conor Murphy has said.
The drama unfolded shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, when an opportunistic thief stole a jeep from a farmyard on the Skerriff Road, close to Cullyhanna. The owner, who was nearby, gave chase but was unable to catch up. The thief drove off in the direction of Crossmaglen but abandoned the jeep on the Annaghmare Road, around two miles from the town, and made to escape across fields.
Members of the Crossmaglen Community Safety Group, who had been alerted to the theft, became suspicious of the abandoned vehicle and followed the man's path across the fields.
They subsequently apprehended the accused and placed him under citizens' arrest, holding him until police arrived on the scene.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Carlow Town G.A.A. clubs have been criticized for failing to take advantage of the money-making potential offered by the annual Carlow G.A.A. draw, which is currently up and running.
The first of five monthly draws takes place on May 10 with a top prize of a car or $15,700 each month.
[Source: Carlow Nationalist]
A High Court judge last Wednesday ordered a Cavan auctioneer to be committed to prison for his failure to comply with a court order obtained by a receiver over a property owned by him.
The order was made against Gerry Burns of Drumcase, Killeshandra, County Cavan, whose auctioneering business, Gerry Burns Auctioneers, is located on 45 College Street, Cavan Town.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
The number of dead animals collected in Clare as the result of the worst fodder crisis in living memory has increased by an estimated 60 percent this year, according to a local farm leader.
Clare I.F.A. Chairman Andrew Dundas revealed the number of animals, collected by knackeries operating in the Mid-West, has jumped significantly for the first few months of 2013 by as much as 60 percent compared to the same period last year.
[Source: Clare Champion]
A battered Massey Ferguson tractor and a metal tub were the tools used in the James Bond-like expedition that smuggled Cork photojournalist Mark Condren over the Syrian border where Western media is banned.
"We had done all the research," Mark said, "Me and journalist Jason O'Brien had lined up a fixer to meet us in Turkey."
A fixer is a person who organizes interviews, security clearance and also works as a translator.
"Before I left, I felt terrible, now in hindsight, I can enjoy it and think back on it, but in the airport with my wife and three children, I was just thinking, what am I doing?"
[Source: Cork Independent]
A Fresian cow, shot in the head, lying alongside a Fresian bull calf dumped by the side of a forest track off a main road outside Limavady – this was the horrifying discovery made by a walker at the scenic Loughermore Forest last Wednesday.
The gruesome find has shocked residents of the quiet scenic area off the New Line Road.
Local farmers who spoke with the Journal shortly after the animals were discovered said they'd never seen the like of it before
[Source: Derry Journal]
The woman whose remains were found washed ashore at Bundoran last Tuesday has been named.
Gardaí (police) in Ballyshannon confirmed that the remains found shortly after noon in the sea behind the Waterworld Complex were those of Ita Maguire.
The 87-year-old, who is thought to be a native of south Donegal, was residing at a local care home.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
"Love at first note" – that was how "The Voice" judge, will.i.am, described how he felt upon hearing the jaw-dropping performance of Newry-born classical singer, Carla Maney and her singing partner, Barbara Kelly, during the T.V. auditions on Saturday night, April 20. On hearing the very first note of the duo's spine-tingling rendition of opera classic, "The Flower Duet," the judge pressed his button to face the stage.
The pair became the unmitigated stars of the show, earning a standing ovation from the audience and all four coaches. Indeed, Danny O'Donoghue, Jessie J, Tom Jones and will.i.am, were simply in awe of the singers' abilities, with The Script front-man describing their performance as "like angels singing."
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
A Dublin man has appeared in court charged with raping and sexually assaulting two sisters over a six-year period.
The man, who is in his 40s, has been ordered to stay away from the alleged victims and not to contact them for the duration of the trial.
He appeared before Tallaght District Court charged with 12 counts of sexual assault and 12 counts of rape of a female over a six-year period in the 1990s.
[Source: Evening Herald]
Speaking to the Fermanagh Herald last week, Assistant Chief Constable Alistair Finlay gave an update on how the P.S.N.I.'s work is progressing.
"Planning is well advanced now," he reported. "One of the major challenges we had was around the logistics and infrastructure, but all of that is coming together."
There has been a marked increase in the number of police officers in Enniskillen and the surrounding area, and A.C.C. Finlay acknowledged that as an "obvious" progression.
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
Minister of State for Tourism, Michael Ring has unveiled the final route for the Wild Atlantic Way, which will run from Donegal to Cork, via Galway.
It'll be Ireland's first long-distance driving route, stretching from the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal to Kinsale in Cork.
The 1,550-mile route was unveiled following a public consultation process.
It includes 156 strategically placed discover points for tourists, many of which are in Galway.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
A fire broke out at a building in Killorglin, County Kerry.
The alarm was raised at around 4 a.m. at a commercial unit with apartments overhead on Langford Street.
There are no reports of injuries and those living in the building managed to escape before emergency services arrived.
[Source: Irish Examiner]
Gardaí (police) in Newbridge have been recording some successes in the past two weeks, with arrests made following burglaries in the area.
Two men spotted running from a house at Standhouse Lawns last Monday morning found themselves taken into custody after a local resident notified the Gardaí about suspicious activity in the area.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
A man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of the manslaughter of a married couple in a Kilkenny road crash.
Sean Dillon, of Killerig, County Carlow, told Dr. Paul O'Connell (Consultant Psychiatrist at the Central Mental Hospital) after the crash that it was a suicide attempt and that he wanted to die.
Kilkenny Circuit Court heard last Monday that on the evening of August 24, 2011 at 6:20 p.m., Dillon grabbed the steering wheel of the car driven by his sister and forced it across the road, hitting an oncoming car and killing two of the occupants, a retired couple, and leaving the driver of the car, their daughter, with very serious injuries. It also left Dillon's sister badly injured.
[Source: Kilkenny People]
The wait is finally over for Picnic fans as the lineup has just been announced. So fans will be merrily dancing to a wide range of musical delights, including: Bjork, Fatboy Slim, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Eels, Noah and the Whale, Johnny Marr, Ocean Colour Scene, Hurts, Mick Flannery, Warpaint, The Walkmen, Tiga, Baauer, Savages, The Strypes, Policia, Chvches, Parquet Courts, Clinic, Deep Valley, Disclosure and Soak.
What began as a one-day outing to Stradbally in the late summer of 2004 10 years ago is now an annual national treasure – the nation's favorite festival of music, art, fine food, spoken word and the wonderfully unexpected. To celebrate 10 years of turning heads and making magic in the fields, this year's Picnic tickets are coming at a discounted price, starting from $194.57 for a weekend ticket for those who can prove they have been to three previous Picnics.
[Source: Leinster Express]
Aughawillan's glamorous Rose, Niamh Flanagan, ditched the high heels, party dress and celebrations to spend her 21st birthday as a volunteer in a Children's Mental Institution in Chernobyl.
In what was one of the most challenging humanitarian missions they have undertaken, 19 roses and escorts from the 2012 Rose of Tralee traveled with Adi Roche to Belarus on Sunday, March 24, to work as volunteers in Vesnova Children's Institution. The orphanage is situated 108 miles from Chernobyl, the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident that caused thousands of deaths and forced more than half a million to flee from their homes in 1986.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
Around 40 people staged a protest outside the regeneration offices in Moyross last Wednesday to highlight their frustration and anger over Limerick City Council's policy of seizing horses in the area.
A letter was handed in by the protesters, who have offered to sit down with the local authority in the hope of reaching an agreement.
Under current bylaws, the keeping of horses is not permitted in the city boundary without a license.
However, no licenses have ever been issued.
[Source: Limerick Leader]
He may have become a media sensation overnight but for Longford's newest lottery millionaire, it was business as usual when he returned to his day job with Bord Na Mona last Monday.
Ger Hand was already a local celebrity when he featured on R.T.É.'s Six One News two weeks ago in an interview with Lanesboro man and correspondent Ciaran Mullooly. The resultant interview catapulted Ger to national fame and media outlets clamored to get a few words from Ireland's newest millionaire for the ultimate feel-good story.
[Source: Longford Leader]
There was widespread shock and sadness in Castlebellingham, Kilsaran and surrounding areas last Monday morning, as it became clear that a mother of young children from Castlebellingham was the victim of the fatal accident between Dunleer and Monasterboice on Sunday night, April 21.
Linda Bray from Gort Nua estate at the edge of Castlebellingham lost her life when she was in two-car collision.
The fatal crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. at Castletown near a very dangerous bend that was also the scene of a fatal crash a few years ago.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
A Castlebar Town Councilor has suggested the introduction of a bylaw to ban the use of hoodies in the town as a crime prevention measure.
The suggestion was made by Independent Councilor Michael Kilcoyne, who raised the issue following the recent high-profile theft of a Brennan's Bread van from outside Mulroy's shop in Castlebar.
The C.C.T.V. footage of the incident showed two youths stealing the van but the footage was inconclusive in identifying the culprits because their faces were hidden by their hoodies. At the Joint Policing Committee meeting two weeks ago, Clr. Kilcoyne suggested that a bylaw banning hoodies should be introduced.
[Source: The Mayo News]
On Saturday, April 20, Kells Local Heroes kicked off their first painting and cleaning day for 2013 when volunteers turned out in force to give Kenlis Place or Back Street, as it's known locally, a colorful makeover.
Eight buildings were each given fresh coats of green, blue, terracotta, yellow, pink and beige paint in an operation that has given a colorful transformation to the busy street.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
Part of the cross-border Ulster Canal, which has not been used for 80 years, is to reopen, it has been revealed.
The nine-mile route runs from Lough Erne in County Fermanagh to Clones in Co. Monaghan.
New towpaths and bridges will also be created as part of the $46 million work, which is expected to take three years.
[Source: Irish Independent]
Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, and Dublin G.A.A. star Bryan Cullen recently announced the winners of Aviva Health's Schools Fitness Challenge 2013. Ireland's fittest School is Oaklands Community College, Edenderry, County Offaly. The fittest school and most improved school, Abbey C.B.S, Co. Tipperary, attended a special awards ceremony at Aviva Stadium.
The national challenge, developed by Professor Niall Moyna in Dublin City University and the Wellness Economic Initiative Alliance, invited all secondary schools throughout the country to join in making physical fitness a national priority, by assessing the fitness levels of first- and second-year school children over a six-week period and advocating for improvements in their overall health.
[Source: Offaly Express]
Struggling farmers in Roscommon are being advised to seek assistance from the Department of Agriculture and banks as the fodder crisis throughout the county continues to worsen.
Roscommon I.F.A. Chairman John O'Beirne said last week that the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney must come forward with more measures to alleviate the real hardship and financial stress on the worst affected farms.
"This is now a crisis situation and the minister needs to put a fund in place and make it available immediately to anybody who is under severe pressure."
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
Sligo Regional Hospital (S.R.H.) will be introducing a smoke-free campus policy on May 31.
From this date, it will no longer be permissible to smoke anywhere on the hospital grounds (i.e. entrances, doorways, walkways, internal roads, car parks, bicycle shelters).
The smoke-free campus policy will apply to all staff, patients, visitors, contractors and anyone who enters the hospital campus or buildings. This will ensure that as a health-promoting hospital we will have a safer and cleaner environment for all and better health outcomes for patients and staff.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
Business will continue as normal at both Hayes Hotel and the Creggan Court Hotel, and there will be no interruptions to trade. The hotels will honor all customer bookings, deposits and memberships.
Hayes Hotel, the birthplace of the G.A.A. , has its origins in the town going back to the 18th century and is the shrine in the Mecca that is Thurles Town for most hurling followers in the country. The Association was founded in the billiards room on November 1, 1884.
News of the receivership move has come as a big shock to townsfolk, the majority of whom would have visited the establishment at some stage or another.
[Source: Tipperary Star]
Churchgoers have reacted angrily to parking tickets handed out while they attended their Sunday worship two weekends ago.
At least six parking tickets were handed out by the P.S.N.I. to parishioners attending services in Dungannon Presbyterian Church and St. Anne's Parish Church on Sunday morning, April 21.
Churchgoers have expressed their concern that the police didn't consult or warn the churches that they were planning to clamp down on cars parked on double yellow lines before Sunday morning. They have also questioned why only cars parked at Scotch Street have been targeted.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
Patrick Brady, a customer of SPAR in Barrack Street in Waterford, is to get a one year's respite from paying his household bills after being announced as Spar Ireland's "Pay Your Bills for a Year" competition.
Owner of Spar Barrack Street, Gerry Grey, said: "We are delighted to see one of our customers win this fantastic prize and we hope it will be a welcome relief not to have to worry about the bills for one whole year. We appreciate that times are still difficult and this competition is just one small way in which we can give something back to our shoppers who continue to support local Irish businesses, such as SPAR."
[Source: Waterford News & Star]
A Mullingar firm is lobbying hard against an E.U. proposal that it is warning could place 120 jobs in Mullingar in jeopardy.
The E.U., in its draft Tobacco Products Directive, is proposing to ban the sale of tobacco in pouch sizes smaller than 40g – which could have major implications for Mullingar's Imperial Tobacco factory, in business at the town since 1967, and paying out $9 million in wages annually.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
A young County Wexford couple spoke last Tuesday of their joy at having two children from donor sperm insemination.
Marcus and Natalie Kirwan, from Courtown, are the first Irish couple to go public about their decision to opt for donor sperm insemination because of fertility problems.
The couple married in 2004 and after trying for several years to have children sought counseling from a fertility clinic.
[Source: Irish Independent]
Dublin Bus was 70 percent liable for the injuries caused to a 12-year-old Spanish student after he ran out on to the road in Bray, County Wicklow, the High Court has found.
Carlo Tech, from Madrid, suffered catastrophic head injuries when he was hit by a bus in February 2009. As a result, he could not walk or speak and was totally dependent on others, the court had been told. He went out on to the road because he was afraid of a group of older Irish boys behind a wall. It had been alleged those boys were previously involved in a confrontation with the Spanish boys.
In his judgment last Tuesday, Mr. Justice Kevin Cross said he had viewed C.C.T.V. footage and he accepted the bus driver was "very safe" and "careful."
[Source: Irish Times]


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (May 4, 2012) — In a few weeks, Melody Covington will begin a primary care medical residency in Charlotte.
But today, she was one of 73 East Carolina University medical students at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium celebrating the completion of four years of studying, tests, clinical rotations, research and service projects.
"I feel like I'm fulfilling the Brody mission," Covington said Thursday before the Brody School of Medicine's annual awards day. She's aiming for a career in internal medicine – a primary care field – and is staying in her home state of North Carolina. She's keeping the door open to practicing in a rural town. And she said she feels well-prepared after four years in Greenville.
"We have great faculty," she said. "There's a lot of camaraderie among my peers. I got great primary care training, and it led me to choose a primary care career."
Twenty-two percent of Brody graduates will be going into another primary care discipline, family medicine;
ECU leads the nation in the number of graduates entering that field.
Class member Nik Collins said graduating from medical school will be bittersweet.
"You're leaving your family you've made after four years," he said. Leaving the security of school and moving on to residency is also full of challenges. "It's exciting and terrifying at the same time," he said.
Collins married after his first year of medical school. His wife, Ashley, has been pursuing an online doctorate in social and community service while her husband has been in medical school.
"It's been really neat to watch him grow and watch him learn," she said. "We kind of did this adventure together, and we're ready to start this new adventure as a family."
Collins, who was an emergency medical technician before entering medical school, is headed to Maine Medical Center for a residency in emergency medicine.
Dr. Harry Adams, a longtime faculty member and clinical professor of medicine, praised the class. He will be the speaker for the school's convocation, scheduled for 5 p.m. today in Wright Auditorium.
"They've been academically very strong, did extremely well in the match" Adams said. "Beyond that, they're very caring people. It's also been a class that's been very committed to service, community service."
As an example, graduates Mary Windham, Wesley O'Neal and other Brody Scholars led a free stroke screening event for residents of Tarboro this spring. Edgecombe County has the highest rate of stroke death in the state.
On Thursday, the following graduates were recognized at the medical school's annual awards day:
• Deidra Ansah, Sarah James, Andrew Best Service Award
• Holly Bullock, Emily Cullen, Negin Misaghian, Reema Padia, Vontrelle Roundtree, N.C. Schweitzer Fellows
• Jonathon Bringolf, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
• Jacob Frady, Edgar T. Beddingfield Jr. MD Family Medicine Award
• Amy Shipley, North American Primary Care Research Group Student Research Award
• Amy Shipley, Golden Living Center Award
• Holly Bullock, Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies Award
• Andres Afandor, Holly Bullock, Sarah James, Kenny Johnsen, Andrew Justice, Brad Langston, Nicholas McLean, Reema Padia, Vontrelle Roundtree, Amy Shipley, Tabetha Simpson, Holly Stegall, John Yoon, Gold Humanism Honor Society
• Kimberly Limentani, Department of Internal Medicine Best Student in Medicine Award
• Negin Misaghian, Jacob Furth Award
• Joseph Padgett, Eugene D. Furth MD Award
• Garrett Franklin, Mary Windham, Microbiology and Immunology Achievement Award
• John Yoon, Stephen C. Green MD Award
• Amy Lenfestey, Alex Warren, Mary Windham, Ruth A. Carson Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Award
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• Amanda Sayed, Jon. B. Tingelstad Pediatric Award
• Emily Cullen, James Mathis Award
• Amber Lynn Melvin, Frank H. Longino Award
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• Melody Covington, Tiana Nicole Williams Award
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• Ransom Loftis, Mary Windham, Greenville Community Shelter Outstanding Achievement Award
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If your list of holiday traditions is feeling a little, er, traditional, try these fresh ideas with a modern twist.
Spread Some Holiday Cheer
Then: Writing a letter to update everyone on everything that happened over the year
Now: Create a dedicated (and free) Facebook page or WordPress blog and send out the link.
Rock Around the Xmas Tree
Then: Plastic trees and candle menorahs
Now: Be good to the earth with reusable wooden trees ($350 for a 6-foot tree; possibilitree.com) or menorahs with wooden flames ($25; woodncreations.etsy.com).
Deck the Halls
Then: DIY popcorn strands
Now: Ribbons with sparkly felt snowflake decals (found at crafts stores). No mess, no needles—and it makes it easy for little ones to get into the spirit.
Winter Wonderland
Then: Building the biggest snowman on the block
Now: Turn snowdrifts into works of art using Sno-Paint ($19; plowhearth.com).
Sweet Treats
Then: Decorating a gingerbread house with white icing and gumdrops
Now: Make seasonal s'mores sprinkled with crushed peppermint and the new rectangular Jet-Puffed StackerMallows ($3; grocery stores).
New Year's Resolution
Then: Going to the gym and losing 15 pounds
Now: A family resolution of unplugging from the TV and cell phones to spend more time together!
What are some of your family holiday traditions?
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Behind the efforts of senior Caroline Jordan, who tallied a match-high 18 kills, MIT women's volleyball improved to 22-8 on the season with a 3-0 victory over Endicott College in duPont Gymnasium on Monday night. The loss snapped a 22-match winning streak for the Gulls, who lost by scores of 30-18, 30-28 and 30-21.
Endicott entered Monday's match still perfect in the Eastern time zone. Four losses in Chicago at the beginning of the season was the only thing preventing the Gulls from boasting a perfect record for the year. Despite their successes, the Gulls were in trouble early as MIT dominated both offensively and defensively. Jordan tallied 18 kills in the match, while committing only two errors for a fantastic hitting percentage of .571.
Rose Zhong and Frances Rogoz also played well for the Engineers. Zhong totaled 12 kills and Rogoz added 10. Rogoz was flawless on attack, committing no errors while recording a hitting percentage of .400. The Engineers hit .333 as a team in the three-game sweep.


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Before seeing a physician in the emergency room, a patient's pulse and blood pressure will be taken even though no electrodes or wires will be connected to that patient.
This is the emergency room of the future, and the technology being developed to monitor patients, well before being seen by attending staff, will soon become a fundamental part of triage.
Preliminary assessment of a person's vital signs, done remotely through video streams, sensors and wireless technologies, can be the answer for efficiently moving patients from busy waiting rooms to medical personnel for care, says Gill Tsouri, an assistant professor of electrical engineering.
His work on non-invasive medical monitoring devices is being developed to take standard vitals such as pulse, temperature, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygen levels. It can mean time better spent with medical personnel on diagnosis and intervention.
"When you go into an emergency room or other department in a hospital, it takes more than 7-10 minutes to get your vitals. Imagine if 20 patients are in that waiting room? That is a bottleneck," says Tsouri. "What if you can take measurements automatically on the guy just sitting, waiting for his turn to see a physician?
"We are going to do as much of the triage as possible, based on non-contact video streaming. We are not the first to do this, but we have ideas of making it more accurate."
Using a video stream from a standard camera placed at strategic locations in an emergency room, data is captured and distilled through independent component analysis, a process that identifies underlying statistical behaviors, properties or structures.
Tsouri worked with Sohail Dianat, department head of RIT's electrical and microelectronic engineering; Lalit Mestha, a scientist at Xerox Corp.; and graduate student Survi Kyal, to develop an algorithm based on this process that takes the data supplied by the camera and sensor, transfers it to a central database through wireless technologies and provides an accurate reading of an individual's pulse. This process could eventually replace the small finger monitor now used in hospitals.
Distinguishing one person from another in a waiting room is a solvable challenge, he adds. Using facial-recognition software and combining it with the bio-medical sensor technology, staff can obtain accurate patient information.
Tracking software to allow for an individual's movement while the sensor is picking up vital signs will also be incorporated. The team is also assessing how incandescent or florescent lights and even reflections off a person's glasses might affect the data.
The project, sponsored by Xerox Corp., is part of a corporate research and development agreement. The application in development could have multiple uses such as in neo-natal units or at airport security checkpoints to detect signs of illnesses like SARS or passengers in distress.
The prototype device for wireless electrocardiogram systems using sensor nodes was built in the Communications Lab in the electrical and microelectronic engineering department. The device uses half the amount of leads, or wires, found in the traditional ECG system, yet early testing is showing comparable accuracy.
"The 12 leads have some redundant operation because they are looking at the heart from different angles and the question has been asked, 'if you can capture the same amount of data using a reduced number of leads, how many leads do you actually need to have meaningful information?' says Michael Ostertag, an electrical engineering graduate student and part of the project team. "The project is to record an ECG wirelessly and using a reduced number of devices. In addition, it helps reduce electrode misplacement as well."
Ostertag, along with Kendell Clark, Nikhil Argade and Alvaro Prieto, all graduate students of electrical engineering, built the hardware at RIT.
While intended for use in hospitals, medical facilities or even at a patient's home by on-site caregivers, the application can be used to remotely assess soldiers on the battlefield.
Viruses, bugs, illnesses. Sometimes hand washing and general hygiene can prevent their spread. In hospital settings, this is essential. Rochester General Hospital System has piloted a program to decrease the incidence of infections transmitted between patient and staff using human know-how and a familiar asset tracking technology, RFID tags, or radio frequency identification.
RFID tags are being used as part of a monitoring program to ensure adherence to guidelines for hygienic practices at the hospital. Placed on medical staff name badges, the tags record each time an individual enters a patient's room and uses the sanitary wash-gel. The RFID tag logs the "transaction." Upon approaching a patient, the tag is triggered once again, identifying the staff member.
"This has been in place in a single RGH room so far," says Tsouri, who worked on the project with Dr. Edward Walsh, head of the infectious diseases unit at RGH. The purpose of the project is to build a database to be used for assessing compliance rates and correlating those with the spread of diseases in the hospital.
A small device design was big enough to earn acclaim for a group of computer engineering students.
The students were grand-prize winners for their E-Health Intelligence System at the Freescale Technology Forum Make It Challenge event this summer. It was the first time the RIT team had entered the national contest and it won its category as well as the overall grand-prize of $3,000 and a VIP weekend at a NASCAR event.
The system is a health-monitoring device, small enough to fit in a patient's pocket, and the data can be accessed anywhere in the world by physicians, says Daniel Cheung, a member of the project team.
The E-Health Intelligence System is a low-power mobile device that can collect different vital signs such as heart rate, respiration information or EKG data. It consists of a network of sensors and wireless receivers that can monitor patient vitals and transmit this information to doctors. Physicians would be able to access this medical data in real time from an Android phone or a tablet computer, improving access outside of a clinical or hospital environment.
The project team of Cheung, Daniel Liu and Sam Skalicky are all students in computer engineering program in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Contestants were required to use at least one of Freescale's controller hardware modules for the prototype design. Projects were judged on creativity, innovation, design efficiency and commercial suitability.
The team expects to continue development, add additional functionality and present the prototype to physicians groups that have shown interest in the product.


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China's economy is likely to surpass the United States in less than two decades but the Asian country is not expected to take on the superpower role of the United States in gathering coalitions to deal with global issues, U.S. intelligence analysts said on Monday.
By 2030 Asia will overtake North America and Europe combined in global power based on gross domestic product, population,military spending and technological investment, a new intelligence report said.
"China alone will probably have the largest economy,surpassing that of the United States a few years before 2030,"it said. "Meanwhile, the economies of Europe, Japan, and Russia are likely to continue their slow relative declines."
(Read More: China, India GDPs to Exceed Entire OECD by 2060)
The report, "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," was issued by the National Intelligence Council, an analytical arm of the U.S. government's Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In addition to U.S. intelligence analysts, the report includes the views of foreign and private experts and can be seen here .
It is the fifth report of a series - the previous one was released in 2008 - that aims to stimulate "strategic thinking"among decision makers and not to predict the future. The reports intentionally coincide with presidential election years to offer insights on global trends to new administrations.
Despite the economic power of China, the United States is expected to retain its superpower status because it still is the only country able to pull together coalitions and mobilize efforts to deal with global challenges, analysts said.
"China isn't going to replace the U.S. on a global level,"Mathew Burrows, counselor to the National Intelligence Council,said at a media briefing. "Being the largest economic power is important ... (but) it isn't necessarily the largest economic power that always is going to be the superpower."
China recognizes that it cannot play that role of organizing across regions and across state-non state boundaries, he said.
The health of the global economy increasingly will be linked to progress in the developing world rather than the traditional West, the report said.
(Read More: China Leaders on Power List Signals Asia's Growing Clout: Forbes)
Technology Innovation
Economic growth in emerging markets was expected to drive technological innovation and flows of companies, ideas,entrepreneurs and capital to developing countries will increase,the report said.
"During the next 15-20 years, more technological activity is likely to move to the developing world as multinationals focus on the fastest-growing emerging markets and as Chinese, Indian,Brazilian, and other emerging-economy corporations rapidly become internationally competitive," the report said.
"Technology will continue to be the great leveler. The future Internet 'moguls' - as with today's Google or Facebook-sit on mountains of data and have more real-time information at their fingertips than most governments."
That data will enable private companies to influence behavior on as large a scale as government entities.
(Read More: How Much Do Techs Giants Have Overseas? Billions)
The widespread use of new communications technologies will mean social networking will enable citizens to join together and challenge governments, as seen in Middle East, but will also provide governments "an unprecedented ability to monitor their citizens," the report said.
Post Arab Spring
In the Middle East, the youth who drove the Arab Spring will give way to a gradually aging population and with new technologies starting to provide the world with other sources of oil and gas, the Middle East economy will need to increasingly diversify, the report said.
The United States, one of the world's biggest energy consumers, could become energy independent in the next two decades, the report said. "The U.S. has regained its position as the world's largest natural gas producer and expanded the life of its reserves from 30 to 100 years due to hydraulic fracturing technology."
But the key for the Middle East will be the political landscape.
"On the one hand, if the Islamic Republic maintains power in Iran and is able to develop nuclear weapons, the Middle East will face a highly unstable future," the report said. "On the other hand, the emergence of moderate, democratic governments or a breakthrough agreement to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could have enormously positive consequences."
Islamist terrorism might end by 2030, but terrorism is unlikely to disappear completely because states may use such groups due to a "strong sense of insecurity," the report said.
"With more widespread access to lethal and disruptivetechnologies, individuals who are experts in such niche areas ascyber systems might sell their services to the highest bidder,including terrorists, who would focus less on causing masscasualties and more on creating widespread economic andfinancial disruptions."
Spread of Lethal Technologies
Future wars in Asia and the Middle East could include nuclear weapons, the report said.
Countries with nuclear weapons might consider exploding a device to wipe out an opponent's ability to use electronic systems that cannot operate in a radiated environment, rather than to harm people, the report said.
(Read More: China and India Will Dominate Headlines from Asia in 2013)
The next two decades will see a spread of lethal technologies and a "wider spectrum of more accessible instruments of war" especially precision-strike, cyber and bioterror weapons, the report said.
"A cyber arms race is likely to occur" as states seek to defend infrastructure against cyber attacks and to incorporate cyber weapons in their arsenals.
"The degree to which cyber instruments will shape the future of warfare is unclear, however," it said.


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - The man authorities say killed a TSA screener and wounded three other people during a rampage through the Los Angeles airport last month is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on murder and other felony charges in a case that could bring the death penalty.
Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23, is expected to be asked to enter a plea to 11 felony charges, including one of murder and three of attempted murder.
A trial date could also be set at the hearing Thursday at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, where he has been held without bail since soon after his arrest.
Authorities say the unemployed motorcycle mechanic arrived at the airport's Terminal 3 on Nov. 1 with the intention of killing TSA workers. Officials have said Ciancia had a grudge against the agency, but they have not indicated what prompted it.
After entering the terminal, police say Ciancia pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a duffel bag and began spraying the area with gunfire as hundreds of people fled in terror.
TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez was killed. Two other uniformed TSA officers and a traveler were wounded.
Hernandez, 39, became the first TSA officer to die in the line of duty. A coroner's report showed he was struck by a dozen bullets. Witnesses have said that after first shooting him the gunman returned to shoot again when he saw Hernandez move.
Airport police arrested Ciancia following a gunfight in which they wounded him four times.
An indictment accuses him of "substantial planning and premeditation to cause the death of a person and to commit an act of terrorism."
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Area code 907 is the largest area code (in terms of land area served) in the U.S., and is second only to Canadian area code 867 among codes in the North American Numbering Plan. Since the Aleutian Islands of Alaska cross longitude 180 (also known as the Anti-Meridian), 907 can be considered to be both the farthest west and the farthest east area code in the NANP. It was also tied with 808 as the longest area code to dial on a rotary phone (taking 26 pulses to dial out) until the proliferation of touch tone phones and the opening up of area codes previously unused within the NANP.


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Welcome to the Game Day Fire Drill, for this, Calgary's 42nd game of the season on Jan. 5, 2010.
Calgary will probably win this game tonight.
It almost always does against Nashville, right? At least in Nashville.
The Flames have taken their last three games at the Sommet Center and, all things considered, in relatively easy fashion. The one meeting in Music City earlier this season saw the Flames rampage to a 5-nil win. Last year, the Preds jumped out to a three-goal lead just eight minutes into the game before the Flames staged an incredible five-goal comeback on the back of a Jarome Iginla hat trick. And the only close game was a 3-2 win last season that saw Todd Bertuzzi score the deciding goal with 24 seconds to play.
But still, in the last three games, that's 13-5 on aggregate, and that's fairly dominant.
Which is, I expect, why the Flames will lose tonight, as they did in Calgary the last time these teams met.
The Calgary Flames (24-12-5 for 53 points. Tied for fifth in the West, second in the Northwest) and the Nashville Predators (25-14-3 for 53 points. Tied for fifth in the West, second in the Central).
6 p.m. Mountain time and 8 p.m. Eastern time. All other time zones should watch the World Juniors final, because that's what I'll be doing.
Sommet Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Calgary is 12-7-2 on the road this year, and are actually playing well lately, which is a welcome change. The Preds are 13-7-1 at home and have won three straight, but to the Blue Jackets, Blues and Ducks. No big shakes.
What (to hate about the Preds)
David Legwand — Yes, he has spent every game of his career in Nashville and I suppose there's something to be said for that. But I secretly suspect that this is to save face for his having been the No. 2 overall pick in 1998 and really not a very good one. Then again, that whole draft looks pretty damn terrible, so I don't know.
Patric Hornqvist — He has 13 goals this year. Number of Calgary Flames with that many goals: two. Number of Calgary Flames that were taken in a higher draft spot than Hornqvist: four (Bourque, Giordano and Jaffray were undrafted; Kronwall went 270th). Hornqvist was the very last pick of his draft, No. 230 overall.
Barry Trotz — He gets teams to win, he does it with no money. Imagine if Calgary had a guy like that.
Because you didn't want to see the US roll over your stupid country anyway. Enjoy the game and collect your tears to mail to me in the comments section.


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Row, row your boatMerrily down the lakeMerrily, Merrily, MerrilyThis race is but a fake.
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United Technologies reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday that opped analysts' forecasts, but revenues were undermined by a strengthening dollar, which sent its share price lower in pre-market trading.
The company delivered third-quarter earnings excluding items of $1.37 per share, down from $1.47 a share in the year-earlier period and exceeding most analysts' estimates.
Revenue ncreased o $15 billion from $14.80 billion a year ago, but the negative impact from foreign currency translation shaved about seven cents off UTC's earnings.
Analysts had expected United Technologies to report $15.51 billion in revenue and earnings of $1.18 a share, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
The company warned that it expects further costly restructuring this year that would total $600 million, up from a previous estimate of $500 million, which would lead to a one-time gain. UTC also guided lower its expectations for 2012 sales, saying it expects that figure to come in around $58 billion.
The company cited a beneficial impact from its purchase of the International Aero Engines oint venture from Rolls Royce, which helped add about three cents to its earnings per share during the quarter.
UTC's acquisition of Goodrich ad no impact on its third quarter results, but the company said it expects the transaction to add about ten cents to its full-year results — down sharply from the 20 cents it previously estimated.
"The integration of Goodrich and IAE is off to a good start with solid underlying performance at both businesses," said Louis Chenevert, UTC chairman and CEO.
Following the release, the multinational conglomerate's shares dipped 0.5 percent in early market action on the New York Stock Exhange. (Get real-time quotes for United Technologies here.) he strengthening U.S. dollar affected the value of its foreign sales.
Organic sales decreased 2 percent compared to the same quarter in 2011, and foreign currency translation had an adverse impact of 3 percentage points.


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Men At Work Musician Found Dead; Ridiculous Copyright Ruling Against Band Blamed
from the copyright-victims dept
Still, bizarrely, the Australian courts repeatedly ruled in favor of Larrikan. When Australia's High Court refused to hear the appeal, the awful appeals court ruling stood, saying that the song infringed, and 5% of its royalties belonged to Larrikan.
As a bunch of people are sending in, it appears that this story has a truly tragic ending, as Men at Work band member Greg Ham has been found dead -- with multiple stories suggesting that this particular case and the ruling completely destroyed his life:
"I'm terribly disappointed that that's the way I'm going to be remembered - for copying something..."Other reports say that he was so distraught over the ruling, he went back to using heroin and abusing alcohol. While he clearly had issues to deal with beyond this, it does appear that the ruling helped push him over the edge. That's really quite tragic.


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LOS ANGELES (K-EARTH) — There's a little, unassuming building tucked away in a sleepy corner of the Valley. It's brick-faced with a high fence, a modest parking lot and a rather stylish address plate on the front.
Inside this building, a handful of GM employees worked in secret to design, among other things, the brand new Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept.
Celebrating its tenth year, the GM Advanced Design Center has churned out an incredible range of both concept and production designs. Finely-tuned sports cars, luxury sedans, special edition Bonnevilles and more were all laid out on display for our visit, but a few caught our eye.
First off, there was this thing, which looked like a Segway meets a 50′s vision of the future.
Turns out it's the GM en-v concept, and it's actually based on the Segway. It's designed for major, dense urban areas and it's designed to work with a whole bunch of others to get people around major cities quickly and efficiently.
Not your style? That's fine. And Jay Leno might agree with you, because on this particular night he came ripping into the party in his jet car.
Well sure, that's just Jay in his prototype GM Eco Air, a car he worked with GM to design right in our backyard at the GM Advanced Design Center. "It may not be exactly fuel efficient," Jay told " Who didn't want a jet car as a kid?
" Jay Leno on the Eco Air reporters, "but it doesn't burn traditional fuel." And it's not based on new technologies, either. "There's nothing ground breaking in there," he continued, it's more something you build because you wanted one so badly as a kid.
Well we can't all afford the price of jet fuel like Jay, nor do we envy the driver who has to find a spot big enough to park the Eco Air. What else does the Advanced Design Center, the folks who also gave us the brand new Chevrolet Camaro, have up its sleeve?
Turns out, it's a doozy.
With much fanfare, last night GM took the wraps off a bold new concept — the Urban Luxury Concept, to be specific. Why does a luxury car have to be either sporty, or gigantic? Can you have the elegance and luxury of a Cadillac without the proportions?
Judging by the reaction from the crowd, everybody seemed to think so. Of course the ULC is just a concept right now, but it's a concept that looks like it could definitely find room in LA's parking-scarce car culture.


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