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The Department of the Treasury building in Washington, D.C. The department works with states to implement the SSBCI program, which was created as part of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.
The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) provides $1.5 billion to states, U.S. territories, eligible municipalities, and the District of Columbia to support new and existing programs that offer access to credit for small businesses and small manufacturers. The SSBCI was created by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Although we are emerging from a financial crisis, many small businesses still struggle to find available credit from private lenders and investors to expand their businesses and hire employees. Many of these small businesses have the ability to repay a loan but are unable to access credit because of a lack of a repayment history or because the value of their collateral has fallen below traditional underwriting criteria. Many states have operated credit enhancement programs to address these issues, but funding for these programs has been reduced or eliminated because of state budget cutbacks.
The funding from the SSBCI program allows states to build on successful models for state small-business programs or to launch new programs that respond to market conditions and address local credit needs.
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In their applications, states wanting to participate in the SSBCI program must demonstrate a reasonable expectation that each $1 in federal contributions will lead to $10 of new small-business lending by the end of the allocation period in December 2016.
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Lender participation is essential to the program. Eligible lenders include any insured depository institution, insured credit union, or community development financial institution (CDFI).1 Lenders can use the program to expand their small-business customer base and support state economic development efforts. The programs administered by the states that take advantage of funds made available through the SSBCI program are generally easy to use and allow lenders to retain control of the underwriting and credit decision-making. Certain transactions, such as those involving working capital or subordinate debt, as well as small transaction sizes, are well-suited for SSBCI-supported programs.
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I'm not sure....could be wrong on this. But during the Survivor Fantasy game, didn't we at some point suggest we go to RFF's chat room and talk about our possible answers? I know I saw s1 and TheCinera there often. I think it was for the same purpose...so our team could climb back up to first or as close to it. A lot of people come to RFF for spoilers. The answers may still have been posted. I can't remember. So if I'm wrong, sorry. BTW, I sent you a PM
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UTICA -- A Verona man was arrested Monday night at a Utica Walmart for allegedly stealing a CD player and a bottle of cooking wine.
Around 9:30 p.m., Utica Police were called to the store for a reported shoplifter. Store security relayed that 33-year-old Daniel McCouliff, of Mitchell Road in Verona, stole a CD player and a bottle of cooking wine. He was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor.


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If you like to read about insects read Insect Invaders.You should read this book because it will hold you in suspense. This book will hold you in suspense because you will wonder if Wanda and Ralphie's bugs will survive in the wild. Also, the Magic School Bus runs into scary bugs, you might think they will get eaten. Another reason why you should read Insect Invaders is because it has awesome pictures. For example, it looks like the pictures are moving. One picture that looks like it's a moving is a picture of a Praying Mantis on page fifty eight. Also, Insect Invaders has interesting facts. On one page there's a fact that says ladybugs eat about five thousand insects in a lifetime. Another fact is that ants can lift twenty times their own weight. As you can see, Insect Invaders is an astonishing book because it has fantastic pictures, interesting facts, and it will hold you in suspenese!
I recommend this book to people who enjoy reading about insects. You can learn what insects eat, like plants or other insect. Also, you learn where insects live. Last, you can learn how insects are different from arachnids. So if you want to study more about insects get up and read Insect Invaders!


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt unveiled as next generation RPG
Game Informer's latest issue is set to take the lid off of The Witcher 3, in all of its next-gen glory.
A leaked cover shot of the latest Game Informer magazine (by way of Polygon) reveals the game as: "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. A must see next generation RPG."
The game will be entirely open world, and is being pitched as a perfect entry point" for new players of the series. The magazine's content page reads:
CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3 takes the series' dark fantasy universe and non-linear storytelling into a truly open world for the first time. Even if you haven't been following Geralt's exploits so far, The Witcher 3 offers a perfect entry point."
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A month or two ago, there was an artice in Popular Science about Chinese hackers, and I was wondering if any of you had read, and what you stance on what the artice stated was. Yes, I am aware that some Chinese hackers probably will read this topic, s just remember, I would prefer that this topic stays somewhat around around the article, so no one gets mad at me. If you don't subscribe to popsci, you can find the article here. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2 ... a-syndrome Just one thing I'd like to put in is, unfortunately, they use the term "hackers" without clarifying what they mean by that. And they obviously mean black hat hackers. Thanks, I look forward to your responses!
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What tools will cotton producers use to fight insects in the coming year and beyond? Do those tools signal a different approach to insect control in the post-eradication era? And what will be the role of the consultant after boll weevil eradication?
In a recent talk at Cotton Incorporated's Crop Management Seminar in Memphis, Auburn University entomologist Ron Smith provided his perspective on where things might be headed.
For example, he believes that new chemistries will be target-insect specific, have less residual than pyrethroids, but could be more effective.
Smith says that following boll weevil eradication, fewer sprays with phosphate-type chemistry will be necessary, therefore more opportunity for the true bugs (tarnished plant bugs, fleahoppers, stink bugs, etc. to emerge.
This group of true bugs will likely present the greatest fruit loss potential in the Mid-South post eradication.
On the other hand, there will continue to be a role for some of the older insecticides, especially the phosphates, since they are economical and highly effective on the plant bugs and stink bugs. This will be their primary fit.
Due to low spray environments and changes in tillage practice in certain areas, many new pest species will appear sporadically in the system.
Examples include white fringe beetle larvae, cutworms, three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, snails and slugs, grasshoppers, false chinch bugs, salt marsh caterpillars, leaf-footed bugs and negro bugs.
Consultants and field men must be able to scout for multiple pests in each field or management unit and understand their economic importance.
Smith also provided an update on the registration status of several insecticide tools and their impact on pest management practices. The chemical name is in parentheses.
- Knack (pyriproxyfen) - An insect growth regulator (IGR) which is effective on the silver leaf and sweet potato whitefly at 8 to 10 fluid ounces per acre. Knack is very toxic to whitefly eggs. Only one application per season permitted. Has full Section 3 registration. Parent company is Valent.
- Applaud (buprofezin) - Active against the nymphal stage of whiteflies and will give several weeks of residual control. Used under a Section 18 permit in California and Arizona. Only one application per season is permitted. Registration package is being reviewed by EPA. Could expect registration in late 2001 for 2002 season. Parent company is Aventis.
- Intrepid (methoxyfenozide) - Best activity on the armyworm complex and loopers (beet armyworm (BAW), fall armyworm (FAW), cabbage looper (CL) soybean looper (SL)). Has good residual on BAW, but weak on budworms and bollworms. Received full registration in October, 2000.
- Confirm, Mimic (tebufenozide) - IGR is a good BAW and FAW material on pastures turf and forages. Labeled for cotton on BAW, FAW. Parent company is Rohm and Haas.
- Tracer, Spintor (spinosad) - Has excellent activity on budworms, including those resistant to pyrethroids. Selective on most beneficial species. Effective at lower than 2 ounces per acre in pre-bloom cotton. Has up to seven-day residual, but may not be as rainfast as Denim or Steward. Has registration on most row crops (soybeans, corn, sorghum). Parent company is Dow Agrosciences.
- Leverage (imidacloprid and cyfluthrin) - Has activity on plant bugs, aphids, bollworms and stink bugs. Economical if both pyrethroid and aphid control is needed. Not as selective on beneficials as Provado alone. Parent company is Bayer.
- Regent (phenylpyrazole) - Looks like this product will likely never be labeled for cotton. Active on chewing and sucking pests. Has activity on fleas and termites and will be marketed as a termiticide and in the veterinarian market. Registered and sold on corn for corn rootworm. Parent company is Aventis.
- Fulfill (pymetrozine) - Anti-feeding compound for sucking pests such as aphids. Paralyzes mouth parts so insects starve to death. Slow knock-down, difficult to evaluate in field. Will not be available until after 2001. Will be a tool for use in resistance management of aphids. Parent company is Novartis.
- Assail (acetamiprid) - Has excellent activity on sucking pests, including aphids and whiteflies. Has bollworm and tobacco budworm activity. Will have an Emergency Use Permit in 2001, but do not expect registration until late 2001. Parent company is Aventis.
- Adage (thiamethoxam) - Seed treatment is comparable to Temik for thrips control in most university research tests. Is systemic in soil. Can be used as seed treatment, in-furrow, or foliar sprays (Centric). Wide spectrum of activity (thrips, aphids, whiteflies, plant bugs and stink bugs). 2001 period will be used as a test period (short supply). Parent company is Novartis.
- Steward (indoxacarb) - Has good-to-excellent activity on bollworm, BAW, FAW and SL. Has some suppression activity on plant bugs. Residual of about seven days. May have slightly slower activity than Tracer and Denim. Registration in fall of 2000. Parent company, Dupont.
- Denim, Proclaim, Strategy (emamectin benzoate) - Has activity on bollworm, tobacco budworm, BAW, FAW, SL. Works faster than Tracer or Steward but has shorter residual. Larvae undergo paralysis, stop feeding but mortality may take several days. Had Section 18 registration in 2000. Expect label in late 2001, but may have to use Section 18s again for use season. Parent company, Novartis (Merck).
- S-1812 (chemical class, pyridine) - Good activity on bollworm, tobacco budworm, BAW, FAW, SL. Registration at least two years away. Parent company, Valent.
- Pirate (chlorfenopyr) - Registration package withdrawn from EPA by parent company in 2000. EPA concerns were bird and fish toxicity. Parent company, American Cyanamid.
- Bollgard II - (contains two Bt genes, Cry 2 Ac and Cry 1 Ac (the gene in original Bollgard. Bollgard II is more toxic to armyworm species. Will have broader worm spectrum than original Bollgard (includes BAW, FAW and SL). Some studies indicate improved bollworm control with Bollgard II. Should have EPA approval in late 2001. Limited sales in 2002, but no stacked gene (RR).


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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Small Success Thursday
It's time for Small Success Thursday. Today, we pause to catch our breath and consider all we've done in the past week that adds up to a lot of love poured into little things. Post three things you count as success and link back here to participate or leave your small successes in the com box. Then go to each of the blogs that posted and leave a comment, it's part of the fun!
1) This week I picked up the cookies (I'm cookie mom).
2) Didn't let myself get overwhelmed by the house, instead I opted to play with my kids first. It was a small thing, but for me, it was a victory.
3) Made it to Ash Wednesday Mass with all three littles in tow.
Now it's your turn!
5 comments:
- Karen said...
Hooray for #2! I need to learn to let the housework wait while I play with the kids.
- February 23, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- JJ's Mom said...
Wow! Cookie mom! What an undertaking! Sounds like a remarkably successful week. Keep up the great work Mom!
- February 23, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Lauren Anderson said...
I've always wanted to do this with you so I'm excited that I actually made time to do this today!
Thanks for helping me remember the good things about each week and for telling me about yours.
- February 23, 2012 at 1:01 PM
- munchesmom said...
YAY on #2! That is a wonderful success that I'm sure the kids will remember for a long time.
- February 23, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- Owner of Homeschool Faith and Family Life Website said...
Good for you! Sounds like you had an awesome week:)
- February 23, 2012 at 9:21 PM
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Katie Price, the UK reality-show contestant who parlayed 15 minutes of fame into a $66 million media empire, has ordered her Veyron to be painted the same shade of pink as her Range Rover, VW Beetle, horse box and 125cc scooter.
Price has reportedly contracted Project Kahn, the UK-based shop known for its flamboyant custom work, to perform the dye job.
Meanwhile, author Henry James says his new novel, "Daisy Miller Gets a Boob Job, then Dry-Humps a Footballer on Channel 4," will be loosely based on Price's memoirs. (Hat tip to Tentacle!)


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SUMMIT, NJ - On the last day of the 2012 school year, the Student Council at Summit High School held its second annual Winter Festival. Held all day during students' physical education periods, the event was a fundraiser from which half the proceeds went to Hurricane Sandy relief and the rest was divided among clubs at the school.
The event included writing letters to veterans, a photo booth area, arts and craft station, a showing of the movie "Elf," carnival games, a basketball tournament, football toss and a Ping-Pong contest.
A new element to the Winter Festival was the addition of the silent auction, which was co-sponsored by the SHS Parent Teacher Organization. The Student Council auctioned 28 Christmas trees; each decorated by a different sports team, club or academic department.
Senior Abby Beier, who is the council president, said the concept for the festival came from the holiday party they have at the middle school. Beier said it was successful last year, but they wanted to make it even better.
"I think this year people are enjoying the variety of options that we have," she said. "I think people are having fun and it's a good way to relax."
Sophomore Zach Rissman, who is the communications chair of the Student Council, said they wanted to help the community and hold a fun event. Rissman said having enough activities for everyone to do was a bit challenging because it was a full day of school unlike last year which was a half day.
"It's definitely a good way to wind down a bit and get your mind in the holiday spirit," he said.
Newcomer to the event, junior Abby DePhillips, sold cupcakes from her newly formed business, Abby Cakes. She started her company in the summer because she needed a job and she loves to bake. Students and teachers devoured the sugary snacks throughout the day. DePhillips, who also caters birthday and princess parties, donated a percentage of her proceeds to the Hurricane Sandy relief fund.
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BALTIMORE (AP) Notre Dame is known for its tradition-rich football program. Talk about Duke, and the first thing that comes to mind is a basketball dynasty led by coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Both schools, however, have also built powerhouse men's lacrosse programs.
Since taking over in 2007, John Danowski has led Duke to a pair of national championships. Before Kevin Corrigan arrived at Notre Dame, the school's lacrosse program was virtually unknown outside of South Bend. During Corrigan's 26-year tenure, the Fighting Irish have made the NCAA tournament 18 times and reached the Final Four on four occasions.
Duke will seek its third national title and Notre Dame will vie for its first Monday at M&T Bank Stadium. It is a rematch of the 2010 national championship, won by the Blue Devils 6-5 in overtime.
Both teams boast high-powered offenses. Duke is averaging 15 goals and Notre Dame 12. The top-seeded Blue Devils have put up 19 goals or more five times this season, including twice in the tournament. The sixth-seeded Fighting Irish have netted 18 goals or more on three occasions.
First team All-American attackman Jordan Wolf leads the Blue Devils with 97 points on 62 goals and 35 assists, and midfielders Deemer Class and Myles Jones have 63 and 60 points, respectively. Corrigan said stopping transition and unsettled opportunities is the key to beating the Blue Devils (16-3).
''I think it starts with taking away some of their early offense. They're so effective when they come down the field and they love to attack early in possessions when it's maybe 5-on-5 and there is subbing going on,'' Corrigan said.
Attackman Matt Kavanagh has amassed 72 points on 40 goals and 32 assists for Notre Dame (12-5). Conor Doyle (49 points) and John Scioscia (29 goals) round out a potent attack. Danowski was asked how Duke will contain Kavanagh, a second team All-American who had five goals and two assists in Saturday's 11-6 semifinal victory over Maryland.
''You want to limit or reduce his touches. While you want to defend him individually, you have to make sure you're sliding to him, that you're driving him to certain areas on the field where there is help,'' Danowski said. ''So we always have to be mindful of where (Kavanagh) is and be able to slide to him quickly.''
Neither team has gotten great goaltending. Notre Dame's Conor Kelly lost his starting job for seven games, but regained it late in the season and has been solid in the NCAA tournament, making a career-high 17 saves against Harvard in the first round and 14 on Saturday.
Duke pulled starting goalie Luke Aaron early in the fourth quarter of its 15-12 semifinal win over Denver. Kyle Turri, the season-long starter on the 2013 national championship team, made four saves to stave off the Pioneers' comeback attempt. Danowski said Sunday that Aaron would start the championship, but that he would not hesitate to insert Turri.


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Home prices are rising at levels not seen since the real estate boom, but American homeownership remains on the decline.
The two trends underscore the nature of the housing rebound: Gains in pricing have been driven significantly by investors, leaving many would-be buyers behind.
Prices are rising because of strong demand, a lack of supply and a sharp recovery in the hardest-hit markets. The number of foreclosed homes coming to market has also dropped dramatically. But because lending standards remain tight, the everyday home shopper is often losing out to investors able to pay cash.
"What we are seeing right now is definitely not normal," said Jed Kolko, chief economist for real estate website Trulia.com.
The number of homes for sale has not only been constrained by the drop in foreclosed properties. The low level of building over the last several years also has diminished supply, as has the fact that many borrowers remain stuck underwater — owing more on their homes than the market value — and are unable to get the prices they need to sell their homes.


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Common Core Standards - What are they? And what do you need to know about them?
First, you need to know that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are educational standards determining what skills students should be taught and know at every level of learning. All but five states have adopted CCSS.
Here are a few examples of grade one standards for reading.
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message of lesson.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
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You can read all the CCSS standards on the Common Core State Standards Initiative website .
Now, what do you need to do differently (or more of) because of the CCSS?
Patrick Daley, Senior Vice President of Scholastic Classroom Publishing, and an expert in the Common Core recommends parents do the following five things with their children:
1) Talk about books, especially the great ones! The Common Core says children need to read "books worth reading." We all know that reading ANYTHING is great for kids, but they should be exposed to great writers and challenging content too. Lead by example!
2) Ask your children questions about what they're reading. One of the key shifts with the Common Core is its requirement that students (both orally and in writing) cite evidence from the texts they are reading to make an argument. Try asking questions that require your kids to talk about the content of the books they're reading – like having them give examples for why a favorite character was heroic or clever or forgiving.
3) Push your kids to read non-fiction. Reading fiction is still a critical and wonderful part of learning to read, but the Common Core elevates the importance of non-fiction, or "informational text," as the authors of the standards call it. Does your son love gross bugs? Get him a book about cockroach infestations and let him dig deep into a topic that interest him. You might have a future scientist in your house!
4) Encourage your kids to write, write, write. The Common Core standards emphasize the important link between reading and writing – and writing to persuade by citing evidence is a key 21st Century skill. Encourage your children to keep a journal or blog, or write a letter or e-mail to a favorite author.
5) "Talk math" with your kids. The Common Core requires students to learn important math "reasoning" skills in addition to learning their multiplication tables and memorizing formulas. Great math teachers learn to talk through math problems with students. Parents: Try talking to your kids about mathematical practices they use every day. Have them estimate time and distance, compare the value of products in a store, or calculate the tip when you're out to dinner.
Edutopia provides an extensive list of links for more CCSS information as does Larry Ferlazzo .
Have you been hearing about Common Core?
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I am posting this message simply to alert people to a potential insecurity in Instant Messaging technology.
Basically, it is this: If you send someone an instant message, they can grab your IP Address. It is as simple as that. I tell you this to address the paranoid people out there, who are afraid of letting anyone get any sort of start attacking you.
You always see messages if you try to set up any sort of "Direct Connection," because that actually connects the computers on a port-to-port method, leaving a gaping hole in anyone's security.
But, as most of us here know, just getting someone's IP Address is enough to start an attack, by port scanning, or whatever. (I'm not going to give out any more ideas here than I have to.)
It works like this. The person who sends or recieves an Instant Message is sending and recieving packets of information, as we all know. Those packets are, in some firewalls, logged.
Because of that, it is possible for anyone to grab your IP Address by looking at the logged packets and in/out signals that every computer sends when connected to another computer.
The Firewall I originally discovered this with, was Sygate. Anyone can do this. It can happen if they send you a message, and you do not respond.
The only solution is to block people you do not trust, otherwise any new screen name, a fake temporary one, can send you a message, and get the information they need.
But even that is not totally secure. Variants of this can be done with almost any technology, as long as detailed logs are kept on in and out packets.
I don't know if anyone can find a way to stop someone from taking advantage of this, because any friend, even if temporarily ticked off at you, can grab your IP Address and begin trying to connect (more dangerous in XP and 2000 than anything else, due to their built in web server functions, on some designs.) OS X is also at possible risk for this, because it is a Unix Platform.
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The most recent book that I've read was:
Morningwood: Everybody loves large chests
It's a book about a Mimic, in a dungeon that gets lucky and progressively more dangerous. It's a humor book, very easy read, and it had me laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my face. It has been a very long time since I've laughed that hard.
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Busted: Haitian Man Claiming He Was 16 In High School Playing Basketball For Over A Year Is Really 22! (Gets Caught Lying & Sent To Prison)
"A 22-year-old man claiming to be 16 years old is busted after enrolling as a student in ECISD for more than a year. For more than a year, he successfully convinced school officials, students - even law enforcement that he was 16-year-old Jerry Joseph, an immigrant from Haiti. He flew under the radar in plain sight as a basketball star; even being featured in a news story after the devastating Haiti earthquake. His coach, Danny Wright had sympathy and took him into his own home." - HLC News. Shout out to JAMAICANSlim
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Rosa Johnson (center) with Pearls Academy mentors
A non-profit continues to help create strong and edified young women in the community.
Pearls Academy Inc. (PAI) AKA Preparing Early and Refining Little Sisters, is a 501© 3 institution that provides mentorship, educational skills and self-esteem training to young women in the community. Rosa Johnson is CEO and founder of the non- profit and felt the need to create a positive environment where young minority women can thrive.
"I feel our community needs reformation," said Johnson about PAI. "[PAI] is exactly what the community needs as far as our young women becoming educated, [aware] and being able to contribute to the community.
"[We] are preparing the girls for the opportunity to be in the right place so that their dreams can come true."
Johnson is a Los Angeles native, who attended 95th Elementary School and Dorsey High School. Later, she attended Santa Monica College and transferred to Cal State L.A., where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She graduated from USC with her Master's in Social Work. Her dream, turned into an idea and then into reality as she was finishing a master's program at USC.
"As a young girl, looking back, I felt like if I had certain information, I would've made better choices. I see others that I grew up with, doing the same thing."
Dr. Anita (www.harvest4success.com) one of the key speakers of intuition and Rosa Johnson
Now that she's completed her education, she wants to use her skills to help the young women in the neighborhood.
"I began using all of my assignments to design the program," Johnson recalled. "Over the two year span that I was there, everything came together and after I graduated, I just made a few phone calls to some friends who are also community members. They volunteered their time and decided to come along and help."
PAI became California certified in July of 2012. They held their first meeting in September that same year.
"Our first year, we took on about 26 girls, which was a lot. I thought I was going to start off with six girls but it ended up turning into its own thing," said Johnson. "We'd like to keep our group between twelve and fifteen members because it is an intimate setting.
Johnson with her 4th/5th grade teacher Mrs. Jones (teacher of 25 years) and her daughter, Asia, who is in Pearls Academy
"[But] anyone who wants to be a part of it, they'll just contact me and we'll get to know each other. I'll invite you out to one of our workshops and you can participate for the day. If you like what we're doing and think it's going to benefit you, you can become a part of our team."
Johnson has met with the girls, families and community members through an open house to get a consensus of what the needs are in the community and to come together to have a discussion to see what it was that she wanted to do with the youth. So, out of that came the structure of PAI.
Through PAI, Johnson has created a place where young women can lean on each other for strength, courage and wisdom. PAI is place where young women can go to get information, encouragement and feedback. She does this two Saturdays a month from 10:00 am to 3:00 at El Camino College. This is where she holds workshops for girls ages 7 to 24, on everything from banking to hygiene.
"We're at El Camino College all year long," said Johnson. "So we're able to reach out to different community members.
"We still don't have a building but that's okay because our goal isn't to spend thousands of dollars each month in overhead but to be invested in the children."
PAI offers mentoring, college prep and etiquette training among other things. They look to give scholarship opportunities when they can. There are a lot of organizations that have scholarships and financial aid for youth in the community and PAI does their best to access them.
"Finances are a big issue and I feel that was part of the reason why I was discouraged from applying to school.
"So… I find these [organizations], put all this information in one place [so] when a young Black girl tells me, 'I want to go to college,' I can hand her information."
Johnson strongly believes in the term "girl power," which is a powerful motivation for her endeavors with PAI. Some research has found that young women, with a secondary or higher educational background, help bring economic growth to underserved communities. Johnson hopes PAI can help to start a continuing process where young women will help other young women to reach higher.
"We're very set back in our community and I feel like nobody is coming for us," said Johnson. "And we have to go and get it for ourselves—that's what [PAI] is [about]."
Dinner & a movie with the Pearls and Mentors aka Mothers of Pearls
PAI has tutoring, anti-bullying workshops, volunteer opportunities and entrepreneurship among other subjects and focuses. PAI is truly a one-stop community haven for young women, who want to take control of their lives and futures. Johnson has some events coming up in the future in which PAI will be involved.
So far, they've taken field trips, done science experiments and participated in financial workshops from banking experts from Union Bank. They recently added the STONES (Standing Together on Nobility, Education and Success) section of their organization for male youth ages 11-21.
"I am helping young men as well," said Johnson. "I will not turn anyone away."
"My brother stepped in to help with the young men."
Johnson is gearing up for a gala in June where PAI will be celebrating its youth, their dreams and goals. "Basically, all year long, our students are putting in work…the gala is a celebration of 'we worked hard and now let's celebrate and let's share with our community."
From Left-To-Right PAI Mentors: Kassie K., Anneka H., Kyara S., Rosa Johnson & Marie P.
Pearls Academy Inc. is located on the campus of El Camino College. You may contact them at (213) 793-1221 or by fax (323) 231-6531. You may also contact them through e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Anyone interested in PEARLS or STONES can call Johnson at (213) 793-1221.
For more information visit, www.pearlsacademyinc.com.
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Post-2015: On our way to the World We Want | Olav Kjorven
24 Feb 2014 by Olav Kjorven
Within the next fifteen or twenty years we could live in a world where everyone has enough food, access to basic health services, schooling and jobs.
That's a different world from the one we inhabit today, but I'm optimistic, because a new emerging vision is galvanizing support from governments, business and civil society.
My optimism comes from following the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG). The 70 governments in the group held in-depth discussions on how we can transform our economies, societies and environment into a more sustainable system.
There is a common understanding between the governments that ambitious targets on providing access to food, education, jobs, health, energy, water and sanitation will be included in the next development goals. There is strong agreement that we need targets to reverse environmental degradation and protect the eco-systems. There is commitment to building just societies for women and girls, and to reverse the trend of rising income inequality. There is also agreement that this agenda needs to be for all countries, North and South.
Another reason for optimism is that during each of the sessions of the OWG, the Member States have engaged with world-class experts, civil society and the private sector. This trend toward openness and participation has been complemented by our "global conversation" which engaged almost two million people and experts.
The third reason for optimism comes from the fact that we are not starting from scratch: we're building on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which guided policy making, resource mobilization, and implementation of projects across the world for more than a decade. Once a new agenda is agreed, we know how to hit the ground running.
The road ahead will be bumpy though. Discussions around how to include and measure governance, conflict prevention, peace building, and climate change in the goals will be challenging. And so will the debate about financing.
But there is a growing realization that not having any sustainable development agenda will be the most expensive option of all.
The next phase of discussions in the OWG will be critical, from March through July. I may be slightly more optimistic than some others, and now you know why. I hope it spreads. That is how great things become possible.
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Whooping cough cases continue to soar across California, with the potentially fatal disease showing no sign of backing off from already-epidemic levels, state health officials said Friday.
A total of 4,558 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been reported so far this year. That is about 2,000 more cases statewide than all of last year, health officials said. In the last two weeks alone, there were 1,100 new cases across California, added Dr. Gil Chavez, state epidemiologist for the Department of Public Health.
So far, three infants have died, but two of them had been infected last year and suffered complications for months, Chavez said. Those deaths occurred in Riverside, Placer and Sacramento counties.
The additional cases reinforce what already has been declared as an epidemic in California, Chavez said, and the reasons for the soaring numbers are varied. They include a disease that is cyclical, with peaks every three to five years, an increased awareness, better reporting from health departments and waning immunity.
Many of the cases are among children who had been vaccinated, but the vaccine does not offer a lifetime of protection.
"A vaccine, although effective, wanes over time," Chavez said. "So even if we do a fabulous job vaccinating 100 percent, in three years that immunity wanes."
Still, Chavez and other health officials continue to emphasize vaccination for pregnant women in their third trimester, regardless of previous Tdap vaccination. Infants as young as 6 months old also can be inoculated. And to help prevent babies from sickness, older children, pre-adolescents and adults should also be vaccinated against pertussis according to current recommendations.
"We're doing a lot of work with our efforts to ensure that women receive the Tdap vaccine," said Kathleen Harriman, who heads the immunization branch of the state's public health department. "This is our best strategy to protecting young infants."
But some parents have chosen against vaccinating their children under the state's personal belief exemption. State records indicate about 3 percent of California children ages 2-4 in child care have claimed a personal belief exemption from getting their shots.
"This is a contributor, but it's a contributor more in communities and school settings," Chavez said.
Health officials fear a repeat of 2010 when whooping cough reached epidemic levels in California. At the time, there were more than 9,100 cases, including 10 deaths, the most in more than 60 years in the state and across the nation.
"We don't know if this will be more severe than 2010," Chavez said. "It's too early to tell."
Meanwhile, Los Angeles County reported 345 new cases and another 356 cases are under investigation. Whooping cough cases are soaring in Long Beach, with 107 cases reported this year, compared with 16 last year, state figures show.
Whooping cough is characterized by persistent coughing fits and gasping. Complications can arise if not treated quickly and it is potentially fatal, health officials said.


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Bluffton High football co-captains Michael Grant and Michael Sulka have been honored again in the wake of the Bobcats' unprecedented 2011 season that saw the team advance to the Class 3A state championship game.
"I got two All-Americans," Bluffton Head Coach Ken Cribb said outside his classroom Thursday. "They're good boys. I'm proud of them."
Grant learned Thursday he was named a first-team All-American linebacker among medium-size schools by MaxPreps.com, a nationwide high school sports website.
The MaxPreps All-American Football Teams are sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
"Named the South Carolina Defensive Player of the Year by the High School Sports Report, Grant led Bluffton to a 14-1 record while accumulating 141 tackles, 24 for loss, seven sacks and five interceptions," according to the biographical blurb on the MaxPreps site.
Grant also was named to the South Carolina team in the Carolinas Shrine Bowl and earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors in December.
"I couldn't be more proud," said BHS Defensive Coordinator John Houpt. "He's an awesome person and it's an awesome award."
Grant said he hopes the recognition helps him earn a college football scholarship and he's also taking the SAT again to improve his chances.
So far he has been offered "full rides" by Newberry and Johnson C. Smith; he also is expecting a visit from a Western Carolina coach.
Sulka, who anchored the Bluffton offensive line at center, was named to the third-team of the inaugural Ray Guy Prokicker.com High School All-Americans.
Prokicker.com named it's All-Americans on Jan. 11.
The organization offers coaching and camps for kickers, punters, kicking specialists and long snappers. All-Americans were selected by the Prokicker.com staff based on observations during camps and by on-the-field performance during the 2011 high school season.
"Our staff has personally watched these players and worked with these players during camps," said Prokicker.com founder and camp director Rick Sang. "We've seen them and know what they can do."
Sulka also was named to the South team and played in the North South All-Star Game in December.
For more information, visit MaxPreps.com and click on the link to "MaxPreps 2011 U.S. Air Force Medium Schools All-American Football Teams;" also visit www.prokickernews.com.


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Detectives are working to track down a burglar who made off with $10,000 worth of computer equipment from a local elementary school.
The break-in occurred at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, when a custodian at Vieja Valley Elementary reported the school's alarm had been set off, according to Kelly Hoover, spokeswoman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies arrived at the campus at 434 Nogal Drive and discovered that seven Apple computers and miscellaneous components had been stolen, Hoover said.
A door and window also were damaged, boosting the cost for repairs and stolen equipment to more than $10,000.
The department has received video surveillance of the incident from the school, Hoover said, and detectives are reviewing that footage.
Because the investigation is ongoing, Hoover said the department won't be releasing that video just yet, and couldn't describe the suspect.
"People were shocked because it's such a safe community and everyone is incredibly disappointed," Mariann Cooley, the school's principal, told Noozhawk on Friday.
"It feels like a violation that somebody would come to campus and break in and take something they feel they're entitled to," she said. "What's the thought behind that?"
The school's video surveillance has been in place for about a year, she said.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the sheriff's detective bureau at 805.681.4150.


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One of the reasons movies disappoint audiences often is because of how good the trailers are. It is, admittedly, easier to cut 90-150 seconds of the finest, most tantalising footage from over a 100 minutes of film and look way cooler than the film itself, but the best trailers increase anticipation to almost unreal levels --- and the ensuing films seldom live up to that kind of hype.
Then again, there are trailers -- particularly for weak comedies -- that try and focus only on the best scenes there are, period. Which essentially means a trailer full of the only decently funny jokes in an also-ran teen comedy. Blargh.
Anyway, this is time not for negativity. It's a grey Tuesday afternoon, and time to spend some cheer by checking out the most engaging trailers for upcoming cinema. Here, then, is a quick, link-filled look at the most fascinating trailers out there today, and there are a lot of radically cool things on the horizon for sure.
First up just has to be W Oliver Stone's take on George Dubya Bush's rise to presidency looks insanely quirky, with No Country's Josh Brolin playing the much-reviled American head of state. This teaser trailer is crisp, funny -- George Sr, to a shamefaced Dubya: 'Who do you think you are, a Kennedy?' -- chooses just the right song, and, at least on a superficial level, shows off that it is phenomenally well cast.
While Brolin looks more like a Bush caricature -- and even more like Dennis Quaid -- Thandie Newton nails the Condy Rice look perfectly. And Toby Jones as Karl Rove? Nice. The director has always bastardised history to suit cinematic narrative, and this might just be the bizarrely great Stone film we never knew we needed.
The new Coen Brothers movie doesn't even really need a trailer. All you need to know is that the makers of The Big Lebowski are making 'a screwball comedy' and that it stars absolutely everyone you want to see in a Coen film. Yet, the Burn After Reading trailer (this is Red Band, by the way, which means it's a trailer for adults only) smells of surefire awesomeness -- and makes you feel glad for worshipping at the Church of Coen. Everything from Brad Pitt's atrocious hair to Tilda Swinton's ice-cold expressions look priceless, and George Clooney always hits peak when working with Joel and Ethan. And David Rasche's getting this much stuff to do? Ooh, the Sledgehammer-lovin' glee.
Fanboy thrill hits peak with Django. We were all chuffed to high heavens when we learnt that Takashi Miike, the wild Japanese genius behind Audition, was remaking that oh so fabulous western. And this magnificent trailer for Sukiyaki Western Django truly looks like the most exciting sword-filled film since, well, Kill Bill. True, there is a bit too much obeisance paid to that film's director -- who happened to have kinda borrowed the famous Reservoir Dogs ear-slicing scene from the original western -- but then, one rabid film-fan to another, if you were making a totally insane action movie, wouldn't you cast Quentin Tarantino as God too?
And finally, a look India-ward. I really wasn't expecting too much from Akshay Kumar's upcoming Chandni Chowk To China -- even though the poster rocks -- assuming it's going to be yet another film the star would have to carry on his shoulders. The trailer blew me away. Starting with the fact that it's kinda cool to see the Warner logo preface a desi trailer -- the last good trailer those guys made was The Dark Knight, heh -- we launch into a totally madcap promo dripping with attitude. And we're talking very neat and KungFuHustley attitude.
Heck, the Shaw Brothers legend Gordon Liu is giving martial arts lessons in a Hindi movie? Holy Kill Bill, this is unbelievably brilliant. Deepika Padukone looks stunning in geisha-garb, and Kumar -- with the reliably fun Ranvir Shorey by his side -- seems in fine fettle. It's hard to predict the tone of the film itself, but the trailer is very, very fun indeed.
And these are just some of the great trailers abounding right now. And there's Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder, which I refuse to describe but will very gladly point you to right here, which could potentially be the funniest thing since Zoolander. Also, you might like to check out this ludicrous digital short Ben, Robert Downey Jr and Jack Black made to promote the film at the MTV Movie Awards.
Fanboys among you would ask about the really hyped ones, the Watchmen trailer -- I like the way the mask moves, but I still don't think anyone should try and adapt that masterpiece into anything as vulgar as a summer blockbuster, or even a movie of any kind -- and Terminator 4, which just looks painful, and Chris Bale should be content with resurrecting one great hero instead of trying to reboot another. What is interesting, though, is Hugh Jackman's Wolverine project, but you'll have to make do with these raw Comic-Con shots until the trailer is officially released.
Now, having bombarded you with links and making sure you realise Mr Fantastic is playing Tony Blair, I open the floor up to you.
What are your favourite trailers? Did you enjoy these? What new film are you totally rabid about? And what is your favourite trailer of all time?
Write in to me with anything -- trailer-related or not -- at email@example.com. That's it for now, folks, have a good week and try not to have nightmares about the very realistic possibility of an upcoming Top Gun sequel.


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Pop'n Music (ポップンミュージック), most commonly shortened to Pop'n, PM or PNM, is a music video game in Konami's Bemani series. The game is notable for its bright colors, upbeat songs, and cute character graphics. Although Pop'n Music was originally intended to be played by couples on dates, it has greatly escalated in difficulty since early iterations, and has since then attracted many players of Beatmania and other Bemani games.
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I got some of it hoping since there was no additives or malted barley that it would fix a problem with a glue layer I had been having. Its hard white spring wheat so I assume that's high protein.
I'm glad you told me that. I'm still trying to learn about dough in general quite a bit. I saw at Mellow Mushroom the other day they toss their pizza dough in the air. I think it's also sourdough of a sort and it looks almost like a whole wheat mixture. It's sorta yellowish brown. Tasted great but it is a more chewy bread. I assume they probably use something like this for that effect.
Wow. So much info. I am eternally grateful. I am wondering what Ischia is. It sounds like something left over from the Greco-Roman days probably referring to a modern flour. I'm blown away MM uses pre-frozen dough. I was was watching them twirl it up in the air thinking they must be some lucky guys from dominos who just happened to get the right gig learning a bit of the ancient pizzaolo wisdom passed down to he lowly hippy chains. Good to know about the sourdough and wheat. I sincerely thought this had to be the case. It makes sense now after the clear explanation. MightyOven- What happened to the other half of the dough? I like making pizzas like that wih tons of veggies and thinly sliced is something I'm starting to do. Sounds good buy I like to know more since it affects the overall moisture content ontop of the pie.


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Before you slip into those stirrups, here's what you need to know and what you need to demand.
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Democracy is not a spectator sport. It requires that we roll up our sleeves and get busy defending and championing our rights, demanding justice and denouncing injustice, declaring and affirming our beliefs, and supporting the causes we are committed to. Our activist acts can be solo affairs-a one-woman picket line, a letter of protest-or mass demonstrations. They can be silent or shocking, performance art or in-your-face confrontation. To encourage and reinvigorate your ordinary and outrageous acts, we've asked some folks who know how to make waves to share some tips.
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John and Sarah Turosak – Care in Cambodia
My wife Sarah and I, who are in our early 50s, had a great experience in our initial 1-month placement with the Building Project in South Africa. Midway through our South Africa project, we were ready to commit to a second volunteer adventure with Projects Abroad in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We spent two weeks in Cambodia, but the impression it made will last a lifetime.
We loved doing the building work in South Africa, and we were tempted to do it again. For the sake of variety, we decided to work on a Care project in Cambodia. We were influenced by the wonderful children that we met in South Africa, who made the work so fun and rewarding. Sarah was excited to use her Social Work degrees at the orphanage.
Projects Abroad has several care placements available in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. We chose Siem Reap because it is a smaller city, with a population under 200,000 and a relaxed vibe. Siem Reap is also less than 5 miles from many fascinating Cambodian temples. This includes the famous Angkor Wat, the extensive Angkor Thom, and Ta Prohm, which is filled with twisted trees and was featured in the movie "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider."
The Care Project
Our Care project was at the KSEDO orphanage, located less than a mile from the Projects Abroad villa in Siem Reap and 2 miles from the town centre. There are 30 kids in the 5 – 17 age range, seven of whom are true orphans with no parents. The rest have one parent. Two thirds of the kids have at least one sibling at KSEDO, so they have that support system. Most kids come from villages in one of the rural provinces near the border with Thailand.
The kids with one parent often have other family problems. The remaining parent may be ill, in prison, abusive, or unable to afford children with their limited income. Living at the orphanage helps some of the kids avoid a possible alternative of being sold into the child sex trade or another unpleasant scenario. Some of the children get to see their surviving parent once a year. We got the impression that the children are chosen selectively by KSEDO, in conjunction with the community leaders in their home villages. These are multi-talented, high potential kids.
The Director of KSEDO is the wise and amiable Ms. Sophorn, who plays a critical role. Projects Abroad provides volunteer labour and organisational skills to KSEDO, and will allocate funds for specific projects upon request. Otherwise, the funding comes largely from private donors, which can include former volunteers. Ms. Sophorn mentioned that KSEDO's largest funding source was discontinued a couple of months before we arrived, so the orphanage had to be moved into a more rustic property to save money on the monthly rent. The KSEDO kids were still adapting to their new space as our placement started.
Our Day-to-Day Work
Our Projects Abroad volunteer team of four included ourselves and two younger women (19 – 20) from France. Megane had been at KSEDO for about 2 months, while Flora started the day before we did. Thirty kids are a lot to handle in a single group. So Ms. Sophorn suggested that Megane and Flora focus more on the younger kids (5 – 10), while Sarah and I spent a little more time with the older children (11 – 17). That worked out nicely. There were still plenty of full group activities, and we got to know all of the kids really well.
The project work turned out to be a little bit different than we expected, but in a good way. It also involved some teaching work and there is probably always some overlap in these two activities. Despite their difficult backgrounds, the kids at the orphanage are pretty healthy. In fact, they are quite athletic and active. We were immediately impressed with the kids. They are bright, friendly, smiling and very polite.
What the kids need most is love and companionship, and to learn more English language skills. As was true in South Africa, they are pretty open about sharing their affection with you.
The boys seemed to really appreciate having an adult male volunteer around, since most of the volunteers on care projects are female. We played a lot of sports. The boys were already great at football and volleyball, the main sport in Cambodia. I also taught them kickball, crab soccer, croquet, arm wrestling, bowling and baseball.
Due to the move and the Khmer New Year holiday, the kids weren't in school while we were there. This gave us more of an opportunity to do some teaching. Rather than focusing on English using flash cards, which we knew many other volunteers had done before, we mixed things up by using geography as the basis for interaction.
We brought to Cambodia a huge laminated world map, as well as currency and coins that we've collected from a lifetime of world travels. On our first day at the orphanage, we had each child pick a coin or note and then find the corresponding country on the map. All 30 kids gathered around the map on the floor. The kids had a great time. We had daily geography lessons with the older children. We picked ten countries in each continent, and taught the kids the capitals and population. We kept the learning fun by doing straight teaching for a while, then reinforcing the lessons by using the whiteboard to play games of "Hangman". The kids had a great time, and some of them are really good at geography. They learned some new English indirectly, and we kept them engaged.
The girls enjoy playing "Pick Up Sticks" and a version of bingo. They loved to apply make-up, create artwork and hang out with Sarah, Megane and Flora. But the favourite passion of the girls and boys is traditional apsara dancing. The kids take dance lessons, provided by an instructor 4 days per week. Most of the movements are slow and elegant, with curved hand motions and graceful half-bows. The choreography and synchronisation are excellent. We were blown away by their talent. The kids are so good that they were invited to give a public performance at the Sofitel Hotel. That afternoon, Sarah helped the girls apply make-up. The costumes and dancing were amazing, and the audience was wowed. We were proud to be associated with KSEDO.
On our last day, we filmed the kids singing "Hail to the Redskins," as we did in South Africa. They gave the expected masterful performance. When we left later, they sang it to us again as we rode off in our tuk tuk!
Our Accommodations and Social Activities
We stayed in an attractive group villa. There is a huge front patio with mango trees and a hammock, and a large second floor balcony. It is dorm style living, with 1 – 4 people per room, so the degree of privacy depends on how many other volunteers are there. Our cook Samea prepared plentiful meals for lunch and dinner, with three main courses. Most of the other volunteers were younger, and a 50-ish Australian teacher came just before we left.
Bunroen and Rey, our Projects Abroad Staff, were attentive to our needs and arranged a couple of special events. Three Buddhist monks came over to bless the villa, which is a Khmer New Year tradition. There was much praying, chanting, and tossing of flower petals. The monks had a sense of humour. They didn't mind when a neighbour took a cell phone call in the middle of the ceremony. Rey also accompanied me to some fun Khmer New Year festivities at the nearby temples, which included dancing, stage performances and a Cambodian version of hacky-sack.
Reflections on Our Experience in Cambodia
When you volunteer for a short time, you need to believe in the power of the ripple effect. We do. Combined with the efforts of other like-minded volunteers, you can make a difference. The KSEDO kids may forget the specific geography lessons. But if one or two kids are stimulated by tales of the broader world around them, who knows, perhaps they will be more inclined to apply to universities abroad someday or pursue a career that bridges gaps among nations. Maybe they will encourage their friends to do the same, and extend the cross-cultural exchange.
It helps to be flexible, and adapt to the current needs at any placement organisation. We considered ourselves to be part of the KSEDO transition team. In addition to teaching and sports, we helped Ms. Sophorn choose and install Internet service. We also advocated, planned for and helped in building three new walls with wood planks in the previously unprotected sleeping area. You may need to be proactive about defining your exact role. It is unlikely that you will get step-by-step instructions on how you should spend each hour of the day. That can be a good thing for volunteers who have a variety of life skills. You can help determine where you can make the most difference.
John Turosak
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HANNOVER MESSE gets off to a flying start
The 2011 Hannover Messe got off to a flying start – and a bouncy one. The annual industrial automation fair got off to a spectacular start with trampoline acrobats bounding around the stage and Festo's annual contribution to practical whimsy with a self-propelled bird soaring through the Congress Centrum.
The theme of the 2011 Hannover Messe may be Smart Efficiency, but practical innovation was the story behind the 2011 Hermes Award winner for technological achievement. German manufacturer Krautzberger GmbH received the coveted prize for its development of a steam-based spraying system for paint.
The innovation's importance as a manufacturing technique cannot be understated, but it also served as an example that innovation isn't limited to large companies with large R&D budgets. "Krautzberger GmbH is a perfect example of a relatively small company driving technology, which despite the economic downturn has managed to stay on course with good ideas, discipline and a real commitment to business success," said Dr. Annette Schavan, Germany's Federal Minister for Education and Research. And today that company has been awarded this distinguished prize for a uniquely innovative technology with great commercial potential."
"The Krautzberger family enterprise invented the spray gun as we know it back in 1902, and now the fourth generation of the family has done it again, taking the market by storm with a steam spray gun that represents a real advance in spray application technology," added Professor Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster, chairman of the prize jury and head of the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). "We have awarded the prize to a low-impact technology that combines ecological and economic benefits."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon opened the event with speeches to the 3,000 in attendances at the Centrum. Hannover Messe opens today, with more than 250,000 attendees expected to cover the 2 million square feet of exhibit space. This year's event starts under cloudy skies, but even that is an improvement after the 2010 event was marred when the Icelandic volcano snarled air travel over Europe on the eve of the Messe. Traffic a year ago was down about 40%, but fair organizers say the improving economic climate has driven registration and exhibitions to its highest level in 10 years.
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'Sold-Out'1:54:00 PMShiver Fashion
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(0:00) Harvey's predictions for Lindsay Lohan's preliminary hearing -- he thinks the charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor (He was right).
(2:00) Emmet explains why Lindsay's "cleavage" was mentioned during the hearing.
(4:02) The latest on the Dodgers drama.
(5:30) Harvey and Max discuss their book of the week.
(8:25) Harvey performs his own Twitter lightning round!
(11:40) Webcam question about the Royal wedding -- which you can watch LIVE on our sister site TooFab.com at around 3 AM PT tomorrow.
(14:40) Harvey learns he should screen his Twitter before he reads them.
(15:50) How the value of stolen property affects a case.
(21:10) Pia Toscano and Mark Ballas' beautiful relationship.
(26:45) Dax just got a dog ... and it's destroying his place.
(28:30) Harvey believes judges bring their biases to court.
(31:30) GREAT QUESTION -- would Max rather be a vegan ... or celibate?
(34:20) The latest in the Lindsay case. See you all on Monday!