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GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios has resigned, according to information provided to R20 from GLAAD Director of Communications Rich Ferraro. The organization will release a statement soon. The move follows an earlier report today from Ben Smith at Politico, that the executive committee of the board voted to remove Barrios but "he refused to resign."
Barrios has been the focus of criticism for several weeks after it was revealed GLAAD was one of several progressive groups that backed the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Reports surfaced of another statement from GLAAD written to the FCC opposing "net neutrality." AT&T is one of GLAAD's biggest annual donors.
"The circumstances around that letter had been covered up by GLAAD and Barrios," reports Michelangelo Signorile. "Until he finally admitted he had sent the letter. Allegations that Barrios was trading favors with board members, including AT&T's Troup Coronado, were first made by former board co-chair Laurie Perper on my show last week."


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Three different helicopter types (a total of four aircraft) are headed for Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) under a new contract signed with Eurocopter Japan.
The two medium-class helicopters are going to the Hyogo Prefectural Police (EC155 B1) and the Hiroshima Prefectural Police (AS365 N3+), while the pair of light twin EC135 P2e models will be delivered to the Osaka Prefectural Police and Fukuoka Prefectural Police. All are to replace older aircraft. Both of the EC135s are scheduled for delivery next year, while the Hyogo and Hiroshima police forces will receive their helicopters in 2015.
NPA's forces collectively operate 29 Eurocopter light twin and medium helicopters. Eurocopter Japan was founded in 2009 and claims to be the first foreign affiliated aircraft manufacturer to carry out direct sales, training, and customer support activities in Japan.
Back in March, AgustaWestland confirmed a contract through the NPA to supply a GrandNew to the Kawagawa prefecture. This will be the third of its type bought by the NPA, and AgustaWestland now says that 30 of its light-twin helicopters are being operated by law enforcement agencies in the country.


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I am delighted you want to check out my personal website, however
please talk to my agents about commissions as they handle all of that for me.
I look forward to working with you.
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KAI: Becoming an Illustrator has always been my dream.
QUESTION: Do you have any formal design training? KAI: No, learning things was my motivation.
QUESTION: Where do you live?
KAI: I live in a mixture of imagination and realism and quite naturally in a world of clients requirements and all of that mostly in Hamburg.
QUESTION: Can you describe your studio for me?
KAI: The sanctuary, the treasure box, the "site of crime"… The one room where I spent most of my time.
QUESTION: What is your biggest inspiration?
KAI: Anything original and queer. I love good movies in comfortable cinemas.
QUESTION: How do you get the best ideas?
KAI: I harvest them, when they are ripe from the big tree of imaginations.
QUESTION: What technique do you use?
KAI: With everything that is helpful for the particular job, but mostly digital.
QUESTION: Tell us about a favorite project you have recently completed.
KAI: The foxes for the Fuechschen brewery.
QUESTION: Who are your illustration heroes?
KAI: All of the good illustrators and great images. Gentileschi, Boticelli, Rubens, Pixar.
QUESTION: Do you keep a sketchbook?
KAI: Many, also with loose papers.
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KAI: Drawing and painting.
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KAI: Female illustrator.
QUESTION: Who would you like to meet?
KAI: God at eye level.
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KAI: I would have loved to paint an entire cave in the Stone Age and nowadays people would find it and make a big fuss over it.
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KAI: Anything inspiring. Classic, Rock, Metal.
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well i just emailed fred at iko giving him a week to refund my iko funds or i will continue to post about how IKO is just ripping people off. dont think i will hear from him. he is a coward, i must have emailed him 50 times and have phoned him dozens of times without success.
on another note i would like to invite any ex iko examiners interested in running instructor training courses to certify instructors with kitesafeassociation (KSA) licences to contact me. the hope is to be able to have examiners who can run courses at their own centers (or centers near them) to keep the cost down. the instructors licence will be for 5 years and will be in the form of an online passport, shown with a photo on the www.kitesafeassociation.com website. the licence will be rewnewable with a brief review of what the instructor has been doing for over the 5 years.
KSA is a non profit organisation providing free rider cards for schools to give to their students and assisting with insuring schools. i hope to run a job posting page on kite forum for all instructors in the future.


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When one looks around, almost every item seen has been designed by an engineer. From skyscrapers and bridges to vehicles and household appliances, plans are carefully drawn and drafted before products are created. Many think engineering to be a profession of building bridges, but that is only one specialty. Examples of others are as follows:
Students are presented with a number of resources for pursuing an education in engineering online. Engineers must have a bachelor's degree at a bare minimum. As well, all states require engineers to be licensed. Determined by the school of attendance, students may pursue an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree in their field of concentration.
Due to reasons such as tuition costs and scheduling conflicts, traditional education may not be for some students. An online engineering education works differently than traditional education. Some advantages to an online education are listed below:
Around the world, many institutions of higher education offer online engineering programs. Examples of institutions offering an online engineering education are listed below:
The cost of education is an important issue for many students. An engineering education online can cost less than traditional education, but it may still be pricey.
Just as with traditional education, financial aid for online education is available. Most institutions offer tuition assistance to students. As well, local and federal government offers financial aid through grants and loans.
Another option for students is scholarships. Several engineering specific scholarships are available, examples of which are listed below:
Engineering is the second largest profession in the United States, a profession that continues to expand. Engineers, having been a key element to society since pre-historic times, come up with solutions to problems. Not limited to building bridges and skyscrapers, engineers also work on tasks like building "scaffolds" on a cellular level to facilitate tissue growth.
A very popular career in engineering today is that of the electrical engineer. Electrical engineering is a large field, with several focal points including electronics, power, control systems, and telecommunications. Craig Janus, an electrical engineer for Boeing-McDonnell Douglas, says that putting in time and hard work brings the high salary.
There are also other areas of engineering that have a demand for employees. Janus says where there is a demand for more engineers, a degree specific to the field can help to guarantee employment in certain industries. Such industries include aerospace and civil engineering as well as environmental engineering, which is expected to grow significantly through 2012.
The flexibility and convenience of an online education, coupled with a demand for engineers and their importance in the world, makes an engineering education online a great solution for your educational needs.


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SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES have radically reordered the power relationships, competitive environments, and leverageable opportunities in most industries — whether in services or manufacturing. In the process, they are obliterating long-held precepts about management itself and creating entirely new strategic, organizational, and control system options for achieving competitive advantage. What are some of the more important management insights from our research?
- Contrary to much popular dogma, well-managed service technologies can simultaneously deliver both lowest cost outputs and maximum personalization and customization for customers.
- In accomplishing this, enterprises generally obtain strategic advantage not through traditional economies of scale, but through focusing on the smallest activity or cost units that can be efficiently measured and replicated — and then cloning and mixing these units across as wide a geographical and applications range as possible.
- Instead of the dehumanization often experienced in other realms, well-implemented service automation actually increases the independence and value of lower level jobs. At the same time, such automation empowers contact people to be much more responsive to customer needs.
- Such systems, when well implemented, frequently drive organizations toward entirely new conceptual configurations. These may assume "inverted pyramid," "infinitely flat," or "spider's web" characteristics in order to deliver outputs most effectively and flexibly to a widely distributed customer base.
- In the process, they often disintermediate costly organizational bureaucracies, dramatically lower overhead costs, support rapid execution of strategies, and substantially increase the system's customer responsiveness.
Creative use of technology in leading-edge companies has converted these concepts from theoreticians' fantasies into realistic strategic options for virtually any company.
Obtaining Both Customization and Lowest Cost
Strategic dogmas exist that postulate an inherent conflict between obtaining lowest cost from a system and offering highest flexibility and customization.1 To achieve maximum value from service technologies, one must set these aside. By designing their systems properly, many well-run service companies both obtain optimal flexibility at the customer contact point and achieve maximum "production" efficiencies from constant repetition, experience curve effects, and cost-quality control. They accomplish this by first seeking the smallest possible core unit at which production can be replicated or repeated, then developing micro-measures to manage processes and functions at this level, and finally mixing these micro-units in a variety of combinations to match localized or individual customers' needs. What do these smallest replicable units look like? The nature of the unit, of course, varies by industry and by strategy.


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Bike fans are getting revved up as Sheffield Arena plays host again to the FIM World Indoor X Trial Championship and we have tickets to be won.
Five lucky readers will get a pair of tickets to see all the action at what is billed as the 'Worlds Number 1 Indoor Arena Trial'.
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For the 21st consecutive year the best riders in the world will be zooming in to Sheffield Arena, the home of indoor motorcycle racing, this Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 7pm.
It promises to be another night to remember as the top names in world trials compete for the title 'King of Sheffield' and take on the largest and most challenging obstacles around.
Confirmed to appear are Toni Bou, Adam Raga, Albert Cabestany, Jeroni Fajardo, Takahisa Fujinami, Alexandre Ferrer, James Dabilll and Eddie Karlsson with more - line-up subject to change.
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This year's entertainment will come from Danny MacAskill and his Drop Roll Tour 2016 - featuring amazing stunts.
Tickets are priced adult £35.75 (£32.50 + £3.25 booking fee) and child £24.75 (£22.50 + £2.25 booking fee) when purchased through the Sheffield Arena web site or through the Arena ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56 . Tickets bought at the Arena Box Offie are adult £34.13 (£32.50 + £1.63 booking fee) and child (£22.50 + £1.13 booking fee).
Tickets are available in person, call the Sheffield Arena box office on 0114 256 5656 or visit Sheffield Arena web site at www.sheffieldarena.co.uk
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St Johnstone Reach Scottish Cup Final
Stevie May killed off St Johnstone's semi-final jinx as his double confirmed a 2-1 win over Aberdeen and booked the Perth men a place in next month's William Hill Scottish Cup final.
Niall McGinn had slotted Derek McInnes' side ahead after a quarter of an hour at Ibrox.
But when Adam Rooney failed to take a second chance soon after, the League Cup holders blew their best chance to claim the trophy double they had been longing for.
That left it down to 25-goal May to make himself the hero again for Saints.
He levelled the match after an hour before firing the famous goal which sent the McDiarmid men into their first-ever Scottish Cup final, ending a seven-match losing streak in last-four clashes in the process.
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright, whose side will now face Dundee United at Celtic Park on May 17, was forced into a late change to his team as winger Lee Croft was ruled out with a hamstring pull, losing his place to Michael O'Halloran.
McInnes, on the other hand, had the luxury of a fully-fit squad and named the same side which beat Hibernian at Easter Road last Monday.
But they failed to click into gear in the same way they had when they thrashed Wright's team in January's League Cup semi-final despite netting the opener.
The first 15 minutes were scrappy but amid the loose touches and heavy tackles Peter Pawlett found a moment of quality to create the opener.
The Scotland Under-21 playmaker collected Russell Anderson's pass out of defence under pressure on the edge of the Saints box before spinning to pick out McGinn's run through the middle of the opposition defence.
The pass was weighted perfectly and McGinn only had to poke the ball past Alan Mannus with his right toe to give the Dons the lead.
St Johnstone knew the cost of letting Aberdeen score early after shipping four in that crushing Tynecastle defeat.
But they almost handed McInnes' men a second soon after as Steven Anderson went to ground far too easily just as McGinn slipped by him before slotting in Rooney, but Mannus was quick off his line to block.
The Perth side did at least threaten for the first time in the 23rd minute as May got a foot to a bouncing ball in the Reds box but saw it deflected away from goal by Jamie Langfield's outstretched foot.
David Wotherspoon put a free-kick on target but the Dons stopper saved comfortably, while a May set-piece four minutes before half-time was just as easily gathered.
The second half again started with a messy affair but another hasty attempt to win the ball by Anderson let in McGinn once more.
The Northern Irishman's cut-back for Pawlett was perfectly timed but a second goal did not come as the midfielder miskicked his shot horribly wide.
And the Dons youngster would soon regret that mistake as May put St Johnstone back on level terms after 61 minutes.
Aberdeen conceded a needless corner and despite Barry Robson clearing the initial delivery, James Dunne knocked the ball into the box for May who turned one way then the other before rifling a low shot past Langfield from an improbable angle.
Robson should have hit back for Aberdeen immediately though when he was picked out by Willo Flood but his weak header dropped into Mannus' grasp. McGinn then headed wide at the back post as Robson sought to make amends with a terrific delivery from wide on the right.
With the game entering the final 10 minutes, there was no sign that a winner was on the cards.
But May, so often Saints talisman this season, worked a clever one-two with strike partner Steven MacLean on the edge of the box before galloping through the Dons defence to smash a low shot underneath Langfield.
The 83rd-minute goal sent the Perth support among the 19,057 crowd into raptures but there was soon a loud cry for a penalty from the Aberdeen support as McGinn and Frazer Wright collided at the other end.
Referee Willie Collum waved away the appeal and Saints saw out the remaining minutes to set up what could potentially be the biggest date in the club's history.


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New York: HIV a Threat to Those Age 50 and Older
Older New Yorkers should take precautions to prevent HIV infection, Dr. Richard F. Daines, the state commissioner of health, warned recently. The number of state residents over age 50 with HIV is rising, partly because antiretroviral therapy has helped increase their life expectancy. Many others, however, are newly infected or diagnosed late in the course of the disease, according to data from the State Department of Health's AIDS Institute.
"There is a misperception among some people that persons age 50 and older don't get infected with HIV -- that it is something that just younger people need to worry about," Daines said. "But the data in New York state clearly show that being 50 or 60 years of age doesn't protect you from acquiring this disease."
New Yorkers in the 50-plus set account for more than 47,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the state. In 2008, they represented 38 percent of all state HIV/AIDS cases, up from 23 percent five years earlier.
Among the state's reported HIV diagnoses in 2008, 764 were in people age 50 and older. Nearly half progressed to AIDS within a year of HIV diagnosis, meaning they were tested late, probably years after acquiring HIV, said Daines.
To address the often unrecognized threat of HIV infections among older adults, the AIDS Institute recently held a forum, titled "Red Ribbon, Silver Threads: Healthy Aging in the Era of HIV/AIDS." To see a report from the proceedings, which attracted more than 170 experts in geriatrics, chronic disease, and HIV/AIDS, visit: www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/conferences/index.htm.


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Baltimore's top large companies for 2012 [Pictures]
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I thought there was a rule that they couldn't end the race under caution. Granted, I don't watch a lot of nascar so I'm probably wrong.
Oh, and that football comment was pure unadulterated blasphemy!
Such is the beauty of the Chase. Under the old points system, Jeff would have a 500-point lead right now, and would have all but clinched the Championship weeks ago. Now, Jimmie's breathing down his neck. At least it makes the races exciting.
At least it makes the races exciting.
And in what way are they turning a "blind eye" to Johnson and Gordon?
Alright ... Jimmie's starting to get on my nerves a bit.Tracy ... if your husband works in NASCAR, do you think he could sabotage the 48 car next week in Phoenix?
Hendrick's shop is a couple of miles up the street from me, maybe I could put something in their water?
Quote from: Tracy on November 5, 2007, 06:36 AMHendrick's shop is a couple of miles up the street from me, maybe I could put something in their water? I'm all for it. Just leave the 24 alone please.
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Students Cap Immersion with Business Ideasby Howard Hewitt • July 5, 2012 Share:
Turning hog waste to a valuable fertilizer service was the best idea among four final presentations made by students July 5 in the Summer Business Immersion Program.
The eight-week program came to a close with presentations that incorporated all of the skills they 16 students had learned about the business world. Each year the presentations cap the summer session with alumni and business executives judging the work.
The summer program is led by Wabash alum Roland Morin '91. The students hear from a number of successful Wabash alums, review business case studies, and make road trips to study businesses.
The winning team was Natural Fertilizer Solutions, a proposed company that would buy hog waste from Carroll County farmers and resell their services of spreading the waste in the fall as a fertilizer. "The judges thought that the plan was innovative, well researched, well thought out and overall the most viable business plan presented," Morin said.
The program pays the students a stipend for participating in the eight week class since most Wabash students work summer jobs or internships.
The winning team were four freshmen: Will McLachlan '15, Will Folsom '15,Ben Niksch '15, and Patrick Jones '15.
The judges were Michael Haugh '85, Corporate Strategist for Eli Lilly, Jenny Vance, President at LeadJen and a DePauw graduate, and Dave Bowen '99, CEO/Founder for MarketMaker4.
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Ng named new PWSCC president
Dr. Jacob Ng will be the new president of Prince William Sound Community College (PWSCC) according to University of Alaska Chancellor Tom Case, who issued a press release Monday.
Ng will take over July 1, leaving his current position as Vice Chancellor of Student Services in the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) in California. Ng takes over for acting-president Jed Palmer, who has served since April, when then-acting president Wes Lundberg moved on after taking the temporary spot in place of Doug Desorcie.
Ng has 28 years of leadership experience working in the California Community College System according to the press release. He will be visiting Valdez again later this month according to the college.
RCAC annual meeting this week
The annual meeting of the board of directors for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC) begins in Valdez this Thursday and Friday according to its new administrative deputy director, Stephen Rothschild.
The group, which overseas oil tanker movement in Port Valdez and surrounding Alaska waters, was created after 1989s Exxon Valdez oil spill. Public commentary on issues will be accepted at the Valdez Civic Center beginning at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, May 2. Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker.
This year's agenda includes presentations by the City of Valdez, the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation and other industry groups. Topics from fire fighting agreements between the city and Alyeska to invasive species and safe oil tanker movements in the port will be covered. A full agenda can be found on the group's website.
Studded tires allowed unit May 15
Alaska's Department of Public Safety Commissioner's Office issued an emergency order Monday, allowing motorist to drive on studded tires until May 15 on all Alaska roads. Studded tires are normally allowed only between September 15 through May 1.
The press release said the extension should provide all motorists an "additional margin of safety on roads experiencing lingering winter conditions."
But don't delay switching to non-studded summer tires after the new May 15 deadline. Tickets for driving Alaska roads with studded tires during summer months can cost $50 in tickets. The fines are correctible but DOT warns some municipal police agencies "have a different fine amount depending on city laws."
Last Frontier Theatre Conference
Organizers are gearing up behind the scenes in Valdez, readying for the 2013 Last Frontier Theatre Conference. The weeklong event held at the Valdez Civic Center runs May 18-25. This year's roster of events includes long-standing favorites such as daily play labs, and special events such as the Fringe Festival and of course, the gala banquet. This year's recipient of the 2013 Susan Nims Distinguished Playwriting Award will be Marc Kornblatt of Madison, Wisconsin, for his play "Refuge." He will receive a $1,000 check from the estate of the late Mrs. Nims. A complete list of events is available online.
Valdez Fly In and Air Show
The fly in turns 10 years old this year, and organizers looking to up for blue skies for this year's anniversary. The event is slated for May 10 through 12 at Valdez Pioneer Airfield in Valdez.
Groundbreaking event for new school
The City of Valdez announced a long-anticipated ground breaking event for the construction of a new middle school. The event will be held at the current building on Robe River Dr. on May 24 from noon until 1:30 p.m. according the Sheri Pierce, city clerk.
The call for all alumni of the school, from its beginnings as a high school, then jr. high to its current format as a middle school, went out Monday.
There will be a free community barbeque during the event, which coincides with the district's last day of school. The eighth-grade graduation ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. that morning. Dismantling of the old building and construction of the new is expected to begin shortly after the last day of school.


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Beth Hayes shows how to transfer template shapes (for both piecing and appliqu) from a magazine pattern section to template plastic. Includes tips for marking and using match points. If you have problems running the video, click here for troubleshooting tips.
Step-by-Step Instructions…
Working With Templates
Step 1.) Using a marking tool designed for drawing on plastic (an Ultra Fine Point Sharpie pen works great), carefully trace template diagram lines onto template plastic (available in most quilt shops and fabric stores).
Step 2.) Cut out plastic templates using the outer, solid line as the cutting guide. Cut directly on the inside edge of the drawn line.
Step 3.) Place plastic template on the fabric and draw around the template with a sharp "fabric" marking pen or pencil. Using scissors, cut out the fabric. NOTE: If the template diagrams have intersecting marks indicated on them, mark intersecting points (match points or registration marks) on the wrong side of the respective fabric pieces. (Diagram I) When working with reverse pieces, draw line around template, right side up, then turn the template over and repeat the line drawing step to create the reverse piece.
Diagram I
Step 1.) Using the outer solid line of the template diagram as a guide, cut out the "paper" template. (TIP: Print or copy two sets of template diagrams for each pattern requiring the use of templates. Keep one for your file and one to cut out.
Step 2.) Turn paper template over and place masking tape on the back. (Diagrams II, III, and IV)
Stick a small piece of masking tape to back of paper template.
Diagram II
Roll a second piece of tape, sticky side out.
Diagram III
Place rolled tape on top of flat piece.
Diagram IV
NOTE: Placing a rolled piece of tape on top of another piece of tape allows for easy removal of the rolled piece, without tearing the paper template. (When cutting reverse pieces, fold fabric wrong side to wrong side or right side to right side, depending on the pattern, and cut both pieces together.)
Step 3.) Place fabric on rotary cutting mat, right side up. Aligning arrow on template with straight grain of fabric, lay paper template on fabric (rolled tape down). Press down on the taped area to temporarily adhere template to fabric.
Step 4.) Place ruler's " line on top of template's seam allowance line (broken line) on the side being cut. Begin and end cutting approximately " away from edge of template. (Diagram V)
Step 5.) Turn fabric, or mat, (tape will prevent the template from slipping out of place) and cut the next side. (Diagram VI) Continue turning and cutting until all sides have been cut. Carefully remove template/tape from fabric.
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Earth : Europe : Central Europe
Central Europe is a region forming the heart of Europe. It includes the German-speaking countries, four former Warsaw Pact member states that have successfully joined the European Union, and Slovenia, a former Yugoslav republic, now also a member of the EU. Only Switzerland and tiny Liechtenstein are not EU member states but share close economic and cultural ties with the region but also have stayed away largely for economic and historical reasons. It is a large and important region stretching from the Baltic and North Sea in the north to the Adriatic in the south. It is also home to some of Europe's and the world's most prosperous economies and cities. Lastly, it includes the fabled mountain range of the Alps which acts a transition zone between the latin, germanic and slavic cultures which all call the region home.
Central Europe has some of the oldest and best preserved cities on the continent. Below is a list of nine of the most notable:
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While ethnically different, the countries of Central Europe share a similar culture and history throughout the ages. Apart from Germany, all are considered by historians the periphery of Western Civilization, always following it but lagging behind. People consider themselves holding western values and most are intent on catching up to the level of Western Europe after the last occupation.
Two of the most important political units in the region were the German and Austro-Hungarian empires. They were preceded in the Middle Ages by the Holy Roman Empire, a patchwork of states and statelets whose extent varied over time, and the Kingdom of Hungary. Ethnic conflict was a major problem from 1800 in Central Europe and culminated in 1848 and 1919. With the recent expansion of EU and Schengen to encompass all nationalities of the region regardless of borders, the problem finally seems to have been solved.
It is a common mistake by outsiders to label all the former Warsaw Pact states in the region as being in Eastern Europe. Almost uniformly, inhabitants of Central Europe will be flattered and pleased if you correctly describe their countries as "central European" both geographically, culturally and economically. Conversely, they may be upset if you lapse into Cold War stereotypes: pollution difference has been eliminated by changing to Western technology. East and West Germany were countries, so better to call it eastern and western Germany. Reunification and the system changes are all but things of the past and seen in a more or less positive light by all so try to avoid labeling Central Europeans by their recent past. Remember, communism was a system installed contrary to their will and it is false to assume anyone loves deprivation of freedom. Many people regard the West out of inability left them when first it allowed the Soviet Army to reach their territory to liberate them first, then didn't push them diplomatically out and finally looked on when by 1950 their democratic systems were overtaken one by one. According to them, this is what causes lower living standards. Compared to Western Europe, prices in former Warsaw Pact states are cheaper but as of per hour payment of the region, they are higher.
Germans are Germans but Austrians, Liechtensteiners and most Swiss and Luxembourgers while speak derivations of German, are not German! Czech, Polish or Slovakian as they are Slavic languages may sound similar to Russian, but inhabitants of these countries will not take kindly to assumptions of cultural overlap. Lastly, keep in mind that the Czech Republic and Slovakia once shared a country as well and Slovaks in general are very proud of their new found independence.
While they are not currently considered part of Central Europe, the regions of western Ukraine, Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), Alsace and parts of Lorraine (France), and South Tyrol/Alto-Adige province (Italy), are sometimes also considered Central European. This is due either to their current and or past ethnic makeup and/or previous political histories. The Kaliningrad oblast spent most of its history as a German speaking region and South Tirol remains a largely German-speaking region in northern Italy maintaining strong cultural ties to Austria. Even though Ukraine is predominantly an orthodox country, its westernmost part for the centuries was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and later passed to Austria-Hungary which to some extent influenced it's unique culture.
Central Europe, because of its rich heritage of nationalities, likewise is home to many languages. Some languages enjoy national status and thus are taught in schools and used widely in the media. Others however are only regional languages or minority languages and thus are sadly in danger of eventual extinction even though efforts are underway to try to preserve them.
German has the largest number of native speakers in the region and acts as the single "official" language of Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein. In Switzerland, German is the mother tongue of 2/3 of the population and the dominant language of the four official Swiss languages (German, French, Italian & Romansh). There is a small German speaking minority to be found in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. It is also spoken outside Central Europe in eastern Belgium and France, and northern Italy (mainly in the region of South Tyrol/Alto Adige). German can be very diverse and appears in many different colorful dialects particular in the Southern German-speaking world (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol) were tradition and dialect remains strong.
Czech and Slovak are very closely related and are mutually intelligible. The Sorbian language(s) spoken in eastern Germany near the Polish frontier is also a close relative.
Polish is the dominant language in all regions of Poland and in a tiny border region of the Czech Republic. Kashubian, a regional Slavonic language, is spoken in the region around Gdansk in Pomerania in northern Poland. Silesian is a regional language/dialect, (depending on who you ask) found in southwest Poland.
Hungarian is one of the most difficult languages for other Europeans to learn, as it originates from a different language family and is related to Finnish and Estonian. There are 5 million Hungarian speakers living outside Hungary in neighboring countries such as Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia, eastern Austria and southern Slovakia.
French or Italian are spoken by the majority of the population in the southern and western regions of Switzerland, while Swiss German is commonly taught as a second language. French plays a historic role in alpine northern Italy in the French border regions.
In the Swiss Canton of Graubünden or Grison, Romansh is spoken as a regional language. Almost all Romansh speakers speak either Swiss German and/or Italian as well. It is closely related to Ladin which is spoken in a few mountain valleys of northern Italy and is another endangered regional language. Sadly it is being replaced by German or Italian.
Slovenian is the official language of Slovenia, but it is also spoken by the Slovenian minorities in southern Austria, northeastern Italy and western Hungary. There is also a small Croatian minority in Austria's Burgenland. Sorbian, Frisian and Low German are Germany's three native minority languages with exception of Roma. Sorbian is related to Polish and Czech and can be found spoken in both the eastern states of Saxony and Brandenburg. All Sorbs speak German as well and the current Minister President (Governor) of the German federal-state of Saxony is even Sorbian! Frisian is related to English and Dutch and is spoken by tiny minority communities in Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen and neighboring communities in the Netherlands.
Lastly, Low German is spoken by rural communities or as a second language by a few in most federal states of northern Germany and still has a significant role to play in the city states of Bremen, Hamburg and Luebeck and in the states of Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein and particular in the eastern federal-state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. All three German minority languages are endangered languages. Efforts are underway to preserve the languages and their culture but it is seemingly a losing battle.
Finding people who speak and understand English is not a problem in most regions of Central Europe, especially in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. In Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, English is widely spoken in the larger cities and by younger people; German and Russian are also spoken and understood by many older people in these countries. Russian, since the end of the Cold War and the unification of Europe is in steady decline. Today German remains important, more for financial and economic reasons instead of cultural or political reasons, as was the case in the past. Slovenians and the Swiss by far lead the region in their ability to speak many different tongues.
Get in
Central Europe is very well connected within Europe and with the rest of the world. Germany, Austria and Switzerland are particularly renowned for efficient and fast transport infrastructures that make it possible to travel quickly to even the smallest villages usually by modern bus but sometimes even by train!
By plane
The largest gateway for air travel is Frankfurt Main airport in central Germany, which offers connections to all continents and to most airports in Europe. Zurich, Munich and Vienna airports are a lot smaller but provide good connections to selected regional and intl. destinations.
A difference between flag carriers and discount airlines is discount airlines may fly to an airport some distance from the city it serves. Flag carriers usually fly to nearby airports, such as Frankfurt/Main, while no-frill airlines like Ryanair fly to Frankfurt-Hahn airport, which is two hours away from Frankfurt city and actually closer to Trier.
By train
Central Europe has a dense high-speed train network:
In addition, there are numerous night- and other express and regular trains that connect Central Europe with the rest of continental Europe, and travel as far as Istanbul or Moscow. Check the homepage of the Deutsche Bahn [1], which has an excellent overview of the European rail system.
By car
The motorways in Central Europe are excellent and offer fast connections across the region. The European Union has spent vast amounts of money to improve transport connectivity. Check individual country pages for details of routes and suggested itineraries.
Get around
All of the countries located in Central Europe are now signatories to Schengen Agreement, which means that you can cross the borders unimpeded, save for random police checks. However as a visitor to the EU on a tourist visa you are limited to a 3-months total stay in all the countries in the region.
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Major Section: EVENTS
Note: This is an event! It does not print the usual event summary but nevertheless changes the ACL2 logical world and is so recorded.
Example Forms: (set-rewrite-stack-limit 30) ; set to small limit :set-rewrite-stack-limit 30 ; same as above (set-rewrite-stack-limit *default-rewrite-stack-limit*) ; the default :set-rewrite-stack-limit (1- (expt 2 28)) ; maximum legal limit :set-rewrite-stack-limit nil ; same as above -- essentially, no limitThis event sets the maximum stack depth for calls of certain functions that implement the ACL2 rewriter; see rewrite-stack-limit. It must be a non-negative integer less than 2^28. A call
(set-rewrite-stack-limit limit) is equivalent to:
(table acl2-defaults-table :rewrite-stack-limit limit).The use of
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Major Section: MISCELLANEOUS
When ACL2 gives up it does not mean that the submitted conjecture is invalid, even if the last formula ACL2 printed in its proof attempt is manifestly false. Since ACL2 sometimes generalizes the goal being proved, it is possible it adopted an invalid subgoal as a legitimate (but doomed) strategy for proving a valid goal. Nevertheless, conjectures submitted to ACL2 are often invalid and the proof attempt often leads the careful reader to the realization that a hypothesis has been omitted or that some special case has been forgotten. It is good practice to ask yourself, when you see a proof attempt fail, whether the conjecture submitted is actually a theorem.
If you think the conjecture is a theorem, then you must figure out from ACL2's output what you know that ACL2 doesn't about the functions in the conjecture and how to impart that knowledge to ACL2 in the form of rules. However, see proof-tree for a utility that may be very helpful in locating parts of the failed proof that are of particular interest. See also the book ``Computer-Aided Reasoning: An Approach'' (Kaufmann, Manolios, Moore), as well as the discussion of how to read Nqthm proofs and how to use Nqthm rules in ``A Computational Logic Handbook'' by Boyer and Moore (Academic Press, 1988).
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Investing in mature HealthTech companies
Accelmed is a US and Israel based investment firm, focused on value creation for medical device, diagnostics and digital health companies. Accelmed was founded in 2009 by Mori Arkin and Uri Geiger and invests in small / mid-cap private and public companies.
With its proven track record and large team of accomplished investment professionals, Accelmed's vision is to create leading HealthTech players and outstanding returns by applying Buyout/Platform and Structured Growth strategies.
Buyout/Platform Strategy: Integrating commercial platforms with innovation and providing growth equity to foster significant value creation
Accelmed brings its acumen in medical devices and its presence in the US and Israel to the Platform Model, which has already been implemented with great success.
Under the Platform model, Accelmed integrates innovative and market-ready HealthTech technologies into existing mature commercial companies that are able to effectively distribute and commercialize the new products.
Accelmed makes significant equity investments of between $20M and $50M per platform. In certain cases, in combination with its co-investing partners, investment can be increased to up to $300M.
As part of this model we acquire a significant interest in established HealthTech companies in the US, Europe with revenues in excess of $30M and which have an experienced direct sales force.
Proceeds of our investments will be used for both organic and inorganic growth through the acquisition and integration of innovative market ready technologies identified and selected by Accelmed and the platform company management.
The acquired Israeli innovative companies will serve as ongoing sources for fast, innovative & cost-efficient R&D.
Structured Growth Strategy: Commercially proven products (>$10M LTM revenue) In need for growth capital and expertise to accelerate.
Under the Structured Growth Strategy, Accelmed invests in mature HealthTech companies with proven commercial traction (>$10M of revenue) in need of growth capital and Accelmed's support to get to liquidity.
We invest in de-risked mature growth stage companies:
The Platform Model is best illustrated through Accelmed Growth Partner's investment in Cogentix (NASDAQ: CGNT). Cogentix offered three legacy product lines developed more than a decade ago and had sales of approximately $40M which were basically flat. It faced competition from larger players, such as Medtronic and had a significant debt ($29M).
Accelmed invested $25M in Cogentix in November 2016 and gained control over the company together with Mr. Lew Pell who converted his $29M of debt into equity. Dr. Uri Geiger became the Chairman of the company and a new CEO (Darrin Hammers) was nominated. In a little more than a year, Accelmed focused the company around its Urology product line, transforming the company into a dynamic, high growth company (18% annual growth) through both organic (investment in S&M) and in-organic (three add-on transactions) activities. The company's share price has more than tripled in the 15 months since the announcement of the Accelmed investment. In March 2018 the company signed an agreement to be sold to Laborie for $240M in cash.
The Platform Model modus operandi can be also illustrated through the merger between Peer Medical, an Israeli company and developer of the Full Spectrum Endoscope, and EndoChoice, a gastroenterology (GI) player in Atlanta, GA, which had a solid commercial infrastructure but which lacked innovative products.
By merging Peer into EndoChoice and the addition of working capital, Accelmed was able to transform EndoChoice from a commodity player into a cutting edge technology company. The merger, carried out in 2013, led to Endochoice's emergence as a leading, global, GI player with sales above $75M in 2015 (more than doubled since the merger), high double-digit growth and a presence in more than 25 countries. EndoChoice completed a successful IPO on June 2015 and was sold to Boston Scientific for $220M in October 2016.
OIS is another example of the successful deployment of Accelmed's Platform Model.
OIS, a California-based ophthalmic imaging systems player, acquired MediVision, the developer of an innovative retinal camera based on Israeli defense technology. The deal was financed and led by Accelmed, which held 44% of OIS's shares post-merger in 2009. Within two years, OIS was sold, providing Accelmed with an outstanding return.
Mori Arkin is one of Israel's most successful life science entrepreneurs. He was the principal shareholder and Chairman of Agis Industries (1983) Ltd., from its establishment until its merger with Perrigo in 2005. Agis, one of the leading generic pharmaceutical companies in Israel, merged with US-based, Perrigo in March 2005 in an $850 million transaction. Mr. Arkin has a degree in psychology and philosophy from the Tel Aviv University.
Uri Geiger brings extensive entrepreneurial, management and investment know-how, having created and built many successful medical device enterprises.
Until January 2009, Dr. Geiger served as CEO of Exalenz Bioscience Ltd. (TASE:EXEN), developer of an innovative breath-based technology for diagnosing liver and gastrointestinal disorders that was acquired from Oridion Systems (today part of Covidien) and Dr. Geiger took public in 2007.
He previously co-founded and was the CEO of GalayOr Networks, a developer of optical components, sold in 2003 to MEMSCAP (EuroNext: MEMS). Dr. Geiger is also the founding partner of Dragon Variation Fund, one of Israel's first hedge funds, which was sold to Migdal in 2007. Dr. Geiger worked on Wall Street during the 1990s, where he gained a broad understanding of capital markets and significant experience, which he put to use after returning to Israel in 1999.
Dr. Geiger was formerly an adjunct professor at the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University, where he lectured on private equity and venture capital. He is the author of the books: Startup Companies and Venture Capital (Tel Aviv University Press, 2001) and From Concept to Wall Street (Financial Times – Prentice Hall, 2003). He earned his doctorate from New York's Columbia University Center for Law & Economics, where he majored in global equity markets. Dr. Geiger served as a major in the Israeli Air Force.
Irit Yaniv is an experienced and accomplished senior executive in the Medtech industry, and has held CEO positions with medical device companies Impulse Dynamics and MetaCure. She plays an important role in leading Accelmed's early stage portfolio companies, serving either as Chairperson or as an active board member.
Dr. Yaniv holds an MD degree from the Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Ben Oren brings more than 20 years' experience in R&D and management in the medical equipment field.
Mr. Ben Oren assists Accelmed's portfolio companies in various development tasks. Prior to joining Accelmed, he served as the CTO of Exalenz Bioscience Ltd., (TASE:EXEN) a developer of an innovative breath-based technology for diagnosing liver and gastrointestinal disorders. Prior to that, Mr. Ben Oren held various positions from project manager to CTO at Oridion Medical (SWX:ORIDN).
Earlier in his career, he worked as a senior physicist at Scitex Ltd. (NASDAQ:SCIX) and participated for five years in applied research at the laser center of Hadassah Hospital, Ein-Kerem, and the Hebrew University.
Mr. Ben Oren is the author of more than 20 patents and patent applications in the field of medical technologies and electro-optics. He holds a master's degree in applied physics and the science of materials (summa cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Amir Blatt brings wide experience in both the investment and medical device fields. Prior to joining Accelmed, Mr. Blatt was an analyst at Goren Capital Group, advising investors, TA-25 companies, and the Government of Israel on M&A activity.
Previously, Mr. Blatt held several sales and marketing positions with Dover Medical Devices, the J&J distributor of diagnostics equipment in Israel. Mr. Blatt graduated as a biotechnology engineer from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, and holds an MBA from the Recanati School of Management at Tel Aviv University.
Lior Shav has nearly 15 years of experience in business development and investment banking. Mr. Shav has led and been involved in dozens of financial transactions including M&A deals, private placements, private equity transactions, PIPEs and others.
Prior to his role with Accelmed, Mr. Shav established and managed Shav Consulting, Israel's leading Healthcare business consulting firm. Previously, he managed the corporate finance activity of Meitav Capital Markets (at the time, Israel's largest private investment management group) and served as VP Business Development at two medical device startups, leading both companies from foundation and early stage to commercial agreements and sales. Mr. Shav is a co-founder of ETView Ltd. (TASE listed, med-tech company) as well as two other startup companies. He holds a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering & Management from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and an M.A in Political Science from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Shav now utilizes his broad experience in leading private equity investments and acquisitions for Accelmed and its portfolio companies.
Dr. Rafael Torgovicky is a physician-entrepreneur, executive and investor, with over 15 years of clinical and industry healthcare experience. He received his MD and MBA degrees from Tel-Aviv University and obtained postgraduate training in Pharmaceutical Medicine at Basel University.
Prior to Joining Accelmed's US team in 2018, Dr. Torgovicky held leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry, with Novartis, Merck, and most recently Eli Lilly, where he served as Vice President, External Innovation – Oncology.
Dr. Guy Ohad is a radiologist with rich experience in the field of technology and medical devices. His most recent positions include CEO at POP Medical solutions a woman's health company developing a minimal invasive device for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.
Before this he was VP of clinical and business development of the CR product line at Orex a CSH company (Former Kodak). In addition he served as a consultant to several medical device companies and served as clinical advisor at Medica VC.
Dr. Ohad holds a M.D. from Tel Aviv university.
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Mr. Gilad is an Associate Mentor at the Global Business Studies Program at Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and he holds a BA in Economics and an MBA, both from Tel Aviv University.
Accelmed enjoys close collaboration with a network of seasoned executives who have built, led and sold companies for billions of dollars. These executives assist Accelmed in identifying and analyzing potential opportunities and may serve in key leadership roles in future platform companies.
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Letter to the House of Representatives supporting the Providing Resources Early For Kids Act
June 25, 2008
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to express our support for the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act (H.R. 3289) and urge its passage in today's Committee markup. Please vote in favor of this important legislation to help states enhance the quality of their pre-k programs.
NEA believes that children's learning begins well before they enter school, and that the transition to school must be founded on strong school readiness. Research shows that quality early childhood education is a key predictor of a child's future educational achievement and emotional development. Children need proper stimulation and education from birth through age six in order to ensure full development and adequate preparation for the rigors of school.
Given the importance of high-quality early childhood learning opportunities, we are pleased that this bill would give states the flexibility to use funds for a variety of strategies designed to enhance pre-k programs. For example, states could direct funds authorized under the bill to increase the number of trained early childhood educators, improve student-to-teacher ratios in preschools, provide vital comprehensive services such as health screenings and nutritional assistance, increase the hours per day and weeks per year families have access to high quality early education programs, and/or improve early education programs serving the youngest children.
Again, we thank you for your consideration of this request and look forward to continuing to work with you on these very important issues.
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Wayland students take leave for military duty
PLAINVIEW - Rudy Garcia had a plan for the fall: He'd be enrolled full-time at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, working toward an accounting degree he'd hoped to finish years ago.
Uncle Sam had other plans. Garcia, 30, is a specialist with the 2nd Division/142nd Mechanized Infantry of the Army National Guard based in Plainview, a group being activated into service and deployed to Iraq in the coming weeks.
Garcia, whose wife Dora works at Wayland, served four years of active duty from 1994-98 and has been in the reserves since 1998. He was called up in 2001, following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, and spent a year in San Antonio doing guard duty. But he's been pursuing his education for the last year and hoped he'd be able to earn a discharge from the reserves in January 2004, but with the war still going on, the Department of Defense was not allowing leaves.
"I wanted to finish up my school and didn't want my National Guard duty to interfere," Garcia said of his decision to exit the military. "I was praying about it and hoping (a deployment) wouldn't happen, but it did."
When he received word his unit would be heading first to Fort Hood in Killeen and then to Iraq in January, Garcia begrudgingly came to the Wayland offices to withdraw indefinitely.
"I'd already preregistered for the fall and had good grants in place," he said. "I hated to have to leave."
Joe Luis Castillo, a fellow unit member, had to withdraw for the same reason. But for him, it's the second time military service has interrupted his school plans. Castillo was midway through the Fall 2001 semester when he was called up to help with security duty at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. He had to withdraw immediately and leave within weeks.
After that year was over, Castillo completed another semester at Wayland, then laid out for a while to attend special training program with his job at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's units in Plainview. He registered again in Fall 2003, completing two more semesters and pre-registering for another fall.
When the call came in, Castillo knew the routine. He came in to withdraw, expecting to be gone another 18 months. Eventually, he says, he intends to finish school. if the Army will let him.
"I joined the service to better myself but also to help pay for school, and I've been trying to finish for about four years now," Castillo said with a chuckle. "I make do, though, because it's my duty."
Castillo said he had hoped to finish a degree in criminal justice before he turned 30, but noted that since he was only a few months away from that, he would likely miss that goal.
Hopie Chapa, a sophomore studying physical education, is also putting her education off for the deployment. She's served six years in the National Guard and this is her first round of active duty.
"It's not something I really want to do, but it's a short period of time and I'm doing this so my family can continue to have the freedoms we have," Chapa said. "I'd rather go over there and fight than have the war over here."
Besides her school books and a full-time job at Excel, Chapa will leave behind a three-year-old daughter in the care of her husband and mother. That, she says, is harder than serving in wartime Iraq.
"The hardest part is explaining to her why I'll be gone for a year and a half," she said. "It really hurts the most."
Chapa said she's yet to officially withdraw from Wayland for the deployment, preferring to wait until the last minute, keeping hope alive that the mission will be called off and she can attend classes as planned.
The deployed unit, which includes several other WBU students as well as alum David Turpin, will be leaving mid-August for Fort Hood for special training, then are set to go to Iraq in January. Turpin quit his job as music and youth minister at First Baptist Church in Carrizo Springs because of the extended deployment - his second in the past four years. His daughter Marta is a senior at Wayland and another daughter, Lana, will be attending in the fall.
Garcia said the unit normally works with mortars, but their assignment will be different for the coming deployment.
"They told us we probably won't be doing our regular jobs, but they don't know what the mission will be," he said. "What a lot of us will be doing is convoy security for the men on the vehicles going from Baghdad to Kuwait."
Castillo said for the time being, he is not nervous about the trip, but knows that feeling may not last.
"Right now, I'm calm and collected, but the day I get off the airplane, I'll probably feel differently," he said. "I'm just trying to spend time with my family and get things done before I leave."
Chapa agrees.
"I was scared at first but not anymore. I know the Lord will be with us and I have faith in Him."


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Ever since Sandy, or maybe it was Hurricane Irene, I've been thinking about buying a portable generator sufficient to run our sump pump, our freezer and refrigerator, and a few appliances in case of a lengthy power disruption.
My brother-in-law, an engineer for an electric utility, loses power more often (eight days for Irene, six for Sandy) and has a bigger house, so he is advising me on what I need to buy and the work my electrician must do to make the transition from one to the other seamless.
This column will not be a treatise on generators - that information is available online. I only mention them because Cassie Eberle at Consumer Reports sent me something about connected homes and the new smart technology that began with a treatise on generators.
Apparently, this is the "Year of the Connected Home."
According to a survey of nearly 2,500 Consumer Reports subscribers, almost 20 percent of respondents with smartphones or tablets already use them to remotely control some aspect of their homes, and nearly 70 percent of those who don't voiced interest in doing so in the future.
Already, my family remotely prints documents from smartphones to two wireless printers at home, and we monitor the dog cam at Camp Bow Wow when we are on vacation, to check on Emmy.
This isn't new, of course. I've been writing about home automation for at least 20 years, chapters in each of my books are devoted to it, and I've given some local examples of it in that time.
One involved a Center City resident who could set the thermostat of his central air-conditioning system in a heat wave while he and his family vacationed in Moscow.
And there was a fellow in Burlington Township a couple of years ago who could see, via his smartphone, who was at his entryway, disarm the alarm, and unlock the door.
A couple of years ago, ABI Research, a provider of technology-market intelligence, reported that in the five years ending in 2017, the home-automation market will increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 60 percent.
In its recent study, available in this month's issue, Consumer Reports found thermostats, security systems, blinds, lighting, and door locks are the home items readers most want to manage remotely.
There are potential pitfalls, however, including WiFi vulnerabilities that could compromise security and privacy issues related to the sharing of information by these gadgets, the magazine said.
I thought I'd share this interesting information:
For generators - in this case, not portable, but made by the same manufacturer I am favoring after much study - one Internet-enabled product is the Generac Mobile Link for $280, whose remote monitoring system will e-mail or text the user or servicing dealer if a problem arises during the unit's periodic self-check. Service after the first year is $12.50 per month, $100 for the year. Among stationary generators, the device works with two Consumer Reports recommendations: the 7kW Generac 6237 ($2,250) and 13kW Generac 6241 ($3,500).
Whirlpool's Duet matching washer and dryer (each $1,500) have an app that allow users to track their laundry's progress - even turn the machine on and off - while they're doing other things. The dryer also has a duct-blockage indicator, which Whirlpool says improves performance and efficiency.
Consumers can get great performance for hundreds less by forgoing the smart features and regularly checking the vent, Consumer Reports said.
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William Scott is a self-taught artist capable of rendering his imagined public and private worlds with remarkable accuracy and meticulous detail. William draws, paints and re-builds his native San Francisco in search of the elusive "normal life," one of Baptist-sermon ideals and gleaming, safe, artistically franchised, city centers. San Francisco re-emerges as "Praise Frisco," a place where Scott's public longing for wholesome, peaceful interactions take place within idealized neighborhood landmarks. Most recently William has had a solo exhibition at White Columns, New York and shown with Gavin Brown's enterprise and has been featured at both the Armory Show, New York and NADA during Art Basel, Miami. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, and the Oakland Museum of California.
Born 1964, San Francisco, CA.


text: Growing up, I would pass this house on my way to school and say, "Some day I'm going to have a house just like that one." It was white with black shutters, two stories in the center with a wing on each side, and columns holding up the front portico. That would have been 45 years ago. A couple of years back, the house came on the market at a reasonable price, so my husband and I bought it! I knew the former owners, and when they passed away, their kids sold the property to a local developer before I knew it was for sale, but he flipped it a few months later and we got it then. He had bought it full of all the former owners' belongings, as their kids didn't want to deal with all of it - he cleaned out the house and donated nearly everything to the local charity resale shop. However, he missed something - a pair of star-shaped glass candle holders - that we found when we took possession. I knew that they were used in initiation ceremonies for a women's group to which we both belong(ed). What a special find! Since buying the house, we have improved it with new siding, roof, windows and heating system, plus added insulation. We had to change the roofline a little bit, but we tried to preserve the original structure as best we could. We feel great that we've preserved a small piece of our town's history!—Lindsay


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Introducing The Nantucket hotel
Following Mark Snider into a construction site is like following Patton into battle. His tall, lanky frame dips in and out of doorways and crawl spaces at rapid speed as he passionately describes his latest project. He knows every construction worker on a first-name basis and calls each one his A-team. Jumping over wires and weaving through rooms full of sawdust, Snider is in his element. After all, as president of Stanmar Inc., an athletic-facility design and construction company based in Wayland, Snider, 55, has been bouncing around from building zone to building zone his entire adult life.
As owner of the Winnetu Oceanside Resort on Martha's Vineyard, Snider also knows a thing or two about refurbishing hotels. He and his wife, Gwenn, took the shell of a run-down motel and built an upscale lodging in 2000. A short walk from the 3-mile stretch of sand on South Beach and only 4 miles by bike trails to Edgartown, the Winnetu's location is ideal for folks who want to ditch their car for a week.
The Sniders' latest venture is the former Point Breeze hotel, one of Nantucket's historical properties, which, as of late, fell on hard times. One of the last grand dames on the island, the Point Breeze was built in 1891 in a sprawling neoclassical style.
"The Point Breeze is a quiet hotel of the highest order. Broad and breezy verandahs, large airy halls and parlor, and a nice dining room," read an ad from the Sept. 6, 1894, Inquirer and Mirror, Nantucket's newspaper.
The storied history of the hotel almost came to an abrupt end when the previous owner, in an effort to convert the property into condominiums, went bankrupt. TD Bank took over the Point Breeze in foreclosure and it lay dormant for three years, until the Sniders purchased the property in January. Since then, Snider has been working feverishly to ensure the resort, now called The Nantucket, opens on June 29.
Smack dab in the heart of Nantucket town, the five-story property is retaining the classic grey and green-shingled facade while vastly improving the interior. You could say the grand dame is having a much needed makeover.
"This place was crying for love and affection," says Snider.
Walk up the steps to a classic wraparound verandah, where rocking chairs will line the building. Push through the lobby and find the Breeze Cafe, a casual indoor-outdoor place that will be open to the public. Then you reach what Snider refers to as "the heart and soul" of the redesign, a swimming and kiddie pool. Beyond the pool is the largest ballroom on Nantucket, able to accommodate up to 300 people for weddings and events. It's the primary reason the Sniders are going to keep The Nantucket open year-round.
In summer, however, the Sniders, parents of three children ages 17 to 24, are hoping to attract families. The 60 spacious rooms will feature 40 suites, ranging from one to four bedrooms. Each accommodation will have its own kitchenette, living-dining area, and many units will offer washers and dryers. As you reach the upper floors, views open up onto Brant Point Lighthouse and Jetties Beach.
A lounge area offering water vistas on the top floor, called the Point, will open next summer. An extensive fitness facility, lap pool, a row of townhomes behind the ballroom, and three cottages will also be put on hold until 2013.
The Nantucket will have a full-day and evening children's program. Morning yoga will be held down the street at Children's Beach, led by a local instructor.
Snider has always had an eye for whimsy. At the Winnetu, he drove around the property offering children rides in a 1945 fire truck he acquired from a fire chief in Notowwa, Mich. For The Nantucket, the Sniders have just returned from Chatsworth, Calif., where they purchased a 1934 Ford bus that will pick up all guests departing and leaving from the docks of the Steamship Authority.
The island's Wave bus stops right at the door for lifts to Surfside Beach. Snider has also set up a program to have bikes dropped off at the resort, if you feel like biking to Jetties Beach and Steps Beach, only a five-minute pedal from the property.
The Sniders are particularly excited about the opportunity for guests to sample both islands on vacation. A two-island accommodations package will provide all ferry transportation, island transfers, and allow visitors the flexibility to choose the number of nights they want to stay at each property.
"It's funny, most New Englanders have a preference for one island over the other. Whether it's the cobblestone streets of Nantucket or the wide open spaces of the Vineyard, it's a nice choice to make," says Snider.
The Nantucket 77 Easton St., 866-807-
6011, www.thenantuckethotel.com,
rooms from $450 a night in summer.
Stephen Jermanok can be reached at www.activetravels.com.


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The Social Security Administration's Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) funds research and demonstration grants involving:
- Old-Age Survivors Program
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Grants are awarded for innovative research and demonstrations, adding to existing knowledge and improving methods and techniques for managing, administering, and the effectiveness of SSA programs:
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Conduct social, economic, and demographic research on topics important to the SSDI and SSI programs, as well as the current and future well-being of beneficiaries.
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- Greater use of employers and others in the rehabilitation and placement process
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TWU adds three more Denton apartment complexes to its TWU Select Apartments
TWU, via agreement with Scott Brown Properties, has approved a lease of the Withers Place Apartments, located at 517 Withers Street; the La Maureta Apartments, located at 417 Withers Street; and the Vineyard Apartments, located at 902 Vine Street in August 2013.
These additions to the TWU Select Apartments add 74 beds to TWU Housing options.
According to Dr. Richard Nicholas, TWU vice president for student life, these new complexes meet TWU's housing requirements of standards of condition, proximity to campus, on-site parking and security. TWU also will have personnel living and working at the complexes, and the TWU Department of Public Safety will provide security.
The university requires most students who have less than 60 hours of course credit to live on campus, unless the student lives at home with parents. TWU is experiencing both continued freshman enrollment growth and increased retention of existing students in university housing, which is up 9 percent this year.
"Students are recognizing the value that living on campus provides for their academic success, and our growth, retention and more students wanting to continue to live on campus is creating a record demand for housing," Dr. Nicholas said. "TWU is working diligently to meet this demand for our students."
The TWU Select Apartments began in 2011 with the Bent Tree, Lone Star and Austin Place complexes joining the university's housing options. The university also is looking at possibly adding at least one more apartment complex to the program prior to the fall semester.
TWU Select Apartments are available to TWU upper-classmen. Details about floor plans and housing rates are available at www.twu.edu/housing or by calling (940) 898-3676.
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