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Mayor Lee, It's Time for an Executive Order on Senior Safety
By Roger Rudick
The victim's family, daughter Inessa Grinberg and grandson Roman, with a photo of David. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
David Grinberg, 90, was crossing Fell Street at Baker, returning to his home at the Mercy Terrace Apartments, a senior facility, yesterday around 5:20 p.m. He was struck by a motorist and died of his injuries later that evening.
"He crossed every day to get to the park," said Roman Grinberg, the victim's grandson, who came to the Mercy Terrace building with his mother to watch a security camera video of the intersection in order to find out what happened. Mercy asked Streetsblog to hold off watching the video until the family was given a chance to view it and grieve. According to a spokeswoman for the facility who had seen it, Grinberg was apparently in the crosswalk when he was struck by a motorist heading west on Fell. This is consistent with a story in SF Weekly, which cites witness testimony via Twitter:
Walk SF's interim executive director, Cathy DeLuca, was horrified by this latest incident, which comes on the heels of two other pedestrian fatalities.
From the Walk SF release:
Walk SF, the Vision Zero Coalition, and the entire community is saddened and outraged to learn that another person walking was killed on October 4… David's death follows on the heels of two other recent pedestrian deaths – that of Gus Vardakastanis on September 22 and Winifred Leshane on September 15. That makes three pedestrians who have been killed on city streets in less than three weeks.
How many more people have to die before we realize that we can put an end to these preventable crashes?
Walk SF also stressed that Fell and that section of Baker are "streets that the City has identified as high-injury corridors, the 13 percent of city streets that account for 75 percent of severe and fatal crashes."
Streetsblog reached out to SFMTA to find out if any safety improvement, such as bulb outs, are planned for the Fell and Baker intersection. The agency has not yet replied, but the most recent information on the web page goes back to 2013 and concerns adding posts to the bike lane. It's unclear if any further improvements are coming. That said, readers will recall that there's an ongoing fight between two neighborhood groups over extending the protected bike lane on Fell down the Panhandle, which would narrow crossing distances. If done correctly, it would also be an opportunity to add a pedestrian refuge island, between the car space and the bike space, so senior citizens have a place to pause as they cross the street.
"I don't know why there aren't any bulb outs, especially with all the seniors," said Rob Miller, who lives on Fell across Baker Street from Mercy Terrace. "It's not safe," said Raisia Solodkin, 94, who knew Grinberg and also lives at Mercy Terrace. "Put in some signs, like the kind they have at schools, to get people to slow down. 153 old people live here and drivers must slow down."
Indeed, as Streetsblog watched, it was difficult to find a car that seemed to be following Fell's posted 30 mph speed limit. Several pushed the yellow light. A few were still blowing through the intersection when it turned red. This, of course, is a typical situation on a wide street that seems designed to encourage speeding.
Fell Street. The wide crossing (in the foreground) where Grinberg was hit. Photo:: Streetsblog/Rudick
"I know that intersection–it's very popular for people entering the park," said Pi Ra, a director with the advocacy group, Senior and Disability Action. "Because of the width of the street, people tend to drive really fast through there and there isn't enough crossing time for seniors."
Indeed, the countdown timer only goes for 12 seconds, which is hardly enough time for a senior to get across such a wide intersection. SFMTA needs to re-time this crossing immediately and then place planters or temporary barriers to narrow the intersection until permanent bulbouts can be installed.
But more than anything, the Mayor needs to show the leadership he expressed in August of 2016, when he ordered SFMTA to install three protected bike lanes within a few short months of the deaths of Heather Miller and Kate Slattery. Too many pedestrians are getting killed at our intersections. And as the SF Weekly points out, seniors are getting killed more than any other group. So the Mayor can start with Fell and the crossings around Mercy and order SFMTA to make those intersections safer without delay, followed by any other intersection near a senior center or school.
Because this latest death was not an outlier. It was the direct result of bad road design that prioritizes speed over life and limb.
And as a result of this known and entirely preventable hazard, San Francisco's streets have claimed yet another victim. "He just had his dinner," said Grinberg's daughter Inessa, fighting through tears. "He just stepped out to go to the park."
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Seniors Plead with SFMTA for Safer Fell Street
By Roger Rudick	| Oct 18, 2017
A handful of determined seniors went to yesterday's SFMTA board meeting to plead with Director Ed Reiskin and members of the board to take immediate action to make the Fell Street and Baker intersection crossing, which connects the Mercy Terrace senior home with the Panhandle Park, safe. "During these past ten years I always go […]
City Removes Safety Measures where Senior Was Killed
Over the weekend, the guerrilla safety group, SFMTrA, installed safe-hit posts and painted bulb-outs at the intersection of Fell and Baker, on a crosswalk where David Grinberg, a 90-year-old man, was killed on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The city, which apparently has no immediate plans to improve the crosswalk that connects the Mercy Terrace senior-living apartments […]
Eyes on the Street: Action at Baker and Fell
By Roger Rudick	| Nov 6, 2017
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. An SFMTA crew installed official safe hit posts today to make the intersection at Baker and Fell safer. The posts compliment painted bulbouts that […]
Guest Commentary: San Francisco Needs Pedestrian Refuge Islands to Save Lives
By John Entwistle, Jr.	| Dec 13, 2017
Senior's Death at 19th and Quintara Highlights Another Shortcoming of SF Street Design
City Celebrates Sixth Annual Walk to Work Day
By Roger Rudick	| Apr 5, 2018
To kick off this year's Walk to Work Day, the SFMTA activated the city's newest signalized crosswalk Thursday morning at Howard and Russ Street in the South of Market neighborhood.
Advocates Demand Leadership from Mayor Lee on Vision Zero
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. One week ago, on Oct. 31, San Francisco saw its 16th victim of road violence this year–47-year-old James Samiere was struck and killed while […]


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Up to 40 million gadgets lying unused in UK houses
Around 45% of households have up to five unused electronic devices.
There are up to 40 million unused electronic gadgets in UK homes, a new study estimates.
Each of those devices, such as old mobile phones, contain valuable "rare earth elements" which are increasingly endangered.
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has carried out a survey of just how much unused technology is being stockpiled in UK households.
More than 2,000 people took part in an online survey which revealed that half of UK homes had at least one unused electronic device and 45% of households had up to five.
Most people said they had no plans to recycle their devices.
Mobile devices contain conflict elements such as gold, toxic elements such as arsenic and rare elements such as indium.
Natural sources of six of the elements found in mobile phones are set to run out within the next 100 years.
More than half of people (59%) said knowing this would make them more likely to recycle old devices.
"We need action now – from governments, manufacturers and retailers – to make reuse and recycling much easier, and we must enable a new generation of chemistry talent to help," said Robert Parker, the RSC's chief executive.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is urging more and better recycling (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
"The UK has a tremendous opportunity to become a world leader in this and set an example for other nations to follow."
Another concern over the recycling of unused devices is that they often contain what are known as "conflict elements" such as tin, gold, tungsten and tantalum, which are mined in areas where battles and child labour are often a routine part of their mining.
Indium is vital for touch screens because it conducts electricity and is transparent.
Mr Parker said: "Chemical scientists are already working to find ground-breaking solutions – by investigating long-term substitutes for rare elements in devices, or by finding new chemical methods to extract precious materials and reuse them – but we all can and must do more.
"As individuals, reuse and recycling are the best options available to us, but even if recycled it is still extremely difficult to recover some of these elements from unused devices."
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Two arrested, charged in May Township shooting
Two men, one from St. Paul and one from Minneapolis, have been charged with multiple crimes related to their alleged kidnapping of a St. Paul woman who was shot and left for dead in May Township.
According to court records, Luis Alfredo Cortez Mendoza, 23, of St. Paul, was charged with aiding and abetting attempted second-degree murder and aiding and abetting kidnapping. Angel Ignacio Sardina-Padilla, 32, was charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder, aiding and abetting second-degree murder, and aiding and abetting kidnapping. The men were located and arrested by law enforcement on June 15 and June 18, respectively.
The men's criminal complaints state that the woman, a 39-year-old from St. Paul, was found and likely saved by an Uber driver who had just dropped off a customer at a home on Arcola Trail North around 2:30 a.m. June 9. The man saw the woman lying on the ground and originally mistook her for an animal. When he realized the woman was a person and was shot, he put her in his vehicle and drove her toward Stillwater, where he could get cellphone signal to call 911. The woman was transported to Regions Hospital in critical condition, suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest.
The woman reportedly slipped in and out of unconsciousness for several days before she was able to make a statement to police. She reported to law enforcement that on June 8, she bought a handgun from Padilla for $400 but only could pay him $300 at the time of sale. Later in the day, however, she could not find the gun, and she sent a text message to Padilla to tell him the weapon was missing. Padilla and Mendoza are both allegedly members of the Surenos 13 gang, and the woman had been told Padilla's nickname was "Diablo."
After hearing that the gun was gone, Padilla and Mendoza allegedly came back to the woman's home and demanded the rest of the money the woman owed or the gun returned. They brandished firearms, and Padilla reportedly forced two of the people in the home at the time to hold a scalding hot metal tool, burning their hands while he demanded to know where the gun was. According to the woman and the people from her apartment who were interviewed, Padilla was in charge and telling Mendoza what to do.
The men reportedly held the people in the home captive for several hours before forcing the woman to leave with them. They forced her to sit in the back of a car with no back seat and drove around the area for several hours, and they gave her a pill that induced unconsciousness. Eventually, the woman said, Padilla allegedly told Mendoza to take the woman home, but she fell into unconsciousness, and when she awoke, she was in a dark unknown area – the future scene of the shooting in May.
Mendoza allegedly told the woman to get out of the car, after which he shot at her three times, hitting her once in the chest. He then drove away.
After Mendoza was arrested in Minneapolis on June 15, he allegedly told law enforcement that Padilla had instructed Mendoza to kill the woman. He claimed that he drove around with the woman for several hours, weighing whether he should do the deed and fearing for his own life if he didn't. Finally, he allegedly decided to do it, shooting her while wearing rubber gloves and giving the gun back to Padilla later.
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F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Switzerland
Date range: 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021
The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG published between 1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021 which are tracked by the Nature Index.
Article Count and Share for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
123 46.32
Life Sciences 105 39.01
Chemistry 23 10.21
Compare F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG with other institutions
Top 10 domestic collaborators with F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG by Share (18 total)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Switzerland
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and University of Lausanne (UNIL) (1.96)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG1.13
University of Lausanne (UNIL)0.83
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and University of Zurich (UZH) (1.95)
University of Zurich (UZH)0.35
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and University of Basel (UB) (1.84)
University of Basel (UB)0.93
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (1.79)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)0.99
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) (1.69)
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)0.48
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and University of Bern (UniBE) (1.00)
University of Bern (UniBE)0.17
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and AC Immune S.A. (0.98)
AC Immune S.A.0.09
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) (0.81)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)0.19
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and LICR Lausanne Branch (0.75)
LICR Lausanne Branch0.11
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Novartis International AG (0.66)
Novartis International AG0.06
Top 10 international collaborators with F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG by Share (669 total)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Harvard University (8.86)
Harvard University4.66
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Stanford University (3.37)
Stanford University1.39
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) (3.34)
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2.84)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)1.30
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Technical University of Munich (TUM) (2.60)
Technical University of Munich (TUM)1.18
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Foundation Medicine, Inc. (2.56)
Foundation Medicine, Inc.0.32
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Utrecht University (UU) (2.43)
Utrecht University (UU)2.17
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) (2.37)
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)1.96
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) (2.19)
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)0.29
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (1.92)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center1.55
454 Life Sciences
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.
Bina Technologies, Inc.
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Flatiron Health, Inc.
Genia Corporation
Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
InterMune, Inc.
Piramed Ltd.
Roche Deutschland Holding GmbH
Roche Diabetes Care IT
Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Roche Diagnostics S.L.
Roche Farma, S.A.
Roche Nederland B.V.
Roche NimbleGen, Inc.
Roche Nutley
Roche Palo Alto, LLC
Roche Pharmaceuticals - Poland
Roche Products Limited
Roche R&D Center (China) Ltd.
Roche S.A.S
Roche Sequencing Solutions (RSS)
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
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Basel Stem Cell Network (BSCN)
MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) Consortium
Domestic coal-burning stoves as bad gas emitters as wood-fired ones
Institute of Earth Environment (IEE), CAS
Exploring friction at ultralow velocities
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)
Cancer cells are stronger together
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances
Why we left academia: Corporate scientists reveal their motives
2018 Annual tables: Healthcare leads in the index
The top 10 countries for scientific research in 2018
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The planet needs a plastics revolution
New cutting-edge research can transform the plastics industry
By Brad Collis and Caroline Meech
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We have become addicted to plastic. Approximately 300 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated each year. Microplastics have been found in every location surveyed worldwide, even inside human tissue. In developing countries, up to one million people die as a result of mismanaged plastic waste each year.
And plastic has another, less visible, environmental impact — climate change. Seventeen million barrels of oil are used for plastic production each year. With the anticipated growth in the plastics sector, by 2050 production and disposal will be responsible for up to 13 per cent of the world's total "carbon budget" of greenhouse gas emissions. That is equivalent to 615 coal-fired power plants, warns the Center for International Environmental Law.
We need radical action to halt this trend and limit the damaging consequences of plastic pollution on our health and the environment.
That is why the University of Portsmouth is assembling teams of scientists, business-leaders, campaigners and citizens to lead a revolution in the manufacture, use and disposability of this convenient but polluting material.
The initiative, called Revolution Plastics, sets out to create a new plastics economy based on improved recyclability, policy support from all tiers of government, and community engagement to achieve behavioural change in the use of plastics.
Professor Steve Fletcher, who is director of the University of Portsmouth's sustainability and the environment research theme and an adviser to the United Nations on ocean resources, says the Revolution Plastics initiative seeks to achieve a transition away from polluting practices to a future in which sustainable plastics manufacturing and consumption is the norm.
"Transitioning to a sustainable plastics future creates an opportunity to engage with multiple disciplines – biology, psychology, marine sciences, geosciences, fashion, food and urban design – and industry and community sectors, at different scales and intensities," he says.
This ambition is consistent with global initiatives, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement, principles of the circular economy, and living within the planet's safe operating space, as championed by the UN International Resource Panel and World Economic Forum.
Revolution Plastics builds on the momentum created by the University's globally acclaimed engineering of an enzyme that can digest some of the most commonly polluting plastics, such as plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This is a plastic which would otherwise persist for hundreds of years in the environment.
Our scientists have worked with the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to engineer a novel "enzyme cocktail" that can quickly break down plastic to its polymer building blocks. This allows plastics to be made and reused endlessly, with real potential to revolutionise industrial recycling of plastics and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
The ongoing research is supported by the University's Centre for Enzyme Innovation (CEI), which, in partnership with industry, will have the capacity to take on the global plastics challenge.
Professor John McGeehan, director of CEI, says, "we can all play a significant part in dealing with this problem, but the scientific community which created these 'wonder materials', must now use all the technology at its disposal to develop real solutions".
The university has been awarded £5.8m through the UK government's Research England Expanding Excellence Fund. Coupled with significant investment by the university itself and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, hopes are high for finding a solution to one of the world's greatest environmental challenges.
We are also leading by example, showing what is possible through our procurement, use and disposal of resources (materials, water, energy and services). This will work hand in glove with the formation of community and industry partnerships to transform the city of Portsmouth into a global civic leader in sustainability transition: a community-supported "sustainability hub" that will accumulate knowledge, experience and data to become a global model.
Professor Fletcher believes if the Portsmouth community can revolutionise the use and end-use of plastics as part of a larger sustainability platform, then any community in the world can. "We see this as a pilot programme for the planet … an incubator for similar programmes in other cities and countries," he says.
It is this momentum that makes the city's civic administration confident that significant changes will happen and that the council has a central role. Councillor Dave Ashmore, cabinet member for environment and climate change, says that addressing environmental concerns is a top priority and, like many other municipalities around the world, the city of Portsmouth has declared a climate emergency.
"It is by working with the university that we actually believe we can turn the challenges we face into opportunities… investigate ways to move into renewable fuels, alternative materials, new industries and new jobs", he explains.
There is also rising environmental awareness through local organisations and groups advocating sustainability and plastic waste reduction. This is the community foundation the university intends to support and build upon. In partnership with the Environment Agency, it will provide advice and resources to local groups, such as guidance on behaviour change methods.
World leading research and practice does not happen in isolation. For this reason, the University of Portsmouth is looking for more partners in business, government, the not-for-profit sector and academia around the world, to work together to tackle the plastics crisis.
This article was based on a report by Brad Collis and updated by Caroline Meech.
Join the revolution at www.port.ac.uk/revolution-plastics
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Ireland West is a scenic and diverse region for an Ireland castle tour. The counties of Mayo, Roscommon and Galway feature the colorful landscapes of Galway as well as the stony desolate expanse of the Burren.
The lakes, rivers and mountains of the Western Region make this a popular vacation destination for Dubliners as well as those of us from other countries. The history of the area is one of challenge, poverty, hardship and survival. Times have changed and the prosperity of the area is due, in part, to tourism. The locals have pride in their hearty character, their loyalty to the Gaelic language and their love of music.
When you take an Irish castle vacation in the West Region, you will want to study history by day and enjoy traditional food, drink and music at night.
Learn about Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen, at the museum in Louisburgh. Then take the Clare Island Ferry to Clare Island and visit Grace's castle and home base.
Cashel House Hotel near Galway.
You will be enchanted by Ireland West and will find many "favorite" places to return to. Have fun!


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You may remember Google launched a series of shoppable Hangouts on Air with brands like Diane von Furstenberg, Rag & Bone and others late last year. Now, it's introducing an app called Showcase, which will enable anyone to incorporate content alongside their live broadcast, including links to websites, merchandise, YouTube videos and more. All of it will appear in a panel on the right hand side of the Hangout.
Victoria's Secret is set to be among the first, with a Hangout on Air planned for July 29 in celebration of its 2014 What is Sexy List. The broadcast will see Angel Lily Aldridge, PopSugar celebrity editor Britt Stephens, and a series of special guests chatting about street style, beauty and fitness – all made shoppable through the Showcase app.
The cast of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes already used the app to link to things like exclusive footage and cinema tickets, as did Birchbox, as pictured below. The hope for retailers is that it will open possibilities to drive traffic to product.
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Somali camera person shot dead in Mogadishu
By Committee to Protect Journalists
Nairobi, July 31, 2018--Authorities in Somalia should rigorously investigate the killing of Abdirizak Kasim Iman, a cameraperson for the privately owned SBS TV, who was shot dead in Mogadishu on the afternoon of July 26, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Abdirizak was shot when he tried to pass through a checkpoint near a public park in Mogadishu, Peace Garden, while riding in a bajaj, a three-wheeled public transportation vehicle, according to Hassan Omar Mohammed, the journalist's brother, and Mohammed Shiil, the coordinator of the Somalia Mechanism for the Safety of Journalists, a press freedom coalition that monitors attacks on the media.
Witnesses said the police officer ordered the bajaj driver to reverse and said that he could not go beyond the checkpoint, according to Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, secretary general of the government-recognized National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), and Mohamed Shiil. CPJ was unable to determine the driver's identity or contact details.
The bajaj driver and Abdirizak argued with the police officer to let them beyond the checkpoint; during the dispute the police officer shot Abdirizak twice in the head, according to the same sources.
The journalist was then taken to Madina Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a report by the privately owned Radio Dalsan.
Mohamed Shiil told CPJ that the police officer fled the scene after the shooting.
Hassan Omar told CPJ that the journalist's family reported the incident to police in Mogadishu the same day the journalist was shot.
Local police questioned the bajaj driver, who was unharmed in the shooting, according to Mohamed Moalimuu whose colleagues spoke with the driver.
"Somali authorities must act swiftly to investigate the killing of Abdirizak Kasim Iman, determine the motive, and bring those responsible to justice," said CPJ Africa program Coordinator Angela Quintal from Harare. "Dozens of unsolved killings of journalists are a grave reminder of the dangers facing the press in Somalia. The police should be working to ensure the media are able to do their job without fear, not adding to the dangers they face."
At least 26 journalists in Somalia have been murdered with complete impunity over the last decade, according to CPJ research .
Mogadishu's mayor, Abdirahman Omar Osman, referred CPJ to police for comment on the status of investigations. Police Commissioner Bashir Abdi Mohamed yesterday declined to comment on the case, saying that investigations were being carried out by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
CPJ was unable to determine where the journalist was travelling at the time he was shot.
Mohamed Shiil and Mohamed Moalimuu told CPJ that Abdirizak was going to work at his television station when he was shot. Hassan Omar Mohammed, the journalist's brother, told CPJ that the journalist was going home from work. Ismail Sheikh Khalifa, chairman of the press rights organization Human Rights Journalists (HRJ), told CPJ that the Mogadishu director of SBS TV, Mohamud Dhakane Nur, had told him that the journalist was going to work while Abdirizak's father said that the journalist was coming home from the Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development (SIMAD) University where he was a student.
Abdirizak had his camera with him at the time of the attack, according to these sources.
According to Mohamed Moalimuu, Adirizak covered current affairs for SBS TV.


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Considering there are over…600 Companies with over 1,000 Offices and more than 10,000 agents, for a smaller independent broker with less than 50 agents…we're doing really good!
Internet-capable handheld devices are deploying typical office functions in the field, allowing real estate professionals to be increasingly less reliant on a brick-and-mortar brokerage building. Today's real estate office can be a car, a coffee shop or most any location within reach of a signal tower or Wi-Fi hot spot. And increasingly, virtual brokerage offices can serve many purposes. Shifting from paper documents to electronic documents create greater efficiencies and improve tracking in the transaction process. We combine the power of the Internet with Regional Processing Centers, Local Marketing Centers and Convenient Drop-In Centers to extend our traditional geographical borders and increase efficiency.
We afford every client a thoroughly trained and experienced sales associate in order to ensure positive results. Veltri & Associates utilizes our "white-glove" sales standards to your advantage and refined marketing techniques honed through many years of experience.
To find out more contact Al Veltri, Broker of Record at 1-866-483-5874 Ext. 401.
We have an entire turn-key concept for those Brokers who always wanted to open their own office. There is zero capitol outlay! We cover the costs! There is no downside risk.
From start to finish we offer a complete office management system and training. Corporate will provide all the support you'll need. We want you to do what you know best…list and sell real estate! And, we'll help you recruit and train your agents.
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Why would someone want to build a real estate team? We are big believers in the "why". Without this understanding, nothing is ever really accomplished. Without knowing why we are doing something, we can never know if we are successful or not.
Team building is hard work (like anything else business related). Building a team is an entrepreneurial endeavour. You are building a small business. Like any small business it takes time, effort and money to get it moving and growing. Without the right motivations behind your actions, it's destined to fail.
The first thing you need to decide is why you want a team. Is it a status symbol? Is it to create immense profit or to provide a better way of life for you?
The more the team leader focuses on others (clients and team members), the better the chances are of the team becoming successful. The direct result over time is that the team leader will also reap huge rewards from the team environment. Let's look at these benefits closer.
A team provides a platform that creates an easier way to do things. It should provide sources of leads, as well as help doing the non-dollar productive activities so the licensed team members can spend more time doing what they are best at, buying and selling homes. This means that one of the very first benefits to team members is time freedom. They need to spend less time per transaction, and therefore they can spend their time on either making more sales or living their life outside real estate.
We know how to build teams! To find out more contact Al Veltri, Broker of Record at 1-866-483-5874 Ext. 401.


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Sandy pushes down jobless benefits applications
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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 355,000, a possible sign of a healing job market. But officials cautioned that the figures were distorted by Superstorm Sandy.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, rose by 3,250 to 370,500.
The storm could affect weekly applications for up to four weeks, a Labor spokesman said.
Applications declined in one state last week because power outages prevented officials from receiving applications. The spokesman wouldn't identify the state. The storm also pushed applications in other states up because some people who could not go to work sought benefits.
Most economists expect applications will rise in the coming weeks. Jill Brown, an economist at Credit Suisse, said that large hurricanes have historically pushed up applications by about 4 percent. That suggests they could reach 390,000.
If applications stay below 360,000 after the storm's effects fade, it would be a good sign for the job market.
Weekly applications have fluctuated between 360,000 and 390,000 since January. At the same time, employers have added an average of nearly 157,000 jobs a month. That's only been enough to lower the unemployment rate slowly. It has declined to 7.9 percent from 8.3 percent this year. And some of the decline was because more people gave up looking for work and weren't counted as unemployed.
The number of people receiving benefits rose to nearly 5.1 million in the week ended Oct. 20, the latest data available. That's about 42,000 more than the previous week.
There are some signals that the job market is improving. Employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring in August and September was much stronger than first estimated, the department said last week. The economy has gained an average of 173,000 jobs a month since July. That's up from 67,000 a month in April through June.
The unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in October from 7.8 percent in the previous month. But that is because more Americans began looking for work, possibly because they felt their chances had improved. Not all of them found jobs, which pushed up the unemployment rate.
Employers posted fewer available jobs in September than in August, according to a separate report from the Labor Department on Tuesday. That happened after job openings were revised higher in August. Employers filled fewer openings, the report showed, but layoffs also fell.
The economy picked up slightly this summer after a sluggish spring. Growth rose to a 2 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, up from 1.3 percent in the April-June quarter. Consumers and the federal government spent more, and the housing market contributed to growth for the sixth straight quarter.
Most economists expect growth will remain sluggish through early next year. Many hope the economy will accelerate if the White House and Congress avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," the package of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take effect early next year. If the cliff isn't avoided, it could push the U.S. economy back into recession.


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A number of people have been asking me for recipes for gluten-free recipes that I take to potlucks, and I decided that I would offer those recipes to anyone, in an auto-generated monthly (free) ezine... if you are interested in adding some delicious, healthy treat recipes to your repetoire, sign up below!
One of my very dear childhood friends celebrated "Ukrainian Christmas" complete with caroling and the 12 Meatless Dishes. Her family home always smelled like something delicious was cooking.
There are lots of others on-line but these looked pretty good! Another idea is to use gluten-free lasagna noodles and make "lazy perogies" just layering the noodles with whatever filling you love in your perogies (I love mushroom and I also love-- get ready for this-- sauerkraut!


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I had a very different topic I was going to post about for today's "in the news" but then I seen this and... well I have to post it.
So "whats the big deal?" you may be wondering.... well his name!!!
His arrest record shows that his legal name is...are you ready for it? Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop!!! Yes that is correct! SO of course my first thought was "wth were his parents thinking!?" Then I dug a little further... he changed his name in October from Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, to that! So naturally my question then is... WHAT was HE thinking????? Maybe he was drunk?
I honestly hope that SOMEONE contacts him and asks him about the unusual name and what it means..once he's released of course. Court records show that no bail amount has been set and there is no lawyer listed.... so who knows when that will be. It reminds me of the "Friends" episode when Phoebe changes her name to "Princess Consuela BananaHammock! haha!
I read that this morning and really laughed. I thought maybe he was high when he changed it. I am coming over from the blog dare :) Thanks for following me!


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The Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 () is a bill in the 113th United States Congress.  The bill was introduced on January 14, 2013 by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).   It passed the United States House of Representatives on February 12, 2013 by a voice vote, indicating that it was generally non-controversial.

Background
In the 112th United States Congress a nearly identical bill was introduced and passed by the House.  That bill, , was passed by the House on September 19, 2012 and referred to the Senate. It died in the Senate when the new congressional session started and will need to go through the entire legislative process again before ever becoming law.

Procedural history

Introduction
The Bill was introduced on January 14, 2013 by Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).  Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) was an original co-sponsor.  Fourteen additional Representatives became co-sponsors between January 22 and February 4.   The long title of the Bill is "To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians."

Committee
On January 14, 2013, the Bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  On January 18, the Committee referred it to the Subcommittee on Health.  After debating and examining the bill, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce referred the bill out of committee to the full House.  The bill was accompanied by Report 113-5, a report in which the Committee explains the bill, provides information about hearings the Committee held, and gives an estimated budget.  This was done on February 4, 2013 and the Bill was immediately placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 3.

Passage in the House
The Bill was considered on the floor of the House on February 12, 2013.  The bill was debated under a suspension of the rules and agreed to by a voice vote.

Referral to the Senate
The Bill was referred to the Senate on February 13, 2013.  It was sent to the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for consideration.

Provisions/Elements of the bill

Summary
The Bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program for states with a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to streamline state requirements and procedures to assist veterans who completed military EMT training while serving in the Armed Forces to meet state EMT certification, licensure, and other requirements.

Congressional Budget Office report
The Congressional Budget Office released a report on the bill, as ordered by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on January 22, 2013.

The following is the summary of the Congressional Budget Office's report:

H.R. 235 would authorize grants to states for streamlining state certification and licensing requirements for veterans to become licensed or certified emergency medical technicians (EMT).The bill would authorize the appropriation of $1 million and CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $1 million over the 2014-2018 period, assuming the appropriation of the authorized amount. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).

Support for the bill

Supporters of the bill considered it a "common sense" measure that would help returning veterans find work by ending the requirement that emergency personnel retake civilian certification courses when they already held similar certifications from the military.

The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians sponsored "EMS on the Hill Day" during which NAEMT staff members and other EMT professionals spoke to congressional staffers and Representatives about the bill, asking them to support it.

Notes/References

External links

Library of Congress (THOMAS) H.R. 235
beta.congress.gov H.R. 235
GovTrack.us H.R. 235
OpenCongress.org H.R. 235
WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 235
Congressional Budget Office's H.R. 235 page

Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress

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Bikes may be very popular in the Netherlands but in reality they are given precious little space, a report by environmental organisation Milieudefensie shows.
According to the report, which looked at the division of space in the 20 largest cities in the Netherlands, some 55% of the available square meters goes to cars while around a third is taken up by pedestrians. Cyclists are left with only 12%.
Cars consistently took up most of the space in all 20 cities, with Apeldoorn, Haarlemmermeer and Amersfoort taking up pole positions with 61%.
Milieudefensie says local councils must make an effort to reserve more space for cyclists and pedestrians in order to make cities liveable and improve air quality.
'Cities are becoming increasingly choked by traffic and the most polluting means of transport of all is taking up the most space,' Milieudefensie spokesperson Anne Knol told the AD.
According to director of cyclist's organisation Fietsersbond Saskia Kluit, the fact that cars take up more than half the space is 'truly bizarre'. 'Things were humming along fine for quite a long time. Bikes don't take up much space. But now you can see that the limited space for cyclists is becoming a problem,' Kuit told the paper.
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Inspired in part by the Ekranoplans built in the late 20th century, we are developing a "Hoverwing" format ground effect vehicle using a skirted hovercraft as the platform in combination with high lift coefficient wings, sited to give maximum ground effect through a unique mounting system.
How does it work? A ground effect vehicle or Ekranoplan, uses a pair of wings to lift the vehicle clear of the ground or water by less than the wingspan (see picture). Unlike a conventional aircraft, the wings interact with the ground or water surface to build up additional pressure due to the gap acting as a convergent nozzle; also, the ground or water surface straightens the airflow and reduce wingtip vortices. The lift to drag ratio increases by typically 40%, giving a more efficient, hence financially beneficial and environmentally friendly mode of transport.
Achieving the 40% improvement and ensuring stability is difficult, but not impossible. It was alleged that the early Ekranoplans were falling short as a result of the wing shape and there were Flarecraft accidents due to poor pitch stability. However, with the correct wing plan, these are resolvable.
In most countries, as long as ground effect vehicles or Ekranoplans remain in ground effect, they are not classified as aircraft, but as boats or ground vehicles, reducing the operation cost and legal burden further.
Our Progress So Far: We have built and tested a 1/6 scale model hoverwing, which you can see with various wingplans on our Youtube channel. We opted for a tandem or canard wingplan. During the early stages, we suffered pitch stability issues, not dissimilar to what the Ekranoplan or Flarecraft development when through, but for different reasons. However, when we changed to close-coupled canards, the pitch stability improved.
Next, we arrived at the three-surface wingplan shown in the picture, that has yielded better stability, as seen here:
However, we managed to improve stability and the structural side of the craft by going to a two-surface approach, based on a larger lower-loaded rear lifting surface - see here:
On ice, it has performed very well in both ground effect and free-flight, indication potential for lakes that freeze over in the winter in countries such as Canada:
We have started construction on a 1/4 scale model to test out build methods for the lift surfaces and to determine more accurately how to scale up fully.
We have already started building the hovercraft portion of the full scale Hoverwing ground effect vehicle. We are using a Flying Fish Marlin II hull, fitted with a 155HP 650cc Suzuki racing bike engine. Later versions will probably go over to a four stroke aero engine to improve emissions.
We are planning full-scale vehicles in two versions:
The Ekranoversion™ - This is a self-build kit to convert a recreational hovercraft into a Ground Effect Vehicle. This is comprised of a frame that bolts round the hovercraft body supporting wings and a stabiliser, along with a control column that links to the control surfaces.
The Hoversoar™ - A complete Ground Effect Vehicle where the hovercraft platform and wings match in a seamless manner.
Benefits:-
A Ground Effect Vehicle typically consumes 40% less fuel than a comparable aircraft.
International maritime law considers Ground Effect Vehicles to be boats, not aircraft and are thus not subject to stringent aircraft legislation.
In addition to the benefits of a hovercraft, they can clear obstacles such as mud banks, hedges and groyns.
They are less affected by heavy seas than a conventional Hovercraft on account of the greater separation between the vehicle and the water.
They consume less fuel than a conventional hovercraft because the skirt is not in contact with the water/ground surface.
Leisure (Cruising, etc), Crop Spraying, Algae Spraying, Oil Spill/Slick Recovery, Search and Rescue, Sight-Seeing trips around archipelagos and on lakes, Archipelago, Lake or Loch Taxis, High speed passenger ferrying and "Ekranofreight" for rapid transport of gas cylinders and other air mode prohibited goods in a timescale approaching that of airfreight.
Furthermore, these vehicles are effectively amphibious, so, for example, the journey could be between two seas or lakes over a tract of land in between, as long as the land in question is relatively flat and unpopulated.
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Furthermore, if you cannot wait and want to become involved directly with the project, we would like to hear from you. We see this project as potentially extending to include partners, either in allied industries or who have an interest, ideas or wish to invest.


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In celebration of Assistant Principals Week, schools across the nation are thanking their assistant principals in a variety of ways. Solar Preparatory School for Girls hosted an assembly to celebrate their beloved Assistant Principal Jennifer Turner.
At the assembly, Solar Prep parent Bill Durham announced a $10,000 scholarship donation for fourth-graders in Turner's name.
Students celebrate Assistant Principal Jennifer Turner at an assembly.
Girls at Solar Prep filled the auditorium with cheers, stomps and shouts in support for Turner.


Be the apprentice all your life, never rest and think that you have learnt all that you need to know. Sometimes you hear it said, that in nature all things are either growing or dying and that there is really in fact, nothing in between. We are the same, so we must continue to grow. Grow in wisdom and knowledge by continued learning. Take that course, read that book, keep practising and improving, do not think that this is really your best. Grow, develop and change, do not think that you have reached the top and now it is time to stop. Be the apprentice all your life.


Biometric Trends: Will emerging modalities and mobile applications bring mass adoption?
Some scoff at the idea of emerging biometrics, saying that the identification technology as a whole is still emerging. In reality, however, fingerprints have been used to identify criminals for nearly a century and around the world biometrics are used to gain access to buildings, get cash at ATMs and authenticate online transactions.
The days when biometric scanners were merely props in James Bond movies are gone. The North American market appears to be on the precipice of a change. Use cases for secure authentication are everywhere, and the technology foundations to enable biometrics have matured.
Re:ID editors spoke with a group of industry leaders to get their thoughts on what's coming in the biometric market. The individuals deploy and look at biometric systems every day and the emerging trends they identified were remarkably consistent. They include the rise of two formerly outlying modalities and the coalescence of biometrics and mobile devices for two distinct applications.
Vein pattern biometrics is a modality that is garnering a lot of interest, says Rick Lazarick, chief scientist at the identity labs for CSC. Some large-scale test results show that both finger vein and palm vein biometrics are extremely accurate, he says, and possess some really important convenience attributes.
The modality is being used in ATMs throughout Japan as well as in Brazil and Poland. "The ATM implementations show that they have the capability to be used in large scale and mainstream applications," Lazarick says.
The Japanese ATMs use three-factor authentication for transactions–card, PIN and a vascular biometric, says Walter Hamilton, a senior consultant at ID Technology Partners and chairman of the International Biometrics and Identification Association.
The technology is starting to show up in North America as well. The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia is using vascular technology for physical access control and Baycare Health System in Tampa, Fla. is using it for patient identification, Hamilton says.
Some individuals have difficulty with enrolling a usable fingerprint sample, Hamilton says. Very fine fingerprints are tough to pick up and others may have damaged their fingerprints making it difficult to get an image and then match later.
Vein pattern biometrics use light to map the vascular pattern underneath the skin so the surface doesn't matter. Failure-to-enroll rates for vein pattern technologies are very low, Hamilton says.
Test results have shown that the technology is very reliable, adds Lazarick. "Many times vascular outperforms iris," he says.
It can also be viewed as a privacy-enabling technology compared to fingerprints, iris and facial, Hamilton says. Fingerprints leave a residue that can be lifted off a surface and potentially replicated.
"Some people doubt (fingerprint biometrics') ability for credentialing because there's a chance someone may copy a fingerprint from a glass," Hamilton says.
Since vein pattern records the pattern beneath the surface it's virtually impossible to covertly observe. "Unions and certain segments that would object to fingerprints would not object to vein pattern," Hamilton says.
Vascular is also touted as the hygienic biometric, Hamilton says. Typically with this technology a user places his hand or finger on a guide above the scanner whereas with contact scanners there is the possibility of germ transfer between users.
But there still are challenges vascular technologies will have to overcome, Hamilton says. Fujitsu and Hitachi are the two main vein recognition providers and each uses its own proprietary algorithm for matching. This means templates from a Hitachi scanner cannot be read by a Fujitsu scanner and vice versa.
This may change, however, as the National Institute for Standards and Technology is working on a standard for vein recognition. But, Hamilton explains, the work is in the early stages.
Iris is the other modality that seems to be on the cusp of widespread deployment, says Bryan Ichikawa, vice president of identity solutions at Unisys. "Long distance iris recognition opens up whole new worlds and works very well," he says.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security contracted Unisys to test the different long distance iris products last year. The test, says Ichikawa, showed that iris solutions from multiple vendors could be used for one implementation.
Long distance iris systems from Sarnoff and AOptix show tremendous promise, Lazarick says. "They are close to having something pretty phenomenal," he says.
In the Middle East iris is being used for immigration applications and to track individuals expelled from the country, Hamilton says. Airports are also considering using iris for employee access control to secure areas.
"The data from real-world, large scale deployments will demonstrate that iris offers significant advantages over other modalities for appropriate applications," adds Bastian.
The real innovation that is bringing iris to the forefront is its newfound flexibility. In the past, iris capture required a user to precisely and purposefully place the eye in front of a camera. Newer solutions enable the images to be captured from long range, while the subject is in motion and even without his knowledge.
Additionally, Clifton explains that longer distance also enables one system to capture both the iris image and face image simultaneously, providing multiple modalities to improve accuracy, speed and ease of use.
Iris nullifies a lot of the hygienic concerns that people have with fingerprints. It also has the potential, like it or not, to be used for non-intrusive or surreptitious identification as shown by a recent announced deployment in northern Mexico.
What may bring biometrics to the masses is its use in smart phones and mobile devices. These devices are being used more frequently for higher-value transactions and steps need to be taken to so they can be better secured. PINs and pattern-based applications exist but many argue they don't offer the level of security that biometrics can provide.
Traditionally the topic of biometrics and handsets has centered on hardware, most often the integration of fingerprint sensors into the phone. Globally a variety of handsets have launched with built-in sensors, and early this year LG released the first model with U.S. availability.
But it is software not hardware-centric biometrics that has the industry buzzing these days. Using the tools already built into phones, a range of biometric authentication is possible.
There is also the opportunity for multi-modal application via mobile devices. In a multi-modal environment, the system would take a score from a voice pattern, facial image and perhaps an iris image to determine if the individual is authorized to use the device or conduct the transaction, Lazarick says.
Getting acclimated to use the mobile device for biometric verification may be the biggest challenge. Because it is a one-to-one match, however, many of the issues that exist with large-scale one-to-many matches don't apply.
Because you are matching against a single known template, the captured image does not need to be as precise as it would to isolate a match from thousands or millions of templates in a one-to-many environment. "It's all manageable if you get used to using the device," Lazarick says.
And for most smart phones these features could be added with a software application and no additional hardware. "To coin a phrase, 'there's an app for that,'" Hamilton says.
The next trend again matches biometrics with mobile devices, but this time leaves the realm of the consumer world for that of law enforcement. The days of being arrested and having your fingerprint placed on an inkpad and rolled onto paper are already history for many police departments. Paper-based collection has been replaced by electronic scanners in the station. But what's coming next is the extension of the capability to the street, says Tilton.
Mobile biometrics devices have been used by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan for years to identify insurgents and make sure only authorized individuals enter restricted areas. The devices are also becoming popular to confirm access to U.S. ports with the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
While many of the devices used by military officials are dedicated for those purposes, there are different peripherals that can be added to the iPhone and other mobile devices so it can be used to check biometrics, Hamilton says. Most of these are aimed at law enforcement applications to enable officers to enroll and check biometrics in the field.
BI2 Technologies has a sleeve that works with the iPhone and can capture face, fingerprint and iris, Hamilton says. A number of law enforcement agencies are already using the system, he says.
At the same time companies providing systems to the military are releasing updated products with increased functionality. Analysts predict that these dedicated devices will be used for both military and law enforcement applications while add-ons build biometric functionality into other mobile devices such as smart phones.
While biometrics have been teetering on the edge of mass adoption for years in North America, the momentum may finally exist for widespread adoption.
Interestingly, the trends identified for this article suggest that it may be different modalities and use cases that ultimately provide the spark.
In the past, facial images and fingerprints were the modalities of choice, and most looked to physical security and one-to-many identification as the applications to drive adoption.
While these modalities and applications are certainly still important and even dominant, it may be this newer generation–call it Biometrics 2.0–that finally gives Sisyphus his much needed break from pushing the biometric rock up that adoption mountain.
"In total we have more than 100,000 embedded modules in ATMs, time and attendance readers and other devices," says Iadarola. Another 100,000 of the company's USB-connected logical access readers have also been deployed for authentication to various networks and applications, he notes.
According to Iadarola, one of the largest use cases in the U.S. is with Konica Minolta's bizhub multi-function printers. The finger vein scanner secures document output in government, military and health care environments. Additionally, Japanese telecom giant KDDI has deployed more than 10,000 VeinID scanners for employee logon.
Rather than using the biometric to identify an unknown individual from a population, Iadarola sees vascular technology as ideal for operational biometrics. "Use the vein pattern to ensure the individual is who they claim to be and only then initiate the service, access or transaction," he says.
"Our focus with VeinID is one-to-one matching on a smart card or device," he explains. This comes from the company's historical preference to enhance privacy in public facing applications.
Many of our large customers preferred to minimize the liability that comes with handling personally identifiable information by performing match-on-card transactions rather than storing information in a database, he says. Government Integrators and end-users worldwide did not want to use the same technologies used and stored in databases by law enforcement.
Sarnoff Corp., a subsidiary of SRI, is a leader in long distance iris recognition technology. The company offers two models in its Iris On the Move (IOM) line: a walk-thru gate called the IOM PassPort and a small mountable unit called the IOM Glance.
AOptix Technologies, a Campbell, Calif.-based iris innovator, launched its first "iris at a distance" product, the InSight VM, early in 2009. "It puts the advanced adaptive optics technology of the original InSight into a new form factor appropriate for access control, immigration control and eGate applications," says Dale Bastian, VP of Sales – Biometrics, AOptix.
Leading the adoption of iris are national identity programs following closely behind immigration applications, Bastian says. He suggests that governments around the globe are evaluating iris recognition technology, which could lead to cooperation between governments to share methodologies creating more secure immigration and travel environments.
Animetrics is offering facial recognition for Android, Windows Mobile and RIM (Blackberry) operating systems. Using the phone's embedded camera, a facial image patterns is generated at the point of access and compared to the enrolled pattern to grant or deny access.
On the voice front, PerSay, a spinoff from Verint Systems, SecuriMobile, Palo Alto, Calif., VoiceVault in the UK and Germany's VoiceSafe all offer voice biometric solutions to secure mobile devices and transactions.
Other companies are using mobile biometrics to add an additional factor to out of band authentication solutions.
PhoneFactor, Overland Park, Kan., uses the phone as the second authentication factor, 'something you have.' They also use voice pattern biometrics via the phone to add the third factor, 'something you are,' to the authentication process.
When a user authenticates to a PhoneFactor-enabled site, he enters his username and password. The PhoneFactor technology calls the user's pre-supplied phone number. The user answers the phone and hits the #-key to affirm the transaction and only then is the online access granted. Additionally, a secret passphrase can be required for voice pattern recognition to further increase security.


It's been a while since I have done a "Unique Vessels" post. Today I want to show you two ways you could use serving dishes as vessels for some festive Halloween fun! I decided that this Pottery Barn Cauldron Punch Bowl and Cauldron Condiment Set would be fun to fill with flowers for a Halloween party. I think they both turned out pretty cute, and are very easy to put together. You can fill yours up with the autumn flowers of your choice. I happened to have some bittersweet berries and chinese lanterns, and thought that they would be perfect as they both last a very long time. Note: the Cauldron Punch Bowl says "no longer available" online, but, I have seen a number of them at the store.
For this, all you need are mini pumpkins, and some flowers or berries. I chose all white pumpkins, but you could mix it up if you wanted some color; or, just do all orange. Pumpkins in the fall are pretty no matter what you do with them!
For this, I just used chinese lanterns. You could also use mini pumpkin tree stems, or maybe peppers.


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About 150,000 people are expected to flood Melbourne's CBD on Tuesday for a rally to improve wages to keep up with the cost of living.
The ACTU's Change the Rules campaign is ramping up ahead of the state and federal elections.
A similar rally in May caused large disruptions. Roads were closed and trams delayed when more than 100,000 workers took to the streets.
Tuesday's rally will start at 10.30am at the Trades Hall on Lygon Street, then snake down Russell Street to La Trobe Street, then to Swanston Street, before ending at Federation Square at 12.30pm.
The campaign aims to "win a fairer share for working people", and provide a blueprint to deliver secure work and a pay rise to workers. It claims the Australian minimum wage is no longer keeping people out of poverty.


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A 'Bright Line' decision – Court of Appeal rules in Mencap 'sleep-in' shift case
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The Court of Appeal has issued its decision in Royal Mencap Society and Tomlinson-Blake ruling that carers who work sleep-in shifts at a client's residence and who are 'on call' are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage for periods whilst they are asleep.
Ms Tomlinson-Blake was employed by Mencap as a carer for autistic adults. Her usual work pattern involved working a day shift at the men's house until 10 p.m. and then working the following morning shift from 7 a.m. Those hours were part of her salaried hours and she received adequate pay for them. In addition, the claimant was required to carry out a sleep-in shift between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. for which she received a flat rate of £22.35 together with one hour's pay of £6.70, making a total payment for that nine-hour sleep-in of £29.05.
The precise scope of the claimant's duties during a sleep-in shift were considered in detail by the original Employment Tribunal. No specific tasks were allocated to the claimant to perform during that shift, but she was obliged to remain at the men's house throughout this shift and to keep a 'listening ear' out during the night in case her support was needed. She was expected to intervene where necessary to deal with incidents that might require her intervention (if one of the men became unwell or distressed) or to respond to requests for help. The Tribunal had emphasised that deciding whether to intervene required an exercise of her professional judgment, based on her knowledge of the residents.
In practice, the need for Ms Tomlinson-Blake to intervene was real but infrequent. The Tribunal found that there were only six occasions over the preceding 16 months when the claimant had to get up to intervene during the sleep-in hours. If nothing needed to be done during her sleep-in shift, the claimant was entitled to sleep throughout. She was provided with her own bedroom in the house, together with shared bathing and washing facilities. The evidence was that it was positively expected that she should get a good night's sleep, since, depending on the shift pattern, she might have to work the following day.
Ms Tomlinson-Blake's claim, supported by the union Unison, was that she was entitled to have all hours of her sleep-in shift hours (including those when she was asleep) paid at the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
Her case was upheld by the Employment Tribunal and Mencap appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, unsuccessfully. On the back of this decision, in April 2017, Mencap began paying the NMW for every hour of a sleep-in shift. It also appealed to the Court of Appeal arguing that the decision was wrong and, apart from anything else, it could simply not afford to meet the potential financial exposure to back-payment claims from sleep-in carers.
The Court of Appeal decision
The social care sector has awaited the Court of Appeal's decision with bated breath given the enormous potential liability for the sector (estimated to be £400m). The wait was over on 13 July 2018 when it issued its decision upholding Mencap's appeal and roundly rejecting the EAT's previous reasoning.
It held that care workers doing sleep-in shifts are only entitled to the NMW when they are required, because they need to undertake a specific activity, to actually be awake.
The assertions that Ms Tomlinson-Blake was expected to keep a 'listening ear' open during her sleep time and use professional judgment as to whether she was needed to intervene in any disturbances did not persuade the Court. The Court ruled that every sleep-in worker must keep a listening ear open but that it does not, by itself, constitute performing a specific activity. It noted that in Ms Tomlinson-Blake's case, she had only been required to wake up and intervene on six occasions over the preceding 16 months.
Available for work rather than actually working
The Court of Appeal's view is that sleep-in workers (whilst they are sleeping) are 'available for work' rather than actually 'working'. It held that the correct interpretation of the NMW Regulations is that the only time that counts for NMW purposes is the time when the worker is required to be awake for the purposes of working.
A 'bright line' approach
The Court of Appeal adopted what it referred to as a "bright line" approach that it found to be missing from previous case law authorities on the issue. Basically, this involved focusing above all else on what Parliament's original intention was when drafting the NMW Regulations and sleep-in exception. It said, "It would not be a natural use of language, in a context which distinguishes between (actually) working and being available for work, to describe someone as "working" when they are positively expected to be asleep throughout all or most of the relevant period."
How much does this decision depend on its individual facts?
It is very important to note that this decision does not go so far as to give employers complete carte blanche to say that NMW is not payable for a sleep-in shift because each case will still need to be decided on its facts.
The Court of Appeal said, "I quite accept that the distinctions [between the previous authorities and this case] are subtle, but they are in my view sufficient to justify a difference in outcome: it must be borne in mind that the decision which side of the line dividing "actual work" from "availability for work" a given case falls is factual in character, and in marginal cases different tribunals might well assess very similar facts differently."
The Court said that its judgment is limited to the facts of sleep-in workers who are "contractually obliged to spend the night at or near their workplace on the basis that they are expected to sleep for all or most of the period but may be woken if required to undertake some specific activity".
As the facts of not all sleep-in cases are the same, there will always need to be an assessment in each case.
Is this the final word?
Unison, who represented Ms Tomlinson-Blake, has issued a press release stating that it is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court. If this happens, we may not have a definitive answer for some time.
Walker Morris comment
This decision is good news for the social care sector who will be hoping that Unison do not appeal and that the Court of Appeal's decision will be the final word. An appeal would need to be lodged within 28 days, so we should have an answer to that point fairly soon.
Many employers signed up to the Government's Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS) which enables employers to repay money owed to workers by March 2019 without any HMRC penalty. It now remains to be seen whether the Government dissolves the scheme. Mencap have commented on their website that there now seems little point in the SCCS continuing.
Many care employers (including Mencap) had already begun paying NMW for the full duration of sleep-in shifts after the EAT issued its decision in 2017. Mencap has stated that it does not intend to reverse this practice and it is hard to see how they would be able to do so lawfully.
This is a highly charged political issue and Mencap is calling for the Government to legislate for better pay for care workers and to ensure that sleep-ins are paid at a 'higher rate'.
There are a number of questions yet to be answered that we hope to have some clarity on over the next few months, including:
Will HMRC alter its ongoing enforcement activities?
What will happen regarding HMRC penalties for underpayments based on what was previously understood to be the correct legal position?
We will issue further updates as the position becomes clearer.
If you have any queries please contact David Smedley or Andrew Rayment.
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Location: Paoli, PA 19301 Chester County
N 40° 2.525', W 75° 28.589'
The house in which the Revolutionary leader and Indian fighter was born, Jan. 1, 1745, stands about a mile away. Died at Erie, Dec. 15, 1796; now buried at St. David's Church, four and a half miles away.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1947
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Han Gaozu was een keizer van China van 202 v.Chr. tot 195 v.Chr. en de stichter van de Han-dynastie. Zijn persoonlijke naam was Liu Bang. Hij werd geboren in 256 v.Chr en hij stierf in 195 v.Chr. Hij kreeg acht zonen, (onder wie Han Wendi en Han Huidi), en een dochter.

Hij werd geboren in een boerenfamilie en slaagde erin zich op te werken in de politiek, waarna hij deelnam aan de opstand tegen de Qin-dynastie. Hierna versloeg hij alle andere rebellenleiders, waaronder Xiang Yu, in een vierjarige burgeroorlog, van 205 tot 202 en maakte hij zich meester van heel China. Zijn bewind legde de basis voor de glorierijke Han-dynastie die vierhonderd jaar over China zou regeren en hij staat bekend als een groots Chinees keizer. In China wordt hij vereerd als een held en de etnische meerderheid van de Chinese bevolking, de Han Chinezen is naar hem vernoemd.

Jeugd en carrière
Liu Bang werd geboren in een lagere klasse, een boerenfamilie in Pei. Hij steunde op het gezin van zijn broer voor eten. Ook al was er meer dan genoeg voedsel om iedereen te eten te geven, ging zijn schoonzus naar de keuken om de potten leeg te schrapen, waardoor al zijn vrienden weg gingen omdat ze dachten dat de familie te arm was om hen te eten te geven. Zijn schoonzus' gebruik van grove manieren zette Liu Bang ertoe aan om te studeren en zijn land te dienen.

Toen hij volwassen was, werd Liu Bang patrouilleofficier voor een gevangenis. In die hoedanigheid was hij verantwoordelijk voor de transportatie van een aantal gevangenen naar de berg Li in de huidige provincie Shaanxi. Tijdens deze tocht vluchtten veel gevangenen. Uit angst zwaar te worden gestraft voor deze ontsnapping, bood Liu Bang de rest van de gevangenen hun vrijheid aan als ze in ruil hiervoor voor hem zouden vechten. Volgens een legende zouden de vrijgelaten gevangenen gevlucht zijn, een cobra zijn tegengekomen, en daarna weer zijn terug gevlucht naar Liu Bang. Na het verhaal te hebben gehoord, ging Liu Bang zelf naar de cobra toe en doodde hem. De cobra was vermoedelijk groter dan een volgroeide boom, en zijn adem was giftig, waardoor vele gevangenen stierven. Liu Bang was dapper genoeg om de slang te doden en vanaf dat moment accepteerden de gevangenen hem als hun leider. Zo werd Liu Bang de leider van een bende bandieten, bestaande uit militairen en gevangenen. Op een van zijn overvallen ontmoette hij een gevangenismagistraat, die zo erg onder de indruk raakte van zijn leiderscapaciteiten dat hij hem zijn dochter, Lü Zhi, de latere Keizerin Lü, ten huwelijk schonk.

Val van Qin en burgeroorlog
De Qin-dynastie verkeerde sinds de afzetting van Fusu, de opvolger van Qin Shi Huangdi, in chaos. Paleis-intriges en moord hadden de Qin-dynastie verzwakt, en er braken massaal opstanden uit. De Qin troepen werden uit velen gebieden verdreven en de leider van de opstandelingen werd Xiang Yu. Liu Bang creëerde een eigen machtsbasis in de staat Han met hulp van de ambtenaren Xiao He en Ca Can en sloot zich aan bij de rebellen. Xiang Yu maakte grotendeels een einde aan de macht van de Qin-dynastie. Hij herstelde de oude koninklijke familie van de staat Chu, nadat hij deze had bevrijd. Maar Liu Bang ondernam de expeditie tegen het hart van de macht van de Qin-dynastie, zonder in allerlei wreedheden te vervallen. Hij versloeg het keizerlijke leger in de Wei-vallei en daarna veroverde hij de hoofdstad Xianyang, en dwong de laatste keizer tot aftreden. Xiang Yu was echter jaloers dat hij de Qin-dynastie niet zelf ten val had kunnen brengen, en hij werd een felle vijand van Liu Bang. Hij verdreef Liu Bang uit de hoofdstad, verwoeste deze, hij doodde de laatste Qin-keizer Ziying en hij moordde de keizerlijke familie uit.

Liu Bang bleef de vorst van Han en hij begon met het sterk verbeteren van de landbouw en zijn leger. Hij zorgde voor goede bevoorrading en een sterke politieke organisatie. Xiang Yu had het grondgebied van Qin onderverdeeld onder drie voormalige Qin generaals. Toen Liu Bang zijn staat machtig genoeg had gemaakt, heroverde hij de staat Qin, en begon hij de Chu-Han-oorlog tegen Xiang Yu. De kracht van zijn staat en zijn kwaliteiten als militair brachten hem veel succes. Hij slaagde erin zijn macht sterk uit te breiden, maar Xiang Yu versloeg hem meerdere malen door zijn meerderheid. Ook al won Xiang Yu telkens van Liu Bang, de politieke en diplomatieke vaardigheden van Liu Bang, en zijn grofheid, zette telkens meer mensen ertoe aan om Liu Bang te steunen en hem te verraden. Zo werd hij met elke veldslag die hij won zwakker en Liu Bang sterker. Toen hij in 203 v.Chr. verslagen werd in de Slag bij Gaixia, kon hij zich niet herstellen en pleegde zelfmoord. Hierop veroverde Liu Bang de rest van China en maakte een einde aan alle oppositie. Hij riep zich uit tot nieuwe keizer en hij vestigde de Han-dynastie.

Regering als keizer
Nadat hij aan de macht was gekomen probeerde Han Gaozu China te herstellen van de burgeroorlogen en chaos. Hij herstelde het sterke centralistische bewind van de Qin-dynastie, hij zette de door Xiang Yu aangestelde vazallen en leenheren af, en hij stelde zijn zonen, broers, andere familieleden, vrienden en capabele ambtenaren in hun plaats aan. Hij herstelde de invloed van de overheid over het hele land en hij liet zich bij staan door drie zeer vaardige personen (de Drie Helden van de Vroege Han), zijnde:
 Xiao He (afkomstig uit het huidige Jiangsu) die Eerste Minister werd,
 Zhang Liang (afkomstig van een adellijke familie uit de staat Han) die hoofdadviseur werd,
 Han Xin (ook afkomstig uit het huidige Jiangsu) die generaal werd.

Zij controleerden op hun beurt weer de ambtenaren. Op deze manier maakte hij van China weer een sterke eenheidsstaat en verbeterde hij het politieke functioneren.

Ook al werd het bestuurssysteem van de Qin-dynastie hersteld, het strenge legalisme werd grotendeels vervangen door het confucianisme. Het verbod op confuciaanse teksten werd afgeschaft, en confuciaanse geleerden werden niet langer veroordeeld en zelfs toegelaten in het bestuur. De strenge legalistische wetten werden grotendeels geschrapt en het strenge bestuur werd iets vrijer. Zelf vatte hij zijn wetgeving als volgt samen:

Laat hen die moorden terechtstellen en bestraf hen die letsel toebrengen en (be)roven. (殺人者死,傷人及盜抵罪。)

Hiermee kwam Han Gaozu tegemoet aan het recht op bescherming en zelfbehoud dat de bevolking claimde. Deze traditie werd de hierop volgende 400 jaar gehandhaafd.

Hij slaagde er ook in om China`s economie weer uit het slob te trekken. Hij verlaagde de hoge belastingen en corvee voor het volk drastisch, en er werd erg bezuinigd op militaire avonturen en grootse bouwprojecten. Hij voerde staatsmonopolies in op ijzer, zout en alcohol, en hij slaagde erin om de landbouw en ambachten weer zeer tot bloei te doen komen.

Militair gezien ging het ook voor de wind. Han Gaozudi herwon de controle over het zuiden en een hoop grensgebieden werden tot feodale staten gemaakt als bondgenoten. Maar de enige dreiging voor de Han-dynastie kwam van uit het noorden. De Xiong Nu, een noordelijk barbaars volk dat door de Chinese Muur werd tegengehouden, zorgde voor problemen. Xiong Nu maakte massaal plundertochten en vielen de grensgebieden lastig. Han Gaozudi ondernam in 200 v.Chr. een veldtocht tegen de Xiong Nu. De ruige steppen verrassingsaanvallen van Xiong Nu hadden tot gevolg dat de expeditie een beschamende nederlaag werd, waarbij Han Gaozudi ternauwernood uit een omsingeling kon ontkomen. Hierop besloot Han Gaozu vrede te sluiten met de Xiong Nu, door ze jaarlijks geld en geschenken te sturen en de Xiong Nu koning een Han-prinses ten huwelijk te schenken, door haar invloed bleef China een hele tijd gespaard van invallen.

Dood en opvolging
Han Gaozudi stierf in 195 v.Chr., ten gevolge van een pijlwond opgelopen in de strijd aan de grens. Zijn oudste zoon bij de keizerin, de vijftienjarige Liu Ying, volgde hem op als Han Huidi.

Persoonlijke informatie
 vader: Liu Zhijia
 moeder:Wang Hanshi
 vrouw: Keizerin Lü
 kinderen:Han Huidi en Han Wendi.

Zie ook
 Slag bij Gaixia
 Geschiedenis van China

Noten

Keizer van China
Han-dynastie
Persoon in de 3e eeuw v.Chr.
Persoon in de 2e eeuw v.Chr.


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