Apple has rolled out its free new High Sierra operating gadget (OS) for Mac.
It is available to download by clicking the Apple emblem inside the pinnacle left the corner of the display after which deciding on About This Mac > Software Update…. It also can be downloaded from the App Store.
The new macOS High Sierra follows on from macOS Sierra and there are some of the updates to appear out for.
At the beginning of the yr, Apple attempted to fully open the gates and put the smartwatch into the ought to-have region, therefore simply producing sizable interest in the direction of this new device.
While Pebble is all approximately capability and ease, the Apple Watch feels a lot friendlier and it tries to have interaction people, no longer just be a passive system which you do not forget about it only when checking time or emails.
Is the Apple Watch really worth shopping for? Yes and no. Smartwatches can be the destiny of smartphones and Apple Watch does have plenty of interesting features that do give us a glimpse into the things which could come.
Besides this, it really works like a surprise right now, mainly way to its updated software program. So if you like a gadget that video display units you heart price, track your steps, you could play music wirelessly, ship humans animated emoji, dictate messages, view notifications, ship your heartbeat in your cherished-ones and more, then you will recognize proudly owning an Apple Watch.
It lets you take a look at your phone less, at the same time as preserving you related but recollect, it's now not a standalone device. In order to experience all of its capabilities, you want to have it connected to an iPhone (you want to be at various round 30 feet of your telephone or you may join thru the WiFi too, in addition, enlarge the range).
Now permit's get the extra in-depth view of what the Apple Watch has to offer!
The Apple Watch is genuinely an attractive watch, providing a discreet and elegant appearance, with easy lines and a curved glass that unites with the curved metal. Yes, you may not find an unmarried sharp edge.
The case is made from stainless-steel (also rose gold or aluminum) and it's as an alternative thick, however, because it curves inwards, it looks thinner than it without a doubt is. Most smartwatches are plagued by means of this issue and unfortunately, proper now, we must take delivery of that the smartwatch generation hasn't advanced as a good deal as we would love but.
"Are you crazy! Why do you position up with this? I'm accomplished." This is the reaction I have gotten from many nurses after their first 3 months within the OR. Operating Room nursing isn't for each person. The hours can be grueling, the pressure overwhelming and the work onerous.
Why then do I adore it so much? Am I crazy? OK, perhaps a little…It's kind of prerequisite for operating in an OR. Exhaustion turns into a manner of lifestyles. You discover ways to consume whilst you can, drink whilst you can, sleep whilst you can and go to the bathroom while the possibility arises.
You get stuck in a touch room with three-5 other sturdy personalities for hours on quit. (More in case you are a teaching facility and have citizens and med college students present.) If you're the circulating nurse, you may need to orchestrate the movements right into a cohesive complete. If you're the scrub nurse, you're at the front line anytime something is missing or incorrect.
Every 2d counts. You must be extraordinarily green and be able to prioritize accurately. What needs to be completed right away, what wishes to be accomplished soon, and what can wait a minute. When to stop the whole lot and while to hurry it alongside. How to do three matters at once, and do them successfully. Decisions…Priorities…Multi-tasking, those are your demanding situations every second.
Did you need to look great at work? Maybe the OR is not for you. Everyone has the equal blue hair and we all wear a mask. I have worked with humans for months and now not identified them in a store. "Oh, I've never visible you in clothes before!" is a not unusual greeting among OR humans. Another is, "So that's what you look like with hair." You ought to see the appears you get from innocent bystanders whilst you have greeted this manner.
The get dressed code is pretty inflexible in a working room. First, let's discuss rings. Jewelry is a nest of dirty, harmful, downright killer germs. Bet you never notion approximately what become developing in that dark, warm space underneath your wedding ceremony ring! Rings, bracelets, and watches want to be eliminated.
On (what we name the wound). Please remove all necklaces. The Same issue is going for jewelry, please take away them or you could cowl your ears together with your cap to preserve them enclosed. Sounds sensible, but it honestly makes hearing harder.
I bet stomach piercings would be OK to depart on, they're included. I nearly forgot these…They weren't very popular back in the day.
Let's talk nails subsequent. Nails are any other vicinity that harbor all those murdering germs. Especially the one's lovely faux nails and wraps. Get them off! Keep those nails herbal, clean and now not than 1/four inch. Standards have changed slightly in the past few years, now you may have polish on your nails, however, make certain it isn't always chipped! Chipped nail polish can fall off into locations we might as a substitute it not cross!
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Our mini-medina aims to offer children (ages 7 to 15) a mostly adult-free play environment in which they create their own version of society on a small scale with schools, government, post office, restaurants, etc.
The big difference is that the city is managed and organized by children, following in the footsteps of mini-münchen (a successful city model developed in Munich/Germany over the last 40 years).
Participation requires nothing but willingness to become actively involved and respecting rules developed by the citizens.
We are adapting the mini-münchen model to our local circumstances:participating children imagine, then construct and inhabit a city as they want it to be, using materials they have access to. In this process, children develop a sense of ownership towards their city, strengthening their awareness on citizenship rights & responsibilities and roles while building it and living in it.
We do not give children a downsized model of the "real world" to play in but rather provide them with a safe space in which to experiment and explore alternative ways: the real world may eventually learn from the children's experiences!


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Electrification Coalition and FleetAnswers launch partnership to offer electrification resources for fleets
Posted August 30, 2012 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Vehicles.
For various reasons, commercial vehicle fleets are likely to be the first segment of the auto industry that will see widespread electrification. With more than 16 million public and private fleet vehicles on the road in the US, it's not a small niche. To make it easier for fleet operators to get charged, the Electrification Coalition and FleetAnswers have announced a partnership to provide online resources on EV deployment.
The resources available on FleetAnswers' web site will include information on best practices in vehicle deployment and case studies from early-adopter companies such as FedEx Express and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), which operate two of the largest fleets in their respective industries, and have already deployed substantial numbers of EVs.
"This partnership between the Electrification Coalition and FleetAnswers is an important step toward accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale to dramatically reduce our nation's dangerous reliance on oil," said Robbie Diamond, President of the Electrification Coalition. "Fleets possess important characteristics that allow them to be leaders in the electric vehicle space, such as a willingness to consider the total cost of ownership of the vehicle, defined routing, access to central parking facilities, and the ability to leverage low maintenance costs."
"FleetAnswers has a community of thousands of fleet professionals who can benefit from the electric vehicle expertise and resources provided by the Electrification Coalition and the leading companies that are engaged in this space," said Michelle Chen, Project Manager for FleetAnswers. "This partnership will provide interactive content and access to best practices and industry research, all of which will help guide the decision-making process for fleets looking to expand their use of electric vehicles."
"The transportation sector accounts for 70 percent of the total oil consumed by the United States – a dependence that threatens our national and economic security. Imagine if we can transform transportation to instead be flexible about its energy source. Transportation electrification can do this," said FedEx Express VP Dennis Beal. "We share our knowledge and experience in this case study to help pave the way. As a member of the Electrification Coalition and an organization with more than 45,000 vehicles of various types, FedEx Express believes that the lessons we have learned can help other organizations make informed decisions on how electric vehicles can be a part of fleet mix."
"For PG&E, a critical element of deploying electric vehicles is to demonstrate a positive return on investment," said Dave Meisel, Director of Fleet Services for PG&E. "At PG&E, we have worked to capture the value of plug-in electric vehicles across a wide range of activities, which helps to make the economics work today."
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Courses focus on communication and are taught by experienced, professional instructors using European-designed teaching materials. Alliance teachers are native-fluent and specialize in FLE (French as a foreign language). Many teachers are available for private lessons, weekdays, evenings, and Saturdays.
Rachele Avolio
Rachele holds a B.A in French and a Master of Arts in Teaching French as a foreign language from Portland State University, and has taught in Oregon universities and public schools. Before her teaching career, Rachele spent fourteen years in France, where she raised her two children and worked for a baker's yeast company in Marcq en Baroeul near the Belgian border.
Rachele Avolio's Courses
Linda Blanchette
Linda holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Policy with a focus on teaching adults. She has taught French and English as a Second Language both abroad and in Oregon universities and community colleges. She also spent two years in France and four years in Egypt teaching French and English as a Second Language.
Linda Blanchette's Courses
Lucie Bonvalet
Lucie has two Master's degrees (English and FLE - teaching French as a Second Language) as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Originally from Dordogne, Lucie has taught French to adults and teenagers in high schools, conversation centers and cultural centers in Japan (both Kyoto and Tokyo) and in England. She has also taught French at Portland Community College. Lucie has been teaching at the Alliance since 2005.
Lucie Bonvalet's Courses
Patricia Bourque
Patricia is a native of Reims and longtime resident of Montréal. Her academic background in applied sciences, medicine and history spans the years she has resided in both France and Canada. Since her arrival in the U.S. in 2004, she has focused on keeping her three children bi-lingual, and assuming a role as a school leader and community volunteer. She is a trained instructor of French.
Patricia Bourque's Courses
Francine Martinie Chough
Francine is a native of Autun, near the Burgundy region. Following a career in teaching in Autun at the Lycée Bonaparte, then teaching French in an English public school near London for a year, and in the hotel business in Paris at the Paris Sheraton Hotel, she received a Bachelor degree in English and French from Lewis and Clark College. She taught French in a Montessori school in Vancouver, WA, then earned a Master's degree in Education from Loyola College of Maryland with an emphasis on Montessori Education. She taught 3 years as a Montessori Elementary teacher, and taught 1st through 5th grade at the Catlin Gabel School in the Lower School where she developed the French curriculum. She continues to teach all levels of students from elementary to adult, and is a certified in DELF/DALF examiner and corrector. Francine has been teaching at the Alliance since 2009.
Francine Martinie Chough's Courses
Laure Dutirou-Mason
Laure is originally from the southwestern region of Gers. She holds a Master's in Applied Foreign Languages from the Université Toulouse-le-Mirail and a Master's in Translation Studies from the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is an experienced French and Spanish translator, and has worked at the Alliance Française de Trivandrum, India. Laure also teaches at Lewis and Clark College, and has helped develop a new pedagogical program for French language study at the University of Chicago.
Laure Dutirou-Mason's Courses
Linda Fuchs
Linda grew up in Switzerland and is a native speaker of both French and German. She has a Master's in Slavic Linguistics from NYU and a Master's in Teaching with a French endorsement from Lewis and Clark College. Her experience includes six years teaching French in universities and over fifteen years of experience teaching French to children of all ages. Linda was the president of the Alliance Française in San Antonio, Texas, and founder of its language school. She has done in-depth research in the area of phonetics and is a certified DELF/DALF examiner-corrector. Linda has been with the Portland Alliance since 2010 and after 3 years as Pedagogy Manager, is currently the School Director.
Linda Fuchs's Courses
Nathalie Gerts
Nathalie has a BA in Philosophy and completed studies of French Literature at the Sorbonne (University of Paris). She earned an FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) Teaching Degree from the worldwide headquarters of the Alliance Française in Paris and is also certified by the French National Ministry of Education. Initially a teacher in French elementary schools, she has also enjoyed a career in the tourism industry in Paris and the U.S., and has taught French in the public school system in Oregon as well as Linn-Benton Community College. Nathalie has been teaching at the Alliance since 2004.
Nathalie Gerts's Courses
Known as The French Troubadour, Parisian-born Eric John Kaiser is a singer-songwriter reimagining Americana music through a French lens. Eric has released five full length albums recorded in Paris, Oregon and Québec, and has performed in France and throughout North America. He has been based in Portland since 2006.
Eric John Kaiser's Courses
Emmanuel Laurin
Emmanuel hails from Rochefort, Charente Maritime, on the west coast of France. He holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, and a B.A. in History and English language from the University of Poitiers. He lectured at the University of Créteil and Paris 8 before moving to Oregon where he currently teaches all levels of French.
Emmanuel Laurin's Courses
Pierre Metens
Pierre is originally from Belgium where he studied pedagogy and sociology at the Université de Liège. In addition to teaching at the Alliance, Pierre is also a voice talent for recordings of commercials and guided tours in French for Bruce International. He has been with the Alliance since 2003.
Pierre Metens's Courses
Monique Myhre
Monique, born to a French mother and Polish father, grew up in the U.S. as a first generation American. Her foreign language background includes a Bachelor of Arts in French with a focus on ESL and second language learning and studying abroad in Albi, France. Monique also earned a B.A. in Child Development which prepared her to create individualized, student-centered curriculum. For the last 35 years, Monique has been teaching various subjects to children and adults in non-traditional settings through one-on-one tutoring and small-group lessons.
Monique Myhre's Courses
Julie Nelson
Julie received her Bachelor's degree in French from the University of Oregon and her Master's in French with a strong focus on second language acquisition and pedagogy from Portland State University. She previously studied FLE and French literature at the Université of Poitiers in France, then spent three years teaching English in Spain. Julie has extensive experience teaching French, Spanish, and ESOL in a variety of contexts to language learners of all ages.
Julie Nelson's Courses
Benedicte McAlpine
Bénédicte is an experienced teacher from France and a specialist in second-language acquisition methods. She has a Master's Degree in communication from Paris, and is also interested in teaching French through arts.
Benedicte McAlpine's Courses
Jack Sieber
Jack Sieber's Courses
Marie-Pierre Wolfe
Marie-Pierre is originally from Lyon and was one of the founders of the French Elementary School program of the Eugene 4-J public school district, She served as a school principal in France before returning to the US where she enjoys teaching at the Alliance in addition to being an adjunct professor at the University of Washington in Vancouver. Marie-Pierre has been with the Alliance since 2008.
Marie-Pierre Wolfe's Courses
Elene Zedginidze
Elene graduated from the École du Louvre with a Masters of Arts in Museum Education and Cultural Studies. Originally from the Republic of Georgia, she was exposed to French starting from elementary school. She enjoyed teaching children and adults in various Parisian museums and researching for her doctorate at the University of Paris VIII before moving to Portland in 2014.
Elene Zedginidze's Courses
Cecilia Meneau
Cecilia Meneau's Courses


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Check into the Mandarin Oriental on the middle of the Las Vegas Strip, look out the window of your room and you might see something you didn't quite expect. Yes, there are people living in the building across from you. The lights and TVs and stoves are on at the Veer Towers, where condos have been unloaded briskly after Pordes Residential Sales & Marketing, a Miami-based firm known for rescuing troubled projects, relaunched sales this year.
Both the Mandarin Oriental and Veer Towers are, of course, part of the $9.2 billion CityCenter colossus that opened in December 2009. The economic downturn had not been kind to Vegas during CityCenter's creation. And the mega-complex has struggled mightily with everything from debt to the structural flaws in the Harmon Hotel, which has never been used and which owner MGM Resorts International wants torn down.
But CityCenter, with all its starchitecture and eco-friendly flourishes, is showing the signs of a survivor. A survivor that's evolving and working feverishly to attract new business. CityCenter is full of surprises these days, including a slew of new high-end stores at the Daniel Libeskind-designed Shops at Crystals. CityCenter's Aria resort has a new Shawn McClain restaurant and one of the busiest poker rooms in Vegas. And, oh, that pool deck at the Mandarin.
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Whenever our exams are near, it is our tendency to study for more additional hours. Most of the time, we feel sleepy when we tend to study for long hours. In such a case, you have got two decisions to choose, sleep and take rest or keep yourself awake.
Sleep will come easily while staying awake is the deal to seal. In this article, you will be provided with some tactics on how to stay awake and avoid sleep while studying.
Things are similar while doing homework. Students tend to feel lethargic and sleepy while doing homework. Every student desires to sleep, but one needs to sacrifice it in order to get good grades and enhance your performances. Here are some causes of feeling lethargic and sleepy and steps to reduce it while studying or doing homework.
Since you feel asleep most of the times feel lethargic, you need to follow these to keep yourself awake.
There are people who commit the same mistake by only switching on table lamp while studying. This makes a cosy ambience around, and beds are going to be more attractive while there is darkness.
If the lights are off, you are bound to feel lethargic and tend to sleep. Now, if you are staying in a hostel, you have to bribe your roommates to keep the lights on.
If you work out a lot during the day, then you tend to feel exhausted and thus lethargic while doing homework or studying. This makes you to sleep earlier than your routine. It is advised not to have long and strenuous workouts and conserve your energy later for studies.
Make a seat available for yourself with a backrest before a table while you are studying. If you lie on a bed, you are surely going to enter the lazy mode and will detach your books from yourself.
Whenever you are having a heavy meal, you are naturally going to feel lazy and try to lie on the bed. This leads to a decrease in your retention power and focuses because of the excessive amount of food intake. It is better to have your lunch and dinner early. Never even try to skip a meal. It is very difficult to study with an empty stomach.
Even while you study or do homework for long hours, you tend to feel hungry. Try to keep some snacks ready. Fruits can be a good option too.
Students tend to use a table fan. Table fans always blow the wind directly onto your face. This puts you on rest. In a hot summer day, when cool, concentrated winds are flowing in your face, it feels like an exotic face rub. This makes you feel lethargic. If you have no other option, then avoid the table fan directly onto your face and keep it at a distance.
When you drink a lot of water, you tend to urinate more frequently. This picks you up and takes several trips, thus preventing you to doze off.
When you feel lethargic or sleepy while studying, try to move around your room. Yes, this definitely works. Many people use this method to keep them conscious.
Most of the students try to consume sodas and aerated drinks while studying as refreshment. The presence of sugar and caffeine in sodas and carbonated drinks makes a person less attentive that leads them to decrease their concentration towards studies.
It is found that caffeine acts as a great stimulant to keep you active and awake but not along with sugar. You can have black coffee or tea with a little amount or no sugar.
Fresh fruit juices are a very good alternative as refreshment in its original state. But remember not to have sugar.
If you want to study in the night or do your homework, then you must take a nap during afternoon. Even an hour nap is very helpful to keep you awake for hours at night.
Whenever you are feeling sleepy while studying or doing homework, listen to heavy metal songs. Only a tune is good enough to provide adrenaline rush within yourself and keep you alert. If you dislike listening to heavy metals, you can opt for any other songs that can give you a push to stay active.
Forbid from listening to romantic songs that may drift you to some other mood. When your mood is changed, you are surely going to keep your books aside and think about different activities.
Even if you are trying your level best to keep yourself awake, but nothing is working as such, then try to take a shower in hot water. It doesn't matter whether it is your second bath since these are more refreshing. After that apply some deodorant, spray or talcum powder that has a pungent smell. The tickles of these smells tend to remove your lethargic feeling.
If you don't want to feel lethargic while studying, then you must maintain a proper lifestyle with exact timings. You need to have a fixed time for eating, sleeping and studying. Sleep and food are the needs for a healthy life.
If you are sleepy or lethargic while studying, it indicates that you are not healthy. Therefore, you need to keep your stamina and concentration level at the top.
To keep your concentration fixed, try to meditate for at least 20 minutes in the morning and concentrate on a particular thing. This helps you to concentrate on your studies.
After this, try out for a little exercise and yoga mainly stretching. But see to it that you don't exhaust yourself!
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Library of Motions – Motion To Dismiss Or Transfer Based Upon Venue
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN, DIVISION
JOSE REYES §
§ CRIMINAL NO. 4:05cr96(15)
MOTION TO DISMISS OR TRANSFER BASED UPON VENUE
Defendant Jose Reyes, brings this motion to dismiss the present indictment against him based upon venue. Alternatively, Mr. Reyes moves for transfer of these proceedings to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 21(b). Additionally, Mr. Reyes asserts the Government's choice of filing this case in the Eastern District of Texas is for the purpose of denying him a fair cross section of the community for jury service under the Sixth Amendment, a denial of equal protection under the Fifth Amendment and violates the Jury Selection and Service Act 28 U.S.C. § 1861.
Factual Background
The indictment against Jose Reyes names fifty-six, largely Hispanic or Immigrant defendants, who mostly reside in Dallas, Texas. The indictment asserts the defendants conspired to distribute drugs in the Eastern District of Texas. The specific act for which Mr. Reyes has been joined in the indictment involves Mr. Reyes allegedly helping secret drugs in a gas tank at 8919 Newhall, in Dallas, Texas.
The East Texas nexus that the Government has alleged in documents submitted to counsel allege an act related to money laundering in Plano, Texas, and an arrest of one defendant on I-30 with drugs. However, the majority of the conduct of the fifty-six defendants is in the Northern District of Texas.
The Law Regarding Venue and Arguments
Pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 18, the Government "must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was committed." The trial court "must set the place of trial within the district with due regard for the convenience of the defendant, and the witnesses, and the prompt administration of justice."
Congress has provided that:
Except as otherwise expressly provided by an enactment of Congress, any offense against the United States begun in one district and completed in another, or committed in more than one district, may be inquired of and prosecuted in any district in which such offense was begun, continued, or completed.
18 U.S.C. § 3237(a).
1. The Present Indictment Should be Dismissed
The right of the accused to be tried in the district in which the crime was committed rests upon both the United States Constitution and federal statutory law. Emphasizing the "unfairness and hardship to which a trial in an environment alien to the accused exposes him", the Supreme Court has held that venue should not be treated as a mere formality. United States v. Johnson, 323 U.S. 273, 275-76, 65 S.Ct. 249, 250 (1944). Questions of venue in criminal cases, in fact, "raise deep issues of public policy," bearing on "the fair administration of criminal justice and public confidence in it." Id, at 276, 65 S.Ct. at 250. Venue is an element of any offense; the prosecution always bears the burden of proving that the trial is in the same district as the crime's commission. United States v. White, supra, 611 F.2d at 536; United States v. Turner, 586 F.2d 395, 397 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 926, 99 S.Ct. 1258 (1979). Whether venue has been properly proved is a jury question. See Green v. United States, 309 F.2d 852 (5th Cir. 1962).
The Fourth Circuit's decision in United States v. Stewart, 256 F.3d 231 (4th Cir. 2001), is instructive on facts similar to those of the present defendant. Dennever Livingston, Roger Stewart and Junior Sims were indicted in a multi-count indictment alleging a conspiracy to transport marijuana from Mexico, to Los Angeles, California, and then onto cities within the Eastern District of Virginia. Dennever Livingston got the marijuana from Mexico and packaged it for shipment. Junior Sims received the marijuana in Virginia and wired or mailed money to Los Angeles. Roger Stewart received the money in Los Angeles and forwarded it to Livingston. For purposes of this motion, Roger Stewart's involvement in the conspiracy is central.
From 1995-1997, Roger Stewart received 136 Western Union wire transfers in Los Angeles, which totaled $ 345,840. Stewart also received 56 packets of money in the mail, in Los Angeles, during this time period. Id. at 235-236.
In April of 1997, all three individuals were indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for conspiracy to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 846 and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956. Subsequent to trial, Stewart was convicted of money laundering charges. On Appeal, Stewart asserted that the overt act for which he was charged only occurred in Los Angeles, and thus dismissal based upon improper venue was warranted. The Government countered that the conduct was continuing and thus venue was proper in Virginia, where the money originated.
The Fourth Circuit addressed the specifics of Stewart's case and found that venue was not proper in the Eastern District of Virginia based upon factors set out by the Supreme Court in United States v. Cabrales, 524 U.S. 1, 118 S.Ct. 1772 (1998) (adopting an Eighth Circuit "locus delicti" test for determining proper venue). Thus, the convictions were vacated.
In a footnote, the Fourth Circuit addressed the crux of defendant's current argument. The Fourth Circuit stated:
Stewart also was charged with conspiracy to launder money. Because Stewart ultimately was acquitted of that charge, we need not address whether venue was proper with respect to the conspiracy count. We note, however, that venue in the Eastern District of Virginia arguably would have been improper on the conspiracy count with respect to Stewart unless, during the venue hearing, the Government was able to forecast some evidence demonstrating that Stewart, who had, at best, a very minor role in the alleged conspiracy, knowingly and voluntarily entered into a confederacy involving the Eastern District of Virginia. See United States v. Cabrales, 524 U.S. 1, 9, 118 S.Ct. 1772 (1998). (noting that venue would be proper for Cabrales on the conspiracy charge only if the government could prove that Cabrales entered into the agreement as alleged); United States v. Bowens, 224 F.3d 302, 311 n.4 (4th Cir. 2000) ("In a conspiracy charge, venue is proper for all defendants wherever the agreement was made or wherever any overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy transpires.").
Id. at 241 n.3.
Thus, it is the defendant's contention, that based upon the alleged act of Mr. Reyes, venue is not proper in the Eastern District of Texas, and the indictment should be dismissed so that it can properly be filed in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, where the majority of the conspiracy allegedly occurred. Pursuant to the holding in Stewart, this will require a hearing in which the Government will be able to demonstrate, or forecast, some evidence, that Jose Reyes, who had, at best, a very minor role in the alleged conspiracy, knowingly and voluntarily entered into a conspiracy involving the Eastern District of Texas.
2. Transfer is Proper in this Case
Fed. R. Crim. P. 8 allows the joinder of two or more defendants if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses. The defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count. Fed. R. Crim. P. 8.
Whether joinder is proper is normally determined from the allegations in the indictment. See United States v. Faulkner, 17 F.3d 745, 758 (5th Cir. 1994). The proprietary of Rule 8 joinder is determined by the initial allegations of the indictment, which, barring arguments of prosecutorial misconduct are accepted as true. See United States v. Kaufman, 858 F.2d 994, 1003 (5th Cir. 1988); United States v. Harrelson, 754 F.2d 1153, 1176 (5th Cir. 1985). Joinder of defendants is proper under Rule 8 where the record, examined broadly, presents two conspiracies substantially interrelated by their facts and participants rather than two separate and distinct conspiracies. See United States v. Toro, 840 F.2d 1221, 1238 (5th Cir. 1988).
In the Fifth Circuit, proper joinder requires that the offenses charged "must be shown to be part of a single plan or scheme," and that "proof of such a common scheme is typically supplied by an overarching conspiracy from which stems each of the substantive counts." United States v. Lane, 735 F.2d 799, 805 (5th Cir. 1984). rev'd in part on other grounds, 474 U.S. 438 (1986). Under Rule 8, a "series" is something more than "similar" acts. See United States v. Marionneaux, 514 F.2d 1244, 1248 (5th Cir. 1975).
In the present case, the majority of the conduct allegedly occurred in Dallas, Texas. The incidents that occurred in the Eastern District of Texas were remote to the conspiracy and amount of forum shopping on the part of the Government.
Fed. R. Crim. P. 21(b) allows that upon the defendant's motion, the court may transfer the proceeding, or one or more counts, against the defendant to another district for the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.
The Supreme Court has identified ten factors that a court should consider when ruling on a Rule 21(b) motion. See Platt v. Minnisota Min. and Man. Co., 376 U.S. 240, 84 S.Ct. 769 (1964). These factors are: "(1) the residence of an individual defendant; (2) the location of possible witnesses; (3) location of events likely to be in issue; (4) location of documents and records likely to be involved; (5) disruption of defendant's business unless the case is transferred; (6) expense to the parties; (7) location of counsel; (8) relative accessibility of place of trial; (9) docket condition of each district or division involved; and (10) any other special elements which might affect the transfer." Id. 376 U.S. 243-44.
In the present case, the majority of the acts that are alleged in the indictment occurred almost exclusively in the Northern District of Texas. The majority of the defendants and witnesses can be located in Dallas. Mr. Reyes' witnesses and family that will testify live in Dallas, Texas. Thus, factors one and two weigh in favor of transfer to Dallas. Factors three and four are split between the two locations, but the act alleged against the defendant, is exclusively in Dallas. Factors five through ten are not an issue in this case because the defendant is not a large corporation defending itself against criminal charges. Thus, Mr. Reyes would assert that the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division is the proper place to try the present case. See United States v. Morris, 176 F.Supp.2d 668 (N.D.Tex. 2001)(Given factors that weigh on behalf of the transfer and other factors which are neutral, transfer is proper).
In addition to the holding of the Supreme Court, several circuits employ a substantial contacts test for ruling on Rule 21(b) motions. The substantial contacts test was first enunciated in United States v. Reed, 773 F.2d 477, 480 (2nd Cir. 1985). The test states:
a review of relevant authorities demonstrates that there is no single defined policy or mechanical test to determine constitutional venue. Rather, the test is best described as a substantial contacts rule that takes into account a number of factors — the site of the defendant's acts, the elements and nature of the crime, the locus of the effect of the criminal conduct, and the suitability of each district for accurate fact finding . . . .
Id. See also United States v. Williams, 274 F.3d 1079, 1084 (6th Cir. 2001);United States v. Williams, 788 F.2d 1213, 1215 (6th Cir. 1986)(adopting the substantial contacts test); United States v. Chappell, 854 F.2d 190 (7th Cir. 1988), vacated on other grounds, 494 U.S. 1075, 110 S.Ct. 1800 (1990)(adopting the substantial contacts test);
Given this test, the factors again weigh in favor of Mr. Reyes. The site of the defendant's acts were in Dallas, Texas. The elements and nature of the crime occurred largely in Dallas. The locus of the effect of the criminal conduct is Dallas is the most suitable district for accurate fact finding.
Mr. Reyes asserts that all factors considered by the Supreme Court and other Circuits point to Dallas as the location where this case should be tried. Requiring Mr. Reyes to stand trial in Sherman, Texas, a place remote from the alleged conduct and the alleged conspiracy would be prejudicial and requires a transfer.
Mr. Reyes moves that this action be dismissed, or in the alternative, transferred to the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas.
Cross Section Requirement of the Sixth Amendment
The American concept of the jury trial contemplates a jury drawn from a fair cross section of the community. . . . It is part of the established tradition in the use of juries as instruments of public justice that the jury be a body truly representative of the community." Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522, 527, 95 S.Ct. 692 (1975) (internal quotation marks omitted). This requirement of a fair cross section is not without substantial limits — it does not guarantee that juries be "of any particular composition." Id. at 538. All that is required is that "the jury wheels, pools of names, panels, or venires from which juries are drawn must not systematically exclude distinctive groups in the community and thereby fail to be reasonably representative thereof." Id. (emphasis added). The objectives of the fair cross section requirement include avoiding "the possibility that the composition of the juries would be arbitrarily skewed in such a way as to deny criminal defendants the benefit of the common-sense judgment of the community" and avoiding the "appearance of unfairness" that would result from excluding "large groups of individuals, not on the basis of their ability to serve as jurors, but on the basis of some immutable characteristic such as race, gender or ethnic background." Lockhart v. McCree, 476 U.S. 162, 175, 106 S.Ct. 1758 (1986).
The Jury Selection and Service Act ("The Act") provides as follows:
All litigants in Federal courts entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes. It is further the policy of the United States that all citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries in the district courts of the United States, and shall have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.
28 U.S.C. § 1861 (West 2001). The Act "seeks to ensure that potential grand and petit jurors are selected at random from a representative cross section of the community and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity to be considered for service." United States v. Calabrese, 942 F.2d 218, 220 (3d Cir. 1991) (internal quotation marks omitted). Claims under the Act are analyzed using the same standard as a Sixth Amendment fair cross section claim. See United States v. Test, 550 F.2d 577, 584-85 (10th Cir. 1976)(en banc) (Act's fair cross section standard is "functional equivalent of the constitutional 'reasonably representative' standard").
When enacted, the Act required "each United States district court [to] devise and place into operation a written plan for random selection of . . . petit jurors that would be designed to achieve the [above-mentioned] objectives of sections 1861 and 1862." 28 U.S.C. § 1863(a) (a) (West 2001). Congress determined that the principal source of names for the random selection should be either "the voter registration lists or the lists of actual voters." Id. at § 1863(b)(2). The Act also provided: "The plan shall prescribe some other source or sources of names in addition to voter lists where necessary to foster the policy and protect the rights secured by sections 1861 and 1862 . . . ." Id.
In order to establish a prima facie violation of the fair cross section requirement of the Sixth Amendment and the Act, the defendant must demonstrate: (1) the group alleged to be excluded is a "distinctive" group in the community; (2) the representation of this group in jury venires is not "fair and reasonable" in relation to the number of such persons in the community; and (3) the under representation is caused by the "systematic exclusion of the group in the jury selection process." Duren v. Missouri, 439 U.S. 357, 364, 99 S.Ct. 664 (1979). A defendant need not show discriminatory intent. See Id.at 368 n. 26 ("In contrast [to an Equal Protection claim], in Sixth Amendment fair cross-section cases, systematic disproportion itself demonstrates an infringement of the defendant's interest in a jury chosen from a fair community cross section.") And, "once a defendant has made a prima facie showing of an infringement of his constitutional right to a jury drawn a fair cross section of the community, it is the State that bears the burden of justifying this infringement by showing attainment of a fair cross section to be incompatible with a significant state interest." Id. at 368.
Equal Protection Under the Fifth Amendment
An equal protection claim against the federal government is analyzed under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. As the Supreme Court has held "equal protection analysis in the Fifth Amendment area is the same as that under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment." Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 93, 96 S.Ct. 612 (1976), see also Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 217, 115 S.Ct. 2097 (1995); Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, 420 U.S. 636, 638 n.2, 95 S.Ct. 1225 (1975); Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497, 499, 74 S.Ct. 693 (1954).
Dallas Division, Northern District of Texas
After the Jury Selection Service Act contained at 28 U.S.C § 1861 et. Seq. the Northern District of Texas wrote a new jury plan on May 14, 1998. See Misc. Order 5, N.D. Tex. The Northern District of Texas noted that the main source for the jury pool would remain the voter registration roll maintained by each county within the division. However, in addition to voter registration, the Northern District of Texas incorporated the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 1861 by incorporating driver's license rolls. "The lists of licensed drivers will supplement the voter registration lists to the extent possible" by using Texas driver's license rolls. Thus, the Northern District of Texas has fully complied with the intent and purpose of the Jury Selection and Service Act.
Census Numbers for Dallas Division
Pursuant to the Northern District of Texas Jury Plan, Dallas Division jurors are selected from Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall Counties. The 2000 census numbers supplemented by the 2003 estimates demonstrate the following:
(2000 racial percentages)
County 2003 est. population % Hispanic % non-White % White
Dallas 2,284,096 29.9 55.7 44.3
Ellis 124,411 18.4 28.7 71.3
Hunt 81,024 8.3 20.1 79.9
Johnson 139,068 12.1 16.8 83.2
Kaufman 81,955 11.1 23.7 76.3
Navarro 47,331 15.8 34.4 65.6
Rockwall 54,630 11.1 16.9 83.1
2,812,515 752,028 1,392533 1,422,982
Weighted Percentages 26.7 49.5 50.5
Thus, in the Dallas Division, 26.7 percent of the population is Hispanic and 49.5 percent of the population is non-Caucasian.
Sherman Division, Eastern District of Texas
After the Jury Selection Service Act, the Eastern District of Texas formulated a jury plan which in effect blessed the old system and did not incorporate the requirement of other source lists other than voter registration for selection as a potential juror. The plan violates the plain language of the Jury Selection Service Act. Thus, pursuant to section four of the Eastern District Plan, voter registration is the only means of being a qualified juror in the Eastern District of Texas.
Census Numbers for Sherman Divison
Pursuant to the Eastern District of Texas Jury Plan, juries in the Sherman Division are selected from Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins and Lamar Counties. The 2000 census numbers supplemented by the 2003 estimates demonstrate the following:
Collin 597,147 10.3 23.9 76.1
Cooke 37,996 10.0 15.2 84.8
Delta 5,451 3.1 13.3 86.7
Denton 510,795 12.2 24.0 76.0
Fannin 32,276 5.6 15.8 84.2
Grayson 115,153 6.8 16.0 84.0
Hopkins 32,681 9.3 18.8 81.2
Lamar 49,464 3.3 19.3 80.7
1,380,963 142,100 311,024 1,069,939
Thus, in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas, only 10.3 percent of the population is Hispanic and 77.5 percent of the population is Caucasian.
Argument on Equal Protection and Cross-Section
Mr. Reyes requests a hearing on this motion in order that he may present the statistical and factual basis of his claim in more detail. However, the raw census numbers demonstrate that if you want a white jury in the State of Texas, the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas will give a 77.5% chance with only a 10.3% chance of having a Hispanic juror. In contrast, in the Dallas Division, there is an even chance of getting a white juror and a 26.7% chance of having Hispanics on the jury. Additionally, in Dallas, the jury pool is drawn from driver's licenses which increases minority participation. Mr. Reyes asserts what has happened in this case is Government forum shopping in order to get a white jury to convict Hispanic and other minority defendants. Mr. Reyes asserts him being tried in the Sherman Division violates his equal protection rights. Additionally, Mr. Reyes asserts that he can present statistical evidence that will demonstrate the Eastern District Jury Plan, in comparison to the Northern District Jury Plan, violates the cross-section requirement of the Sixth Amendment and the Jury Selection Service Act.
Lastly, Mr. Reyes will need the assistance of a demographics expert in order to present this claim. Mr. Reyes requests that the hearing not be scheduled until thirty days after the Court's determination on a separate motion that will be filed within five days of the filing of this motion for the appointment of an expert to assist in the presentation of the statistical demographics in support of this motion.
_________ /s/____________
Don Bailey
Attorney for Mr. Reyes
SBN 01520480
309 N. Willow
Sherman, Texas 75090
Certificate of Service and Conference
This document was filed electronically with a courtesy copy furnished to Ms. Heather Rattan, AUSA.
I conferred with Ms. Rattan concerning this motion on July 18, 2005. Ms. Rattan is opposed to the present motion.
___________ /s/______________
CRIMINAL NO. 4:05cr96(15)
Came on for consideration defendant's motion to Dismiss or Transfer the present action
because of venue and related argument regarding equal protection, cross-section and the Jury
Service and Selection Act. Having considered same, it is
ORDERED that a hearing will be conducted before this Court on September ____, 2005,
at 9:00 a.m. to allow the parties to present evidence and testimony regarding the equal protection,
cross-section and Jury Service and Selection Act claims.
SIGNED this _______ day of ________________, 2005.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
See Article II, § 2, Cl. 3, the Sixth Amendment, and Rule 18, Fed. R. Crim. Proc.
The above discussion concerning rule 8 was taken from the opinion by the Honorable Joe Kendall in the Northern District of Texas. See United States v. Morris, 176 F.Supp.2d 668, 671 (N.D. Tex. 2001).


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ENEL S SUSTAINABILITY DAY: CSR ALSO FUNDAMENTAL FOR COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES
Published on Tuesday, 15 February 2011
World's leading experts on sustainability meet at Endesa's Madrid headquarters to promote a global corporate responsibility culture.
The second report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, based on the survey of 280 top managers of international companies, shows sustainability will play a pivotal role in economic growth and is becoming a central pillar of corporate strategies in emerging markets.
Madrid, February 15th, 2011 – Companies view sustainability playing a central role in their long-term strategy and are becoming acutely aware how implementation of good practice in environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas can favour the prospects of a business as much as sound financial management. This is why businesses in emerging countries are making sustainability a central part of their strategies and see it as an opportunity to strengthen relations with customers and investors in developed economies.
The conclusions of the report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, "The sustainable future: promoting growth through sustainability", were presented today in Madrid at Endesa headquarters during the second Sustainability Day, an event dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility organized by the Enel Group, where international experts, managers of ethical funds, representatives of communities and international institutions met to discuss new global strategies for sustainable growth. The survey, sponsored by Enel, was conducted through interviews with more than 280 top managers of international companies in Asia, Western Europe and North America.
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Sustainability Day is an opportunity for promoting a culture of responsibility, leading to a new way of thinking about corporate sustainability at a global level. The event was chaired by Professor Mervyn King, Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative and a member of the private-sector World Bank advisory group on corporate governance.
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In January 2011, Enel and its subsidiary Endesa were selected to join the Global Compact LEAD, an initiative started by the United Nations Global Compact, which brings together 54 leading companies from around the world that serve as points of reference for developing a global model for economic, social and environmental sustainability. In addition, for the seventh year in a row, Enel has been admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX Index, a leading market index that tracks the performance of leading companies throughout the world based on strict sustainability criteria.
On the occasion of the Sustainability Day, an issue of Oxygen, Enel's magazine promoting scientific debate, fully dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility, has been published. Oxygen will be available, for the first time, on iPad in both Italian and English. Enel has created a special site for the event (www.enelsustainabilityday.com) where works have been followed in real time and where you can find the survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, interviews with participants, the Oxygen issue as well as an interactive map of the venue. Updates on the panel's works are available on Twitter, Enelsharing (http://twitter.com/enelsharing).
Outside the Auditorium an exhibit of the most significant sustainability projects run by Enel and Endesa has been set up, from the Code of Ethics to investments in Research and Innovation, from examples of talks with local stakeholders to environmental conservation and Corporate Governance.
Enel also decided to neutralize the CO2 emissions produced in organizing and holding of the event (for a total of 58 metric tons) by planting 420 trees in the Mbam Kim deforested area in Cameroon.
NEW Sustainability | February, 15 2011
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Email Module For Kohana 3.2
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This is a direct port of the email helper from Kohana 2.3.3 source code.

It has been updated to work with SwiftMailer 4 and includes the libs dir from the 4.0.4 distribution.

Usage should be exactly as with old helper.

Methods defined:

### Email::connect($config = NULL)

Creates SwiftMailer object. $config is an array of configuration values and defaults to using the config file 'email'.

Note: PopBeforeSmtp is not supported in this release as I didn't know what was required to set it up.
It IS supported in Swiftmailer through the Swift_Plugins_PopBeforeSmtpPlugin plugin class. This can be used manually if required.
If anyone can modify and test the connect() methd with this functionality I'll add it but I can't find documentation about how it used to work (i.e. is expected to work) so I have left it out for now.

### Email::send($to, $from, $subject, $message, $html = false)

$to can be any of the following:

*  a single string email address e.g. "test@example.com"
*  an array specifying an email address and a name e.g. array('test@example.com', 'John Doe')
*  an array of recipients in either above format, keyed by type e.g. array('to' => 'test@example.com', 'cc' => array('test2@example.com', 'Jane Doe'), 'bcc' => 'another@example.com')

$from can be either a string email or array of email and name as above

More complex email (multipart, attachments, batch mailing etc.) must be done using the native Swift_Mailer classes. The Swift Mailer autoloader is included by connect() so you can use and class in the Swift library without worrying about including files.

The Swift_Mailer object setup by connect is returned by it so if you need to access it manually use:

        $mailer = Email::connect();

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Each year, the Internal Revenue Service performs audits of a fraction of all the tax returns filed. These audits are constrained by Congressional budget allocations made in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (0MB). This case analyzes the processes involved in evaluating the audit percentages for each of several audit classes, based on historical data, for different Congressional budget scenarios.


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Audi is taking on Enterprise and Hertz with a rental service that delivers luxury cars to your door - here's what it's like
Melia RobinsonOct 14, 2017, 21:21 IST
Melia Robinson/Business Insider
Audi wants to put you in its vehicles - without the commitment of buying a new luxury car.
The luxury automaker launched a rent-a-car-service called Audi On Demand in San Francisco in 2015. The service lets you rent an Audi vehicle for a day (or for as long as a month) from your smartphone. Car enthusiasts will find a huge range of models to choose from, from the A4 sports sedan to the rabble-rouser R8 supercar. The service ranges from $120 to $1,145 a day.
Audi On Demand recently announced plans to expand into 15 new markets worldwide by 2020. The service currently operates in just three locations: San Francisco, Munich, and Beijing.
I tried Audi On Demand for a weekend in October, reserving an Audi Q5. Here's how it went.
But I would use Audi On Demand again for a weekend getaway.
I'm not in the market for a new car.
The next day, Charley returned (again, early) to pick up the car. The concierge service was my favorite part of Audi On Demand. Typically when I rent a car, I pay for Uber rides to and from the Enterprise office at the San Francisco airport. It costs upwards of $20 each way.
After a pleasurable day of driving down California's Highway 1, I returned delighted by my experience in the Q5. The car was comfortable, quiet, and handsomely styled.
Despite some early struggles making the reservation, Audi On Demand offered superior service and simplicity.
After a comprehensive review of the car's features, Charley left me with the Q5.
Audi On Demand is "as much about raising brand awareness as it is about offering a service," my colleague Bryan Logan, who reviewed the service in 2015, pointed out.
The automaker has long battled to outsell rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW. As of September, Mercedez-Benz has sold 270,000 vehicles this year in the US. BMW and Audi trailed the top luxury automaker with 220,000 and 210,000 vehicles sold, respectively.
Audi On Demand lets potential customers drive its cars with little commitment and lots of flexibility. It might convince someone to stop by a dealership.
But the service isn't for everyone. The least-expensive rental through the service (the A4 sedan) costs $120 a day, which is about four times as much as an economy rental from Enterprise.
Heated seats? Yes, please.
My eyes darted from the display to the road with ease, but the interface gave more information than I needed. Icons for nearby destinations cluttered the screen.
(Later, we figured out how to change the display to a "Google Maps view" which more closely resembled the app's simple interface.)
When I'm following directions on Google Maps in my own car, I have to split my attention between the road and my phone in its cradle. In the Q5, the map appeared behind the steering wheel.
It was easier to write out my destination address than to use the standard knob to scroll through the alphabet and select characters one at a time, like in some Audi vehicles.
One of my favorite features was a touch pad in the center console.
The rental also included an Apple lightning cable.
The Q5 came equipped with CarPlay from Apple. It places the most popular iPhone functions on a big screen right in the center of a car's dashboard.
After connecting my phone via Bluetooth, I could play music from my Spotify playlists, load saved maps on Apple Maps, and even hear text messages read out loud using Siri voice control.
Charley pulled the Q5 right up to my door. As part of the concierge service, an Audi representative spends about 15 minutes showing customers around the car.
I've run into issues with rental car companies in the past when my vehicle hadn't been returned in time for my reservation. But my concierge, Charley, arrived 15 minutes early.
On a whim, I decided to check Audi On Demand's website. Oddly, the Q5 was not available through the app but it was through the website. I booked it before the option disappeared.
The Audi Q5 cost $190 a day, and I included all the extra insurance packages for an additional $25. By comparison, a luxury vehicle starts at $64 a day on Enterprise and $112 a day on Hertz.
After making my reservation, I got on with my morning routine.
In this case, no cars were available. It happened to be Fleet Week in San Francisco, which might have limited inventory with tourists coming in and locals escaping the chaos.
I was frustrated. Even after I picked my reservation date and time, the app still showed me all the vehicles — regardless of their availability. It seemed to me like a user-experience flaw.
Audi promises to deliver the vehicle to your door within two hours. But I quickly discovered that waiting until the last minute to book means that there are fewer cars available.
Most rental car companies let you choose a "vehicle class," like compact or full-size, but you might not know which car you're driving away with until you get to the pickup site.
Audi On Demand is more similar to Zipcar, which lets you choose a specific model of car.
Audi makes the reservation process simple by asking you to set your preferred reservation dates and times, choose pickup and drop-off locations, and select the vehicle you want to drive.
I was aiming to book a crossover for a trip to a pumpkin patch with friends later that day.
I downloaded the Audi On Demand app on my iPhone (if you have a Samsung you'll need to book through the website). And I was impressed by the variety of models to choose from.
I was excited to try Audi On Demand. I always thirsted to take my mom's Audi Q5 for a spin, and she never let me. It was "her other baby." But Audi was happy to lend me a car.
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BOSTON (CBS) — Some concerning news when it comes to driving under the influence: a new study from the University of Michigan finds that a significant number of people who use medical marijuana say they have driven while high.
Michigan is second only to California in terms of the number of residents who use medical marijuana. Researchers surveyed almost 800 people from Michigan and asked about their history of driving within two hours of using cannabis in the past six months.
Many people downplay the effects of marijuana on the safe operation of a vehicle, but in reality, the drug can slow reaction time and impair coordination which could raise the risk of collision. And right now, is no good way to tell how impaired a cannabis user is at any given time.
So experts say you should wait several hours after using marijuana before operating a vehicle or better yet, don't drive at all that day.
AND AS THE POT HEADS RISE YOUR HIGHWAYS WILL BE FILLED WITH DEATH!
KIDS WILL BE THE HORRID VICTIMS OF POT…..OPENED PANDORAS BOX!
"The 21% who admitted driving while very high were trapped doing 6 mph in a 45 mph zone" opines me as I watch video of a guy crashing into a liquor store in the story below.


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I photographed this beautiful family welcoming their third boy at the Birthing Inn at INOVA Loudoun. I've known Cat, most people call her Catherine but she'll always be Cat to me, nearly 10 years ago through my now husband, as she was dating (and is now married to) one of his best buddies.
Over time, we've bonded over photography, babies, and our off brand sense of humor, and I feel blessed to call her my friend. Two years ago she photographed my daughter's fresh 48 session, and the images where my son met my daughter for the very first time are my absolute favorite images in our short (but growing) family history. When she asked me to photograph her newest arrival, I wanted to deliver images that moved her as much as hers moved me!
Let me back up a bit though, you might be wondering what a "Fresh 48" is. It's a newborn session that takes place in the hospital within 48 hours of baby's birth. I'll be honest, when Cat was doing mine, I had no makeup on, I was going through some stuff on account of my second c-section, and I wasn't convinced that I was going to like the pictures. But something about this tiny window of time produces the most raw, real and emotional images, and I'm unapologetically drawn to that.
Make sure to check out Gavin's reaction to meeting his new brother, and possibly realizing that he's not the baby anymore!


2012 Hands-Only™ CPR Fact SheetKnow disco? You can help save a life if you do. If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 9-1-1 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song "Stayin' Alive." The American Heart Association's Hands-Only CPR at this beat can more than double or triple a person's chances of survival.Take 60 seconds and hustle to heart.org/handsonlycpr to learn how you can help save a life.WHY LEARN HANDS-ONLY CPR?Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death. Nearly 400,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the United States. When a teen or adult has a sudden cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Sadly, 89 percent of people who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest die because they don't receive immediate CPR from someone on the scene.Most Americans (70 percent) feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they don't know how to administer CPR or they're afraid of hurting the victim. Don't be afraid. Your actions can only help. BE THE DIFFERENCE FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVEIf you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love: a child, a spouse, a parent or a friend.80 percent of sudden cardiac arrests happen in private or residential settings. Unfortunately, only 41 percent of people who experience a cardiac arrest at home, work or in public get the immediate help that they need before emergency help arrives.Hands-Only CPR has been shown to be as effective as conventional CPR for sudden cardiac arrest at home, at work or in public. It can double or even triple a victim's chance of survival. DISCO CAN SAVE LIVES Hands-Only CPR has just two easy steps: If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, (1) Call 9-1-1; and (2) Push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of the disco song "Stayin' Alive."• According to the American Heart Association, people feel more confident performing HandsOnly CPR and are more likely to remember the correct rhythm when trained to the beat of the disco classic "Stayin' Alive."• "Stayin' Alive" has more than 100 beats per minute, which is the rate you should push on the chest during CPR.HUSTLE TO LEARN HOW TO SAVE A LIFEWatch the 60-second demo video. Visit heart.org/handsonlycpr to watch the American Heart Association's Hands-Only CPR instructional video and share it with the important people in your life. The American Heart Association's Hands-Only CPR campaign is supported by an educational grant from the WellPoint Foundation.NOTE: The AHA still recommends CPR with compressions and breaths for infants and children and victims of drowning, drug overdose, or people who collapse due to breathing problems.
Even though these videos are funny they stick in your head and if you ever need these skills they will come to mind!! Making learning fun is the best way to retain knowledge!!
September is National Preparedness Month!!!
Would you be ready if there were an emergency? Be prepared: assemble an emergency supply kit, make your emergency plans, stay informed, and get involved in helping your family, your business, and your community be ready for emergencies.
Throughout September there will be activities across the country to promote emergency preparedness. More than 3,000 organizations – national, regional, and local public and private organizations – are supporting emergency preparedness efforts and encouraging all Americans to take action.
People suffer heat-related illness when the body's temperature control system is overloaded. The body normally cools itself by sweating. But under some conditions, sweating just isn't enough. In such cases, a person's body temperature rises rapidly. Very high body temperatures may damage the brain or other vital organs. Several factors affect the body's ability to cool itself during extremely hot weather.


Process variation plus timing are adding to low-power challenges at the most advanced nodes.
Complex issues stemming from near-threshold computing, where the operating voltage and threshold voltage are very close together, are becoming more common at each new node. In fact, there are reports that the top five mobile chip companies, all with chips at 10/7nm, have had performance failures traced back to process variation and timing issues.
Once a rather esoteric design technique, near-threshold computing has become a given at the most advanced nodes. In order to extend battery life and functionality—two competing goals—chipmakers have been forced to use every possible technique and tool available to them. But at 10/7nm and beyond, process variation and complex timing are creating new issues related to near-threshold approaches.
"When you look at the distribution of process and voltage variation at voltages near-threshold, you see a non-Gaussian distribution. Existing models (such as AOCV and LVF) do not represent non-Gaussian behavior. However, the industry is aware of this, and Arm is helping drive new modeling parameters. Designers must be aware of what LVF models include, whether moments are modeled, and must take this into account when using LVF as part of their implementation. Using LVF without moments on low voltage designs can have significant impact on design yield and additional margin should be considered. Regardless of the supply voltage planned for a given design, the importance of the power grid cannot be overstated! Different FinFET processes have a varying interdependence between cell architecture and optimal power grid options. Some of the power grid challenges are related to strict and/or complex design rules. However, power grid design is a key design element to limit the impacts of the wide range of wire resistance across temperatures at small geometries and the significant increase in wire and VIA resistance from one FinFET node to the next smaller FinFET node," she said.
Near-threshold approaches also aren't free. They require a significant amount of analysis.
Timing is not immune from the impact of near-threshold voltage. In fact, near-threshold voltage means there is a point at which the circuit starts to transition from a one to a zero or zero to a one, for example. And in full-rail voltage applications, the input of these circuits has time to reach the rail voltage, which is well above the threshold voltage, according to Ruben Molina, director of product marketing for StarRC Extraction and In-design Rail Analysis at Synopsys.
All of this has a pretty dramatic effect on timing, especially for circuits that haven't really reached the state where the circuit has transitioned from a zero to a one. As such, it's very sensitive in that area to things like noise.
This is where advanced waveform propagation techniques come into place. They are used to model the shape of the waveform because they can't be treated like digital circuits anymore. They are a lot more analog-ish than they used to be.
Based on the magnitude of the impact of near-threshold voltage, it is now imperative that design teams deal with this from the very start of the design.
With normalized Gaussian distributions, most of the data points fall in the middle, with some outliers around the edges. That determines how much margin to include, with the final number based both on the designer's experience along with the data from models and tools.
These variations are not operating in the center of the lane, either. They are actually operating on the edge of the lane, whether from a power perspective, a performance perspective, or both.
This puts a big emphasis on extremely accurate—think Monte Carlo accuracy– high-performance process variation prediction on the order of 100X faster than SPICE prediction, said ANSYS' Gupta. This kind of technology creates transistor models with a level of accuracy within 2% of Monte Carlo SPICE, so that tens of thousands of critical paths can be run and true silicon behavior can be analyzed to understand what the true margins are.
While there is a significant amount of certification on the foundry side, it really falls on the EDA vendors to try to help the designers to make sure that they're capturing these effects properly, he concluded.


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At several point every pet owner will feel the misery regarding fleas. Depending on your geographical area fleas can be quite a seasonal nuisance or even a year about headache. In any case, a flea infestation can be a nightmare reminiscent of a Showmanship horror movie detailed with unstoppable blood vessels sucking bloodsuckers.
In virtually any battle you will need to understand the foe, so why don't we touch over a few flea information. These insects have become small using a hard covering. They are designed for jumping awesome distances for size, four to be able to five toes horizontally and near a foot directly. Fleas are powered by three simple imperatives, tactical, feeding, and reproducing and they're experts at these. Fleabites may be incredibly itchy because if they bite they will inject blood-thinning compounds to help keep the blood vessels from clotting while they feed. Along with causing irritation these anti clotting proteins could cause a massive disease fighting capability reaction. Flea sensitive dermatitis is probably the most frequent skin issues in animals. For equally pets and the ones allergic to be able to fleabites a single bite could cause a extreme and continuous reaction. To produce matters a whole lot worse fleas also can transmit several diseases for instance Bubonic Trouble, Lyme condition, Rocky Pile spotted temperature and tapeworms.
It is vital to recognize that your conflict against fleas has to be fought about three fronts. They are usually; the family pet, the residence, and the particular outdoor surroundings. For each flea the truth is on your furry friend there may be up to be able to 100 more inside the surrounding environment in several stages regarding development. Typically a grown-up female flea lies about 20 eggs at the same time. Depending around the conditions the lady can surpass a year and a half producing 1000s of eggs. These eggs are typically laid inside dark wet places of course, if they are usually laid around the pet they are going to fall off however, not before they've got traveled throughout the home as well as the yard. These offspring will hatch in of a week usually, however, they could delay hatching right up until conditions are right for them. After the eggs are usually hatched the particular larvae pupate, spinning cocoons where they end their advancement, typically one more week. As with all the egg period of advancement these larvae can easily survive inside the cocoon for six months looking forward to the best conditions to be able to emerge. It is possible to see today why we have to address not merely the fleas about our pets nevertheless the surrounding area at the same time.
Obviously, prevention is the better method regarding flea handle. However, even one of the most proactive flea reduction regime just isn't guaranteed 100% to help keep fleas from the pet. Once fleas are finding your pet they need to be removed quickly to stop a full-blown infestation. There are usually many products designed for repelling and also killing fleas; another highlight is considerable debate regarding safety of many of these products.
Several kinds of topical sprays and also shampoos efficiently kill and also repel fleas. Unfortunately many contain chemical compounds and pesticides which can be highly dangerous. Felines are specially susceptible to these kind of products because of the grooming behavior, which contributes to them eating whatever is on their fur.
The performance of flea collars is quite limited with best and these kind of collars tend to be treated together with chemical pesticides which you actually don't want your furry friend wearing about their neck constantly. There are usually natural flea collars which can be effective inside areas in which fleas usually are not a extreme problem yet are wii choice to get a first distinct defense.
The argument surrounding "Spot On" flea goods is continuous and occasionally could be very heated. Chemical spot-on flea goods contain potent pesticides and is highly recommended only being a last holiday resort for animals with really severe flea allergy symptoms. It should go without declaring that almost any pesticide positions a well being risk to be able to humans and also animals likewise. Both over-the-counter and also veterinarian approved topical treatment options contain pesticides. These pesticides get into our pet's body organs, livers and also kidneys; move into the digestive tract tracts and also, over moment, are eliminated inside their feces and also urine. These chemicals can be transferred to be able to human skin if the animal will be petted or perhaps handled. This fact needs to be of distinct concern to pet owners with youngsters. In vengeance of claims with the safety of the products from the manufacturers and lots of veterinarians substance spot-ons are already known to be able to cause severe effects such since excessive salivation, listlessness, skin rashes, tremors, hyperactivity, seizures and also death. In 2008 the environmental Protection Organization received greater than 44, 000 accounts of effects to the products and is investigating the particular safety of most registered i'm all over this products.
When you have health and also safety worries about using the products there is very good news. We usually forget in which nature is focused on balance. While dynamics has offered fleas together with amazing tactical skills it's got also provided ways to defeat their particular defenses. Diatomaceous world or "DE" can be a simple yet effective normal substance that may eliminate fleas.
Diatomaceous earth can be a mineral compound that contains the fossilized stays of prehistoric diatoms or perhaps algae. This is a powder which is very great and smooth to the touch. While it really is non-toxic to be able to people and also pets it really is deadly regarding pests for instance fleas and also ticks. It is because on any microscopic level it really is razor sharp so when the powdered covers the particular flea or perhaps tick that cuts the particular shells, this contributes to dehydration and also death for your pests. DE is beneficial for getting rid of fleas in every life levels.
Diatomaceous world has many advantages on the chemical kinds of flea handle. It will be mechanical inside its getting rid of action as opposed to chemical. Which means the infestations cannot develop immunity or conform to it and also thereby avoiding the creation of your pesticide immune super flea, which can prove to be very challenging to eliminate. It is not going to pollute your property or the surroundings or h2o supply together with residual chemical compounds, which can easily linger for decades and pose an amazing health chance to equally your pets along with your family. DE can be an all goal flea fantastic and can be utilized anywhere fleas disguise and stay thereby replacing the necessity for independent products to your pet, your property and the yard. DE can be utilized in the pets pelt, on their particular bedding, in floor coverings and furniture and also in the particular yard rendering it powerfully successful since fleas spend many their imitation and progress stages inside the surrounding environment rather than on your furry friend. DE can penetrate the littlest of places or tightest of floor covering and cloth weaves getting rid of the fleas where they may be most prone and disrupting the particular reproductive fertility cycles.
While final results with Diatomaceous earth usually are not as quick as people that have pesticide stuffed products you ought to see obvious results within 2-3 days and will realistically expect your furry friend and home being completely without any fleas within a couple weeks. All with this with simply no toxic chemical compounds, no awful smelling flea goods, no slimy or sticky residues no unnatural materials, who could require more?
Although DE can be a natural product you can still find some things to make note of if you determine to use that as a type of flea handle. First of most you will find products together with DE created specifically as any flea powdered, however you can even simply obtain DE inside small or perhaps bulk volumes. If you determine to simply choose the DE be sure this is a food level DE, not the item for swimming filters that most people are familiar together with. Food level diatomaceous earth can be a more very refined and also cleaner merchandise than whatever is used in terms of swimming swimming filtration. Next, DE is incredibly fine plus a little goes a considerable ways, using a lot of can cause dry skin to your pet. The merchandise designed specifically being a flea powder could have very certain directions of simply how much and just how often to utilize the product in order to avoid this difficulty. With foods grade DE it is strongly recommended to put it to use twice weekly but only three times in the week. Monitor your animals skin, if it is apparently dry utilize less with the powder or perhaps reduce how many applications you might be applying. Finally with all the DE put it to use lightly and also slowly to help keep the airborne dirt and dust down in order that neither an individual or your furry friend are sucking in the merchandise then employing a comb or perhaps brush carefully work it in to the fur.
Diatomaceous world has a great many other uses in addition to pest handle. It can be an incredibly adaptable substance and 1000s of pet owners used this entirely natural solution to control fleas and also ticks together with great accomplishment. By picking DE you will end up joining progressively more eco-conscious, health-motivated family pet lovers who would like secure and efficient flea handle.
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China may amend satellite reception regulations, but to what end?
"China's State Council issued Decree 129 in 1993 to prohibit individuals and work units from setting up satellite dishes to receive foreign programs. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is considering amending the regulation" in anticipation of the launch of China's first large direct broadcasting satellite at the end of this month. Xinhua, 23 October 2006. Not clear what this means. Perhaps it is to allow reception only of this particular satellite, whose "foreign programs" will likely be chosen carefully by Chinese authorities.