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0 Comments | Sunday Mirror, Nov 22, 2009 | by DEAN PIPER
SIMON PEGG used to kiss posters of Princess Leia in his bedroom. And nearly three decades on, he still cringes at the moment he got to meet his Star Wars pin-up CARRIE FISHER. “I queued at a San Diego comic convention in 2004 to meet her”, says Simon, 39
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0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 21, 2009 | by Ron Orozco McClatchy Newspapers
Are we doomed?
Prophecies about the end of the world have been debated by scholars, theologians and religious leaders for a long time. But it’s not just them.
Pop culture also has a fascination with end times. Sociologists say the interest in books, movies and lectures on the subject increases with bad times, such as those scarred by hurricanes, famines, tsunamis, war and economic collapse.
The fascination is clear in society today with the release of recent movies. The film “2012″ depicts the end of the world and is stirring talk about the meaning of a Mayan calendar with the doomsday date. Another movie, “The Road,” which opens Nov. 25, looks at a man and his son’s post-apocalyptic struggle to survive.
Margaret Gonsoulin, a sociology professor at California State University, Fresno, Calif., says the fascination with end times in pop culture reflects a hunger for meaning in the anxiety people feel in bad times.
“They want to know about the future,” she says, “but these sorts of ideas about end times mean different things to different people.”
Different faiths have different visions about the end
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0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 21, 2009 | by Lana Groves
A former University of Utah professor died from injuries sustained when she fell out the emergency exit of a campus shuttle Thursday.
The 63-year-old, whose identity has not been released, was standing on a westbound shuttle bus that was turning left from North Campus Drive onto Mario Capecchi Drive on campus about 8:20 p.m. when she was somehow thrown backward toward the emergency exit and fell out of the shuttle, said University Police Sgt. Mike McPharlin.
The woman was transported to University Hospital for emergency surgery, but later died, McPharlin said.
U. police are attempting to notify the family of the woman, who they believe live in China.
University officials said the woman last taught on campus in 2000 as an associate professor and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2003.
The bus involved in the accident was inspected by university police and the Utah Highway Patrol and found to be “roadworthy,” according to a statement from the university. However, the bus and two others like it have been removed from service as a precaution.
Investigators also found no evidence of driver error, the university said.
“We’re all a little depressed up here,” said Norman Chambers, assistant vice president for the University of Utah.
“The employee who was driving the vehicle was devastated by the whole thing,” Chambers said
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Business Wire, Nov 20, 2009
OLDWICK, N.J. — The members of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators have
been drawing a line in the sand, trying to mark what they contend is
appropriate regulatory territory for the states before the U.S. Congress
calls for the federal government to march into it, according to the most
recent issue of BestWeek U.S./Canada. And the organizations
leaders are encouraging the legislators to tell their congressional
delegations to stay out of state business.
At the groups annual meeting from Nov. 18-22 in New Orleans state
legislators criticized congressional attempts to encroach on
long-standing state authority over insurance coming out against
proposals for new federal entities, such as an insurance office and a
consumer protection agency that would oversee aspects of insurance.
I think the current administration and makeup of Congress is much more
federally driven at this point in time, said NCOILs new president,
Kentucky Rep. Robert Damron. Theyve forgotten states rights, even
those who were state legislators at one time.
Also, in BestWeek Europe, Willis Group Holdings Ltd
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0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 21, 2009
The man credited with designing the Chrysler 300C sedan, Ralph Gilles, will speak on the subject of Renaissance of Design at the 16th-annual AutoWeek Design Forum.
Gilles, who recently added the role of president and CEO of the Dodge division to his position as senior vice president, product design of Chrysler, anchors the Jan. 14, 2010, event at the College for Creative Studies’ A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education in Detroit, Michigan from 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The AW Design Forum is a chance for enthusiasts, students and designers to learn about the latest design trends and to network within their field of interest. It also allows attendees to see the North American International Auto Show before the general public.
Rounding out the list of speakers is:
– Dave Muyres, Agent of Transportation Change, OnGoingTransportation, HuntGreen NewNorth Center for Design In Business. Muyres will speak to the idea that society is ripe to consider alternative transportation methods for the masses.
– John Wendl, Content Director, Turn 10 Studios – Developer of the Forza Motorsport video-game franchise. Wendl will speak to the Forza Motorsport 3 video-game and its computer-generated image designs.
– Bruce Campbell, Vice President, Design, Nissan Design America. Not only is Campbell responsible for new Nissan and Infiniti design coming out of North America, he will speak to designing the company’s new Leaf electric car.
– Steen Strand, Co-founder, COO and VP of Design, ICON Aircraft. Steen has turned the recreational aircraft industry on its ear with personal aircraft.
Johnson Controls is host sponsor of the 2010 AutoWeek Design Forum
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Business Wire, Nov 19, 2009
Tribes and Indian Health Providers Urged to Apply
WASHINGTON — HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up
to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native
(AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid
and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
These new grants are part of a broader effort to find and enroll
uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP but not
enrolled. The Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of
2009 (CHIPRA) set aside $100 million for fiscal years 2009-2013
expressly to help find and enroll eligible uninsured children, including
$10 million specifically for Indian health providers.
As called for in CHIPRA, grants will be awarded by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to applicants whose outreach,
enrollment and retention efforts will target geographic areas with high
rates of eligible but uninsured American Indian and Alaska Native
children, who often live in isolated areas and are uninsured at
higher-than-average rates.
American Indian children are often uninsured, although many are
eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, Secretary Sebelius said. These grants
will help Tribes and Indian health providers reach out to children and
families to ensure more children get the health care they need.
Grants will be awarded to applicants that will be able to demonstrate
increases in enrollment and improved retention of children already in
Medicaid and CHIP. Grantees will report to CMS the number of new
enrollees and those who retained coverage that are directly attributable
to the grant activities. Grantees will also report activities they
believe were the most effective in finding, enrolling and maintaining
coverage for eligible children.
States have been effective in enrolling over 28 million children in
Medicaid and more than 7 million children in CHIP, but there are still
millions of uninsured, low-income children who are not enrolled in these
programs even though they are eligible said Cindy Mann, the director of
the CMS Center for Medicaid and State Operations
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Business Wire, Nov 19, 2009
EMLENTON, Pa. — The Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp. (OTCBB: EMCF), the
parent holding company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton,
declared a quarterly cash dividend on November 18, 2009 of $0.14 per
common share payable on December 18, 2009, to shareholders of record on
December 1, 2009.
Emclaire Financial Corp
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Muscle & Fitness, Jan, 2010 by Jim Gorzelany
Now there’s a way to drive a “green” car and spend less “green” in the process, thanks to the new-for-2010 Honda Insight. Currently the least-expensive gas/electric hybrid vehicle sold in the United States at just less than $20,000, the Insight comes wrapped in sleek aerodynamic styling that sets it apart from other cars making more frequent stops at the fuel pump. Its four-door hatchback configuration affords a roomy four-passenger interior with a reasonably generous cargo hold.
A 98-horsepower, 1.3-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine teams with a 10-kilowatt electric motor/generator to power the front wheels via a gearless, automatic, continuously variable transmission. The Insight can run solely on battery power in certain low-to mid-speed cruising conditions, though for the most part the electric motor is used to augment the gasoline engine. To further boost fuel efficiency, the engine can deactivate select cylinders during deceleration and will shut itself down altogether when the vehicle is stationary (since an idling car gets zero mpg). A novel Eco Assist dashboard display can help drivers achieve maximum mileage.
All told, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates the Insight will achieve a frugal 40 mpg in the city and 43 mpg on the highway
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Business Wire, Nov 18, 2009
Play to Your Teams Strengths With Eight Authentic Motion Offenses
and Experience Best-in-Class Presentation With CBS Sports and ESPN
Broadcast Integration
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NCAA
Basketball 10, developed under the EA SPORTS brand, is
now available in stores for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment
system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. NCAA
Basketball 10 unearths the core of college basketball with an
all-new strategic motion offensive system, innovative broadcast
presentation, and the excitement, emotion, and pageantry that makes the
college game unique.
NCAA Basketball 10 introduces full integration of CBS Sports and
ESPN broadcast elements, allowing gamers to choose their broadcast
presentation for every game. Users can mimic real-life broadcasts of
NCAA basketball by choosing ESPN presentation for regular season games,
and CBS Sports presentation for its exclusive broadcast of March
Madness. Everything that fans see and hear on TV when watching college
basketball will be mirrored in NCAA Basketball 10, including
graphic packages, highlight reels, and authentic college basketball
announcers. Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery, two CBS Sports announcers that
are synonymous with college basketball, have joined ESPNs Dick Vitale,
Brad Nessler, and Erin Andrews on the EA SPORTS team of broadcasters,
bringing an added element of excitement to the game.
NCAA Basketball 10, licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company,
increases the strategy behind team styles of play by introducing eight
authentic motion offenses. The addition of a new offensive system allows
users to play true to the college game by maximizing ball movement,
utilizing every player on the court, and executing team-specific plays,
designed to exploit an opponents weaknesses. With the touch of a button
users will be able to run plays fluidly and successfully.
The game has been rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. Box art and
screenshots are available at http://info.ea.com.
For more information, please visit www.ncaa-basketball.easports.com.
EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the
world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL,
FIFA Soccer, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE
basketball, NCAA Football, and Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and
universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities
for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member
colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes
compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. For more
information, go to www.ncaa.org.
About The Collegiate Licensing Company
CLC is a division of global sports and entertainment company IMG.
Founded in 1981, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing
agency in the U.S. and currently represents nearly 200 colleges,
universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy and
the NCAA. The mission of CLC is to be the guiding force in collegiate
trademark licensing and one of the top sports licensing firms in the
country
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Business Wire, Nov 19, 2009
Broad engagement and support for LiMo by leading Korean
telecommunications, manufacturers, research institute and Koreas
Ministry of Knowledge Economy
LONDON & SEOUL, South Korea — LiMo Foundation announced today that a group of powerful Korean mobile
companies has signed an MOU for establishing the Korean LiMo Ecosystem
Association in order to fully catalyze and empower innovation upon the
LiMo Platform within the Korean mobile industry. Initial members of the
Association will include LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and SK
Telecom as members of the Board of LiMo Foundation together with Korea
Telecom, LG Telecom, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research
Institute (ETRI) supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE)
within the Korean government.
The Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association will function as a mechanism for
the entire Korean mobile industry to most effectively benefit from LiMo
Platform technologies. Association activities will include local events,
workshops and education for Korean mobile software developers, and also
coordinated commercial programs that will help facilitate import and
export of LiMo-related products, ideas and services.
The Korean mobile industry has long been a global leader in driving the
adoption of emerging technologies and LiMo warmly welcomes the formation
of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association as a further powerful focus for
the commercialization of the LiMo Platform, said Morgan Gillis,
Executive Director of LiMo Foundation. Much as WIPI helped galvanize
and coordinate the Korean mobile community in the past, LiMo Platform
now stands to serve as the common base for a fresh wave of Korean
innovation and global commercial opportunity.
Samsung was among LiMos Founding Members and has been vital to the
shaping and evolution of LiMos vision and output since the
organizations inception in January 2007; LG Electronics and SK Telecom
also actively serve on LiMos Board of Directors and have been
instrumental in leading the other 50 members of LiMo Foundation,
including Associate members and Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association
signatories ETRI and Korea Telecom.
Korea has a proud tradition of creating some of the worlds most
significant mobile technologies and mobile companies. As the LiMo
Platform is truly independent in its governance, technology and business
frameworks it makes for a natural foundation and springboard for the
next generation of Korean mobile innovation, said Lee, Sangjin, Deputy
director general for Emerging Industries, MKE. The MKE is happy to
support this important effort alongside the Korean LiMo Ecosystem
Association members ETRI, LG Electronics, LG Telecom, Korea Telecom,
Samsung Electronics, and SK Telecom.
Any LiMo member can take part in the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Associations
activities, and scheduled events will also be held for other members of
the Korean mobile industry. Information on the Associations activities
will be made available through the LiMo website at http://www.limofoundation.org/ko/.
LiMo Foundation was launched in January 2007 by mobile industry leaders
to provide the mobile industry with an open, consistent Mobile
Linux-based handset OS, enabling the development of immersive,
next-generation mobile consumer experiences. LiMos membership includes
mobile industry leaders from around the world, including OEMs,
technology developers, and 13 global network operators that collectively
represent nearly a billion mobile subscribers.
About LiMo Foundation
LiMo FoundationTM is a dedicated consortium of mobile
industry leaders working together within an open and transparent
governance modelwith shared leadership and shared decision makingto
deliver an open and globally consistent handset software platform based
upon mobile Linux for use by the whole mobile industry. A full
description of LiMo Foundation, including its vision, goals, charter,
guiding principles, bylaws and membership information, can be found at www.limofoundation.org.
The official LiMo Foundation blog is available online at http://blog.limofoundation.org/.
Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association is an independent association formed
to promote the use of the LiMo Platform in Korea. Korean LiMo Ecosystem
Association is not owned or controlled by LiMo Foundation
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