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Saturday, June 22, 2013
EPA abandons plan to confirm hydraulic fracturing is linked to Wyoming groundwater pollution
A family had a close encounter with a bear while celebrating Father's Day during a camping trip in Wyoming, NBC-2 reports. The Kelly family had a relaxing Sunday morning breakfast, but apparently they didn't clean up as well as they initially thought. According to NBC-2, a bit of bacon grease was still on the campground [...]
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/epa-abandons-plan-confirm-hydraulic-204048052.html
Penn State football coach O'Brien gets pay raise
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ? Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is getting a $1 million pay raise after a successful debut in Happy Valley.
O'Brien's deal when he arrived in January 2012 called for a base salary of $950,000. That's going up to $1.9 million starting July 1, according to contract terms released Thursday by the school.
Counting compensation for radio and television work and a Nike contract, O'Brien's total deal this year would be worth more than $3.2 million.
The base salary would go back down to $1.1 million in 2014, before a raise to $1.6 million in 2015.
O'Brien guided the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 season after the program was hit by NCAA sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal and player defections weeks before the start of the 2012 season.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-football-coach-obrien-gets-pay-raise-183607696.html
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Evaluation key to UK Government Communications Plan | jane wilson
Executive Director of Government Communications, Alex Aiken is a man on a mission, and I sense in a hurry.
He was like a greyhound in the slips this morning as he prepared to speak at the launch of the 2013-2014 Government Communications Plan, and?once on his feet, his messages were delivered at a pace.? He outlined his ABC of government communication as Audience, Brevity and Conversation and insisted that Whitehall communicators must raise the standards and foster a greater culture of collaboration ? both internally and with the external world.? He also stressed the importance of reflecting government?s focus on winning the global race and ensuring the UK leads the world in government communication.? And all this before ten past eight in the morning!
The Communications Plan, which is available online has much to commend it.? It is clear, sets out the year?s strategies, priorities and resourcing issues.? It re-stresses the current focus on effective and efficient communication models, builds on the work done on the Government Communication Competency Framework and summarises the core communications plans for each of the departments and their ALBs.? This is Alex?s ?100 days? statement and it is clear that Whitehall communicators have been set a high bar.
But the standout point from this morning?s meeting was the emphasis on research, planning and most of all evaluation.? This is welcome and no surprise.? Alex Aiken has a track record in this area and the work done whilst he was in charge of comms at Westminster Council is well known and award winning.? Now, with feet firmly under his Cabinet Office desk, he has made it clear that each government communication activity must have an evaluation plan that sets out:
- Clearly defined communications objectives linked to policy or business objectives
- Clear performance metrics focused on outcomes
- A strong emphasis on data sources
- A timetable for sharing results
To help practitioners, the GCN and Shared Communications Service are developing further guidance, tools, training and support including templates, dashboards and suggested performance metrics. This is all really encouraging, reflects best practice and I hope that we at CIPR can assist in supporting this work through guidance and communication with our own members.
At this stage in the political cycle and against a recent? history of significant cuts in marketing and PR budgets and resources, this is all a big ask.? This is not typically a time when collaboration and new working practices blossom.? But internal structures and support (including professional development opportunities)?do appear to have been?put in place to help make this plan a reality and the direction is certainly clear.
There is a huge potential cultural upside to this strong focus on evaluation and evidence based reporting.? Many of those doing great work in government communications are feeling battle weary and undervalued by senior departmental colleagues.? The more they have the support and resources?to present hard evidence for the results of their work, the more valued and integral communications may become to the business of government.? There?s nothing like the thud of hard data on a board table to get a minister?s attention!
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Samsung Reveals The Ativ Q, A Convertible Windows 8 Tablet That Runs Android, Too
Samsung has just kicked off its Premiere event at Earls Court in London, and decided to lead with one particularly curious device -- in addition to the ability to transform from a 2.8-pound tablet to a notebook with QWERTY keyboard, the company's shape-shifting Ativ Q convertible also gives users a taste of the Android ecosystem.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/b6hqoqod4oE/
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Networked cars make traffic safer and more efficient
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Vehicles communicate with one another -- field test involving 500 testers
This news release is available in German.
The system developed within the framework of the simTD (Safe Intelligent Mobility Test Field Germany) project links vehicles and infrastructure together electronically. Cars, motor bikes and roadside stations installed along the route receive information about traffic situations and external factors, such as bad weather, via sensors. Using specially developed radio technology, based on the WLAN standard, they exchange information directly among themselves. They also transmit anonymized information to a traffic center, which then forecasts and manages traffic developments.
Drivers with simTD technology equipped vehicles are in a significantly better position for anticipatory driving. For one thing, they can view a display offering them suggestions for the best route to take and recommendations such as the optimum speed needed to ride a 'green wave' (a succession of green traffic lights along a stretch of road).
For another, drivers receive acoustic and visual warnings to advise them of imminent risks. For example, a light signal is displayed if a car ahead brakes sharply even if there are several other vehicles between the car that is braking and the driver's car. This means that the driver can react even if he or she cannot yet see the danger. Traffic backups, emergency vehicles and dropped loads that may be blocking the road are also signaled in good time.
Does this system work in everyday situations? Which functions are accepted by users? In order to find out more, the simTD project sent around 120 vehicles out onto highways, country roads and city streets in and around Frankfurt for a period of six months. Five hundred test drivers traveled almost one million miles (1.6 million kilometers) as part of the experiment. The 'scripts', containing various scenarios for the field test, were designed mainly by traffic engineers at Technische Universitt Mnchen. They also analyzed the data that was collected more than four terabytes in total. The scientists not only analyzed the actual effects of the experiment on the traffic situation in the test region, they also simulated how traffic would react if a certain number of all vehicles were equipped with the system.
"The field test clearly shows that the system provides for enhanced safety, efficiency and comfort in road traffic," says Professor Fritz Busch, TUM's Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control. "Drivers have used the information to adapt their speed and driving behavior earlier to a particular traffic situation. The benefits of networking are great, particularly in situations where hidden dangers lurk."
For example, more than half of all accidents at intersections could be prevented if all vehicles were equipped with the simTD system. The system notifies drivers in city traffic in good time before they reach an intersection about vehicles that are approaching from the other street.
Even if a small number of cars are fitted with the system, some of the functions will benefit all road users. For example, when the test drivers were informed about imminent road works, they slowed down and, if necessary, changed lane. As a result, the risk of a pileup was also reduced for the other vehicles.
"The car-to-x technology is now ready for market," says project coordinator Dr. Christian Wei. As a first step, a system is planned for a corridor between Rotterdam and Vienna, via Frankfurt/Main. This system, planned for 2015, will record the traffic situation at road works and issue the relevant warnings to drivers. To standardize the technology further, the project partners are working with other European automakers and authorities.
If the simTD function was implemented in all vehicles, the project partners estimate that savings of up to EUR 6.5 billion could be achieved in Geramny alone due to the number of accidents prevented. Another EUR 4.9 billion could be saved each year through shorter travel times and lower environmental pollution.
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About simTD:
simTD is a joint project by leading German automotive manufacturers, component suppliers, telecommunication companies, research institutions and public authorities. simTD partners are as follows: Adam Opel AG, AUDI AG, BMW AG - BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH, Daimler AG (Projektleitung), Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH, Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Frderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Deutsches Forschungszentrum fr Knstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI), Technische Universitt Berlin, Technische Universitt Mnchen, Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes, Universitt Wrzburg, Hessen Mobil Straen- und Verkehrsmanagement, Stadt Frankfurt am Main. The project is funded and supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS). simTD was supported by the state of Hessen, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium.
More information:
http://www.simTD.de
Photos and TV footage:
http://www.simtd.de/index.dhtml/5551c04fa1681935369p/-/enEN/-/CS/-/news/Presse
Contact:
Silja Hoffmann
Technische Universitt Mnchen
Chair for Traffic Engineering and Control (Prof. Dr. Fritz Busch)
T: +49 89 289 22798
E: silja.hoffmann@tum.de
W: http://www.vt.bgu.tum.de/en/home/
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Public release date: 20-Jun-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Silja Hoffmann
silja.hoffmann@tum.de
49-892-892-2798
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Vehicles communicate with one another -- field test involving 500 testers
This news release is available in German.
The system developed within the framework of the simTD (Safe Intelligent Mobility Test Field Germany) project links vehicles and infrastructure together electronically. Cars, motor bikes and roadside stations installed along the route receive information about traffic situations and external factors, such as bad weather, via sensors. Using specially developed radio technology, based on the WLAN standard, they exchange information directly among themselves. They also transmit anonymized information to a traffic center, which then forecasts and manages traffic developments.
Drivers with simTD technology equipped vehicles are in a significantly better position for anticipatory driving. For one thing, they can view a display offering them suggestions for the best route to take and recommendations such as the optimum speed needed to ride a 'green wave' (a succession of green traffic lights along a stretch of road).
For another, drivers receive acoustic and visual warnings to advise them of imminent risks. For example, a light signal is displayed if a car ahead brakes sharply even if there are several other vehicles between the car that is braking and the driver's car. This means that the driver can react even if he or she cannot yet see the danger. Traffic backups, emergency vehicles and dropped loads that may be blocking the road are also signaled in good time.
Does this system work in everyday situations? Which functions are accepted by users? In order to find out more, the simTD project sent around 120 vehicles out onto highways, country roads and city streets in and around Frankfurt for a period of six months. Five hundred test drivers traveled almost one million miles (1.6 million kilometers) as part of the experiment. The 'scripts', containing various scenarios for the field test, were designed mainly by traffic engineers at Technische Universitt Mnchen. They also analyzed the data that was collected more than four terabytes in total. The scientists not only analyzed the actual effects of the experiment on the traffic situation in the test region, they also simulated how traffic would react if a certain number of all vehicles were equipped with the system.
"The field test clearly shows that the system provides for enhanced safety, efficiency and comfort in road traffic," says Professor Fritz Busch, TUM's Chair of Traffic Engineering and Control. "Drivers have used the information to adapt their speed and driving behavior earlier to a particular traffic situation. The benefits of networking are great, particularly in situations where hidden dangers lurk."
For example, more than half of all accidents at intersections could be prevented if all vehicles were equipped with the simTD system. The system notifies drivers in city traffic in good time before they reach an intersection about vehicles that are approaching from the other street.
Even if a small number of cars are fitted with the system, some of the functions will benefit all road users. For example, when the test drivers were informed about imminent road works, they slowed down and, if necessary, changed lane. As a result, the risk of a pileup was also reduced for the other vehicles.
"The car-to-x technology is now ready for market," says project coordinator Dr. Christian Wei. As a first step, a system is planned for a corridor between Rotterdam and Vienna, via Frankfurt/Main. This system, planned for 2015, will record the traffic situation at road works and issue the relevant warnings to drivers. To standardize the technology further, the project partners are working with other European automakers and authorities.
If the simTD function was implemented in all vehicles, the project partners estimate that savings of up to EUR 6.5 billion could be achieved in Geramny alone due to the number of accidents prevented. Another EUR 4.9 billion could be saved each year through shorter travel times and lower environmental pollution.
###
About simTD:
simTD is a joint project by leading German automotive manufacturers, component suppliers, telecommunication companies, research institutions and public authorities. simTD partners are as follows: Adam Opel AG, AUDI AG, BMW AG - BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH, Daimler AG (Projektleitung), Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH, Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Frderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Deutsches Forschungszentrum fr Knstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI), Technische Universitt Berlin, Technische Universitt Mnchen, Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes, Universitt Wrzburg, Hessen Mobil Straen- und Verkehrsmanagement, Stadt Frankfurt am Main. The project is funded and supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS). simTD was supported by the state of Hessen, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium.
More information:
http://www.simTD.de
Photos and TV footage:
http://www.simtd.de/index.dhtml/5551c04fa1681935369p/-/enEN/-/CS/-/news/Presse
Contact:
Silja Hoffmann
Technische Universitt Mnchen
Chair for Traffic Engineering and Control (Prof. Dr. Fritz Busch)
T: +49 89 289 22798
E: silja.hoffmann@tum.de
W: http://www.vt.bgu.tum.de/en/home/
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