ZeroG Wireless Delivers Extended Operating Temperature Wi-Fi Modules for Industrial Applications
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009PR Newswire, Dec 1, 2009
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ — ZeroG Wireless, Inc., a leading innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, today announced sample availability of Wi-Fi modules operating over an extended temperature range, between -20 to 85 degrees C, meeting the requirements of most industrial applications. The ZG2101ME, an enhancement to the commercial temperature range of the ZG2101MC, enables a broad array of industrial, scientific and medical applications to benefit from Internet connectivity.
ZeroG Wireless designed the Wi-Fi modules using ZeroG’s low-power, single-chip Wi-Fi transceiver, a chip optimized for low-resource, low-power embedded systems. To lower overall customer design cost ZeroG has partnered with leading microcontroller companies to create development kits with enhanced software and hardware, easing the development process for embedded Wi-Fi.
“The introduction of an extended temperature product for industrial applications that operate in more demanding environments is a key step forward in accelerating the expansion of the Internet of things,” said Tim Colleran, vice president of marketing, ZeroG Wireless.
Pricing and Availability
Initial samples of the extended temperature range ZG2101ME are available now on ZeroG’s online store at http://www.zerogwireless.com/
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Seminyak
Monday, December 28th, 2009Bali. Seminyak offers a more laid-back ambiance than Kuta with quieter beach during the day but provides a livelier nuance than Ubud at night.
Seminyak is excellence for those who want to spend their holiday in style, with many options of luxury hotel and villas, Balis best restaurant and caf, vibrant nightlife and the only place you can find arguably Balis best spa and boutique shops. But that not all Seminyak has to offer, the gorgeous black sand beach of Petitenget with its stunningly beautiful sunset teemed with the pretty and sacred Petitenget temple where you can find spectacular ceremony every 210 days.
Dining
La Lucciola , ( on the south side of the Petitenget temple car park ). In a fabulous location right on Petitenget beach, La Lucciola serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Home of the Frangipani Bar, a popular choice for watching the legendary sunset here.
Metis , Jl Petitenget No6 , Phone +62 361 737888 ( info@metisbali.com), Opened in October 2009, this is Bali’s most significant new restaurant for many years. After 10 years as Bali’s top French restaurant, Warisan has closed and the management team from there have opened Metis which is intended to fill the same market niche. Only time will tell if they can create a formula which works as well as Warisan did, but the early omens are good. Located at the Kerobokan end of Jalan Petitenget with ample parking. About Rp 1,000,000 per head .
Sardine , Jl Petitenget 21 ( northern end of Jl Petitenget, almost opposite Metis ), Phone +62 361 738202 , closed Mondays . A recent and successful addition to Seminyak’s chic dining scene. Specialise in fish and other seafood prepared with a Mediterranean ethic. Intimate restaurant with an innovative all bamboo design and clear views over the rice paddies. Mains Rp 100,000 to 150,0000 .
Sarong , Jl Petitenget No19x , Phone +62 361 737809 ( info@sarongbali.com), A hugely successful addition to Seminyak’s hip restaurant and bar scene. Original takes on Asian street and country food in a very chic 5 star setting
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Breath Test and Blood Test Defenses Used By DUI Lawyers
Monday, December 28th, 2009If you’ve been arrested for a DUI, that doesn’t mean you’ve lost your case because the arresting officer says that your blood alcohol content was over the legal limit of 0.08. Keep in mind that you do have certain legal rights and are entitled to a fair hearing.
Contrary to popular belief, there are many factors involved in drunk driving cases. Every case has unique circumstances.
When you hire a DUI defense lawyer, he/she will ask you many questions about the events leading up to, during, and after your arrest. Based on an investigation, the lawyer will come up with one or more defenses to help your case.
Some of the breath defenses include:
* Law enforcement did not observe you for the entire 15 minutes before the first breath sample.
* You have a physical problem or health limitation.
* Independent witnesses can verify that your actions at the time you were arrested do not match the test results.
* You had something in your mouth that contained alcohol (i.e. medicine or food).
* An officer fails to follow protocol like telling you your Miranda rights.
If you submitted a blood test instead of a breath test at the time you were arrested, there are several defenses including:
* Improper administration of blood test.
* Fermentation: formation of alcohol in blood tube after draw and before analysis
* Blood test record not made at or near time of analysis or blood test report not trustworthy.
The investigation of a DUI case is complex which is why hiring an experienced DUI lawyer is important. Being arrested for drunk driving is stressful and it is probably in your best interest to seek the help of a lawyer – especially if you believe that you are innocent
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Why People Like Car Rental Deals
Sunday, December 27th, 2009I know that you can relate when I say that I love to get a good deal on something. It shouldn’t take a lot of explaining why car rental deals are some of the most important things that you can partake in when shopping for a rental car. Some people will go to great lengths to find the best car rental deals that they can while others will be more willing to pay the advertised normal price. But did you know that you can just type in the name of the company you are looking for followed by the word coupon and you can find a better price. That is just one of the ways that you can get easy and cheap car rental deals.
There are many other techniques that one can use to get good car rental deals, one little known fact is just ask the company what deals they are offering at the time. A lot of agencies will have a special if you are willing to rent the car for a week, or if you are only going to have it for the weekend. Prices can vary and change depending upon the holiday season or during peak times in the summer, one can really never know how much it is going to cost to rent a car but you can also try to get the best car rental deals.
Don’t get discouraged when one company offers you a high price for a car, there are always more options than you could believe when you look for that perfect rental car for you. You also have to make a choice between two different options, let’s say for example you are on a very tight budget and you just want get the cheapest car possible than you may want to rent an economy style car and try to get the best possible deal on it, but on the other hand you also have the option of getting car rental deals in another way. You could go to an agency and request for a luxury vehicle at the price of a budget or hybrid style vehicle
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Downtown's deadbeat
Friday, December 18th, 20090 Comments | Buffalo News, Apr 12, 2009 | by James Heaney
Brian C. Davis is many things to many people:
Common Council representative to downtown business interests and residents of portions of the east and lower west sides.
A reliable vote for Mayor Byron W. Brown on a divided Council.
And, to many of the people he has done business with, a deadbeat.
A Buffalo News investigation, triggered by allegations that Davis wrote a bad check to cover the rent of a city-assisted restaurant, found that the Council member has a history of running afoul of state authorities and people to whom he owes money.
Since 2000, state officials have placed a lien against Davis to collect unpaid income taxes, suspended his driver’s license for lapsed auto insurance, and frozen his campaign account because of violations of election laws, according to public records and interviews. His license remains suspended and his campaign account frozen.
Davis has gone through personal bankruptcy and his Council wages have been garnisheed, according to public records. He and his wife also had their home built by a developer who does business before the Council, and their house is exempted from property taxes.
Creditors, including state tax officials, have filed five liens with the Erie County clerk and five lawsuits in Buffalo Small Claims Court in an effort to obtain payment of $22,456 in debts, public records show. Some $8,018 of that has yet to be paid, records show.
Davis, who failed to respond to repeated interview requests from The News, also has been under scrutiny for his involvement with One Sunset, a now-closed restaurant on Gates Circle that was launched with the help of city loans and grants.
Buffalo police investigated Davis in February after the restaurant’s landlord complained that the Council member wrote a $3,595 rent check that bounced. Police determined the bad check was a civil, not criminal matter. Meanwhile, the landlord still hasn’t been paid.
Council President David Franczyk termed Davis’ actions “troubling,” when briefed on The News’ findings.
“It’s a question of character, it’s a question of judgment,” Franczyk said. “You can make a mistake once or twice in your life and come clean and people understand. But a pattern over the years shows it’s avoidable, immature behavior.”
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Davis, 39, grew up in the Perry Public Housing Projects and graduated from Burgard Vocational High School. He attended the University at Buffalo and graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., with a degree in political science.
Davis has been on the city payroll since March 1999, when he was hired as an aide to Ellicott Council Member Barbara Miller- Williams. He was elected in November 2001 to succeed her, after she stepped aside to run for Erie County sheriff. He earns $52,000 a year.
Davis has established tight relationships with restaurateur Mark Croce and other operators of downtown entertainment venues
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Rockstar Games Announces Exclusive Red Dead Redemption GameStop Pre-order Content
Friday, December 18th, 2009Business Wire, Dec 08, 2009
NEW YORK — Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with
video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) to offer exclusive
in-game content for consumers who pre-order Red Dead Redemption
on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft or
the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system either in-store or
online at www.gamestop.com.
For the first time ever, consumers will have the power to vote for their
choice of one of three in-game outfit challenges as their exclusive
pre-order bonus on the retailers website.
Were privileged to have fans that are just as passionate about our
games as we are,” said Alex Moulle-Berteaux, head of marketing for
Rockstar Games
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Transparent Power
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Internet Bookwatch, Oct, 2009
Transparent Power
Tatsuo Kimura
MAAT Press
130 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
9781893447103, $34.95, www.amazon.com
“Transparent Power: A Secret Teaching Revealed” is the first complete English translation of the martial arts philosophy Yukiyoshi Sagawa by one of his dedicated students, Tatsuo Kimura, and now made available in this country from MAAT Press. Arguably considered to be the true heir of the body of martial arts traditions known as Aikido, the focus of “Transparent Power” is on the internal personal force and how it is transmitted to the student by the teacher (sensei) as the disciple is taught by the master to develop it and use it as life’s circumstances dictate. “Transparent Power” is not a martial arts instruction manual of physical techniques on overpowering opponents, but how the will develops–information that is as relevant to any human activity well beyond the boundaries of martial arts combat. As informed and informative and it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, “Transparent Power” is very strongly recommended reading for all martial arts students regardless of the particular discipline in which they are training, and a welcome addition to both academic and community library Martial Arts reference collections as well.
DCT Industrial Trust® to Present at the Wells Fargo Global Real Estate Securities Conference
Thursday, December 17th, 2009PR Newswire, Dec 1, 2009
DENVER, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DCT Industrial Trust[R] , a leading industrial real estate investment trust, today announced that Philip Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at the Wells Fargo Global Real Estate Securities Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:50 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, December 9, 2009.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the “Event Calendar” page of the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.dctindustrial.com/. A webcast replay will also be available for at least four weeks following the conference on the “Presentation Archive” page.
About DCT Industrial Trust
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. is a leading industrial real estate company that owns, operates and develops high-quality bulk distribution and light industrial properties in high-volume distribution markets in the U.S. and Mexico
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Mobile menaces on our highways
Wednesday, December 16th, 20090 Comments | Western Daily Press, Nov 25, 2009
Drivers using mobile phones while at the wheel are the biggest menace on the roads, a survey has revealed.
As many as 72 per cent of motorists think drivers using mobiles are most likely to cause an accident, the poll by ABI (Association of British Insurers) found.
The next category of driver most likely to cause an accident was considered to be young male drivers, with uninsured drivers after that on the list. The survey of 2,000 motorists also found the main worry for women while driving was the risk of being involved in a staged accident, with a third citing it as their biggest concern, while male drivers worried most about vandals attacking their car.
Business Incubator to Open in Santa Clarita: Local Entrepreneur, Power Media Group Founder Patricia Gracia, Wants to Help Others During Recession Time
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009PR Newswire, Dec 1, 2009
Power Woman Business Center will support Facilities Bloom for Women Entrepreneurs
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ — The founder of California-based advertising agency Power Media Group has found a way to give back to the community and help businesses weather the economic recession, which has her beaming with enthusiasm.
“Sometimes all people need is a little direction,” said Patricia Gracia, walking through dim empty rooms behind her advertising agency Power Media Group’s offices in Santa Clarita.
This space, left vacant by a church not long ago, is in the red and white, Spanish style, multiple-story house which the company owns on Sierra Highway. It will soon house Power Woman Business Center, a business incubator where ideas will be developed and nurtured, she said.
“The recession is in the minds of people as much as it is in their pockets. The way you feel and the way you think is going to affect how you produce in your business, so we want to help women feel good about what they’re doing,” she said.
Gracia, who started the advertising agency in her San Fernando Valley apartment with nothing more than a computer, a fax and a telephone seven years ago, has grown her agency’s annual billing to upwards of $2.4 million, creating Spanish language campaigns for high-profile clients targeting a booming Hispanic market.
Through the new Center, she hopes to offer women entrepreneurs the tools and support to reach similar levels of success. “During a recession is the time to seize opportunities to create new business ventures, and the facts affirm a potential market – through small business orders, and these entrepreneurs need help to start their business during this difficult times.”
Facts that move Gracia to invest in founding Power Woman Business Center are:
DATA.
According to a study from the American Immigration Law Foundation, using data from the 2000 Decennial Census and other sources, immigrant women entrepreneurs are one of the fastest growing groups of business owners in the United States. The group has increased nearly 190 percent since 1990. The largest group of immigrant women entrepreneurs comes from the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico, El Salvador, and Cuba are among the top ten countries originating women entrepreneurs in the United States.
In 2007, U.S. Hispanic women signed paychecks for more than 418,000 workers and generated sales of nearly $67 billion nationwide. Of the 1.4 million companies owned by women in the United States, Latinas control 39 percent of these businesses, according to statistics from the Center for Women’s Business Research.
As reported by the 2002 U.S
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