I took a chance and tested that theory with a free Internet Service Provider.
I have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for my cable service to deliver on its promise of high-speed (and definitely not free) Internet service.
The CD-ROM from NetZero (www.netzero.com) came in the mail.
The company touts itself as "Defenders of the Free World." The software also can be downloaded from the company's Web site.
Relying on a free ISP can save Internet users from $250 to $500 a year. But, yes, there is a catch.
Consider it the difference between public broadcasting and commercial television.
In exchange for free Internet service, subscribers to NetZero also receive the ZeroPort, which displays messages from advertisers.
NetZero users must go to one of the advertisers' Web sites every 20 minutes or risk being booted off line.
The ZeroPort measures about 2 inches by 10 inches.
It can be moved about the screen, but it cannot be moved off screen or closed.
In addition to touting a company's products, the ZeroPort also notifies users of new e-mail and provides tickers for stock quotes, sports and news. What is displayed on the ticker can be customized to meet a user's specific needs.
NetZero's home page provides a search engine with search categories such as autos, home/family, people/chat and others.
Links to shopping, auction, new music and other sites also are featured.
Before installing NetZero I checked with the telephone company to make sure the access number for my area was a local call.
It was.
Setting up NetZero proved to be quite easy.
The software quickly walked me through the process and configured my e-mail account.
Other members of the family also can set up e-mail accounts.
For more detailed information, NetZero's Web site offers extensive resources on set-up with specific browsers and e-mail programs.
Part of the installation involves completing a form that tabulates demographic information on each user.
The form also profiles a user's interests, which is of use to advertisers.
I was surfing the Web in about 15 minutes.
After a few days of NetZero service it's a mixed verdict.
NetZero is easy to use and it's free.
But there is that pesky ad box, the ZeroPort.
Casual Net users may find NetZero (there also are other free ISPs out there) a bargain.
Taking a break to call up one of the advertiser Web pages isn't that big a problem.
Dedicated Web users or online gaming fans are bound to find the ZeroPort invasive and annoying.
FreeSpace 2: Volition/Interplay, P200, 32MB of RAM, 8X CD- ROM, 3-D hardware graphics accelerator.
Supports multiplayer. www.interplay.com
Designer Volition picks up the story 30 years later in this sequel to its exciting space-combat simulation Descent: FreeSpace.
A renegade band of Terrans threatens the uneasy peace between Terrans and Vasudans.
To complicate matters, the alien Shivans return to attempt to vanquish both races.
The story makes for an intriguing plot that the designers manage to weave seamlessly into the game's many missions and action.
Because of the complex plot, mission goals can change in the middle of the level.
Players take the role of a pilot who battles on the side of the Terran/Vasudan alliance.
At his command are more than 70 types of ship with 20 weapon systems.
The ships, especially the capital ships prove impressive.
Capital ships can be up to six kilometers long and they carry the firepower to match their size.
Graphically, FreeSpace 2 boasts of nice touches such as satisfying explosions and nebular gas clouds.
The clouds also serve a physical function as they block ship sensor readings.
Combat is dynamic with ships zipping on and off the screen.
Like any flight or space combat simulation, would-be pilots will find a lot to master in FreeSpace 2, from propulsion systems to shields.
The manual is detailed and the game does offer training missions.
The entertaining plot and fast action make FreeSpace 2 worth the time it takes to learn the game.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ --
MedPlus, Inc. announced today that its shareholders, during the Company's annual meeting held October 18, 2001, voted to approve the previously announced merger of MedPlus with Quest Diagnostics Incorporated.
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The closing of the merger, which remains subject to various customary conditions, has been tentatively scheduled for November 1, 2001. Following the closing, MedPlus will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.
Richard A. Mahoney, Chairman of the Board and CEO of MedPlus, stated, "We are pleased and gratified that our shareholders voted to approve the merger, and we are eagerly anticipating the completion of this transaction."
About MedPlus
MedPlus(R) (Nasdaq: MEDP) is a leading developer and integrator of clinical connectivity and data management solutions for healthcare organizations and clinicians. These solutions efficiently and securely collect, store, manage and retrieve clinical information within an organization, enterprise or community via virtual private networks and/or the Internet. MedPlus solutions, including eMaxx(TM) (physician-focused clinical integration portal solution), ChartMaxx(TM) (electronic patient record solution) and OptiMaxx(R) (records storage and retrieval solution) have been implemented in more than 125 hospitals throughout North America. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.medplus.com .
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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000
International FiberCom, Inc. (Nasdaq:IFCI), ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVSN), Digital Lava Inc. (AMEX:DGV), The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANDE), and Devon Energy Corporation (AMEX:DVN) will broadcast their investor communication conference calls over the Internet, Investor Broadcast Network announced.
International FiberCom, Inc. will broadcast its quarterly results conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:30 AM Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=48661.
ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. will broadcast its quarterly results conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:30 AM Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=47483.
Digital Lava Inc. will broadcast its quarterly results conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:00 AM Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=47945.
The Andersons, Inc. will broadcast its quarterly results conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:00 AM Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=45200.
Devon Energy Corporation will broadcast its quarterly results conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2000 at 11:00 AM Eastern. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=44683.
These events are available through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website, located at http://www.vcall.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before these events to download and install any necessary audio software. There is no charge to access any event.
About Investor Broadcast Network
Investor Broadcast Network, founded as Vcall in 1997, is the leading webcaster of investor events covering over 1200 public companies. The Company provides compelling investor content direct from companies and experts to more than 450,000 registered users through its Vcall, RadioWallStreet and Investor Conference broadcast services.
Vcall gives investors a front-row seat at corporate investor relations conference calls from more than 600 public companies. Vcall webcasts include earnings releases, shareholder meetings, and financial community presentations.
For more information on Investor Broadcast Network visit www.investorbroadcast.com
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999--Ampex Corp. (Amex:AXC) today announced that it intends to acquire a majority interest in the capital stock of Reiter Associates Inc., increasing its holding from the approximately 20 percent level that it purchased in September 1998.
Privately held Reiter Associates, with servers located in the Philadelphia, Washington, and Northern California areas, is a rapidly growing provider of turnkey services for enterprises that use the world wide web to achieve their strategic business objectives. Reiter Associates' services include electronic commerce support, web hosting, Internet consulting and monitoring.
"The additional funds from Ampex will enable us to accelerate our growth nationally and to add new services," stated Carl Reiter, president and chief executive officer of Reiter Associates.
"A part of the new investment will be used to establish a network operations and monitoring center. This is vital to maintain quality as we expand geographically, and it allows us to support and participate in Ampex's strategy for expansion in web-related markets," he said.
Edward Bramson, chief executive officer of Ampex, stated, "Associating with Carl and his talented team brings us a key capability for building our presence in the web-based market area.
"From its beginning, Reiter Associates has shown a commitment to leadership in quality of technology and service that is distinctive in such a young, innovative company. This is our main reason for choosing Reiter to work with."
Ampex Corp., a pioneer in audio, digital video and digital image processing, has participated in the evolution of the Internet since the origins of the system in the 1980s. The company is building a marketing-oriented organization to leverage its digital image technology and expertise internally and through selected strategic investments.
The company's goal is to develop integrated audio, video, and electronic commerce offerings for delivery over the world wide web. "By establishing an early market presence in broadband web applications," Bramson stated, "we are positioning ourselves to expand the range, content and quality of our offerings in line with future increases in the availability of high-speed Internet access."
Terms of the Reiter Associates investment were not disclosed.
Ampex Corp., headquartered in Redwood City, is one of the world's leading providers of technologies for the acquisition, storage and processing of visual information. Today, Ampex is delivering digital image solutions for large-scale corporate, government, network, entertainment and telecommunications applications.
During its more than 50-year history of innovation, Ampex has been granted thousands of patents and numerous awards for technical achievement. Ampex customers include such leading organizations as AT&T, CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Fox Television, Netcom, and Prevue Networks.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties and unforeseen circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those mentioned in the company's 1997 Annual Report in Form 10-K, its quarterly reports in Form 10-Q for 1998 and its Annual Report in Form 10-K for 1998, which is expected to be filed later in the quarter. Additional specific factors that could prevent the company from realizing any benefits from its world wide web-based initiatives discussed above include: future demand for the services of Reiter Associates and its ability to obtain and manage resources for growth from its present size and to become profitable; Ampex's ability to transfer audio or video technology to web-based applications; its ability to find and consummate suitable strategic investments; to coordinate the strategy of such entities; to resolve conflicts arising from the ownership of less than all of such entities; future demand for web-based audio, video and e-commerce services; and the ability of Ampex or its investees to obtain the managerial, technical or other resources necessary to provide such services or to do so while generating a profit. If Ampex's strategy for the development of world wide web-based activities is implemented, it is likely that significant expenses would be incurred which could cause the company to report material losses in future periods. Such losses could negatively affect the price of the company's securities in future periods and could require it to obtain additional capital, which may be unavailable on satisfactory terms or at all.
HONOLULU, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, Verizon Wireless customers on the Big Island of Hawaii will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The network launches on July 21 and will be available to customers in the following cities and towns:
* Hilo
* Keaau
* Mountain View
* Pahoa
"We are proud to help lead the Big Island into the 4G LTE wireless broadband world, helping residents, small businesses and local government connect faster and more fully with each other and those outside our community," said Kevin Zavaglia, region president for Verizon Wireless. "Our 4G LTE network is revolutionizing the way people communicate, and we know this connectivity will be a key communications and technology enabler for many years to come."
Smartphones, Hotspots and Laptop Modems
Residents on the Big Island can choose from an array of devices that have been introduced to access the blazingly fast speeds of the 4G LTE network, including:
* The Revolution(TM) by LG is the first Android(TM) smartphone that gives Netflix subscribers access to movies and television shows through a pre-loaded Netflix app. Customers can capture and share HD images or videos on a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and take advantage of other features including a rear-facing 5.0-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat, 720p HD video recording and playback, built-in HDMI output and SmartShare capability for sharing multimedia content with HDMI capable displays and Mobile Hotspot capability that allows customers to share 4G LTE with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices or a 3G connection with up to five devices. Available for $199.99 after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* The DROID Charge by Samsung features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED(TM) Plus display, a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for both stills and video chatting, Android 2.2 platform, 1 GHz application processor, HTML 5 Web browser and Mobile Hotspot capability that lets customers share the 4G LTE connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices or the 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Available for $299.99 after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* ThunderBolt(TM) by HTC smartphone is powered by Android(TM) 2.2 and has an 8-megapixel rear facing camera and HD (720p) video recording, 1.3-megapixel front facing camera with video chatting capabilities, newest generation of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Mobile Hotspot capability that lets customers share the 4G LTE connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Available for $249.99 after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* The 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 offers full support for Google(TM) Mobile Services, including Gmail(TM), YouTube(TM) and more; a 10.1-inch enhanced display with a 1280x800 resolution HD screen; 1 GHz dual core application processor; a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera; and Adobe Flash Player to deliver an enhanced Internet browsing experience and access to content-rich websites. Both consumers and business customers will find a multitude of uses for the Galaxy Tab that range from video chat to business tools, including those that allow for the opening and editing of documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Available to pre-order for $529.99 for the 16 GB model and $629.99 for the 32 GB model after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L and the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot SCH-LC11 let customers share the 4G LTE internet connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices at the same time. The MiFi 4510L is $49.99 with new 2-year agreement and the Samsung mobile hotspot is $99.99 with a new 2-year agreement.
* Verizon Wireless 4G LTE USB Modem 551L comes equipped with a fold-out USB connector, a four color LED Service Status Indicator and an internal antenna. Available for $99.99 after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* Pantech's UML290 USB modem comes equipped with a fold-away, 180 degree rotating USB connector, an LED Service Status Indicator and a internal antenna. Available for $49.99 after discounts with a new 2-year customer agreement.
* The LG VL600 4G LTE modem comes equipped with a fixed USB connector, an LED Service Status Indicator and an internal antenna.
Coverage
In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, 4G LTE users should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink, so customers from Hilo to Pahoa can enjoy the fast speeds of the world's first large-scale 4G LTE network. Verizon Wireless began introducing the globe's first large-scale LTE network on December 5, 2010, covering more than 110 million Americans, and is quickly expanding national coverage. In addition to expanding eight markets, the company is adding 28 new markets this week, for a total of 102 areas covered. The company is rapidly building out its 4G LTE network, and is on course to deliver 4G LTE to its entire 3G wireless footprint by the end of 2013.
In addition, the company is working with rural communications companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in those areas using the tower and backhaul assets of the rural company and Verizon Wireless' core 4G LTE equipment and premium 700 MHz spectrum. To date, 10 rural carriers have announced their participation in the LTE in Rural America program and have leased spectrum covering, in total, more than 2.1 million people in rural communities and nearly 72,000 square miles.
When customers travel outside of a 4G coverage area, the devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast. Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable network in the country, allowing customers with laptops, tablets and smartphones to download and use cool apps, from mobile social networking platforms to GPS-enabled maps; rapidly browse the web to keep up with news, sports, stock quotes, Hollywood gossip and more; work on-the-go with fast file sharing; and stream must-see video and customized radio stations.
4G LTE Data Plans, Promotions and Local Store Information
With the Revolution by LG, DROID Charge by Samsung and the ThunderBolt by HTC, customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan, beginning at $39.99 monthly access, and a 4G LTE data package. New Verizon Wireless customers will have the option of smartphone data packages starting at $30 for 2 GB of data, while existing Verizon Wireless smartphone customers with unlimited data plans upgrading their smartphones can keep their current data plans.
For the 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon 4G LTE data package starting at $30 for 2 GB of data. Other data plans available for smartphones and tablets include $50 for 5 GB data and $80 for 10 GB of data.
4G LTE Mobile Broadband plans for the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510, Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot SCH-LC11, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE USB Modem 551L, LG VL600 4G LTE modem and Pantech UML290 USB modem begin at $50 monthly access for 5 GB of data. Data usage can be tracked by logging on to My Verizon online at www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon.
Visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte for more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's fastest, most advanced 4G network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 104 million total wireless connections, including more than 88 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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THE EMPATHIC CIVILIZATION: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis. Jeremy Rifkin. New York: Penguin Group, 2009. 675 pp. $27.95. Empathy, it seems, is on the rise and on the very cusp of enjoying its Warholian 15 minutes of fame. That is, if modern man does not destroy the Earth first. Such is the premise of this book: Prime reading for science and technology types, economic history buffs, and the environmentally conscious, Rifkin's 12 meticulously documented chapters are reasoned and compelling.
Rifkin is a prominent lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, economic adviser to the European Union, and founder of a global economic development team. He asserts, in "Homo Empathicus," that humankind has grown increasingly empathic. From Darwin's not-so-famous belief that survival of the fittest included a social instinct and cooperative spirit, to more recent neuroscientists' empirical research declaring humans and animals to be hardwired for empathy, the concept that humans have a biologically based empathic impulse has never been as recognized and celebrated as it is today. In section two, "Empathy and Civilization," Rifkin carefully chronicles the 175,000-year-long evolution of humankind's empathic impulse through educational, political, religious, technological, and scientific contexts. The author points to modern-day empathic expansion via increased school-based collaborative and service learning experiences, reconciliation commissions, mirror neuron and emotional intelligence research, social tolerance for marginal groups, and proliferation of open-source software. Even concern for habitat-challenged polar bears and empathy's inclusion as a pertinent Supreme Court justice search criterion are markers of this movement. Clearly, "The Age of Empathy" is upon us.
So, too, is an acute need for overhauling economic systems, if humankind is to sustain itself. Rifkin's final section, "The Age of Empathy," submits the idea that the more empathic we become, the more we interconnect. Yet the more interconnected we become, the more we tax our planet's resources. "Our ever more complex
energy-consuming global civilization is careening the human race to the very brink of extinction," (p. 178) the author cautions. Rifkin further warns: "The economic question every country and industry needs to ask is, how to grow a sustainable global economy in the sunset decades of an energy regime whose rising externalities and deficiencies are beginning to outweigh what were once its vast potential benefits" (p. 477). In light of the author's eerily prophetic insight, readers may wish to seriously weigh Rifkin's solution for sustainability: democratized energy.
In a four-part, biosphere-saving plan, Rifkin states that the global population must commit to: 1) a shift away from fossil fuels and toward renewable forms of energy, 2) continued research and development of hydrogen fuel cell technology, 3) conversion of existing buildings to energy-producing structures, and 4) reconfiguration of the world's power grids along established Internet lines so that homeowners and businesses can produce and share their own energy. In doing so, we may just fashion the radical lifestyle and economic transformation necessary to move civilization toward "a more sustainable relationship with the Earth's biosphere" (p. 475). Although not yet fully realized, elements of Rifkin's plan are currently ongoing in Europe, China, Japan, and the United States.
Essentially, Rifkin's is a message of hope. His text recounts humankind's rising empathic consciousness, a phenomenon suggesting we have within us the willingness and ability to share expertise and solve our energy crisis. Coming to one another's aid and providing renewable energy access to all is our best chance of redirecting Earth's path toward sustainability and away from certain destruction. This book is a timely, well-researched, powerful read for those ready to rethink their place in an increasingly empathic, energy-consuming, interconnected world. Reviewed by Megan Britt, Instructor, Department of Teaching and Learning, Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
9780132540742
Philosophical foundations of education, 9th ed.
Ozmon, Howard A.
Pearson Education
2012
374 pages
$77.33
Paperback
LB14
Introducing students to the philosophy of education, Ozmon (education, Virginia Commonwealth U.) explains how philosophical ideas about education developed and are relevant to the field. He leads readers from simple to complex ideas arranged in chronological order, and their applications in educational aims, curriculum, methods, and teaching, along with assessments of each philosophy and how other scholars view it in social and historical contexts. Philosophies include idealism, realism, Eastern philosophy and religion, reconstructionism, behaviorism, existentialism, Marxism, and analytic philosophy. This edition incorporates chapter introductions; general revisions and updates to each chapter; more on the role of women and minorities in shaping theory and practice; a new bibliography and additional Internet resources; expanded and updated coverage of pragmatism and education, research on de Beauvoir and Maritain, and postmodernism; and a revised postscript.
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Praxair Mexico, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), has started up a new vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) plant to supply oxygen to Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) in Mexico.
The new plant -- built, owned, and operated by Praxair -- has a capacity of 140 tons per day of oxygen and was installed with modern, energy-efficient technology. Johnson Controls uses oxygen in a new facility built to recycle lead acid batteries.
"Praxair has been a key partner in the start up of this new project and of Johnson Controls' new facility," said Fernando Benitez, plant manager of Johnson Controls.
"We are pleased to add this world-class production facility to our portfolio of supply systems serving Johnson Controls in Mexico," said Murilo Melo, president and general director of Praxair Mexico.
Praxair Mexico is a leading industrial gas provider in Mexico, operating as a global company with local efficiency. It operates more than 300 production, distribution and sales sites, with 2,500 employees and serves more than 35,000 customers in a wide range of industries.
Praxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2010 sales of $10 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies bring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com
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This article was prepared by Defense & Aerospace Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Defense & Aerospace Week via VerticalNews.com.
LAKE MARY, Fla., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) announced that after the market closes on May 4, 2011, it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2011. In conjunction with FARO's First Quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on May 5, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. ET with the Company's President and CEO, Jay Freeland, and CFO, Keith Bair.
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| What: | FARO Technologies First Quarter 2011 Earnings Release Conference Call |
| When: | Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. ET |
| How: | www.faro.com/CCQ1-0511 |
| Dial-in Numbers: | (800) 862-9098 or (785) 424-1051 |
| Conference ID: | FARO |
Alternately, one may access the call via FARO's web site www.faro.com, then click "Investor Relations", "Conference Calls", then click the relevant date.
If you are unable to participate during the live web cast, the call will be archived on www.faro.com. Conference Call Replay is also available until July 5, 2011, by calling, (800) 723-0389 (domestic) or (402) 220-2647 (international). No code is required.
FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models - or to perform evaluation and analysis against an existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.
FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.
Learn more at www.faro.com
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding FARO Technologies Inc's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
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Dallas Women's Foundation Study, "Adolescent Girls in the Texas Sex Trade," Is First to Quantify This Crime in Texas
DALLAS, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study released today by Dallas Women's Foundation shows that the sex trafficking of young girls is not an isolated phenomenon, but a widespread criminal activity in Texas. "Adolescent Girls in the Texas Sex Trade," a statewide study of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls, documents that hundreds of girls under age 18 are being sold for sex in Texas, either online or through escort services during a one-month period. The report is the first to quantify domestic trafficking of girls in Texas and is part of a multi-year tracking study.
"No one wants to think their daughter could be a victim of sex trafficking, but it is happening to our children every day in communities large and small across Texas," said Becky Sykes, President and CEO of Dallas Women's Foundation. "This study will help shine a light on an issue that has remained in the dark too long so that, as a community, Texas can better understand, address and prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of girls."
Key findings from the research include:
* 740 girls under the age of 18 were documented being marketed for sex during a 30-day period.
* 712 of these girls were being marketed through Internet classified web sites; 28 were being marketed through escort services.
* There are more girls being trafficked for sex in Texas during one month than...
** ...there are women killed in domestic violence incidents with former or current husbands, intimate partners or boyfriends in Texas over an entire year (111)
** ...there are females of all ages who died from complications due to AIDS in one year in Texas (255)
** ...there are teen girls who died by suicide, homicide and accidents in the state in one year (461)
Research using the same methodology has also been conducted in Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Sex trafficking activity of girls in Texas was second to New York (1,089) in the same period, followed by Minnesota (199) and Michigan (148).
Dallas Women's Foundation is partnering with Texas non-profit advocacy group CHILDREN AT RISK to bring attention and action to this significant, but often overlooked, problem in Texas. CHILDREN AT RISK will provide the results of "Adolescent Girls in the Texas Sex Trade" to state legislators and advocate for legislation including some no-net-cost solutions:
* Recognizing children who have been trafficked as victims not criminals
* Removing the requirement for prosecutors to prove a trafficker convinced a minor victim to engage in a commercial sex act through force, fraud or coercion
* Collecting revenue from forfeitures by traffickers and buyers and using funds for victim services
* Impounding vehicles and imposing additional fines on buyers who solicit prostitution from minors
* Creating liability for third parties who benefit from trafficking situations
"Adolescent Girls in the Texas Sex Trade" counts adolescent girls being actively marketed on the Internet and through escort services using a probability-based, empirical approach. These advertisements are two of the main sources through which buyers find girls. There are no systematic and replicable methodologies to count street-level trafficking activity.
The tracking study "Adolescent Girls in the Texas Sex Trade" was conducted by The Schapiro Group over a 30-day period in November 2010 and will be repeated again this year in February 2011 (including Super Bowl weekend) and August 2011. The Schapiro Group, in conjunction with the Women's Funding Network, has conducted similar ground-breaking research in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Complete results of the Dallas study can be found online at www.DallasWomensFoundation.org/publications.
The Dallas Women's Foundation is also addressing this complex issue by making a $1 million lead gift to help build the Letot Girls' Residential Treatment Center in Dallas, which will be the only residential program in Texas serving trafficking victims and runaways who are at high risk of being exploited by traffickers. With facilities to accommodate 96 girls, it will also be the largest of only a small handful of residential facilities across the nation. The center will be an extension of the programs at the existing Dallas County Letot Center, which currently provides short-term treatment and shelter for girls ages 13-17 and is recognized as a leader in treating high-risk girls and victims.
About Women's Funding Network
As a global network and a movement for social justice, Women's Funding Network accelerates women's leadership and invests in solving critical social problems - from poverty to global security - by bringing together the financial power, influence and voices of more than 160 women's funds. Learn more at www.womensfundingnetwork.org.
About The Schapiro Group
The Schapiro Group is a strategic research and consulting firm based in Atlanta that serves a variety of clients, including corporate, government and nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.schapirogroup.com.
About the Dallas Women's Foundation
The Dallas Women's Foundation strengthens the entire community by increasing the investment in women and girls and empowering women's philanthropy. The Foundation demonstrates its impact on the status of women and girls through gender-specific research, targeted grant making and philanthropic education. One of the largest and oldest of the 160 women's funds worldwide, Dallas Women's Foundation has invested more than $15 million in nearly 1,000 programs, assisting a million women and girls. For information, visit www.DallasWomensFoundation.org.
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John Hancock Life Insurance announced the launch of a new Accumulation VUL product, a variable universal life policy that offers superior cash value and retirement income potential to pre-retirees.
The policy is ideal for a variety of applications including: Supplemental Retirement Income, Bonus Plans, Deferred Compensation Plans, and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans.
"Accumulation VUL is an excellent choice for clients who need to provide for family or business financial obligations but who are also looking for a source of supplemental retirement income," said Steve Finch, President, John Hancock Life Insurance. "In these challenging markets, the enhanced Dollar Cost Averaging and Fixed Account feature can also offer clients a secure option while still providing opportunity for accumulation through the equity markets."
The new Accumulation VUL is priced and designed using the 2001 CSO mortality table, which allows for an extension of the benefit period to age 121.
Policy owners may choose from a broad array of underlying investment accounts that represent nearly every major asset class and investment style; or they may opt for the simplicity and automatic diversification offered by the Lifestyle Portfolios(1). In either case, they'll benefit from tax-deferred growth of policy values and tax-favored treatment of policy withdrawals(2).
The policy also offers a 20-year No-Lapse guarantee, no policy charges after age 100, and zero net cost loans.
Additionally, John Hancock is temporarily offering expanded Dollar Cost Averaging(3,4) options to allow transfers out of the Fixed Account (through December 31, 2010) and increasing the current Fixed Account(5,6) crediting rate by 2% through December 31, 2009 on the new Accumulation VUL. In turbulent markets, these new features allow clients to take advantage of the enhanced Fixed Account rate for the short-term, while Dollar Cost Averaging to one or more investment accounts, including the Lifestyle Portfolios for long-term growth potential.
About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation
John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (the Company), a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$385.3 billion (US$363.5 billion) as at September 30, 2008
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.
The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at www.johnhancock.com.
Variable universal life insurance has annual fees and expenses associated with it in addition to life insurance related charges (which differ with the product chosen), including surrender charges and investment management fees. Variable universal life insurance products are long-term contracts and are sold by prospectus. They are subject to market risk due to the underlying sub-accounts, and are unsuitable as a short term savings vehicle. The primary purpose of variable universal life insurance is to provide lifetime protection against economic loss due to the death of the insured person. Cash values are not guaranteed if the client is invested in the investment accounts. There are risks associated with each investment option, and the policy may lose value.
*The No-Lapse Guarantee (NLG) is automatically included with Accumulation VUL. It guarantees that your policy will not default, even if the cash surrender value falls to zero or below, provided the minimum NLG premium requirement and the cumulative premium test (performed at the point of lapse) are met. At the end of the No-Lapse Guarantee period, the policy value may be insufficient to keep the policy in force. Thereafter, premiums significantly higher than the No-Lapse Guarantee premium may be required to keep the policy in force. If you pay only the premium to satisfy the No-Lapse Guarantee, you may be foregoing the advantage of building up policy value. Once lapsed, the guarantee cannot be reinstated. Some products include a NLG that allows for the policy owner to catch-up on back premiums during the NLG period. The maximum duration of the NLG is 20 years and may be less at older ages. The duration of the benefit may be shorter in some states. In Illinois the NLG is called "Death Benefit Protection." Loans, withdrawals, or the addition of Supplemental Coverage can result in the loss of the NLG.
Insurance policies and/or associated riders and features may not be available in all states. Some riders may have additional fees and expenses associated with them. Refer to the product prospectus for additional information.
1. The Lifestyle Portfolios in John Hancock Trust described above are
not mutual funds available to the retail public and are only
available under John Hancock's variable annuity contracts or variable
life insurance policies or through participation in certain tax-
qualified retirement plans. The investment advisor of the Lifestyle
Portfolios also manages mutual funds available to the retail public
with similar names and investment objectives. No representation is
made, and no assurance is given, that any Lifestyle Portfolio's
investment results will be comparable to the investment results of
any other fund, including retail mutual funds with the same
investment advisor. Past performance is no guarantee of future
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This article was prepared by Insurance Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Insurance Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.
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Medify Solutions Limited (OTC: MFYS) - Tuesday's shares stayed even at $0.08. 242,350 shares were traded. Medify Solutions Limited announced on August 7th the appointment of Gayle E. Hanlon, as its Group Company Secretary effective 1. August 2006. Ms. Hanlon, a US business lawyer representing several German and Swiss corporations in their respective international corporate, commercial and IP transactions, will function as Medify Solutions Limited's Group Secretary and Legal Counsel. Ms Hanlon has been entrusted with the management of Medify intellectual property rights, licensing arrangements as well as all commercial and corporate transactions essential for the anticipated introduction of the Medify range of products on a global basis. The integration of Ms. Hanlon into the Medify Group is part of Medify Solution Limited's expanding infrastructure to ensure the efficient and professional handling of all risk management functions within the corporate group.
Medify Solutions Limited is a group of companies that are focused on the development, taking to market and delivery of leading edge mobile solutions for the healthcare market. With operations across the EU, Medify are at the forefront of the technology revolution in patient care. Medify Solutions is the first business to have developed a Secure Remote Access product for the Healthcare market, addressing critical requirements of Governmental strategic directives, using the latest integrated mobile client based technologies. Medify provides connectivity application solutions with partners such as CM Isitel spa, Oracle, EMIS and BT. Group headquarters are in the UK, with a management presence in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the US.
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Rapid Link, Inc. (OTCBB: RPID) - Tuesday's shares went up 11.11% to $0.10. The volume was 30,000. Rapid Link announced on July 18th the beginning of its "Professional Athlete" marketing campaign, which is being launched through Standard Advisors. Standard Advisors works with professional athletes, providing personal financial management and investment advice to over 100 major athletes. The Marketing Agreement will use these athletes to endorse Rapid Link's Internet Phone Service offering into select niche markets. Rapid Link believes that sports enthusiasts have strong loyalties to their local professional athletes. This new campaign will be launched on a market by market approach. The initial market launch is in Detroit and features Jason Woolley, a 15-year NHL Veteran and star of the Detroit Red Wings. Phil Kenner, the owner of Standard Advisors, commented, "I am extremely excited about this strategy, because the endorsement can be more effective in the athlete's home market, where he/she is a local hero." "I love Detroit, it's a great city, and I am pleased to help my fans save money with Rapid Link's Internet Phone Service," stated Jason Woolley.
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