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Similar but unconnected events occurred at the UI last week when people stood on the T. Anne Cleary walkway to preach homophobic views. Smith said this event, combined with the posting of the fliers, has created a “dark atmosphere” on campus.
Smith and Zuckerman, as well as UI student Jenny Joaquin, who is a Latina, said they attribute much of the rise in popularity of these ideas to the 2016 election season.
Also alarming to Smith and Joaquin was that the fliers are being posted in locations that are designated safe spaces for minority groups on campus.
While these spaces are intended to encourage dialogue and provide minorities with a place to voice their concerns, Joaquin said, she views these acts as an effort to prevent these groups of students from speaking their minds.
“It’s just like, ‘sit back down; you did enough; you were heard, but learn your place again,’ ” she said.
Zuckerman said if students come across any fliers or vandalism, they should report it to UI police or to the Iowa City police. She said students also have the option to report by downloading Rave Guardian to access the newly released Hawk Watch app.
Although Smith said the UI is taking steps in the right direction by making students aware of resources and ways to report sightings of fliers, university officials need to ensure affected students are empowered to seek support.
Drivers who break down on North Yorkshire roads have among the poorest chance of calling for help in the country as more than 200 miles are without mobile phone coverage, according to a new study.
Some 5,540 miles of road - representing about two per cent of all roads - do not have coverage for calls from any of the country’s four mobile networks, the RAC Foundation found.
The top 10 local authorities most affected include Highland (910 miles), Powys (411 miles) and Cumbria (296 miles). North Yorkshire weighs in at sixth place with 219 miles lacking coverage.
A further 44,368 miles of road have only partial voice coverage, with not all operators providing a signal. This is 18 per cent of all roads.
Motorists who rely on their smartphones to access the internet for route planning and to check for congestion could get into difficulty on the 5,452 miles of road with a complete absence of 3G coverage.
An additional 66,619 miles are only covered for 3G by some operators.
In terms of 4G, just 51% of the road network has full coverage.
The research was based on analysis of data published by communications regulator Ofcom.
Under the guidance of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the largest nonfederal correctional system in the nation, Kern Valley State Prison is now joining a growing number of correctional facilities implementing aspirating smoke detection technology for fire protection.
This advanced technology not only provides faster, more sophisticated smoke detection, but also eliminates several costly and troublesome operational issues associated with traditional in-duct smoke detectors.
In-duct smoke detectors are prone to accumulate dirt and dust, particularly in inmate housing areas. Because the particulate can be mistakenly interpreted as smoke, it can trigger recurring false alarms. To resolve this, costly ongoing maintenance is required to access and clean each detector, a process that must be re...
In some prisons, the problem is so severe nuisance alarms are ignored, even disconnected. In others, maintenance can become backlogged, leaving inmates effectively unprotected except for the vigilance of guards.
“Among traditional in-duct smoke detection systems, a large number of false alarms can be triggered when accumulated dust and dirt cover the sensors,” says Queen Gonzalez, a co-founder of Intelligent Fire Systems & Solutions, Inc., a Southern California based fire and life safety solutions company. Her company won the ...
At Kern Valley State Prison, a Level IV facility in Delano, CA, Gonzalez says the fire safety project entailed replacing cell exhaust duct mounted smoke detectors with an advanced aspirating smoke detection system in an inmate housing unit. The scope of this involved about 16 pods, with about 64 cells per pod, for a to...
The air samples taken through the flexible tubes located in ductwork or return air chases are transported then analyzed using sophisticated laser-based technology at a central unit located within 300’. A single aspirating system supports up to 40 sample points and can be extended to 120, if needed.
As a multi-channel, addressable system, the central unit of the aspirating system can pinpoint the exact location of the alarm. This can enhance safety by speeding detection, investigation, fire suppression, security management, and evacuation if necessary.
Furthermore, an aspirating system offers earlier detection than photoelectric technology detectors. The system is able to detect minor particles in the air much faster, even before a fire begins to flame and burn.
For the project, 32 of the central units were used. These were located in a secure mechanical space behind the prison cells.
According to Gonzalez, it is a relatively simple installation. After each existing smoke detector is removed, tubing connected to air sampling points takes its place. This involved running tubing in the return air chase above all the cells. The tubing, suspended on hooks, drops off into each individual duct.
Another benefit of the system is that it can effectively deter inmate tampering, says Gonzalez.
To deter vandalism, the system will send a fault signal indicating the air flow is blocked in the event an inmate is able to cover a duct or sampling point.
“Even if prisoners could see the air sampling point, they would have no clue what it is because it is so small and looks nothing like a standard smoke detector,” adds Gonzalez.
Correction industry leaders also appreciate the very low maintenance required for aspirating smoke detection systems.
For instance, tubes on an aspirating system are self cleaning and detect any blockages or breaks in the tubing. Even if dirt, dust, or lint enters the tubing system, the filters for all the sampling points are located at the central unit in a restricted area. Cleaning the filters takes only about a minute, so there is ...
The system not only stops false alarms due to dust or dirt contamination of sensors, but also can distinguish between smoke, fire, and other airborne contaminants, which further reduces nuisance alarms.
Annual National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) inspections are also simplified. Unlike traditional smoke alarms, aspirating systems do not require testing of each sample point annually at its location in the duct. Instead, the tests can be conducted at the central unit.
Whether correctional facilities aim to minimize false alarms and maintenance or improve safety and security, aspirating smoke detection systems are gaining favor over traditional systems.
Kern Valley State Prison joins Corcoran State Prison in California as well as Fort Dodge Correctional Facility in Iowa and Pennsylvania Correctional Facility in adopting aspirating smoke detection.
Ryan Sandler is the Director of Addressable Advanced Detection for Xtralis in the Americas. Xtralis is a global provider of early detection and remote visual verification of fire, gas and perimeter threats. Mr. Sandler can be reach via email at rsandler@xtralis.com.
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Officials have in the past said any cyberattacks on important US institutions would prompt a response, which could take the form of diplomatic or economic sanctions, or possibly cyber measures.
Vice President Joe Biden dismissed suggestions that the White House has failed to respond to Russian meddling in the US election, cryptically stating that Washington would be sending Moscow “a message” regarding its alleged hacking. In an NBC interview excerpt released on Friday, Biden paused and gave a wry smile when ...
Asked whether the public will know, Biden responded tersely: “I hope not.” Officials have in the past said any cyberattacks on important US institutions would prompt a response, which could take the form of diplomatic or economic sanctions, or possibly cyber measures.
NBC later reported that the CIA was preparing a retaliatory cyberattack “designed to harass and ’embarrass’ the Kremlin leadership.” A joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence was the first official accusation by Washington against Moscow in a spate of...
China has ended its decades-old one-child policy and is allowing all couples to have two children, in an effort to tackle demographic woes and boost the country's long-term economic vitality.
"The historic change was intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population," said the Xinhua state news agency yesterday at the end of a closed-door meeting of top Chinese officials.
The spiking of the controversial policy that has limited millions of Chinese couples since 1979 to having one child was one of the few tangible outcomes of the four-day plenary session of the Communist Party's Central Committee.
Nearly 400 officials, led by President Xi Jinping, also finalised the 13th Five-Year Plan - a development guideline listing government tasks and targets in the 2016 to 2020 period - and set a "medium- high" annual growth rate for the world's No. 2 economy.
Declining birth rates, a widening gender imbalance, a shrinking workforce and an ageing society - all cited as side effects of the one-child policy - are threatening to impede China's economic transformation efforts and add to the government's economic burden.
The one-child policy was introduced to boost economic growth in China's early years of reform and opening up. It reportedly led to 400 million fewer births in the country over the years.
Many here welcome the move to scrap the policy, but some criticised the decision to set the cap at two children, saying this could allow officials to continue with draconian measures, such as forced sterilisation, to meet birth-control targets.
Mr William Nee, a China researcher at Amnesty International, said couples still had to seek government permission to have children. "Couples who want more than two children may have to pay fines and, in some cases, will still be forced to undergo coercive and intrusive forms of contraception and even forced abortions, ...
Experts also said the move might be too late, given how an earlier liberalisation of the policy in December 2013 produced disappointing results. Couples were exempted from the one-child policy if either the husband or wife had no siblings.
Previously, only couples who were both from single-child families, or from rural households and ethnic minority groups, were exempted.
Out of some 11 million eligible couples under the liberalised rules, only one million applications were received last year, with 470,000 new births registered, far off the two million target. By May this year, 1.45 million applied to have a second child.
Observers say Chinese couples now prefer to have only one child because of the rising costs of raising children, the drop in infant mortality and lifestyle changes such as better education and job opportunities for women.
The new five-year plan will be endorsed at a national legislature session next March, where the growth target would be unveiled. It is expected to be below 7 per cent for the first time in a five-year plan for China since the late 1970s.
Eyes in the sky: Indiana State Police use a special tool to crack down on reckless driving by air.
VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - Eyes in the sky: Indiana State Police use a special tool to crack down on reckless driving by air.
High above State Road 63 in Vermillion County with the help of a Cessna Skyhawk airplane, State Police are clocking cars from the sky.
The pilot detects speeding vehicles by VASCAR, or visual average speed computer and recorder and a set of pre-determined painted lines on the roadways edge.
The pilot then radios down to officers on the ground.
ISP says they will continue to use every tool available to decrease dangerous and aggressive driving.
Police responding to reports of gunfire at 4 a.m. Tuesday found a man and a woman with non-life-threatening wounds on Belmont Street between Luray and Polk streets.
A Fort Myers police report identified the victims as Zarifer King, 38, and James Benjamin, 19.
Both were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital.
Detectives are investigating what appears to be a drive-by shooting and are seeking assistance in identifying suspects. Citizens can call the department at 239-321-7700 or leave an anonymous tip through tip411 on the FMPD website at www.fmpolice.com. Plus tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477)...
as optimism over China's economic stimulus waned.
should be scrapped for the area's rehabilitation to succeed.
to reclaim 300 hectares of land in the Manila Bay area in 2013.
"This comprises a big part of their expected reclamation.
William Ang, an analyst at COL Financial Inc.
any thing in the economy," Charles added.
losses concentrated in financial and utility stocks.
those of Tenaga Nasional Bhd shed 1.7 percent.
allayed fears of a sharper slowdown in global growth.
energy and consumer cyclical stocks.
percent, while PTT PCL rose 0.5 percent.
Mr. William G. Dorey is Independent Director of the Astec Industries, Inc. Mr. Dorey served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Granite Construction Incorporated from 2004 until his retirement from employment in 2010. Mr. Dorey continued to serve as a Director of Granite Construction until June 2017. ...
ST. CLOUD - St. Cloud State University Students are voting this week on a non-binding referendum regarding Homecoming.
Two years ago the University administration made a decision to replace the Homecoming tradition with four scheduled events throughout the year called Celebrate! SCSU.
The referendum asks, "Should St. Cloud State University reinstate Homecoming into a Celebrate! SCSU weekend, thus titling the weekend Celebrate! SCSU: Homecoming?"
Student Government president, Jarrod Wiggins says that there have been complaints from the students and community members with the decision to end Homecoming.
The Student Government will officially take a stance on the issue after Thursday's election results are revealed.
NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today announced its 2018 Integrated Report, "When does 1 = more?". The comprehensive report, available online at integratedreport.entergy.com, provides an overview of the company's economic, environmental and social performance for 2018 and high...
"The needs of our key stakeholders – customers, employees, communities and owners – are inextricably linked and are constantly evolving," said Leo Denault, Entergy chairman and CEO. "They want a partner who provides more than just safe, reliable and affordable electricity and gas. They want us to help them achieve thei...
Entergy's strategy for driving continued success is detailed in the report.
The company is investing in new technologies that will enable more individualized relationships with customers, partnering with them on solutions that improve their daily lives. For example, Entergy is deploying advanced meters to all its utility customers over the next three years, which will offer more tools to help ...
Entergy is transforming its power generation portfolio, replacing aging infrastructure with new, efficient and cleaner generation sources, while strengthening its transmission infrastructure to be more reliable and resilient. In tandem with these efforts, the company continues to focus on attracting, developing and ret...
In 2014, Entergy became the first U.S. energy provider to voluntarily combine its annual shareholder report with its sustainability report, making it one of the few leading U.S. companies to consolidate these documents into a single integrated report to highlight the company's business strategy and economic, social and...
Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delive...
I need to preface this article with a few clarifications. I have taken a long sabbatical leave from partisan politics, and it is real fun watching the drama from the balcony. Having had my own share of public service (I do not need a job from government), I now devote my time and energy in pursuit of other passions, es...
A few days ago, I read an article in Thisday entitled “Where is Charles Soludo?”, and my answer is that I am still there, only that I have been too busy with extensive international travels to participate in or comment on our national politics and economy. But I occasionally follow events at home. Since the survival an...
In September 2010, I wrote a piece entitled “2011 Elections: Let the Real Debate Begin” and published by Thisday. I understand the Federal Executive Council discussed it, and the Minister of Information rained personal attacks on me during the press briefing. I noted more than six newspaper editorials in support of the...
Beside other issues we raised, our main thesis was that the macro economy was dangerously adrift, with little self-insurance mechanisms (and a prediction that if oil prices fell below $40, many state governments would not be able to pay salaries). I gave a subtle hint at easy money and exchange rate depreciations becau...
The presidential election next month will be won by either Buhari or Jonathan. For either, it is likely to be a pyrrhic victory. None of them will be able to deliver on the fantastic promises being made on the economy, and if oil prices remain below $60, I see very difficult months ahead, with possible heady collisions...
The debates won’t also change much (except if there is a major gaffe by either candidate like Tofa did in the debate with Abiola). My take is that more than 95% of the likely voters have pretty much made up their minds based largely on other considerations. A few of us remain undecided.
During my brief visit to Nigeria, I watched some of the campaign rallies on television. The tragedy of the current electioneering campaigns is that both parties are missing the golden opportunity to sensitize the citizenry about the enormous challenges ahead and hence mobilize them for the inevitable sacrifices they wo...
Let me admit that the two main parties talk around the major development challenges—corruption, insecurity, economy (unemployment/poverty, power, infrastructure, etc) health, education, etc. However, it is my considered view that none of them has any credible agenda to deal with the issues, especially within the contex...
The UK Conservative Party’s manifesto for the last election proudly announced that all its programmes were fully costed and were therefore implementable. Neither APC nor PDP can make a similar claim. A plan without the dollar or Naira signs to it is nothing but a wish-list. They are not telling us how much each of thei...
In response to the question of where the money will come from, I heard one of the politicians say that the problem of Nigeria was not money but the management of resources. This is half-truth. The problem is both. No matter how efficient a father (with a monthly salary of N50,000) is at managing the family resources, I...
Even with all the loopholes and waste closed, with increased efficiency per dollar spent, there is still a binding budget constraint. To deliver an efficient national transport infrastructure alone will still cost tens of billions of dollars per annum even by corruption-free, cost-effective means. Did I hear that APC p...
Add to this the cost of free primary education plus free meal (to be funded by the federal budget or would it force non-APC state governments to implement the same?), plus some millions of public housing, etc. I have tried to cost some of the promises by both the APC and the PDP, given alternative scenarios for public ...

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