"...of those research studies that have addressed driver distraction and roadside billboards, nearly every empirical study undertaken since 1995, including that by Lee et al., and sponsored by the outdoor advertising industry, have demonstrated that there is an adverse relationship between distraction and digital billboards."
The bottom line is that a growing and sound body of scientific evidence has confirmed the intuitive notion that digital billboards -- essentially giant televisions on a stick that change ad copy as much as every six seconds -- pose an unnecessary safety risk.
State and local government officials need to protect the public safety and either prohibit or strongly restrict digital signs.
There are a few holes in Wolff's theory, especially since I'm not so sure that the current inhabitants of the D.A.'s office are really so invested in defending the actions of their long-ago predecessors, especially since the documentary's most damning revelations involved the sitting judge, not the prosecutors.In the end, though, I agree with Wolff -- this is all about PR for the DA's office. And the effort will go on, running the gambit from attempting to affect (and change) perceptions in the media, to quiet lobbying to influence the highest levels of the US State Dept. and the Swiss government (neither a stranger to the swells of public opinion, by the way).
This just in… The summit was successful! This is wonderful news and we are so very excited.
Congratulations to Chris Waddell & the One-Revolution team on a successful summit of Mount Kilimanjaro!!!!
With all the talk about Facebook, Twitter and online social networks lately, it’s easy to lose sight of the impact of social media on neighborhoods and nonprofit community development efforts. Here are seven trends worth noting.
A majority of African Americans believe climate change is a growing problem that both government and individuals should take action now to mitigate the potential impacts, according to the results of a national poll conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a research and policy institution in Washington, DC.
The DOT will be holding a summit on the problems of distracted driving in Washington DC on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. No word on whether billboards, and digital billboards in particular, are going to be part of the conversation. It's likely that cell phones (calling and texting) will be the primary topic of conversation, since they were the subject of a study released over the summer and it's gotten heavy play in the media.
Providers of cloud computing services like Google are equipped to protect millions of users' data every day – it's core to how we run our business. Our users enjoy our economies of scale at minimal expense. We also employ some of the world's best security experts to help to make sure that your data stays safe.
On October 1, join us for a live webcast with some of our top security experts who are on the front lines of fighting spam, malware, and phishing for Google Apps users, designing identity management systems for hosted web apps, and monitoring the Google network for potential threats. Register for this live webcast, “How Google Tackles IT Security – and What You Can Learn From It,” to learn about security in the cloud and get your questions answered by members of Google's Security team. Participants include:
Eran Feigenbaum – As the Director of Security for Google Apps, Eran Feigenbaum defines and implements security strategy for Google's suite of solutions for enterprises. Prior to joining Google in 2007, Eran was the US Chief Information Security Officer for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
John Flynn – John “Four” Flynn has an extensive background in network monitoring, intrusion detection, and incident response. John currently leads Google's Security Monitoring program and is a founder of Google's Security Metrics group.
Bradley Taylor – Gmail's “Spam Czar,” Brad Taylor leads Gmail's technical anti-spam, anti-abuse, and email delivery engineering efforts. Brad has played a key role in the development of Gmail's spam filter since Gmail launched in April, 2004.
Eric Sachs – Eric Sachs has over 15 years of experience with user identity and security for hosted web applications. During his years at Google, he has worked as a Product Manager for many services including Google Accounts, Google Apps, orkut, Google Health, Google Security, and Internal Systems.
While circumstances may vary, most IT departments face similar security challenges. Find out more from the people who confront these issues every day here at Google.
Join us for our live webcast to learn about the people, best practices, and technologies that we have in place to minimize security threats.
How Google Tackles IT Security – and What You Can Learn From It
Thursday, October 1, 2009
11:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. GMT
We hope to see you there.
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On September 24, National Initiatives and Applied Research Director Nelson Merced was part of a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion on the current economic recession that has destabilized rates of black homeownership and the economic fates of many African Americans. The panel examined the current scope of the housing and foreclosure crisis in the black community and implications for homeowners and renters, as well as policy solutions critical to fostering housing and economic security among African Americans. View talking points.
This past weekend, Yuengling and TailgateHaven.com traveled down to Maryland for a day of football and tailgating. The tailgate was graciously hosted by Chris and Kristen Williams of the Tri State Tailgaters, who also brought their son Alec to join in the festivities. The three TailgateHaven.com user groups from Rutgers, (RUfaithful, The White Bus and Team Scarlet), were thankful for the hospitality provided by the Williams family and their crew. Over 50 people attended the tailgate and enjoyed the great food and beer. The spread included pulled pork with homemade hot sauce, blue cheese potato salad, pasta salad, spinach dip, chicken wings, Bubba Burgers, Subs, Philly pretzels, Kielbasa and even birthday cake. TailgateHaven.com members from both Maryland and Rutgers enjoyed the variety of Yuengling products including Lager, Light Lager, Premium, Porter and Black & Tan.
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