Police Text Crime Away
By Brad Smith
WirelessWeek - June 15, 2007
Boston Police have found a new way to use text messaging, this time to stop crime.
In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, Boston Police have teamed up with technology provider VeriSign and the Hill Holliday marketing agency to promote the use of anonymous SMS as part of the city's Crime Stoppers program.
The SMS campaign is aimed at encouraging young people to tip off the police if they see a crime happening. The text messages, sent to the short code 27463 (CRIME), are filtered through VeriSign's software so the sender remains anonymous, according to Oliver Holle, the company's vice president of mobile applications.
SMS has the advantage over placing a voice call because it can be done without arousing suspicion, Holle says. Bostonians can still call the 800 Crime Stoppers number or 911.
Boston Police came up with the idea to use SMS and sought out partners to help put it together, Holle says. Hill Holliday has donated advertising to promote the campaign.
Holle says it makes sense to use SMS in a crime-fighting campaign because texting is often the preferred method of mobile communications among young adults and teenagers. He cited a study by M:Metrics that 70 percent of young adults 18-24 and nearly 60 percent of teenagers send text messages every month.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told The Boston Globe that New York City and Los Angeles have been experimenting with using SMS to 911 dispatchers but no other police department has such a comprehensive texting program.
The Boston tips require only that someone send the word "tip" to the short code. Boston police then respond to the message assuring the tipster that the messages are anonymous and ask for more information. Tipsters can respond with a single letter to designate the type of crime they have witnessed. The system is automated to ask for further details, such as time and location.
VeriSign's system assigns a randomly generated number to tipsters, which can be used to eventually contact the tipster if a reward is offered.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
computer trading for amateurs
Here is the taxt from previous posting:
Basiswert - Basispreis - Verfallstag
"Sehr schön sind beim 'Option Advisor' die ausführlichen Erläuterungen, unter welchen Konditionen man kaufen und verkaufen sollte. Diese zuverlässigen Handlungsanweisungen halten einen zusammen mit den zwischenzeitlichen Eil-Mitteilungen immer up to date."
Hans-Jürgen Krüger, Erfurt
"Der Option Advisor ist der beste Börsenbrief und Ratgeber, den ich je bestellt habe, und ich habe so manchen ausprobiert . Ich wünschte, ich hätte ihn schon vor Jahren bestellt. Herzlichen Dank!"
C. Rose, Kansas
Amerikanischer Option Advisor Leser
Wenn Sie steigende Kurse erwarten, kaufen Sie einen Call. Eine Call-Option auf die Aktie Deutsche Telekom (DTE) könnte also zum Beispiel ganz einfach so lauten: Der Käufer dieser Call-Option hat das Recht 100 Aktien der Deutschen Telekom (Basiswert) vom Verkäufer dieser Option bis zum 15.09.2007 (Verfallstag) zum Preis von 1.450,00 € (Basispreis) zu kaufen, also für 14,50 €pro Aktie, egal wie hoch der Kurs notiert.
Wenn Sie fallende Kurse erwarten kaufen Sie einen Put. Eine Put-Option auf die Aktie Deutsche Telekom (DTE) könnte also zum Beispiel ganz einfach so lauten: Der Käufer dieser Put-Option hat das Recht 100 Aktien der Deutschen Telekom (Basiswert) an den Verkäufer dieser Option bis zum 15.09.2007 (Verfallstag) zum Preis von 1.450,00 € (Basispreis) zu verkaufen, also auch hier für 14,50 € pro Aktie. Dabei spielt keine Rolle, wie niedrig der Kurs steht.
Dieses verbriefte Recht aus der Option kostet Geld. Der Preis für den ein Vertragspartner die Option verkauft und ein anderer diese kauft richtet sich nach Angebot und Nachfrage. Es gibt keinen Emittenten bei Optionen. Da es keine Bank als Emittenten gibt, kann auch kein Emittent die Preise beeinflussen.
Es gibt zwei Riesenvorteile beim Handel mit Optionen
Basiswert - Basispreis - Verfallstag
"Sehr schön sind beim 'Option Advisor' die ausführlichen Erläuterungen, unter welchen Konditionen man kaufen und verkaufen sollte. Diese zuverlässigen Handlungsanweisungen halten einen zusammen mit den zwischenzeitlichen Eil-Mitteilungen immer up to date."
Hans-Jürgen Krüger, Erfurt
"Der Option Advisor ist der beste Börsenbrief und Ratgeber, den ich je bestellt habe, und ich habe so manchen ausprobiert . Ich wünschte, ich hätte ihn schon vor Jahren bestellt. Herzlichen Dank!"
C. Rose, Kansas
Amerikanischer Option Advisor Leser
Wenn Sie steigende Kurse erwarten, kaufen Sie einen Call. Eine Call-Option auf die Aktie Deutsche Telekom (DTE) könnte also zum Beispiel ganz einfach so lauten: Der Käufer dieser Call-Option hat das Recht 100 Aktien der Deutschen Telekom (Basiswert) vom Verkäufer dieser Option bis zum 15.09.2007 (Verfallstag) zum Preis von 1.450,00 € (Basispreis) zu kaufen, also für 14,50 €pro Aktie, egal wie hoch der Kurs notiert.
Wenn Sie fallende Kurse erwarten kaufen Sie einen Put. Eine Put-Option auf die Aktie Deutsche Telekom (DTE) könnte also zum Beispiel ganz einfach so lauten: Der Käufer dieser Put-Option hat das Recht 100 Aktien der Deutschen Telekom (Basiswert) an den Verkäufer dieser Option bis zum 15.09.2007 (Verfallstag) zum Preis von 1.450,00 € (Basispreis) zu verkaufen, also auch hier für 14,50 € pro Aktie. Dabei spielt keine Rolle, wie niedrig der Kurs steht.
Dieses verbriefte Recht aus der Option kostet Geld. Der Preis für den ein Vertragspartner die Option verkauft und ein anderer diese kauft richtet sich nach Angebot und Nachfrage. Es gibt keinen Emittenten bei Optionen. Da es keine Bank als Emittenten gibt, kann auch kein Emittent die Preise beeinflussen.
Es gibt zwei Riesenvorteile beim Handel mit Optionen
data access speed is getting more critical, now distance to server may determin if shares are sold profitably.
Recent events on the stock exchanges are being now reviewed by network experts, in view of physical proximity advantages. At the New York Stock Exchange, trader sharpen their target marginc on Puts and on Cals. Actual access latency, may affect at what price actual share was sold or bought and at what profit and loss. It is now forseable that major traders would start rewire their servers to shorten the way to Exchanges servers. This just a few years ago would be unbelievable, but it seem something that is coming.
A lot of people who are unemployed or disabled for one reason or another, trade their shares on internet. A week agao a Turkish taxi driver in Munich was explaining how he is going to make money using his home computer with modem. Good luck. I am sure one day he would save enough to buy himself a cab.
Below is copy of an add for trading services in Germany. It is in German.
yours
S. Baginski
A lot of people who are unemployed or disabled for one reason or another, trade their shares on internet. A week agao a Turkish taxi driver in Munich was explaining how he is going to make money using his home computer with modem. Good luck. I am sure one day he would save enough to buy himself a cab.
Below is copy of an add for trading services in Germany. It is in German.
yours
S. Baginski
email from Andre Somberg on Press Release from Diamond Systems
Dear Mr/Mrs Baginski,
Please note that I am not interested in your notably wrong opinion regarding the alleged human-induced earth-warming, result of the political process within the IPCC, a UN institution that is deliberately mis-informing the world with it’s pseudo-scientific reports. For your refererence, I have included a powerpoint presentation that might help you to decide for yourself that the information on which your commercial campaign is based, is a hoax that will cost billions of dollars and will cause governments to impose draconic measures on individuals and poor people to suffer because they will be coerced into using expensive technologies that are not within their reach, to name only two consequences. I am personally appalled by your shameless utilization of this political argument to increase your sales.
You can also consult the following website for more information regarding the scientific truth about the development of Earth’s temperature:
http://www.cato.org/
http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&pid=1441216&method=search&t=meltdown&a=&k=&aeid=&adv=&pg=
http://www.cato.org/events/3598event.html
http://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/presidentvaclavklaus_environmentalismasreligion_20070312.mp3
Best Regards, Andre Somberg.
Please note that I am not interested in your notably wrong opinion regarding the alleged human-induced earth-warming, result of the political process within the IPCC, a UN institution that is deliberately mis-informing the world with it’s pseudo-scientific reports. For your refererence, I have included a powerpoint presentation that might help you to decide for yourself that the information on which your commercial campaign is based, is a hoax that will cost billions of dollars and will cause governments to impose draconic measures on individuals and poor people to suffer because they will be coerced into using expensive technologies that are not within their reach, to name only two consequences. I am personally appalled by your shameless utilization of this political argument to increase your sales.
You can also consult the following website for more information regarding the scientific truth about the development of Earth’s temperature:
http://www.cato.org/
http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&pid=1441216&method=search&t=meltdown&a=&k=&aeid=&adv=&pg=
http://www.cato.org/events/3598event.html
http://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/presidentvaclavklaus_environmentalismasreligion_20070312.mp3
Best Regards, Andre Somberg.
Environmentalist reaction to Diamond Systems initiative
Hi do you recall the very presentation Al Gore did while his short stay in April in Zurich.
Weeks before Jonathan Miller, Diamond Systems CEO, had announced his company support all projects that aim at improving environment to reduce pollution and carbon consumption. Jonathan wanted to level playing field that is tilted against new technologies. Jonathan offered substantial reduction in DSC systems cost to End Users and to its Partners. The Press Release was published to many thousand engineers and business people and response is overwhelming.
Not all however were positive, enclosed here is one of those in my view well meaning individuals or organization who disagree, either way for or against.
Read for yourself.
Stephen
This email come to us April 9, 2007.
LS
Further to my email from yesterday in reply to your emailing, the following information might be of help to revise your opinion re. human induced waring of the earth. This was published is USA Today on April 9.
A website worthwhile to visit: www.aynrand.org
I trust this to be of help.
Best Regards, Andre Somberg.
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Keep the lights on
David Holcberg, Ayn Rand Institute - Irvine, Calif.
The darkness that enveloped Sydney during a recent one-hour, citywide blackout is an appropriate symbol of the philosophical meaning of environmentalism and a harbinger of the dark future we'll face if we don't reject this anti-human ideology ("Is Earth near its 'tipping points' from global warming?" Cover story, Life, Wednesday).
Environmentalism is anti-human because it places the "preservation" of nature above human survival and prosperity. Human life in our modern, industrial civilization requires the generation of enormous amounts of energy. Yet, environmentalists are ideologically opposed to all practical forms of energy production because they constitute a massive remaking of nature for the exclusive benefit of man.
Even if it were true that cutting emissions of carbon dioxide and reducing energy use would have a significant effect on the Earth's climate, that would be no excuse for the environmentalists' anti-industrial agenda.
It took humanity thousands of years of struggling to escape the misery of pre-industrial life.
If we value our lives, we must refuse to turn off the lights that illuminate our cities and our lives.
Weeks before Jonathan Miller, Diamond Systems CEO, had announced his company support all projects that aim at improving environment to reduce pollution and carbon consumption. Jonathan wanted to level playing field that is tilted against new technologies. Jonathan offered substantial reduction in DSC systems cost to End Users and to its Partners. The Press Release was published to many thousand engineers and business people and response is overwhelming.
Not all however were positive, enclosed here is one of those in my view well meaning individuals or organization who disagree, either way for or against.
Read for yourself.
Stephen
This email come to us April 9, 2007.
LS
Further to my email from yesterday in reply to your emailing, the following information might be of help to revise your opinion re. human induced waring of the earth. This was published is USA Today on April 9.
A website worthwhile to visit: www.aynrand.org
I trust this to be of help.
Best Regards, Andre Somberg.
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Keep the lights on
David Holcberg, Ayn Rand Institute - Irvine, Calif.
The darkness that enveloped Sydney during a recent one-hour, citywide blackout is an appropriate symbol of the philosophical meaning of environmentalism and a harbinger of the dark future we'll face if we don't reject this anti-human ideology ("Is Earth near its 'tipping points' from global warming?" Cover story, Life, Wednesday).
Environmentalism is anti-human because it places the "preservation" of nature above human survival and prosperity. Human life in our modern, industrial civilization requires the generation of enormous amounts of energy. Yet, environmentalists are ideologically opposed to all practical forms of energy production because they constitute a massive remaking of nature for the exclusive benefit of man.
Even if it were true that cutting emissions of carbon dioxide and reducing energy use would have a significant effect on the Earth's climate, that would be no excuse for the environmentalists' anti-industrial agenda.
It took humanity thousands of years of struggling to escape the misery of pre-industrial life.
If we value our lives, we must refuse to turn off the lights that illuminate our cities and our lives.
One of interesting Internet applications has just expanded. It is being written from the Swiss perspective, hence the reference to Cablecom, etc. Nevertheless, is is very positive that new and rapidly growing alternative to traditional media, whre much reduced rates of per program/minute/content. And a viewing pattern much easier to track and validate that say standard Nielsen stats.
Below please find copy simply pasted into this blog.
Stephen
June 28, 2007
For the chef, the investor, and the kid in you
Nine new channels
Oops - we did it again: we made Zattoo even better. Only a couple of days after releasing a Linux version, we are adding more channels to an already impressive list. The latest release brings no less than 9 new channels in the Swiss lineup to satisfy all your TV appetites:
With Al Jazeera International and France 24 you get 24-hour breaking news from around the world. CNBC Europe helps you make better investment decisions for those sweated savings. With the capital gain and the help of TV Gusto you may be finally able to cook something more elaborate than frozen pizza and Betty Bossi’s ready-made lasagne. DMAX, “TV for men”, gets you the content to go with that pizza. And WDR is for our German friends who Cablecom so badly disappointed when they removed the channel from the analog lineup.
Finally, we’ve swapped BBC Prime with ITV1, and added a layer of topping with MTV for music lovers and Super RTL for the kids and those who still feel like one.
With a total of 48 channels, spanning 5 languages and all genres, we may deserve a little rest. After all, even God did rest on the seventh day from all the work he had untertaken. But we’re workaholics indefatigable, and we’ll keep adding channels, countries, and features. So stay with us.
Good night, and good luck.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 at 11:09 pm and is filed under Channels, Announcements. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Below please find copy simply pasted into this blog.
Stephen
June 28, 2007
For the chef, the investor, and the kid in you
Nine new channels
Oops - we did it again: we made Zattoo even better. Only a couple of days after releasing a Linux version, we are adding more channels to an already impressive list. The latest release brings no less than 9 new channels in the Swiss lineup to satisfy all your TV appetites:
With Al Jazeera International and France 24 you get 24-hour breaking news from around the world. CNBC Europe helps you make better investment decisions for those sweated savings. With the capital gain and the help of TV Gusto you may be finally able to cook something more elaborate than frozen pizza and Betty Bossi’s ready-made lasagne. DMAX, “TV for men”, gets you the content to go with that pizza. And WDR is for our German friends who Cablecom so badly disappointed when they removed the channel from the analog lineup.
Finally, we’ve swapped BBC Prime with ITV1, and added a layer of topping with MTV for music lovers and Super RTL for the kids and those who still feel like one.
With a total of 48 channels, spanning 5 languages and all genres, we may deserve a little rest. After all, even God did rest on the seventh day from all the work he had untertaken. But we’re workaholics indefatigable, and we’ll keep adding channels, countries, and features. So stay with us.
Good night, and good luck.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 at 11:09 pm and is filed under Channels, Announcements. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Diamond Systems is supporting projects that aleviate the Global Warming problems, that help reduce carbon consumption
DIAMOND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
EFFORTS TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING, DEVELOP
CLEAN ENERGY
Popular PC/104 I/O and CPU supplier offers steep discount for boards used in equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or in the development or production of clean energy
April 2, 2007. Mountain View, CA. Diamond Systems, a leader in the adaptation of low cost PC technology for use in embedded applications, announced that it will support efforts to reduce global warming and produce clean energy by making it’s technology available at a steep discount for use in applications that control or eliminate the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, or support production of clean energy from alternate sources such as wind turbines or solar cells. As part of this announcement, all Diamond Systems standard products will be available for these applications for 25% off the published quantity 1 price, regardless of volume, through June 30, 2008.
Jonathan Miller, President of Diamond Systems said “I believe it is the responsibility of each of us, especially those in the electronics industry, to contribute in our own way to an environmentally safe future for our planet. Over the past 18 years, Diamond Systems has pioneered technology to make electronic equipment smaller, more rugged and reliable and less costly. Now Diamond Systems is going one step farther to engage as a partner with equipment manufacturers in helping to save the planet.”
Diamond Systems designs, markets and manufactures very small (3.6” x 3.8”) “PC/104” input/output (I/O) modules used to capture data for and provide control of an embedded system. In addition, Diamond Systems supplies a wide range of small CPU boards which include a processor chip, memory and variety of “real world” I/O on a single board. These I/O modules and CPU boards are used in a wide variety of applications, including military systems, transportation and traffic control, avionics, space flight, medical instrumentation, test equipment and industrial control applications.
About Diamond Systems
Founded in 1989, Diamond Systems was an early adopter of PC/104 technology and today is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers combining CPU and data acquisition on a single board. Diamond Systems’ extensive product line includes analog input and output, digital I/O, serial communications, multifunction networking and power supply modules, single board computers and enclosures. Diamond Systems also offers a full range of system solutions, along with the capability to customize a board or system to meet the needs of a particular application. Privately held Diamond Systems is based in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
EFFORTS TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING, DEVELOP
CLEAN ENERGY
Popular PC/104 I/O and CPU supplier offers steep discount for boards used in equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or in the development or production of clean energy
April 2, 2007. Mountain View, CA. Diamond Systems, a leader in the adaptation of low cost PC technology for use in embedded applications, announced that it will support efforts to reduce global warming and produce clean energy by making it’s technology available at a steep discount for use in applications that control or eliminate the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, or support production of clean energy from alternate sources such as wind turbines or solar cells. As part of this announcement, all Diamond Systems standard products will be available for these applications for 25% off the published quantity 1 price, regardless of volume, through June 30, 2008.
Jonathan Miller, President of Diamond Systems said “I believe it is the responsibility of each of us, especially those in the electronics industry, to contribute in our own way to an environmentally safe future for our planet. Over the past 18 years, Diamond Systems has pioneered technology to make electronic equipment smaller, more rugged and reliable and less costly. Now Diamond Systems is going one step farther to engage as a partner with equipment manufacturers in helping to save the planet.”
Diamond Systems designs, markets and manufactures very small (3.6” x 3.8”) “PC/104” input/output (I/O) modules used to capture data for and provide control of an embedded system. In addition, Diamond Systems supplies a wide range of small CPU boards which include a processor chip, memory and variety of “real world” I/O on a single board. These I/O modules and CPU boards are used in a wide variety of applications, including military systems, transportation and traffic control, avionics, space flight, medical instrumentation, test equipment and industrial control applications.
About Diamond Systems
Founded in 1989, Diamond Systems was an early adopter of PC/104 technology and today is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of PC/104 I/O modules and highly integrated single board computers combining CPU and data acquisition on a single board. Diamond Systems’ extensive product line includes analog input and output, digital I/O, serial communications, multifunction networking and power supply modules, single board computers and enclosures. Diamond Systems also offers a full range of system solutions, along with the capability to customize a board or system to meet the needs of a particular application. Privately held Diamond Systems is based in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Diamond Systems Europe GmbH
Since the beginning of this year Diamond Systems Inc. from Mountainview, CA has opened its European Subsidiary in the middle of Europe serving the continent in regular business hours and in relative physical proximity to its existing and its future customers.
Below please find copy of our original Press Release we sent out in January. We hope that those of the readers who do not manage German language (yet), would appreciate this copy since it was the original one. We had our English copy emaild to over 20 000 names on our mailing list, and am sure that you have senn it too.
with best regards
S. Baginski
Neu: Diamond Systems Europe GmbH
Am 1. Januar 2007 hat die Diamond Systems Europe (DSE) ihre Aktivitäten aufgenommen, als Schweizer Tochtergesellschaft der Diamond Systems Corp. USA, einer der führenden Hersteller von Industriellen Datenerfassungs-, Kommunikations- sowie CPU Module und Systeme, die vorzugsweise dem PC/104-, EBX- und EPIC Standard entsprechen und alle Anwendungsbereiche von Industriellen, Medizinischen sowie auch Militärische Anwendungen, bis hin zur Raumfahrt abdecken. Diamond Systems Europe betreut von ihrem Schweizer Standort die bestehenden Verkaufskanäle in Europa und stellt auch den technischen Support sowie Reparaturen in dieser Zeitzone sicher. DSE begleitet künftig Projekte von der Entwicklung bis zur Produktion von komplexen Systemen und deren Lösungen. Ein Design-Center für Kundenspezifische OEM Entwicklungen ist geplant. Das Lieferprogramm umfasst: Industrielle PC/104 I/O Module im erweiterten Temperaturbereich –40/+85°C, Analog, Digital, Counter/Timer, Communications, Processor Boards, PC/104 Power-Supplies, Enclosures & Accessories, Software Development Kits, OEM Boards und Systeme nach Kundenspezifikation. Produkte Informationen: www.diamondsystems.com
______________________________
Diamond Systems Europe GmbH
P/O Box - Postfach
CH-8154 Oberglatt, SWITZERLAND
Phone +41 - 44 850 70 02, Email to
Below please find copy of our original Press Release we sent out in January. We hope that those of the readers who do not manage German language (yet), would appreciate this copy since it was the original one. We had our English copy emaild to over 20 000 names on our mailing list, and am sure that you have senn it too.
with best regards
S. Baginski
Neu: Diamond Systems Europe GmbH
Am 1. Januar 2007 hat die Diamond Systems Europe (DSE) ihre Aktivitäten aufgenommen, als Schweizer Tochtergesellschaft der Diamond Systems Corp. USA, einer der führenden Hersteller von Industriellen Datenerfassungs-, Kommunikations- sowie CPU Module und Systeme, die vorzugsweise dem PC/104-, EBX- und EPIC Standard entsprechen und alle Anwendungsbereiche von Industriellen, Medizinischen sowie auch Militärische Anwendungen, bis hin zur Raumfahrt abdecken. Diamond Systems Europe betreut von ihrem Schweizer Standort die bestehenden Verkaufskanäle in Europa und stellt auch den technischen Support sowie Reparaturen in dieser Zeitzone sicher. DSE begleitet künftig Projekte von der Entwicklung bis zur Produktion von komplexen Systemen und deren Lösungen. Ein Design-Center für Kundenspezifische OEM Entwicklungen ist geplant. Das Lieferprogramm umfasst: Industrielle PC/104 I/O Module im erweiterten Temperaturbereich –40/+85°C, Analog, Digital, Counter/Timer, Communications, Processor Boards, PC/104 Power-Supplies, Enclosures & Accessories, Software Development Kits, OEM Boards und Systeme nach Kundenspezifikation. Produkte Informationen: www.diamondsystems.com
______________________________
Diamond Systems Europe GmbH
P/O Box - Postfach
CH-8154 Oberglatt, SWITZERLAND
Phone +41 - 44 850 70 02, Email to
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