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It happens every year. A new gizmo, gadget, trinket or some line of stuffed, cuddly creatures comes on the market that kids — and sometimes adults — can’t get enough of.

This summer, the frenzy over Silly Bandz is in full swing. The silicone bracelets by Toledo, Ohio-based BCP Imports are shaped like animals, sea creatures, dinosaurs, cowboy images,key rings, rock ba

Frederick Linder scored two goals and the Exeter High School boys soccer team opened its Division I season Friday night with a 3-1 win over Salem.

Ryan Donlevie had a goal and an assist for the Blue Hawks,key rings, while Quinn Conner, Connor Scott and Jimmy Petruccelli all had assists.

Exeter goalie Evan Mikulich had seven saves.

Boy Scout Steve Stulock is making good on his promise to spruce up a veterans’ memorial in Washington Township.

About a year ago, Stulock met township supervisor Jamie Miller during a safety day at the community fire hall.

The two spoke about ways to improve the area. Upon Miller’s request, the 16-year-old Lynnwood resident promised to enhance the war memorial in the township’s Gillespie section for his Eagle Scout project.

A midget league football team’s swim party turned tragic Saturday when one of the boys drowned in a backyard pond. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to 230 N. Copus Road just after 2 p.m. Saturday after one of the boys at the party went missing in the pond. Deputies were joined by American Township police and firefighters and dive crews from Delphos and Allen County.,necklaces

Two Florida teenagers won the fifth biennial William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup,bracelets, beating one of the largest fields ever for Sea Scouts’ most coveted sailing trophy.

Cody Stansky, 16, of Jupiter, Florida and Andrew Britton, 16, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL were awarded the silver trophy at the closing ceremonies held at the Officers Club at the United St

An Ayden man surrendered to the Kinston Department of Public Safety early Tuesday morning for allegations he held his girlfriend against her will in her car and stole the vehicle when she broke free.

Julius Moncree Williams, 29, 4133 Park Ave., faces charges of aggravated assault, kidnapping and motor vehicle theft for the domestic dispute Monday evening.

Woody Spencer, a spokesman for KDPS,

A 41-year-old man was arrested on charges of home invasion, domestic battery, possession of cannabis and resisting police after he allegedly beat up his ex-girlfriend and barricaded himself in her home to hold off police.

A 14-year-old girl was awakened about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday,cuff Links, when she heard a male voice in her mother’s bedroom, which is adjacent to hers

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But when it comes to safety,bangles, convenience and innovation,key rings, there really is no substitute for the original Discount Cab.

Discount Cab’s sole mission is to deliver the best possible ride to its customers. Because of the company’s success over the past 26 years, however,Beads necklace, there are plenty of imitators on Valley streets, copying the company’s trademark green color scheme or slightly modifying the Discount Cab name to garner business.

But there’s only one authentic Discount Cab you should choose, according to Craig Hughes, CEO of Total Transit, Inc., the parent company of Discount Cab.

"Everything starts with the safety of each and every cab we put on the street," Hughes said. "All of our cabs receive personal maintenance inspections every 28 days, ensuring that any problems are caught before they become an issue."

Such inspections are more than a cursory examination of the car. Each inspection includes a complete assessment of the undercarriage,tiffany, engine compartment, interior and exterior. The suspension, brakes, fuel lines, tire pressure and transmission are just a few of the 55 areas that are verified to be in proper working order with every inspection.

In addition, every Discount Cab is serviced by trained technicians who don’t cut corners. Their work is inspected by the shop’s supervisory personnel, ensuring that every car is absolutely ready for passengers.

"Clean, safe cars are the life blood of our operation," Hughes said. "It’s imperative that we deliver on that promise to our customers."

This same attention to detail is extended to the drivers that Discount Cab puts behind the wheel of each cab. Every driver undergoes a thorough drug screening before being selected and is also subject to federal and state background checks. Every driver must also successfully complete a new driver orientation class and keep his or her car up to the standards Discount Cab has set.

Suffice it to say, only the safest drivers can get behind the wheel of a Discount Cab.

"Next time you use a taxi, make sure you’re getting an authentic Discount Cab," Hughes said.

For more information on Discount Cab or any of the other Total Transit companies – ValuTrans or RideSource – please visit www.totaltransit.com.

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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news release:

The Kent Conservation District invites you to join them for a rompin’ stompin’ good time, from 6 p.m. to midnight,necklaces, Friday evening,Beads necklace, Sept. 17, for its 13th Annual Barn Dance fundraiser to be held in the Dover Building on the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington. Activities include a down-home barbecue pork and chicken dinner, live and silent benefit auctions, and dancing to music provided by Just Kidding Around Entertainment.

Guests are encouraged to be prepared to kick up their heels! Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Reserved tables with seating for eight are again available for $110 (one name – one check).

Funds raised through the Barn Dance are used to support the Delaware Envirothon, a competitive, problem-solving, natural resource challenge for high school students. The goals of the Delaware Envirothon are to test the environmental knowledge of high school students and to cultivate within the students a desire to learn more about their natural world. The students compete in the following categories: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry,key rings, wildlife, and a current environmental issue.

The experience gained through the competition will prepare individual students and teams to make sound conservation decisions. The 2010 Delaware champions from the Charter School of Wilmington just returned from Fresno, Calif.,bangles, and brought home the second place title after competing against other students from across the U.

S. and Canada.

A limited number of tickets to the Barn Dance are available and can be purchased by mail or in person at the Kent Conservation District office located at 800 Bay Road, Suite 2, Dover. Last year’s event sold out in advance, so hurry in to purchase your tickets today! For more information, please call the District at 302-741-2600 ext. 3. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com

Jim Nalley’s heart breaks when he hears of a tragedy like Elizabeth Richards’.

The 89-year-old Bedford woman was found dead in her locked car along a rural tiffany jewelry Oklahoma highway last year, a week after her family reported her missing. Authorities say she apparently became disoriented on her way home from a mall in Hurst, drove 160 miles north and died of heatstroke.

The news stories about Ms. Richards’ disappearance hit home with Mr. Nalley, a telecommunications executive. Months earlier, he had formed a company and set out to design an electronic monitoring system that would quickly find older people with dementia who wander.

“I wanted to cry,” he said. “I told myself, ‘This didn’t have to happen.’ ”

His Frisco-based company, EmFinders, is developing a tracking system that he believes could have located the confused woman within minutes of her reported disappearance and directed law enforcement officials to her. He and his business partner, Chris Buehler, hope to roll out their product by summer.

Law enforcement authorities and Alzheimer’s Association officials who have studied EmFinders’ cufflinks system, or seen it demonstrated, say they’re intrigued. They agree it could provide peace of mind to families of the 5.1 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Six in 10 people with dementia will wander at least once, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. They may leave home because they’re bored or restless. Or they run an errand and forget where they are. Or they just take off for no apparent reason, sometimes in the middle of the night.

Dallas police are called to find about four missing seniors every week, said Sgt. Reginald Matthew of the department’s Youth and Family Support Division.

“Wandering can turn out to be life-threatening more often than people think,” said Lisa Brodsky, director of programs and services for the Dallas chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. “If someone with dementia isn’t found within 24 hours, he runs a 50 percent chance of serious injury or death.”

Electronically tracking Alzheimer’s patients is mostly a scattering of rudimentary business ventures at the moment, as small entrepreneurs experiment with radio-based and satellite technologies. But experts predict it will grow into a full-fledged industry when 78 million baby boomers reach old age.

EmFinders will fit its customers with radio transmitters disguised as tamperproof bracelets or watchbands that, when remotely activated, will notify 911 dispatchers, Mr. Nalley said. The coin-size devices will use the cellular network to pinpoint their location and guide rescuers to them.

“Though cellphones with global positioning chips have become popular with perpetually moving teenagers money clips and young people, they aren’t practical for older adults with dementia,” the EmFinders chief executive said. “So we had to build another kind of system for people who can’t use cellphones.”

How it works

When someone with Alzheimer’s disappears, the caregiver will notify the police and EmFinders’ call center. The center will turn on the bracelet’s transmitter so the device can contact the 911 system and provide the person’s location. The call center will also give the 911 dispatcher more details about the lost person.

“What’s appealing about EmFinders’ system is that it’s not pie-in-the-sky — it relies on a combination of current technology and local law enforcement,” said Monica Moreno, a national executive with the Alzheimer’s Association.

EmFinders expects to charge about $100 upfront for the device and $10 to $15 per month for support services, Mr. Nalley said.

When the company demonstrated its system for the Austin police and Austin Alzheimer’s Association, it determined a person’s location to within 15 feet after about 10 seconds. Mr. Buehler said a similar demonstration is planned for the Frisco police and Dallas Alzheimer’s Association.

The North Texas Enterprise Center for Medical Technology recently brought EmFinders under its umbrella of start-up companies. The Frisco-based nonprofit organization helps entrepreneurs launch technology-related business ventures.

“Jim and Chris got our attention because they have a solution to a fast-growing concern for families,” said pendants Larry Calton, the business accelerator’s director.

Mr. Nalley and Mr. Buehler say their electronic tracking system will take caregivers a couple of steps beyond current anti-wandering efforts.

The Alzheimer’s Association now sponsors a Safe Return program that notifies law enforcement authorities when someone wanders off. Participants wear ID jewelry with the program’s toll-free number. Then, when someone finds a missing person, the wanderer can be identified and reunited with relatives.

The association recently joined with MedicAlert, a nonprofit group, to make health records available to emergency medical personnel if a wanderer requires immediate attention.

Still, the program must rely on a law officer or Good Samaritan to spot someone in distress. Texas law enforcement officials began issuing Silver Alerts last fall to enlist the public’s help in finding missing seniors, similar to Amber Alerts for missing children.

Project Lifesaver

The best-known program for locating the missing is Project Lifesaver, an international nonprofit organization that teams with local law enforcement agencies to provide Alzheimer’s patients and autistic children with wristbands that emit radio signals.

But the program exists only where police participate. About 640 agencies belong to the project, including 12 in Texas, said spokeswoman Amber Whittaker. The only member agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is the Grapevine police.

Pat Van Dyke, who’s 56 and lives in McKinney, began wearing an Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return earrings bracelet shortly after being diagnosed four years ago. However, she was intrigued enough by EmFinders’ idea to join a focus group about the prospective product and offer her opinions.

Although Ms. Van Dyke still leads an independent life and works as a volunteer, she wants to be prepared for the possibility she will lose her way someday.

“It would be a relief to me and my family to know I’d be found quickly,” she said. “Yes, I’m definitely interested in some sort of tracking system.”

Three hurdles

Anyone developing a product for tracking people with dementia will need to overcome three problems, said Majd Alwan, director of the Center for Aging Services Technologies, a national coalition of technology companies, senior care providers and universities.

The first problem is cost. No matter how sophisticated, a satellite-based system that charges hundreds of dollars a month won’t attract buyers, he said.

The next hurdle is battery life. If batteries need recharging every few days, caregivers will think the system is more a burden than a blessing, Mr. Alwan said.

And the last obstacle is appearance. If seniors don’t find the transmitting device attractive, they won’t wear it, he said.

Mark Warner, co-founder of the Alzheimer’s Store, which sells hundreds of Alzheimer’s products online, offered key rings some low-tech advice to the high-tech entrepreneurs struggling to design an aesthetically pleasing transmitter.

The answer may lie as much in the presentation as in the design, he said.

“I’ve found that seniors will wear anything their grandchildren give them,” he said. “Just wrap up the transmitter as a present, say it’s from little Susie, and you’ll never have to worry about it being tossed into some corner.”