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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blog.newsweek.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Announcement: Launch Softly, But Carry a Big Geek</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/americangeek/archive/2008/12/15/announcement-launch-softly-but-carry-a-big-geek.aspx</link><description>Welcome to the debut of our newest consumer tech blog, "American Geek." My name is N'Gai Croal, and I'm a senior writer for technology here at Newsweek who also pens the monthly "American Geek" column in our print edition. When my editors asked me to</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)</generator><item><title>re: Announcement: Launch Softly, But Carry a Big Geek</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/americangeek/archive/2008/12/15/announcement-launch-softly-but-carry-a-big-geek.aspx#852608</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:56:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:852608</guid><dc:creator>EnigmaNetxx</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;De4cember 25th 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Happy Kwanzaa and New Year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a Great OPPortunity!! &amp;nbsp;How many Black men get to do this!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm a Grandmother Entrepreneur in need of a MENTOR:Please REVIEW &amp;amp; Critique&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;at your Leisure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My URL&amp;quot; www.youtube.com/Enigmanetx4&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;ENIGMANETX wants every American with a vehicle, to have a comprehensive VAM &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;system &amp;nbsp;for “COMPLETE transportation safety” in critical emergency situations and &amp;nbsp;times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The “voice activated” or remote activated wireless components within the VAMS &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;will continually scroll “in real time”, a text message around a “specific perimeter” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;on the outside surface of the vehicle, train, ship or airplane.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Silent visually displayed streams of text delivers an instant and immediate communication &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;to the public and at the same time sending a summons message to pre-determined and &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;coordinated Law Enforcement agencies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The VAMS concept came to me a few days after the 9/11 tragedy. Originally &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I had thought of the scrolled text message idea for the Airline Industry….&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was thinking that if the USA AIR Force could have intercepted a visual text message from &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the outside of the surface of the jetliner, other options for increasing human survival, would &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;have come into play.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The recent Hurricane and EarthQuake tragedies including their “aftermath disasters”, causing over &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;200k+ survivor evacuations are currently un-acceptable...the communications systems are virtually &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;non-existant &amp;nbsp;between survivors and rescuers, causing needless deaths and harm to people who &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;had already experienced suffering and victimization.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DOT, CalTrans, Fema, Border Patrols and Red Cross emergency services vehicles could stream &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VAMS instant informative messages of shelter &amp;amp; safety to stricken communities “from a distance &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and up-close and personal” &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Helicopters that fly over survivors could have VAMS scrolled text messages underneath, which &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;gives the people instant &amp;nbsp;needed visual info, as to “what &amp;nbsp;has” &amp;nbsp;and “is happening, to &amp;nbsp;and for them”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The VAMS concept targets the appeal and enthusiasm of “the everyday driver” like myself who knows &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;how critical timing is in an emergency situation. The perfect vehicle survival technology for everyday &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;drivers, as well as our first responders. GPS, GIS, Amber Alert LINKS.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VAMS MESSAGES are Clear and Simple. They can be sent from multiple wireless mediums: PDA’s, &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watches, Cell phones, and customized VAMS remote transponders!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;•	There is a Library of 8-10 Emergency text messages for Vehicles&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;including one for “ROAD Ragers”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;•	There is a Digital Camera embedded in the VAMS substrate component that records an image and dispatches it to the appropriate Law/ Police and All Rescue Authorities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;•	Suggested Vehicles: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All American Cars &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;American Trucks, Vans, &amp;amp; Suv’s&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hummers, Volvo, Escalades&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BMW&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mercedes Benz&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: American Geek</category></item><item><title>re: Announcement: Launch Softly, But Carry a Big Geek</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/americangeek/archive/2008/12/15/announcement-launch-softly-but-carry-a-big-geek.aspx#855589</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:29:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:855589</guid><dc:creator>Jomolungma</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;And now for an actual comment. &amp;nbsp;Ahem. &amp;nbsp;Anyway, I love the new blog N'Gai. &amp;nbsp;It took me a while to find it because I browse less these days and I must've missed any Twitter announcement. &amp;nbsp;I've always appreciated your writing and commentary, so I'm glad to see another forum for that to shine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I like your initial description of the blog, but isn't &amp;quot;lifestyle&amp;quot; just a subset of &amp;quot;culture?&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;I've always perceived lifestyle as the individual's expression of cultural influences. &amp;nbsp;So, for instance, I've often thought of my &amp;quot;lifestyle&amp;quot; existing at an intersection between technology and culture - basically the expression of what happens when technology interacts with the cultural influences that shape(d) my life. &amp;nbsp;Believe me, it's some crazy shizzit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you do with the space. &amp;nbsp;I'll be sure to add it to my &amp;quot;all things N'Gai&amp;quot; list as I continue to stalk you from beyond the browser :-) &amp;nbsp;Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;
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