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1. Fire Trucks -- Departments
   (Edinburg) - Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department has installed a new system installed that allows fire trucks to give themselves green lights en route to emergencies. With a high-tech flick of a switch inside any of the city's 17 trucks, a signal is transmitted through a Global Positioning System (GPS) to satellites that tell the other end of the system - posted on ten intersections throughout the city - not only how far away the fire truck is, but ... how quickly it is moving. The system will change the light before fire crews reach the intersection and then return the crossroads to normal rotation after the truck safely passes through. The system should help alleviate the common panic drivers feel when stopped at an intersection with a screaming, flashing truck coming up behind them. Now, instead of drivers making the mistake of inching into the intersection - into oncoming traffic - to make way for fire crews, cars traveling the same direction as the trucks can enjoy the same green light and safely move out of the way. So far, the system has cost the city about $115,000.
2. Under Fire
   Indies Under Fire screens at the Santa Cruz Film Festival - Saturday April 21 at the Riverfront Twin Theater 155 South River St. in Santa Cruz. Producer Jonathan Crosby will be in attendance. For more info, visit here.
3. Fire Trucks -- Firefighters
   Members of the 1917 Ames Volunteer Fire Department (except for the driver who was the first paid firefighter) pose around their first motorized truck. The are, from left to right, as follows: Sam Long, driver; Lynn Morris, chief; Art McCoy, assistant chief; W. L. (Bill) Allan; Bernice J. (Gravy) Graves; H. Clyde (Gabby) Nible; J. Kenneth (Doc) Kelso; Glenn (Newt) Morris; Harold (Heavy) McDowell; W. L. (Hop) Hoppins; Oscar McCoy; Howard Adams; Henry N. (Hank) Valline; and Charles F. Kooser.
4. The Police -- Departments
   On November 1st, 1875, the Asheville Police Department was, after 26 years of service, formally established. Since then, the department has steadily gained members while consistently updating their technology and arsenal to give them a critical edge against those who would threaten the peace of this tranquil mountain town. Although it wouldn't be until 1906 that the department would purchase its first bicycle, other vehicular and communications advances were soon to follow: a Gamewell Alarm system, horseless carriages, a variety of new firearms, one-way and two-way radios were the most significant advances, the first two-way system being installed in 1938. During these years the Asheville Police Department ... enjoyed a significant increase in its ranks to include more officers and a plainclothes department, all under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Safety. Enjoying advances in technology and an increasing number of trained officers, the police department has grown steadily in the intervening years, consistently rising to the challenges presented by an ever expanding population and tourism industry. Today’s force has grown to include Animal Services, Crime Prevention, Criminal Investigations, Drug Suppression , Hazardous Device Response, Noise, Ordinance Complaints, Patrol and many others, making for a town as safe to live in as it is charming to visit.
5. The The -- New York
   Music365.com reported that Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears spent their whole weekend with a big throbbing machine between their legs, according to The Star. Britney had splashed out on a £6,500 motorbike as a romantic present for her bike mad boyfriend Justin from N'Sync. The pair then set off on a romantic tour of California on the new Harvey Davidson XL 1200C sportster. According to a 'pal' Britney bought the motorbike as a thank you for Justin's support as she attempted to launch her film career. Thanks Joakim.
6. New York -- New York State
   New York is a major agricultural producer, ranking among the top five states for agricultural products including dairy, apples, cherries, cabbage, potatoes, onions, maple syrup and many others. The state is the largest producer of cabbage in the U.S. The state has about a quarter of its land in farms and produced US$3.4 billion in agricultural products in 2001. The south shore of Lake Ontario provides the right mix of soils and microclimate for many apple, cherry, plum, pear and peach orchards. Apples are ... grown in the Hudson Valley and near Lake Champlain. The south shore of Lake Erie and the southern Finger Lakes hillsides have many vineyards. New York is the nation's third-largest grape-producing state, behind California, and second largest wine producer by volume.
7. York University -- New York City
   The conference, which took place at TIAA-CREF's New York City headquarters, was co-sponsored by TIAA-CREF's Corporate Governance Group, headed by Peter C. Clapman, TIAA-CREF senior vice president and chief counsel, Corporate Governance. The mission of the TIAA-CREF Institute, created in 1998, is to broaden and strengthen TIAA-CREF's longstanding leadership role in supporting lifelong financial security for individuals and their families. The Institute's fields of research and education include: pension and retirement issues; health, life and long-term care insurance; investment products and strategies; endowments and planned giving; higher education financing and trends; corporate governance; and financial literacy.
8. New York Rangers -- New York City
   An original 24`` Remo Drum Head was created especially for ''The Concert For New York City,`` featuring the official logo and ''The Concert For New York City`` printed on the face. Signed by Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, Elton John, Billy Joel, The Who, James Taylor, Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, John Mellencamp, Macy Gray, Goo Goo Dolls, Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Jay-Z, Five For Fighting, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock and Group, Harrison Ford, Billy Crystal, Susan Sarandon, John Cusack, Dan Aykroyd, Michael J. Fox, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Wahlberg, Chris Kattan, James Lipton, Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Clinton, New York Governor George Pataki, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, and New York City Fire Department Commissioner Thomas Van Essen.
9. Insurance New York -- New York Life
   Wartime production and the postwar baby boom revived the insurance industry, and New York Life tailored its products and investments to take advantage of these economic and demographic changes. With the development of group insurance in the first half of the 20th century and the passage of the federal Social Security Act in 1935, people began to buy insurance less for its one-time benefit to surviving family members and more for its lifelong investment security. New York Life introduced its first group insurance policies in 1951 and expanded its coverage in group and personal policies to include accidents and sickness as well as death. Two years later it offered the employee protection plan, a combination of individual life and group sickness coverage designed for small businesses. The success of its group plans sustained New York Life's remarkable growth since World War II. In 1974 it created a pension department and began selling employee protection insurance, another policy plan popular with small businesses.
10. New York Metropolitan Area -- New Yorks
    Inmates who take college classes while in prison are four times more likely to remain out of prison once released, according to a groundbreaking study conducted by The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Changing Minds: The Impact of College in a Maximum-Security Prison --- the first study to examine the impact of college in prison since government funding of such programs was withdrawn in 1994 --- shows that college prison programs can save taxpayers millions of dollars in reincarceration costs. The study is ... the first to go beyond recidivism rates and qualitatively examine the effects of college on the women in prison and after release, on their children, and on the prison environment.

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