Database Semantics: Semantic Issues in Multimedia Systems reflects the state of the art of emerging research on the meaning of multimedia information, as presented during IFIP's Eighth Data Semantics Working Conference (DS-8), organized by its Working Group 2.6 on Databases, and held at Rotorua, New Zealand, in January 1999. DS-8 was planned as an active forum for researchers and practitioners focusing on those issues that involve the semantics of the information represented, stored, and manipulated by multimedia systems. Depending on the topic and state of research, issues may be...

This report presents the methodology and results of the independent evaluation of a prototype integrated crash warning system for light vehicles as part of the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems initiative of the United States Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation System program. The system integrates rear-end crash, curve-speed warning, lane change crash, and lane departure warning functions. The goals of the independent evaluation are to assess the safety impact, gauge driver acceptance, and characterize the capability of the integrated safety system. The evaluation...

John Kinkaid and Tammy Marx meet under the most unusual of circumstances and their lives are forever changed. Tammy, a devoted housewife, lives a quiet life raising her two children. That is until her husband cheats on her and begins to abuse her. Tammy had a plan to get out of the marriage, but things didn't go as she had hoped. John Kinkaid, a former United States Marine, is a member of Detroit's top SWAT unit. After being with the unit for many years he is getting ready to retire from the force. His past relationships have failed miserably and it can be mostly attributed to his love of...