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Sunday, June 27, 2010
I Will Remember You
That little boy? The one dressed quite Woody-like nearly 10 years ago?
He wonders that, given we have so many Pixar people living around here, perhaps employees' children go to our same pediatric dentist.
That dentist? We gifted him all of our Toy Story and Toy Story 2 toys, so little kids, apprehensive about seeing the dentist, would find toys to play with and imagine with.
And maybe, just maybe, that former little boy thinks, the Pixar mommies and daddies visiting our dentist were assured that those Toy Story and Toy Story 2 toys came from a boy who had outgrown those toys but wanted others to enjoy and love and play with those toys.
And maybe that's why I kept crying throughout Toy Story 3.
That little boy? He's not going to college right away. But he's closer to college than he is to dressing up as Woody. And he is so old that he understands and, even, appreciates my tears.
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Made me cry too. But kids were not quite as understanding :-).
- June 27, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- Michele R said...
My 14 yr old son went last week with a bunch of guy friends. He came home and told me I was going to need Kleenex when I went to see it. I haven't yet. Saw Grown Ups instead.
- June 27, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- mayberry said...
I want to see that movie, but I'm also scared! of the crying.
- June 27, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- Jomama said...
Well, my 8 yo has already seen it on a field trip, and he said it was totally awesome! But did not mention anything remotely sentimental in the plot. He wouldn't.
- June 28, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Debbie, i obsess said...
Oh, my heart. Oh! Our hearts.
- June 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Caloden said...
Oh god, we just got home from seeing that movie and I wept through most of it. My oldest will be 17 tomorrow. Not going to college right away either. It's all just so much sometimes and it goes by so fast. Hugs to you.
- June 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- Lori said...
Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure I am prepared with plenty of tissues.
- June 29, 2010 at 9:55 PM
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Ukraine's incredibly unpopular prime minister has finally resigned. He will probably be forever remembered by his nickname 'Yats' – given to him by Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. Yatsenyuk's failure in power speaks volumes about the many failures Ukraine has experienced since the illegal regime change two years ago.
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We're Going to Hahvahd, Dahling…
First, a word on the driving:
Driving from my town in northern New Jersey to my first stop – Providence, Rhode Island – should have taken approximately three hours and fifteen minutes (which is roughly how long it takes to get from my house in Oregon to Seattle, Washington, if anyone wants a comparison). Everything was going just fine until I hit New Haven. And then: nothing. Literally. At one point, I considered abandoning my car on the side of I-95 and walking to Providence because I thought it would go faster. I'm not entirely sure what convinces people who are driving on a stick-straight two lane freeway that they need to break, but they don't. At all. My main thought for the hour it took to get from New Haven to the Rhode Island border was:
What the HELL do you people keep breaking for?
Upon arriving to Providence, I thought, Even by West Coast standards, that took frickin' forever!
Luckily, I am an outsider and thus driving is as much part of the trip as the destination. I mean, I got excited when I saw the sign for Kerri's hometown and I even took a picture of the sign for Westport (hometown of dLife). Where did you get the idea I was normal?
Arrived at Providence just after 12:00, and I spent the afternoon wandering around the city. Walked through downtown and up past Rhode Island School of Design. Decided to explore a little bit farther before turning around, but lo and behold, I ran into Brown University!
Mel arrived in the mid-afternoon and we decided to blow the proverbial popstand and scooted down to Newport, which I didn't spend nearly enough time in and have already decided is my destination for my next long weekend out of Dodge.
The next day I headed up to Boston, where I stayed in a hostel near Newbury Street. First I got a bit lost (ha, betcha saw that one coming), so I accidentally drove through Bunker Hill and used Mass General to turn around. I spent the afternoon meandering about – walked down Newbury (popping into Newbury Comics and buying an adorable T-shirt from Johnny Cupcake, which then led complete strangers to laugh at me when they saw the name on the box), through the Boston Commons, down and around Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market (the world's most historic looking tourist trap, if I do say so myself) before crossing the freeway to the North End to see the Old North Church.
Basically, I walked Boston.
On Monday, I added yet another famous O.C. face to my list. Mel and I had the distinguished privilege and honor to have lunch with Bernard (which is pronounced ber-NERD, not bern-ARRRD – he's Irish, dontcha know). Bernerd picked us up on Newbury Street and drove across the Charles River into Cambridge. After lunch, we made a stop at my sole reason for going to Boston: Peet's Coffee and Tea – a West Coast coffee chain that can only be found on the East Coast in the Boston area.
Okay, so it wasn't my sole reason, but it's on the top five list.
Not only did I get my wonderful Chocolate Mocha Freddo, but I also saw the cutest frickin' dog ever. Puppies and Peet's.
We took an unofficial tour of Harvard, wandering past the library and the dorms and the statue of John Harvard. I touched the lucky shoe. I don't know what makes it lucky, but apparently people like to rub it because it was complete worn down from people touching his foot (you can see in the picture it's a totally different color!).
Parking for 25.5 hours: $45.00.
One night stay in Boston at a hostel: $44.99.
Getting your picture taken with John Harvard and two of your favorite imaginary internet weirdo friends: Priceless
And I'm sure you're wondering, Allison, how was pumping your own gas for the first time?
I'm afraid I can't tell you that. Because I still didn't do it! It pays to have friends who pump your gas for you.
Twenty-two years and one month, baby. I'm thinking about starting a pool to see when I'll crack and have to pump my own gas.
September 5, 2007 8:29 PM
I know what you mean re: the traffic in Connecticut this weekend, as I went to my parents house in Connecticut and it took twice as long as it usually does! Luckily, the rest and fresh air made up for it (I live in NYC, so even the air in Elizabeth, NJ is fresh by comparison … LOL!). Looking forward to hearing your assessment of the hotels.
September 5, 2007 9:34 PM
Too funny about the gas! My little sisters have such a hard time when they drive down to see me in CA. The first time they came down, they stopped in a station and just sat there talking when finally someone came up and asked if they were okay…they then realized that they HAD to pump their own gas!
September 6, 2007 12:18 AM
Thank god you didn't go to Cheers. No one EVER believes me when I tell them it sucks, that it looks nothing like the show and that you'll pay $10 to swill luke-warm Bud while standing in a mock-Tudor tourist trap.
Next time you come up, I'll pawn off the kids and take you up to Cape Ann. It's gawjuss.
September 6, 2007 11:03 AM
I had a lot of fun meeting with both of you. Next time, let's see if we can get a bigger d-blogger group.
September 6, 2007 6:30 PM
How cool to get to meet ber-NERD and Mel!
Now I keep sitting here trying my best to pronounce out lout "ber-NERD" with my terrible Irish tongue roll leprechaun imitation…
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Book Insight: Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Millennium Series2/01/2019
|Book Insight: Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo "Millennium" Series
The Girl with the Dragon TattooPublished: 2005
Synopsis:Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap in a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.
The Girl who Played with FirePublished: 2006
Crusading publisher Mikael Blomkvist has decided to run an explosive expose of a wide-ranging sex trafficking operation. Just before the piece is published, two people are murdered. The fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled hacker genius Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Lisbeth herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse and is forced to face her dark past.
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's NestPublished: 2007
Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Lisbeth Salander is fighting back.
As she lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, Lisbeth is fighting for her life in more ways than one. If and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she'll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she'll seek revenge - against the man who tried to kill her and against the corrupt government institution that nearly destroyed her life.
The AuthorStieg Larsson, who lived in Sweden, was the editor in chief of the magazine Expo and a leading expert on antidemocratic, right-wing extremist, and Nazi organizations. He died in 2004, shortly after delivering the manuscripts for The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Girl who Played with Fire, and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
Praises for Stieg Larsson's Trilogy"Exceptional ..... Meticulously plotted, beautifully paced." - The Boston Globe
"Compelling ... Combine the chilly Swedish backdrop and moody psychodrama of a Bergman movie with the grisly pyrotechnics of a serial killer thriller, then add angry punk heroine and down-on-his-luck investigative journalist, and you have the ingredients of Stieg Larsson's first novel." - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Lisbeth Salander [is] one of the most startling, engaging heroines in recent memory." - USA Today
"Lisbeth Salander could be the female Jason Bourne...It's an intelligent, fascinating story that draws readers in, and keeps them turning the page." - Associated Press
"Fully lives up to the excellence of the previous two and...bring the saga to a satisfactory conclusion...A modern masterpiece." - The Washington Post Book World
"Satisfying .. [Lisbeth Salander] bursts off the page, a vibrant, forcefully 'real' character." - The Plain Dealer
jenamaen's InsightThis Trilogy had been the first crime fiction that I have read for a long time. Since I've been wanting to read this book for a while, having seen it done in a movie and such, I decided to give it a go. And boy, how these books literally took my breath and time away!
I was initially intrigued by the author's story. I don't know what it must be like for him and his family. But losing your life before seeing your book actually published and make it to a bestseller list, is just so sad and disheartening.
But what gripped me the most was the synopsis. JUST READ!
The reason why I posted these three books at the same time and post is that of the fact that I actually sat and spent most of my hours trying to finish them in one seating. Well, it actually took days, but you know what I mean. I couldn't put them down! I had to finish them to get to the end of the story. This is one of those trilogies that has no boring parts whatsoever.
Let's just say, Lisbeth Salander used to be my dream girl. A hacker with exceptional intelligence that, even though socially and psychologically different, thrives and function logically under pressure. Everything might be going wrong around her, but she's secure in her own world and perfectly satisfied and confident with who she is. Yes - the nerdy type. Connected uncannily with a writer, what else can this girl ask for?
Originally, published in Swedish, these series was translated by Reg Keeland in English and since then have reached the number one in the New York Times Bestseller List. The synopsis itself will get you hooked, and once you start reading it, you will never want to put it down until the end.
Aside from the fact that the plot and story of these books are gripping and exciting as they are, the Swedish government and Nazi organizations piqued my interest too. This trilogy sparked my interest in the modern crime fiction genre.
I may be a little too late at the craze, but I think these are definitely worth the time and effort. I totally agree with the praises authors and publishers gave about this trilogy.


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Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of Tom HaydenHillary and I were saddened to learn of the death of Tom Hayden. His eventful life in pursuit of peace and justice ran the gamut from protesting to legislating, with lots of writing and teaching along the way. Attacked first by the right as a dangerous radical, then by the left for his willingness to compromise, Tom always marched to the beat of his own drummer, doing what he thought at any given time would advance his lifelong goals. Hillary and I knew him for more than thirty years and valued both his words of support and his criticism. His intelligence, intensity, and willingness to put himself on the line was uniquely American. He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with Barbara and his children.
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The other day DW said that her mother was looking for a vase to put some tall dried flowers. It had to be 22" – 24" high and 6"-8" square. MIL could not find one any where so DW asked me to make one from scraps.
I scanned the shop and found the following:
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The only plans I had are the ones in my head. It gonna be one of those projects that you build as you go. I like those types when they are not all that complicated.
Here are the majority of the scraps
Here is the pine paneling. I cut them to 22 ¾. Why 22 ¾ . . . the shortest was 22 5/8 and I wanted to square them all up.
Band sawn pine prior to planing.
Tools I used today. I finally put my mitre saw on the Bosch TS stand that I picked up for a song. Its super manoeuvrable.
I mitered the pine paneling. I hope the TS is accurate.
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(Reuters) - First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) reported a first-quarter profit after a loss in the previous year, helped by higher sales of solar modules, and the company maintained its full-year outlook.
The U.S. solar company posted a net profit of $59.1 million, or 66 cents per share, for the first quarter. This compares with a loss of $449.4 million, or $5.20 per share, in the year-ago period, which included $444 million in restructuring charges and costs in excess of normal warranty.
Excluding items, First Solar earned 69 cents a share, below the 75 cents expected on average by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue rose 52 percent to $755.2 million, above Wall Street expectations of $725.3 million.
"We remain on track for the year and reaffirm our full-year 2013 financial guidance," Chief Executive Jim Hughes said in a statement.
First Solar shares, which have gained 55 percent this year, rose a little more than 1 percent in extended trade. On April 9, the stock notched its biggest single-day gain after the company said revenue and earnings for the next three years will come in well above Wall Street estimates at the time.
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Congressional Black Caucus Chairman to ask Boehner to enforce House dress code across the board
WASHINGTON – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) plans to send a "friendly, hand-written" note to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) asking him to enforce the House dress code across the board, he told Fox News Wednesday night.
Cleaver says he made the decision to contact Boehner after the incident where Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) wore the hoodie to the House floor today. Rep. Rush was escorted from the House floor because the House dress code prohibits hats.
Cleaver says that some CBC members believe that Rush was unfairly singled out because the House routinely allows other members to go to the floor without the proper attire and they are never removed.
"Whenever rules are not enforced, you create the opportunity for somebody to believe they have been singled out," Cleaver said. "You see during late night votes, people stand in the back with jeans and no jackets and no ties."
Twice this Congress, Boehner has personally spoken from the dais, to remind Members to adhere to the dress code. No one can remember any Speaker doing that in recent memory.
"They need to know, we don't care what the case is or what time of day it is. Those are the rules," Cleaver said.
Cleaver indicated that because Rush was speaking about Trayvon Martin, he had hoped that that Speaker Pro Tempore Gregg Harper (R-MS) would have been more lenient with Rush since the House has shown an unevenness in enforcing the rule.
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Jimmy Fallon Brings His Wife & Kids to Ride Opening at Universal Orlando!
Jimmy Fallon is joined by his family while attending the grand opening of the new Universal Orlando attraction, "Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon," on Thursday (April 6) in Orlando, Fla.
The 42-year-old late night host was supported by his wife Nancy Juvonen and their daughters Winnie and Frances at the exciting event.
The Tonight Show has been filming at Universal Studios all week in celebration of the ride's grand opening.
"Just got @blakeshelton to ride the #FallonRide at Universal. He loved it! (I think.) watch the show tonight – we filmed the whole thing," Jimmy tweeted earlier in the week. Watch the video of them on the ride below!
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Power breakdown plunges Pakistan into darknessAFP 5 hours agoPakistan was plunged into darkness after a key power transmission line broke down early on Sunday in an incident blamed on a rebel attack, the latest reminder of the country's crippling energy crisis.The power failure, one of the worst Pakistan has experienced, caused electricity to be cut in major cities throughout the country, including the capital Islamabad.It was later restored in much of the country, with the national power company saying normal distribution would resume within hours.Officials said the blackout began after midnight when a transmission line connecting a privately-run power plant to the national grid was damaged.A senior official at the National Grid station in Islamabad said around 80 percent of the country was hit by power breakdown.
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I am trying to automate keystore generation using the Java keystore tool. The command I am using is :
keytool -keystore keystore -alias jetty -genkey -keyalg RSA
But after this command, user is required to enter certain inputs as follows:
Enter keystore password: password
What is your first and last name?
[Unknown]: jetty.mortbay.org
What is the name of your organizational unit?
[Unknown]: Jetty
What is the name of your organization?
[Unknown]: Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd.
What is the name of your City or Locality?
What is the name of your State or Province?
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
Is CN=jetty.mortbay.org, OU=Jetty, O=Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd.,
L=Unknown, ST=Unknown, C=Unknown correct?
[no]: yes
Enter key password for <jetty>
(RETURN if same as keystore password): password
Instead of the user entering these values , is there any way of providing these values without user interaction ,either within the command or through a script?


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies on Thursday, hovering below a 14-year high reached earlier this week as a modest bout of buying emerged following an early round of profit-taking.
Traders brushed off mostly upbeat U.S. economic data as they refrained from adding bullish dollar bets ahead of Christmas, analysts said.
"We have had a big rally and we are due to for a breather," said Ed Al-Hussainy, senior interest rate and currency analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments in Minneapolis.
The dollar index .DXY, which measures the greenback against a group of six major currencies, was marginally higher at 103.08 but still below 103.65 it set on Tuesday, which was its highest since December 2002.
The dollar posted a series of multiyear highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve's hint last week that it might raise interest rates up to three times in 2017, which was one more than what some traders had expected.
The dollar rally that started six weeks ago has been underpinned by bets that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress would slash taxes and boost federal spending, resulting in higher growth and inflation.
As they awaited details on economic policies from the Trump administration, traders and analysts cautioned that the dollar, which has risen 5 percent on an index basis since Nov. 8, was vulnerable to a further pullback.
Still, most of them have not changed their longer-term positive view of the U.S. currency.
"The trend is definitely for a stronger dollar," Stephen Casey, senior currency trader at Cambridge Global Payments in New York. "Any dip in the dollar will a buying opportunity."
Thursday's stronger-than-expected report on new orders for U.S. capital goods in November and an upward revision on third-quarter U.S. economic growth reinforced the view of a steady U.S. expansion.
While the dollar rally paused, the euro held steady in the aftermath of plans to rescue Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's second-biggest bank.
The single currency EUR= hit a one-week high against the dollar, rebounding from a nearly 14-year low of $1.0350 set on Tuesday, Reuters data showed. It was last up 0.1 percent at $1.0429.
The euro was up 0.1 percent at 122.67 yen EURJPY=.
The dollar was flat at 117.57 yen JPY= after reaching 118.66 yen a week ago, which was its strongest level against the Japanese currency since early February.
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He told his conqueror-to-be that he believed the ball had landed wide, but even when the replay on Hawk-Eye proved otherwise, his beatific expression did not crack. Instead he simply leant across to embrace the victor, confirming him as the perhaps the most gracious runner-up that Centre Court had ever witnessed.
While both the personality and popularity of Tsonga are well-documented, his grace at such a juncture was extraordinary. For the second straight year his ambition to become the first Frenchman to lift the Challenge Cup since Yvon Petra in 1946 had been derailed at the semi-final stage, but still he departed the scene wreathed in smiles. "I have a good relationship with Andy," he said, adding with his customary gentleness: "I will have my revenge some time."
Like a bear waking from its slumber, Tsonga had emerged from his two sets of hibernation here to threaten an ambush. This mercurial performer is renowned for a game based as much upon brawn as brain, and duly delivered after a listless first hour-and-a-half with a devastating assault of serving and baseline hitting. Extending an apparent procession for Murray into the tensest four-set tussle, the world No 6 peppered the Scot with the best he had to offer, crushing returns at will. At last, Le Muscle from Le Mans had awoken.
But alas for his smattering of supporters in SW19, the riposte came too late. Tsonga was bolstered by prominent support in the Centre Court audience, in particular from countryman Henri Leconte, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist himself. "I was in my match, I was focused," he insisted. He waited too long, though, to launch the counter-punch, discovering that not even his range of artillery could deny Murray. "He played very well – he hardly gave me one chance to go to the net, and he didn't miss one opportunity," Tsonga accepted. "His level was a little bit down in the third and I could take advantage. But he broke me again, so I think he deserves it."
He wondered aloud if Murray had been tiring towards the end: an inauspicious sign for facing Roger Federer in the final. "I don't know how he will be physically," he said. In Tsonga's beaming face, one formed an impression that such concerns, and the dispiriting defeat, were secondary to the pure enjoyment of the occasion. "It's always fun for me on court and hitting a ball," he said. "I'm not the most talented player on tour – I just like to 'go the wall' and enjoy it."
After a curiously listless first hour, it took until the third for Tsonga to engineer a startling turnaround, lacing his forehands with venom and even belatedly latching on to Murray's serves. The change could be ascribed partly to the Scot's sudden tightening but also to the challenger's equally abrupt spike in confidence. The booming serve was firing with extra horsepower and Tsonga could even afford to indulge in his first few cries of "Allez!".
Still, there were far too many unforced errors from the Tsonga racket: 40 in total. A more consistent talent – Roger Federer, perchance? – would have punished Murray more ruthlessly.
Tsonga had glances on a couple of weak Murray second serves but failed to capitalise. Still, at 3-1 down in the fourth, he projected a sense of urgency to force his way back into the duel. Flaying one return with an ungodly force, Tsonga promptly eradicated the break and recovered his swagger. Suddenly, an energy and desire flooded into the 27 year-old's demeanour, as he showed with an exaggerated follow-through to bring back parity at 3-3.
His surge coincided with a change in the weather. As sinister black clouds moved in over Wimbledon, the mood darkened for Murray. The fifth seed was unsettling the home boy, who tumbled awkwardly as another winner whistled past his ears. Both were living dangerously, facing two break points apiece on their serves as they toiled to grasp this critical set. The 140mph serve with which Tsonga closed out for 4-4 was the fastest of the tournament so far.
Tsonga was running on adrenalin, experimenting with a dazzling array of forehand combinations to thwart Murray. Even umpire Carlos Ramos felt the heat as he overruled a Tsonga drive that turned out to have caught the line. Mercifully for the sake of this sporting storyline, Tsonga served the game out. He would not be allowed to do so again.
Watching Murray's fabulous return on the second match point flash past him, then looking askance at the big screen as Hawk-Eye gave the definitive verdict, this most genial of men simply smiled, hugged, and took his leave. Never a truer gentleman was seen.


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The person appointed will be responsible for the newly established High Performance Unit; the aim of which is to afford the best opportunities for young players to progress to the highest levels
Now following the incredibly successful ITTF Development Programme that witnesses a maximum 226 members and therefore endorses the fact that table tennis is a truly global sport, the task now is to increase the number of national associations who can compete as world level.
Competition is at the root of sport, the less predictable the outcome, the more interest is created, the more the sport grows in status. It is the goal for table tennis.
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August 2016
Mac Taylor - Editor
SDP Market Stakeholders
We consider the following segmentation of stakeholders in the SDP market:
• vendors of SDP products, solutions and professional services;
• buyers of SDPs including Network Operators and other Service Providers;
• investors in SDP technologies and solutions; and
• end-users and subscribers of SDP services in business and consumer market segments.
Vendors of products, solutions and professional services
The SDP market represents only 2% share of overall telecommunications investments of over $1.3Trillion per year. Nevertheless this is enough an opportunity for several types of suppliers to upsell their core competencies.
Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) such as:
Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson and Huawei offer comprehensive SDP solutions. They approach the SDP from the network side which is their traditional area of dominance. NEPs' SDP offerings utilize:
SOA, middleware and other solutions, e.g. identity servers, LDAP servers, and databases from leading IT vendors. NEPs often partner with ISVs to offer high quality or highly specialized software such as telecom application servers, policy engines or Content Management Servers (CMS) as well as successful revenue-generating applications.
Enterprise IT Vendors such as:
Oracle, IBM, HP, Sun, and until recently Microsoft, moved aggressively into the SDP space either by partnerships for the networks and OSS integration or by M&As. They approach the SDP from the operator's IT infrastructure and OSS/BSS side, where their position has traditionally been much stronger than on the network side. IT vendors create an SDP by extending their Service Oriented Architecture solutions, enterprise application platforms (J2EE and .NET) with telecom-specific components (e.g. SIP Application Server or Web Services based Network Gateways), service enablers and support applications (CRM, Billing, etc.). These SDP solutions are based on standard middleware and software products which create a low cost, "ready to assemble" SDP from these vendors (e.g. Oracle's "SDP on a CD").
Some IT vendors such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft "own" application developer communities, which can be leveraged in the SDP space. HP and IBM play strongly with their Professional Services arms taking over long term management contracts after launching an SDP in production.
System Integrators (SIs) such as:
Wipro, Accenture, Atos Origin, LogicaCMG, Cap Gemini, TCS as well as regional SI players had a predominant role in the initial development of SDP market. They leveraged the fact that an SDP is not a product, but rather a set of products that needs to be integrated into the operator's network and IT infrastructure. They build their SDP offerings from components and products offered by different vendors: NEPs, Enterprise IT vendors or ISVs.
In the future, network and OSS/BSS integration will still be required for every SDP, but new pre-integrated SDP solutions built on the SOA principles will require less system integration than before. However, the SIs will keep very busy as the number of deployed SDPs and demand for new service creation and integration services increases.


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Established in 2009 at Collegiate High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, Droid Rage has flourished into a successful robotics program that encourages students to explore the several areas of STEAM through critical thinking, creativity, and innovation. Students are continuously challenged to work with others in a competitive setting, resolve problems that they might encounter in the real-world, and practice their gracious professionalism. In order to effectively challenge the Droid Rage members, we participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge. As the years go on, our program continues to thrive and spread awareness about the importance of STEM and stimulating the minds of young students. We plan on enhancing our robotics program to achieve our program's goals and push for even greater success both locally and nationally.


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This may be less than coherent, due to about 6 half-hours of sleep last night at a friend's house, interrupted by three spazzing cats. Nice kitties. Sure... Anyhow, I'm tired, but thankful to God for so many things - strength, the flowers and warm breezes today, my family, my friends, and the opportunities and conversations He brings my way.
Last weekend my church had a True Woman conference. Women of all ages gathered to listen to some challenging DVD sessions by Nancy Leigh Demoss, Kay Arthur, John Piper, Joni Eareckson Tada, and others. I know many eighteen-year-olds who would despise sitting in a school gym listening to a call to being a godly woman who embraces the role of being a wife and mother and forsaking the lies of feminism, but young women today desperately NEED to hear this. My heart aches for the many, many young women in our world, even Christian young women, who are without compass and direction because they are focused on themselves. Rather than feminism, I believe that Christian young ladies must be embracing femininity as God has so beautifully designed for us.
Our culture and the media bombard us with the message that we deserve to be happy and have attention and be beautiful, but we cannot blame the world for a disease that begins in our own hearts. That disease is sin, and it feeds on love of self. I myself have justified sin by comparing myself to the world, or saying, "It's just something fun. It's not really bad, it's not really going to affect me." I know for many young women I know, this is manifested most obviously in the movies we watch and the music we listen to.
Throughout the conference this past weekend, my heart has been drawn again and again to the Word of God as the compass and the very center and foundation of our lives. Without that, we are, as Ephesians 4:14-15 says, "children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming." Do you realize that we are tossed to and fro by our own thoughts and desires, unless they are rooted in the truth of Christ?
I have truly seen this in my own life. The week before the conference was a difficult one for me spiritually. I don't really know how to explain it, but it felt like there was a dark cloud separating me from God, like I was incapable of crying out to Him. I wanted to feel His presence again, and to have assurance, but doubts were filling my mind and hindering my prayers. I had been praying that God would speak to my heart at the conference and wake me up again to see my own sin and His glory. He so faithfully answered, and showed me that I need to truly make war against the apathy of my flesh, and again reminded me to make it my aim to seek Him with all of my heart. I again saw clearly that God is the greatest treasure, and that I don't need to doubt the goodness of His ways and His plans. There is nothing in this earth, and nothing that I can imagine that compares to the glorious perfection that He is. I was also reminded that I must not let my emotions carry me so that I am "tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind," but turn to the Word, which is the rock and the anchor in the storm.
When Jesus calmed the storm in Mark 4, He did not comfort His disciples with the reassurance that the storm was gone - instead, He rebuked them for their lack of faith. As He did so, they were filled with great fear, and said, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" I had to laugh when I read that. They were no longer afraid of the storm, but of the One who had the power to command the universe! Well they should be - and so should we! Nonetheless, how much better it would be for us, if, like Peter, we would look to Christ with faith and walk on water through the storm! Peter walked away from what any "logical" person would see as his salvation - the boat. This is a beautiful act - Peter turned his back on earthly safety, and trusted that Jesus would give him the power to follow the Lord. But do you remember what happened to Peter when he looked away from Jesus? Matthew 14:30 says, "when he saw the wind, he was afraid" and began to sink.
For me, this is a time of life when often, everything seems to be spinning out of control. I so often look at the "waves and wind" around me and am filled with fear. Each step seems perilous, and Jesus seems far away. Regardless of how old you are, perhaps you are also going through a time like that. I want to encourage you with this - Christ is the anchor in the storm. Look to Him; focus on Him; pursue Him, and live for His glory above all. This is what I am preaching to myself in these days, and this is what brings my soul peace. Thank you, Lord Jesus! What a beautiful Savior!
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
the holy habitation of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the chariots with fire.
"Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!"
The LORD of hosts is with us;
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The Dashman Company
The Dashman Company was a large decentralized concern making many types of equipment for the armed forces of the United States. Late in 1940 the company faced increasing difficulty in securing certain essential raw materials. So Mr. Manson, the company's president, appointed an experienced purchasing executive, Mr. Post as vice president in charge of purchasing to improve the situation. But there seems to be no improvement
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a. People (name, job, title, age, facts related to the person) 1) Mr. Manson, the company's president 2) Mr. Post, vice president
3) Mr. Larson is Mr.Post's assistant.
b. Institutions (name, legal status, role) The Dashman Company was a large concern making many types of equipment for the armed forces of the United States. It had over 20 plants, located in the central part of the country, whose purchasing procedures had never been completely coordinated.
III. CHRONOLOGY (establishing reverse time sequence - just the basic facts, first item being the most recent, most distant event - last) During the next six weeks the head office received no notices from any plant that contracts were being negotiated. During the following weeks replies on the letters came from all except a few plants. Mr.Post dismissed the idea to visit the purchasing executives, as he had so many things to do at the head office that he could not get away for a trip. Larson suggested that, since Mr.Post had not met more than a few of the purchasing executives, to visit all of them and take the matter up with each of them personally. Mr. Post prepared a letter to be sent to the 20 purchasing executives of the company. Mr.Post showed the letter to Mr. Larson and invited his comments. One of...
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I wonder if anyone actually does the stuff that they pin on Pinterest. Well once I got hooked I decided I had to do the practical or craft related stuff I pin, so here's what I have done so far,
I am working on these, and will post pics when I get them done, I am super excited about this one!!
My dad made this for me, and it's wonderful. Word of advice, if you plan to make this it's about $150 and the supplies are way off, you need a lot more connectors than the guy says. But it's awesome!
This is another, smack the forehead, why didn't I think of that things! Now, if anyone can help me collect these, I'd love it, message me for an address if you have some :)
So now, I challenge all you Pin heads ;) to go do the stuff you pin! I'll keep you posted on my progress!


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Keane keeps Celtic's slim title hopes alive
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His expensive presence is highly unlikely to swing the Scottish championship in Celtic's direction at this stage of the proceedings, but it can fairly be said of Robbie Keane that he was the difference between the teams in Falkirk yesterday.
The Bairns may be propping up the table but they had twice deprived Tony Mowbray's players of points already this season and, had Keane been spearheading their attacks and not Celtic's on this occasion, they would likely have added a victory to their tally.
As it was, two trademark touches of Keane's finely honed reflexes -- one in each half -- were sufficient to give his side a victory that keeps Rangers in sight, although only on the far horizon.
In each case the outcome was a foregone conclusion once he skipped off the shoulder of the nearest defender, first to rifle home a prompt from Morten Rasmussen and then when he latched on to a free-kick from Marc Crosas which was lanced straight through the heart of the Falkirk defence.
For this outing, Celtic had to emerge from the shelter of the barrage of criticism the club had directed at referees and the Scottish Football Association for the previous 10 days -- although there was a last salvo from Aiden McGeady, aimed straight at Dougie McDonald, the match official for last week's Old Firm derby -- and place their intermittent form back in the front line.
In keeping with such imagery, the pockmarked playing surface at Westfield was a version of no man's land, mainly bereft of grass and seamed with bumps and divots within moments of kick-off.
In these circumstances, the shortest distance between two points is anything but a straight line and for spells the conditions nullified any attempt at fluent passing play so that the referee, Brain Winter, had to be alert for the awkward bounces that could throw players off balance in their challenges.
Keane signalled his menace with a spurt that took him clear into the box for a powerful angled left-foot drive which Robert Olejnik did well to turn aside for a corner kick and the goalkeeper did well to divert another drive from the on-loan Tottenham man a few minutes later.
Falkirk were diligent and at times clever, although they were let down by their usual weakness of failure to crown fine build-up play with ruthlessness in the box. Even their tally of nine corners to Celtic's eight could not breach the cordon around Artur Boruc's goal, although these events frequently produce heart-stopping interludes for Mowbray's defenders.
Falkirk had clearly worked on trying to exploit the weakness and for one corner all their players in the Celtic box clustered, almost in a huddle, then scattered like a starburst across the 18-yard margin, only to find that the delivery was nowhere near any of them.
Mind you, when Colin Healy subsequently picked out Ryan Flynn for an overhead kick, Boruc palmed off his line without knowing much about what had happened.
By that stage, though, Celtic were ahead and the same pattern -- pleasing passages from Falkirk and menacing returns of serve from their visitors -- continued throughout the contest. Had Vitor Lima been more accurate when he finished the best Falkirk move of the match with a shot just over the top or had Scott Arfield not seen his fine half volley blocked at the post by Boruc, they might well have got something from the game.
As it is, they remain rooted to the foot of the division, three points behind Hamilton and St Mirren, both of whom they play before the league splits into top and bottom sixes. (© Daily Telegraph, London).
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My little neighbor is turning one and her mommy asked for some under the sea first birthday decor. With the colors of blue and green for the theme, I got to work with my stash of felt from Kunin Group and my Sizzix Big Shot machine. It was super fun and I am thrilled to share my creations!
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I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38,39
That pretty well covers the "waterfront," doesn't it? There isn't anything that could come into my life that would not fall into one of those categories. What happens in death–a fearful thought not only for myself, but for the people God gave me and who move around in my circle of love. What happens in life–tragedies, disappointments, pain, grief, any circumstance that comes my way. They are all on the list.
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Why do I allow my feelings to control my mind when they don't even have the capacity to THINK? or REASON?
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Lord, if none of the horrible things in this world can separate You from me or me from You–no, that isn't right . . . I must rephrase that. I'll start over.
Lord, since none of these things have the power to separate us,why do I allow my feelings to come between us?


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Thank you all for your lovely comments & tweets. They made my day 🙂 Even though I'm still keeping up with meatless Mondays as best as possible (tonight we had spinach &black bean enchiladas…yum!), I've decided to dub Mondays, "Mom to Be" Mondays as just a way to share some highlights of my pregnancy and also to share any helpful tidbits for other moms to be (or soon moms to be) out there.
Let me rewind a bit and just share when I found out and the whole history of this little miracle. Hubs and I got married in July 2011. Shortly after I decided to go off of birth control, not because we wanted to start trying right away, but because I had been on it for over 10 years and I didn't love the way it made me feel. One month after being off of it, I felt like a whole new person. It's kind of hard to explain, but I felt alive again. I was more in control of my emotions as well as other things. I had heard a lot about the Fertility Awareness Method. I ordered the book from Amazon and read what I needed to read within a week. One month after charting, I realized that my luteal phase (the time from ovulation to my next period) was very short (about 9 days). Not a big deal at the time, but could potentially be a problem when we wanted to start having kids. I waited to see if it would straighten itself out as the cycles went on, but it didn't. In November I decided to start taking Vitamin B6 because I hear that this is supposed to help. Although we weren't trying to have a baby, I just wanted my cycle to be normal. The week I left for Texas to get my sister, my period was supposed to start. When it was a day late, I thought to myself, "Well maybe the vitamin B6 is working." A few more days passed and I knew something was up. When I flew into Texas on Friday, my sister wanted to go out and celebrate being done with tech school, and rightfully so. But I didn't feel right drinking so I had to let her know what was up. She totally understood and was very supportive. Next I called hubs to let him know what was going on. I didn't just want to come home that following Wednesday and say, "Honey you're going to be a dad!". He was actually excited. I was scared shitless. I finally took a HPT a week and a half after my period was due. I think that was the most patient I've ever been in my life (it was also the longest week of my life). It told me what I had suspected all along. I was pregnant. After the initial shock/worry/shock wore off, I started to feel really excited and happy. I was going to be a mom 🙂 No, we didn't plan for this to happen and no it's not the most ideal time for us but we couldn't be happier for our "Christmas Surprise". We found out right before Christmas and the message in church that day was Christmas surprises…very fitting 🙂
I'm not at all discounting or going to talk bad about the Fertility Awareness Method. It worked well for us until, well it didn't. If it is a method of birth control you're thinking of, just make sure you're in a relationship/situation where if you do get pregnant it won't be the end of the world. Had I not been charting, I would've never known I was having minor problems within my cycle because they came regularly.
Now that that's all out in the open let's talk about baby 🙂 I'm 10 weeks and 2 days today. And little peanut is set to arrive on August 25th. We decided that we're not going to find out the sex of the baby until the little one arrives. 'Team Green' all the way. I want to be surprised in the delivery room…I keep telling myself it will make the labor process easier 🙂
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Baby is 1.2 inches…about the size of a prune (and is growing over my bladder). He/She has also graduated from embryo to fetus. The baby's skin is touch sensitive all over-any type of touch causes the baby to move. Baby is growing tiny nails on the fingers and toes as well as tiny buds for teeth. I learned that if your baby's not getting enough calcium, it will start to take it from you and your bones! I can't help but think of Bella being pregnant in Breaking Dawn. Needless to say, I've been drinking milk every day.
The nausea is finally starting to subside. I'm just very tired all the time. The only thing that helps with fatigue is exercise, which is a catch 22 because on most days exercise is the furthest thing from my mind. But I force myself to do something, whether it is a short walk outside or Zumba, physical activity always gives me energy. I've also been very emotional. I wouldn't say that I cry all the time, but I'm pretty sensitive right now…and moody (sorry hubs). My sense of smell is definitely heightened and things like the smell of coffee (a smell I used to like) and alcohol make me sick to my stomach. And last but definitely not least, my ta-ta's are killing me and I've gone up a full bra size (cup & band).
Cravings: Fruit!! chips, GF frozen waffles & bagels. Anything cold (smoothies, ice water etc)
Aversions: Raw Vegetables-I was in love with salads in the beginning. Now? not so much. I get my veggies either cooked or in juice/smoothie form. Chicken-I'll force myself to eat it because of the protein factor, but I could do without it.
Weight gain: 1.1 lbs but it feels more like 20, and I've had to bust out the belly band on more than one occasion. How I've only gained that little so far I'm not really sure. My dr. said a healthy weight gain for me would be between 25-30lbs but she doesn't care if I'm over or under just as long as the baby & I are healthy.
My sister posted this on facebook and I found it very fitting for tonight's posting:
'A Nearly 14-pound baby boy born in Des Moines'. The mom delivered vaginally and un-medicated. OUCH!


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