text: NASDAQ:LGIH - LGI Homes Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding LGI Homes Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $73.44 +1.06 (+1.46 %) (As of 12/15/2019 08:59 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$72.38Now: $73.44▼$73.9150-Day Range$69.64MA: $74.08▼$84.8852-Week Range$40.29Now: $73.44▼$89.00Volume158,460 shsAverage Volume191,357 shsMarket Capitalization$1.69 billionP/E Ratio11.57Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.47 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email LGI Homes, Inc engages in the design, construction, and sale of new homes in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, Oregon, and Nevada. It offers entry-level homes, such as detached homes and townhomes, and move-up homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Operative builders Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:LGIH Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1580670 Webhttp://www.lgihomes.com/ Phone281-362-8998Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97 Current Ratio14.90 Quick Ratio1.16Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.57 Forward P/E Ratio10.93 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.50 billion Price / Sales1.12 Cash Flow$7.10 per share Price / Cash Flow10.35 Book Value$28.87 per share Price / Book2.54Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.35 Net Income$155.29 million Net Margins9.43% Return on Equity22.07% Return on Assets10.51%Miscellaneous Employees857 Outstanding Shares22,950,000Market Cap$1.69 billion Next Earnings Date2/25/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive LGIH News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LGIH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:LGIH Rates by TradingView LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) Frequently Asked Questions What is LGI Homes' stock symbol? LGI Homes trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LGIH." How were LGI Homes' earnings last quarter? LGI Homes Inc (NASDAQ:LGIH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $483.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $486.83 million. LGI Homes had a net margin of 9.43% and a return on equity of 22.07%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 27.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.52 earnings per share. View LGI Homes' Earnings History. When is LGI Homes' next earnings date? LGI Homes is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for LGI Homes. What guidance has LGI Homes issued on next quarter's earnings? LGI Homes updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.00-7.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.69. What price target have analysts set for LGIH? 4 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for LGI Homes' shares. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect LGI Homes' stock price to reach $83.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LGI Homes. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for LGI Homes? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LGI Homes in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for LGI Homes. Has LGI Homes been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about LGIH stock have trended negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LGI Homes earned a news impact score of -2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for LGI Homes. Are investors shorting LGI Homes? LGI Homes saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 2,660,000 shares, a drop of 5.7% from the November 14th total of 2,820,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 275,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.6 days. Approximately 14.0% of the company's shares are sold short. View LGI Homes' Current Options Chain. Who are some of LGI Homes' key competitors? Some companies that are related to LGI Homes include Toll Brothers (TOL), KB Home (KBH), Meritage Homes (MTH), M.D.C. (MDC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), TRI Pointe Group (TPH), M/I Homes (MHO), Century Communities (CCS), William Lyon Homes (WLH), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), New Home (NWHM) and Comstock Holding Companies (CHCI). What other stocks do shareholders of LGI Homes own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other LGI Homes investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and United Rentals (URI). Who are LGI Homes' key executives? LGI Homes' management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Eric Thomas Lipar, Chairman & CEO (Age 48)Mr. Michael Larry Snider, Pres & COO (Age 48)Mr. Charles Michael Merdian, CFO & Treasurer (Age 49)Ms. Rachel Lyons Eaton, Chief Marketing Officer (Age 37)Mr. Jack Anthony Lipar, Exec. VP of Acquisitions (Age 50) Who are LGI Homes' major shareholders? LGI Homes' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (6.02%), State Street Corp (2.85%), Millennium Management LLC (1.99%), CDAM UK Ltd (1.56%), Voya Investment Management LLC (1.18%) and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (0.84%). Company insiders that own LGI Homes stock include Bryan Christopher Sansbury, Charles Michael Merdian, Eric Thomas Lipar, Jack Anthony Lipar, Margaret Mary Britton, Michael Larry Snider, Rachel Lyons Eaton, Robert Karnig Vahradian, Ryan Edone and Steven Randal Smith. View Institutional Ownership Trends for LGI Homes. Which institutional investors are selling LGI Homes stock? LGIH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, State Street Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Scout Investments Inc., Shaker Investments LLC OH and Barclays PLC. Company insiders that have sold LGI Homes company stock in the last year include Bryan Christopher Sansbury, Charles Michael Merdian, Eric Thomas Lipar, Jack Anthony Lipar, Michael Larry Snider, Rachel Lyons Eaton, Robert Karnig Vahradian and Steven Randal Smith. View Insider Buying and Selling for LGI Homes. Which institutional investors are buying LGI Homes stock? LGIH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., CDAM UK Ltd, Great Lakes Advisors LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System and Lisanti Capital Growth LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for LGI Homes. How do I buy shares of LGI Homes? Shares of LGIH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is LGI Homes' stock price today? One share of LGIH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.44. How big of a company is LGI Homes? LGI Homes has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion and generates $1.50 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $155.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.35 on an earnings per share basis. LGI Homes employs 857 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About LGI Homes. What is LGI Homes' official website? The official website for LGI Homes is http://www.lgihomes.com/. How can I contact LGI Homes? LGI Homes' mailing address is 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX, 77380. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 281-362-8998 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for LGI Homes (NASDAQ LGIH)Community Ranking: 2.5 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 376 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 368 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 744MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about LGI Homes and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe LGIH will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe LGIH will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/15/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How much can an individual set aside as a catch-up contribution?


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Telematics Car Insurance: With the advent of technological advancement, the Insurance sector is also going through a massive transformation. You can't trick the insurance agencies by anyways as they are getting smarter day by day.
Insurance companies were facing huge losses because of false claims, and then telematics came into the picture. Not only it would benefit the insurers but also the people who are their customers. Let's see how telematics can change the world of the insurance sector.
What is Telematics and how Telematics Car Insurance is useful?
Telematics is a branch of Information Technology which deals with long-distance transmission of computerized information. Telematics can be used in insurance sector to get live location details with the help of a vehicle tracking device which can be fitted in your vehicle.
A lot of other relevant data, collected by means of additional sensors – on top of tracking – can be clubbed together to provide better insight to insurance companies. This will include capturing driving patterns in way more than one. Easing the job for insurance companies comes next to the AI based reports and other pertinent analytics.
It is going to monitor the performance of your vehicle and track using built-in GPS. Your location would be tracked 24/7, and the data can be integrated with mobile apps which come handy.
Even driver's behavior while driving could be monitored to know whether he is rash driving, over speeding or doing any kind of vehicle misuse.
The device helps in making calculated decisions which would result in higher safety and security. It would also help in maintaining a secure relationship with your insurer. You will be safe and secure, and at the same time you will end up saving your precious money.
How can vehicle tracking device save customer's cost?
Not only insurer's cost would be optimized but it would also lower customer's cost also. You must be wondering how it is possible? When you enroll for a Telematics Car Insurance, you will get discount on motor premiums.
For high-tech cars like SUV, you will get a good amount of discount because the device would help in vehicle thefts which reduces loss percentage for insurance companies.
Also, the data collected using the telematics device help in the faster resolution of the claims. So, this is quite positive for customers as well.
Features of Telematics device
The data which it collects in real time will help in a lot of ways. You will be driving safely. What else can be more significant than your well-being? NH Safe is a telematics device which is developed by Cyrrup.
It's been designed to ease the process of claims in the insurance sector and to reduce the loss percentage of insurers. With NH Safe, you can record the front view and in-cabin recording.
You can even have the facility of remote voice monitoring. It would act as proof in accidents or incidents for insurance claims, false accuses and illegal blames. It comes with a web dashboard and an Android app tracking.
You can be safe and secure with its front collision system which will help in detecting objects in front of the vehicle. Collisions would almost be 0%, and your health would be 100%.
How is it beneficial for Insurers?
You must be thinking that insurer is providing you telematics car insurance which comes with the device and at the same time he is offering you a discount on premium as well. Isn't it weird why someone is doing this for free? No, you are wrong.
They have some long-term goals behind that. When you have a telematics device from an insurer, he can track the performance of your vehicle. Rash driving can be monitored which helps in lowering cost for insurance companies.
Many people do false claims for getting money out of insurance companies. In 30% of the cases, it is the rash driving of customers which is the cause of accidents. So, insurance companies can get rid of these false claims by having statistics from the device provided for the telematics car insurance plan.
Another reason would be the increasing number of thefts of vehicles. After vehicle thefts insurance companies have to pay their customers the insurance amount which has increased their loss percentage.
So, now with the help of GPS enabled vehicle trackers, insurance companies can get rid of these claims by tracking the lost vehicle. I would say that this is a perfect example of revolution in the insurance sector. Check out NH Safe for more details.

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Amazon has completely revolutionized online selling. Thanks to their incredible presence, they have millions of people coming to the website every day looking to buy items. This means that as an Amazon seller, you can list your items on their website and make ongoing free, organic sales without having to pay for ads and traffic.
And this sounds great… until you hit the sales ceiling. We've noticed that for many Amazon business owners, once they hit the 6-figure & 7-figure mark, they start to encounter this problem. There are only so many visitors coming to Amazon looking to purchase your products.
If you want to make even more sales and scale your business, then you're going to have to go in-search of prospective customers who don't know they want their product yet – but will buy it if you put it in front of their face. Which means you'll need to wade into their territory of paid ads.
So – should you simply just run paid ads/traffic to your Amazon listings? No, because there is a much better solution: you can run it to your own store.
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When you sell on Amazon, you get the advantage of free organic traffic, but it comes at an expense – the fees. Most sellers end up paying about 15% in commission. If you're running paid traffic, then you have the power to direct it to any site you like – including your own store and only pay the fees for your credit card processor.
For example, we usually recommend Amazon sellers create their stores with Shopify since it integrates with Amazon and because it's streamlined, almost anyone can set up a professional looking store within minutes. If customers buy from your store and pay with Shopify Payments, you'll only be paying 2.9% + a 30¢ transaction fee vs. the 15% commission fee. And when you're running paid traffic, every bit of money you can save counts.
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Of course, if you sell in your own store, you can. This is another big reason we recommend most Amazon sellers to use Shopify for their private stores, because it's very easy to add Facebook tracking pixels and integrate email marketing apps with your store (our favourite for Shopify is MailChimp).
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If you want to run paid ads, then you really need to create your own private store. For this, we strongly recommend Shopify because it integrates with Amazon. Because they work together, it makes it very easy to manage your sales/inventory which is crucial. That means you can still keep getting your organic sales on Amazon, but you can run paid traffic to your Shopify store and sell your products on there:
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Shopify even allows you to set it up so that you can fulfill orders made in your store with the Amazon FBA warehouses. It means you get to have the best of both worlds – you get to sell on your own site, collect the sales/leads and skip the huge commission fees – but still let Amazon seamlessly fulfill orders for you.
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|Gaston Ninja
The ninja who likes yachts.
Yacht owner,
"TaliBEAN's Most Fun to Annoy",
Pride of Pen Chi Island
|Emporer penguin (better than you)
|Jealous of Swiss Ninja
|He likes yachts.
|Arrogantly displaying himself. Unlike Cheddar, he isn't a TOTAL failure.
|Gaston's Villa, Cannons, Frankterre
Gaston Ninja is the oldest of the four Hochstadt Brothers. Unlike his middle sibling, Swiss Ninja and Swiss's twin brother Fisch, Gaston has an overly large ego because of his accomplishments. His youngest brother is Clovis, a jester and an EPF agent. His other younger brother, Cheddar Ninja, is a total Noob.
Gaston hatched about a year before Swiss Ninja in Switzerland. His parents had high hopes for him, and he did indeed fulfill these hopes, sadly. Gaston was very interested in Seafaring after becoming a Ninja like his brother. Gaston was raised in Club Penguin like the rest of his brothers, although because he was older, he was more independent. Gaston loved visiting the Beach and the lighthouse, but he especially loved to visit Rockhopper's ship when he was around.
When Gaston turned 18, Jock Hochstadt, his uncle, gave him his first "yacht", which was an old Viking ship that was decommissioned. Gaston set sail to Frankterre and tried to make his living there with the French speaking bretheren that he loved to be around. Although not the most richest of Penguins, Gaston started boldly when one of his Friends from Cannons, Frankterre, gave him his job of being the Chief of Security for the Harbor of Cannons. Gaston abused his position very much, and he was able to confiscate many yachts from rich penguins and puffles who broke the laws of the seas, and he never was caught since he gave his own men several of the yachts.
Later, with the decent amount of money he earned as the Chief of Security, Gaston bought a restaurant that went bankrupt, and he turned it into his own, naming it La Vie en Bleu. He hired his younger brother, Clovis, to be the chef. Clovis was the main reason why La Vie En Bleu became very popular, but before it did, Clovis resigned and gave his recipes to the new chefs hired so he could pursue his dream of becoming a Jester as his main job. About a week after Clovis left, a famous food critic came from Parie to Cannons and tried one of Clovis's recipes. The food pleased him so much that he overpraised the review of the restaurant and many penguins and puffles from around the Antarctic and the Ninja Archipelago to eat at Gaston's famed restaurant. Gaston became instantly rich and a multi billionaire, and he once made two million dollars just for giving another restaurant one of Clovis's recipes. Sadly, Clovis never got credit for what he did, but he could care less.
Becoming rich made Gaston's dream of having many yachts came true, and he also attempted to take over over islands such as Pen Chi Island, and almost seized Japaland as well with the help of his hired army. Many innocent realms (like Southwest Slumolia) were placed under his tyranical flipper, after Swiss Ninja had tried, and he always claimed that the islands he had conquered were "liberated" in accordance to his maniacal and "better-than-yours" morals. Nevertheless, with all the money he had, he always lost his colonies.
Swiss Ninja took a similar, but more noble path, founding the realm of Snowzerland and being a bit more "helpful" to the community. Gaston became jealous because the brothers' mother, Tammyfeih, liked Swiss best.
Years later, Clovis and Gaston are still good friends even though Clovis quit the restaurant and did not get credit for his work, but Clovis later got recognition for being a Hero of Antarctica. Their alliance can be seen in Chapter 12 of Traveling All of Antarctica. It is also well noted that Gaston is fond of his two brothers, Fisch and Clovis, and their dedication to stop Swiss Ninja's evil schemes, and he tries to keep up with their activity when he has free time. At one time, Gaston wished he could join the Hochstadt Gang, but he was too cocky and arrogant to join and he figured he was too good and important to work in a team.
Gaston hates his unknowingly younger brother Cheddar Ninja, and considers him a failure. They have clashed in the past, especially in their childhood, when Gaston used to bully Cheddar Ninja, and his parents never stopped him. Luckily enough, Gaston never physically hurt him too badly, otherwise Cheddar Ninja could have been killed.
Still, Gaston has made plenty of negative contributions, and he takes them highly.
- Gaston manages an empire, of which he oppresses. His current territories include Pen Chi Island and Southwest Slumalia, among others.
- Gaston also markets plush toys of himself.
- Furthermore, Gaston abuses the occupants of his empire.
- Lastly, Gaston built a huge castle, bigger than yours, just so he could beat Swiss Ninja.
- Gaston lost the realm of Tierra del Fuego in a large skirmish.
- Gaston played a small role in Chapter 12 of Traveling All of Antarctica.
TaliBEAN issues[edit]
Since Gaston conquered Southwest Slumalia, and since the Southwestern Slumalians resent him, the hobos have teamed up with the TaliBEAN to continously attack him.
Gaston can be simply talking to a friend (yes, he has friends), and TaliBEANs will suddenly storm the area. For example, Gaston was in his mansion/castle, playing his diamond-studded Vii, when a bunch of TaliBEANs started coming through his various nineteen fireplaces and ornate, golden doors, and began to blow up his stuff and take it for themselves. The TaliBEANs have been known to follow Gaston across the sea, and for some reason, no matter where he goes, TaliBEANs show up, and they never blow anything up except Gaston's possessions.
TaliBEANs love sinking Gaston's yachts.
Gaston also has a "massive" unofficial empire, consisting many islands. Here it is:
Founded by Finwe, it was abandoned until Gaston conqured it and built seventeen marinas where he puts his 10 yachts.
- I like yachts. Do you like yachts?
- I need more yachts.
- Looking across his private bay
Gaston: Without my eleven yachts, I would be an emoguin.
*TaliBEANs pop up and blow up a yacht, taking its possessions and sinking it*
Gaston: Without my ten yachts, I would be an emoguin.
- When showing his castle.
Penguin: Wow, nice place you've got here!
Gaston: I know. *Gaston tells story of his life and empire*
- Off the coast of Southwest Slumalia, in his yacht
Gaston: Hello my subjects. How are you doing?
Hobo: ZOMG |TZ g4sT0N, g3T hiM! s|nK hIs y4ChT!! c4Ll t3H t4ALib34Nz!!!!!!!111!1!1!!!!1!
*TaliBEANs board the yacht and begin blowing stuff up*
Gaston (to yacht captain): QUICKLY, YOU FOOL, TURN THIS YACHT AROUND!
Captain: It takes a while to do that, sir!
Gaston: Why?
Captian: -because YOU HAD TO MAKE YOUR YACHT SO DARN BIG!
Gaston: Duh. My yacht had to be bigger than Swiss Ninja's yacht!
Captain: Swiss Ninja doesn't even have a yacht!!!!!
TaliBEAN: qWik, g3T hIS g0ld st4sH!!1!!1!!!11!!
Captain: You keep GOLD on your yacht?!
Gaston: Of course!
TaliBEAN: ZOMG pR3ciouS j3w31LLz!1!!!!!!!!
Other TaliBEAN: ZOMG 19 \/|| sYzt3Ms!!!!!1!111!!!1
Captain: I won't even ask.
- At a private gathering
Swiss Ninja: Brother, have you ever considered spending your money to help your empire?
Gaston: Why would I do that?
Swiss Ninja: You have ten yachts.
Gaston: Yes, and you have one little one.
TaliBEAN: Z0mg iTz g4st0N g3T h|m!!!1111!1!!!!!11!11!
*TaliBEANs storm the meeting hall.*
Gaston: STOP FOLLOWING ME!
- To a prepguin
Prepguin: I have nine yachts.
Gaston: I have ten.
Prepguin: I own a mansion.
Gaston: I own a castle.
Prepguin: I own sixteen acres of land.
Gaston: I conqured Southwest Slumalia.
*TaliBEAN spy listens*
TaliBEAN: geT H1M!!1!1!!1111!!!!!!!!11!
Gaston: STOP FOLLOWING ME, I RULE YOU!
*Gaston runs, but comes back past the Prepguin.*
Gaston: I have more TaliBEANs than you.
- Gaston loves yachts.
- TaliBEANs constantly follow him.
- Gaston is an honorary High Penguin.
- He used to have twenty yachts, but now he has ten.
- The residents of Pen Chi Island and Southwest Slumalia hate him.
- Gaston has never been on mainland Antarctica, and never will.
- Gaston prefers Fisch over Swiss Ninja because Fisch reminds him of Yachts.
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Suspecting the answer was probably both, we wanted new pans, but really couldn't afford expensive, ostensibly higher-quality cookware.
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The 2011 baseball Hall of Fame class will be announced Wednesday. It should be a celebration for baseball, but it won't.
Instead, the day will trigger another round of discussion lamenting the steroid era's impact on the game. This time the focus will be on Rafael Palmeiro.
Mr. Palmeiro's name is on the ballot for the first time. His numbers suggest he should be a slam-dunk first-ballot Hall of Famer: 569 homers, 1,835 RBIs and 3,020 hits.
Interestingly, despite having such statistics, Mr. Palmeiro was selected to play in only three All-Star games. That's an indication of how much the numbers were inflated in the steroid era.
We now know Mr. Palmeiro had some help in producing those numbers. He tested positive for steroids in 2005. Incredibly, this came several months after he dramatically waved his finger and said, "I never have used steroids, period," during a congressional hearing.
Mr. Palmeiro's stupidity should be enough to keep him out of the Hall. He had to know he would be under intense scrutiny in 2005. How he allowed himself to test positive is dumb at the highest level.
So like Mark McGwire (583 steroid-enhanced homers) before him, Mr. Palmeiro will learn today that he never will have his day at Cooperstown. Sadly for baseball, the discussion will be about who didn't get in as much as who did.
I didn't cover baseball long enough to become a Hall of Fame elector, but if I had a vote, I'd go with Roberto Alomar and Barry Larkin.
Mr. Alomar, a 12-time All-Star, was the dominant second-baseman of his era. He was an explosive player who changed games with his bat and glove.
Mr. Larkin, an 11-time All-Star, was the 1995 National League MVP and the premier shortstop for much of his career.
Bert Blyleven probably will get in, but I don't think I'd vote for him. Longevity aided his numbers (287 wins, 3,700 strikeouts), but he wasn't among the elite pitchers of his era.
I'm big on using All-Star games as a barometer. If you're Hall of Fame-worthy, you should be in the big game nearly every year.
Mr. Blyleven was selected only for two appearances in a 22-year career. It would be hard to think of another Hall of Famer with fewer All-Star games.
Also, I'm on the fence for Jeff Bagwell. He hit 449 homers and had 1,529 RBIs during a 15-year career with Houston. Also, he was the 1994 NL MVP. You could make the case for him.
Steroid era dampens Hall of Fame election day; Palmeiro's turn to be denied
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Metal & Lace
During nap time, I got to again work on my challenge piece for the steam team. I guess I was particularly excited because I actually finished the piece already. I ended up choosing to modify the same pattern as the "chain" for the center section. I then decided it needed something to hand from the bottom. This meant a search through my bin of supplies. After much digging, I opted for a couple of gray swarovski rounds for the sides and did my best impression of a wire wrapper to add them. It still needed something at this point, so i dug some more and found a large clear crystal drop. I did an awful, but utilitarian impression of a wire wrapper and added it to the center flower.
I was going to stop there, but decided to go ahead, iron up the sucker, get a clasp on it and get a few real pictures. It might sound weird given the huge and elaborate collars I make, but I was afraid this one was a bit much. It's bold, long and a bit heavy, but I really do like the way it turned out. My husband still thinks I ought to add crystals to the divots in the filigree piece, but that's another skill set, like wire wrapping, that I don't yet really possess. I think it looks fine the way it is honestly.
The necklace has put me in a pricing quandary, which is why it's not listed for sale yet. I rarely make pieces with so many components. Hell, I don't even remember where I got that crystal let alone how much the thing cost me. It took a couple of days to make, but that was more design time than actual tatting. So, I have no idea when I'll work that out and get it in the etsy store. There are a couple more pictures of the piece on my flickr if you'd like to see more of the piece until it gets to etsy.
Not sure what I'll work on today. I sold a mask that need remaking, but I also need to run a few errands. I can't remember how long it took for me to settle after I moved the last time, but I'm ready for all this address changing and home improvement store tripping to fade away. Yeah, I know, it's gonna be a while.
9 comments:
- Sarah said...
I love the big crystal, I'll remember this for halloween!
- September 2, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Sara said...
It's gorgeous! I think it's perfect the way it is; it doesn't need any more crystals. Your wire wrapping isn't that bad- it's way better than mine.
- September 2, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- TheClayMuse said...
wow that is positively gorgeous!
I'm always so floored by your talent!
- September 2, 2009 at 8:05 AM
- Gina said...
I'm always buying those filigree things to tat on but unlike you, I rarely manage to follow through. Very nice job!
- September 2, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Kim said...
Oh, that's lovely! Nice job. And don't worry about the homeschool thing - it will be old hat after a while. Before we started, people would tell me that "homeschool only takes 'x' number of hours, instead of all day at school". Somehow it never occurred to me that it would be 'x' hours out of MY day. But it's all worth it.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- ArtSnark said...
Came out great! The elements really play off each other nicely
- September 3, 2009 at 6:06 AM
- TattingChic said...
It's beautiful! Love the mix of metal and lace and the chunky lace design plays off the metal nicely!
- September 3, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- For The Love of Beads said...
Gorgeous work! I really like the combination of materials.
- September 3, 2009 at 7:50 AM
- Kate8085 said...
Looks awesome! I like the spin ith the crystal.
- September 3, 2009 at 8:39 AM


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Explore this Article Resolving Conflicts Being Supportive Developing a Positive Relationship with Your Sister Questions & Answers Related Articles References
This article was co-authored by Tasha Rube, LMSW. Tasha Rube is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Missouri. She received her MSW from the University of Missouri in 2014.
There are 14 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
There are 14 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
Being an older sibling can be hard. You may feel like you always have to be on your best behavior, while your little sister gets away with everything. If the two of you are always down each other's throats, it may be time to make some changes. Start by learning how to resolve conflicts calmly and thoughtfully. Support your sister without being too bossy, and don't forget to have fun! With luck, you'll start to realize just how awesome having a younger sister can be.
Part 1
Resolving Conflicts
1Stop and take a deep breath when you're feeling angry. This will help you calm down and think about the situation. Are you angry at her, or just frustrated in general? Also, remember that whatever's making you angry may not be your sister's fault.[1]
- If your toddler-aged sister accidentally spilled her juice on you, try not to explode. Instead, take a deep breath and remember that she's still developing her motor skills.
- Maybe your reaction to your sister's annoying singing has more to do with your hard day at school than with her. Take a big, deep breath and try to let it go. If her singing is really getting under your skin, ask her nicely to stop.
2Explain why you're upset. Yelling or hitting does nobody any good. Instead, calmly tell your sister why she's making you angry. Focus on describing your feelings.[2]
- You might say, "Jenna, I don't like it when you use my things without asking. It makes me feel like you don't respect me."
- If your little sister is very young, do your best to explain the situation in a way she can understand. If she's a toddler or infant, you may need to get a parent to address the situation.
3Listen to your sister. Give her a chance to explain why she's upset, too. Try not to interrupt her or get defensive. Let her get it all out, and pay attention to how she describes her feelings.[3]
- If she says, "You hurt my feelings," don't interrupt angrily by saying, "Well, you hurt mine, too!" Wait until she finishes her thought before responding calmly.
4Don't try to "win" the argument. This isn't a competition, so being "right" or "winning" shouldn't matter. Instead, you should focus on coming to an understanding and strengthening your relationship with your sister. That's what's most important here.[4]
5Try to find a solution that works for both of you. Work together to come up with a solution you can both agree on. You don't have to be over the moon about it, but it should be a solution that leaves both of you satisfied.[5]
- If you can't decide who gets to play the piano, try doing a different activity together, like playing a board game.
- If a certain possession always causes conflict, consider making a schedule. For example, you might get to use the iPad after school on Wednesdays, while your sister gets to use it on Thursdays.
- When you work on compromises with your sister, think about making happy memories together, not on getting what you want. Say, "I want us to be the kind of sisters who are friends forever. Do you think we can find a way to end this fight that makes both of us happy?"
6Move on if you can't find a solution that works for both of you. Sometimes, you won't be able to come to an agreement, and that's ok. This means it's time to let the conflict go and move forward. Dwelling on a conflict and holding grudges is no fun for you or your sister.[6]
7Get a parent involved if things get too heated. It's best to work out a conflict on your own. However, if this is an issue that can't be solved, get a parent to help mediate the situation. Try not to blame or accuse your little sister when explaining the situation. Remain calm and give your parent the facts.[7]
- Say, "Angela and I both want to read this book, and we can't decide who gets it first. Can you help us?"
- Try to only go to your parents if you really have to. It's important that you and your sister learn how to work out problems by yourselves.
8Treat your sister how you'd like to be treated. When you disagree, it's tempting to lash out in anger, especially if your sister is pushing all of your buttons. Instead, set the example of how she should treat you by modeling good behavior. She probably looks up to you, so if you are nice to her and try to compromise, she will likely start to copy that behavior.
- Don't expect immediate results. Continue to treat your sister well so that she will see that this is a permanent change in your behavior.
Part 2
Being Supportive
1Celebrate your sister's accomplishments. When your sister does something good, whether it's big or small, congratulate her for it. Try to be happy for her instead of feeling jealous or threatened. There's a better chance she'll do the same for you.[8]
- Maybe she just won an award at school. That's awesome! Give her a big hug and tell her you're proud of her.
2Go to your little sister's events and activities. If your sister is on a soccer team, go to her game and be her loudest cheerleader. If she's in a play, be sure to tag along. It'll show you care about her and support her.[9]
- Don't forget to offer some words of encouragement! For example, you might tell her, "You were awesome in that play. Great job!"
3Help your little sister with difficult tasks or problems. One of the great things about having a younger sister is that you can teach her new things. Maybe your 4-year-old sister isn't so great at tying her shoes. If you see her struggling, offer to help. Learning new things can be tough for younger kids, so remember to always be patient.[10]
- You might say, "Hey Lexie. I've had a lot of practice tying shoes. Do you need help with yours?"
- If she's a little older, share your wisdom by offering school or relationship advice.
Part 3
Developing a Positive Relationship with Your Sister
1Do things together. No matter how big the age difference, you can always find something that both of you can enjoy. Try watching a family movie, playing outside, or working on a craft project. Having some fun with your little sister can help the two of you bond.[11]
- Remember to pick age-appropriate activities. For example, it may not be a good idea to watch a scary horror flick with your six-year-old sister.
- Your relationship with your sister will grow and strengthen over time if you spend lots of time together. Talk to her about school, each of your hobbies, and happy family memories that you share. You can provide her advice on her problems and teach her how to do things that you already know how to do.
- Avoid playing on your phone while you're spending time with your sister. Show her that she's important to you.
2Be a team. You and your little sister might be very different people, but as siblings, you're a team. Work together to accomplish tasks. If your mom tells you and your sister to pick up your toys from the living room, develop a plan to get it done together.
- You might say, "You clean up that side of the room, and I'll clean up this side of the room. That way, we'll get it done faster!"
3Remember that you aren't the boss. While you should set a good example for your little sister, being older doesn't mean you get to boss her around. Feel free to help her, offer suggestions, and tell her how you feel, but avoid ordering her to do things.[12]
- Avoid saying things like, "Clean up this mess right now." Instead, say, "Hey, you made our room pretty messy. Can you please pick up some of your things?"
4Get some space if you're feeling irritated. Sometimes, you and your sister need a little time apart. Pick a special spot where you can go when you need some alone time. Let your parents and your sister know that you don't want to be disturbed when you're there. Likewise, when she wants space, respect that.[13]
- You might sit under the tree in your yard, or sink into a comfy beanbag chair.
- Going to a friend's house can help you get some space, too.
5Acknowledge your strengths. Try not to compare yourself to your little sister—this can lead to rivalry, which can hurt your relationship. Everyone has different strengths, and that's what makes the world such an interesting place. Write down a list of all the things you're good at. You might find that you have more talents than you thought![14]
- Maybe your younger sister is a great student, but you're an incredible dancer. Celebrate each other's talents.
6Be patient. Being an older sibling can be hard sometimes. It might feel like you always have to set an example and be the bigger person. However, being a role model is a privilege, and can be one of the most rewarding parts of having a younger sister. Try to be patient with your sister and set a positive example.
- Remember, your little sister looks up to you. Do your best to be kind, caring, and understanding.
- Give your sister time to grow up and mature. No one is perfect, so forgive her when she upsets you. Give her another chance, and use it as an opportunity to guide her as an older sibling.
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QuestionHow do I have patience during an argument?Tasha Rube, LMSWTasha Rube is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Missouri. She received her MSW from the University of Missouri in 2014.
Licensed Master Social WorkerLicensed Master Social WorkerExpert AnswerTake a deep breath. If you are too angry, then step away from the situation for a while to allow yourself space. Think about the argument, and identify the importance of it to you, as well as your sister. Try to make a list of how the two of you can resolve the conflict fairly. Then maybe make a list of all the things that you love about your sister, and share those with her as you work together to end the argument.
QuestionWhat is sharing does not work?Tasha Rube, LMSWTasha Rube is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Missouri. She received her MSW from the University of Missouri in 2014.
Licensed Master Social WorkerLicensed Master Social WorkerExpert AnswerMaybe it would be time to decide what is important to you if you're the older sibling. Is your sister more important, or the object that you feel that can't be shared? If you still can't resolve this issue on your own, then it would be best to have a parent involved to decide who gets the object at any given time.
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- When in doubt, remember that the most important thing is being kind and considerate to your younger sister.
- Keep in mind that you are not her parent. It's not your job to scold or punish her.
- You're her role model, so set a good example. Don't curse or be disrespectful to your parents or to her.
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- ↑ http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/sibling-rivalry.html#
- ↑ http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/siblings/siblings-101
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- ↑ http://www.chicagoparent.com/archives/get-siblings-get-along/
- ↑ http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/sibling-rivalry.html#
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- ↑ http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/social/helping-siblings-bond/
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- ↑ http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/siblings/siblings-101
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/childrens-health/in-depth/sibling-rivalry/art-20046568
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A group of English schoolboys find themselves stranded on a desert island after their plane crashes over the Pacific. Those who survive the crash elect Ralph, one of the oldest boys, as their leader.
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William Golding's Lord of the Flies opens in the midst of a war with a group of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean, with no adult supervision. Two boys, Ralph and Piggy, meet near a lagoon, and Ralph finds a conch shell while swimming. At the urging of Piggy, Ralph blows into the conch, summoning the other boys. Once everyone is assembled, they decide to hold an election. Ralph becomes chief due to his age, charisma, and role as the blower of the conch. Jack Merridew, who also sought leadership, is appointed to turn his group of choir boys into an army of hunters. The older boys—such as Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and Simon—perform the majority of the work, whereas the younger boys ("littluns") prefer to play. The littluns also become afraid of a "beast," which the older boys dismiss as the product of nightmares.
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I did manage to find one that although isn't the worst time, I was definitely restricting and pretty unwell. I was happy in that moment though I think. I was on a weekend away, drinking pretentious cocktails with the Boy that I loved and I was glad. This is actually a really good picture from that time period. I might not be healthy, but jeez, I don't look half as bad as I do in some of the others. Probably because I'm genuinely feeling ok, and also it's an ok angle, I'd eaten a big dinner and I'm not in my glasses. This is me smiling.
This next one is a picture of me today. I was laughing a lot and having a nice time. I'm pretty sad most of the time, but I was enjoying myself at this moment. I'd just figured out the mode on my camera that takes loads of pictures really quickly and I was pulling faces at it to see how my face moved in picture form. Most of the pictures are awful, but it was totally fun and I got some happy looking ones because I was laughing in between gurns. I got my smiling widget one in the same set. This is me smiling today.
Neither of these pictures are particularly nice and I really don't like my face, but that isn't the point of this exercise. I figured that all the people who it would actually matter to me what they thought of my face have already seen my face lots and lots of times with and without make up, dirty, whilst I'm so trashed I can't see, the morning after etc. The rest of you can think what you like and chances are, I'll never have to deal with it. I don't feel uglier then all of you because I don't know what most of you look like and I don't think I need to impress any of you seeing as you're mostly girls and I don't fancy any of you. Trust me as well, I do really see the flaws so don't think I'm so stupid I haven't noticed. I wanted to pick some that were kinda similar to each other give the right idea, but in doing so I lost a bit of possible dramatic effect from putting up some hideous, no make-up, gaunt face. Also, I don't really like dwelling on the worst and most emaciated I have looked. I hope you see what I mean anyway.
I think that there's a whole lot of worry about appearance in recovery, and when you're really sick as well. At least for me there was. I don't think my restriction was purely to be thin because I think very much that not eating and exercising calms me down a lot and makes the world easier to manage for a bit, but I thought of my weight loss in terms of aesthetic. I could recognise I wasn't objectively large, but still felt I'd look better smaller. It's made weight gain pretty awful and I cannot stand my body on most days, but it's gets less important I think and it affects me less as I get used to just being this size.
Recovery has wrecked my skin something rotten and it still flakes, but I went to my G.P. and Epiduo seems to be doing the trick with keeping the spots away. My beauty regime of Cetaphil face wash and SPF 15 moisturiser in the day, Clinique City Block SPF 40 if it's sunny, followed by Ultrabland to cleanse, followed by Vanishing Cream at night have made my skin less dry than it would be otherwise, and my Laura Mercier oil free tinted moisturiser SPF 20 makes my skin look almost normal.
With acne and body image and all that rubbish, it's easy to forget that actually, my face looks a hell of a lot better now. My cheeks and all full and round and pink and I look less tired and drawn. All things considered, that probably makes me look better regardless of how horrid my skin is and how fat I feel. I look healthier and happier and just generally nicer. I moan about my body and face, but my face is definitely nicer than it was the last few years regardless of the spots, and that's the first thing people notice anyway.
Plus also, I've really got to get over the fact I don't want anyone to see my face so I thought it might help a little bit. Shove my face in your throats in the hope that it'll make it easier for me to actually see some of you.
I should stop focusing on every part of me I think is worse and start looking at what's better. I'm going to have positive body image if it kills me I swear.


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Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs) continue to do the heavy lifting in data management, while newer database management systems are taking on prominent roles as well. NoSQL database systems such as Key-Value, Column Family, Graph, and Document databases, are gaining acceptance due to their ability to handle unstructured and semi-structured data. MultiValue, sometimes called the fifth NoSQL database, is also a well-established database management technology which continues to evolve to address new enterprise requirements.
Trifacta, a provider of data wrangling software, is deepening technical integration with the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) and the industry's first certification for Apache Atlas, a data governance and metadata framework for Hadoop.
Posted June 23, 2016
The data manager now sits in the center of a revolution swirling about enterprises. In today's up-and-down global economy, opportunities and threats are coming in from a number of directions. Business leaders recognize that the key to success in hyper-competitive markets is the ability to leverage data to draw insights that predict and provide prescriptive action to stay ahead of markets and customer preferences. For that, they need to keep up with the latest solutions and approaches in data management. Here are 12 of the key technologies turning heads—or potentially opening enterprise wallets—in today's data centers.
Posted June 22, 2016
Oracle has unveiled two new models of its Oracle Database Appliance, addressing the needs of small and mid-sized businesses. "Many organizations do not have the time, resources or expertise to build their own system and often struggle managing different platforms and systems. By offering a pre-integrated solution that is optimized for the database and the cloud, Oracle allows organizations of all sizes to free up their IT staff from maintenance and other routine tasks to focus on innovation and core business processes." said Karen Sigman, VP, Converged Infrastructure, Oracle.
Posted June 21, 2016
As storage requirements continue to spiral upward, more organizations are relying on the cloud to help them do data management, backup, data warehousing, development/test and archive, according to a new research report, based on a survey among members of the IOUG that was conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc.
Posted June 17, 2016
With the increase in data sources, data types, and data management platforms, new obstacles can also appear, creating difficulties in combining data for important insights. During educational presentations on industry trends and technologies, keynotes, discussions, and hands-on workshops at Data Summit 2016, the philosophies and technical approaches that can help organizations be successful at putting their data to work were addressed.
As the growing size and complexity of database environments strain resources at most IT departments, many are looking for ways to standardize infrastructure and automate routine tasks to free up assets. Joe McKendrick, lead research analyst at Unisphere Research, and Sam Lucido, director for technical applications marketing at EMC Corp., recently discussed strategies for Oracle users and IT, including the results of a new survey conducted in partnership with the IOUG, VMware, and EMC regarding obstacles data managers face while managing networks and delivering reliable information.
What's on the horizon for big data, analytics, and business intelligence as technology evolves faster and faster? In Data Summit's 2016 closing keynote John O'Brien, principal analyst and CEO, at Radiant Advisors, discussed how technology will evolve and grow in the future.
Google, whose name has become synonymous with search, made two key announcements for enterprise customers, with the most notable being its new enterprise search tool called Springboard.
Posted June 15, 2016
Almost all organizations have migrated at least some infrastructure to the cloud. In fact, just 9% of IT departments have not migrated anything. Furthermore, databases rank in the top three for both infrastructure already migrated to the cloud and infrastructure with the highest priority for future migration.
DBmaestro, a provider of DevOps for Database solutions, is unveiling an updated version of its TeamWork platform, improving its ability to support seamless integration with all sources of database changes.
Posted June 14, 2016
While the established data warehouse excels at core analytics, enterprises need to be more agile than ever before because of the Internet of Things. In a recent DTBA roundtable webcast, Joe Caserta, president and CEO of Caserta Concepts, and Wendy Lucas, program director for IBM Data Warehouse marketing at IBM, discussed the benefits of data warehousing approaches in the cloud.
Posted June 13, 2016
Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion that is expected to close this calendar year. The announcement of the definitive agreement for purchase was made by Microsoft in an article posted on the Microsoft News Center.
Splice Machine has announced that it is releasing its database management system, a dual-engine RDBMS powered by Hadoop and Spark, as an open source platform. The community edition will be free for members of the open source community, allowing them to use as well as modify source code, whereas the enterprise edition will include a set of proprietary tools focused on operational features that enable DBAs and DevOps teams to maintain, tune, and keep the platform secure while it's live.
Posted June 10, 2016
Cloudera is collaborating with Microsoft to build a new open source platform that will reduce the burden on application developers leveraging Spark. The two entities, together with other open source contributors, have built a new open source Apache licensed REST-based Spark Service, called Livy, which is still in early alpha development.
Posted June 09, 2016
While temporal data support is something that has existed in the past within other database platforms, it is a newly available feature with the RTM version of SQL Server 2016. In case you haven't heard of temporal data values (or for some, "bitemporal"), here is a brief explanation.
Many of the NoSQL tools out there, such as MongoDB, Couchbase, Hadoop, and others, purport to be leading a revolution and breaking the bonds of servitude to the restrictive, inflexible, established, relational market. They claim users need more, users need better … and they are there to help. Of course, when speaking about those relational flaws, the comments always focus on problematic aspects of a DBMS' physical implementation.
Keeping your DBMS software up-to-date can be a significant job. The typical release cycle for DBMS software is every 18 to 36 months for major releases, with constant bug fixes and maintenance updates delivered in between those major releases.
Digital transformation is taking place at an accelerated rate in the world today. CIOs are struggling to maintain legacy systems, while the world around them continues to transform at a rapid pace. At the same time, clients are expecting IT professionals to support the latest technology that becomes available. As IT continues to lag behind the digital wave, clients are becoming impatient and moving toward cloud technologies such as PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DBaaS to address their business requirements.
When working with data governance practitioners, I often hear comments that indicate pockets of data governance excellence (the proverbial half-full glass) or silos of data governance (half-empty) as they work toward the common goal of enterprise data governance. This is often accompanied by an observation that "if we could just get everyone to follow the rules (the same rules), then we could truly and successfully govern at the enterprise level."
Data Summit 2016 in New York City drew IT managers, data architects, application developers, data analysts, project managers, and business managers. Analytics, search, machine learning, and IoT were some of the key topics of discussion in educational presentations on industry trends and technologies, keynotes, and hands-on workshops.
Posted June 08, 2016
Data Dynamics, Inc., a provider of storage management solutions for unstructured data, has introduced new software modules as part of the StorageX platform.
Progress is releasing a new package of platforms that will enable enterprises to tap into the full potential of digital business. Progress DigitalFactory is a new cloud-based platform that provides a holistic, extensible solution for businesses to create omni-channel digital experiences.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal construct that emanates from the EU and has already resulted in far-ranging implications for all producers, providers, and consumers of services delivered or maintained in the cloud. Though it has yet to go into effect, this system of regulations is sure to impact every provider, producer, and consumer of cloud-based infrastructure, products, services, and, most importantly, data in the years ahead.
Cloud computing is gaining ground in the enterprise since it allows businesses to concentrate on their core competencies rather than on IT. As cloud becomes more popular, organizations are focusing on hybrid strategies that combine on-premise and cloud capabilities, industry research shows. However, data integration and security remain concerns.
Posted June 07, 2016
Using data visualization to support visual data storytelling is a craft, and one that takes practice, expertise, and a good bit of drafting and rewriting. Strong visual narratives that make data easier to understand, according to The Economist, "meld the skills of computer science, statistics, artistic design, and storytelling."
This week at Spark Summit, data management companies are rolling out new Spark integrations and support at Spark Summit to enable their users to take advantage of the open source data processing framework. In addition, Databricks, the company founded by the team that created Apache Spark, has announced that the Databricks Community Edition (DCE) is now generally available.
A new integrated development environment for real-time, high performance analytics, available on IBM Cloud, called the Data Science Experience, is aimed at helping to blend emerging data technologies and machine learning into existing architectures.
SIOS Technology Corp., a provider of software products for optimizing and protecting business-critical application environments, is rolling out a new release of SIOS iQ, its machine learning analytics software for VM environments. Providing a key new capability, SIOS has worked with SQL Sentry to integrate iQ version 3.7 with SQL Sentry Performance Advisor to bridge what it describes as a critical gap between IT infrastructure administrators and SQL Server administrators.
Emerging and newer vendors can offer fresh, innovative ways of dealing with data management and analytics challenges. Here, DBTA looks at the 10 companies whose approaches we think are worth watching.
Posted June 06, 2016
The IT landscape is always shifting and being contoured by external market forces and internal industry initiatives. Against this changing backdrop, each year, DBTA presents a list of 100 companies that matter in data, compelling us to pause and reflect on the market changes taking place.
At Spark Summit in San Francisco this week, Microsoft announced it is making a major commitment for Spark to power Microsoft's big data and analytics offerings including Cortana Intelligence Suite, Power BI, and Microsoft R Server.
NoSQL database technology vendor Couchbase has introduced a new Couchbase Spark Connector. According to Couchbase, the new Spark connector will enable businesses to gain business insights faster, enabling them to deliver better customer experiences through web, mobile and IoT applications.
Attunity Ltd. is partnering with Microsoft Corp. to enable faster and easier adoption of Microsoft SQL Server 2016. The partnership allows Microsoft to tap into Attunity Replicate's data replication and change data capture technologies to achieve "zero-downtime migrations" from systems such as Oracle and others to SQL Server 2016.
In the wide world of Hadoop today, there are seven technology areas that have garnered a high level of interest. These key areas prove that Hadoop is not just a big data tool; it is a strong ecosystem in which new projects coming along are assured of exposure and interoperability because of the strength of the environment.
Posted June 03, 2016
In a new book, titled Next Generation Databases: NoSQL, NewSQL and Big Data, Guy Harrison explores and contrasts both new and established database technologies. Harrison, who leads the team at Dell that develops the Toad, Spotlight, and SharePlex product families, wrote the book to address the gap he sees in the conversation about the latest generation of databases.
Cisco and IBM are partnering to provide instant Internet of Things (IoT) insights at the edge of the network. The new approach combines technology from both companies to allow businesses and organizations in remote and autonomous locations to tap the benefits of IBM's Watson IoT and business analytics technologies and Cisco's edge analytics capabilities.
Posted June 02, 2016
Oracle is introducing version 4.0 of its NoSQL database. First introduced in 2011, the Oracle NoSQL Database is a key-value database that evolved from the company's acquisition of BerkeleyDB Java Edition, a mature, high-performance embeddable database. Ashok Joshi, senior director of NoSQL, Berkeley Database, and Database Mobile Server at Oracle, outlined the key enhancements in the new release.
Posted June 01, 2016
Big data represents an enormous shift for IT, said Craig S. Mullins in a presentation at Data Summit 2016 in NYC that looked at what relational database professionals need to know about big data technologies. Mullins, a principal of Mullins Consulting, and the author of the DBA Corner column for DBTA, provided an overview of the changes that have taken place in the DBTA arena in recent years, and the key technologies that are having high impact.
The ability to stand up and voice your opinion about a solution or technology that will not solve a business problem is critical. At times, choices are made for budgetary reasons, and other times, it may be organizational pressure. But regardless of the reason, as IT professionals, we need to be courageous and do the right thing, whatever that is.
CSC's board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to merge the company with the Enterprise Services segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE. The strategic combination of the two businesses will create what the companies' executives called one of the world's largest pure-play IT services companies. The new company is expected to have annual revenues of $26 billion and more than 5,000 clients in 70 countries.
Posted May 31, 2016
Dynatrace, a management tools provider, has teamed up with Pivotal, a digital services tools vendor, to deploy its application monitoring solutions for the Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) platform. Dynatrace Application Monitoring Service Broker Tile and Buildpack Extensions for Pivotal Cloud Foundry will provide actionable performance insights for businesses with cloud initiatives.
For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated reliably storing three bits of data per cell using a relatively new memory technology known as phase-change memory (PCM). The current memory landscape spans from venerable DRAM to hard disk drives to ubiquitous flash. But in the last several years, PCM has attracted the industry's attention as a potential universal memory technology based on its combination of read/write speed, endurance, non-volatility and density. For example, PCM doesn't lose data when powered off, unlike DRAM, and the technology can endure at least 10 million write cycles, compared to an average flash USB stick, which tops out at 3,000 write cycles.
Thanks to the cloud and other empowering technologies such as Hadoop and Apache Spark, we're at the tipping point for big data. These technologies now provide a path to big data success for companies who otherwise lack the specialized big data skills or heretofore proprietary (and expensive) infrastructure to do it themselves. As 2016 progresses, we'll see the broader market put big data capabilities to work and the benefits of big data will, in turn, spread beyond the privileged few companies that were early big data adopters.
Posted May 25, 2016


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Who do you identify with, or rather what nation or country do you identify with? This was a big question as Canadians celebrated Canada's 150th year of confederation this week. This does not have to be the divisive question that it appears to have become. What has become even more divisive are the ideas of "Canadian values". In an unfortunate turn of events, the use of the term itself has become a negative value, where our Canadian values are used to divide rather then being seen as what brings people together. The term Canadian values should be retired, never to be used again – unless for intentional (negative) use against one particular political party.
Can we refer to what Canadians are/Canada is as ideals?
We can split the idea of a Canadian identity to who we are and who do we identify with. They will not always s be the same, nor should they; it may be a more truthful way of looking at ourselves in the Canadian mirror. For example, I am a second generation Dutch-Canadian. My parents arrived in Canada in the mid fifties in Montreal and headed to Hamilton where my mother's brother Lex had settled after arriving years earlier in Canada from the Netherlands. They later settled in the suburbs of Toronto first in Scarborough and then onto Mississauga where they reside today. I am a Dutch Canadian, I cheer for both the Canadian and Dutch teams during the Olympics, World Cup and other international events. I subscribe to the twitter feed of the Dutch Prime Minister and receive their latest news in my inbox.
However, I identify with being a Canadian, I identify with the ideas that Canadians are fair, open-minded, friendly and accommodating. That is what I see from my perspective; there will be others who will not share this with me. Historically Canada has brought these ideals forward, but we also have not been so good, with good (but misdirected) intentions. These ideals allow us to move ahead to make amends, apologize and act to correct our past actions.
Canada Day, Canada's 150th, was a day where our past came face-to-face with our present and future. Protests from Canada's First Nations on Parliament Hill highlighted that we have some way to go before all who identify with being Canadian, part Canadian or not a Canadian at all, are content with how Canada as a nation represents them.
Our Prime Minister commented on Canada Day that new Canadians might feel more proud to be Canadian than those of us who were born here. I disagree and feel he misrepresented the pride of all Canadians. There were only few 'Canadians' here when Canada was first thought of, first as far away provinces of the Crown and then as a country on its own. As citizens of Canada, 97% of Canadians have roots that are not from here. We all came from somewhere, French-Canadians, Dutch-Canadians, Italian-Canadians, Indo-Canadians and many more may not feel less of Canadian pride, but it has become who we are and our identity when we remember our past and relish the present and future.
We have a long way to go to recognize the contributions of our Inuit, Cree, Metis and other First Nations. We have a long road to travel to reach appeasement for the actions of previous governments. Nowhere though do Canadians as a whole feel we should not reconcile with our past – it is part of our open-mindedness to recognize that our future as a country lies in part with our history.
It's our Canadian identity that makes it easy to see the path and who we are.
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Next week marks the one year anniversary of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack that killed 22 people and left 500 others injured after an Ariana Grande concert. In honour of the milestone, Time Magazine checked in with Grande and she shared how she's feeling a year later, what the global response has meant and how she still thinks about the tragedy every day.
She told Time she's still not quite sure how to balance wanting to honour the human loss and wanting to reject the negativity.
"There's so many people who have suffered such loss and pain," she said in the interview through sobs, "The processing part is going to take forever. I don't want to give [the attack] that much power. Something so negative. It's the absolute worst of humanity. That's why I did my best to react the way I did. The last thing I would ever want is for my fans see something like that happen and think it won."
Ariana Grande is ready to be happy https://t.co/YeujLbXC5b
— TIME (@TIME) May 18, 2018
Regardless, she shared that the healing process is long and hard. Especially since the attack was in a place meant to be safe and familiar.
"Music is supposed to be the safest thing in the world," she said, "I think that's why it's still so heavy on my heart every single day. I wish there was more I could fix. You think with time it will become easier to talk about. Or you'll make peace with it. But every day I wait for the peace to come and it's still very painful."
The singer shared another way she carries the tragedy – and the strength of the community – along with her: a bee tattoo. The bee – specifically the worker bee — has been a symbol of the hardworking people of Manchester since the Industrial Revolution. Grande and members of her crew got tattoos of the symbol shortly after the attack. A bee also flies away at the very end of her "No Tears Left to Cry" music video – the hopeful pop tune she released this year which is about "picking things up," as she says.
Time also talked to Grande's publicist, Scooter Braun, about the days after the massacre. He said that Ariana originally wanted to cancel the remainder of her tour, saying, "I can never sing these songs again." Two days later, she called Braun up with the idea for the One Love Manchester show. Grande wanted to do the concert to benefit the victims' families and to acknowledge that they didn't "die in vain." Overall, the concert raised $12 million.
Ariana's feature is part of Time's "Next Generation Leaders" issue which focuses on "rising activists, artists and athletes." It's a spotlight on young people who are making positive change in the world with their actions and art. In a cultural moment where the leaders of gun control advocacy are all under the age of majority, this year's "Next Generation Leaders" issue couldn't be timelier.
Grande actually met with some of the survivors of the Parkland, Florida shooting in March. She performed at the March For Our Lives held in Washington D.C. to protest for tighter gun control in the United States and stood with the Parkland teens during the event.
The Parkland students ran up onstage for a group hug with Ariana. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/mJVlyNt1gA
— Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaTodayNet) March 24, 2018
Despite what the past year has brought, Grande finished off the interview on a positive note.
"I'm happy," she said, "I'm crying, but I'm happy."


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If you'd like to Wow family and friends, but don't have extra time or energy to slave over granny's traditional recipe for fudge—no worries, I've got just the ticket. I call it "Cheater Fudge"…(if I get cited for recipe copyright infringement, maybe some kind reader will bail me out of the dessert pokey). Here goes:
3 (6-ounce) packages semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (14-ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
Dash of salt
1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with Sweetened Condensed Milk and salt.
Remove from heat; stir in nuts and vanilla.
Spread evenly into wax paper lined 8- or 9-inch square pan.
Chill 2 hours or until firm.
Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Use other flavors of extract…I like Orange added to the Vanilla.
You can use a combination of milk chocolate chips, or dark, with the semi-sweet.
And you can use non-stick foil as easily as wax paper; it wraps better for traveling, or to be cut and served later.


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In her role as VMLY&R's CSO, Amy Winger leads a multidiscipline strategy group of data fiends, insight hunters, and strategic masterminds who are in relentless pursuit of the truth about humanity and culture.
Before VMLY&R was established in 2018, she worked at VML for 20 years, partnering with brands ranging from cereal to software. Her happiest days at the office are spent with teams of unruly geniuses gathered at a whiteboard, creating ideas that will have an outsize impact on brands and the world.
Amy grew up, professionally speaking, in New York's startup scene then known as Silicon Alley, where the first generation of community and content-based web experiences were born. She is a graduate of Cornell College with a Bachelor of Special Studies in writing and American studies.


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At the 2017 Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans, Clio unveiled the latest updates to their legal practice management software. In short, it's the most significant update we've ever seen. This update includes a complete rebuild of the platform with a much more intuitive and helpful user interface, faster speed, more apps, and an API update and developer environment sure increase the breadth of Clio's platform and features. For more details, check out the post.
Category Archives: Law Tech Startups
Bios and reviews of relatively new tech startup companies serving the legal industry.
Why I Am Not A "Recovering" Lawyer
Maybe calling yourself a "recovering lawyer" is such a common response for legal vendors that they don't think about it, and everyone else just understands what people mean by this phrase. But, I really hate the term. Not only does it insult the profession that you need to "recover" from, but it is condescending to the lawyers to whom you are trying to sell products.
Plainlegal is now Alt Legal (with some new features)
Alt Legal (formerly Plainlegal) has a new facelift and some new features to show off, including IP docket management so you can keep track of all of your trademarks and patents, in addition to an automated USPTO filing feature that helps you save 40 minutes on average for each USPTO filing.
LawGeex – An App that Analyzes Legal Documents
LawGeex is a contract-reviewing app that analyzes your uploaded agreement and lets you know what provisions it includes in plain English (and also doesn't include but should), whether certain provisions are common or uncommon, and how likely the included provisions are to appear in similar agreements. LawGeex can look at residential leases and tell you "this provision is uncommon and you may want to negotiate this point."
Law Genius – A Wiki-Like Platform for Legal Texts
Law genius is a platform that allows you to share and annotate legal cases and documents. Think of it as the Wikipedia of all things legal. Founded by the team behind Rap Genius, a rap lyric annotation website (for a great example of their annotation platform, check out Jay Z's 99 Problems, more specifically Verse 2, which deals with the Fourth Amendment), Law Genius packs a lot of power.
Lexicata – Client Intake and CRM for Lawyers
Hate interviewing clients over the phone or in-person? Looking to reduce time spent on vetting prospective clients? Well, a new legal tech startup may have the answer for you. The team behind LawKick has a new venture called Lexicata. Lexicata is a web-based platform to help attorneys manage their prospective client intake process and help them turn prospects into clients. It's a combined CRM with client intake forms, signature collection, and payment processing. So, you can create a prospective client contact, send them an online intake form, receive the completed form, decide whether to take on the client, and then accept payment, whether it's a retainer or flat fee.
Outsource Your Law Firm Bookkeeping and Accounting with Kahuna Accounting
Running a solo practice or small firm isn't easy. There's marketing, office management, client intake, networking, office technology maintenance, invoicing, accounting. Oh yeah, and there's the part where you actually practice law. Most solos I know didn't get into law to run a small business, but to practice law. For many solos and small firms, handling all of the firm's management isn't usually fun. It's time-consuming and prevents you from spending time working on your cases. But, for solos in particular, hiring the extra staff isn't always in the cards. To more effectively run your practice, when you can, outsource it.
Vizibid – A Platform for Attorneys to Share Documents
"We are very aware that new graduates don't have a lot of money," said co-founder Forrest Carlson. As a solo practitioner, Carlson knows what it was like to be fresh out of law school and looking for help. "In the past, the legal industry solved the problem through mentorship," said Carlson. "Now, you have a bunch of people going solo after they graduate, and the resources and information just aren't there." Carlson hopes Vizibid will be a useful resource for newly minted attorneys and solos.
domainSkate – Online Brand and Trademark Protection for Small Businesses and Attorneys
domainSkate is a platform that helps you protect your company's brand online with its domain protection software. You enter your company's website address and then receive daily notifications in the event anyone else registers a domain that contains one of your marks, URLs, or is similar to yours.
Plainlegal – Streamlining the Practice of Law for Attorneys
Plainlegal is a law firm tech startup looking to save attorneys time. Plainlegal seeks to streamline processes for lawyers, starting with intellectual property lawyers so they (and their paralegals) don't have to spend time manually entering data.


text: Soon we are going to start our exhibition unit (How We Express Ourselves). Since the start of the week we've been having guest speakers on different topics to help us understand the unit better. Most of the guest talks were on how the different people express themselves e.g. photography, movie making, music, etc. There was one presentation on the inquiry cycle here is a picture of it. I chose to put it on my blog because I think it is going to be really important during exhibition. It's kind of blurry but you don't need to see all the little words written.