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Your first point of contact for all of your building and departmental needs.
Whether you have a heating problem, a broken chair in need of repair, or want to renovate your area, our staff will evaluate your request and determine how to best serve your needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Facilities Services
Facilities Management provides three types of service.
A work request that involves general maintenance includes:
- Routine maintenance and repairs to general university buildings (interior and exterior)
- General exterior grounds maintenance
This work is to maintain existing or return it to operational condition. It restores the building or facility to its prior condition. Examples of this are a leaky faucet or a broken lock. Maintenance requests are generally funded by Facilities Management.
Submit a maintenance request by calling 701.777.2591.
Request for Service
A service request for work does not involve general maintenance of a building. This work aids a customer and is subject to a charge. This type of work is performed by Facilities Management on a schedule that is determined by priority of need taking into account impact on the University's mission, life cycle of the system or component, availability of staff and funding allocations.
You will be charged for a discretionary request for service that involves a non-maintenance type request, all building alterations/improvements that are outside of the University's annual Plant Fund Projects and the installation of or maintenance of all departmental owned equipment. Examples of this are to have departmental furniture moved or to have departmental equipment repaired.
Submit a request for a service by calling the Project Monitor at 701.777.2523.
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As a general rule projects costing less than $100,000 can be done with no estimating needed to complete design and estimates as required. The design is done with Facilities Management design personnel, outside Sundry Architects/Engineers or a combination of both. The project work itself is accomplished utilizing Facilities Management trades personnel, outside contractors or a combination of both.
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John Elway joins Randy Johnson in New York Penn League's Hall of Fame
Broncos' general manager John Elway has been elected into the New York Penn League's Hall of Fame, along with pitcher Randy Johnson and statistician Charlie Wride.
Elway is better known as a former Stanford quarterback who became the No. 1 overall pick of the Baltimore Colts in the 1983 NFL Draft and was soon traded to the Denver Broncos, where he went on to have a Pro Football Hall of Fame career.
But before earning money through football, Elway was selected in the second round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft as a left-handed hitting outfielder for the New York Yankees. In 1982, the summer between his junior and senior seasons at Stanford, Elway played for the Oneonta Yankees of the Class A New York Penn League. He hit .318 with four homers, 25 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 45 games.

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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
Therein come down the angels and the Spirit (Jibril, or Gabriel) by Allah's permission, on every errand:
Peace!…This until the rise of morn. – Qur'an, 97:1-5
Laylat al-Qadr, (also known as Shab-e-Qadr), the Night of Destiny, Night of Power, Night of Value, the Night of Decree or Night of Measures, is the anniversary of the night the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
The Night of Power will be, inshAllah, on Wednesday, July 23rd this year in the West, and July 22nd for countries in the Middle-East and Asia.
Muslims believe that revelation of the Qur'an occurred in two phases, with the first phase being the revelation in its entirety on Laylat Al-Qadr by Allah to the Archangel Gabriel in the lowest heaven, and then the subsequent verse-by-verse revelation to Prophet (pbuh) by Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic). The revelation started in 610 CE at the Hira cave on Mount Nur in Mecca.
Because of the revealed importance of this night, Muslims strive harder in the last ten days of Ramadan since the Laylat al-Qadr could be one of the odd-numbered days in the last ten (the first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth)
The Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "Whoever prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven." – Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with them).
What to Say on Laylat Al-Qadr
One of the best du`aa's that can be recited on Laylat Al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her). It was narrated by At-Tirmidhi, who classed it as sahih, that 'A'ishah stated: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, If I know which night is Laylat Al-Qadr, what should I say?" He said: "Say: Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibb al-'afwa fa`fu 'anni: O Allah, You are All-Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me."
if you stay awake
for an entire night
watch out for a treasure
trying to arrive
you can keep warm
by the secret sun of the night
keeping your eyes open
for the softness of dawn
try it for tonight
challenge your sleepy eyes
do not lay your head down
wait for heavenly alms
night is the bringer of gifts
Moses went on a ten-year journey
during a single night
invited by a tree
to watch the fire and light
Mohammed too made his passage
during that holy night
when he heard the glorious voice
when he ascended to the sky
day is to make a living
night is only for love
commoners sleep fast
lovers whisper to God all night
all night long
a voice calls upon you
to wake up
in the precious hours
if you miss your chance now
when your body is left behind
your soul will lament
death is a life of no return
– Jalaluddin Rumi – translation by Nader Khalili from Rumi, Fountain of Fire.
Ya Haqq!


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Junior co-captain Hayley Levitt allowed just one touch scored upon her in the Saber Wednesday (Harvard Athletic Communications).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's fencing team swept through the foil event as it flexed its muscles against local rival Tufts Wednesday night, winning 20-7 in the Crimson's only home duel of the season.
Harvard (1-0) went undefeated in the foil, going 9-0. Freshman Alexandra Kiefer and Shelby MacLeod lead the way, only allowing one touch to be scored upon them during competition.
The women won the epee event, 5-4, and took the saber, 6-3. Junior co-captain Hayley Levitt also only allowed one touch against her Wednesday in the saber, as she went undefeated against the Jumbos.
"[Levitt] looked very strong and ready for this season, probably moreso than any year before this," said Harvard head coach Peter Brand.
"It looked very promising and we shook off the early season jitters," Brand added. "I think we're ready for the weekend."
The Crimson returns to competition Sunday at the Sacred Heart Invitational in Fairfield, Conn., where it will face six national powers, including defending national champion Penn State.


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4th Of July Parade Projects
We are planning some big things for the 4th of July parade. It's a way off, but let's not get too complacent - some of these projects will need a lot of coordination and more importantly, a lot of (very fun) work. In the end the coolness will be worth it. Here are some ideas people have brainstormed - feel free to step up as a 'project lead', or at least to schedule some work sessions or flesh out the ideas. We should probably use this page as the 'top level' page. Project leaders (project scribes?) can maintain separate project pages with the in-depth design and schedule details.
We should have a central float, some walkers (band w/ handmade/hacked instruments), and 2 rideable smaller stunt vehicles.
Let's build us a Straandbeest (see this for inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37BsADFmHGU)
This will be a 16 leg version. Legs will be constructed from 1X4s, and plywood bed/angle iron materials. Nathan has volunteered (soon to be) his house as a construction location. Some kind engineers have done a little prior work for us. The idea is to make a first leg, to determine reproducibility. We will decide final scale, leg arrangement, and rigging materials based on our experience once we have it.
- Charles
- Nathan
- Steve
(sign up here, wiki-ites)
March 3, 2011 Some prototyping with cardboard, bits of tape, tongue depressors, and fluffy pipe cleaners at the March 3rd meeting went well. It was generally acknowledged that the camshaft powering all the legs would present some challenge. We also considered that there might be a 'weakest link' in the leg mechanism, and it should be identified if possible.
March 10, 2011 Discussion of working models and vision for the float.
- http://geogebrawiki.pbworks.com/w/page/11911516/Strandbeest
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/31787705/Dynamics-of-Legged-Walking-Mechanism-%E2%80%9CWind-Beast%E2%80%9D
- (IUPUI 2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37BsADFmHGU
- (big cardboard) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlNTNjtjInQ
- (j-papercraft) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWm4VMR8D0w
- (i-cant-reproduce-in-blender) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0I65dJMQUc
- (mathematica) http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ATheoJansenWalkingLinkage/
Marching Band
This will feature BloomingLabbers and friends playing homemade or circuit bent electronic instruments. This could end up being a real noisy racket, but have you been to the parade? After 4 or 5 ambulance or fire sirens have gone by, any other sound is a welcome change.
We will actually work to come up with a set list. Some possibilities: patriotic Material i.e. Souza, Neil Diamond (we're coming to America), Star Spangled, Metallica's One, Glen Beck/O'reilly factor theme?
I think Eno's 'Here Come The Warm Jets' would be a fitting song for such a band, although it's not a patriotic tune.
- Joe
- Steve
- Joe's CigarBox Bass
- Circuit Bent toys (perhaps have a workshop soon?)
- 8 bit synths
- Atari Punk Consoles
- Steve's Arduino/SD Card/DAC sound file player project
- Drumming with the smoke ring cannons
How to handle amplification for these? Everybody has their own portable amp? Barry's speaker backpack system?
Mini Vehicles
We could use these to distribute flyers, maybe even pull some shriner moves, i.e. wheelies, donuts, 360s, driving synchronized circles around each other, other floats, intersections , Rockford Files.
The main idea that has come up is a rideable BeetleBot, controlled by handgrip antennas, using a PWM foot control(let off foot control, machine stops).
Materials wise among other things we need Electric Motors, and I believe Jenett has indicated she has some good ones we can use.
- Jenett
- Nick
- Joe
Smoke Ring Drums
Plastic trash cans + Shower curtain membrane Smoke bombs/smoke bomb container (to keep from melting membrane) Also used as drums for marching band
- Jenett
- Alex
- Nicky
Twinkie Launcher
Tested loaner prototype – success, but not a good seal(had to smoosh twinkie into barrel)
- PVC pipe
- Compressed air(air compressor)
- Car batteries carried by float or bike
- Wadding
- Felt
- Mattress foam
- Possible Confetti Ammo as well
IR Scrolling Display
This one sparked a lot of discussion and people I've mentioned it to thought it was a great idea. The idea is to make an illuminated sign out of IR LEDs that will only be readable by people photographing or video recording the event.
- Nick!
- Rex
- Nathan
- Steve
Some ideas
- Check out related art installation: http://www.kyleclements.com/tap/info.php
- PhotoFlash triggered?
- CharliePlex? (Steve suggests hacking an LoL shield - all the Charlieplexing circuitry is already there!)
- Talk to folks about bulk deals on IR LEDs
- Transportation-on float
- How many displays? i.e. one on each side, or just one on the front or back?
- Non-scrolling cut-out light box
- Real time type interface
- Steve still has Nathan's scrolling car window LED sign (which is apparently illegal to use in an automobile). This can be used at least for a visible scrolling sign.
Message Brainstorm Session
- "I'm with stupid"
- "Made in China", etc.
- "Nice Dumptruck"
- "Nice Campaign Slogan"
- "Go U.S. Americans!!"
- "Celebrating 0xEB Years Of American Geeks!"
- Internet meme stuff


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Middle School Student Aces SATs
By ABC News | ABC News Blogs – 3 hours ago
Vivek Jain woke up his 14-year-old son, Varun, one early morning in early July. "Varun, you got a perfect score on your SATs," the father said.
The sleepy teenager simply said "Wow," and fell back asleep.
"If anybody in the United States can get a perfect score in middle school, it has to be Varun," his father told ABC News.
In an indication of how rare it is to get a perfect 2400 score on the trio of tests that make up the SATs, only 360 students did it in 2012. More than 1.6 million students took the tests that year.
And those students were in high school. Jain, who will be a high school freshman this fall, was in eighth grade when he took the tests.
Jain did not stress over the test. His father reminded him the night before that he was to take the exam the following morning. Only then did he start preparing for the math, writing and critical thinking segments.
Just a few days before the SAT was administered, Jain took the AP Calculus BC exam, a course usually offered to the most mathematically advanced high school seniors. Jain took the course online in a month.
He is also the highest scoring point guard for his school. He plays the sitar and the violin. He has trophies for chess and debate. He won a scholarship from John's Hopkins University to take classes at a community college. He goes to the movies and plays video games with friends.
"I tell him, 'Varun, this is a gift for you,'" Vivek Jain said. "He realizes that because we have seen quite a few geniuses here and there, but they only have a gift for one thing. Varun has an ability that is so well rounded."
Varun Jain hopes to use his talent in the computer science field. His father says he wants to do "something technology related that improves peace in the world and makes everyone thrive."
He is expected to graduate early and then move on to one of his top choices for colleges, either Harvard or MIT.


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Why you say ?
Well two reasons - after many, many years - there are numerous promising fast bowlers in the region now.
Roach, Delorn Johnson, Jason Holder, Jason Dawes, Carlos Braithwaite, Beaton , Jermain Jones, Kevin Mclean.
At the u-19 wc, the West Indies quicks terrified the Aussie batsmen - was just like the 80's and 90's.
Teams with strong fast bowlers tend to well. Barring Australia, I don't see anyone else with good fast bowling depth.
South Africa haven't go anyone quick in their domestic setup barring marchant de Lange.
England forget it and Pakistana re not producing the quicks they used to.
Second, Julian Hunte has put in a very good program of governance for West Indies cricket. West Indies have a regular A team program and their SAGICOR High Performance Centre is right up there with Australia's academy in quality.
Australia's greatest fear is on the rise again - a RESURGENT West Indies. A lot of sleepless nights coming up for Ikki, Burgey and Social I say.


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The left-handed Gayle, one of the finest limited overs batsmen in the contemporary game, managed just 72 runs from five innings in the series as the Caribbean side's batting struggled throughout.
Sammy contended, however, that the team's performances did not centre around one player.
"I would like to see all my players perform. Things don't always go the way you want them to. Obviously Chris is a very experienced player and I know he will come back good anytime," Sammy told a media conference Saturday night.
"I would like to see all my players perform. Things don't always go the way you want them to. Obviously Chris is a very experienced player and I know he will come back good anytime," Sammy told a media conference Saturday night.
"Credit to the Bangladesh team for the way they bowled at him throughout this series. They had a plan and they stuck to it. The team doesn't revolve around one person, it's a collective set of people to go out there and do what is necessary for us to win."
He added: "I don't blame people, I've always said that cricket is a team sport. We've got to pull together as a team. It's not every day the same people will perform and today we got a performance from (Kieron) Pollard and (Darren) Bravo and Kemar (Roach) got five wickets. We just need more performances from the team and that would make us more successful."
The West Indies entered the series with their batting as their strength but failed to live up to expectations. They were dismissed in the opening ODI in Khulna for 199 to lose by seven wickets and crashed for a paltry 132 in the second game, chasing 293 for victory.Even when they chased a moderate 228 to win the third game, they needed Marlon Samuels' century in order to triumph after the batting struggled again, and they mustered just 211 off 50 overs in the fourth game before their bowlers defended well.
Saturday, Pollard emerged from poor form to slam a stroke-filled 85 while Bravo, perhaps the most consistent batsman in the series, scored 51.The pair added 132 for the fourth wicket to repair the innings after the Windies had slumped to 17 for three.
"The difference between the two teams is that we lost. We have not played our best cricket but we still put ourselves in a position to win the series," Sammy pointed out. (IANS)


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The proposed plan is to seismically upgrade the structure, make the multi-level layout, ADA accessible and add program space. The recommended seismic strengthening will include foundation improvements, new steel braced frames, new concrete walls, creation of a roof diaphragm, glass replacement, and new collector beams. The seismic strengthening work will directly trigger associated disabled access, code improvements and environmental hazard mitigation.
The building has a sloping roof consisting of wooden joists spanning between glue laminated beams which are supported by reinforced masonry walls and piers. The building envelope consists of glass in-fill walls, masonry walls and masonry piers.
The path of travel associated with the seismic strengthening work will meet State (Title 24) and Federal (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility guidelines. The seismic and access work will also trigger a number of health and safety improvements. All restrooms in the facility will be renovated to make them accessible. In addition, service counters, work areas, and online catalog terminals will become accessible.
Building code related work will involve updating the building to comply with current life safety requirements for exiting, heating, ventilation, plumbing electrical, lighting and other control systems. A new forced air heating system and improved lighting will be provided.
Current law requires removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM's) such as plasterboard walls, vinyl flooring, and roofing directly impacted by the anticipated construction activities. Significant impact on pipe insulation and flooring materials are expected from the installation of footings, chords and collectors, and shear walls. The removal of ACM's will require relocation of the building occupants to avoid potential health risks. Lead that is impacted will also be removed.
The proposed modernization plan envisions an expanded facility to accommodate new and flexible program areas. Work includes a refurbished children's reading room; increased staff workspace; computer learning area, and additional shelving. Other work includes upgrading electrical and HVAC systems; replacing flooring; interior painting; adding data/electrical outlets; renovating/expanding program space; redesigning all service desks; and renovating the small basement.
- The entire structure needs to be evaluated for the possibility of adding a new floor to support additional program space above the existing story.
- Foundation-to-wall or foundation-to-pilaster connections need to be strengthened.
- Pilasters are not braced and may not act in unison with the whole structure.
- Perimeter wall has gaps in structural continuity.
- Short walls connected to glue-lam beams need to be strengthened.
- Connections between wall and roof need reinforcement.
Non-Structural Deficiencies
- Perimeter glass could potentially become a falling hazard during a major seismic event.
- Required exiting, if not maintained, could create a hazard when trying to vacate the building during a seismic event.
- Add footings, walls, bracing, floor diaphragm, and other structural elements as necessary for supporting a second floor above the existing story.
- Strengthen foundations by adding shotcrete to existing footings.
- Build new floor connecting perimeter footings together.
- Add concrete walls to reinforce existing pilasters and columns.
- Strengthen the connections between pilasters and walls to the roof.
- Add a horizontal diaphragm connecting roof members together with the supporting walls.
- Add diagonal bracing where necessary to reinforce structural gaps along perimeter wall.
Non-Structural Measures
- Replace glass with tempered glass or other type of safety glass.
- Provide exits with adequate panic hardware and door clearances.
- Multi-Level layout precludes wheelchair users from using the library.
- Restrooms are not accessible.
- Work areas, service counters, and other amenities are not accessible.
- Site constraints prevent adequate entrance or exiting requirements from being met.
- Add an elevator strategically located to provide access to all existing levels as well as the proposed second floor.
- Maintain proper entry and exiting clearances for proper access.
- Make all restrooms accessible.
- Make all work areas, service counters, and other amenities accessible.
- The building has a forced air heating system in place that may not be adequate to serve two floors and is in need of replacement.
- The mechanical equipment room is not adequate for its intended use.
- The boiler is in need of replacement.
- The air distribution ducts are in good condition, but may need modifications if expanded.
- The water heater and pipe distribution systems are in need of replacement.
- Replace and expand the existing HVAC system to serve two floors.
- Create a new mechanical room with an expanded HVAC system.
- Replace water distribution and drainage system to work with new two-story layout.
- Provide continuous ventilation in all restrooms during hours of library operation.
- Main service point and electrical panel is not sufficient to serve the anticipated added load.
- Power distribution systems and power outlet locations do not provide for a new flexible layout.
- The building lacks adequate data line / communication systems.
- Outdate lighting is in need of replacement.
- Replace existing service with an underground transformer and main panel of sufficient capacity to serve library needs.
- Replace electrical power distribution systems with flexible outlet locations.
- Add new data line and communication distribution system and outlets as required for a flexible layout.
- Replace all lighting with energy efficient lighting throughout the facility.
- The building has some emergency exiting signs and emergency lighting but not enough.
- The building lacks a sufficient number of fire extinguishers.
- The building lacks a fire sprinkler system.
- The building lacks adequate exterior and interior security lighting.
- The security grilles are in need of replacement.
- Add emergency exiting signs and emergency lighting as required.
- Add fire extinguishers as required.
- Add a fire sprinkler system.
- Add exterior and interior security lighting as required.
- Replace security grilles that fit with the character of the building.
- Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM's) are identified throughout the building.
- Abate asbestos if found in the damaged gypsum board ceiling.
- Where impacted by construction, abate asbestos in built up roof and flashing, flexible duct connectors/duct joint tape/compound, vinyl sheet/tile and mastic, ceramic floor/wall tile grout, mastic and vapor barrier, exterior awning stucco, 12"x12"ACT mastic undamaged gypsum board ceiling, resilient baseboard and associated mastic, and fire door core insulation.
- Lead that is impacted by construction shall also be mitigated.
- Floor, wall, and ceiling finishes are outdated and in need of refurbishment throughout.
- The building is in great need of a more flexible layout that addresses the needs of the modern library.
- The roof leaks and is in need of replacement.
- Replace all finishes throughout the facility.
- Improve lighting in all spaces.
- Provide audio/visual equipment in all program areas.
- Replace the roofing system and skylights.
- Repair and preserve existing windows or replace.
- Existing landscape is in need of refurbishment.
- The building lacks attractive landscaping to shield it from exposure to the western sunlight.
- Refurbish existing landscaping and add new landscaping as required.
- Add lawn sprinkler system for landscaping maintenance.


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Transactions Between Related Taxpayers
Presented at the Second Annual Institute of Taxation, University of Houston—Houston, Texas, November, 1955
Many of the complexities of the present tax laws have arisen out of past attempts at tax avoidance. As alert taxpayers have sought and found loopholes that seemed to permit tax avoidance, Congress has been forced in turn to enact new rules to maintain the equity and integrity of the taxing system. In so doing it has gradually created a complex structure of law that may well trap the unwary or uninformed taxpayer, whether or not the intent underlying his transactions is solely one of obtaining tax reductions.
One of the areas in which this development has occurred has to do with transactions between related taxpayers. While many such transactions may be completely bona fide and may be made with no underlying
tax saving motive, the possibility that closely related taxpayers might not deal at arms length and the accompanying opportunity for tax reductions could not be ignored. Leaving the question of good faith to be answered by the courts would not have provided an adequate safeguard;
the intent of the parties to a transaction is often too elusive for factual determination, especially when they are related. This problem, together with the recognition that these transactions frequently do not represent a real change in economic interests, led Congress to enact a series of rules that prevent certain transactions between related taxpayers
from receiving the treatment that would otherwise be available.
Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code disallows all losses on sales or exchanges between related taxpayers except for losses resulting
from distributions in corporate liquidations. This is not merely a presumption subject to rebuttal; all such losses are disallowed regardless
of whether the parties deal completely at arms length and in good faith.
The disallowance applies to indirect sales as well as to direct sales between related taxpayers. Thus a loss would not be recognized


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The recent financial crisis has shone a bright light on the differences between the banking sector and the credit union system.
As we look at the future of the credit union system, we should re-examine the cooperative principles upon which the system was founded to understand how these principles contrast with the basic tenets of banks structured as stock entities.
We must also ask whether these cooperative principles remain relevant and valid as the foundation of the credit union system today, and how well the system has embraced those principles.
The International Cooperative Alliance defines a cooperative entity in terms of the seven cooperative principles:
1. Voluntary, open membership;
2. Democratic member control;
3. Member economic participation;
4. Autonomy and independence;
5. Education, training, and information;
6. Cooperation among cooperatives; and
7. Concern for the community.
One can immediately identify key differences between stock banks and the credit union model by comparing the second, third, and fourth principles against the typical stock bank structure.
While the equity ownership interest in a stock bank is held by shareholders whose relative voting power depends upon the number of shares owned, a cooperative is owned and controlled by its members, each having one vote.
In fact, most large banks have significant institutional ownership, meaning the equity ownership is concentrated in the hands of a limited number of shareholders.
While the typical stock bank seeks to generate a profit for its shareholders—whose interests may not ultimately be aligned with interests of the bank's customers—the cooperative entity returns any economic benefits to its members by reinvesting in the cooperative, paying member dividends, or offering enhanced services.
The autonomy and independence cooperatives enjoy can also be contrasted with the loss of control often associated with a stock bank taking on major shareholders.
One key difference to emphasize: For a credit union, the member is the customer and the owner. For a typical stock bank, the retail customer is not the owner.
So the differences, at least in principle, seem clear. But are the cooperative principles, which were originally developed in 1844 by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England, still relevant and viable today?
Does the cooperative model offer real advantages when compared with the stock bank model?
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LifeWay Advertises New McLaren Book
Now, I must admit that I haven't read the book, but given his previous works such as Generous Orthodoxy and Adventures in Missing the Point (with Tony Campolo), along with the three book series that began with A New Kind of Christian, I would say that it is a bit early for LifeWay to be advertising the book. Selling this book in LifeWay is really not a problem for me and neither is purchasing the book (which I plan to do), but I think LifeWay, being a Southern Baptist entity should be careful about what they advertise and thus should take seriously their role in shaping the hearts and minds of not only Southern Baptists, but millions of other Christians. Advertising the book in their circular with a very favorable description is, to most readers, at least an approval, if not a outright endorsement. The description found next to the book reads:
Brian McLaren, one of TIME magazine's "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America," is back, this time to lead readers on a journey that will prove to be as unsettling and groundshaking as it is thrilling and life-changing. Unafraid of controversy or the uncomfortable gray areas of life, McLaren's quest is to find the essential message of Jesus' life-even if it overturns our conventional ideas, priorities, and practices."
"Through the years, I have frequently had an uncomfortable feeling:" writes McLaren, "that the portrait of Jesus I found in the New Testament didn't fit with the images of Jesus in the church" Out of that nagging discomfort arose this book, promising to be McLaren's most revolutionary to date. He writes, "I'd like to share my search with you, and invite you to be a part of it. I don't want to spoil the ending, but I'll let you in on this: the farther I go on this search, the more inspired, moved,
challenged, shocked, and motivated I become about the secret message of Jesus."
In a book that will keep you on your toes, Brian D. McLaren searches for the true Jesus of the New Testament, even if this Jesus doesn't match who is portrayed in today's churches. Join McLaren in his search for the secret message of Jesus.So far I have found McLaren to be the one on the adventure of missing the point of Christianity. If his latest book is like the others, then I think LifeWay has made a grave mistake here in advertising a book that does not accord with the theology of our great denomination, whose history is rooted in the historical-grammatical hermeneutical method, along with the belief in substitutionary atonement -- two things that McLaren seems to reject. I do plan on reading it in upcoming days, so look for my review to be up in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, here is a review by Matt Adair that I think is worth reading.


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MSarge needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 87 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Sterlingwater is a company based out of Doha, Qatar that has developed a revolutionary water desalination product that will change the way people in remote areas of the world gain access to clean drinking water.
This product will bring "permanently free, naturally pure water to people" by using solar energy to turn dirty/salty water into clean drinking water. There are several different types of Products which will be sold mainly to government agencies, non-profits and disaster relief organizations.
The Product is the answer for communities and homes currently off the water grid or in remote locations. It will be delivered to someone's home, house or compound. Once attached to their local brackish water source and to a waste brine tank and a fresh water tank, the unit is simply switched on delivering pure H2O within 24 hours; then permanently, forever.
All people will require is a water source: local rivers, the sea, marshland or underground sources are all fine, even if polluted. The Product will produce pure clean healthy water, no matter what the source.
The dimensions of the Product are 1.5 m wide and 40 cm high. The Product needs to be raised on columns that are 10 meters in height, so the designer should take this into account when designing the product. However, at times the Product will be secured to the side of a building our house, or on a structure that is already built. So in that case the product design should work with or without the 10 meter structured columns.
PLEASE READ THE BRIEF ATTACHED. There are product diagrams on the last page!
We will use the designs on our web site to 'presell' the products' so it needs to be very clear what it is.
The product design should embody "sleek, clean, and pure". Think about Apple computers (and Dyson vacuum cleaners) and how they have designed their line of Ipods, Itouches, and Mac computers as inspiration. So, what if Apple got in the Water Desalination business, and was selling these structures? What would they look like?
When designing, keep in mind that this is the first of four similar products that will be developed, and each one needs to look slightly different. This could be done through color variations or a slight modification in design. The designer that considers this ahead of time will have the advantage.
Images / color choice and wording on the side of the product is completely optional and we will leave that up to the creative direction the designer wants to explore. Remember, however – we want this unobtrusive looking. When is the last time you saw a lime green polka dotted windmill?


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Braves and Orioles Complete Two-Player Trade
Atlanta acquires veteran right-handed pitcher Luis Ayala
The Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles have completed a two-player trade in which the Braves have acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Luis Ayala in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Chris Jones. Ayala, 35, is expected to join the Braves in Washington on Friday. Ayala will wear uniform number 48.
Ayala notched a 2.09 ERA in 52 appearances for the New York Yankees in 2011 and appeared in 66 games with the Orioles in 2012, when he posted a 2.64 ERA and had 51 strikeouts in 75.0 innings pitched. He worked in two games for the Orioles this season.
Over his nine-year career, Ayala has appeared in 497 Major League games, all in relief. He has pitched in 50-or-more games in a season six times in his career and owns a lifetime ERA of 3.37, with 347 strikeouts in 523.1 innings of work. He owns 19 career saves.
Originally signed by the Colorado Rockies in 1999, Ayala made his Major League debut in 2003 with the Montreal Expos. He has pitched at the Major League level for six different organizations: Montreal/Washington (2003-08), New York Mets (2008), Minnesota Twins (2009), Florida Marlins (2009), New York Yankees (2011) and Baltimore Orioles (2012-13).
Jones, 24, was with the Braves' Double-A Mississippi affiliate in 2012 and 2013. He was obtained by the Braves from the Cleveland Indians in October 2011 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe.


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TahoeChamber introduces Tech Tuesdays
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TahoeChamber has kicked off a new workshop series titled Tech Tuesdays.
The series will feature one and half hour workshops that will cover trends in technology. They will take place the first Tuesday of every month in the TahoeChamber Conference Room, located at 169 Highway 50. Courses will start at 8 a.m.
Guests should bring their laptops and questions, and be ready to learn. Courses will cover smart phones, Microsoft Outlook, Blogging, E-Commerce and more.
Tech Tuesdays are free for chamber members and $15 for prospective members. Visit the TahoeChamber.org event calendar for information. For reservations or information, contact email@example.com or call 775-588-1728, ext. 312.


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Micah Lexier
Canadian, b. 1960
Water Piece, 1987
wood, Plexiglas, plastic paint, sound system, foot pedals, plastic letters, aluminum, foam, plastic enamel
300 x 1065 x 30 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of the Canada Council Art Bank
Installation, Canadian Contemporary (1980-present)
Although Micah Lexier's work is based in conceptual issues, he takes a very formal approach to his presentations. Autobiographical in nature, Water Piece is about the transition from childhood to adulthood—more literally, the artist's own sexual coming of age. The source illustrations are derived from children's dictionaries from the 1930s to the 1950s, an era unquestionably dominated by white, male, heterosexual North American culture. In this work, images and text meld, offering new and often diverse meanings and associations. Water Piece reveals the power and anxiety inherent in boy-versus-man relationships. In addition, it explores how what is expected of a man is imprinted and taught at a very young age.
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UN envoy on Syria backs call for dialogue
Syrian refugee girls wash clothes in a refugee camp near Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP / Manu Brabo)
AMMAN, Jordan -- A Syrian opposition leader's call for dialogue is a test for the intentions of President Bashar Assad, the international envoy to Syria said Sunday, as fighting raged between rebels and government forces in at least three Syrian provinces.
Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said the proposal by Mouaz al-Khatib, the president of the opposition coalition, "has opened the door and challenges the Syrian government to fulfil its often-repeated assertion that it is ready for dialogue and a peaceful settlement."
"This initiative is on the table and will be on the table," Brahimi told reporters in Cairo following talks with Arab league chief Nabil Elaraby.
"We believe that if a dialogue begins in one of the U.N. headquarters, at least initially, between the opposition and an acceptable delegation from the Syrian government, it will be a start for getting out of the dark tunnel in which Syria is placed," Brahimi added.
In a statement Friday, the opposition's main umbrella group, the Syrian National Coalition, said it would not allow President Bashar Assad or members of his security services to participate in talks to end the crisis.
It did not rule out, however, dialogue with some members of his ruling Baath party, saying it welcomed talks with "honourable people" from all parts of society who "have not been embroiled in the crimes against the Syrian people."
Still, neither side has proposed a concrete plan for the talks.
Meanwhile, Syrian Parliament Speaker Jihad Laham told fellow lawmakers in a session Sunday that dialogue is the path that must be pursued under a political agenda Assad proposed in January to end the nation's 23-month-old conflict.
"All Syrians must work within the framework of this program to resolve the crisis in the country," Laham said, pleading to "all Syrians, from all sects and orientations, to confront the terrorism facing us."
Addressing the same session, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi said the difficult conditions caused by the war and international sanctions placed on Syria "are beyond the capacity and ability of any country to bear."
He said the economic blockade imposed by the European Union, the United States and some Arab states has had a "negative impact" on the health sector, although he did not elaborate.
Rebel attacks, he added, have damaged 2,500 high schools and caused serious power outages, reducing electricity distribution by up to 60 per cent nationwide.
He also blamed a shrinking oil supply -- which he said now meets around 40 per cent of the country's needs -- on rebel attacks on oil refineries.
Also Sunday, anti-regime activists reported sectarian clashes in a rural area between the Syrian town of Qusair and the Lebanese border.
Clashes have grown common in the area between its Shiite and Sunni Muslim villages, whose residents generally back different sides in Syria's civil war.
Most of the rebels fighting to topple Assad are from Syria's Sunni majority, while many of the country's Shiites stand by the regime. The area's residents also have clan and family ties to communities across the porous border with Lebanon.
Activist Hadi Abdullah said via Skype that Shiite gunmen tried to enter three Sunni villages early Saturday, leading to clashes with rebels. Twelve Shiites and five rebels were killed, and 7 Sunni civilians were killed in shelling, he added.
He and other activists said the Shiite gunmen were from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, but provided no proof. A Hezbollah spokesman declined to comment.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes killed 10 rebels and three Shiite gunmen, noting that many Lebanese live in the Shiite villages.
Most of the area's Shiites support Hezbollah.
Earlier Sunday, Syrian Electricity Minister Imad Khamis told the state news agency, SANA, that electricity has been restored in most parts of the Syrian capital and that power would gradually return to the south. He blamed the blackout on an unspecified fault in high-voltage lines.
The power outage plunged Damascus into darkness late Saturday and affected much of southern Syria, mainly the provinces of Daraa and Sweida along the Jordanian border.
A similar blackout struck the same areas on Jan. 20. The government blamed that outage on a rebel attack, and power was restored to most areas the following day.
Also Sunday, an explosion in traffic circle northwest of downtown Damascus killed one person and wounded another, a security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.
It was unclear what caused the blast in Abbasid Square, which sits on the western side of the neighbourhood of Jobar, where rebels from the suburbs have been trying to push in the capital and clashing with government troops for more than a week.
The U.N. says nearly 70,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict since the revolt began in March 2011.
In a related development, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay pressed for international action to help stem the bloodshed, but acknowledged that achieving that won't be easy. She alleged that Assad's regime had committed crimes against humanity and should be referred to the International Criminal Court.


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Welcome to the Sons of Liberty family! We are so glad you decided to join us.
If you have not done so already … take a moment to join your State forum. It is easy to do and I encourage you to take the time now as your first step.
Just find your State on the STATE TAB. Which is located on the top of this page you are reading – click on it – and join your State.
Once you have joined your State forum, you will have access to a full compliment of important information, which is designed to include people, issues and events in your neck of the woods. Don't be shy. Jump right in.
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Gleeks, get ready for Britney Spears overload! Tuesday's episode of "Glee" will feature the Pop idol's greatest hits.
In the episode titled "Britney/Brittany," dimwitted cheerleader Brittany channels (you guessed it) her inner Britney Spears. It isn't too hard for her to do so considering she has a little medicinal help.
In this preview clip, Brittany and fellow Cheerio Santana visit Dr. Carl (a dentist played by guest star John Stamos). This is no routine teeth cleaning. They request, or rather demand, that he give them anesthesia. No one wants to cross an unmedicated Santana. He gives in, gives them the drugs and the two drift off into dreamland which is actually the set of Spears' "Me Against The Music" video.
Brittany and Santana do their best pop star impersonations and the results are pretty accurate. Check out the clip below to see for yourself! Come back tomorrow to listen to all tracks from Tuesday's episode plus new, hot pictures in our photo gallery.


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A Shapeling writes:
I am a biologist attending a large, well respected conference on insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease.
All the experiments were well designed, good solid data, and a lot of it correlates EXACTLY with the message of your blog, like the factoid I gleaned that fully 25% of Coronary Artery Disease cases diagnosed have no known risk factors- not high cholesterol, not obesity, not smoking, not type II diabetes. The fact that exercise and activity level is a better predictor of long term health than fat. That pear-shape fat (subcutaneous fat) releases adipocytokines that protect against metabolic disease, improve lipid and glucose metabolism, and positively correlate with increased longevity and quality of life.
The problem is the huge disconnect. It made me want to curl up into a ball and cry- which is what I did as soon as my husband joined me at the conference.
- The slide that had a picture of an obese man with the caption "homo stupidus."
- The news that the AHA reclassified anyone over 27* (me!! me!!) on the BMI scale obese with the attendant scare-the-crap-out-of-you warnings.
- The obese diabetic (ob/ob db/db) mouse model- google for images if you're curious- which is considered a great way to model the metabolisms of healthy fat people like you and me and then tell us we're all going to die and its ALL OUR OWN DAMN FAULT.
Sigh, indeed. Also, as I said to the Shapeling, HOLY CRAP, are they seriously moving the cut-off for obesity down to 27?!? Ten years ago, that was the cut-off for overweight! If this is true, people with a BMI of 26 have now gone from being a healthy weight to overweight to just shy of obese, without ever gaining an ounce.
You'd think things like that would make people wake the fuck up. You'd think.
And seriously, "Homo Stupidus"? Charming.
Anyway, Shapelings, have at it. And thanks to the sender-inner, as they say over at CO.
*Update: The Shapeling who says this in now says she thinks she must have misheard or misinterpreted this — or the presenter might have been from a different country. The Wikipedia page on BMI notes international variations in keeping with what she heard, but as far as we know, the AHA hasn't changed anything recently. So if you're American, you can exhale. A little.


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Perform a bubblesort in assembly language. At the start of the program, using C/C++ output functions, output a program identifier that includes your name to the screen. (Example: "Bubblesort Program by Jon Lovegren".) Using an assembly language LOOP and C/C++ I/O, create appropriate user prompts and input 10 numbers from the keyboard into an array variable numbers_abc (where abc = your initials). Using the same algorithm you used in the first program, build the bubblesort routine in assembly language and sort the numbers in ascending order. Put the sorted numbers into an array sorted_abc (where abc = your initials). Using an assembly language LOOP and C/C++ I/O, display the both the original unsorted numbers and sorted numbers. Identify each set of numbers and put each set on a single line separated by commas, as shown below.
Unsorted Array: 192, 8236, 10, 7, 456, 99, 1, 17, 213, 99
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Destiny wrote:Hi...
Does anyone have a set of images captured using the Ricoh Theta camera that can be used for testing... Real pity this camera cost so much....
Destiny wrote:A big thank you to Chris (Christian Stüben) for these test panos captured using his Ricoh Theta..
I think Chris has provided a good mix of locations and provided a good test for the Ricoh Theta.. The only good comment I can state in all honest, would be that this camera is quick to capture a pano. But perhaps I should say is 'quick and nasty'..
There is just too much noise in the images, the ISO must be hugely wrong… In Australia this camera is sold for just over $600 in many retail outlets, that in my opinion is way too much for this quality.. There is always one mob that tries to rip people off and sell a product for way over the recommend price.. $739, oh man!! Even as a social media camera its not good.. I also downloaded the player but the quality is the same..
Destiny wrote:I would too Andrew but not at that price..
PS.... I think I will wait to check out the results from the Eye Mirror with the GoPro.. And that captures video too for not much more..
spherorama wrote:Well I use the Theta since it came out. I had several emails exchanged with their service regarding the quality of the images. The quality got much better since two firmware updates. They reduced the maximum ASA sensitivity from 1600 to 800. This helped. I rarely use the images right out of the camera. I import the panoramas into Lightroom V and apply some automatic settings. Sometimes I use the de-noise filters form NIK Soft.
The Theta is nice for quick shots. It is fun for the client to see the immediate results on the iPad. Depending on the seize of the panoramas published the quality is not so bad. The panoramas you see on the iPad are smaller (2 MP) than the ones (6,5 MP) you get out of the camera. We had a discussion about the Theta when it came out. I posted a short review and some early samples.
Destiny wrote:I have a feeling that V2 Camera will be out this year... which will make this V1 look like yuck... Well... I can only hope.. Hey, at the end of the day, the Ricoh Theta is a good start.. but for me its just that.. A start.. Ricoh needs to put in a lot of improved quality of images before I would say "Yay.. that what I am talking about.."
klausesser wrote:here´s another solution : http://www.airpano.com/files/images_for ... G_1112.jpg
mediavets wrote:klausesser wrote:here´s another solution : http://www.airpano.com/files/images_for ... G_1112.jpg
The Agnos MrotatorR does it with three rather than four cameras:
http://www.agnos.com/prodotti.htm?v_lin ... 0005-P0509
klausesser wrote:mediavets wrote:klausesser wrote:here´s another solution : http://www.airpano.com/files/images_for ... G_1112.jpg
The Agnos MrotatorR does it with three rather than four cameras:
http://www.agnos.com/prodotti.htm?v_lin ... 0005-P0509
Yes - but AirPano uses it also for video. I never was really impressed by the Agnos stuff in relation to the price.
Airpano most likely had the centerpiece tailored for them. They have L-brackets from Kirk or RRS on their cameras. So the four L-brackets and the centerpiece most likely are not much more expensive as the 800.-€ Agnos rig for three cameras - but i bet they´re more stable.
mediavets wrote:The Agnos MrotatorR does it with three rather than four cameras:
http://www.agnos.com/prodotti.htm?v_lin ... 0005-P0509
mediavets wrote:Uh huh...but the additional cost of another DSLR body and Sigma 8mm fisheye is pretty steep.
AlexandreJ wrote:The theta is quite nice. We did a good comparison here to golden standard VR through DSLR.
http://www.kolor.com/buy/comparison-vir ... _store=eng
Don't forget the button in the tour to which between Ricoh capture and DSLR capture.
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- FeatureSony retires first-generation SAIT
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Hot Spots: On-demand technology sized right for SMBs
Technology advancements such as deduplication and bandwidth optimization, as well as shrinking storage and bandwidth costs, are making online backup increasingly attractive for small- to medium-sized businesses.
Shop smart and your small shop could find on-demand backup a great fit.
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are challenged by many of the same data management issues larger companies face. Mandated reporting requirements and rapid growth, along with remote or mobile locations, mean SMBs struggle with geographically dispersed data and ediscovery requests that can tie up systems and staff. At the same time, many SMBs still depend on tape-based backup systems and often don't have a designated IT staff member who specializes in designing or developing backup and recovery systems.
The good news is that many small- to medium-sized businesses are discovering that online--or on-demand--backup and recovery can work for them the same way it does for small office/home offices (SOHOs) and individual consumers. These online backup providers offer more than a place to store data; they automate the transfer of files over a WAN connection to safe storage at a remote site.
Technology advancements such as deduplication and bandwidth optimization, combined with the declining cost of storage and bandwidth, are making online backup increasingly attractive to small- to medium-sized businesses. The opportunity to "upgrade" from local, tape-based backup without making a capital investment, coupled with the more predictable "pay as you go" pricing model for online backup and recovery services, is a way to justify the change. On-demand backup pricing is typically based on service-level and capacity requirements. Pricing plans range from $5 to $20 per gigabyte per month, although providers moving upstream from consumer-level online backup have more aggressive pricing plans.
On-demand backup can also reduce operational expenses. Freed from the burden of tape--and its associated handling, shipping, storing, scheduling, monitoring, upgrading and troubleshooting--more resources will be available for strategic initiatives.
24/7 staffing for SMBs
Sometimes software-as-a-service (SaaS) is used interchangeably with on-demand, but not all online backup solutions fit the SaaS model. SaaS involves sharing a scalable application (and infrastructure) with multiple tenants while keeping data separate--applications such as Hotmail and Salesforce.com are great examples. Call it what you want, but there are plenty of ways SMBs can benefit from on-demand storage backup and recovery, beginning with pricing.
Service-level agreement (SLA)-based pricing (combined with reporting to monitor trending) means fewer surprises for growing companies. Operating-level agreements (OLAs) used by on-demand providers describe the responsibilities of the vendor's internal support group. OLA definitions may be simple, but they can be important. Service contracts help set policies for volume limitations (how much can be transferred within a set time frame), and retention periods, recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives for various data classifications are typically spelled out.
In addition, on-demand services can provide the sort of 24/7 monitoring that many smaller shops can't afford. Additional benefits might include application-specific protection and expertise or a built-in disaster recovery plan. Archiving services and electronic data discovery may also be offered. Finally, many providers have certification in storage processes and methodologies and may be better equipped than your own IT team to set up storage policies with regard to compliance requirements and audits.
Of course, companies considering on-demand backup and recovery have to consider bandwidth; it will dictate how much data can be transferred and some SMBs may have to make an initial investment here to reap the benefits of an on-demand investment. And because most organizations cite backup or recovery performance as a major problem, there will be some apprehension about sending data over a WAN connection to a third-party site. A few vendors in this space now have "quick start" and "quick recovery" programs where full backup sets can be physically delivered on disk for initial setup and rapid full recovery.
Finally, online backup involves more than the hosted backup application. You need to consider the vendor behind the service offering. Ask yourself "How many data centers does the vendor have?," "What experience does the vendor have delivering a managed service?" and, most importantly, "How well have they performed for companies with needs similar to mine?"
Vendor landscape
Iron Mountain Digital has leveraged its brand and trustworthiness to expand into services, including offsite data protection, server and PC backup, and email archiving. Seagate Technology recently acquired EVault, which has specialized in ediscovery for the last decade. Recent entrant Symantec will deliver online backup services and a tape vaulting capability (the latter specifically for its Backup Exec customers who want to maintain onsite protection and automate the electronic transfer of tape copies offsite for disaster recovery purposes). Hewlett-Packard has an enterprise-class offering through a partnership with Asigra, which excels at helping its partners offer managed services through its service-oriented architecture (SOA). Another strong player in this space is Arsenal Digital Solutions, which has partnered with many of the major service providers and carrier partners such as AT&T. Companies such as Digi-Data and Nirvanix are providing fully managed storage offerings that can be used for backup or primary content. Finally, Berkeley Data Systems (MozyPro) and Carbonite are moving up from the consumer space and offering aggressive pricing--as little as $4.95 per month for up to 30GB of storage.
There are other issues that should be taken into consideration when evaluating an online backup vendor or product. Here's a checklist I would encourage SMBs to use when shopping:
- Transferring and storing data efficiently. In addition to incremental backup, look for some form of capacity reduction, especially if pricing is based on capacity of data stored.
- Speed. Look for a vendor that offers an alternative to WAN-based transfer to accelerate the initial full backup or full recovery.
- Matching scalability. This is crucial; you want to partner with a provider or vendor that can match your firm's growth--capacity, nodes, sites, etc.
- Disaster planning (DR). What's the vendor's DR strategy? How many data centers exist and how geographically dispersed are they?
- Meeting industry regulations and compliance requirements. Is the vendor equipped to meet Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audits? Would the vendor be able to comply with an electronic data discovery request?
- Clarity in service commitments. It's critical to have a handle on SLAs and OLAs. You'll want to make sure service objectives are discussed and benchmarks set.
For SMBs, the arguments for outsourcing backup and recovery technology are compelling. Round-the-clock monitoring and defensible SLAs should convince you but be sure to network with peers, ask vendors and providers for customer contacts, and arrive at any vendor meeting with a list of real-world requests for data you've had or can expect to have. Just as the technology is proving itself, so do its sellers have to work to convince SMBs that their data will be safe and accessible-- and at a price point that makes sense given all the companies vying for your attention.


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(CNN) -- In San Diego County, officials are racing, literally, to save pets and livestock left behind by hundreds of thousands of residents fleeing the raging wildfires.
Horses stand in a pen as fire threatens the Bonita neighborhood in San Diego, California.
For the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, it's nonstop work to save as many lives as possible, said Lt. Daniel Desousa.
"We're doing the best we can to keep ahead of the flames and pull the animals out," he said Tuesday. "Are animals going to be killed? Yes. But we're doing the best we can."
With help from Los Angeles and the Humane Society of the United States, the county's 30 animal services officers have been answering calls from people who left their pets and livestock behind as well as those who have seen animals left in evacuated areas.
Many people calling don't have enough trailers to get all of their horses to safety and need help, he said.
"I never knew we had so many horses here," Desousa said. "And we're seeing even more this time because our fires are bigger and worse (than the 2003 fires that swept the area)." Watch people staying with pets at refuge »
At a fairground in San Diego County, 2,000 horses are being boarded, but Desousa said it seems like horses are being housed everywhere -- even mall parking lots -- with their anxious owners standing next to them.
"If you have an open space, we'll put horses on it," he said.
The Humane Society's Curtis Ransom is stationed at an emergency campground in San Diego County where people have taken refuge with their dogs, cats, horses and even goats.
"It's a whole different situation from Katrina; people are taking care of the animals," Ransom said.
"The message has gotten out. It's a horrible disaster, but as far as the facilities and the willingness to take in animals, I don't think there's any hesitation," he said.
He said they have received invitations from shelters to take in pets -- they even have one place that could house an elephant, if needed -- and many of the evacuation areas are allowing people to bring their furry friends.
Also, news stations are informing people about where they can take their animals if their neighborhood is evacuated, Ransom said.
Desousa said the county has been so busy with the work, they don't have figures on how many animals they've saved and evacuated.
One officer called to say there was a bird left in a house in the fire's path. He wanted to know if he should kick in the door to get the animal. Desousa told him that the door won't matter if the fire destroys the house. Save the bird, he told him.
Other times, flames have been too close for officers to grab the animals, Desousa said.
On the job for 19 years, Desousa said this is the worst series of wildfires he's seen.
Even many of the officers themselves have been evacuated.
Desousa has his three dogs, three cats, a tortoise and a snake in his office. He said when they were told to evacuate, they divvied up priorities.
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Vic, the capital of the region of Osona, Barcelona, is located on the banks of the Meder river, in the vicinity of the impressive Sau reservoir. A Neoclassical cathedral dominates its secluded historic quarter, filled with attractions. During the Middle Ages, the city was divided into two sections: one surrounding the castle of Montcada and the other around the cathedral. Nowadays, the region's capital has a secluded historic quarter, dominated by the impressive cathedral, which is also the Archbishopric see. The most remarkable feature of this Neoclassical temple, erected towards the end of the 18th century, is a series of mural paintings by Josep María Sert, in its interior. A stroll around Vic will also lead us to emblematic landmarks, such as the episcopal palace Palau Episcopal, erected next to the cathedral precinct; the arcaded main square, or Plaza Mayor; the Roman temple; the convent of Sant Domènech, and the church of La Pietat. A few kilometres away from this site, we find one of the best hotel establishments in the area, the Parador de Turismo de Vic-Sau, with impressive views of the surrounding scenery. Enclosed by forests and by the waters of the Sau reservoir, this hotel is the ideal getaway for those seeking a relief from the bustle of the big cities. After visiting Vic, the traveller may continue to the monastery of Sant Pere de Casserres, from the 11th century. On the road to the Pyrenees, we will find Olot, Ripoll, and the Volcanic Area of La Garrotxa, declared a Nature Reserve. To the south we have Manresa, with its remarkable basilica of Santa María y Santa Cova.
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Asustek Computer has announced the Eee PC 1004DN, the first in the Eee PC range to feature a super-multi optical disc drive (ODD), enabling users to read and write optical discs for data back-ups.
The netbook also features an Express Card slot for expansion capabilities, along with plug-and-play compatibility and auto-configuration access. Asustek's Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) technology provides extended battery life.
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This is a plugin for the Grid that allows dropping of rows from spreadsheets directly into the grid. More details along with a screencast are on my blog post.
- Blog Post: DataDrop - Drag Grid Data in From a Spreadsheet
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Usually it's the children who misbehave and have to be taught a lesson. Not so for the Gung family.
Four siblings, who are all named after precious jewels, decide they've had enough of the immature behavior and financial mismanagement of their parents – Gung Sang Sik (Han Jin Hee) and Pi Hye Ja (Han Hye Sook) – and do the unthinkable by throwing them out. The two daughters – Bi Chwi (Go Na Eun), who starts a restaurant, and Ryu Bi (So Yi Hyun), a nurse – are left to run the household and support their brothers, San Ho (Lee Hyun Jin), who is studying for the bar exam, and Ho Bak (Lee Il Min), who is still in high school.
To help pay the bills, the siblings take in two boarders, who add a diverse mix to their colorful household – much like the variety of ingredients that make up the Korean dish "bibimbap." The first is Kyle Huntington (Michael Blunck), the highly entertaining American who ran away from his family hotel business and came to Korea to try to become a monk. The second is the seemingly penniless Seo Yeong Guk (Lee Tae Gon), who actually is the son of a wealthy company chairman sent out by his father to build character by earning his way up from the bottom of society.
The siblings' two grandmothers (Kim Young Ok and Jung Hye Sun) provide bellyaching comic relief to every situation as they try to interject their wisdom to the disjointed family.
As Bi Chwi tries to be the voice of reason that holds her fragile family together, she finds herself falling for Yeong Guk. But complications arise when Yeong Guk's younger sister, Kkeut Soon (Choe Ah Jin), also falls in love with Bi Chwi's youngest brother, Ho Bak. Will Bi Chwi have to sacrifice her own personal happiness for the sake of her siblings?
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Dr. Robert Goldstein (LLM '92, SJD '97) is the Association of Graduate's endowed chair in Constitutional and Military Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY where he teaches several environmental seminars and constitutional law. He represents Pace Law School's Center for Environmental Legal Studies on the Community Advisory Group (CAG) to the Hudson River EPA Superfund Site.Dr. Goldstein was awarded the EPA's 2008 Environmental Quality Award in recognition of his work protecting the environment and public health in EPA Region 2, as well as the Nicholas A. Robinson Alumni Achievement Award for significant contributions to environmental law by a Pace Law School graduate.Dr. Goldstein maintains an active environmental law practice, and currently serves as General Counsel to the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development.Dr. Goldstein served as General Counsel and Director of Enforcement at Riverkeeper, Inc. in Tarrytown, NY through mid-2009.
Previously, Dr. Goldstein was the Director of Pace Law School's Environmental Law Program for six years. While at Pace, he garnered national and international recognition for his innovative initiatives to use environmental law to protect human rights; created the Pace Virtual Environmental Law Library; founded the Journal of the Pace Center for Environmental Legal Studies (now known as the GreenLaw Journal), thePace Brazil Program, and a joint-degree program with Yale University. He has also taught at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, CA. He is the author of Ecology and Environmental Ethics: Green Wood in the Bundle of Sticks which deals with legal solutions to the problems of sprawl and non-point source pollution, and the editor of Environmental Ethics and Law.


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Last week I shared how Bill Boyle transformed a friendly conversation over lunch in Salt Lake City in 2001 into what is now a multi-million dollar development rising north of Monticello on Highway 191.
Today lets take a look at what gives this project such potential.
In the early l970's Monticello billed itself as the "Queen City of the Golden Circle." The State had drawn a golden ring around the National Parks and other attractions that were in Southern Utah, Western Colorado and Northern Arizona and spent millions marketing the concept. Monticello is located exactly in the center of the Golden Circle.
In l971-72, I wrote a 200 page master's thesis at BYU on an outdoor education school I dreamed of building. In that thesis, I drew a circle with a 100-mile radius around Monticello. With research I learned that there were more nationally designated Parks, Monuments, Forests, Recreation Areas, Wilderness areas, State Parks, wild Rivers and other sites (like world famous Monument Valley) closer to Monticello than any other community in the United States.
Add to that the fact that in San Juan there is a 10,000-foot elevation differential from the tops of our high alpine mountains to the bottom of our wild rivers. In some places that differential occurs within a thirty mile distance. There is an amazing number of starkly contrasting eco systems, containing an amazing variety of flora and fauna in a thirty mile distance. For example, Mount Peale in the LaSal Mountains is the second highest peak in the State and is just a squosh under 13,000 feet. It is above the timber line and is nothing by barren shale. Thirty some miles west of Mt. Peale the Colorado River roars through its deep canyons at an elevation of about 3,000 feet. In between in that thirty-mile stretch practically every eco system in the Western United States is represented. To someone from Kansas, it is unbelievable.
Add to all that the fact that for every famous nationally recognized area in the County (like Canyonlands or Lake Powell) there are dozens of places known only to locals and those who regularly come to this area to explore and escape the modern world.
Some of the finest archaeological sites, scenic vistas and untouched areas are deep in San Juan, difficult to access and absolutely pristine. If the outside world knew about them, they would be as famous as their nationally designated cousins.
Add to that the richness of our archaeological history, our pioneer history and the areas around it on the Colorado Plateau. The endless variety and stark beauty combines to make Monticello the best location in the U. S. for a facility like the new Canyon Country Discovery Center. (In my humble opinion.)
Janet Ross knew that when she decided to locate here 27 years ago. Whether it is the Colorado Plateau or Utah's Golden Circle, Monticello is the heart of it all. People who are in the know, and have the money to make the Discovery Center a reality, also know the majesty of our location. Why do you think the environmentalists work unceasingly to preserve it all in its pristine state? We have a treasure trove of natural wonders in San Juan County in a relatively small area unlike anywhere else in the entire world…( Again, in my opinion).
I love the description of the Colorado Plateau/Golden Circle region from the information booklet published by the Discovery Center for marketing and advertising purposes.. "When asked to explain what makes the Colorado Plateau unique, geographers grow cryptic, enigmatic, even mystical. Perhaps that is inevitable, for nothing is more typical of the "Plateau" than enigma itself. The Colorado Plateau epitomizes the American Frontier. It is wild and massive—difficult to grasp all at once. Pocketed by deep canyons, dotted with high, isolated mountain ranges and subject to hot, dry summers, this region has more than once proven itself a challenge for human development and habitation."
Take these natural treasures we have been blessed with in San Juan County and the larger Colorado Plateau Region and combine it with the experience, success and dedication of an organization like Janet Ross' Four Corners School and magical things begin to happen.
In Janet's own words, "The first time I saw the Colorado Plateau was in l969 as a high school student on my way from the Midwest, where I grew up, to check out Prescott College in Arizona. The landscape I saw as I drove up onto the Plateau from Phoenix was as open as the cobalt blue sky above me. I felt I was home and so a seed was planted that would come to fruition after earning my degree. In college two things happened that shaped the rest of my life. First, I fell in love with the Colorado Plateau, where I developed a sense of place. Second, I learned first-hand the power of hands-on, place-based, outdoor education to change lives, as it was changing mine. After beginning my career working for various outdoor programs, I was finally able to bring my college dream of sharing the natural wonders of the Colorado Plateau to life by opening Four Corners School. Over the years our talented staff has created exceptional educational programs and provided countless hours of service and research on public and tribal lands. How wonderful it is to have a job in a profession and cause that you are passionate about."
Some of the accomplishments of the Four Corners School since its founding in Monticello in l984 are:
Served over 82,460 participants ranging in age from 6-90.
Taught over 709,000 hours of student/youth education programs.
Provided 266,000 hours of adult education and 104,800 hours of teacher training.
Awarded 200 teaching scholarships.
Repaired or rehabilitated hundreds of miles of roads and trails.
Worked to protect over 29 archaeological sites on public lands.
The Four Corners School has been recognized with an impressive list of 18 regional, national and international awards.
With the grandest "stage" in the world, and one of the most knowledgeable people in the country in the person of Ms. Ross running the project exciting things are happening.
Next week we will explore what the Canyon Country Discovery Center will bring to San Juan County.
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1- Canyon Country Discovery Center – from a dream to reality
2- Why Monticello is the perfect place for the Canyon Country Discovery Center
3- A look at facilities and programs designed for the new Canyon Country Discovery Center
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"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" offers original incursions into the season thanks to broadcasts produced by France Musique and the Paris Opera. For each opera or ballet production, Judith Chaine (opera) and Stéphane Grant (dance), present the works and artists you are going to discover when you attend performances in our theatres.
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Margaret Thatcher, the former U.K. prime minister, died on Monday at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Known as the Iron Lady, Thatcher governed the U.K. from 1979 to 1990 and was the first woman elected to lead a major western state.
She will go down in history as the woman who transformed Britain's economy. Renowned for her political dominance in the 1980s, which saw a rolling back of the state and an emphasis on the free market. This broke the post-war pro-state consensus that dominated Britain for nearly three decades.
CNBC looks back at some of the greatest moments of her premiership.
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