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The Atlantic 10 and Conference USA join in on the conference tournament madness, with CUSA starting Wednesday in Tulsa and the A-10 commencing Thursday on a big stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
It ramps the search for college basketball betting odds into even higher gear after numerous titles were decided in recent days and just ahead of the Big Ten and other major conferences launching their post-season playoffs.
The Memphis Tigers went a perfect 16-0 in CUSA play during the regular season, and are understandably heavy favorites to win the conference tournament.
But in the A-10, while the Saint Louis Billikens and VCU Rams top the betting, a half-dozen other teams seem capable of making a run.
The CUSA tournament begins Wednesday with three first round games matching Marshall and Tulane, UAB and SMU, and Houston and Rice.
Thursday fourth-seeded East Carolina takes on fifth-seeded Tulsa, while top-seeded Memphis, second-seeded Southern Miss and third-seeded UTEP entertain Wednesday's winners.
CUSA will play its tournament semifinals Friday, and the CUSA tournament title game will be played Saturday.
Bodog.eu is listing Memphis, which has won the last two and six of the last seven CUSA tournaments, as a 4/5 favorite to do it again. Southern Miss comes next at 19/10, followed by UTEP at 6/1, Tulsa at 18/1, East Carolina at 20/1, Houston, Tulane and UAB each at 33/1, Marshall and SMU at 66/1 and super longshot Rice at 750/1.
Play begins in the Atlantic 10 tourney Thursday with four first-round games; eighth-seeded Richmond takes on ninth-seeded Charlotte; fifth-seeded Butler, playing in its first A-10 tournament, battles 12th-seeded Dayton; seventh-seeded Xavier, which will probably have to win the conference tournament to keep its seven-season Big Dancing streak alive, goes against 10th-seeded St. Joseph's; and sixth-seeded UMass plays 11th-seeded George Washington.
Friday the top four seeds join in, as St. Louis, VCU (also playing in its first A-10 tourney), Temple and LaSalle take on Thursday's winners.
Saturday's semifinals will narrow the field to two, and the Atlantic 10 tournament championship will be decided Sunday (1 pm ET, CBS).
St. Bonaventure won the A-10 tournament last year as the four seed; this year the Bonnies didn't even quality for the conference tourney, finishing in the bottom four of a beefed-up Atlantic 10.
On the A-10 tournament betting board, Saint Louis is lined as a +175 favorite, followed by VCU at +185, Temple at +350, Butler at +500, LaSalle at +800, Massachusetts and Xavier at +1000, Richmond at +1300, Charlotte and St. Joe's at +1500, Dayton at +2000 and George Washington at +2500.


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BjornBee,For someone who is so against certifications and titles, you sure do proudly post on your website that you are a "Certified Breeder of Northern Raised Queens and Nucs." Does this certification make you a better queen and nuc breeder than someone who is not certified? If so, how and why? Just wondering!
I say that because it seems to me that someone in these threads it deliberately trying to divide people.
Thank you Hemlock. That is the most intelligent post in this thread. love,ziffa
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The online pawn shop, Pawngo, has apologized for its prank on star New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker.
Pawngo dropped 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy bars in Copley Square in Boston. The prank was designed to mock Welker's dropped pass in the Super Bowl. Had Welker caught the pass, the Patriots most likely would have won the Super Bowl.
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Tennis' top-ranked American and Greensboro-native, John Isner, will be hosting his annual charity event in Chapel Hill, N.C. on December 8, 2012.
The Ebix Charity Challenge hosted by John Isner will kick off with a youth clinic and tennis exhibition featuring former UNC Chapel Hill All-American Nick Monroe at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Later in the evening there will be a charity dinner and auction at the Carolina Inn.
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North Carolina 93, Virginia 81
February 16,2013
- Tar Heels are now 17-8 overall, 7-5 in the ACC and 12-1 at home.
- Carolina scored 93 points, the most the Tar Heels have scored in ACC play this year and the most since scoring 97 against McNeese State on Dec. 22, 2012.
- The Tar Heels scored 24 points more than Virginia had allowed in a game all season (previous high against Virginia was 69 by Maryland).
- Carolina scored its 70th and 71st point on a Brice Johnson basket with 9:15 to play in the second half.
- The Tar Heels scored 53 points in the second half, which is more than Virginia has allowed in 11 games this season.
- UNC scored one more point in the second half today than it did in Charlottesville in the first matchup this year (a 61-52 UVa win).
- UNC made 13 three-pointers, most by Carolina in an ACC game this year.
- Sophomore guard P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 29 points, the most points by a Tar Heel this season (second straight game with a career scoring high).
- Hairston made six three-pointers, a career-best, tying the most by a Tar Heel this season (Leslie McDonald made six in Maui against Mississippi State).
- Hairston scored 52 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Duke and Virginia this week.
- Virginia shot 62.5 percent from the floor in the first half, the highest percentage in a half by an opponent this year (previous was 59.1 by Butler in the first half).
- Virginia shot 58.5 percent from the floor for the game, the highest percentage by an opponent this year (previous was 54.4 at Miami by the Hurricanes).
- Virginia percentage from the floor (.585) was the highest percentage in a Carolina win in the 10 years that Roy Williams has been the Tar Heel head coach
(previous high was 55.4 by Old Dominion in Las Vegas on Nov. 23, 2007).
- This was the second time in the last three home games the Tar Heels fell behind by double digits but came back to win. Virginia led 19-9 and 29-19, but the Tar Heels outscored the Cavaliers 74-52 over the final 28:52.
- The opponents have shot better than 50 percent from the floor in five of the last six halves against Carolina (Miami both halves, Duke in the second half and Virginia both halves today).
- Reggie Bullock had a career-high four steals today.
- Joe Harris's 27 points are the most by an opponent this season.
- James Michael McAdoo grabbed 10 rebounds, his ninth double-digit rebound game this season.
- Marcus Paige scored 17 points, his second-highest scoring game (he had 19 against Virginia Tech) and the seventh double-figure outing this year.
- Dexter Strickland had 12 points and six assists. He has scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time in ACC play this year (had 14 at Duke).


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Mink Fact Sheet
Mink (Mustela vison) have dark brown fur and a long tail that becomes progressively darker towards the tip. They also may have white patches on their chest and throat. They weigh 1½ - 3½ pounds and have elongated slender bodies with short, stocky legs. Females are slightly smaller than males. Males grow to be about two feet long (22 - 28 inches). Evidence that mink may be present in an area include dark brown or black droppings that are 5-6 inches long, roughly cylindrical, with occasional segmentation and bits of fur or bone that are deposited on beaver lodges, rocks, logs and near dens. Burrow holes in streams and riverbanks that have a four-inch diameter opening also are an indication that mink are present. Mink tracks are nearly round with a width of 1¼ - 1¾ inches for the front feet and 2 ¼ inches long for the hind feet. The stride length of their tracks is 12-26 inches apart and both hind and forefeet prints almost touch. Skulls from mink have 34 teeth. Mink can emit a strong musky odor with their scent glands, like skunks, but the distance the odor can be detected is more limited.
Mink are most active at night, early dawn and late dusk. They are excellent swimmers and spend most of their time hunting in ponds, streams and other wetland areas. They have oily guard hairs that waterproof and protect their coats. Predators such as foxes, bobcats, great horned owls and alligators are not a serious threat to mink populations. Mink may hiss, snarl, screech and/or excrete an odorous fluid from their scent glands when threatened. Mating season for mink occurs around January and March with an average of 3-4 young, called kits, born in late April and May. Adult females can have one litter, ranging from 1-8 kits, each year. Kits are very playful and are weaned 8 - 9 weeks after birth, but stay together as a family group until autumn.
Considered carnivores, mink are opportunistic feeders, meaning they will readily consume a large variety of both aquatic and terrestrial prey, based on availability. They will consume fish, crawfish, insects, frogs, snails, muskrats, rats, mice, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, snakes, young snapping turtles, waterfowl and other birds, bird eggs and in saltwater areas, crabs.
Mink are found in almost all 49 continental states, although they may be extremely sparse or absent in dry areas of CA, NV, UT, NM, west TX and all of AZ. Typically, they occupy various water sources and wetland areas such as rivers, streams, creeks, beaver ponds, lakes and saltwater and freshwater marshes. Home ranges include areas immediately surrounding 1 - 4 miles of stream length and average about 1 ½ miles of stream length. Males tend to occupy larger ranges and have more den sites than females. The availability of dens has been found to limit mink distribution in some regions. While mink can dig their own burrows, they highly prefer to use ready-made den sites such as burrows under tree roots, bridge crossings, rock piles, log jams, ditches, crevices, as well as abandoned beaver dams, muskrat burrows, hollow logs and holes in streams and river banks. Food and den availability can readily affect habitat selection by season. In Georgia, mink most commonly are found in the Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, and Atlantic Coast Regions while absent in much of the Upper and Lower Coastal Plain.
Mink, as well as several other species of furbearers, have an important place in the history of mankind. For thousands of years, furs and furbearer trapping were necessary for human survival and still are in many places around the world. However, uncontrolled use of DDT, PCPs, DDE and other pesticides in the 1950s and 1960s caused widespread pollution throughout Americas waterway systems that resulted in extremely low wild mink populations. These low wild populations, combined with the high demand for fur products and its production efficiency led to a high number of mink ranches in the United States (~7,200 ranches according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture).
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With Many Stores Closed and Customers Few, Boston's Posh Back Bay Strives to Return to Normalcy
BOSTON—When two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon on Monday, 250 people were packed into the Rattlesnake Bar and Grill on Boylston Street, not far from the finish line. They all ran out the back door—without paying.
"What can you do?" said owner Tony Castagnozzi. "It was a safety issue."
The next day—one of the restaurant's busiest days of the year—it was closed. Mr. Castagnozzi estimates the losses at $30,000 to $40,000.
The marathon has an estimated economic impact of $140 million on Boston every year. It attracts about 25,000 runners and a further half million spectators. The news coverage polishes the city's image to a sheen that glistens well beyond race day.
But Monday's bombings are draining some of that windfall. The tragedy struck in Back Bay, Boston's posh shopping and residential neighborhood, famous for boutiques, outdoor cafes and brownstones.
Five city blocks there remained cordoned off Thursday—the largest crime scene in the city's history. Federal officials are opening up sections piece by piece after combing for evidence, allowing more stores to resume business each day, though officials say it is uncertain when the full crime scene will be cleared. Nearly 400 businesses remained closed on Wednesday, city officials said, while other merchants were feeling the pain of less foot traffic.
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"This is one of Boston's key retail districts and it's a real economic engine for the entire city," said Sheila Dillon, director of the city's Department of Neighborhood Development, adding that Mayor Thomas Menino "has really instructed his team to make sure that the impacted businesses get what they need." Ms. Dillon's department has opened a business-assistance center in the lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, where merchants can get guidance on recovering from damage or loss of business.
City officials are contacting insurers to implore them to be responsive to businesses and are also identifying private loan sources to help tide stores over as they await insurance payments, Ms. Dillon said. More than 100 Boston lawyers are standing by to offer pro bono legal help to merchants, she said.
"You hope this never happens, but when it does you have to deal with it," said Roger Berkowitz, president and chief executive of Boston-based restaurant chain Legal Sea Foods. Its locations in the Prudential Center and at Copley Place, closed since the bombings, are scheduled to reopen Friday. Unable to get delivery trucks through, the eateries had to throw out food valued at more than $20,000, he said.
Some Bostonians, including middle-school teacher Melissa Ginsberg, 25 years old, defiantly returned to Back Bay. On Thursday, Ms. Ginsberg toted running shoes she had just bought from the Nike store. She had been inside the store during Monday's explosions, she explained, adding, "I needed to come back and finish what I was doing. We need to show them that we're not going to change the way we live."
Other pedestrians seemed more interested in snapping pictures of the makeshift memorials than spending. The sidewalk cafe at Snappy Sushi was nearly empty and the view didn't exactly whet the appetite: a National Guard Humvee and fatigue-clad military police stationed on Newbury Street, the swankiest shopping avenue in Boston. Manager Jon Rao described business as "much slower than usual," while Liina Noboa, a 26-year-old tourist from Columbus, Ohio, described the local scenery as "eerie" as she ate her California roll.
"It's been really, really bad," said Teddy Amissi, assistant manager at the Street Talk, a Prudential Center kiosk that sells colorful phone covers and accessories. "We've told some employees not to come to work."
Back Bay residents and office workers—also heavy patrons of local businesses—have been stymied, too. Officers and tanks blocked streets near the attack, checking residents' identification cards as they returned home. Some apartment buildings remained entirely closed, including 28 Exeter, a nine-story building where Paul Ferreira lives.
The accountant had been allowed into his apartment once since Monday, for just 15 minutes. Police escorted him upstairs and stood at his door, where he collected medicine and other essentials. Mr. Ferreira, his wife and two dogs—Blackjack and Rocco—have been at the Nine Zero hotel since Monday and don't know when they can go home, he said.
The blasts that ripped through Boylston Street also shattered windows at the central Boston Public Library, which remains closed. The catering company that handles events at the library scrambled to make other arrangements for events booked this week. After a bomb sweep, the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center reopened Tuesday, and hopes are high that some 6,000 people will attend this weekend's Boston Comic Con, an event that many comic-book fans attend in costume. (No faux weaponry allowed, per rules put in place before the bombing).
At the Prudential Center office of law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, some employees are having difficulty getting through the closed areas to work. "We are smack dab in the middle of what's considered a crime scene. It's been a very difficult experience for all of us," said Jed Hendrick, the partner in charge of the office.
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In 2011, for the first time, Pakistan tested its short-range low-yield battlefield nuclear weapon. Since then, it has been tested on four occasions. The weapon is seen as a riposte to the limited war 'Cold Start' doctrine espoused by the Indian Army in 2002. Pakistan has argued that if India decides engage in a rapid 'Cold Start' style limited incursions into Pakistani territory to avoid crossing Pakistan's strategic nuclear threshold, then Pakistan will lower the threshold by using its battlefield nukes. How rational is this strategy? How viable is the 'Cold Start' doctrine? In this Project on Managing the Atom Seminar, MTA/ISP Fellow Jaganath Sankaran will explore these two questions in detail.


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Nikon unveils a new high-end compact: the Nikon Coolpix P7100Wednesday August 24 2011
Nikon unveiled Wednesday the successor of the Coolpix P7000, the Nikon Coolpix P7100.
The P7100 is a very limited evolution of Nikon's high-end compact camera as it features the same 10.1 megapixel CCD sensor and the same lens, equivalent to a 28-200 mm with a bright F2.8-5.6 aperture range. The main changes are aesthetic and operational speed with, for example a tilting 3-inch LCD display and a claimed improved auto-focus (AF) and RAW write speed.


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From another thread...Single Action Only (SAO or SA):
Your two most common types if SAO guns are 1911 pattern semi-automatics and your "Western" revolvers" such as the Colt Single Action Army. A lot of people get confused on this as they mistake action type and trigger type. With both the 1911 and single action revolver, the hammer must be cocked in order for the gun to fire. Pulling the trigger causes one action, that of the hammer to fall and make contact with the firing pin. Looking at this example, the 1911 is cocked by the cycling of the slide after being fired; hence it is a semi-automatic, but still a single action trigger. The single action revolver must be cocked manually for every shot. To confuse you even further, there are some single action only guns that are striker fired as they are fully cocked by the manual cycling of the slide or other operation. Two examples of single action, striker fired guns are the HKP7 family and the Springfield XD (includes XDM) line. There are some that will disagree and say that striker fired guns are not SAO. But looking at the requirement that pulling the trigger facilitates only one action, the release of "X" that initiates the firing sequence, YES they are single action and are even considered SA by the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA).
Double Action (DA):
Most modern revolvers are referred to as double action, despite the fact that they are still capable of being fired in the single action mode, why this is I don't know. Double Action indicates that pulling the trigger caused two actions, 1: the cocking and 2: release of the hammer. One action=two results. Common double action revolvers are the Ruger GP100 and Redhawk models.
Double Action Only (DAO):
DAO guns can not be manually cocked; they are cocked and released by trigger manipulation. DAO guns can be revolvers or semi-automatics. Glocks are erroneously referred to as DAO as the trigger must be pulled to fire the gun, in my opinion this is false. Glocks and many other makes/models are partially cocked, striker fired guns but well get to them later.
A DAO gun has the following traits.
1: Is only cocked by trigger manipulation and the trigger pull is the same for every shot.
2: In semi-auto guns, the hammer will go back to rest (hammer down behind the slide) after each shot. Remember, the trigger cocks and releases the hammer, not the slide in this case.
3: As the trigger is the driving force to cock and release the hammer, second strike capability is there. If you have questions on second strike capability...try Google, I'm not covering that in this piece. Common DAO guns are the S&W 642 and KelTec P3AT.
There are some different types of DAO, such as DAK and LDA from Sig and Para Ordnance respectively; I will cover those in brief at the end.
Traditional Double Action / Single Action (DA/SA):
This type of trigger is what is found on the Beretta M9 and other semi-automatic pistols. The first shot can be double action or single action IE one pull of the trigger will cock and release the hammer. If the hammer is manually cocked, pulling the trigger will release the hammer. As the M9 is a semi-automatic pistol, the slide will re-cock the hammer after the gun is fired. With a DA/SA type of gun, all subsequent shots will be fired single action until shooting stops and the hammer is de-cocked.
Partially Cocked, Striker Fired / Striker Fired:
Glock, Kahr, some S&W models and others operate on this type of mechanism. What sets these aside from DAO guns is that the cycling of the slide partially cocks the striker and the pulling of the trigger finishes cocking the mechanism and releases the striker to make the gun go bang. Remember what I said before, some striker fired guns fall into different categories. Glocks and the like kind are generally referred to as being DAO and it is common to see the term associated with them. Personally, I dont view them as DAO, but the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) did, which is why its kind of stuck. However, a DAO X and a Glock have very dissimilar traits and the triggers have different feel which is why I separate them in this text.
Now that we have the basics out of the way, we can take a look at some different "sub-types" of triggers. As mentioned previously, out there in the world there are these two strange beasts that are called Double Action Kellerman (DAK) and the Light Double Action (LDA) which are found on so equipped Sigs and Para LDA models.
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SIG released an altered version of the double-action only (DAO) pistols called the DAK (for Double Action Kellerman, after the designer of the system). The DAK capability is available in 220, 226, 229 and 239 models. When firing the pistol the first trigger pull is 6.5 lbs (compared to 10 pounds for the standard DAO). After the pistol fires and the trigger is released, the trigger has an intermediate reset point that is approximately halfway to the trigger at rest position. The trigger pull from this intermediate reset point is 8.5 lbs (38 N). If the trigger is released all the way forward, this will engage the primary trigger reset and have a trigger pull of 6.5 lbs (29 N). To engage the intermediate reset, the trigger must be held to the rear while the slide is cycled, either manually or by the recoil of a round being fired. The United States Coast Guard has adopted this firearm as its PDW (Personal Defense Weapon), replacing the older M9 pistol.[9]
As there are two different pull weights, this is not a conventional DA.
Para LDA:
Without going into gross detail, the LDA is a super smooth, lightweight trigger. Generally speaking most DAO guns have a heavy pull and no safeties. The Para LDA incorporates the 1911 pattern thumb safety thus allowing for a very light pull but still has the hammer going back to rest after every shot, but if I recall correctly, the LDA has no second strike capability and needs the slide to cycle in order for the trigger to do it's thing in cocking and releasing the hammer.
HK refers to their DAO as LEM (Law Enforcement Modification) which is thought to be another form of lighter double action, but it is really another pre-cocked hammer system, you can read more about it at HK's website.
It's a lot of info to take in. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages. If you'd like to read more on the types of trigger actions on semi-autos, I would definitely recommend checking out Automatics: What Action Type for Me? by Stephen Camp.
The majority opinion on triggers is that its better to have only ONE trigger pull to master, such as from a SAO or DAO gun rather than having to master two distinctly different trigger pulls such as what would be found on a traditional DA/SA gun like the Beretta M9. I fall in with those that feel one trigger pull is best, however with the proper training and time spent mastering both trigger pulls, there is nothing wrong with a DA/SA gun.
4: With or Without External Safeties
There are those that love them, those that hate them, and those that are undecided.
I like an external safety for the following reasons.
A: As we now have a child in the house, if he ever does get his hands on a loaded gun, there are a couple more steps to achieve ignition other than just pulling the trigger. I know what youre all thinking, That would never happen but things do happen that shouldnt.
B: In the event that someone gets my gun during an altercation, and they dont know how the gun works, that gives me a little more time to do something. Again, I know what some of you are thinking, but Ive had at least one police officer and one range buddy demonstrate that they didnt know how to work a 1911 and one gun shop employee demonstrate that he didnt know how to operate a HK P7.
C: Most of the guns I have are single action and have light triggers; the external safety prevents a negligent discharge in the event of improper handling provided that the safety is engaged and functioning
The camp that does not like the safety uses the following as their main argument.
A: You (this really means them) will forget to disengage the safety in a time of stress.
B: It is faster to not have to fiddle with the safety.
C: Its just not needed.
Regarding speed, its a training issue, not an equipment issue. If you train to disengage the safety at the correct time, you wont forget it and its just as fast as not having one.
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Josh, oh holy mackeral, mackeral!!! No wonder no one wants to fall asleep first.Was that you? Hee, hee. I laughed my guts out when I saw this picture, oh it was so ding dang funnnneeeee, :evil: :) :) :) You made my day!!! Have the best of this day, and do watch out for the culprits that love to draw on faces of the poor kid that goes to sleep first, hee, hee!!! Cindi


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I see this guy has some armor up again
Does'nt look bad for the price, not saying i'm buying it or thinking of buying it, but I just thought i'd ask if anyone here has bought from this guy and how the quality is?
His feedback is decent cept for some Vader shins he sold a few sells back.
Feedback from sells of this armor only were good comments, but were mostly from UK people, so seeing as TDH is world wide I thought i'd ask here. I'm always leary of people selling on ebay that I donot recognize from here or ones that constantly sell there but donot advertise here.


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Posted by David Johnson on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on May 18, 2015
As Forrester's Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) proves, the key determiner of a company's success is customer satisfaction. We can also prove that there is a strong correlation between employee satisfaction and customer perception and opinion, which is more pronounced with those employees who have a greater impact on your customers. To improve customer satisfaction, these employees have to feel that they can succeed. If they can't succeed, they will burn out, and burned out employees aren't going to help your company win, serve and retain customers. Forrester believes that you as an I&O leader can play the decisive role in customer satisfaction, if you choose to.
Posted by Eveline Oehrlich on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on November 6, 2014
Posted by Richard Fichera on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on December 5, 2013
I recently had a meeting with executives from Tech Mahindra, an Indian-based IT services company, which was refreshing for the both the candor with which they discussed the overall mechanics of a support and integration model with significant components located half a world away, as well as their insights on the realities and limitations of automation, one of the hottest topics in IT operations today.
On the subject of the mechanics and process behind their global integration process, the eye opener for me was the depth of internal process behind the engagements. The common (possibly only common in my mind since I have had less exposure to these companies than some of my peers) mindset of "develop the specs, send them off and receive code back" is no longer even remotely possible. To perform a successful complex integration project takes a reliable set of processes that can link the efforts of the approximately 20 – 40% of the staff on-site with the client with the supporting teams back in India. Plus a massive investment in project management, development frameworks, and collaboration tools, a hallmark of all of the successful Indian service providers.
From a the client I&O group perspective, the relationship between the outsourcer and internal groups becomes much more than an arms-length process, but rather a tightly integrated team in which the main visible differentiator is who pays their salary rather than any strict team, task or function boundary. For the integrator, this is a strong positive, since it makes it difficult for the client to disengage, and gives the teams early knowledge of changes and new project opportunities. From the client side there are drawbacks and benefits – disengagement is difficult, but knowledge transfer is tightly integrated and efficient.
Posted by Doug Washburn on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on March 12, 2013
A year and a half ago I broke up with Blackberry and started dating iPhone. It was a clean but cruel breakup: AT&T cancelled my T-Mobile contract on my behalf, the equivalent of getting dumped by your girlfriend's new boyfriend.
This year I've been cheating on my laptop with my iPad. But it's an on-again, off-again relationship. While I tell my iPad it's the only one, I keep going back to my laptop. When I travel, my iPad is with me meeting clients. Meanwhile my laptop is in the hotel room surfing the online menu for a turkey club.
The iPad beats my laptop on size, weight, connectivity, and battery life. It also improves the human element when I'm having a face-to-face conversation but need to take notes. These are all critically important to me when I'm out of the office visiting clients or at an event.
But my laptop wins when I need to perform other important activities. For example, the larger screen really helps to write and edit research reports (John Rakowski, you'll have your edits soon!). Or when I need to approve expenses behind the VPN or access files on my hard drive that I haven't stored in Google Drive (yes, Forrester sanctioned).
Now that I've had a few months of compare both devices, I come back to outcomes . . .
Posted by Eveline Oehrlich on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on July 26, 2012
Here's the hard truth:IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams are becoming less relevant. This will only accelerate now that we are in what Forrester calls "the age of the customer" where bring-your-own-technology policies and "as-a-service" software and infrastructure proliferate.
In this new world, developers still need compute and storage to keep up with growth. And workers need some sort of PC or mobile device to get their jobs done. But they don't necessarily need you in corporate IT to give it to them. Case and point: employees pay for 70% of the tablets used for work.
At the end of the day, if you can't deliver on what your workforce and developers care about, they will use whatever and whoever to get their jobs done better, faster and cheaper.
Much of this comes down to customer experience, or how your customers perceive their every interaction with the IT organization, from your staff in the helpdesk to corporate applications they access every day. Here's a proof point on how much customer experience matters from Forrester's soon to be published book, Outside In: over a recent five-year period during which the S&P 500 was flat, a stock portfolio of customer experience leaders grew 22% percent.
Posted by Fred Giron on the CIOs Blog on July 24, 2012
During a recent global analyst event in Paris, Capgemini presented its strategy to a panel of market and financial analysts. It hinges on two main objectives: improving the resilience of the organization in an uncertain economic environment — especially in Europe — and finding new levers for margin improvements.
From an operations point of view, Capgemini intends to continue leveraging the usual suspects: industrialization, cost cutting, and accelerating the development of its offshore talent pool. It also aiming to optimize its human resource pool via a pyramid management program aimed at, among other things, allocating the right experience level to the right type of work.
More interestingly, the company showcased some of the global offerings it has put together or refined over the past 12 months. Capgemini's strategic intent is to develop offerings addressing three major client-relevant themes – customer experience, operational processes, and new business models. The offerings will be enabled by a combination of cloud, mobile, analytics, and social technologies. Among the set of offerings managed globally, I found the following of particular interest due to their emerging nature and Capgemini's interesting approach to developing them:
Posted by Richard Fichera on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on June 20, 2012
Only a few months since I authored Forrester's "Market Overview: Data Center Infrastructure Management Solutions," significant changes merit some additional commentary.
Vendor Drama
The major vendor drama of the "season" is the continued evolution of Schneider and Emerson's DCIM product rollout. Since Schneider's worldwide analyst conference in Paris last week, we now have pretty good visibility into both major vendors' strategy and products. In a nutshell, we have two very large players, both with large installed bases of data center customers, and both selling a vision of an integrated modular DCIM framework. More importantly it appears that both vendors can deliver on this promise. That is the good news. The bad news is that their offerings are highly overlapped, and for most potential customers the choice will be a difficult one. My working theory is that whoever has the largest footprint of equipment will have an advantage, and that a lot depends on the relative execution of their field marketing and sales organizations as both companies rush to turn 1000s of salespeople and partners loose on the world with these products. This will be a classic market share play, with the smart strategy being to sacrifice margin for market share, since DCIM solutions have a high probability of pulling through services, and usually involve some annuity revenue stream from support and update fees.
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AMES, Iowa — A field day will be held near Gilmore City at the Drainage Research and Demonstration Project site on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 5-7 p.m. The field day will focus on agricultural practices that can reduce nutrients leaving the field for better water quality.
The field day is free and open to the public. A complimentary light supper will be served prior to the program. Iowa Learning Farms, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the Cropping Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project are sponsors for this event.
The Nutrient Reduction Strategy offers practices that farmers can implement on their land to reduce nitrogen and other nutrients in water runoff, keeping nutrients on the field for crop use. The field day agenda includes an overview of the NRS science assessment by Matt Helmers, Iowa State University agricultural and biosystems engineer; and Shawn Richmond, IDALS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program coordinator.
ISU professor of wetland ecology Bill Crumpton will discuss wetlands and their performance in reducing nitrogen in runoff, along with Matt Lechtenberg, CREP specialist with IDALS. Aaron Daigh, post-doctoral research associate in the ISU Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department, will talk about soil moisture, tillage systems and cover crops. ISU agricultural specialist Carl Pedersen will discuss cover crop management. The event wraps up with field and wetland tours.
The Gilmore City research site is located two miles west of Gilmore City on Highway 3, then one mile north on 320th Avenue and then one-half mile west on 510th Street. This research site was established more than 20 years ago, focusing on agricultural drainage wells, and has expanded to include water quality issues related to tile drained lands.
Iowa Learning Farms takes a grassroots approach offering innovative ways to help all Iowans have an active role in keeping the state's natural resources healthy and not take them for granted. A goal of Iowa Learning Farms is to build a Culture of Conservation, encouraging the adoption of residue management and conservation practices. Farmers, researchers and ILF team members are working together to identify and implement the best in-field management practices that increase water and soil quality while remaining profitable.
Iowa Learning Farms is a partnership of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources (USEPA section 319); in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa, the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Water Center.


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Thank you ALL for coming. I really appreciate your being here to help me celebrate my "refirement" as I'm calling it. And I truly mean that. It has been a GREAT 15-year run, but I'm excited about this transition to a new stage of my life. A lot of you have asked me what I plan to do next. Well, I have a long "to do" list that includes spending more time with my first grandchild in L.A., and we have another one on the way. I also plan to do more volunteering, more mentoring or tutoring, more writing, maybe some teaching – and of course more hiking, biking, kayaking, reading, drinking and napping! Especially napping.
But I'm not retiring completely. One project may be to archive the history of the WA News Council, as many of you have suggested. We'd like to preserve our legacy somehow. Suzie Burke, our current WNC Board Chair, has graciously offered space for an exhibit at History House in Fremont, so the News Council will be immortalized not far from the Lenin Statue, the J.P. Patches Statue, and the Fremont Troll – which somehow seems very appropriate. Suzie said there's only one condition: I have to ride as a Naked Bicyclist in the Fremont Solstice Parade in June. I'm sending Mike Egan in my place, since he's already done that, as the picture of Mike at Suzie's Gridiron Roast shows. We also got a lot of nice comments when we announced our closing, and if you'd like to add YOUR comments (Pro or Con!), please do so tonight. There's a bulletin board at the side of the room.
When we started the News Council back in 1998, many people predicted we wouldn't survive — including some of our original Founders and Board Members! A lot of other people HOPED we wouldn't survive, including most journalists in this state, especially some of my oldest friends and colleagues in the newsrooms around town. Right, David Horsey? There's an old saying: "Never pick a fight with someone who buys their ink by the barrel." Well, we picked a fight with those who not only bought ink by the barrel, but airtime by the year and pixels by the billions! But as the years went by, even some of my old journalist friends grudgingly accepted us – especially as long as they didn't have complaints filed against them! The media didn't always like our complaint and hearing process — but the public loved it! We helped a lot of people who were damaged by media malpractice and had nowhere else to turn. We helped them get their reputations back, in public.
It hasn't been easy. We're not a nonprofit that houses the homeless, feeds the hungry, cures the sick, cleans the environment, supports the arts or saves the animals. We've just tried to keep the news media accurate, fair, honest and ethical – which I believe affects all sectors of our society. I wouldn't have done this if I didn't firmly believe that the news media are the lifeblood of our democracy, and it's absolutely vital that we have high-quality news and information to make decisions. Today there's a valid concern about whether we're getting that – especially since everyone is a journalist today, or at least they think they are. We are all deluged 24/7 with news, blogs, opinion, rumors, videos, photos, from all over the world. I call it a "cyber-tsunami" and we're in danger of drowning in it. But who can be trusted to be accurate, fair and ethical? These days, you just have to make up your own minds. That's one reason the WNC is closing: A little citizens' group like ours is really challenged to keep up. But we tried, and I'm very proud of what we accomplished over 15 years.
WNC wouldn't have survived without the help of everyone in this room, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. My hat is off to you! You gave your time, your talent, and your treasure to help us. Some of you had more time, some more talent, and some more treasure. But you all helped, even if just with your moral support.
One person I want to single out tonight is Bill Gates Sr. The WNC literally would not be here without Bill. Patsy Bullit Collins, may she RIP, was on our Founding Board. She told Bill about the WNC and urged him to join our first Working Board. I'll never forget the day when my fax machine started clicking and an application came with Bill's name on it. I thought: Nah, this is a joke from one of my friends. But we had a section that asked: What experience do you have that would be helpful to the News Council? And Bill wrote: "A lot of experience." Period. I thought, Wow, maybe it really is him!
So I called the number on the application and left a message, and Bill called back and said, Yes, he wanted to join our Board. And I said, we'll have to think about that and we'll put him on the waiting list…NO, I said he was on Board! He said he was pretty busy running what was then the William H. Gates Foundation, so he might not make it to all our meetings. Well, he almost never missed a meeting in all the years he was on the Board. He did miss one when he said he had to fly to London. I asked what was going on in London. He said his son was being knighted by the Queen. I said, now THAT'S a pretty lame excuse! But Bill's help was truly extraordinary — financial, intellectual and ethical. I learned so much from you, Bill – about the simple things that are so important in life no matter what we do: Saying thank-you to those who help you, returning phone calls and emails expeditiously (which you always do), being persistent in the face of obstacles. For those who don't know Bill's little book, "Showing Up for Life," I can't recommend it highly enough. Lots of wisdom here. It's a great read.
Some say that 80% of life is just showing up, and the other 20% is knowing when to move on. Well, I'm moving on after tonight, and I want to thank some others who have been especially helpful. There is another person without whom the WNC wouldn't exist, and that's Kathy Schrier, my half-time Executive Assistant. Kathy came on board almost 10 years ago and she really kept the place running, plus she had the patience to put up with me and all my crazy ideas. Kathy, you've been fabulous. And I genuinely can't thank you enough.
Even after we close the doors of our office upstairs, Kathy and I will continue to maintain the TAO of Journalism Website and promote the TAO concept nationwide and worldwide. These TAO of Journalism "TAOttoos" as we call them were Kathy's idea, and I want ALL of you to put one on tonight. They last about a week or so, or will come off with soap and water. We have people all over the world who have taken the TAO Pledge and display the seal in print or online, including hundreds of high-school journalists all over the U.S. We have bloggers in India, website sin Australia, and the B-Town Blog in Burien. Our goal is to keep nudging it out there as a way to help anyone doing journalism to gain credibility and earn trust. If journalism is going to matter, it must be trusted – and if it is to be trusted, it must be Transparent about who they are, Accountable if they make mistakes and Open to other points of view. That's a pretty low bar! It should be a no-brainer. So we'll keep the TAO going as long as we can. Any proceeds from our WNC Estate/Office/Garage Sale items in the back table will go to TAO website maintenance, mailings of TAOttoos and TAO nylon flyers. So buy something or throw a little money in the pot to help us. Just TAO it!
Now I want to call out a few more people who have helped us. My current Board Chair, Suzie Burke, who has been absolutely vital to our success. And as one of the savviest business people in Seattle, plus one of the most generous philanthropists I know, she kept me focused on the bottom line. My other Board officers, Vice President Heidi Kelly (who was on our original organizing committee in 1998) and Treasurer Tom Ranken. You have been a great team.
My past Board Presidents: Stephen Silha, David Schaefer and Cyrus Krohn. Can't thank you all enough. All those who are on the Board or are Board Members Emeritus, raise your hands. Steve Boyer, whose idea it was to start a News Council in this state. Steve, I blame you for my so-called career. Steve was on our original Organizing Committee, along with my wife, Mariana Parks, Bill Baldwin, Chuck Nordhoff, Heidi Kelly, Joel Horn and Sandy Schoolfield. Thank you all!
I want to thank those who came to us with Complaints: Dr. Richard Wollert and Sheriff John Urquhart. Any others here? Leschi School? Vitae Foundation? Beef and Dairy Commissions? It took courage for you to stand up to the news media that damaged you with inaccurate stories. Thank you. I hope we helped you get your reputations back in public. Our process wasn't perfect, but it sure beat a letter to the editor and was lots cheaper and faster than a libel suit.
Raise your hand if you donated to the WNC over the past 15 years, whether it was $50 or $100 a year, or as a member of our "100 Friends of the WNC" at the $1,000 level (Herb Bridge, Tom Hayward, Suzie Burke, Karen Seinfeld, others?). If you're looking for other ways to help improve journalism, Stephen Silha and Peggy Holman are running a group called Journalism That Matters, which I've been involved with over the years. Our TAO of Journalism actually started at JTM meeting in Washington, D.C., several years ago. Talk to Stephen and Peggy to learn more about how JTM will help carry on some of the work of the News Council in a larger arena. They're doing good stuff nationwide.
All of our young WNC interns and scholarship winners over the years, raise your hands. You were a great group, and we were glad to help you – we always paid minimum wage! – and many of you got our $1,000 or $2,000 Dick Larsen or Herb Robinson Scholarships. We gave 30 of them over 15 years, and many of our interns and winners have gotten great jobs in journalism or politics – or both, there is some overlap there!
Our Gridiron West Dinners was one of the most fun events in Seattle every year, and several of you helped with that: Monica Tracey, our event planner; Jim Anderson of Cabaret Productions; Kevin Joyce of EnJoy Productions. All who sponsored tables at our annual Gridiron West Dinners to help "roast and toast" various people. There's a PHOTO BOARD on the side table with some of the highlights of our 15 Gridiron West Dinners, so check it out.
And finally, our Emcee, Mike Egan, who I'm now going to give the mic so he can give you a little photo slideshow, followed by the "Open Mic Roast" which I know is why some of you came. If you want to say a few words about me, get your name on Mike's list and he'll call you in order. But you need to follow the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics in your remarks: Seek the Truth and Report It; Minimize Harm; Act Independently; and Be Accountable. If you violate that code, I will GONG you off the stage. So get your facts right! I know I can trust you, just like we can all trust the media, right? Hah!


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ELEVATE Volvo C30 T5 Performance Inlet Manifold
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- Power gains of up to +26hp and +22ftlb (30 Nm) of torque increase
- Precision cast 356-T6 Aluminum Construction
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The ELEVATE Volvo C30 T5 Performance Inlet Manifold (plenum) is engineered and constructed to provide maximum power and torque gains for the T5 engine. This is achieved by increasing both flow and capacity when compared to the restrictive stock, plastic inlet manifold. Careful attention to details throughout the manufacturing process ensures every one of our Performance Inlet Manifolds perform exactly as designed by our R&D team.
Power gains are dependent on the state of tune of the engine, but a stock T5 engines will see a power gain of +14hp and +13ftlb (18 Nm), while a tuned engine with other ELEVATE components will see gains of over +26hp and +22ftlb (30Nm) of torque increase. The higher the engine output, the more effective our Performance Inlet Manifold becomes as additional air flow is required by the engine.
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Optimized Air Flow Design:
The inlet manifold takes the single "inlet" of the throttle body and distributes the air between the five cylinders.
Our design optimizes the boosted air distribution between the cylinders, creating consistent combustion chamber filling and maximum power across the board. The interior surface of our Inlet Manifold is coated with an epoxy coating for optimal, smooth air flow.
Outlet Port Size:
The oval inlet ports on the stock lower manifold which the inlet manifold bolts to measure 51.1mm x 32.4mm. The outlet ports which mate to the lower intake manifold on the ELEVATE Performance Inlet Manifold measure 50.2 x 31.8mm—a perfect transition in air flow. For sake of comparison, the stock outlet ports measure 47.6mm x 29.2mm. Compared to our competitors, the "Brand M" Inlet measures 47.6mm x 29.3mm and "Brand S" Inlet measures an average (very inconsistent between ports) of 47.7mm x 30.7mm. Evenly distributed air delivery to each cylinder is critical, and uneven port dimensions affect performance. The factory plastic inlet has port variances of +/- .5mm on width and +/- .7mm on height. Our competitors are not much better than the factory inlet manifold in this regard. Only with CNC machining can you achieve consistent port dimensions across all five ports. Our competitors leave their outlet ports a rough, cast finish while ours feature a finely machined finish that is coated for optimal flow.
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The factory inlet manifold uses O-rings around each of the five ports to seal to the lower manifold. This design limits port dimensions. Our design uses a gasket which we designed in-house and have manufactured to our specification. Using a gasket instead of O-rings allows us to increase port dimensions to match the larger ports of the factory lower manifold. The gasket has the added benefit of blocking heat transfer from the stock lower manifold (which is bolted to the cylinder head) to our Performance Inlet Manifold, keeping the inlet charge cooler.
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I've seen several pics of the ESB helmet on the CD and in several books and magazines. It's always a different shade of color, I'm sure because of lighting. I would like a pic that depicts the actual colors FROM SOMEONE WHO'S SEEN THE REAL HELMET AT AOSW! I've seen plenty of high quality pics! I don't care about the clarity as much as I do the colors. So for the guys who've been there, lets see what you can come up with. Even link them from the CD if want. Then I can use several from the same set of pics.
I get the feeling they'll be disagreement on the definitive color, but I welcome it. I've never seen the real helmet, BUMMER!!!


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When Are Kids Ready to Stay Home Alone?
There will come a time when your child is going to want to stay home alone whether it's after school (or during school breaks), on the weekend or when mom and dad need to run errands or go on a much deserved date night.
How do you know when your child is ready to stay home alone? A lot depends on your child and their ability to take home-alone responsibility seriously.
Child experts generally agree that children should be at least eleven or twelve years old before parents consider leaving them without supervision, but there are other factors to consider as well. Is the neighborhood mostly a safe one? Are there neighbors that are around that can lend a hand during an emergency? Does your child know what to do if a stranger comes to the door or calls? Is your child generally responsible with such tasks as homework, chores, and day-to-day decisions?
Kids who are allowed to stay by them selves should be able to handle the following routine tasks:
- Knows how to properly answer the telephone. Kids should never disclose to an unfamiliar voice that they are alone. An appropriate response would be: "My mom's not able to come to the phone right now; can I take your number and have her get back to you?"
- Knows what to do and who to call in the event of a fire, a medical crisis, a suspicious stranger at the door or other emergency. Teach your child the correct way to respond to each of these situations. Make sure emergency phone numbers are placed in easy to find areas such as on the refrigerator and by the phone. If your child uses a cell phone, have emergency numbers ready in "favorites" or together in a group contact page titled emergency. Go over all exits (including windows- make sure they can be opened quickly) in the house and be sure they know at least two escape routes from the home.
- Knows where to find the first-aid supplies and how to handle basic?first aid (or whom to call) for cuts, scrapes, nosebleeds, minor burns and so on.
- Knows where the breaker box is in the house and how to switch on and off an electrical circuit breaker or replace a fuse.
- Knows where to find the shutoff valves on all toilets and sinks, as?well as the main water valve, in the event of a leak or overflowing toilet.
- Knows how to put out a cooking fire. Keep baking soda, flour or a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Kids should be taught to never to throw water on a grease fire.
- Knows how to contact you in an emergency.
- Knows the names of his or her pediatrician or family doctor and the preferred family hospital.
Some of these ideas may seem like overkill for kids who may be staying by them selves for only a couple of hours, but knowing any of the undertakings listed above is helpful even when the whole family is home.
Before your child is allowed to go-it-alone for a bit, make sure they understand the rules and what you expect of them. Create a "contract" so there is no confusion or misunderstandings and have them read it and sign it. Contracts also work well when kids are learning to drive or when they get their first cell phone. It's simply rules set in writing that outline expectations – as well as consequences when the rules are broken.
A few things to consider covering when setting rules are:
- Is he/she allowed to have friends over? How many? Same-sex friends only?
- Under what circumstances is he/she to answer the door? Or are they not to open the door at all?
- Which activities are off-limits? For example, if your home is wired for cable television, are there channels he/she is prohibited from watching? (Parents who are not home in the afternoon might want to investigate purchasing parental-control tools for TVs and for computers linked to the Internet. Though by no means infallible, the "V-chip" and Web filters do enable you to choose the types of programming that come into your home).
- Is he/she expected to complete her homework and/or certain chores before you get home? Try your best to contact your child while you are away, even if it's only a brief conversation to find out how his or her day went. Kids should always be able to reach you or another responsible adult, either by phone, e-mail, text or pager.
As for parents, turn about is fair play. If you're not going to be home when you say you are, let your child know and give them a time when they can expect you. While they may act all grown up because they have the run of the house, studies have shown that kids who are by them selves, even for short periods of time, can become anxious and overwhelmed especially if anything out of the ordinary happens.
These days there are plenty of temptations from the Internet, television programs, peers and social media that can get even a "good" kid in trouble, but that doesn't mean they should be kept in a bubble. Children need to experience greater doses of independence as they get older, but they need to know the rules.
Summertime is when a lot of kids are going to experience being unsupervised for one reason or another. If your child is itching to go it alone, consider the above outline and how he or she typically handles responsibilities. You may decide it's time to give it a try, or you may feel that they're just not ready yet. Either way, you've given it serious consideration and know the time when they will have that opportunity is probably drawing near.
Source: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Is-Your-Child-Ready-To-Stay-Home-Alone.aspx
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With a hat tip to the mass-customization.info blog, a screen shot showing that the latest Blackberry Playbook commercial depicts a mass customization experience – the Converse Design Your Own collection. (See the entire video here).
Sarah Rotman Epps is the senior analyst on my team who leads our research on tablets (and consumer computing) for product strategy professionals. She's written extensively about the future of tablets but also about the characteristics of software and media experiences that succeed on tablets. (Forrester clients can read "Best Practices for Media Apps," for instance). At the same time, I have written about how mass customization is finally the future of products in an age when customer-centricity reigns.
Tablets and configurators – the typical tool that consumers use to co-design customized products – are a match made in heaven. They share a number of characteristics that product strategists should consider when developing mass-customized product interfaces. For example, they both:


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British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is engaged in a new conflict over expense reports she submitted which included films ordered by her husband. The interesting question is under which category of an expense report does a film fall? I assume it is entertainment which certainly is an important need for those who serve in the government. Of course, they could also secure access to entertainment if they spent a few more days in the halls of Parliament and listened to MPs discuss what exactly is the need for its members to include films they watch as part of their government expenses. Left wing MP, Harry Cohen, is under fire for having charged his "second home" to the tune of $550,000 over the past few decades. He insists that back in 1980, then Conservative Prime Minister John Moore told MP "go out boys and spend it" in reference to a new bill which authorized paying for expenses.
How about a really radical left wing suggestion– pay MPs and members of the US Congress a salary and that's it! If you want to watch adult films or go to strip joints, you are on your own. If you want to spend time with your sister, as did Jacqui Smith, call it a visit, but don't claim it is your second home. Pay them and then they are on their own! Now, Mr. Left Wing, Harry Cohen, that is what left wingers not only believe but live out in their lives. I hate to tell you this, Mr. Cohen, but when you go out and "spend it" the "it" is the money of working people.


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By Rob Kelly
With the New Year just around the corner, it is time to take stock and look back at how Arsenal's 2011 unfolded.
The past 12 months have brought challenges for the Club, yet as the year draws to a close there is a palpable sense of optimism about the prospects of Arsène Wenger's squad in 2012.
This week we will take a look back at the past year on a month-by-month basis and give you the chance to savour some of the most memorable matches of 2011.
Arsenal delivered perhaps their best performance of the season to thrash Wigan 4-0 at the DW Stadium with goals from Arteta, Vermaelen, Gervinho and Van Persie, yet came unstuck in Greece as an inexperienced side lost 3-1 at Olympiacos. On a big weekend for the Club, statues of Thierry Henry, Tony Adams and Herbert Chapman were unveiled as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations, while Everton were put to the sword courtesy of a sensational Van Persie volley. A narrow defeat at league leaders Manchester City followed, before Benayoun's late header secured a morale-boosting victory at Aston Villa. Wenger's men were then held by 10-man Wolves on a frustrating afternoon at the Emirates.
The revival continued apace, despite a goalless draw with Marseille at Emirates Stadium, as West Brom and Norwich were beaten and Van Persie's double against Dortmund helped secure top spot in Champions League Group F. Wenger's side were then held by Fulham as Vermaelen scored at both ends, and lost to Manchester City in the Carling Cup quarter-final despite a bright performance.
The month started with a narrow defeat to Tottenham at White Hart, but with the new-look squad starting to gel, successive victories against Sunderland, Marseille, Stoke and Bolton all followed. The acid test was the trip to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and an inspired Arsenal ran out 5-3 winners, with Van Persie bagging a superb hat trick, along with strikes from Santos and Walcott.
A degree of confidence was restored with a narrow 1-0 victory over Swansea, courtesy of a Michel Vorm gift to Arshavin, while a creditable 1-1 draw in Dortmund in Arsenal's opening Champions League group game added to the sense of optimism. A 4-3 defeat at Blackburn proved a blow, before successive victories over Shrewsbury, Bolton and Olympiacos helped the recovery begin in earnest.
A hectic month began with the signing of Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton, while on the pitch Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle in their opening league match. Two days later, Fabregas completed his move to Barcelona, but the Gunners did not let it distract them from their Champions League qualifying tie against Udinese, Walcott's goal securing a 1-0 home win before he popped up again Italy with a breakaway goal to help secure a 3-1 aggregate victory. However, defeats to Liverpool and Manchester United in the league saw Wenger's side struggle near the bottom of the table. Nasri then moved to Manchester City, before a frantic final two days of the transfer window saw Santos, Mertesacker, Arteta, Benayoun and Park move to the Emirates.
With the players on a summer break for much of June, Wenger's transfer moves started in July with the signings of Jenkinson and Gervinho, while Clichy and Emmanuel-Thomas both departed. The pre-season tour to China and Malaysia proved a huge success and Arsenal beat Cologne 2-1 in a friendly before drawing with Boca Juniors and New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup.
Arsenal made a superb start to May, beating champions-elect Manchester United at the Emirates, with Ramsey scoring the only goal of the game with a neat finish. However, the season ended on a downer as Wenger's side lost to Stoke and Aston Villa and drew 2-2 at Fulham in their final match to finish in fourth spot.
A frustrating goalless draw at the Emirates against 10-man Blackburn was another major setback in the club's faltering league campaign. In an historic move, Stan Kroenke launched a bid to become the majority shareholder, and there was tragic news when it was announced that long-time director Danny Fiszman had died at the age of 66. On the pitch, there was a dramatic 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Van Persie looked to have secured victory with a 98th-minute penalty, only for Liverpool to score from the spot themselves with the last kick of the game. Wenger's side drew at Tottenham and were beaten by Bolton.
A 5-0 thrashing of Leyton Orient in their FA Cup fifth-round replay was to prove a brief fillip in March for the Gunners, as draws against Sunderland and West Brom hit their title challenge. They also went out of the FA Cup at Manchester United and were beaten 3-1 in Barcelona to exit the Champions League.
Late goals from Arshavin and Koscielny secured a hard-fought win over Everton and kept Arsenal in the title race, but confidence was dented when they let slip a 4-0 lead at Newcastle to leave St James' Park with just a point. Van Persie's brace helped them bounce back against Wolves, before claiming a magnificent 2-1 victory against Barcelona in the Champions League. A frustrating draw at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup, soon followed by the last-gasp 2-1 Carling Cup final defeat to Birmingham saw the month end in disappointing fashion.
Arsenal kicked off the year with a rousing 3-0 victory at Birmingham, but four days later were held at the Emirates by a defensive Manchester City. In the FA Cup, Wenger's side progressed to the fifth round after victories against Leeds and Huddersfield, and claimed a Carling Cup final place after beating Ipswich 3-1 on aggregate. Van Persie's double and a Walcott strike saw off West Ham and the Dutch striker also bagged a hat-trick to down Wigan.


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Before the season gets off I seen this in a popular waterfowl magazine and decided to post it up since we are having such a influx of new duck hunters these days. Im aware this gets beat to death but hopefully some will take note.
Duck hunting public land certainly comes with its share of pitfalls and pleasures. A lot of that has to do with the fact that you're sharing space with people who may or may not abide by certain commonsense rules of hunting etiquette. Usually things go pretty well, but other times it can be a bit frustrating.
I can remember a specific opening day in our public land blind near Washington, D.C., where we had a pretty slow day until a few lonely honks on the horizon quickly changed our spirits. The four geese were high, but they were coming in nonetheless. Every 500 yards, a new blind called to them, but they arrived at our spread as if on a string. The birds made two passes, all the while being pestered by hunters in the blind nearest us. Their calling was awful.
Despite the hunters' efforts, I was certain the geese would pitch to our blocks after one more circle. But then the other hunters did something truly amazing: They stood and shot five times at the geese working our spread. A conservative estimate put the birds no closer than 150 yards of their blind.
The skybusting was so bad, in fact, that it didn't flare the geese. They cupped up, glided in and the fellows nearby got to watch us kill them. In twenty years of duck hunting, I have witnessed some truly poor manners on public land, but that tops them all. Most cases of such discourtesy are just mild nuisances, but others can ruin a hunt or even pose a safety risk. In order to help guide you through your public land duck hunting experience, we've compiled our rules of essential etiquette.
Be Reasonable With Your Shots
How many times have you hunted public land when birds flew into the area and some impatient hunter took a long crack at them? Worst of all is when the birds are clearly interested in working—maybe not your spread, but somebody's—and some greedy individual spoils it.
On private land or even non-crowded public, land I am not opposed to taking a pass shot, within limits of course. However, public land requires extra courtesy and patience. Lest you disrupt hunting opportunities for those around you, shots should be taken over decoys or at least within reasonable range. The threshold for skybusting has no exact distance, but use a little common sense. You know when birds are on the edge of shotgun range. However, if you demonstrate that you do not, another hunter may drop by to explain your mistake.
Don't Call Birds Working Another Spread
This one really gets me hot under the Gore-Tex collar—when ducks are working a hunter's spread and some loudmouth tries to highball them over his way instead. He isn't likely to call the birds in, but may just succeed in calling loudly and poorly enough to flare them entirely. So if ducks start working someone else's spread, be a big boy and put the call in your pocket.
Loitering At the Dock
It's a sour feeling to arrive at the public boat ramp—perhaps a little tardier than you hoped—to find a line of trucks waiting for some neophyte to get launched. Nobody has a perfect dismount into the water every time, but there's no excuse for showing up unprepared. If you're new to launching a boat or you've purchased a new trailer, do everyone a favor and make a few practice runs in the daylight. Ditto for teaching your dog basic obedience. The process of launching boats into the river is not streamlined by dogs running around uncontrolled. However, even if you're the world's best boat launcher, remember to keep things moving at a public ramp. There are others behind you who'd like to assemble their spreads prior to sunrise.
Early Bird Gets the Worm
You arrived at your favorite public land honeyhole to find it unoccupied. You've got your decoys out in time for a cup of coffee, and as the sun rises, the mallards begin to fly. Then an underpowered johnboat slowly peters on by, flaring everything in sight. Your hunt isn't ruined, but it's certainly on hold, and you may have lost your only opportunity of the day to score a duck dinner. It's good manners on public land to show up early and stay at least until the ducks have settled for the morning. Boats on the move after legal light flare birds, disrupt their movements—which more dedicated hunters may have scouted—and are just plain aggravating. If you oversleep, you can always hunt the afternoon flight. Please don't paddle by my spread at 8 a.m.
A Little Distance, Please
In certain jurisdictions, you cannot legally set up within a certain distance of another registered, public-land blind—the buffer is as much as 500 yards in some cases. I don't entirely agree with such laws, but I understand why they came about. It's incredible how bold—or stupid—some folks can be in setting up on the outskirts of another man's spread. Perhaps you arrived at your predetermined destination to find someone else setting up there. Tough. Better go to your backup plan, or at least allow a reasonable amount of space to avoid working the same birds. Arguably the worst offender in this category is the hunter who sets up too closely and is even willing to shoot at birds preparing to pitch to the rightful hunter's spread.
No Spot is "Your" Spot
My friend Jeff arrived at the island at an ungodly hour, knowing he'd have competition for it but confident it would produce ducks. Forty-five minutes prior to legal light, a man just a few years beyond middle age slid his boat hard into the beach. It was clear he was fighting mad but not clear why. "You've gotta be kiddin' me!" he barked. "This is my spot, son. Holy [expletive]. You have a lot of nerve setting up in my spot."
Jeff explained to the gentleman that on public land there is no such thing as "your" spot. It nearly went to fisticuffs before Jeff threatened to phone the game warden and the man sailed off. One would think the very definition of public land would prevent incidents such as this, but Jeff's experience—while an extreme example—is not all that unique. Don't get possessive just because you frequent a certain spot. Public land belongs to all of us.
Pick Up Your Trash
It's especially important to pick up spent shells, candy wrappers, water bottles and any other assorted litter on public land. Should you discover another hunter's mess, consider picking that up, too. After all, public land areas aren't only frequented by hunters—we have the image of our sport to consider. Moreover, I simply don't know how anyone can leave trash behind and consider himself a conservationist or even a sportsman. In my book, someone who litters is not a duck hunter, just a guy with a shotgun and some


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How to Evaluate College Savings Programs: Part 3
It seems like no matter how early Americans start saving for college, educational debt is hard to escape after graduation.
The Federal Bank of New York recently reported that Americans 60 and older are still paying on $36 billion of student debt. This debt is made up of previous school loans that are still being paid, new loans taken out to return to school in hopes of landing a better job, or acting as cosigners for other family members such as grandkids.
Over the previous weeks, my blog has been taking a close look at the different ways parents can begin to save for their children's college. Having already discussed the Coverdell ESA, let's look at the UTMA (Uniform Trust for Minors Act).
An UTMA allows anyone to make a contribution into an account for a designated beneficiary. A trustee must be assigned to watch over the account until the minor reaches the age of majority in their state. During the contribution phase, the account grows tax free for the first $950 of unearned investment income, and then at the child's tax rate from $951 to $1,900. Beyond $1,900 the income is taxed at the parent's or child's rate, whichever is greater.
In addition to helping plan for your children's or grandchildren's education, the UTMA can be valuable tax-planning strategy, as it lowers the taxable value of your estate. The laws allow up to $13,000 per donor, or $26,000 per donor couple.
When it is time to pay for college the money will be taken out on a capital gains basis, which is currently 15% for people in the 25% tax bracket or higher, or 10% for those below the 15% bracket.
Due to the nature of the account, when it is time to apply for financial aid this asset now belongs to the student and may hurt their financial aid application. As a result, some parents will leave the UTMA in their own name, since the parents' assets are discounted compared to the child's. Then as custodians they may, as permitted by law, use UTMA assets for the benefit of the child prior to completing financial aid forms. Hence parents can receive the tax benefit and still avoid losing financial aid.
A potential downside to UTMA is that upon reaching the age of majority in their state, the beneficiary now has total control over the account and can use the money as they see fit. If college is not on their plans, they could use it for any non-educational use, like a new car.
The stipulations of UTMAs and their impact on financial aid can be complicated. As with all our other discussions it is best to sit with a qualified planner to help you put these plans into place. Your best strategy may be to implement more than one of the savings methods we've been discussing.
Joe Wirbick is the President of the Lancaster, PA financial services firm Sequinox. Joe specializes in retirement planning and distribution. This allows him to concentrate on developing strategies that help address the unique issues that confront retirees and those approaching retirement.
Tax advice provided for informational purposes only. Tax returns should be completed in conjunction with a qualified tax professional. Sequinox Financial and JWC/JRAG do not offer tax advice and are not affiliated. Mr. Wirbick is an Investment Advisor Representative offering advisory services through Jonathan Roberts Advisory Group and securities through J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. The opinions expressed are those of Mr. Wirbick and based on information believed to be reliable but not guaranteed and subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the position of JWC/JRAG.