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Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Banjo
By Dix Bruce and Bill Evans
Banjo (5-String) - Multiple Levels
Composed by Dix Bruce and Bill Evans. Wire bound, Songbook. Parking Lot Pickers. Bluegrass. Book/2-CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20850BCD).
Item Number: MB.20850BCD
ISBN 9780786674916. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
A collection of over 200 great bluegrass, old time, country and gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords.
Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: step-by-step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key!
The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book with Bill Evans on banjo and vocals, Dix Bruce on guitar, mandolin, and vocals.
- A Beautiful Life Performed by Wm. Golden
- A Short Life of Trouble
- All The Good Times
- Amazing Grace Performed by John Newton
- Angel Band Performed by Hascall & Bradbury
- Angelina Baker Performed by Stephen Foster
- Angels Rock Me To Sleep
- Are You From Dixie? Performed by Cobb & Yellin
- Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb? Performed by Elisha A. Hoffman
- Arkansas Traveller
- Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party Performed by Kyle & Fletcher
- Away In A Manger Performed by Luther & Muller
- Banks Of The Ohio
- Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem Performed by Boyce & Pace
- Bile Them Cabbage Down
- Black Eyed susie
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Performed by Cliff Hess
- Bound To Ride
- Bright Morning Stars
- Bring Back to Me My Wandering Boy
- Buffalo Gals
- Bury Me Beneath The Willow
- C-H-I-C-K-E-N Performed by Perrin & Slater
- Can't You Hear Me Callin'? Performed by Bill Monroe
- Careless Love
- Children Go Where I Send Thee
- Cindy
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Cotton-Eyed Joe
- Cowboy Jack
- Cripple Creek
- Crying Holy
- Daniel Prayed
- Danny Boy
- Darling Corey
- Darling Nellie Gray Performed by B.R, Hanby
- Darling Will You Ever Think of Me? Performed by Dix Bruce
- Deep Elem Blues
- Diamonds In The Rough
- Do Lord
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
- Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky?
- Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan?
- Down Among the Budded Roses
- Down in the valley to Pray
- Down In The Willow Garden
- Down the road
- Drifting Too Far From the Shore Performed by Chas. Moody
- East Virginia Blues
- Fair And Tender Ladies
- Fathers Have a Home Sweet Home
- Feast Here Tonight
- Footprints in the Snow Performed by Harry Wright
- Give Me Oil in My Lamp
- Give Me the Roses While I Live Performed by Cornelius & Rowe
- Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
- Grandfather's Clock Performed by Henry Clay Work
- Great Speckled Bird
- Green Pastures
- Groundhog
- Hallelujah! I'm Ready
- Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
- Handsome Molly
- Hard Times, Come Again No More Performed by Stephen Foster
- Have Thine Own Way, Lord Performed by Pollard & Stebbins
- He Was A Friend Of Mine
- He Will Set Your Fields On Fire Performed by Ballew & Brackett
- High on a Mountain Performed by Ola Belle Reed
- Highway of Sorrow Performed by Bill Monroe
- Hills of Roane County
- His Eye Is On The Sparrow Performed by Martin & Gabriel
- Hold Fast to the Right
- Hold to God's Unchanging Hand Performed by Wilson & Eiland
- HOme Sweet Home Performed by Payne & Bishop
- Honey in the Rock
- Hop High Ladies
- Hot Corn, Cold Corn
- How Can You Treat Me So? Performed by Dix Bruce
- I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
- I Know You Rider
- I Never Will Marry
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- I Wonder How the Old Folks are at Home Performed by Lambert & Van Der Sloot
- I'll Be All Smiles Tonight Performed by T.B. Ransom
- I'll Fly Away Performed by A.E. Brumlet
- I'm Working On A Building
- In the Garden Performed by C.A. Miles
- In The Pines
- It's Mighty Dark To Travel Performed by Bill Monroe
- Jesse James Performed by Garshade
- Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy Performed by W.S. Hays
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Jordan
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Just As I Am Performed by Elliott & Bradbury
- Just Over In The Gloryland Performed by Acuff & Dean
- Katy Cline
- Katy Daley
- Katy Dear
- Keep On the Sunnyside Performed by Blenkhorn & Entwisle
- Knoxville Girl
- Late Last Night
- Leave It There Performed by C.A. Tindley
- Let Me Rest at the End of My Journey
- Li'l Liza Jane
- Life's Railway to Heaven Performed by Abbey & Tillman
- Little Annie
- Little Bessie Performed by Crandall & Porter
- Little Birdie
- Little Maggie
- Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane Performed by W.S. Hays
- Little Rosewood Casket Performed by Goullaud & White
- Little Sadie
- Little Willie
- Lonesome Valley
- Long Journey Home
- Lord, I'm Coming Home Performed by Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
- Mama Don't Allow
- Man Of Constant Sorrow Performed by Dick Burnett
- Methodist Pie
- Midnight On The Stormy Deep
- Milwaukee Blues
- Molly and Tenbrooks
- My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
- My Little Georgia Rose Performed by Bill Monroe
- New River Train
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Nobody's Business
- Oh Death
- Oh! Didn't He Ramble Performed by W.C. Handy
- Old Dan Tucker
- Old Home Place Performed by Webb & Jayne
- Old Joe Clark
- Old Man at the Mill
- Old Paint
- Old Time Religion
- On And On Performed by Bill Monroe
- Over the Hills to the Poorhouse
- Pass Me Not Performed by Crosby & Doan
- Paul and Silas
- Pig In A Pen
- Poor Ellen Smith
- Precious Memories Performed by J.B.F. Wright
- Pretty Polly
- Put My Little Shoes Away Performed by Mitchell & Pratt
- Railroad Bill
- Rain And Snow
- Rank Strangers to Me Performed by Albert E. Brumley
- Red Rocking Chair
- Red Wing Performed by Chattaway & Mills
- Reuben's Train
- Rocky Top Performed by Boudeleau & Felice Bryant
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
- Roll On Buddy
- Roving Gambler
- Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea
- Sally Goodin
- Shady Grove (Bluegrass Style)
- Shady Grove (Old Time Style)
- Shall We Gather At The River Performed by Robert Lowry
- Shortenin' Bread
- Silver Threads Among The Gold Performed by Rexford & Danks
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- Softly And Tenderly Performed by W.I. Thompson
- Somebody Touched Me
- Standing in the Need of Prayer
- Sugar Hill
- Sweet By And By Performed by Bennett & Webster
- Sweet Sunny South Performed by W.L. Bloomfield
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Take This Hammer
- Talk About Sufferin'
- The Bluebirds are Singing for Me Performed by Mac Wiseman
- The Bully Of The Town
- The Church In The Wildwood Performed by Wm. Pitts
- The Crawdad Song
- The Cuckoo
- The Foggy Mountain Top
- The Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee Performed by Braisted & Carter
- The Letter Edged In Black Performed by Hattie Nevada
- The Maple on the Hill Performed by G.L. Davis
- The Old Rugged Cross Performed by Geo. Bennard
- The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
- The Unclouded Day Performed by J.K. Alwood
- The Wayfaring Stranger
- The Wreck of the Old 97
- There's More Pretty Girls Than One
- They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun' Performed by Oungst & Perkins
- This Little Light of Mine
- This Train
- This World Is Not My Home
- Train 45 Performed by Arranged By Bill Evans
- Wabash Cannonball Performed by Woode & Fulmer
- Walk In Jerusalem Just Like John
- Walking In My Sleep
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus Performed by Converse & Scriven
- When I Die Performed by Dix Bruce
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- When My Race is Run Performed by Dix Bruce
- When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Performed by J.M. Black
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- When The Work's All Done This Fall
- When You And I Were Young Maggie Performed by Johnson & Butterfield
- Where The Soul Never Dies Performed by Wm. Golden
- Where You There When They Crucified My Lord?
- Whitehouse Blues
- Who Broke the Lock?
- Who Will Sing for Me?
- Wild Bill Jones
- Wildwood Flower
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
- Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown? Performed by Sweney & Hewitt
- Willie My Darling
- Worried Man Blues
- You're a Flower Blooming in the Wildwood
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NASHUA - A knife was shown during a disruption at a local fast food restaurant on Thursday, but no injuries were reported and police are not investigating, according to authorities.
Lt. Denis Linehan said a disorderly person was causing a disturbance at Wendy's on East Hollis Street Thursday night.
"A knife, I guess, was shown," said Linehan, stressing there was not a robbery and no assault took place.
There were no arrests, and no charges were brought forward, according to police.

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I am wondering about the value of MA degrees....
I became an English teacher through circumstance. In the UK, I worked in academia, following completion of an MA and a PhD in subject areas not connected to English teaching. I completed my CELTA and now teach at a university in Mexico. However, I feel, as English teaching is now turning more into a career, it may be worth doing an MA related more specifically to teaching English. So if anyone has any advice, I'd be grateful to hear it!
1. First of all, in your view, is it worth doing an MA at all?!
2. Would it be better to pursue an MA in TESOL or an MA in Teaching English for Academic Purposes? (The latter interests me more, but is it too narrow?)
3. Anyone have any other advice?!
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Redistricting still leaves some gerrymandered
Queens activists and civic associations were upset and dumbfounded about two specific areas Tuesday when the commission released its final draft of the new lines ahead of the vote.
Just north of downtown Flushing lies the border between areas represented by Councilmen Peter Koo (D-Flushing) and Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone). The Northeast Flushing Civic Association, the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association and the Queens Civic Congress, along with Koo and Halloran, had united over a plan to fairly divide the two districts along neighborhood lines, keeping low-density housing in Halloran's domain and high density housing in Koo's.
The coalition formed in response to a draft map released by the commission that put some high density co-ops into Halloran's district and a section of single-family homes into Koo's. The ensuing outrage was so great that the executive director of the commission made a motion to correct what he called a mistake, and stuck the co-ops back in Koo's district.
But the final maps did not follow the coalition's recommendations and drew a significant chunk of low-density blocks in north Flushing into Koo's district, a move that had not been reflected in any of the commission's previous drafts.
Halloran called the lines a compromise, noting that Broadway, Flushing and Auburndale were largely kept together in his district.
But Paul Graziano, an urban planner who lives in North Flushing, used software on the commission's website to show the lines could have easily followed the lawmakers' suggestion while making sure the districts had the correct populations.
The final map is here: Queens
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Divide and conquer!
North Flushing will be doomed ...
- Saturday, February 09, 2013
It's that jealous ASS-torian spreading his anti North Flushing manure again.
How envious you must be of our leafy green nabe.
YOUR ASTORIA-LIC NABE HAS BEEN COOKED FOR 20 YEARS...it's way past time to move, you sputtering malcontent!
- Sunday, February 10, 2013
Vallone Paul that is was trying to pretend he belonged to a group he didn't and never showed at the final meeting.
Halloran and Padavan knew what the community wanted and needed but screwed them anyway.
Halloran or Vallone? Fucked either way.
Shafran is a park side hack as is Silverstein
If only there was another candidate out there
Someone honest and involved in the community
As Vallone said someone with an Italian last name
Or not who cares
We need an honest rep
Do we write Al in? Or will someone else step up?
Please oh please someone SAVE US!
- Sunday, February 10, 2013


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Our annual Baby Review
Meet the newest faces of the past year. Inside are photos of babies born during 2013 whose proud parents and relatives submitted photos and copy welcoming the newest members of their families. For most of the stars of this section, our annual Baby Review marks their debut.


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Lebanon laundry fire snuffed out before spreading too far
LEBANON — A dryer fire ignited at Kleen Laundromat on Mechanic Street Monday afternoon.
Firefighters responded at 2:38 p.m. for a report of a dryer fire in the laundromat.
Lebanon Fire Chief Chris Christopoulos reported heavy smoke visible when he arrived on scene.
Firefighters entered the building and were able to extinguish the main fire in the dryer with a water can fire extinguisher.
But soon discovered the fire extended into the dryer vent piping and burned a small area where the vent meets the roof.
The fire was under control at 2:39 p.m. and the scene was cleared at 3:34 p.m. after smoke was vented from the building.
Lebanon firefighters were assisted on scene by Lebanon police, and the Hanover and Hartford, Vermont, fire department. Enfield firefighters provided station coverage during the event.
The fire is under investigation by the Lebanon Fire Department Fire Prevention Division, but is not considered suspicious at this time.


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In an effort to better serve our community, the Lakeland Police Department is creating a video series to take you "Up Close" into the lives of the men and women who serve and protect. The members of the Lakeland Police Department take pride in the work they do and continue to serve with a Commitment to Excellence. The video series is designed to give the community a "behind the scenes" look into how LPD does business.
Each month the video will highlight a component of the department, giving insight into the operations of that unit. The video will first be shown during the monthly Chiefs Chat, which is held on the first Monday of the month. In addition, the monthly topic of the Chief's Chat will coincide with the video.
The video is written and directed by Sgt. Gary B. Gross, filmed and edited by City's Communications Department. The videos will be available on:
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• Lakeland Police Department web site: www.lakelandgov.net/lpd
• Lakeland Police Department Facebook: LakelandPD
• City of Lakeland web site: www.lakelandgov.net
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Blue Hens Fall to College of Charleston 8-3 as Cougars Complete CAA Weekend Sweep over Delaware
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The loss completed a three-game sweep by College of Charleston, which outscored the Hens 26-6 during the three-game set.
Delaware starter Chad Martin was unable to get through the fifth inning and picked up his third loss of the season. The College of Charleston pitching was too much for the Blue Hen offense to handle throughout the series. On Sunday, Cougar starting pitcher Tyler Thornton took his turn against the Delaware lineup and gave up only one earned run in seven innings pitched.
Delaware's two runs in the first inning came on a Norm Donkin RBI double and a Zach Lopes RBI single. The Blue Hen first inning offensive effort was also aided by two errors committed by College of Charleston.
"This really was just a tough weekend all the way around," said University of Delaware head coach Jim Sherman, whose team fell to 0-5 in CAA road games this season. "This series was very disappointing after playing so well last weekend against Northeastern. We just have to play better in every facet of the game."
College of Charleston (24-11, 7-2 CAA) answered Delaware's early scoring with a three-run second inning. The inning was highlighted by a two-run single from Champ Rowland.
The Cougars added on another three runs in the fourth inning. Gunnar Heidt had a two-run single in the inning and Carl Wise added another run on a sacrifice fly.
The Blue Hens (15-18, 3-5 CAA) recorded their third and final run in the seventh inning on freshman Jeremy Ake's first career home run. Ake's homer was the first home run from a Delaware hitter in seven games.
After having his 11-game hitting streak snapped in Saturday's contest, Joe Giacchino recorded two hits in Sunday's game. The junior was the only Blue Hen batter to record more than one hit in the game. Three of Delaware's six hits in the game were doubles.
Delaware pitcher Luke Alicknavitch relieved Martin in the fifth inning and went on to pitch 2.2 innings and allowed two runs. Freshman John Geffre came on for Alicknavitch and pitched the final inning for the Blue Hens.
The Blue Hens will next be in action this Tuesday as they host Temple at Bob Hannah Stadium at 3 p.m.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Nikki Lee, May 11, 2011.
(Is this source legit?)
Congrats to them!
it is my understanding from what I've read here at FSU, that Russia has a thriving tabloid press industry that prints innuendos of untrue gossip on a regular basis.
I remain skeptical until proven wrong.
Congrats to them too.
That means Miki would change her name to Miki Morozova?
Neither Diva Navka or Shae-Lynn Bourne did it..
FYI, that link was posted in this Trash Can thread earlier today: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=78763&page=3
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I would rather see the news from a credible source...
Me, too. But if it turns out to be true, maybe Morozov wasn't joking when he said Miki could represent Russia in the future.
As it was mentioned in the trash can, it's not a reliable source.
I have no idea if this is true or not. But if it is, I really wish Miki well. She seems like a nice person and she'd be Wife #4 (all skaters) and as I've seen over the years, women kid themselves into "I'll be special - he'll be different with me" - no, it'll be the same and he'll go down the same road he's been down before.
Ando-wife number 4
Ilinykh-wife number 5
I doubt it's legit, but it sure got my attention!
My first thought was: but this isn't April 1st!
HAHAHA When I heard she switched (or not?) to Morozov that was the first thing that came to mind.
I would not bet against this prediction.
I am not up on the Morozov marital drama (must be the only one at FSU ) Could someone please update me who the wives 1-3 were?
Tatiana Navka, Caroline Douarin (w/ whom he has a 10-year old daughter) and Shae-Lynn Bourne. He and Shae divorced in 2007.
^^^Thanks. Wow, he sure gets around.
And then there was the whole Elena Grushina thing....
So how many years and kids are we giving this one?
Will Miki be a divorcée by Sochi?
You mean Irina HASN'T been pregnant sixteen times??
What was this thing exactly?
Oh and btw, Morozov only married Navka to skate with her for Belarus, so that one wasn't really sleazeriffic.
I don't know guys I think this Miki thing might last. It seems like Miki pretty much lets him do his own thing. I'd at least give it 2/3 years before he switches to Elena. I mean he does at the very least seem to go for over 18
Apparently Elena's mother was the one that pushed I/K to switch to Morozov. Well Elena's mother, don't worry, he will take good care of your daughter
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The following are general guidelines you can follow to reduce your risk of seizures:
- Develop a sleep routine. Try to go to bed at the same time and sleep the same number of hours. This is important because lack of sleep can lower the seizure threshold and increase the risk of seizures.
- Avoid drinking alcohol. Alcohol also lowers the threshold and increases the risk of seizures. Alcohol also interacts with the anti-epileptic drugs, which can lead to seizures.
- Always tell your doctors that you have a seizure disorder. Many medications prescribed for various conditions may cause drug interactions and cause seizures, or lower the seizure threshold and cause seizures.
- Keep a seizure diary of dates, type, frequency, duration, aura description, post-seizure description, and other details.
- Have medical follow-ups.
- Discuss a safe diet and exercise program with your doctor.
- Discuss driving privileges with your doctor, as each case and state requirements differ.
Ketogenic Diet
In some people, especially children, a strict diet rich in fats and low in carbohydrates may help lessen the number of seizures. This is called the ketogenic diet.
The ketogenic diet forces the body to break down fats rather than carbohydrates to provide the energy needed to survive. It is usually tried in children whose epileptic seizures are poorly controlled with medications. One study showed that the diet decreased the frequency of seizures 50%-90% in 75% of the patients studied. Another study comparing the ketogenic diet to no change in treatment showed that the diet may reduce seizures in children. It is not known exactly why the diet helps decrease seizures.
This diet is not easy to follow. It is very rigid, and the number of foods available to eat is very limited. Children are usually admitted to the hospital to begin this diet and must be followed very closely by a doctor and/or registered dietitian while they are on the diet. It also has possible side effects. These include:
- Stunted growth due to nutrient deficiencies
- Pancreatitis due to elevated triglycerides
- Build-up of uric acid, which can cause kidney stones or gout
- Increased risk for heart disease, due to the high fat intake
Those on the diet should:
- Work with a registered dietitian
- Have regular medical check-ups
When to Contact Your Doctor
- You (or your child) experience any unusual or severe symptoms or side effects
- You (or your child) have a recurrence or change in the pattern of seizures
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'The Rigas family, thrilled the organization had succeeded in obtaining "value" for Peca, broke out two $3 bottles of cold duck stored in the wine cellar for just this occasion. They also are pondering a freeze in cable rates . . . through July 1.'
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Carmichael Arena
Seating Chart
Driving Directions & Parking Information
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.*
*The building is closed during all team practices and when there is an event scheduled that would require the building to be closed for event preparation. Please call the Carmichael Arena Administrative Office at (919) 962-0463 prior to your visit to make sure the building will be open.
For more information, please call the Carmichael Arena Administrative office at: (919) 962-0463. For ticket information, please call (919) 962-2296 or (800) 722-4335.
Initially the home to Carolina's men's basketball and wrestling teams, Carmichael Arena is currently the home for volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling and women's basketball teams. Though the men's basketball team moved to the Dean E. Smith Center midway through the 1985-1986 season, the other four sports have continued to call Carmichael home. Prior to moving to the Smith Center, the Tar Heel men's basketball team compiled an amazing 169-20 record at Carmichael Auditorium, including a perfect 5-0 during the first half of the 1985-86 season.
Prior to the 1976-77 season, 1,200 seats were added to bring historic Carmichael to a capacity of 10,180. On January 22, 1999, the first-ever sold-out crowd filled Carmichael to capacity to watch the Carolina women's basketball team play Duke. UNC also drew a capacity crowd for the Jan. 20, 2003, game against Duke.
Carolina volleyball also hosted a near-capacity crowd of 9,850 in 2001 as they hosted Kansas prior to the men's basketball Midnight Madness event.
Carmichael Auditorium adjoins Woollen Gymnasium, a long-time site of varsity competition and current home of physical education and intramural activities.
The auditorium is named for the late William D. Carmichael, Jr., a highly popular figure on campus who served as the university's comptroller, then as its vice-president. He also served for many years as the Consolidated University's acting president. Carmichael passed away in 1961.
Carmichael Auditorium was the site of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival volleyball competition. On March 3, 2001, the first-ever MatJam, the wrestling championships for the Atlantic Coast, Colonial, and Southern conferences, was held at Carmichael. It has also been the host of fifteen women's basketball NCAA Tournament games since 1984. Carmichael has also hosted numerous North Carolina state high school championships in volleyball, girls' basketball, and wresting. Athletic camps, cheerleading camps, intramural games, and amateur competition of various kinds make Carmichael a busy place.
The Auditorium had a new floor installed after a fire in the spring of 1998. The new floor proved to be a good omen for Carolina athletics. The volleyball team went undefeated in 17 games including victories over non-conference opponents Notre Dame and Tennessee. Gymnastics also had a perfect home record, going 6-0 in Carmichael for the first time in school history. The women's basketball team went 16-2 in games at Carmichael during the 1998-99 season. Wrestling won three of its home meets during the 1998-99 season, including an overwhelming 40-0 victory Maryland.
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Those brillo like pads on an angle grinder or die grinder work well on stainless.
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Well, I warmed up some stainless indoors by the woodstove and tried my new Spotless Stainless. Here are my impressions.
It was quite thick, almost like glycerin or a thin jell or wet creamy looking paste. So it goes on fairly thick, I did not buy way too much (I have a good 1600 lbs of stainless, most of it two sided - not the boat). I should have gotten a gallon.
I brought in a 40 lb assembly and let it warm up. I was doing a 14 inch disc shape with rust stains from salt and an iron shaft. As northerners know, heating a house when the outdoors is cold and dry makes bone dry air in the house. So my paste was flash drying as I applied it. You are not supposed to let it dry.
That forced me to take some wet paper towel and wipe around to keep it damp. Essentially, I was not allowing the recommended 30 min. of letting it work, I was giving it about 5-8 minutes, less when you figure I was really wiping it off with the damp paper towel. The operative word is wiping, I was keeping it damp, not scrubbing with a cloth.
Then I took it outside and rinsed it with water as recommend. When it dried, even though I did it all wrong, the rust stains and dirt were gone. It was much brighter. In fact, I could see my reflection in the steel!
Conclusion: I'll do it in the shade on a humid, preferably foggy or drizzly summery day. For small items if you don't mind hanging around you could probably just mist it every now and then. Best part, it did not require buffing, which is worth plenty to me, so I think I'll like it.
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Here are some before & after shots of what a proper buffer can do very easily and far quicker than hand polishing if parts have been neglected. The best part is it doesn't merely remove surface oxidation and stains but actually smooths out the metal - scratches and so forth. It isn't really a tool for maintenance since the parts have to come off the boat and go home with you but if you are getting in deep with your work, I can't recommend one too highly.
The polished surface lasts a lot longer than when using the creams & pastes as well, especially if you put a coat of wax on them.
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I use AutoSol - it's a cream and it works very well - lots of stuff can be done simply by wiping it on and leaving it, even overnight. Then come back & buff. Sometimes you have to put some effort into the polishing.
Whenever I can - that tillerhead for example, I remove anything that blocks easy access - removing the tiller and bolts would make that job MUCH easier.
I spent a couple of hundred to get a proper long shaft polisher - effectively a bench grinder with extra longs shafts and big buffing wheels. It works like magic for polishing metal but the pieces have to be removed from the boat. Anyone restoring a boat would be well advised to get one - it gets used as much as any power tool I have except maybe my drills. That tillerhead would take about 5 minutes to be smoothed out, shiny and like new.
I think you can get very cheap ones from Harbour Freight in the States.
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I use Never-Dull. It's not super easy, but I always get good results.
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I think I read about spotless stainless from Mainsail, and I think it doesn't require as much elbow grease as others - if I recall his description properly. I'm darn sure I trust him.
I just received my order of two quarts of spotless stainless. Unfortunately, the 80 degree weather had ended and the 17 degree weather had begun. The jugs say it should be at least 70 degrees when using it. So I have not had a chance to try it. I may have purchased way too much, but I have quite a bit of stainless around.
"Lightbulb!" - maybe I can find something small enough to drag inside and warm up. I'll try to report back if it goes easy.
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Liquid Barkeepers Friend from Home Depot. SS also works great with less hassle, but much costlier.
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I do brightwork in St. Augustine. Use Collinite's No. 850 Metal Wax. Can be gotten at West Marine. Not cheap, but also polishes as you go. I find using an old cotton glove to apply, then follow with a clean polishing cloth works best.
Also, for a cheap fix, have found that Barkeeper's Friend (get at one of those dollar stores) works very well, especially on bronze.
There really isn't a 'fast' fix. it still takes elbow grease.
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I second the spotless stainless,,,,works wonders
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Several years ago I had a spray can of metal cleaner that worked extremely well on both aluminum and stainless steel. Unfortunately, I can no longer find it in my workshop. You might want to Google this and you'll likely come up with some great answers.
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My freshman year I met Elise Willer, a senior Political Science major who brought me along in the campus sustainability movement. A dynamic and passionate communicator, she taught me to reach outside of my comfort zones, to never undervalue the importance of honesty, and to always bring fresh chocolate chip cookies to meetings you knew would be tense. That same year I met Dr. Fleisch, a physics professor who taught me—an English major struggling with moon phases—how to model planetary magnetism and the basics of electrical wiring. Two years after I took his course he sent a copy of his book on Maxwell's Equations to my grandfather, after I mentioned that he too was a Physics Professor in his day. I still remember how honored, and giddy, my grandfather was the day he received it, and how touched I was at his gesture, his gift without pretense, his sincere love of sharing knowledge.
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It's my senior year. I will be leaving here in a few—hopefully-not-too-short—months, hoping to find my way in a world that still has a lot to teach me. I know I will be ready for it, Wittenberg has given me that confidence. Or, more accurately, Wittenberg has taught me how to find it for myself. I'm excited to welcome you to this campus and this community, because here at Wittenberg we aren't just football players or cross-country runners, writers of fiction or writers of lab reports, student senators or student workers; we are not merely specialized individuals. We are, as Berry might say, people, living and working together, within a common community, toward wholeness. So now it's your turn, and I can't wait to see what you do with it.
Wendell Berry's essay "The Ecological Crisis as a Crisis of Character":
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Transforming Infoglut! A Pragmatic Strategy For Oracle Enterprise Content ManagementSeptember 30, 2008 - 11:05am — bex
As I mentioned after last year's Open World conference, Andy MacMillan and I have been working on a book on Oracle Enterprise Content Management (ECM). I'm pleased to say that it is mostly finished, and it should be available for purchase on January 9, 2009. You can pre-order our book on Amazon right now, if you wish. Note: Amazon's graphic is using the book cover, which contained our old working title... that should be fixed in a few months.
I should be clear... this is not a technical book about content management: its about what we call a pragmatic strategy for managing your content. It is intended for CIOs, CEOs, and project managers so they can understand what ECM is, how its useful, and why it is desperately needed. This strategy entails solutions for existing ECM systems, legacy systems, portal, web applications, and enterprise search. It covers archives, especially email archives, and enterprise wide security beyond the repository. It also covers the retention and destruction of your documents, no matter where they exist within your enterprise.
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Naturally, when we suggest what tools to use to implement the strategy, we lean towards Oracle's suite. However, we feel this strategy is equally applicable to any ECM initiative. We worked hard to ensure that 50% of the book is vendor-agnostic.
I recently put together a list of what is in each chapter, to help folks that might want to skip around in he book.
We took this approach because we wanted to make sure that this book helps align business and IT strategies, therefore it needs to contain some implementation specifics, and not just broad strategic goals. We wanted to say what you need to do, why you need to do it, and how to get started. Most books on ECM only give you the "what", a rare few tell you "why"... and very very few tell you "how".
Business needs the "what" and the "why," and IT needs the "how." After reading this book, everybody on your team will hopefully be speaking the same language...
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Let' just get all of these out of the way at once... ;-)
I didn't get to see many sessions this week... I spent most of my time up in the OTN lounge in Moscone West, floor 3. That's where most of the Oracle ACE's hung out and met up. Chris Bucchere and I spent a great deal of time hacking together a Ensemble / Stellent demo... I presented it at my Top 10 Ways to Integrate with Oracle ECM was pretty well attended, considering it was the last day of the conference. We were able to take a standard Google search result, and inject Stellent search results in the sidebar! So when you do a Google search, you magically also get back content from your intranet!
That went over pretty well... once I clean up the example, I'll share the code.
My un-conference talk on Wednesday -- Communication for Geeks -- wasn't too well attended... In fact, very few of the un-conference sessions had more than 5 people. I'm not sure why the un-conference wasn't a bigger hit. It might be the lack of awareness, or the wrong crowd... Its easy to get lost at Open World. We might need small, dedicated sessions instead.
I like how MinneBar does it: everything on a wiki, including the RSVP.
As usual, the demo grounds were the best place to learn about new product features... and it was nice to finally meet people face-to-face. The conference is pretty much over, and after this most folks are heading back to Oracle HQ to do some kind of ECM advisory council... then a big wrap-up BBQ for the ECM folks. I'll be attending he latter, but not the former.
so tired... late nights, lots of last-minute work, four speaking engagements, and not enough sleep... but it was worth it!
Open World, Day 2September 23, 2008 - 10:36am — bex
I had two talks on Monday... one about the Pragmatic Strategy for Enterprise Content Management, and a repeat of my session Enterprise 2.0: How You Will Fail! Overall, they went well, but by the end of the day was exhausted...
In my second talk, I met up with two folks who were recording every event at Open World. Some with just audio and slides, but a lot with video as well. The plan is to put it into a huge, full-text searchable system, so you can scan for keywords of interest... They will give away the "top 10 presentation" for free, but access to all 1700 sessions will rn you about $400.
That would be a lot cheaper than going to the full conference, but I think it would be in Oracle's best interests to just give away all 1700 sessions for free. Sure, maybe the attendance will be down by 10% next year, but so what? Its a massive lead generation tool, and a great way to start honing best practices for emerging Oracle technologies.
Besides, people don't just go to conferences for demos and presentations... customers want human interaction with experts that can give advices on highly specific, personal issues. They also like hanging out and having spontaneous hallway conversations to generate new ideas. I see very few negatives to giving away the conference content for free...
Late night out with the UCM team... not enough time to blog or hone my Thursday talk... but that's Tuesday is for ;-)
Oracle Open World: Day 1September 22, 2008 - 1:19am — bex
long day...
It started out with the Oracle ACE Director briefing... it was nice to meet all the other ACEs again, and to see what Oracle wanted to tout to all of us... Some of what Oracle presented was an extension of what they said last year... although there was a good amount that surprised and amazed me... but I'm not allowed to say what.
Needless to say, I'm very curious about their next generation of SOA tools...
After that, I listened to a podcast about Alexander Hamilton's economic theories, then snuck down into the Demo Grounds before they were officially open. While down at the demo grounds, I was also politely informed that my "blogger" credentials meant that people were less likely to talk candidly about their products with me, out of fear that it might be documented.
Stupid blogger credentials... all the drawbacks of being a part of the press, but none of the advantages...
I skipped the keynote with crazy Carville and his nutty wife, because it sounded far too political. I enjoy politics, but mixing politics and business is risky, because you will always alienate half of your audience. Its best to just state what everybody can agree to: all politicians are crooks. Then you're home free ;-)
Last, I headed over to the Thirsty Bear for the Oracle Blogger meetup. I hung out with Billy, Jake, Dan, Matt, Marius, David, Woody, and others... commiserating on our "blogger" fate. Dan was kind enough to print up some additional ribbons to attach to our badges. You'll have to look closely this week to see what mine says.
Well, I should get some sleep... I have two presentations tomorrow!
Finishing Up Open World PresentationsSeptember 16, 2008 - 6:32pm — bex
Open World Starts Sunday! I've been putting my finishing touches on my presentations, so I haven't had much time to blog... I figured I should remind everybody of my presentation schedule:
- Monday 1pm-2pm: Enterprise 2.0, What it is and How You'll Fail, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #1
- Monday 4pm-5pm: A Pragmatic Approach to Oracle ECM, at Moscone South, Rm 301, session 299246.
- Wednesday 11am-12pm: Communication For Geeks -- How to influence your peers, your boss, and your clients, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #2
- Thursday 10:30am-11:30am: Top 10 Ways To Integrate With Oracle ECM, at the Marriott, Golden Gate room C1, session 300043.
The first and third talks are a part of the Open World Unconference. The second talk is one I'm giving with Andy MacMillan about our upcoming book... the last one is based mostly on the talk I gave at IOUG Collaborate 2008, but with a few twists...
I'll be Twittering my location throughout the conference, in case you'd like to meet up. I'll likely be attending mostly ECM talks, or hanging out at one of these places:
- OTN Lounge: Moscone West, Floor 3 , near the Unconference.
- Fusion Middleware Lounge: in the Yerba Buena Foyer at the Marriott Hotel (north of Moscone North).
- Exhibition Hall Demo Grounds: usually at the back of the hall, filled with folks who know their stuff, and ask interesting questions.
See you there!
ECM Standards War: Bye Bye JSR170, Hello CMIS!September 10, 2008 - 2:21pm — bex
I've been wanting to talk about this for a while... but I was under a NDA... but now I can FINALLY tap-dance on the grave of that awful JSR170 standard... and only mere months after Oracle released their adapter. Sorry Dave...
CMS Watch is now reporting the on yet another ECM standard, this one named the Content Management Interoperability Services specification, or CMIS for short. Oracle is a member of the community that is helping design this spec, and I have high hopes for it... unlike the prior ones.
I never liked the JCR specs (JSR 170 and JSR 283). Firstly, the world doesn't need a Java based content management spec. That's just plain stupid. Any spec that by design omits SharePoint will be a non-starter. Also, the whole JCR stuff is an API spec. We don't need an API spec: we need a protocol spec.
That's where CMIS comes it. Its a REST-ful protocol for getting at your data, and changing individual resources... but it also comes with JSON and SOAP fused in there a bit... cuz frankly, we need the extra oomph.
At its heart is the Atom Publishing Protocol. Now... I have some issues with this, because I feel APP isn't robust enough for large scale syndication. There simply is no guarantee of quality of service when you're using "feeds", and polling-based architectures simply don't scale to thousands of enterprise applications. That's the dirty little secret that ReST fanboys don't want you to find out...
Many folks in the open source community have already noticed this, and advocate using the instant messaging protocol XMPP (aka Jabber) to "wrap" restful web services in a bundle. That's the best of both worlds: a simple protocol that's easy to understand, but with a wrapper that can guarantee your published document actually got to where it was supposed to go... Others advocate that enterprises should use a more proven general-purpose messaging protocol like Apache ActiveMQ, instead of the IM-centric Jabber one.
In any case, the CMIS standard is only at version 0.5. Early adopters will notice issues, and the spec will have to evolve to meet the performance and quality concerns... CMIS alone would be great for making lightweight mashups... but I anticipate the ActiveMQ qrapper will become a standard best-practice for heavy duty publishing and syndication.
I promise to have more on this stuff later...
Its Official: Oracle UCM Blogs and Wikis are Supported on 10gr3September 10, 2008 - 11:30am — bex
In case you missed today's Oracle ECM Quarterly Community Call, you also missed this fun fact:
The Blog and Wiki Samples from Stellent 7.5 are now officially supported in Oracle UCM 10gr3! Details are sketchy, but in theory the new versions will be available for download on the standard OTN page for UCM.
UPDATE: The blogs and wikis are now available on Metalink as patch number 7504090. You may also need patch number 7007799 for Site Studio to make things work properly.
Way back in 2006, I formalized some blog and wiki samples that Andy MacMillan initially sketched out, and Stellent released them to the public with much fanfare... This made us the first major ECM player to support blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds. The buzz was quite surprising...
Unfortunately, I left the company soon afterward, and nobody had time to take over that project, so it languished. They were left as unsupported "samples," that only worked on UCM version 7.5. I had always intended on upgrading those samples to 10gr3 myself -- once I finished writing this dang ECM book -- but I'm even happier that Oracle did it themselves, so that they will be officially supported "Extras."
Oracle tweaked them up a bit to support the new 10gr3 Site Studio Contributor in the wiki... but they left my "inline editor" alone for the blog interface. They'll probably replace my blog editor with the standard Site Studio contributor eventually... or they might just wait until Open WCM is released, and use its inline editor instead.
This of course raises the question, should you use WebCenter or Stellent for blogs/wikis/rss? I hear that question a lot, and unfortunately its usually the wrong question to ask. It's not an either/or question, its a what works best for you kind of question. My advice is this:
- RSS Feeds: Frankly, every application should support RSS Feeds. They aren't tough to make, and despite massive limitations, they usually add value. Use Stellent if you need content-based RSS feeds. Use WebCenter if you need to generate a feed from an enterprise application that doesn't yet support RSS. Of course, as soon as RSS gets off the ground, everybody will demand Atom feeds... but nevermind.
- Blogs: When it comes to blogs, WebCenter is meant to be the user interaction layer for blog content, and Stellent is the repository. Of course, Stellent already has a built-in user interaction layer for blogs... its called Site Studio. But again, if you want to display blog content along with data from other enterprise applications, you'll find value with the pre-existing plug ins that WebCenter offers.
- Wikis: Same as with blogs. WebCenter for user interaction, Stellent for storage. If Stellent's presentation layer is fine with you, then just use that. If you want the wiki displayed in a portal, integrated with data from other systems, then you might find value with WebCenter.
As usual, the archived community calls are available to Oracle customers up on Metalink.
Where are all the Oracle ECM Verticals?September 8, 2008 - 4:07pm — bex
I've been wondering for some time why there aren't more 3rd party vertical applications in the Oracle ECM ecosystem... Other ECM vendors have verticals... legal, health care, technical publications, yadda yadda yadda... but not as many for Oracle... especially from 3rd parties. I've helped three different organizations create hosted solutions that were vertical apps... but very few packaged apps that slap on top of ECM.
I had hoped that after writing my book on developing apps with Oracle Enterprise Content Management, that more folks would be making them. Even if you don't use the built-in UI framework, I had hoped that people would us its Service-Oriented Architecture to support some kind of industry-specific web application. I know of several Oracle partners who have industry-specific experience, and could make a killer app for those industries, but choose not to.
Maybe its because the folks who know the Oracle ECM APIs the best are small firms, and making a vertical is a bit risky. Also, as Ken Jorrison always reminds me people who buy enterprise software place a HUGE premium on support, so any such initiative would need a solid 24x7 support infrastructure. Couple that with the fact that Stellent talent is hard to find, and there's a lot of work out there... so the best short-term business decision would be to go after the consulting dollars...
Do you work for a company that sells a pre-packaged Stellent vertical application? If so, leave a comment here... I'd like to hear about them.
Do it in Under 300 Milliseconds, or You Are Painfully Slow!September 4, 2008 - 11:57am — bex
I'm working on a pet theory about "slowness" in user interfaces... triggered in part because of issues in a new-ish Oracle product that shall remain nameless...
I'm sure other UI gurus have noticed this before, but when you are clicking buttons or other UI tasks, and it takes longer than about half a second, you will perceive it to be "slow." Why? Who knows! Is it a hard and fast rule? Or just an approximation? I think the root of this answer lies in neurobiology...
I recently devoured the book The Brain That Changes Itself. Highly recommended... It contains some amazing stories about a phenomenon called Neuoplasticity, or essentially the brain's amazing ability to re-wire itself. They told many stories about people with learning disabilities, strokes, cerebral palsy, autism, or even blindness, and how these people "rewired" their brains to heal themselves!
In one section about amputees, they mentioned that it takes 300 milliseconds for a brain signal to reach the hand. That made me think... I wonder if there is a co-relation with that number, and the threshold for when people get annoyed with "slow" computers? Maybe your brain "thinks" that the computer is actually a part of your body, and if it doesn't respond in 300 milliseconds, you get the feeling that something is wrong?
In a section about pain, they emphasized the fact that your brain doesn't "know" where your body ends and the world begins. For example, you can perform the following experiment to prove it to yourself:
- Place your right arm on a table, behind a screen so you can't see it.
- Place a fake rubber arm in front of the screen, aligned with your arm, and so you can see it.
- Have an assistant gently stroke both the rubber arm and your arm in the same way for a few minutes.
- Next, have them just stroke the rubber arm.
- Your brain will actually "feel" your arm being stroked when you see the rubber arm being stroked!
This doesn't just work with rubber arms... it also works if you just stroke the table in front of you! Doctors have used similar kinds of trickery to cure amputees of phantom pain that they "feel" in their amputated limbs. Chronic muscle pain might have similar roots, but they didn't go into it much.
Anyway, since the brain doesn't "know" where the body ends, it probably reacts as if the computer is a part of your body. In other words, if your brain wants to make the computer do something, and you don't get feedback within 300 milliseconds, it might trigger some anxiety because it "thinks" something is wrong with your body! It doesn't know that its just a computer... your brain is probably wired to trigger genuine anxiety when your computer doesn't behave as naturally as your hand! In this case, something should happen in under 300 milliseconds.
In practice, this means many things for better user interface design... but at the very minimum it means that computers should give feedback at least every 300 milliseconds. If something can be done in under 300 milliseconds, then it always should. If not, then you absolutely must give some kind of feedback that stuff is happening: a spinning wheel, a progress bar, maybe dancing frogs.
Either way, 300 milliseconds is a pretty good rule of thumb to ensure your users avoid feeling anxious and ill while using your products...
The Origin of "Bex"August 28, 2008 - 8:16pm — bex
A lot of people ask me, "where did you get the nickname 'BEX'?" Well, it all started about three million years in the future.
Let me explain...
I always was a big fan of British comedy... about fifteen years ago I came across an odd sci-fi British comedy called Red Dwarf that I particularly enjoyed. It mostly took place in the distant future, and it has quite the cult following, even today. In one episode, the main character Dave Lister mentioned that his sports hero was a chap named Jim Bexley Speed. He liked him so much he named one of his sons "Jim," and the other "Bexley."
I thought... Bexley, that's a pretty interesting name...
So, I started using it as a pseudonym. I shortened it to "Bex" and started using it as one of my internet nicknames... along with more unusual ones like Grin, Slosh, and Thudwallow. Naturally, back then nobody called me Mr. Bex any more than they called me Mr. Thudwallow...
Anyway, one year I was in college, there were too many Brians in my dorm. There were like 5 in a group of about 50. My dormmates decided I needed a nickname. One of the geekier ones asked me for my IRC handle, and I said "Bex." They liked it, so it stuck. It didn't hurt that my favorite beer at the time was Beck's Dark, although it did lead to some debate over the proper spelling of my new nickname...
After I left the dorm the following year, nobody called me "Bex." Apparently outside of my dorm, the ratio of Brians to non-Brians was at an acceptable level.
A few years later, I started working at Stellent... this was about 8 years before it was acquired by Oracle. Once again, there were too many Brians. I believe there were 4 in the company of about 100... include two in my 6-person dev team! Just like before, they asked for my handle... and I replied "Bex."
They liked it... so it stuck. I eventually used it as my email address (firstname.lastname@example.com), I put it on my name plate for my cube, even on my business cards.
It probably would have remained a Stellent-only nickname, however I spent so much time building the Stellent community -- including moderating user groups, writing 2 books, and numerous conference presentations -- that the name recognition started to grow. More people knew me as "Bex" than knew me as "Brian."
So... now I use it or a variation whenever I can:
- http://delicious.com/bex
- http://friendfeed.com/bex
- http://twitter.com/bex
- http://www.facebook.com/bex.huff
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/bexhuff
And now I never have to concern myself with the ratio of Brians to non-Brians ever again...
Oracle Community Call For ECMAugust 25, 2008 - 1:59pm — bex
In case you didn't get the invite, Oracle's quarterly ECM community seminar is in about three weeks...
September 10, 2008
9:00am US PDT / 12:00pm US EDT / 16:00 GMT
You can register early... and just like last time, this is for Oracle customers and select partners only... There's a repeat webcast for Asia-Pacific at 7pm US Pacific time (12:00pm Sydney AEST, 10:00am Singapore).
If you missed the previous ones, they're up on Metalink. The last one covered how to find Stellent resources in Metalink... as well as Universal Online Archive, Captovation, what's going on with Verity, important patches, and general news items.
Put it on your calendar now!
Forget "Knowledge Management", Focus on "Context Management"August 21, 2008 - 10:02am — bex
I was always bugged with the buzzword "Knowledge Management." Not because it is a buzzword... but because it appears to NOT be a buzzword. A buzzword should either be really concrete, or vague enough to lead to questions -- like "Enterprise 2.0." Instead, "Knowledge Management" is somewhere in the middle, and sounds like annoying advice:
- The key to getting rich is making more money!
- The key to winning races is going faster!
- The key to a smarter enterprise is managing your knowledge!
As such, I feel that the very phrase "Knowledge Management" might have led people to ask the wrong questions, and implement the wrong solutions... I think Chuck Klein down here in Albuquerque said it best:
We don't need "Knowledge Management." We need knowledge capture and context management.
That puts it pretty well... the goal is to capture as much knowledge as you can, and store it safely and securely. At the same time, you need to constantly gather more and more context, so you know what information to get to which people, and when. Information without context is worse than useless: its merely clutter that wastes everyone's time.
Too many projects lose focus on the context management problem... some of the easy questions revolve around things like metadata and keywords, but that is rapidly becoming insufficient. As the amount of information you manage gets larger and larger, you need to ask a lot of hard questions before you can maximize the value of your system:
- Who is the intended audience for this item?
- Where does this item fit in my taxonomy?
- If people like this document, what related items would they like?
- How would people find this item, if your search engine did not exist?
- Under what conditions should we archive this item to reduce clutter?
- Under what conditions should we destroy this item to save storage space, and mitigate risk?
- Who is the current user?
- Where is this user, and how are they accessing the system?
- What is the user's search, download, and feedback history?
- What is the most effortless way to gather feedback from this user?
- Based on this user's past behavior, what information are they likely to want next?
Some good Knowledge Management folks already ask these kinds of questions... but I feel that not enough clients understand what kinds of questions to ask. If we used more specific terminology -- like context management -- it gets people thinking about the problem in a very concrete way... and I feel would lead to better implementations.
Damien Katz Come Out Swinging Against RESTAugust 15, 2008 - 6:46pm — bex
I'm never been a huge fan of REST... Its advocates bash SOAP for being too complex -- which I agree with -- but then they make all kinds of bizarre claims to shame people into dropping SOAP entirely. I've heard my own fair share of nonsensical pro-REST rants, including:
- The web is REST, therefore REST is as awesome as the web!
- HTTP POST is evil, but GET, PUT, HEAD and DELETE are awesome!
- Create/Read/Update/Delete is all you ever need!
- URL parameters before the "?" are okie kosher, but after the "?" they are evil!
- SOAP's superior security model is irrelevant; HTTPS and basic auth is all people need!
- Simplifying SOAP is not an option! We must scrap the whole thing!
- HTTP is perfect! PERFECT I SAY! There is never a need to tunnel data through it!
Personally, I'm a fan of using HTTP POST with SOAP formatted data in order to alter resources (create, edit, delete, move). If all you want is to read data, then your system should support SOAP based responses to a standard HTTP GET request on a URL. It solves most of the complexity problems that people complain about, without ditching your SOAP infrastructure. Also, it allows you to use the exact same API for both your web interface, and your developer API.
Oddly enough, this is exactly how the Stellent server works ;-)
Anyway, recently tech geek Damien Katz -- the inventor of the RESTful database CouchDB -- has recently come out swinging against the pro-REST non-sense:
Sam Ruby claims Katz is fighting straw men... but I'm not sure Sam's argument holds water. Katz is simply calling bullshit on the #1 claim of most REST fanboys. Sam can't have it both ways: he can't benefit from his rabid fan base, and not publicly shame them for their falsehoods. If Katz is fighting a straw man, then Ruby should make it clear to his minions that the #1 claim they use to push REST is totally false.
Then... THEN we can see if the other benefits justify scrapping SOAP... or using REST instead of something with a less fanatical fan base.
Six Weeks Till Open World...August 8, 2008 - 2:38pm — bex
Just six weeks until Oracle Open World 2008. I anticipate chaos. Fun and learning, yes, but also chaos...
I used their online schedule builder to sift through the 1700 sessions they were offering, and built a personal calendar... from a usability perspective the schedule builder is very much sub-par, but its vastly better than what they offered last year... I'm mainly focusing on the ECM track, plus a bit about Portals, Mashups, and a little bit of the WebCenter stuff.
I'm giving four talks this year, two in the general sessions, and two at the associated Open World Unconference... for those who aren't aware, an unconference is the technology equivalent of "open mic" night. Here's my schedule:
- Monday 1pm-2pm: Enterprise 2.0, What it is and How You'll Fail, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #1
- Monday 4pm-5pm: A Pragmatic Approach to Oracle ECM, at Moscone South, Rm 301, session 299246.
- Wednesday 11am-12pm: Communication For Geeks -- How to influence your peers, your boss, and your clients, at Moscone West, 3rd Floor Overlooks #2
- Thursday 10:30am-11:30am: Top 10 Ways To Integrate With Oracle ECM, at the Marriott, Golden Gate room C1, session 300043.
The first talk is essentially what I gave last week at the Enterprise 2.0 kickoff. The second one is mostly based on my upcoming book. The third is a repeat of the talk I gave at the MinneBar Unconference a few months back. The last one is a new twist on my "50 Ways to Integrate With UCM" talk.
Besides the sessions, there are also a handful of places to just "hang out," recharge your laptops, and escape the bustle:
- OTN Lounge: Moscone West, Floor 3 , near the Unconference.
- Fusion Middleware Lounge: in the Yerba Buena Foyer at the Marriott Hotel (north of Moscone North).
- Exhibition Hall Demo Grounds: usually at the back of the hall, filled with folks who know their stuff, and ask interesting questions.
Even tho Twitter ticked me off big time a while back, I'll probably be using it at this conference to keep track of folks, and let folks find me. Follow me on either Twitter or FriendFeed if you want to meet up at Open World.
Enterprise 2.0 Rant Available For AllJuly 30, 2008 - 5:25pm — bex
Well, the reviews are in on my Enterprise 2.0 talk... and it was pretty well received.
...perhaps best of all, a deadpan delivery of "Enterprise 2.0: How You Will Fail" from the illustrious Bex Huff (an Oracle ACE Director). The latter was a source for some particularly good quotes, such as my favorite: "Where there is lack of shared purpose, information sharing leads to chaos." Amen, my friend.
Unfortunately, I was out of the room when they decided to do the schedule, so I went dead last at the end of the day. Serves me right for trying to network with Ajay Gandhi and Joe Strada. The audience dwindled a bit, but they seemed awake enough to get some value out of my talk.
In any event, I put the presentation up on Slideshare, and embedded it below. The viewer is kind of busted, so you might want to download it as well.
Unlike the other speakers, my goal was to reign in the excitement and buzz around Enterprise 2.0. I believe there is massive value in a company-wide E 2.0 initiative, but there will be equally massive stumbling blocks! Is your culture ready for it? Probably not. Almost certainly not. Therefore, you'll have to fail a few times before you'll see measurable value.
The only hope in getting value out of E 2.0 is by keeping an eye out for failures. Expect them! Embrace them! Experiment a little, and try new things anyway! Any Enterprise 2.0 initiative that cannot adjust in the face of massive failure will just be a waste of money. Its not just about the technology; Enterprise 2.0 is really about creating a culture of entrepreneurialism. You need this culture before you can find enterprise-wide value in E 2.0 tools.
Good E 2.0 initiatives are about tools that guide the creation of this culture, and are not just about getting everybody on the latest Web 2.0 gizmo. If your E 2.0 initiative revolves around getting everybody blogging, then you're just replacing email overload with blog overload... or wiki overload... or social software overload... or Twitter overload... Pick your poison. Departments with a good culture will find immediate value; others will find zero, or even negative value! You'll be spinning your wheels, but you wont be going anywhere.
I hope to give this talk again at the Open World unconference... Justin said that he'll be sending out an email blast so we can get registered on the wiki. That will make it 3 talks this year at Open World... see you there!
UPDATE: I'll be giving it at 1pm on Monday, Sept 22 at the Open World unconference. It will be at Moscone West 3rd Floor Overlooks, in case you'd like to see it live. I might change that time, if there's a lot of other stuff I'd like to see at that time, but I want to get it out of the way so I can enjoy the rest of the conference...
Cuil thinks I'm old...July 30, 2008 - 11:43am — bex
So, following in the steps of other Minneapolis bloggers, I decided to try out the new hot search engine, Cuil. It bills itself as a "Google killer," and claims to already have a search index larger than Google itself.
that's pretty big talk...
Naturally, I started out with a vanity search, Brian "Bex" Huff, and I was a tad surprised with the results...
Just for the record, no, I'm not some angry 60-year-old dude. That is, unless Cuil is such an amazing search engine that it's indexing content from the future. Stupid Cuil...
Oracle Open World Around The Corner...July 21, 2008 - 7:31pm — bex
Oracle Open World starts September 21st... That's just 2 months away! Woot! Goosebumps, I tell you.
The conference last year was a bit chaotic for me... when I'm presenting, I never feel like I have enough time... And with 60,000 attendees, it can get a little crazy. This year will probably be similar. I'm doing a variation on my introduction to integrating with Stellent talk, because it was one of the top ten talks at Collaborate 08 a few months back. Nice... The IOUG folks were kind enough to score a spot for me, and I'm gonna soup up the talk a bit. Andy and I will probably also giving an ECM business-strategy presentation that aligns with our upcoming book.
Then I can relax!
I haven't looked at too many of the other presentation yet, but the ones that won Jake's "pick a session" contest on Oracle Mix all look good. I'm glad to see that Dan Norris will be presenting on how to be an Oracle ACE... also, Lonneke Dikmans will be presenting a shootout between Oracle WebCenter and BEA Weblogic.
I'm sure that last one will be hyper political...
Its also good to see Eric Marcoux presenting on a comparison between Oracle Portal, Oracle WebCenter, and Stellent... its nice to see a Stellent presentation make the top 25. Although it will be tough to give a decent comparison of all 4 Oracle Portal Products PLUS Stellent in one talk... Good luck to Eric.
Your turn: are you going to Open World? If so, what would you like to see?
Enterprise 2.0: What It Is, and How You'll FailJuly 15, 2008 - 3:29pm — bex
A few days ago Justin asked me if I would like to give a presentation at Oracle's Enterprise 2.0 Bootcamp on July 28th... I said sure, but only if I get to be controversial.
Hopefully this topic will be controversial enough!
UPDATE: the presentation went over quite well... and I've posted it online if you want to take a peek.
I've heard a lot of buzz about Enterprise 2.0 lately... and lots of Enterprise Content Management folks (including Newton, Pie, and Billy) still seem to be frustrated by the general lack of a coherent definition of what exactly is Enterprise 2.0? Frankly, I think the very act of defining Enterprise 2.0 defeats the whole purpose, but I appreciate that some people need guidance...
The world is filled with "thought leaders" trying to railroad people into a narrow definition that is properly aligned with their own technology and ego... Some say E 2.0 is just Web 2.0 for the enterprise. Some say its emerging enterprise architectures (SOA, ESB, CEP, IdM) that make services easier to govern and re-use. Others -- like the lame-os at Wikipedia -- say its nothing more than enterprise social software. Others say its just the Knowledge Management Beast rearing its ugly head yet again...
triple ish on that last one...
In my upcoming book, I spend a chapter on how Enterprise Content Management fits in with Enterprise 2.0... and after swimming in blogs for the past year I think I have synthesized an approximate definition that might make everybody happy:
Enterprise 2.0 is an emerging social and technical movement towards helping your business practices evolve. At its heart, its goals are to empower the right kind of change by connecting decision makers to information, to services and to people.
Swish! Leave a comment and tell me what you think... Hot or not?
Its vital to understand that E 2.0 is still a moving target... we know that the enterprise is changing radically, but we don't have enough hard data to say what its changing into. However, I feel its just the latest leap in the neverending goal to make information and services more re-usable.
As an added twist, E 2.0 also has at its core the goal of connecting people with each other in order to discover the tremendous value that exists outside "the process." If the purpose of process is efficiency, then why do so many people in enterprises complain that their process is horribly inefficient? It might be because your process just plain sucks, or it might be because the process is keeping you from changing something that has drastic side-effects outside your view of the company. The point is not to mock or destroy "the process," but to help processes evolve at the optimal rate. This is not possible unless all decision makers can see first-hand how their changes negatively affect other departments. This cannot be done with metrics alone: you need friendly hallway conversations between people who normally would hate each other.
Unfortunately, after coming up with that definition I was staring point blank at something a little unsettling... If people focus on the wrong things, Enterprise 2.0 will FAIL HORRIBLY the same way Knowledge Management FAILED HORRIBLY! For those who forget, Knowledge Management was some snake oil sold 20 years ago saying that access to information was the #1 problem... its not. The problem is access to the right information at the right time in the right format. My industry -- Enterprise Content Management -- emerged from the ashes of Knowledge Management, trying to implement the few good ideas that it offered.
So... how did Knowledge Management fail? What implications does this have for the failure of Enterprise 2.0? I'm no psychic, but I anticipate that people might make similar mistakes... it all boils down to one problem: you're probably focussing on the wrong thing! How could you fail? Here's five ways:
The Lotus Notes "But Bull Duck"July 14, 2008 - 4:12pm — bex
After yesterday's post on how the best analogy for software design is gene splicing, Michelle pointed me to perhaps one of the saddest marketing ideas ever... The Lotus Notes "But Bull Duck", brought to you by the kind folks at IBM.
I am NOT making this up.
For some reason that I can only attribute to a prolonged lack of fiber, the Lotus folks at IBM decided to put together an online ad campaign about how wonderful Lotus Notes 8 is... Hosted at createsimplicity.com, it allows you to design your own unholy cross-breeds of different animals, and save them to your desktop... each has a different name when you download it. My favorite? The "But Bull Duck".
Apparently the new motto is unify and simplify.
Ummmm... I'm all for unification and simplicity... and I do appreciate the idea that the best analogy for software design is gene splicing... but comparing Lotus Notes to the "But Bull Duck" might not be the best way to get new customers... nor is it the best way to demonstrate to your existing customer base that its time to upgrade. In all likelihood, the "But Bull Duck" will make them think your software is awkward and bizarre.
Viral marketing, or truth in advertising? You choose.
Oracle BEA Webcast Liveblog...July 1, 2008 - 10:34am — bex
Oracle will be doing a webcast on the BEA acquisition in about 30 minutes... finally telling the market what their plans are for integration of the 2 middleware stacks.
As I said before, from an ECM perspective, we couldn't have been happier about the BEA acquisition. I always preferred the WebLogic stack, and the Plumtree/Aqualogic folks always had some cool technology (even if it didn't always conform to "standards").
I got a bit of an early preview from other Oracle ACEs, but now we'll be able to talk about it. I'll be updating this page every few minutes with my thoughts.