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G7270, Reviewed June 2008
All parts of a tree are susceptible to insect attack; there are leaf feeders, sap feeders, and bud, twig, branch and stem borers. The most noticeable type of tree injury is foliage consumption. Most trees can survive a partial to complete defoliation for several years, especially if the trees are vigorous and growing in good sites. However, defoliation at a critical time during the growing season can weaken a tree, making it susceptible to secondary pests and diseases.
While many species of caterpillars feed on the foliage of shade, ornamental and forest trees, a significant number of the more common pests exhibit colony feeding behavior — the larvae feed as a group on foliage. This gregarious feeding behavior usually lasts until the larvae are full-grown, when they go their separate ways to feed before pupation.
Some of the common "colony feeding" pests of Missouri's hardwood trees are the walnut caterpillar, yellownecked caterpillar, and catalpa sphinx.
Walnut caterpillar
The walnut caterpillar is found throughout most of the eastern United States. It occurs as far west as Nebraska and as far south as Texas. In northern states there is one generation per year; two generations appear annually in southern states.
Host plants include a variety of deciduous trees, but a distinct preference is shown for walnut, butternut, pecan, and hickory. Trees that are isolated or in small groups are especially susceptible to serious injury. Three or more successive years of heavy defoliation are likely to kill the tree.
The adult moth is about 0.75 to 1 inch long and about 1 inch wide when the wings are at rest. The forewings are tan-brown and traversed with four dark brown lines.
In late spring and early summer, the adults emerge from the soil where they overwintered in the pupal stage. Eggs are laid in masses of 300 or more on the underside of leaves. The egg clusters are pale green to light blue-gray in color.
Newly hatched larvae (first instar) are leaf skeletonizers, light yellow-green in color and about 0.25 inch long. Second- through fourth-instar larvae are dark red with four longitudinal white stripes on each side of the body. They are 0.5 to 1.5 inches long and consume the entire leaf except the petiole. The larvae move and feed in colonies until the last larval stage. The colony will also move in mass to the trunk or a large limb of the tree to molt (shedding their skins), leaving an unsightly "hairball" of shed skins. The colony then returns to the foliage and continues feeding.
When disturbed, a larva arches its head and tail, as though fighting off a predator. The full-grown larva (fifth instar) is about 2 inches long, has a dark, black body with long, whitish-gray hairs, and feeds singly. Soon after reaching the last instar, the larva drops to the ground and searches for a protective site to pupate, often in the ground and usually near the host tree.
Yellownecked caterpillar
The yellownecked caterpillar is widely distributed throughout the United States and feeds on the foliage of many shade, fruit and forest trees. Recorded host plants include birch, elm, maple, walnut, oak, honeylocust, hickory, sumac, crabapple, cherry, quince and almond. Infested trees can be completely defoliated by mid to late summer. Serious injury occurs primarily in single, isolated trees. Defoliation appears first on the canopy periphery.
The adult moth is similar in size and color to the walnut caterpillar adult. During midsummer the adults emerge from the soil where they overwintered as pupae. Eggs are laid in masses of about 25 to 100 eggs on the underside of leaves.
The newly hatched larvae are leaf skeletonizers. Older larvae consume the entire leaf except the petiole. Full-grown larvae are about 2 inches long and moderately hairy. The head is black; the prothorax or "neck" region is bright yellow-orange, and the body has alternating longitudinal black and yellow or white stripes.
As with the walnut caterpillar, a yellownecked caterpillar will lift its head and tail above the rest of its body when disturbed. Mature larvae will drop to the ground and pupate 0.5 to 4 inches beneath the soil. There is one generation per year.
Catalpa sphinx
The catalpa sphinx caterpillar occurs primarily in the southeastern United States but can be found as far west as Colorado and as far north as Michigan. Apparently its only host plant is the catalpa tree. Since the early 1800s, fishing partisans often have used these larvae as bait and have cultivated the catalpa for no other purpose than to attract the insect.
Adults are brownish-gray and have irregular dark and light colored lines across the forewings; wing expanse is up to 3 inches. The adult is a type of "hawk moth" and resembles the adult moth of the tobacco and tomato hornworm.
In the spring, the adults emerge from the soil where they overwintered as pupae. Eggs can be laid in masses of several hundred on the underside of leaves or in smaller masses on twigs and branches.
Younger larvae are pale yellow. The group feeding behavior of the larvae continues until the later instar stages, when they feed singly before moving to the ground seeking a pupation site.
Full-grown larvae are about 2 to 3 inches long and possess a stout black horn near the rear of the body. They vary in color from pale yellow with green markings to black with yellow markings. In Missouri, the common color pattern of mature larvae is a black head; the top portion of the body black; sides of the body yellow with small black markings; and a black line running the length of the body, separating the yellow sides from the light-colored underside. Depending on the geographic location, there can be up to four generations of catalpa sphinx each year.
On small trees, the best nonchemical control for these gregarious caterpillar species is to search the foliage for egg masses and tips of branches for colonies of larvae, then prune and destroy the infested leaves or twigs. This should be done early in the summer when populations are usually low since the initial infestations are found primarily on the lower branches.
A control technique that may be helpful is to till the ground thoroughly (if appropriate) in the immediate vicinity of the trunk in the fall. This will destroy some of the overwintering pupae.
The walnut and yellownecked caterpillars and the catalpa sphinx are all attacked by a number of invertebrate and vertebrate natural enemies, reportedly providing a fairly high level of natural control under most circumstances. This natural mortality coupled with an early-season examination of the trees usually provides sufficient control.
For larger trees where it is impractical to search the foliage, chemical control may be required. Chemical applications should be made as soon as groups of larvae appear. Some insecticides that can provide control for these colony feeders are certain formulations of carbaryl, cyfluthrin, acephate, neem and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
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Looking for a Thomas Pace of North Carolina
Hello! My name is Dick and I am new to this site. My ancestors are mostly French Canadian and I have researched from my original North American ancestor (Francois) who arrived in Quebec in late 1699 or early 1700.The family surname is Baribeau. Along the way,my gggrandfather, Michel, Married a woman named Elizabeth Pace in 1841 (Quebec). Elizabeth Pace was the daughter of Soloman Pace (m.in 1805 (Quebec)to Marie Alary). Marriage records for Solomon and Marie indicate Solomon was the son of a Thomas Pace and a "Jeaminey" or "Jemima" from North Carolina, USA. No last name for Jemima. Based on his age at death, Solomon was born around 1781. I am assuming in NC. No proof yet.
I have not been able to find the right Thomas Pace in NC, nor his deceased wife Jemima. She was deceased prior to the time Solomon married Marie Alary. There are several Thomas Paces but their ages seem to preclude from being my Thomas Pace. I estimate that my Thomas was born about 1750 -1760, but I do not know where.
I have found other Solomon Paces in NC but they are not sons of any Thomas Pace.
Some other researcher mentioned the possibility that Thomas Pace may have been a Loyalist (Tory) who may have left NC for Canada after the Rev. War.
If anyone out there has any insight into my query and has any suggestion on how I should proceed, I will be most appreciative!
Thank you. Dick: [email protected]
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VIERA, Fla. (AP) - Dan Haren knows no one is going to confuse his fastball with the overpowering pitch thrown by Stephen Strasburg.
That's why Haren's control and ability to set up hitters are so important.
He struggled with his command in the first inning of his Nationals spring debut Wednesday, but was much better in the second of what turned out to be a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins.
``My fastball usually hovers around where Strasburg's changeup is,' Haren joked Wednesday.
Miami starter Nathan Eovaldi, meanwhile, couldn't have been happier with his performance. The Marlins right-hander faced the minimum six hitters in his first start, walking one and striking out three.
While he didn't throw any curveballs in his 26 pitches, Eovaldi did work in a few changeup which is something he has been working on this spring to help compliment his two best pitches - the fastball and slider.
``I need to be able to use that pitch more, slow everything down and get (the batters) out on that front foot,' Eovaldi said. ``I threw a few first-pitch changeups and they felt good coming out of the hand.'
Eovaldi attributed his leadoff walk to Washington's Denard Span to being a little jittery in his first spring start. But once he got his shoulders back in line with home plate, he was able to come back and strike out Washington's Bryce Harper on a slider and get Jayson Werth looking. Span was running on that last pitch and was thrown out at second by Marlins catcher Kyle Skipworth for a double play.
``You try to be quick (to the plate), give (Skipworth) the best chance,' Eovaldi said. ``It's 3-2 . I'm assuming (Span is) going to be running at some point. I was just working on making a good pitch. He did the rest. Perfect throw. It was awesome.'
Miami prospect Christian Yelich had a triple leading off the game and scored on a sacrifice fly by Donovan Solano, who had two hits and score a run.
Derek Dietrich added an RBI double, Chris Coughlin had an RBI and Eric Lucas had a two-run single for the Marlins.
The Nationals managed just three hits despite having Werth and first baseman Adam LaRoche in the lineup for the first time.
``It was a lackluster day, a dog day,' Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. ``(Having) my big guys in there slows us down.'
Haren, who signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Nationals, threw mostly fastballs and cutters and gave up two hits and one run, while striking out three. He is trying to work on throwing inside more this season, particularly to right-handers.
``That's got to be a part of my game this year,' Haren said. ``I started doing it in September last year. I was just getting beat out over the plate too much. I came in dedicated to working that side of the plate this year.'
With that in mind, Haren repeatedly shook off Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki before throwing a 2-1 pitch to Miami's Gorkys Hernandez in the second inning and had to reset himself. He missed inside with that pitch, but struck out Hernandez on the next pitch.
Haren told reporters he is not the ``easiest guy to catch' because of the way he likes to game plan hitters, but praised Suzuki for his effort.
``It's not a thing where I'm going to throw 95, but one pitch is going to cut and one pitch is going to sink, but they're going to look the same,' Haren said. ``Then maybe getting a hitter to back off the plate and going away. It's a cat-and-mouse game for me rather than an overpowering game.'
NOTES: RHP Chris Young and RHP Rafael Soriano both threw batting practice sessions. Johnson said Young will likely follow Ross Detwiler on March 3 and then take his spot in the spring rotation once Detwiler leaves for the World Baseball Classic. . Soriano's spring debut will likely come March 5. Johnson said the right-hander will make eight appearances this spring, including one set of back-to-back games. Soriano has said he doesn't want to face any division opponents. . Harper was originally in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets, but Johnson has decided to give the NL Rookie of the Year the day off. The manager said Harper is not injured . RHP Henry Rodriguez is expected to throw Thursday . RHP Tyler Clippard is scheduled to make his first spring appearance on Friday . The Marlins will play the Cardinals in Jupiter on Thursday with RHP Jacob Turner getting the start. The teams will also play a ``B' game with RHP Jose Fernandez expected to throw, followed by LHP Adam Conley and RHP Doug Mathis among others. . Rule 5 Draft pick Alfredo Silverio served as the Marlins DH on Wednesday and went 0 for 3. Redmond said there is still no word on when the outfielder will be able to play defense. . Yelich continues to impress in his first big league camp. He started in left field and went 1 for 3 with a triple Wednesday and is 4 for 8 this spring . Former Marlins 3B Mike Lowell will be a guest instructor from Thursday through Saturday. Lowell was a teammate of Marlins manager Mike Redmond on the Marlins' 2003 World Series championship team.


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Currently, there are no public showers at Freeman Park in Carolina Beach
Q. Are there public showers at Carolina Beach's Freeman Park? Can we dig a fire pit?
A. Currently, there are no public showers at Freeman Park in Carolina Beach. However, the town has public showers a few blocks away on Carolina Beach Avenue North, said Andr� R. Mallette, interim human resources officer for the town of Carolina Beach.
As for the fire pit, people building fires must purchase a metal container from a hardware store to build the fire in, according to Alan Griffin, chief of the Carolina Beach Fire Department.
– Cecil Hester
Q. If St. James is a town, why does it have a guarded gate at the entrance?
A. The General Assembly charted the town in July 1999 and all state requirements for its incorporation were met despite the presence of the gates, according to town clerk Josann Campanello.
The Town of Bermuda Run, a gated community near Winston-Salem, was also incorporated at that time.
Campanello said that since incorporation, St. James has grown beyond the gated plantation and now includes a business park and municipal facilities along N.C. 211.
– Jason Gonzales
Q. WHQR is planning to use a second FM station as a classical outlet. Is it an existing station? And are there plans to switch their HD2 channel over to a jazz format?
A. WHQR station manager Cleve Callison would not disclose the frequency of the new classical station, which he plans to have on air in January 2014.
The HD2 channel will not become a jazz station. The new station, which will be predominately classical music with some local content, will be streamed on HD2.
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Does this mean that IT people are generally incompetent? Or is it just the IT managers who are incompetent? Or, just maybe, it's all IT people who don't read
I'd look at it differently. I would firstly work out exactly how much money is generated through effective IT services and projects, and then I'd work out how much money is saved through effective IT services and projects, and then work out how much is lost through projects that go wrong. I think this sort of analysis would give a more true picture of the benefits and risks of IT projects.
The amount of time / effort / money I've lost over the years due to buggy and crashing computer software is staggering. And I solely blame this on incompetent software developers. I'm talking of both commercial software (I'm surprised they let some of this crap out the door - do they know what testing is?), and also my own experiences working with development teams.
I've had developers work for me that think they know everything there is to know, refuse to listen to any advice, and basically try to write software only in the way they believe it should be done, completely ignoring the needs and requirements of the system lead and the customer. Throw in to the mix some elitism and a complete lack of ability to communicate without insulting an derogatory statements, and you've got a profile of a large percentage of current software developers. I'm still working to undue to colossal mess of my last ex-software lead that I ended up kicking off the program because he fundamentally didn't know what he was doing (despite thinking he was the best developer on the planet). I've also worked with some amazingly brilliant software developers, but unfortunately they are few and far between. The sheer arrogance of some software developers is astounding.
The amount of time / effort / money I've lost over the years due to buggy and crashing computer software is staggering
The amount of time / effort / money lost over the years due to poor management, bad analysis, and improbable times lines is staggering.
There, fixed it for you. You do see that your own statement is about as arrogant and condescending as the programmers you want to insult. Buggy code, crashing software is not just the responsibility of the programmer, it is the responsibility of the leadership as well. Why was it buggy? Bad design specs, no code reviews, tight time lines with large interruptions? Why did it crash? Poor QA and review by business owners? ridiculous deadlines, poor working conditions, low morale?
There is more there then just "bad programming" as if programming exists in some bubble. Developing is not assembly line work, it is a complex art and yet over decades management has viewed it from an industrial age mentality. Work from x to y, produce x lines of code, stop what you are doing and look at something else no matter where you are at. Certainly there are arrogant programmers, just like there are arrogant managers. I challenge you though to see that both need each other to reduce the number of bugs, the minimizing of crashes (really "crashing computer software? Not Abending or exception failures?) When a positive work environment is set that people tend to work better, with less error. That is the job of management and yes, even leads. For the record, I have been in lead and oversight positions. The best role I played was to get out of the way and let my people do their job. Along the way I would just ensure that we maintained a high quality of effort and we kept on focus to the requirements provided.
Mgmt blames the devs, and devs blame the mgmt, and both get modded "insightful".
It's like watching hot naked babes wrestling in the mud, except that it's the exact opposite.
Mgmt blames the devs, and devs blame the mgmt, and both get modded "insightful". It's like watching hot naked babes wrestling in the mud, except that it's the exact opposite.
Pudgy, clothed, men shaking hands in an office? I suppose so.
Also, this happens too often:
Manager: We need to add Feature Y.
Coder: But that builds on Feature X, which is still buggy.
Manager: I don't care. The customer wants it.
(A month later)
Coder: Can we take some time to fix the bugs in Feature X and Y?
Manager: No, we have to make Feature Z, which builds on X and Y. We can fix them later.
Coder: If we'd known you wanted Feature Z, we would have done X and Y completely differently.
Manager: Hmmm. Well, it needs to work by next Tuesday.
Coder: (very quiet expletive)
Yes, then the company/management are idiots. Quit and find a better job where the employee input is respected.
I agree with what you say is an aspect, but you cannot just poor working conditions for bad coding. If software was properly architected from the ground up, then there wouldn't be so many bugs, and the schedule wouldn't be blown.
Where I work, the schedule is determined by the actual developers, and the features are finalized at the beginning of the program. If development stays on schedule, then management doesn't interfere (why interfere if there are no problems?). The conditions you state I'm certain exi
I've had developers work for me that think they know everything there is to know, refuse to listen to any advice, and basically try to write software only in the way they believe it should be done, completely ignoring the needs and requirements of the system lead and the customer. Throw in to the mix some elitism and a complete lack of ability to communicate without insulting an derogatory statements, and you've got a profile of a large percentage of current software developers.
I think I know your problem you keep hiring noobs right from college and are giving them large of tasks with little oversight. If your employees do not follow your direction then either you're and idiot because you don't know where you are going or you're an idiot because you don't know how to manage your personnel. There are many excellent developers you just have to properly interview candidates so you can weed out the morons there are idiots in every profession and the good managers know how to spot t
Actually, this is more likely mostly due to user incompetence. This number has to include the cost of all the extra IT and helpdesk personnel that are required to help PHBs who forget their passwords, download malware onto their work computers, can't figure out how to run a financial report and so on, you can get into the trillions pretty quickly.
The other big item is probably the industry-standard 20% of losses on IT projects due to scope creep, cancellations, system defects and projects that shouldn't hav
A large number of these will eventually fail. I assume the failure rate of an "at risk" project is between 50% and 80%. For this analysis, I'll use the average: 65%.
Using the same kind of bullshit reasoning here is what I found: A large number of human beings will eventually die. I assume that human beings live between 0 and 100 years. For this analysis, I'll use the average: 50 years. Except that the average life expectancy is not 50 years but actually much higher. Taking the mean of the minimum and the maximum is not at all the same as taking an average, you may
1) Yes
2) Yes
3) Maybe
To be blunt, I have noticed a MASSIVE decline in the quality, intelligence, and desire to do a 'good' job in the companies I've been at over the last 5 years. The outsourcing boom chronicled so nicely in Office Space and the like has not done anything to improve the quality of tech work.
I would say good IT people are probably 1 in 100 or less - the rest are either grossly incompetent, lazy, or completely burned out by carrying 2-3 times the workload that should be expected of them.
Many IT people are incompetent. They are hired by incompetent managers who are more interested in keeping salaries down and maintaining a corporate cube farm than they are in hiring good quality people. Very few understand that the best are 10 times more productive than the run of the mill if you stay out of their way. The problem is exacerbated when management refuses to believe that the assembly line is not at all an appropriate analogy for software development.
It doesn't help that HR departments are utte
and it will magically work the way it's supposed to work
When I read "cloud", I always have to think of that old Luniz video, where they were in the car full of smoke and had to stop because they couldn't drive anymore.
And then the comment suddenly makes sense again. ^^
The global domestic product is approximately 60 trillion USD. If 6 trillion is lost to IT failure, then on average, every company is losing 10% productivity to IT failures.
This is simply not credible, and this guy should be strung up by his pinkie toes and flogged with ostrich feathers until he admits he eats eggs benedict on Tuesday mornings.
Not only are you awesome at bad analogies, you are terrible at syllogistic logic.
Premise A: Global GDP = $60 trillion
Premise B: Total lost due to IT failue = $6 trillion
Conclusion: Every company on the planet has lost 10% of their productivity due to IT failures.
Let me restate this another way - this is like saying there were 100 million bananas grown in the world in 2009, and that monkeys threw 10% of bananas on the ground, which means that 10 million people slipped on bananas every year.
Ah crap. I missed the "on average" bit. Oops. Ignore the above.
You slipped on a banana. Try pizza or car analogies instead.
... every time someone starts talking about "complexity theory". When I got to the point in the original article where he just freaking made up the indirect cost as ratio as "between 5:1 and 10:1"... and then took the "average" of the two made up numbers to proceed with his "analysis", I lost all interest in the story. News flash: when you make up your own numbers, you can get any answer you want... and really big, scary numbers sell more articles. Yawn.
turning it off and on again.
I agree. Totally pointless dribble, it would have some merit if actual failed IT projects were scrutinized in multiple companies and then a hypothesis gathered from there.
If you take a read of the whitepaper, this is really just a sales pitch for SIP ("Simple Iterative Partitions"). You would think someone training clients in SIP would have a few real metrics on failed IT project costs.
Sir! Sir! The scrivener keeps saying "PC LOAD LETTER"
a packet of parchment in the desk bin and a fresh bottle of scotch on his desk should fix him rightly HOP TO IT KNAVE!!
Aye, scotch it is. I'll take it to him. Hope his server doesn't crash.
While it's true that many IT project failures are truly spectacularly expensive, many are also a learning experience. We should strive to eliminate failure, of course, but some inefficiency will always be present in any sufficiently complex undertaking.
If one failed project helps a business prevent similar failure in future projects, has the failed project not produced some value after all?
This is more philosophy than anything else, but things are seldom black and white in this world, are they?
If one failed project helps a business prevent similar failure in future projects, has the failed project not produced some value after all?
Not really. Let's say that one succeeded and the future projects still succeed. Obviously that is positive compared with the failure you described. Let's say that the one succeeded and a future project failed, which then led to the experience to succeed at the other future projects. The overall state would have been neutral, on average.
There's no use praying for failure just so you can gain experience at failing.
There's no use praying for failure just so you can gain experience at failing.
Of course not... But perhaps the occasional failure is a necessary component of the price of success?
We've been building bridges for what, four, five thousand years? And some still fall, and we still learn from them.
Yet somehow, people expect that their software will be as stable as a bridge - despite the fact that behind each and every bridge there are more than ten thousand years of collective human experience, while software has maybe a scant thousand.
Seriously guys, take it in perspective: software is a ridiculously new field compared to basically every other field of human endeavor. Don't expect rock-
There was an ad masquerading as an article by Michael Krigsman the CEO of Asuret, Inc., a software and consulting company dedicated to reducing software implementation failures.
When I read Roger Sessions described as a "noted author and expert on complexity", my first reaction was [citation needed]. Particularly since this 'noted' expert didn't even merit a Wikipedia article (the article for "Roger Sessions" is for a very talented early 20th century musical composer).
And it's not because authors of IT and CS books aren't meeting Wikipedia's notability rules, since lots of others are: e.g. Tanenbaum, the Gang of Four, Larry Wall, Guido, etc.
Oh, Tanenbaum.
Perhaps wikipedia doesn't save Sessions info between uses?
I use AdBlock too, and moreover, this failure just cost me 6.2 Trillion dollars. Ouch.
There was an ad masquerading as an article by Michael Krigsman the CEO of Asuret, Inc., a software and consulting company dedicated to reducing software implementation failures.
I've found a workaround. I didn't read the article.
To actually quote the dude in entirety instead of one small part:
When thinking about indirect costs, you need to include the costs of replacing the failed system, the disruption costs to your business, the lost revenue because of the failed system, the lost opportunity costs on what that lost revenue could have driven, the costs to your customers, lost market share, and on and on.
You're claiming that his "the lost opportunity costs on what that lost revenue could have driven" is bogus. However, thats only a small part of his otherwise pretty good argument, so overally, not too bad.
Also, at least some times, its pretty easy to calculate a lost cost revenue cost... Imagine you've got a signed contract to deliver product A, yielding a profit, and you fail. You needed that profit to grease the wheels for totally independ
This article comes from the same universe as the one where drugs (no matter which) cost 1 million per gram, and downloaded music deprives the stakeholders of roughly 200 billion per song.
What nonsense. One of the foundations of project falure is built from the top down. Executive leaderships say "make this work" what ever "this" may be. Top leadership runs around then looking for a solution. Many times they go to a vendor and of course the vendor says "Why yes, our product will solve "this" problem". So instead of so good due diligence on the part of analysts to truly see what the specific needs are, the company purchases this cost saving solution; perhaps it is a service, perhaps it is a soup to nuts enterprise system, perhaps it is off the shelf, out of the box software.
Soon into implementation or pilot the upper levels managers finally begin to see what their own IT staff and their customers were trying to tell them
1 - We don't need "this"
2 - "This" does not fit our needs
3 - "We have to use "this?", the current system works.
Even worse, while the company has a qualified in house staff that understands the specific needs, they will hire consultants to tell them how "this" can work for them. It could be that certain decision makers were favored by the vendor to "try it out" only to find later that the trail cost more in lost time, money, effort while the vendor pockets the dough.
Cynical? Not really. Over my long time in the business I have seen this time and time again. Even though there is a good staff structure in place to handle company IT needs top corporate leaders will buy from a vendor because the perception is that the goal will come quicker. Never mind that the product may not fit, IT will make it fit. Never mind the internal customers that need retraining, we'll hire new people...and on and on. All to try and save time. The bottom line is that any failure of an IT project begins with the top leadership not doing their job. The first question they should ask and answer before dropping a dime is "Do we really really need "this". The second, "Is it an emergency?". The third, "Do we have staff to create "this"?, the fourth "how will this effect our internal customers?. In a world where the attitude is "We need it yesterday" there will be more failure, but do not fault just IT, fault corporate leadership.
(yes I rtfa and it was fluff, stupid and providing no insight to why)
Either that or you are expected to train your outsourcing replacement in India with everything you know because you are being laid off.
with the top leadership not doing their job
As much as I hate to say it, you are dead wrong about this. Many people think the job of top leadership is to make the company run smoothly. It's not. Their job, specifically, is to:
I found it much easier to get along in Corporate America once I discovered the quality of the job is less important than the careers of management. Nobody got fired for shipping a buggy product, but people have been fired for not meeting deadlines.
Basically, a self proclaimed IT efficiency expert writes that "the world is wasting TRILLIONS of dollars a year, because it has bad IT". The subtext is, you must hire an IT efficiency expert, and "um, I happen to be one".
It would be nice if people that publish all these shock numbers were not so transparently self motivated. It almost makes me not trust any number at all. It's like, if Newton were alive today, and published that Earth's gravity acceleration, I'd have to ask, well, what's in it for you, Isa
blognoggle writes
Now I'm assuming this is the same "blognoggle" who brought us such gems as
"Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Evil Racebaiter"
"Vampires and Bloodsucking Liberals"
"Time to Impeach Barack Obama"
"Is Your Boss a Vampire? Or, Maybe, a Shapeshifter?"
Really timothy, perhaps it's time to stop the copypasta from reddit bloggers, before our heads explode ?
I've seen so many of these sorts of articles lately on
It's really devaluing
It would be nice to have some mod facility to get these nuked. It's disappointing that such a long running resource like
I can give you perfect IT systems. It will cost you Infinite Dollars. Or I can give you a totally failing IT system for nothing. Somewhere along that line is the break-even point, and if we assume the market is working the way it is supposed to, we are riding that break-even point.
Live with it.
So how much value does IT generate in a year?
So how much value does IT generate in a year?
All of it. Take away IT and watch any company larger than a mom 'n pop wither.
Seriously - this is dumb - IT projects, just like life, will often fail. We know they will and we know why. If it was such a problem then clients and project managers would actually do something about it - but they don't. So in that case all I care about is that I get some of the money - and I work in IT - so I do. Hooray!
Also, failure isn't such a bad thing - my past relationships failed, I didn't regret them (well, ok, I did...) - my latest poem failed to be any good, I didn't regret trying - my last batch of home brew has gone bad (I may still drink it of course) but that's life.
Note: these are composite examples from many sources I have gotten over the years. They are not against any one company. But I think they are indicative of the industry as a whole. And that is sad.
Star Trek style management: Managers who think their crew are Scotty who pulls off a miracle every week. Its never been done, we don't have time to do it right, but its got to work right the first time given not enough resources. Sure it works on Star Trek, its in the script. FYI: I love the Star Trek series, but I also know the difference between fiction and reality.
Geordi: "Yeah, well, I told the captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour."
Scotty: "How long will it really take?"
Geordi: "An hour."
Scotty: "You didn't tell him how long it would really take, did you?"
Geordi: "Of course I did."
Scotty: "Laddie, you got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker!"
"According to the 2009 U.S. Budget [02], 66% of all Federal IT dollars are invested in projects that are "at risk". I assume this number is representative of the rest of the world."
"A large number of these will eventually fail. I assume the failure rate of an "at risk" project is between 50% and 80%. For this analysis, I'll use the average: 65%."
"You can see that indirect costs add up quickly. I will assume that the ratio of indirect to direct costs is between 5:1 and 10:1. For this analysis, I'll take the average: 7.5:1."
In summary, if you assume Federal IT expenditures have the same rate of being "at risk" (whatever that means) as every business in the world, and multiply it by the average or two numbers I just made up, then further multiply it by the average of two other numbers I also made up and wouldn't even make sense to use if they were real, then multiply that by a semi-legitimate percentage and the GDP, you get A Large SCARY Number!
You did notice that he's claiming that IT failures cost over 3 times as much as the total spent on IT, right?
"2.75 % of GDP is spent on hardware, software, and services." OK, so that's $1.92 trillion for the world total spent on IT.
"To predict the cost of IT failure on any country, multiply its GDP by
I expected someone would have checked the math before posting this kind of story on Slashdot
"I expected someone would have checked the math before posting this kind of story on Slashdot"
Seriously? This story had some math, even if it was made up. That's way ahead of the usual.
...6.2 Million.
I should try acting all "experty" and come up with numbers that support the views of my bosses or myself too.
According to experts, there's good money in this...
does this amount take in to account the massive amounts of money made by ignoring bugs and pushing forward anyway?
sure a program might have a bunch of bugs that costs $$ to patch and deal with on a daily basis, but the fact that you now need 90% less staff or that you can do 1000 times more business is likely to far outweigh the cost. Which of course is why businesses still love IT.
Sure better and less complex solutions could be created, but they take thinking and planning time and usually then have to deal
If the lost productivity outweighs the costs then we would be better off without it. This is called "cost benefits analysis".
I don't think this was addressed.
"IT failure" is a very broad term and can happen for a lot of reasons:
My take on this is that the main cause of failure is the fact that IT still hasn't settled on a set of engineering principles to deliver projects. Things change way too fast still -- over the life of a 2-year project, your hardware platform may be changed out from under you, for example. PHP,
I think the author is referring to the direct cost of a failure. Every few months, the technical publications run an article or two about a large company or government agency writing off millions of dollars for a failed SAP/Oracle Financials/similar package deployment. Whenever I see one of these, it's interesting to see what happened. Usually it has something to do with one or more of the causes I listed above. Generally, the more expensive, tranformational and long a project is, the worse the results are. It's not just vendors either - I've seen in-house projects spiral down the same way. The other thing that comes to my mind when I read articles like this is why they didn't see it coming. Don't IT executives talk to each other over golf or something and say, "Yeah, SAP screwed us out of $100M in consulting fees. I'd watch them if I were you..."?
Other branches of engineering aren't immune to this though. Construction and infrastructure projects often run over time and budget. The difference is that a construction project gets finished one way or another. A software project failure means throwing away two years of work and putting the hardware on eBay.
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The 23-year-old actress Sophie Kennedy Clark showed a fiercely independent streak early on. Growing up in the country outside Aberdeen, Scotland (her mother is a musician, and her father works in a fish factory), she had such a tendency to wander that her mother sewed bells into her clothing to keep track of her. The strategy didn't work for long: When she was 16, Kennedy Clark dropped out of her Enid Blyton–worthy boarding school and soon after moved to New York, where she enrolled in acting classes and shared an apartment with an artist she had met online. On her first audition, she landed the role of David Tennant's daughter on the 2010 BBC miniseries Single Father. "I believe there's a job in the fish factory for me," Kennedy Clark says. "That's enough to get me through every audition."
It's a safe bet she won't be canning mackerel anytime soon. After scoring a role in Lars von Trier's upcoming Nymphomaniac, she filmed Philomena, in which she and Dame Judi Dench both play versions of a mother in search of the child she gave up for adoption. She is also in stellar company in Eliza Graves, an adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story, featuring Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine. The reflected star wattage could make any young actress's head swell, but Kennedy Clark insists her Highlands clan won't let that happen: "When I go home, it's still like, 'Well, the fire's not going to make itself, is it?' "


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Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premiere professional outdoor lacrosse league will host its annual collegiate draft Sunday June 6 th at 7:00 PM ET at Lanman Center at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Prior to the draft itself the collegiate players invited to attend the event will participate in the 2010 Warrior Major League Lacrosse Challenge at 2:30 pm at the Yale Bowl. The exhibition game features a team of elite graduating college seniors playing against the US Men's National Team. The full-length exhibition game, played under MLL rules will be part of Team USA's preparation for the 2010 World Games in Manchester, England.
The game also offers fans a unique opportunity to check out the college players who will soon be drafted into the MLL later in the evening, as they try one final time to impress MLL coaches and general managers. Tickets to the game can be purchased for $10 at the Yale Bowl prior to the game, or online. Free parking will also be available at the Yale Bowl. Discounted tickets are available for CONNY Youth Lacrosse members, as their tournament will be taking place on the fields around the Yale Bowl that day as well. To order tickets, click HERE or call (866) MLL-TIXX.
The College All-Star team roster provides an imposing lineup with players from top collegiate lacrosse programs such as Max Quinzani (Duke), Michael Kimmel (Johns Hopkins), Ken Clausen (Virginia), Parker McKee (Duke), Brian Carroll (Virginia) and Chris Daniello (Syracuse). Former MLL Start Roy Colsey will serve at the head coach for the College All-Stars.
While the College Stars team is comprised of players hoping to become future players in the league, Team USA's roster is filled with current MLL All-Stars. Team USA will compete for the FIL World Championship in Manchester, England starting on July 14, 2010. Players that will take the field for Team USA on Sunday are the top players from the MLL including Paul Rabil (Boston), Kevin Leveille (Chicago), Drew Westervelt (Denver), Ryan Boyle (Boston) Brendan Mundorf (Denver), Kyle Dixon (Chesapeake) and Max Seibald (Denver). Duke senior Ned Crotty will also be playing for Team USA. Team USA is led by head coach Mike Pressler of Bryant University.
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Death is one of the only things you can't outrun, no matter how far or how fast you run. Another of these being love, and along with it comes the curse of heartbreak. But what if we could outrun death, and live forever? Throughout history, people have tried to outrun or even escape death; but at what cost? "Thirteen days to Midnight" is a story that begins with Jacob Fielding standing in a small room, staring down at the cold, lifeless body of the person he just killed. He begins by telling the reader that he could have saved them, but it just didn't feel right to save them even if he would be labeled as a murderer. As Jacob mourns, he recalls the events of the past thirteen days: the day he discovered that death doesn't disappear; it catches up...
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It Came From The Second Floor
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It Came From The Second Floor is a youth-led podcast recorded at the Halifax Central Library on, you guessed it, the second floor. Segments are written, produced and recorded by our teen volunteers inside the media studio. Subjects range from staying woke to current events, movie and book reviews, deep dives, music, and generally filling your half hour up with some high-class jibber-jabber.
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Nathan woke with a start, his body dripping with sweat. He had woken from a bad dream- a dream that was almost life-like. He had dreamt that he had fallen from sky, and shattered into billions of fragments when his body impacted with the cold ground. Nathan had had dreams like this before, but this time, when he woke, he felt his entire body snap, as if he was a giant twig. When he tried to sit up, he screamed out in pain, unable to move, but even worse, he was mute. Every part of his body hurt, as if a blue whale had fallen on him and crushed his bones, all he could do was move his eyes, looking around at his surroundings. After laying in bed for a moment, he tried his voice again, screaming out for help, but again, he was mute, unable to utter even a whisper. He yelled again, and again, hoping if he kept trying, he might be able to find his voice, and maybe, just maybe, someone would hear him, and come help him, but no one came… After yelling for what seemed like forever, he closed his eyes, breathing heavily, his chest heaving.
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In older adults, poor diet and lack of physical activity contribute to declining muscle mass and thinning of the bones. Without adequate muscle mass and bone strength, older adults are more prone to falls and are more likely to develop osteoporosis, which currently affects about 55 percent of people over age 50. In this group, falls are more likely to result in broken bones. Individuals who don't suffer a fracture still live with pain and decreased mobility. In addition to pain and suffering, there is a concrete public cost. Osteoporosis related direct medical expenditures exceed $16 billion annually. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in 2006, the average hospital stay for an osteoporosis diagnosis was 4.4 days at an average charge of $22,395. There are no known cures for osteoporosis, so preventive measures like the SSSH program are crucial. Stay Strong, Stay Healthy participants will increase their physical activity, which can lead to many health benefits and a better quality of life. According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, older adults (aged 65 years and older) should do muscle –strengthening activities that involve all the major muscle groups at least two days a week. The SSSH program will help older adults meet this important health recommendation. SSSH participants are also encouraged to increase their level of aerobic activity. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans suggests that older adults do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity.
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The finale was what can I say EPIC, I say it was on par with the original and had its own charm that I could enjoy it in a brand new light, the speech was perfect and I'm glad they kept the tengen toppa bit in, also anti-spiral's voice was awesome, it sort of had that intellectual yet calm insane feel to it, especially with the nonononononono bit.
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what did you want him to sound like, a demon?
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I'm so far behind on the show. It's all sitting on my DVR. Nia hasn't even shown up yet from what I've watched. Now I feel the need to start catching up tonight.
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I watched the last episode today. I thought it was very well done, though I still prefer the japanese audio. However Simon, Nia, Lord Genome, and Viral were my favorites. I thought they carried the episode very well. The anti-spiral gets an honorable mention for being a good emotionless all-knowing all-powerful sounding bad guy, just like he should be.
All in all, 8/10.
|2009-05-01, 16:26
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This is why Japanese > English when it comes to anime voice acting.
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I don't know. The dub translations had me a bit aggravated at times. "It's a GIANT WATER PUDDLE!" Really? "Water Puddle?" Puddle alone would have sufficed. There were more, I just can't remember them all. That one is just one I have seen recently, so it is the first one I can think of right off the top of my head. Translations were a big problem in this shows case, and it had the very American anime bad translation example where they un-naturally explain what's happening, and no creativity took place in translating. Worst of it all, rather than using some liberties in translating the show, they translated it literally to the point where things were abrupt and to the point, which works well with the Japanese language, but sounds ridiculous in English.
Dayakka's voice was kind of annoying. Kamina's voice didn't suit the role when it comes to pitch. Simon's voice was good. Nia's voice at the beginning was a little annoying, but after the VA stopped trying to sound like a little girl, it sounded much better and less annoying. Kittan's voice was great, but I felt that times where there were emotion were underacted on his part. Over all, the Dub suffers 2 things that make it inferior to the Japanese VO.
1) Voice audio mixing was odd compared to the original VOs.
2) Over-acting or Under-acting, compared to the Japanese version. Japan has the same problem with their live action movies, people either over act situations or underact them. Especially noticeable when they are acting in a way that is outside their own culture.
Overall, it was a nice attempt, but fell short. Not to mention that Sci-fi channel did things to it such as removing time used in scenes to transition smoothly, removing scenes to fit commercials into the show, removed eyecatches, sped-up beginning that wasn't consistent (anybody with the musics rhythm in mind will notice this. Sometimes, during the beggining, Sci-fi channel sped up and slowed down the beginning in RANDOM intervals, rather than keeping it consistent.) and poor choice for commmercial breaks. Adult swim REALLY would have been a better venue.
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^^ I agree with the screwy Sci-fi channel stuff, that was sort of frustrating to watch. However I think I really liked the English dub aside from Kamina not being powerful enough and young Simon. The rest were all great.
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First off let me say that the comparison between English and Japanese voice tracks I'll always find a little silly. They're not done the same, they're not translated the same, their importance in pop culture is ENTIRELY different... like one better than the other, but comparisons are pointless.
My thoughts on the voice talent as a whole:
Steve Blum - Awesome. Not since Jamie in Megas XLR have I seen him portray such an Anti-Steve-Blum role. I swear he does this sometimes just to screw with his fanbase.
Yuri and Johnny playing rivals again. The two work well together, and I respect them both heavily as actors. Though I'd like to see these two do separate work on occasion.
I was a bit concerned when I saw that Donatello the Ninja Turtle was portraying Viral, but he performed admirably. One of the better jobs in the series.
Yuri and Kyle were perfect for Simon and Kamina, respectively. If you're going to have two main characters that scream half their lines, you better get actors that are used to it. Kyle's Dragon Ball Z experience came in handy here.
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SUGAR GROVE – Sugar Grove officials are taking another look at their zoning ordinances after receiving an inquiry from a developer interested in building senior housing in the village.
Richard Young, community development director for the village, said he recently has seen a couple of inquiries from developers, but no official applications have come in yet. That hasn't stopped village officials from assessing their residential zoning ordinances.
"We started looking at our zoning ordinance, and it's not sufficient with where it should be at," Young said. "We're looking at an amendment in the code for opportunities for independent living, congregate care and nursing homes, and how those best fit into the community."
Young said one developer expressed interest in building an age-restricted, 60-unit, independent living apartment building on the north side of Galena Boulevard and west of Route 47.
Village officials started the process of reviewing its residential zoning ordinances in January, and village staff asked the board to consider different types of age-based housing and which areas of the village might be deemed appropriate for them, according to meeting minutes.
Young said Sugar Grove doesn't have much housing that's targeted specifically for seniors, other than a few pockets of town homes.
He said village officials have looked closely at how zoning ordinances should be expanded in detail rather than assigning general land-use categories.
Young said developer who inquired about senior housing is still in the pre-application phase, and a concept plan review is scheduled for March 5.
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What is Eastern Time Exactly??? It's just that ....lots of countries have an East. That's not East Timor??? What about giving us a city which uses Eastern Time so we can compare using that nifty world clock you gave us a link to???
[mutters] of course he could be meaning the Far East.....?
Too bad some people on this site don't use their brains. Maybe make some educated guesses, based on the fact that this is a Canadian-based site ? You don't need to project your stupidity onto Optimus Prime, idiot.
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Seniors who are cash poor but high in real estate equity may have more options than they realize when dealing with long term care — and they might not always be the obvious ones.
A common immediate reaction is to want to transfer the house to the children and then immediately apply for Medicaid either at home or for nursing home care. That direct action, unless there is a clear exception such as a disabled child or Caretaker Child under the regulations, is most often a mistake and can disqualify them for benefits.
Another frequent solution is to sell the house, spend down the funds in assisted living, and when the money runs out, move to a nursing home and apply for Medicaid. This does have the appeal of living in a more attractive environment for a longer time.
Tax breaks for assisted living expenses, when properly used, can stretch the fund.
Veterans' Aid and Attendance benefits for those who qualify may provide another resource. Assets need to be monitored to extend the stay in assisted living and moves to nursing home care need to be timed since many facilities prefer admitting new residents who are able to pay privately for a period of time before Medicaid picks up the cost.
Reverse mortgages for those who intend to stay in their homes indefinitely can offer another alternative. One concern may be that, if the senior's condition worsens to the point she has to move and the house is unoccupied for over a year, the mortgage would go into default.
There is no one right answer for everyone but here are some ideas.
Family Agreements can use real estate equity to compensate family members who help and those who contribute.
The majority of Medicaid (government) funds are used to pay for nursing home care, and not for at-home care and services although there is an at-home Medicaid waiver program with very strict income requirements. On the other hand, a senior could "hire" her children privately to help with her care, and in this way extend her time at home and compensate those children and family members who actually assist her.
Another possibility is to set up a system in which adult children contribute financially toward paying for care by an outside caregiver and other expenses needed by the parent but can be paid back when the house sells.
There needs to be a written agreement. It generally must be entered into before services are performed or payment made. Over the past few years, our office has prepared many such Family Agreements with flexible terms.
For cash poor but home equity rich parents, if repayment can be delayed until the house is sold, children can "invest" in their parents.
Here is how.
Private Reverse Mortgages. A private reverse mortgage can make the adult child become "the bank." We prepare a mortgage giving the adult son or daughter an interest in the house. The benefit is that the terms can be flexible. For instance, there might be no default on a parent leaving the house but payback comes at the time of sale when the title clerk hands the adult child the check. Done properly, there are no Medicaid "gifting" penalties and the child's interest is preserved and comes ahead of Medicaid.
Joint Tenant With Right of Survivorship. An adult child could buy 50 percent of the value of her mother's residence and actually pay for it. The cash from the child can be used to support mother's care at home and assisted living expenses if mother moves. On mother's death, the child would become the sole owner of the property.
Life Estate.
Mother could sell her home and move in with son or daughter. Under federal law, mother could, without losing her right to Medicaid benefits later, buy a life estate in son or daughter's home and pay them for the life estate as long as she lives for at least one year in their home after the purchase.
Rental and Contribution to Household Expenses. Mother or father could sell their home and move in with son or daughter and pay reasonable rental or contribution to household expenses under a written Family Agreement.
These are only a few ideas we have used. Each family has its own "thumb print" and suggests different answers.
For more, listen on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. to radio WCHE 1520, "50+ Planning Ahead," with Janet Colliton and Phil McFadden, Home Instead Senior Care. Live streaming is available at that time on www.wche1520.com.
Janet Colliton, Esq. limits her practice, Colliton Law Associates, PC, to elder law, life care, special needs, and estate planning and administration with offices at 790 E. Market St., Suite 250, West Chester, Pa.,19382, 610-436-6674, firstname.lastname@example.com. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and, with Jeffrey Jones, CSA, co-founder of Life Transition Services, LLC, a service for families with long term care needs.


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While searching around the internet for film prices to order some Fuji Velvia, I came across something very interesting. I normally have ordered film from the larger companies like B&H , Adorama, and Sammy's. I came across a company called East Coast Photo (eastcoastphoto.com) and was amazed at their prices for Fuji Velvia. I was looking for a 50 sheet box of Velvia RVP 100 F and expected everyone to cost about the same. Here's a sample of what I found.
Adorama - 109.95
Sammy's - 100 F not even listed
East Coast Photo - $87.25
What's more - if your order of Fuji film is more than $100, the shipping is free.
From their website, they seem to be more into Digital, 35 MM equipment and such, but they also do have large format film.
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I was all set to make a simple "American" type goulash with ground beef, tomatoes, pasta and cheddar cheese until I opened up my crisper drawer and spied zucchini! And only a mere minute after my Dad asked me if I was making Italian goulash?! How's that for fate? In the wink of an eye this dish came together.
Thinly sliced zucchini coins are gently sauteed with onion, garlic and Italian seasonings then tossed with cooked ground beef and diced tomatoes only to simmer slowly before being tossed again with pasta and Parmesan cheese. It's a dish that can be easily modified to your own liking by using eggplant instead of zucchini, a different type of cheese/pasta, and turkey or sausage in place of beef.
I can't begin to tell you how delicious and satisfying this is! The kind of meal that easily warms you from the inside out. At it's heart is the most basic of ingredients with a preparation to match. You have every reason to make it!
A hearty and delicious Italian goulash that comes together quickly with ground beef, zucchini coins, Parmesan cheese and tomatoes.
- In a large skillet brown ground beef over medium heat. Remove cooked beef, set aside, drain grease.
- Saute onion and bell pepper in two tablespoons olive oil over medium low heat until tender. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Add zucchini, season with salt and pepper, add herbs, saute until zucchini start to soften around the edges. Add hamburger back in and tomatoes. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook pasta to al dente according to package directions in plenty of salted water.
- In a large mixing bowl toss pasta, ground beef and cheese together. Serve immediately with crusty Italian bread and extra cheese for sprinkling over top.
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This week there were a number of big announcements in the world of sports. With the 2013 NBA basketball season coming to a close, the official conference playoffs will be held this coming week. The Eastern Conference playoff match ups are still waiting to be announced, while the Western Conference will be featuring a matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies. Tickets for the conference finals are on sale now and available to the public for those who want to see the conference NBA championships in person and to see who will make it to the professional basketball championships.
In other sports news, the NHL Winter Classic made its own announcement this week as well. Due to the 2013 NHL lockout the January 1st games that was slated to take place between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, the NHL will be rescheduling the matchup for New Year's Day of 2014. The event will be billed as the NHL Winter Classic and will pit the teams against each other at the University of Michigan. The NHL is hoping that the event will help them set the world record for attendance at a hockey game. Tickets for the event will be going on sale this month.


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The Justice Department announced that 36 Boeing employees and one non-employee were arrested in connection to a drug sting at the aerospace company's Ridley Park, Penn. plant.
Twenty-three of them were charged with illegal distribution of a prescription drug; while the rest were charged with buying the drugs. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration placed an uncover agent at the plant, after Boeing complained that there was a problem.
Dow Jones reports that Boeing began an internal investigation in 2006 and notified authorities in 2007.
Each of those charged, said the Justice Department in a press release, either sold the agent a "controlled substance" or bought what they believed was a controlled substance but was really a placebo. The prescription drugs — Oxycontin and Xanax among them — were being sold on Boeing property, authorities said.
NPR's Carrie Johnson filed this report for our Newscast unit:
"This investigation and prosecution focused not only on the sellers, but also on the users because of the critical role that these employees play in manufacturing military aircraft," said Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor David Memeger. "Prescription drug abuse has been on the rise in our community, and this is just one example of how pervasive the problem is."
If you're wondering, that Boeing plant manufactures the CH-47 Chinooks and portions of the V-22 Osprey.
CNN reports that Memeger said the investigation took a long time because "he wanted to attack 'the problem wholesale.'"
"This is a manufacturing facility for the government," he told CNN. "Taking out one person wouldn't make sense."


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MOBILE, Ala. – For former Auburn defensive end Dee Ford, Saturday's Senior Bowl was an emphatic finish to a big week.
From the start of Senior Bowl practices on Monday, Ford was the most dominant defensive lineman on the field. Nothing changed at gametime.
Ford had two sacks, broke up a pass and spent much of the afternoon harassing North quarterbacks to earn Most Valuable Player honors and lead the South to a 20-10 victory over the North at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
"I feel like I made some money," Ford said, adding that was not his purpose in playing in the game.
Former Auburn cornerback Chris Davis intercepted a pass. Former Auburn kicker Cody Parkey kicked two field goals, including a 50-yarder, and two extra points.
Ford secured his second major award of the week. He was named the top defensive linemen in practices leading up to the game. NFL scouts say he has enhanced his draft prospects and could be a first-rounder.
North coach Mike Smith said Ford forced an offensive change in the second half.
"We had a hard time blocking him in the first half," Smith said. "He's an outstanding edge rusher and was very disruptive in the first half, so we definitely had to make some adjustments."
Ford also spent significant time on the bench in the second half, giving way to other players who had seen little time in the first half.
"I was able to apply some pressure early in the game, and it got me some attention," Ford said. "It freed some things up for some other guys. That's just a product of our practice. We've been doing this all week."
Derek Carr and David Fales threw touchdown passes in the South's victory.
Ford secured his second major award of the week. He was named the top defensive linemen in practices leading up to the game. NFL scouts say he has enhanced his draft prospects and could be a first-rounder.
The showcase game for top senior NFL prospects was mostly dominated by the defenses, including big plays from two defenders from national runner-up Auburn. Ford polished off his week by twice sacking Virginia Tech's Logan Thomas in the first half and Chris Davis had an interception.
Alabama receiver Kevin Norwood caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Fales of San Jose State and received the South's Most Outstanding Player honors.
Wisconsin's James White scored on a 1-yard run with 6:04 left in the game for the North's only touchdown. He was selected the North's Most Outstanding Player.


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This event takes place on 8th March 2014 from 10:15am to 4:05pm and will take place at Whitminster Village Hall, School Lane, Whitminster Glos GL2 7NT. It is a Guild event being organised by Quilters Guild Region 5, Jenny Fortescue 01242-514627 email .
Doors open at 10.15 and the speaker will start at 11.00
Christine Driver from Empress Mills will be our speaker in the morning. Her talk is called "Evolution of thread". She is an entertaining speaker with lots of examples of quilts which showcase the many threads (and other things) that Empress Mills sell. In the afternoon we shall have mini workshops on the "Hearts" theme, which is the theme for the 2014 tombola at the Festival of Quilts in August 2014 at NEC.
Traders will be Empress Mills, Abigails and The Patchwork House. There will also be our used book and magazine stand as well as a raffle in aid of guild funds.
If you book in advance, tickets are £8 for Guild members and £16 for non -members. Closing date for advance tickets is February 28th
Tickets on the day are £10 for Guild members and £16 for non members. Obtainable from Jenny Fortescue 01242-514627 or email email@example.com
Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee on arrival. Drinks and the usual excellent cakes at the end of the day before you leave.
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Paterno well-remembered by many
One sunny spring day in 1993, St. Marys native Bridget O'Donnell Healy, who was a student at Penn State University at the time, sat alone on the steps of Pattee Library studying for one of her classes. Healy remarked that she remembered campus being quiet that day, with not many people moving about. However, there were a few others making their way around the campus that day, and Healy was soon left with an experience that she would remember fondly almost two decades later. "I looked up and saw none other than Joe Paterno walking towards me," Healy recalled. "I didn't know if I should say something or not, when he said 'hello,' asked me what I was studying, and commented on the nice weather, all without breaking stride. That he took a minute to actually talk to me had a lasting impression." Healy, who now resides in Pittsburgh with her husband and fellow St. Marys native Sean, is just one of many individuals who have been sharing their memories of interactions with Joe Paterno over the past few days. Paterno died from lung cancer on Sunday morning, and in the ensuing days Penn State supporters of all ages have been sharing their favorite memories of JoePa with one another.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have finalized a $10 million, two-year contract with right-hander Kevin Correia to fill a rotation spot after their starters posted the second-worst ERA in the majors last season.
The 32-year-old, an All-Star in 2011, went 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA for Pittsburgh this year.
He will make $4.5 million next year and $5.5 million in 2014 under Thursday's deal. This will be his fourth major league team and first time in the AL.
Twins starters went 39-75 with a 5.40 ERA last year, ahead of only Colorado. After acquiring Vance Worley from Philadelphia in a trade last week, Minnesota appears to have three-fifths of its rotation filled, with left-hander Scott Diamond the only returner assured of a spot.


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urpmi.removemedia [options] names
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Select and remove all media.
Fuzzy match on media names, so you can remove several media at once.
Be verbose (the default).
Be quiet.
Use the file system tree rooted for urpmi database and rpm install. Contrary to --root, the urpmi configuration comes from the rooted tree.
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A revolution is under way and the existing power structure is under siege.
A revolution is under way and the existing power structure is under siege.
The revolutionaries don't have much experience or many resources but they have plenty of verve. Congregating in private, they share their angst and marvel at a future power structure with them in charge:
Material desires would be purchased with endless money.
Snacks would replace healthy foods.
Boring schooling would be optional.
Meanwhile, the rulers are regrouping to hold onto power.
Alone in their quarters, they reminisce about the early years when their decisions went unquestioned. They revisit challenging time periods of their stewardship and wonder how they made it through. They entertain private doubts about their methods of command and control.
But instinctively they soldier on. With firm resolve they vow to sustain their oppressive regime:
The curfew will stay in effect. The division of family labor will continue. The education of offspring will remain a priority.
The revolutionaries will not be happy with such entrenched resistance from the rulers.
They will take oaths to overthrow this dictatorship. They will seek independence, either in their cars or by walking away. Above all, they visualize a day when they alone will determine their destinies.
But for now the rulers will hold firm. They remember that once upon a time, they too were the revolutionaries. They remember when they first had subversive thoughts. But they also remember that they had to wait patiently for the passage of time to prepare themselves to take charge of themselves.
Unfortunately, there is no standard operations manual that outlines procedures for passing control from rulers to revolutionaries.
There is no easy way to do it, no common set of circumstances. The changeover is a protracted grind that leaves both parties flustered and fatigued.
But this is the way life is, because inevitably the rulers will lose their ability to govern as the revolutionaries gain currency for their own ideas and the maturity they need to succeed.
Since the rulers and revolutionaries will need each other to establish the new order, the best hope is for a transition of power that doesn't result in a severance of communication or permanent hurt.
Besides, history shows that this eternal struggle between teenagers and parents is for the good of both.
Rob McKenzie is a professor of communication studies at East Stroudsburg University.


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President of Azerbaijan visits FAO
15 July 2014, Rome – The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at FAO headquarters in Rome.
With agriculture growing at a 6 percent in the first half of 2014, President Aliyev described the sector as "an important priority for the government and a tool contributing to job creation and the national GDP."
Graziano da Silva and President Aliyev had last met in Baku during FAO's Regional Conference for Europe in April 2012. "After that meeting, there were new achievements in modernizing and reforming Azerbaijan's agricultural sector, notably in increasing agricultural productivity," Aliyev said.
"We are very grateful for FAO's support to our agriculture reforms," the Azerbaijan President said. He noted how the country has achieved a level of agricultural self- sufficiency of around 70 percent. "We are trying to achieve 100 percent self-sufficiency in the main agricultural products and we are very close to accomplishing it," he added.
Azerbaijan aims to increase its export potential "to gain access to regional and global markets, particularly the European Union," Aliyev said, noting how reforms have been undertaken in agriculture, particularly through supporting scientific institutions.
"We are also introducing reforms in the land cadastre and introducing a new agricultural electronic monitoring system," he said.
For his part, FAO Director-General Graziano da Silva said the organization "stands ready to offer its technical expertise to Azerbaijan".
In particular, he encouraged President Aliyev to use the Agricultural Markets Information System (AMIS), an inter-Agency Platform, established at the request of the Agriculture Ministers of the G20, to enhance food market transparency and encourage coordination of policy action in response to market uncertainty.
"We highly value our cooperation with FAO and its methodological recommendations, advice and expertise," Aliyev said. "I want to congratulate the Director-General for the Organization's achievements and the practical impacts of its activity, which are visible in many areas of the world"
President Aliyev referred to his country's capacity to assist other countries. "We are doing it and we want to do it together with FAO," he stressed.
"We are becoming a donor country in several areas and we also want to be of help in agricultural reforms because food security is a key element of national security for a country," President Aliyev said.
Azerbaijan has made great progress in reforming and developing the agricultural sector and improving national food security. Agriculture and food security has been placed among the key priorities of the national development concept "Azerbaijan Vision 2020: outlook for the future".
During their meeting Aliyev also invited the FAO Director-General to visit Azerbaijan.
Watch the video interview with Azerbaijan President here.


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Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately.
Office workers in the Loop craving a quick lunchtime pizza fix don't have many options. Chicago doesn't have much of a pizza-by-the-slice culture and while the food truck scene is improving rapidly, they're not bringing pizza. I recently found myself looking for a midday pizza downtown and decided to give Sopraffina Marketcaffè a whirl. The 4-location fast, casual mini-chain is better known for salads and sandwiches, but the menu has five pizzas and there are specialty pies every day.
I opted for the special, which came with prosciutto, crimini mushrooms, pesto marinara, fontina cheese and shaved romano, as well as basil. Like all of the 10-inch pizzas, this one was available as a half or a whole. The pizzas are made in advance and spend a couple of minutes in the oven before being served. The crust was really crunchy and the cheese and prosciutto upped the salt level considerably. The pesto marinara had some nice herbal tomato flavor, but was a bit dried out. Not a particularly enticing pizza, but given the options in the area, it'll do in a pinch.
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Hated missing Tuesday's ride, but it was for a good cause, speaking at a press conference in DC where Congressmen/women Womack (Republican Representative from Arkansas) and local Democratic Representative Jackie Speier were introducing their bill that will attempt to level the playing field for online and local retailers, not to mention help the states & cities out of their financial binds by making sure taxes are collected on internet transactions. Even Amazon.com has signed on, so it's possible it could actually happen.
It was a fast couple of days, flying out Monday afternoon, arriving in DC at 1:45am Tuesday morning, catching a few hours sleep then finally visiting the Dulles Air & Space Museum, which is incredible! Then Tuesday morning it felt just like the annual bike lobby gig in March, going over the issue and then visiting with a number of representatives on the 'hill prior to the press conference. I did not enjoy my time speaking before the cameras & bright lights. If I do it again it will likely be easier though. Ten years ago I never would have thought I'd be spending time in DC meeting with legislators and trying to change the world in a macro way, rather than just focusing on bikes, one customer at a time. Overall it's more rewarding working with bikes, one customer at a time. 🙂
This morning's ride- wow- what great weather! Won't be long before leg warmers aren't optional, but today, mid to upper-60s, dry roads, nice people, what more could you ask for? How about a visit from the past, Fritz K, who used to race way way back in the day about the time I did? He had to get back early so just rode up through the park with us, but promised he'd be back. Also, on the way to Kings Mtn, we saw someone else from the wayback days, Peter Johnson. He's done well as a machinist, and used to do exceptionally-well as a bike racer. Wonder who I'm going to see next?
Getting back to the ride- up through the park, which meant I was hanging on to the back watching most everyone, including Kevin (my son, not the pilot) riding up ahead a bit. Everyone would be Kevin (my son), Kevin (the pilot), Eric, John, Millo (who had ridden up ahead of us and met us at Skyline), Todd… I think that's it. Kevin was in ditch-Dad mode, although he says he was just trying to ride at the front. Ditch-Dad mode is also likely to see a seizure, which it all-too-predictably did, on the steep part just past the middle of the climb. The usual quick recovery and he was back on the bike, good as new.


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David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the current president, CEO, and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.
Dombrowski began his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1978, as an administrative assistant in their minor league organization. He moved up the ladder to assistant general manager to Hemond by his late 20s, but was purged during Ken Harrelson's one-year reign in 1986 as the White Sox front-office boss.
Dombrowski joined the Montreal Expos front office as director of player development for the 1987 season under Bill Stoneman, and on July 5, 1988, he became, at age 31, Montreal's general manager—the youngest in MLB at the time.


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Moscow Mills United Methodist Church will be hosting their Annual Lord's Acre Sale and ALL YOU CAN EAT FRIED CHICKEN DINNER on Saturday, October 12 from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. They will be serving fried chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, Green Beans, Coleslaw, Homemade pies and cakes, and Tea, Coffee, and Lemonade. Carry-outs will be available. Cost $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for 6-12 years, and 5 years and under eat for free. The church is located at 703 Main St., in Moscow Mills, off the Hwy C exit to Hwy MM.
Auction will begin at 7:00 pm. with a wide range of auction items including handmade quilts, baby quilts, framed art, furniture, craft items, baked goods and much more.