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Jake B. Schrum
21st President of Emory & Henry College
When Jake B. Schrum was preparing to step down after a very successful thirteen years as president of Southwestern University in his native Texas, he mentioned to his wife that he wasn't looking to become the president of any other college or university. After all, he had done everything he had wanted: he had strengthened Southwestern in becoming one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges and raised more than $150 million for his alma mater. No, he didn't want to be the president of any other college, he told his wife, then he added except perhaps Emory & Henry College, which had long been a school that he had admired.
Schrum became president of Emory & Henry College on August 1, 2013 having established a reputation as a national leader in higher education and as a leading proponent of liberal arts education with two successful university presidencies to his credit. It is this experience that Schrum is now using to help propel Emory & Henry forward.
Schrum received his B.A. from Southwestern University and earned a Master of Divinity degree from Yale. He completed the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Southwestern University.
After starting out as a fundraiser at Yale, Schrum led advancement operations at Muhlenberg College, Texas Wesleyan University, Southwestern University and Emory University. He then served as president of Texas Wesleyan University for nine years and president of Southwestern University for thirteen years.
During Schrum's nine years as president of Texas Wesleyan, the university's endowment more than doubled (from $22 million to $50 million), the enrollment increased from 1,429 to 3,000 students, and the annual budget grew from $11 million to $32 million. A law school was acquired and fully accredited, an M.B.A. program was launched, and a distance learning program for graduate studies was established.
During his tenure at Southwestern, Schrum led a record-setting $150 million fundraising campaign. Funds raised through the campaign enabled Southwestern to start its signature Paideia Program, which helps students integrate what they learn in the classroom with outside experiences such as civic engagement, intercultural learning, and research projects with professors. Four new Division III athletic teams were started or announced during his tenure at Southwestern – softball, men's and women's lacrosse, and football. Schrum was instrumental in relocating the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE) to Southwestern in 2009. He signed both the Talloires Declaration (an international effort to promote environmental sustainability in higher education) and the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment while at Southwestern and worked to reduce the university's carbon footprint by emphasizing sustainability and energy efficient, LEED certified construction. In 2010, he signed an agreement with the city of Georgetown that enables Southwestern to get all of its electricity from wind power for eighteen years.
Schrum has served as national board chair for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators (EIIA), as well as for the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), and the Independent College and Universities of Texas (ICUT). He has served on the boards of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the Council for Independent Colleges (CIC), and the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) Council of Presidents. Schrum currently serves as a trustee of Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Ga., and is a member of the steering committee for the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
A frequent speaker on the subject of educational fundraising and moral leadership, Schrum has written or edited several books, including Democracy's Last Stand: The Role of the New Urban University (2000), A Board's Guide to Comprehensive Campaigns (2000), and Justice for All (ed., 2001). He was recognized in 2013 with a national award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for extraordinary service to education and the field of educational advancement, which includes alumni relations, fundraising, communications and marketing.
President Schrum's wife, Jane, is a former elementary school choral music teacher and a talented pianist who earned a bachelor's degree from Southwestern University and a master's degree from the Hartt School of Music. The Schrums are parents of two daughters, Libby, a furniture maker living in Maine, and Kate, who also works in non-profit fundraising in Georgia.
- B.A. in Psychology, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tx.
- Attended Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tx.
- Master of Divinity, Yale University Divinity School, Newhaven, Ct.
- Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma.
- L.L.D., Honoris Causa, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tx.


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A War This Summer?
By Ze'ev Schiff
Fri., May 18, 2007 Sivan 1, 5767
With great fanfare, it was announced this week that the Israel Defense
Forces was conducting a general command drill. Last week, it held an
important war game. One would have to be naive to think the Arab camp
is just sitting there and not conducting drills, maneuvers and
large-scale training exercises.
The Syrians are talking about a major military exercise that will last
more than a week. They say all the preparations must be complete by
June 1 in case Israel attacks. While Hezbollah continues to lick its
wounds, it is trying to establish new defense lines, rearm and step up
training. One of its new approaches is to recruit Shi'ites who
belonged to Amal, as well as Sunni volunteers. Hamas is continuing its
efforts to build up a semi-regular army in the Gaza Strip. The
organization's self-confidence is growing because it sees that Israel
cannot stop the barrage of Qassam rockets.
Reactions to the Winograd Committee report also tell us something
about the Arabs' military preparations. The Syrians say the report's
conclusions will increase Israel's frustration, and one must be wary
of frustrated people who seek revenge and see war as an outlet.
Radical Arab organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas claim to have
found a tactic to prevent Israeli military victories - continue the
war of attrition. Moderate Arab countries such as Egypt and Jordan are
worried about the Israeli government's weakness. A weak government
will not be able to make political concessions, and this increases the
danger of armed confrontation.
Many people say there will be war this summer. Are the pessimists
right? The question that should be asked is whether one of the sides
plans to declare war. Apart from Israel, there are four parties -
Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas - who must be asked this question.
Iran will determine whether Hezbollah launches a new war. Tehran is
involved in large-scale military operations in a number of places:
Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, but its
primary focus is nuclear development. A major war today, initiated by
Iran, could endanger its main objectives. For Iran, a steady stream of
low-key military action combined with cash flow is preferable. Tehran
has ordered Hezbollah to halt its efforts to topple the Lebanese
government. Iran also knows that kidnapping more Israeli soldiers will
set off a major conflagration.
Hezbollah will not embark on an all-out war if Iran is against it. If
it could, Hezbollah would renew its war of attrition, but the
organization's freedom of action in Lebanon is limited. Unusual
circumstances would be needed for Hezbollah to go to war again today.
Another problem is Hamas; Hamas could ignite a war in the Gaza Strip.
This organization's military arm is frustrated by the Palestinians'
successes. The more serious leaders of Hamas know that a war this
summer would be too early to serve their purposes.
In a year from now, the Gaza Strip will pose a greater threat to
Israel, especially if the government doesn't come up with better
solutions to the conflict. What is happening today to Sderot could
happen someday to Ashkelon. It is a mistake to think the IDF has any
desire to reoccupy the Gaza Strip today. There is no need to "save"
the government from extremist generals. There are greater extremists
among the politicians.
The most complex problem is Syria. There is no question that Syria is
readying for combat. Again, the question is whether it has plans to
initiate a war, or suspects that Israel does. The military emphasis of
the Syrian army is on firepower - various kinds of heavy artillery
rockets, some of them new models, missiles, and state-of-the-art
anti-tank weapons. The Russians have also equipped Syria with
sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles. Syria is capable of surprising
Israel, mainly through hit-and-run attacks. But it knows there could
be a heavy price to pay for a large-scale war, including the fall of
the Alawite regime.
A cautious conclusion is that none of the parties today are interested
in an all-out war. But war could erupt by mistake. For example, if the
other side's intentions are incorrectly assessed, or if a local
military campaign veers out of control and sparks a major showdown.
For safety's sake, Israel needs to step up its vigilance in the sphere
of intelligence, as well as to reinforce IDF troops on the Golan
Heights and hone the army's quick-response capabilities.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
A War This Summer?
A War This Summer?
Posted by News Service at 5:27 AM

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Eric Mabius
has put in his time on shows like "Party of Five," "The O.C." and
"Popular," moving on to co-starring roles on "Eyes" and "The L Word"
before landing the role for which he is perhaps most famous (for now),
that of playboy Daniel Meade on "Ugly Betty." But now Eric wants to show
his fans another side, that of the shy, slightly geeky Harold White in
the Hallmark Channel original movie "How to Fall in Love," which
premieres Saturday night, July 21 at 9/8c. (Also, head to the Hallmark
Channel's Facebook fan page an hour earlier at 8/9c for a live, one-hour
Q-and-A with Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, co-authors of "The
Rules," where they'll give advice on dating and falling in love.)
When I spoke with Eric recently, he told me how much fun it was to play this against-type role and working with Brooke D'Orsay and Kathy Najimy. He also told me all about his new, the Sundance Film Festival hit "Price Check" with indie queen Parker Posey, as well as a few other projects.
Daytime Dial: I loved watching you as Harold — geeky, shy and not at all like Daniel Meade. Was playing a character like this one of the things that made you want to do this movie?
Eric Mabius: Definitely, that's part of the reason why I said yes to the project. I am excited because people will be like, "Yeah, Daniel, the playboy from 'Ugly Betty' is going to play a geek." But I think we all have our own inner geek, and it doesn't take that much to bring it out.
I know we all may have seen a movie about the guy who's geeky and needs direction in life, a sort of ugly duckling story. I felt like Bart Fisher had written something that was quirky enough and that I could spin it a little bit differently and still be real, just kind of drown it in reality. It may seem like an unlikely occurrence, Harold getting dating lessons from the woman who caused his dysfunction in the first place, but it's entirely in the realm of possibility. I believe it especially because I fell in love with someone from high school, and I have two sons with her. It definitely was close to home for me. I didn't date my wife in high school, but she was definitely by far the coolest woman there. She was definitely the most beautiful, but she also marched to the beat of her own drummer. I was in New Orleans 10 years after high school, and my friend played matchmaker with us, and that's kind of how we got together.
DD: Do you have any awkward high-school stories to rival Harold's homecoming dance experience?
EM: I don't have very many of those stories because I moved around a lot. So I knew how to negotiate awkward situations because I had to learn how to adapt very early on. I chose the position of being more of a loner, and from that position it always kept people guessing, which had a certain amount of power. I was an athlete in high school as well, so I used to travel and compete and train with the Junior National Luge team, and I got to see the world. Also, I went to the prom with a friend of mine to avoid all of those potentially awkward moments. I had a little bit of foresight.
DD: I think this is a really good story to let people know that there is life after high school — much more — and what happens to you then isn't the be-all, end-all of your life.
EM: I think that when you've only lived 17 years, you don't have, you haven't had a full canon of experiences, so every moment that you have here feels like the last moment in the world, because you've only had a handful of whatever those moments are. Your first love, your first dance, your first intensely awkward moments. And they're supposed to be intense because it's the first time we're experiencing a lot of those things.
You do have to follow your heart, otherwise you're living a false life. Maybe I'm naive or maybe I'm idealistic, but I fell in love with someone from high school, which is insane. If someone told me that I was going to marry someone from high school, I would tell him he needs to have his head checked. But you need to remain open to anything, because you never know where lightning's going to strike, where you're going to fall in love. You fall in love in the most unlikely times and places. People try to be very calculated about affairs of the heart, but it's never going to work. You'll end up with a sterile relationship, I'd think.
DD: I loved Brooke D'Orsay in "How to Fall in Love" — her character was just so adorable, and I loved your chemistry with her. How was she to work with?
EM: You're correct — she's absolutely adorable. So much fun and just so sweet. Oddly enough, as personality types, our own personalities as actors were the opposite of the characters we were playing. I think I'm a fairly calm, even person, and she's slightly more neurotic, so as people we kind of balance each other out. It was fun because of the characters we were playing; we were kind of doing the opposite. When you're thrown together in a situation like that to try to manufacture that attraction, you never know if it's going to work. Fortunately, Brooke is just so sweet and gracious and honest, and that's why I loved working with her. She doesn't hide much, which makes it easy and a lot more fun to play.
DD: And Kathy Najimy was just wonderful, and so hilarious!
EM: She absolutely is, and I was so happy to see her again. She was so good on "Ugly Betty," and she's just like this ball of lightning. She's got so much energy, and she's always on — she's another person who comes to play, and you'd better bring your A game. She's a delight, and she's just a quality woman.
DD: Tell me about your feature film that you did with Parker Posey, "Price Check."
EM: Oh my god, you're going to laugh your ass off. I think IFC bought the film. It's a dark comedy centering on this guy I play (Pete Cozy), who gives up his dreams of being a music A&R guy. He moves to the suburbs of Long Island and accepts a marketing job at a small chain of grocery stores. He has a wife and a child, and is trying to pursue the "American Dream." Parker Posey's character, Susan, is put in charge of this section of grocery stores. Nobody in the office cares about his job. They're basically just punching the clock and biding their time. Susan comes in and shakes everyone's universe up. She is so quintessential Parker Posey. She is brilliant, and she's so funny. It's a lot of fun.
DD: You've had the opportunity to work with a lot of strong female leads … Vanessa Williams from "Ugly Betty" comes to mind. And it's so nice to know that in real life she is one of the sweetest people I've ever interviewed.
EM: I just saw Vanessa last week. She was being honored by the Covenant House for all of her charity work for them, and she invited us to her table. She just grows more beautiful and graceful with time. In the six or seven years I've known her, I have to say she is one of my favorite people in the world, and she is just one of the classiest women I know — next to, of course, my mother and my wife — but she's just infinitely gracious and kind and giving. I don't see that very often in any kind of business, but you certainly see it a lot less in entertainment — she's a rare gem.
DD: What about the new USA series "Political Animals"?
EM: I'm really excited about it — excited about guest-starring on it. You have to keep an eye out for that show. Separate of me having to do anything with it, just the writing and acting in it alone is just out of this world. It stars Sigourney Weaver as the secretary of state, and it also has Ellen Burstyn and Carla Gugino. It's just unreal. It's a political drama, and another show for me with strong female role models. It's just so good.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Interview: Catching Up with Eric Mabius
Eric Mabius
has put in his time on shows like "Party of Five," "The O.C." and
"Popular," moving on to co-starring roles on "Eyes" and "The L Word"
before landing the role for which he is perhaps most famous (for now),
that of playboy Daniel Meade on "Ugly Betty." But now Eric wants to show
his fans another side, that of the shy, slightly geeky Harold White in
the Hallmark Channel original movie "How to Fall in Love," which
premieres Saturday night, July 21 at 9/8c. (Also, head to the Hallmark
Channel's Facebook fan page an hour earlier at 8/9c for a live, one-hour
Q-and-A with Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, co-authors of "The
Rules," where they'll give advice on dating and falling in love.)


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Drudge, Buchanan, Rand Paul & Justin Amash highlight hypocrisy of Obama supporters
Paul Joseph Watson
September 4, 2013
While ideologues of the so-called "anti-war" left have offered milquetoast dissent or even supported Barack Obama's planned attack on Syria, conservative icons in both politics and media are leading the backlash against another potentially disastrous foreign intervention.
It's a phenomenon that many are attempting to understand – what happened to the substantial and vehement army of anti-war leftists who opposed George W. Bush in the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq? The vast majority of them undoubtedly voted for Obama once if not twice, and are apparently placing their slavish devotion to the President above the interests of the country by refusing to speak out against an aggressive intervention that could spark a far wider regional conflict.
It's a sentiment encapsulated by Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who admitted that the only reason she and other Democrats would vote for Obama's resolution on Syria was out of "loyalty" to the President.
While leftists have largely remained silent , media conservatives like Matt Drudge and Pat Buchanan, along with political heavyweights like Senator Rand Paul and Congressman Justin Amash have comprised the tip of the spear in opposing the White House's rush to war.
As the Washington Times' Ryan James Girdusky highlights, Syria has thrown fresh spotlight on the rise of the anti-war right.
"Where is the antiwar left on the war?" he asks, "Mostly silent. Not even Vermont's Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders has come out in early opposition of a war with Syria."
"Our Nobel Peace Prize-winning President has killed thousands of innocent children across the Middle East with his drone strikes as well as the antiwar left with his empty rhetoric," adds Girdusky, calling on Republicans to "leave behind the foreign policy of President Bush."
Just check out some of the tweets from recent days by leading conservative thinkers in both media and politics, individuals who are not only putting the so-called anti-war left to shame but also establishment Republicans like McCain, Graham and Boehner who have all voted to back Obama's war.
Why would anyone vote Republican? Please give reason. Raised taxes; marching us off to war again; approved more NSA snooping. WHO ARE THEY?!
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) September 3, 2013
It's now Authoritarian vs. Libertarian. Since Democrats vs. Republicans has been obliterated, no real difference between parties…
— MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) September 3, 2013
If Members of Congress care at all what constituents think, they will not authorize strikes in #Syria. Never seen an action w/ less support.
— Justin Amash (@repjustinamash) September 4, 2013
I wanted to be proud of Pres. asking for Cong. authority. And I was until I heard him say, but it's just a fake vote http://t.co/x6tANcd6lA
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) September 4, 2013
When we fight, we fight because we have to and we fight to win. I'm not sending my son, your son or anyone else's son to fight for stalemate
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) September 2, 2013
Obama will tell Congress to approve Syrian bombing on 9/6. Write or phone – tell him to Stay Out of Syria! – http://t.co/ZTzR3VBeoD
— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) September 3, 2013
Rush Limbaugh alleges Obama administration "complicit" with chemical weapons attack in Syria. http://t.co/TmilLXv4ls pic.twitter.com/jeatZYHlm4
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) September 3, 2013
Buchanan: No Syrian War to Save Obama's Face! http://t.co/GAtuziZYG4 #columns #barackobama #israel #johnmccain
— Patrick J. Buchanan (@PatrickBuchanan) September 4, 2013
Buchanan: Congress Should Veto Obama's War http://t.co/ILAD5WX4MZ #columns #barackobama #johnmccain #neocons #syria
— Patrick J. Buchanan (@PatrickBuchanan) August 27, 2013
All you need to know about Syria is this:Gazprom and Natural Gas. It is always about energy.You thought Haliburton was bad, this is sick!
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) September 3, 2013
Compare this sentiment to the likes of "anti-war icon" Noam Chomsky, who has actually expressed support for increased military intervention in Syria by advocating the Obama administration arm the Al-Qaeda-led rebels.
"I believe you should choose the negotiating track first, and should you fail, then moving to the second option" — backing the rebels — "becomes more acceptable," said Chomsky, while calling for an attack so long as it is backed by the United Nations.
One notable exception on the left has been Oliver Stone, who has aggressively opposed Obama on Syria and recently called the President a snake in light of the NSA spying controversy and the Edward Snowden affair.
Conservative backlash against an attack on Syria has also been dovetailed by a wave of active duty and military veterans taking to Twitter to express their opposition to fighting on the same side as Al-Qaeda as part of the #IdidntJoin meme.
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US use of Vietnam website 'under review'
The State Department said Wednesday it is reviewing a U.S. Embassy's use of a wildly popular Vietnamese website laden with suspected pirated music and Hollywood movies to promote American values, including respect for intellectual property rights.
Spokesman Mark Toner said the Hanoi embassy's social media account with Zing.vn was created to reach out to Vietnamese youth in a restricted environment but that concerns about digital piracy on the site had prompted it to reconsider.
"Vietnam is a demanding environment for public diplomacy and for reaching appropriate audiences on any given bilateral or multilateral issue," Toner told reporters. He said the embassy started its "Zingme" account "as a way to deliver important messages on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues, including intellectual property rights."
"That said, I can say that the use of this particular site is now under review," Toner said. He added that the review was being conducted because "some of the contents of this website are suspect and run counter to our Internet freedom policy."
He could not say when the review would be completed.
The Associated Press reported on Monday that the embassy's use of the Zingme account had raised questions about whether Washington is legitimizing a site suspected of violating intellectual property rights that the U.S. vocally supports.
The free-to-download bonanza has pushed Zing into the ranks of the world's top 550 websites, boosting concerns about the content available on the site from record labels, singers and industry groups that say it repeatedly has ignored requests to take down material.
Coca-Cola and Samsung pulled their advertising from the site earlier this month because of piracy concerns following questions from the AP.
The embassy had said it recognized the concerns for U.S. copyright interests posed by Zing but maintained that contact with the website's users could reduce traffic or infringe activity on it. The mission sometimes uses its Zingme page to post about copyright infringement, it said.
The Recording Industry Association of America, which praised the decision by Samsung and Coke to withdrawn from Zing and has labeled Zing a "notorious" pirate site, said it was neither endorsing nor criticizing the embassy's decision to maintain the site.


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Eight Years Later, Murder of Jeong Im Lingers on MU Campus
COLUMBIA - Two cycles of MU classes have passed through the university since police found the body of 72-year-old MU researcher Jeong Im on Jan. 7, 2005, killed by a knife wound and stuffed inside the trunk of his burning car in the Maryland Avenue parking garage.
So when MU police announced Wednesday they'd solved the crime, the incident that baffled and devastated the campus eight years ago was a brand-new story to current students.
"I've never heard of anybody dying on campus," freshman Hannah Fell said.
Police said a tip led them to determine that Timothy Hoag, who committed suicide last August, killed Im in 2005. After a witness contacted the department in December, investigators then matched Hoag's DNA to the original murder scene. The case technically remains open for now, but police said they have no reason to believe Hoag did not commit the crime.
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton said in a statement he was "very relieved and grateful for the resolution of the case." MU junior Ian Weatherford, who lives in an apartment across the street on Maryland Avenue, said he felt the same way, despite not learning of the murder until earlier this year.
"It just kind of brings justice," Weatherford said. "It's nice."
Fell hadn't heard about the murder until the news broke today.
"It's kind of shocking," Fell said, walking away from her home at Lathrop Hall. "Especially since it's right next to my dorm."
"At least they know he's not going around killing anybody else. It'd be nice to know why, though."
Police said they're still unsure of a motive, but the resolution concludes an eight-year investigation which involved hundreds of leads.
"It lets the family sleep about it at night," Weatherford said.


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No Ticket, No Problem
One of the hardest things to manage as a DBA is all the different sources we receive requests through. We get walk-ups, emails, calls, tickets, rumors, pigeons, and sometimes even smoke signals. And while it's easy for the boss to say 'no ticket, no problem', as a DBA in the trenches you can't exactly be a dick to your users. You have to take the request in whatever form it manifests itself. Sure, you can try to push everyone to a ticketing system, but it's just not worth it in the long run. Too many times the request is just something small like can I have access to this table or can I get a backup real quick so I can push this new code. Using a ticketing system just isn't always practical or even conducive to good relations.
So what can you do then? I mean, you can't exactly just have people shouting requests at you from down the hall assuming you heard them. What I tend to do is push everyone to email. After all, I get email on my hip and it's easy enough to not get in the way of even the simplest requests. When I'm in a shop that insists on having tickets for everything, I'll take requests through email, and just create the ticket myself. And once I get all these requests coming in, I keep them organized in a master list of some kind. I used to use Excel which has its advantages with sorting, etc. Currently, I use OneNote and I'm liking it just fine. In the past I've also written small web apps to manage my task list too.
The point is though it really doesn't matter what you use. Use whatever is easiest for you and that won't hold you back. Just make sure that whatever you use, you use all the time. If you want to manage tasks in Outlook, then do so. Like I said though, I like OneNote these days. That's mainly because it's easy to copy emails from Outlook. That makes it really easy to reply once the task is done, and it gives me a record of exactly what was requested.
The Bathroom DBA
I saw this episode of MythBusters where they tested this theory with toothbrushes. They had a control brush under glass down the hall, and they had a couple more sitting in the bathroom, etc. At the end, what they found was that there was just as much fecal matter on the brush under glass down the hall as there was on the one in the bathroom itself. Pretty gross, huh? The point is that there's a lot of conjecture that goes on when it comes to bathroom habits and the like. The MythBusters however, pulled hard numbers and proved that your toothbrush is going to get nasty stuff on it regardless.
In DBs we deal with numbers, and not conjecture and not feelings. Numbers don't lie. So the next time you step into a meeting, or go to your boss and ask for a change to the DB for whatever reason, perhaps it would be best if you pulled some numbers so you have something solid to back you up. Otherwise, despite all your trouble, you might just end up with piss on your face.
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text: An article by me was publised last Februar in the annual Baidu Magazine. The article was written in cooperation with Baidu's marketing team and the SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Organization) were I am on the board of directors. The idea behind the article was to give Chinese marketers an insight into the markets out side of China and how the Internet with focus on search and display was developing.


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Google's first phone, the Nexus One, has apparently sold only 20,000 units in its first week on sale.
The data comes from Flurry, the app analytics firm, which states that this number compares with 250,000 of the Motorola Droid (Milestone over in the UK) and 1.6 million iPhone 3GS in their respective first weeks on sale.
However, it's worth noting that a caveat is added due to Google's new method of distribution, selling direct to the consumer and no in-store contracts being offered by the network providers.
New model
This means there's been a lot less in the way of advertising and hype the way other top-level phones are promoted prior to going on sale, as well as less chance of customers becoming aware of the phone as they walk into a shop.
"As a product, the Nexus One boasts the most advanced Android OS to date as well as unique features, such as Google Voice and Google Maps," said Flurry according to Mobile-Entz.biz.
"However, potentially due to the heightened "promise" created by early buzz, the handset has ultimately fallen short on sales expectations."
Via Mobile-Entz.biz


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YAY! It's time for my first ever giveaway! Thank you for stopping by and adding your name to the drawing. I've been looking forward to this for awhile now and I'm excited to find out who wins!
I've tried to keep this giveaway as simple as possible. To enter the drawing for the books, leave a comment to this post. I'll keep the entry open for 7 days, until next Thursday. For the full details, including eligibility requirements, read below:
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Several weeks ago I planted some very small herb plants, and the combination of April showers and quite a bit of sunshine with mild to warm weather since then has led to them exploding. Most of them have now reached the stage where they can be used liberally in cooking, and it's fantastically rewarding, I find, to have all these fresh flavours so readily available throughout the summer.
I'm determined to make the very best of what's out there this year, and for that reason I'd like to use this post to ask about your tried and tested favourite recipes or tips for cooking with fresh herbs. Yes, I do have recipe books and (obviously) an internet connection, but over the years it's been almost always the case that my true favourite recipes have come as a personal recommendation from friends, family or acquaintances. 😉
The picture shows just what's outside the french windows in the living room – at the top there's coriander (l), oregano and tarragon (r), in the hanging pots there's an aubretia (just for decoration – not planning on eating it!) and a nasturtium (now with a stonking orange flower), then at the bottom there's a jungle of (l-r) rosemary, sage, Moroccan mint, thyme, lemon thyme and lavender. Upstairs on the roof terrace outside the landing window there's more lavender, parsley, lemongrass, strawberry mint, Thai basil and some (still very small, grown by M from seed) chilli plants.
The herbs I seem to be harvesting most of at the moment are coriander (curries and Mexican food), thyme (anything Mediterranean), tarragon (great in salad dressing and with fish) and that old stalwart, parsley. There are a couple of others, though, for which I'd be particularly grateful for culinary tips…
Sage advice, anyone?
I adore sage and use it relatively frequently with pork, and it also combines well with olive oil, garlic and parmesan to make a simple pasta sauce or (in greater concentration) pesto. I also love sage tea, though I have a very big pack of dried sage bought during the winter that I'm ploughing through for that purpose. The "problem" this year is that the sage plant has already grown to be absolutely mahoosive, with the biggest leaves I've ever seen on such a plant. And for that reason I'd like to extend my repertoire of dishes that call for it.
What shall I do with all this (lemon) thyme on my hands?
M is a big fan of lemon thyme, and I have to say that whatever he cooks with it does indeed taste very good. However, my preference is clearly for the more ordinary variety – if I want something to taste lemony, then I'll put some lemon juice or zest in it. However, maybe someone out there knows of a dish (or a drink or other use – it doesn't have to be "food" per se) where lemon thyme works really well and has a definite advantage over its more down-to-earth relative.
Anyone got recipes that are worth a mint?
This is where my German friends are expected to say "But you eat mint sauce with everything, don't you?" and I roll my eyes skywards and grimace. Asterix has a lot to answer for! In actual fact, I really went off mint at some point after childhood, and it's only now that I'm really appreciating it. Yes, it IS good with lamb, and I use it a lot in Indian cooking (various curry sauces and raita) and Middle Eastern / North African dishes (e.g. tabboulé). However, that still seems a bit of a narrow palette and I'd be glad if I could extend it somewhat. Tea made out of fresh mint is also delicious – I sometimes also mix it with fresh root ginger for a really zingy drink – but I'm looking for more strictly food-based ideas in this case.
Why are there no bad puns on "oregano"?
Oregano seems to be another of those staples everyone has in their herb and spice rack, but I can't claim ever to have done anything very memorable with it. I tend to use it mostly in combination with other herbs, sometimes in salads or with Italian and Greek food. It really doesn't have a strong profile with me, though.
I'd be really delighted to receive some tips and tricks for the herbs I'm a bit stuck on, and indeed on any of the others mentioned. And now I'm off to cook a curry!


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The Department of Justice recovered nearly $4.1 billion stolen in healthcare fraud schemes during 2011, according to the Obama administration. That is a 58 percent increase when compared with 2009. "This is an unprecedented achievement — and it represents the highest amount ever recovered in a single year," said Attorney General Eric Holder. The Justice Department reported that more than 1,400 people were charged with fraud in 500 cases. More than 700 have been convicted. "We're regaining the upper hand in our fight against healthcare fraud," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The numbers are part of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report, which is submitted to Congress every year.
Holder and Sebelius gave credit to their Medicare Fraud Strike Force teams for tracking down crime in areas with "hot spots" of unexplained Medicare billing. The strike forces include prosecutors and investigators from the FBI, the Justice Department and the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
According to Sebelius, aggressively pursuing health care fraud is a great investment. "Over the last three years, for every dollar we've spent, we've put more than seven dollars back in the hands of American taxpayers," she said. The money goes into the Medicare Trust Fund, the U.S. Treasury and state treasuries.
From 2009 to 2011, the federal government collected $7.20 for every dollar spent on fighting fraud, according to the HHS inspector general. That's an increase from the $5.10 for every dollar spent between 1997 and 2008. "It demonstrates that our collaborative efforts to prevent, identify and prosecute the most egregious instances of health care fraud have never been stronger," Holder said. "Over the years, we've seen that as these crimes harm all of us — government agencies and programs, insurers and healthcare providers, and individual patients."
The Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Teams (HEAT) sent 175 people to prison, with an average sentence of 47 months, according to the Justice Department. The teams were created in 2009. "I expect that we will be expanding those efforts to additional cities," said Peter Budetti, director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Center for Program Integrity.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets aside $350 million in healthcare fraud-fighting funds. One of the law's provisions requires providers and suppliers wishing to participate in the Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program that have been deemed to be at higher risk of fraud or abuse to undergo license checks and site visits to confirm legitimacy.
Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey puts this in historical perspective. According to Richey, "During President Bush's eight years in office, nearly $1.6 billion was recovered on average each year by federal agents and prosecutors. In contrast, the Obama administration has recovered an average $3.6 billion per year during each of the past three years. Fighting healthcare fraud is essential in an administration that is seeking to dramatically increase the level of federal control over the nation's health insurance system.
But it is unclear from the report to what extent the increased recoveries are a function of more efficient law enforcement or simply the rampant nature of fraud against the government. Estimates are that healthcare fraud diverts more than $60 billion a year from public health care to criminal enrichment. Administration officials insist they are bringing fraud, waste, and abuse under control."
In its fiscal year 2013 budget, HHS proposes to continue making progress against healthcare fraud by increasing support through mandatory and discretionary funding. The mandatory funding level is $1.3 billion. HHS is requesting $610 million in discretionary funds. In its FY 2013 budget request, the Justice Department requested $294.5 million in mandatory and discretionary funding to continue the fight against healthcare fraud.
According to Holder, the department's civil division filed 1,000 new civil cases in addition to 1,000 pending actions. The work resulted in $2.4 billion in recoveries under the federal False Claims Act, he said. "These are stunning numbers," Holder said.


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Tennessee has had its share of athletes who have gone on to have successful careers in college and professional sports, but without a doubt one of the most successful is John Majors. As a high school player at Huntland High School, Majors was an outstanding all-around athlete who held the record as State Overall Scoring Leader in football for three consecutive years in 1950, 1951, and 1952.
As a player at the University of Tennessee, Majors led the Volunteers to an undefeated, untied regular season record of 10-0 and an appearance in the Sugar Bowl. While at Tennessee, Majors was All-Southeastern Conference twice and was voted player of the year in the Southeastern Conference twice by the Nashville Banner in 1955 and 1956. Majors was also NCAA All-American; United Press International National Back of the Year, 1956; Atlanta Touchdown Club's SEC back of the year, 1956; and Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1956.
Majors began his professional coaching career with the University of Tennessee as a student-assistant in 1957, becoming an assistant coach in 1958 and 1959. He was assistant coach at Mississippi State from 1960-1963 and was assistant coach at the University of Arkansas from 1964 through 1967, when Arkansas won the National Championship in 1964. As head coach at the Iowa State University, Majors rebuilt the struggling Cyclone football program, taking the team to their first-ever bowl games in 1971 and 1972 and winning Big 8 Coach of the Year in 1971.
Majors would once again rebuild a failing football program as head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, where he took the Pitt Panthers to the Fiesta Bowl in 1973 and ultimately led them to a National Championship 1976, winning National Coach of the Year in both 1973 and 1976. Majors returned to the University of Tennessee in 1977 as head coach of the Volunteer football team. His career with Tennessee would span fifteen years and include ten bowl appearances, seven of which resulted in Tennessee victories; three SEC Championships in 1985, 1989, and 1990; and an overall win/loss record of 116 and 62. Majors was voted Coach of the Year in 1985/86.
Majors returned to the University of Pittsburgh as head coach in 1993, and in 1997 he became Director of Athletics and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh. Majors continues to stay active in college football as speaker, team evaluator, and recruiter.
The John T. Majors Papers, including an original donation and a later addition, consist of 57.5 linear feet of materials. The collection covers the years 1942 through 2007 and consists of correspondence, clippings, playbooks, notebooks, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, plaques, programs, publications, scouting and game reports, audio and video recordings, films, and other miscellaneous items. The original donation of approximately 20 linear feet (excluding audio and video) is also available on microfilm.
John Terrill Majors was born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, into a sports-minded family, although books and music were also prevalent in the Majors home. Family and friends can't remember a time when John, even as a young child, was not engaged in some type of sports activity.
Majors' father, Shirley Inman Majors, was a gifted athlete who excelled in football, basketball, and baseball at Moore County High School, Lynchburg, Tennessee. The elder Majors had a passion for coaching and began his coaching career at Moore County High in 1944. After coaching three years in Lynchburg and two years at Decherd, Tennessee, he was offered the opportunity to restart the football program at Huntland High School, which had not had a team in over twenty years. The elder Majors finished out his coaching career as the head football coach at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, for 21 years and coached the only two undefeated, untied teams in the twentieth century, in 1958 and 1963, at Sewanee.
John Majors began his high school education in 1949 at Lynchburg High School, where he played football as a freshman. Majors' Lynchburg team experienced a dismal season that year, with their only victory being a 18-13 win over his father's Huntland High team in the last game of the season. This loss didn't sit well with the elder Majors, who declared that that it would be the "last dad-blamed time a son of mine plays against me," so he packed up the family and moved them to Huntland. In addition to John, three of his brothers—Joe, Bill, and Larry—also played for their father at Huntland. Between the years 1950 and 1956, Coach Shirley Majors' teams ran up an impressive record of 70 wins, one loss, and one tie.
At Huntland High School under his father's coaching, John Majors was an outstanding athlete: he held the record as State Overall Scoring Leader in football for three consecutive years, from 1950 through 1952. Majors scored 153 points as a sophomore, 161 points as a junior, and 213 points as a senior. For all four of his high school years, Majors scored a combined total of 564 points. In his senior year at Huntland, Majors rushed for 2,550 yards, averaging 17.7 yards per carry, and was named to the All-Midstate team by both the Nashville Banner and Nashville Tennessean.
After his impressive years at Huntland High School, with a senior year that included an incredible 2,550 rushing yards, Majors received a tremendous amount of attention from college recruiters. The majority of the Southeastern Conference schools contacted him, as did as others from Wyoming, Arkansas, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Point. Majors finally narrowed his decision down to the University of Tennessee and Auburn University, and, when he was having a difficult time making up his mind, his mother, John Elizabeth Bobo Majors, said, "Well if there's not any big difference between Tennessee and Auburn one way or the other, I'd just as soon you stayed in the state." Majors' decision to play at the University of Tennessee had been made.
Majors was among the 127 freshmen recruited for the 1953 football season, the last freshmen class recruited by UT's famous coach, General Robert "Bob" Neyland.
As a player at the University of Tennessee, Majors led the Volunteers to an undefeated, untied regular season record of 10-0 and an appearance in the Sugar Bowl. While at Tennessee, Majors was All-Southeastern Conference twice and voted player of the year in the Southeastern Conference twice by the Nashville Banner, in both 1955 and 1956. Majors' honors during his years at Tennessee also included selection as a unanimous All-American; United Press International National Back of the Year, 1956; Atlanta Touchdown Club's SEC back of the year, 1956; and Heisman Trophy Runner-Up in 1956.
Majors took over a struggling football program when he was appointed head coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 1973. He immediately pressed the university administration to increase the number of football scholarships that could be offered, as well as to improve conditions for the players by renovating the existing stadium, building a first-rate locker room and upgrading the training facilities. In an effort to build the Panther team, Majors focused heavily on recruiting, especially in Pennsylvania, and wound up luring the highly rated running back Tony Dorsett to play for Pitt.
With a team built around the outstanding athletic ability of Dorsett as well a number of other stand-out players, Pittsburgh finally had a winning year in 1973, going 6-4-1, and earning themselves a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. Majors was named National Coach of the Year. By 1975 a confident and improved Panther team had finished their season with a 7-4 record and a 33-14 win over a good Kansas team in the Fiesta Bowl.
Before the 1976 season Majors believed that the Pittsburgh team had both the experience and the drive to take them all the way to the National Championship. Majors was proven right when the Panthers finished the season an undefeated 12-0. That year they would go on to play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, beating the Bulldogs 27-3 and winning the National Championship. Majors was again voted National Coach of the Year, and the extraordinary Tony Dorsett won the Heisman Trophy in 1976.
|May 21, born to Shirley Inman and John Elizabeth Bobo Majors in Lynchburg, Tennessee
|Educated in Lynchburg elementary and secondary public schools.
|Moved with family to Huntland, Tennessee
|Graduated from Huntland High School
|Graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
|June-September, played with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League
|Student and, later, assistant football coach at the University of Tennessee
|June 27, married Mary Lynn Barnwell, daughter of C. H. and Esther Barnwell of Chattanooga, Tennessee
|Assistant football coach at Mississippi State University
|Assistant football coach at University of Arkansas
|Head football coach at Iowa State University
|Head football coach at University of Pittsburgh
|Head football coach at University of Tennessee
|Head football coach at University of Pittsburgh
|Director of Athletics and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at University of Pittsburgh
|State Overall Scoring Leader (football) 3 consecutive years: (Huntland H.S., 1950–153 points); (Huntland H.S., 1951– 161 points); (Huntland H.S., 1952–213 points); total points scored in 4 years: 564 points (including Lynchburg, Moore County, TN, in 1949).
|All-SEC football tailback, 1955-1956
|Nashville Banner SEC player of the year, 1955-1956
|Unanimous NCAA All-American in football, 1956
|Heisman Trophy runner-up, 1956
|United Press International National Back of the Year, 1956
|Atlanta Touchdown Club's SEC back-of-the-year, 1956
|Birmingham Quarterback Club's SEC most valuable player, 1956
|Charter Member of State of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (TSHF), as well as all of Majors' immediate family members. (The only family ever inducted in its entirety in the TSHF), 1966/1967
|Big 8 Coach of the Year, 1971
|National Coach of the Year, 1973 (FWAA)
|Winner of the Dapper Dan Award by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1973
|Named to the Birmingham QB Club's Quarter-Century SEC team, 1974
|National Coach of the Year, 1976 (Football Writers of America Association; American Football CoachesAssociation; Washington, DC Touchdown Club; Columbus, OH Touchdown Club; Walter Camp; etc.)
|Southeastern Conference Coach of the year, 1985 (AP, UPI, Nashville Banner, Knoxville Journal)
|Inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame, 1987
|Named to University of Tennessee 's All-Century Team, 1991


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Retired Naval Commander Terrence Sutherland has handled many of the Department of Defense's (DoD) most sensitive issues for over a decade. During his career, Commander Sutherland has acted as the Pentagon spokesman in cases of rape, murder, downed spy planes, terrorist attacks, shootings by military personnel, Saddam Hussein and advanced weapons systems.
Now he will be responsible for the SBA's most pressing and well-publicized issue, random "anomalies" in federal small business contracts that seem to always divert small business contracts to many of the Pentagon's largest prime contractors.
For over a decade, a series of federal investigations and mainstream media stories have chronicled the diversion of billions of dollars every year in federal small business contracts to corporate defense giants around the world. Some of the firms that have been uncovered as receiving federal small business contracts include Rolls Royce, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Bechtel, Finmeccanica in Italy, Thales Group in France and Rosoboronexport in Russia. In 2012, General Dynamics received over $215 million in federal small business contracts.
Commander Sutherland's new job will be to continue the SBA's irrational explanation that each year, for over ten years, many of the largest companies in the world have continued to received billions of dollars in federal small business contracts as the result of random "miscoding, computer glitches, anomalies, mistakes and simple human error."
Commander Sutherland's biggest challenge will no doubt be trying to explain why supposed random errors always report awards to large businesses as small business awards and never the other way around. True random errors would have a random pattern of distribution, like flipping a coin. Commander Sutherland will have to counter the dozens of federal investigations and investigative reports that have found the "anomalies" are actually a pattern of widespread fraud and abuse in federal small business contracting programs, particularly at the DoD.
ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN have all reported on the fraud and abuse in SBA-managed programs.
After investigating the SBA, the Government Accountability Office released Report 10-108 that stated, "By failing to hold firms accountable, the SBA and contracting agencies have sent a message to the contracting community that there is no punishment or consequences for committing fraud."
The American Small Business League also believes someone with Commander Sutherland's background and experience has joined the SBA as part of a major push by the Pentagon to close the SBA to permanently cover up the rampant fraud in Pentagon small business programs.
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Universal Design in Education: Principles and Applications
While courses, technology, and student services are typically designed for the narrow range of characteristics of the average student, the practice of universal design in education (UDE) considers people with a wide range of characteristics in the design of all educational products and environments. UDE goes beyond accessible design for people with disabilities to make all aspects of the educational experience more inclusive for students, parents, staff, instructors, administrators, and visitors with a great variety of characteristics. These characteristics include those related to gender, race and ethnicity, age, stature, disability, and learning style.
Originally applied in the field of architecture and later to commercial products and information technology, UDE applications are relatively new. UDE provides a philosophical framework for the design of a broad range of educational products and environments. These include
- computer and science labs,
- curriculum,
- educational software,
- instruction,
- libraries,
- professional organizations,
- registration options,
- student housing and residential life,
- websites, and
- other student services.
Definition and Principles of UD
The term universal design (UD) was coined by the architect Ronald Mace, who challenged the conventional approach of designing for the average user and provided a design foundation for more accessible and usable products and environments. Mace and other visionaries developed the definition of UD used by the Center for Universal Design (CUD) at North Carolina State University: "the design of products and environments to be usable to the greatest extent possible by people of all ages and abilities" (Story, Mueller, & Mace, 1998). Universal design puts high value on both diversity and inclusiveness.
A group of architects, product designers, engineers, and environmental design researchers at the CUD established seven principles for the universal design of products and environments (The Center for Universal Design, 1997). These principles of UD are listed below. Each is followed by an example of its application.
- Equitable use. The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities. Career services example: Job postings in formats accessible to people with a broad range of abilities, disabilities, ages, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Flexibility in use. The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities. Campus museum example: A design that allows a visitor to choose to read or listen to the description of the contents of display cases.
- Simple and intuitive use. Use of the design is easy to understand, regardless of the user's experience, knowledge, language skills, or current concentration level. Assessment example: Testing in a predictable, straightforward manner.
- Perceptible information. The design communicates necessary information effectively to the user, regardless of ambient conditions or the user's sensory abilities. Dormitory example: An emergency alarm system with visual, aural, and kinesthetic characteristics.
- Tolerance for error. The design minimizes hazards and the adverse consequences of accidental or unintended actions. Instructional software example: A program that provides guidance when the student makes an inappropriate selection.
- Low physical effort. The design can be used efficiently and comfortably and with a minimum of fatigue. Curriculum example: Software with on-screen control buttons that are large enough for students with limited fine motor skills to select easily.
- Size and space for approach and use. Appropriate size and space is provided for approach, reach, manipulation, and use regardless of the user's body size, posture, or mobility. Science lab example: An adjustable table and work area that is usable by students who are right- or left-handed and have a wide range of physical characteristics and abilities.
Universal Design in Education
UD has been applied to many educational products (computers, websites, software, textbooks, and lab equipment) and environments (dormitories, classrooms, student union buildings, libraries, and distance learning courses). Unlike an accommodation for a specific person with a disability, the practice of UDE is proactive and benefits all students, including those who are not receiving disability-related accommodations from the school. The following sections show examples of universal design applications in educational settings: physical spaces, information technology (IT), instruction, and student services.
UD of Physical Spaces
UD can be applied to physical spaces to ensure that they are welcoming, comfortable, accessible, attractive, and functional. Specific considerations should be made for climate, entrances and routes of travel, furniture and fixtures, information resources and technology, and safety.
When UD is applied, individuals with and without disabilities can use the same entrances and of travel routes. The climate is welcoming and accessible for everyone.
For example, in a universally designed classroom furniture is adjustable in height and can be easily arranged for different learning activities and groupings. A universally designed facility includes clear directional signs in large, high-contrast print.
Another example of UD of physical spaces is doors with sensors that automatically open for individuals carrying packages, those using wheelchairs, the elderly who experience weakness, parents pushing baby strollers, and workers using rolling carts to deliver products.
For specific suggestions for creating welcoming, accessible, and usable spaces consult the publication Equal Access: Universal Design of Physical Spaces (Burgstahler, 2007b). Additional information is located in the ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal (Adaptive Environments Center, 1995), Accessible Environments: Toward Universal Design (Mace, Hardie, & Place, 1996), and The Accessible School: Universal Design for Educational Settings (Bar & Galluzzo, 1999).
UD of Information Technology
IT has the potential to level the playing field or widen the gaps in educational and career attainment between individuals who have disabilities (or are from other minority groups) and members of the majority. Design guidelines to assist computer manufacturers and software developers in creating products that are usable by a broad audience were developed by a group of professionals representing different stakeholder groups. Each guideline, listed below, is phrased as an objective followed by examples of how the objective might be achieved.
- Output and Displays. Includes all means of presenting information to the user. The design should maximize the number of people who can
- hear auditory output clearly enough.
- not miss important information if they can't hear.
- have a line of sight to visual output and reach printed output.
- see visual output clearly enough.
- not miss important information if they can't see.
- understand the output (visual, auditory, other).
- view the output display without triggering a seizure.
- Input and Controls. Includes keyboards and all other means of communicating to the device. The design should maximize the number of people who can
- reach the controls.
- find the individual controls or keys if they can't see them.
- read the labels on the controls or keys.
- determine the status or setting of the controls if they can't see them.
- physically operate controls and other input mechanisms.
- understand how to operate controls and other input mechanisms.
- connect special alternative input devices.
- Manipulations. Includes all actions that must be directly performed by a person in concert with the product or for routine maintenance (e.g., inserting disk, loading tape, changing ink cartridge). The design should maximize the number of people who can
- physically insert and remove objects as required to operate a device.
- physically handle and open the product.
- remove, replace, or reposition often-used detachable parts.
- understand how to carry out the manipulations necessary to use the product.
- Documentation. Focuses on operating instructions. The design should maximize the number of people who can
- access the documentation.
- understand the documentation.
- Safety. Includes alarms and other protections from harm. The design should maximize the number of people who can
- perceive hazard warnings.
- use the product without injury due to unperceived hazards or the user's lack of motor control. (Vanderheiden & Vanderheiden, 1992)
Applications of these guidelines to IT have demonstrated that it is possible to create products that are simultaneously accessible to people with a wide range of abilities, disabilities, and other characteristics.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which develops and maintains protocols used on the web to ensure interoperability, is committed to universal design. As expressed by its director, "The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect" (Web Accessibility Initiative, n.d.). The WAI developed Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and checkpoints for the accessible design of websites; the Guidelines rest on four principles: see Cyberlearning white paper for these four. the U.S. Access Board adopted much of the earlier work of the WAI when it developed minimum accessibility standards for IT designed, procured, and used by federal agencies as mandated by the 1998 amendments to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The latest version of the WCAG guidelines, level AA, is commonly used as a standard for web accessibility and guidance for the design of other IT educational institutions.
Many IT companies do not take the full spectrum of user diversity into account when they develop products, unintentionally erecting barriers to their use by people with disabilities and others. Nevertheless, during their procurement process, institutions can express the desire to purchase accessible IT and inquire about the accessibility features of specific products. Once purchased, staff can place computers for students in accessible locations and provide some adjustable tables and commonly used assistive technology.
UD of Instruction
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) focuses its efforts on universal design for learning (UDL), especially as it applies to technology-based curriculum. It defines UDL as "a research-based set of principles that together form a practical framework for using technology to maximize learning opportunities for every student" (Rose & Meyer, 2002, Preface). When UDL is applied, curriculum designers create products to meet the needs of students with a wide range of abilities, learning styles, and preferences. The UDL curriculum "reflects an awareness of the unique nature of each learner and the need to address differences" by offering:
- Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge;
- Multiple means of action and expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know; and
- Multiple means of action and engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation. (CAST)
In 1997, a meeting of researchers and product developers on universal design was convened by ERIC/OSEP Special Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Participants stated, "Publishers should prepare and teachers should select instructional materials that are supportive and inclusive of students who have wide disparities in their abilities to see, hear, speak, read, etc." (Orkwis & Mclane, 1998, p. 13). The group recommended the following first steps for curriculum developers and teachers:
- Provide all text in digital format.
- Provide captions for all audio.
- Provide educationally relevant descriptions for images and graphical layouts.
- Provide captions and educationally relevant descriptions for video.
- Provide cognitive supports for content and activities:
- Summarize big ideas.
- Provide scaffolding for learning and generalization.
- Build fluency through practice.
- Provide assessments for background knowledge.
- Include explicit strategies to make clear the goals and methods of instruction.
(Orkwis & McLane, 1998, pp. 14-15)
These suggestions are consistent with UD and UDL principles. Unfortunately, most instructional software available today does not apply these recommendations. Instead of including flexible features that provide access to students with disabilities, they continue to unintentionally erect barriers to the curriculum.
UD, UDL, and WCAG principles can be applied to all aspects of instruction—teaching techniques, curricula, assessment—as indicated in the following guidelines. (For details, see the publication and video Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction).
- Class Climate. Adopt practices that reflect high values with respect to both diversity and inclusiveness.
- Interaction. Encourage regular and effective interactions between students and the instructor and ensure that communication methods are accessible to all participants.
- Physical Environments and Products. Ensure that facilities, activities, materials, and equipment are physically accessible to and usable by all students and that all potential student characteristics are addressed in safety considerations.
- Delivery Methods. Use multiple, accessible instructional methods that are accessible to all learners.
- Information Resources and Technology. Ensure that course materials, notes, and other information resources are engaging, flexible, and accessible for all students.
- Feedback. Provide specific feedback on a regular basis.
- Assessment. Regularly assess student progress using multiple, accessible methods and tools and adjust instruction accordingly.
- Accommodation. Plan for accommodations for students whose needs are not met by the instructional design. (Burgstahler, 2017a)
UD of Student Services
UD can be applied to student services to make them accessible to and usable by all students. These services include computer labs, libraries, admissions, registration, financial aid, advising, career services, housing, tutoring and learning centers, and student organizations. When universal design is applied, everyone feels welcome, is able to get to the facility and maneuver within it, access materials and electronic resources, and participate in events and other activities. Efforts should be made in the following areas. (For details, see Equal Access: Universal Design of Student Services.)
- Planning, Policies, and Evaluation. Consider diversity issues as you plan and evaluate services.
- Physical Environments and Products. Ensure physical access, comfort, and safety within an environment that is welcoming to visitors with a variety of abilities, racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and ages.
- Staff. Make sure staff are prepared to work with all students.
- Information Resources and Technology. Ensure that publications and websites welcome a diverse group and content is accessible to everyone.
- Events. Ensure that everyone can participate in events sponsored by the organization. (Burgstahler, 2018c)
Further Information About UDE
Check out more information about applications of universal design and The Center for Universal Design in Education. The book Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice published by Harvard Education Press shares perspectives of UD leaders nationwide.`
Adaptive Environments Center. (1995). ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal. Boston: Author.
Bar, L., & Galluzzo, J. (1999). The accessible school: Universal design for educational settings. Berkeley, CA: MIG Communications.
Burgstahler, S. (2017a). Equal access: Universal design of instruction. Seattle: University of Washington.
Burgstahler, S. (2017b). Equal access: Universal design of physical spaces. Seattle: University of Washington.
Burgstahler, S. (2018). Equal access: Universal design of student services. Seattle: University of Washington.
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST).
The Center for Universal Design in Education.
The Center for Universal Design (1997). The principles of universal design, Version 2.0. Raleigh: North Carolina State University.
Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508).
Mace, R. L., Hardie, G. J., & Place, J. P. (1996). Accessible environments: Toward universal design. Raleigh: North Carolina State University.
Orkwis, R., & McLane, K. (1998). A curriculum every student can use: Design principles for student access. ERIC/OSEP Topical Brief. Reston, VA: ERIC/OSEP Special Project on Interagency Information Dissemination. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED423654).
Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the digital age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Schwab, C. (2004). A stroll through the universal-designed smart home for the 21st century. Exceptional Parent, 34(7), 24-29.
Story, M. F., Mueller, J. L., & Mace, R. L. (1998). The universal design file: Designing for people of all ages and abilities. Raleigh, North Carolina State University.
Vanderheiden, G. C., & Vanderheiden, K. R. (1992). Guidelines for the design of consumer products to increase their accessibility to people with disabilities or who are aging (Working Draft 1.7). University of Wisconsin–Madison, Trace Research and Development Center.
Web Accessibility Initiative (n.d.). Cambridge, MA: World Wide Web Consortium.
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Every time user calls in, we log it as the new incident. Or we update an existing incident.
What happens when one major business service goes down? Do we log every call from a different user as a new incident?
Are these just related incidents or there is only one incident? What are calls?
I have seen a few interesting discussions on the Net about the technology of Service Desk Incident logging.
Incident Management is the oldest and most chewed up process in all IT Service Management. Everyone does Incident Management. Maybe not Capacity Management or IT Financial Management, but Incident Management is in phase 1 of most ITSM/ITIL implementations. So it is the best defined and best known process. Everyone interested in ITSM knows everything about it. Right?
What was the definition of an incident? Here are some:
- ITIL V2: any event which is not part of the standard operation of a service and which causes, or may cause, an interruption to, or a reduction in, the quality of that service.
- ITIL V3: An unplanned interruption to an IT service or reduction in the quality of an IT service. Failure of a configuration item that has not yet impacted service is also an incident, for example failure of one disk from a mirror set.
- MOF: Failure of a service or component to provide a feature it was designed to deliver.
So consider a few scenarios:
- User cannot log in, she forgot her password. Service Desk creates a incident ticket and resolves it in a first call. Splendid.
- User has a problem with his PC. Service Desk assigns a technician on that incident . Technician visits the customer, resolves the incident and SD closes it.
- Print server goes down. No one in the headquarters can print. Imagine the legal department people. Sales girls and their Tenders & Invoices... Hell must be a nicer place to be. Phones are off the hook, percentage of unanswered calls goes up fast.
So then, is every new call from a panicking user a new incident? Or it is just one incident, and many end user calls (inquiries?). Read ITIL books V2 and V3 all you want and you won't find the answer.
V2 books are in favor of rule that every new call is an incident. OK maybe if the same contact person calls a second time, then it can (maybe) be logged in the same Incident record. But, another person, another Incident.
V3 broke Incident management into new Incident Management and Request Fulfillment with an eye on Event Management. So everything is not an incident any more, it can be an user request. Which doesn't help us here much. Every call about the incident is still an incident by our good ITIL books. And that's best practice. Sort of.
ITIL Service Management sure has some place for improvement here. What I feel sorry for is that authors of V3 strived to cover as much new territory they could (Knowledge Management? Strategy Generation?), creating more ambiguity and material which will need improvement, and flaws of the basic processes remain uncovered. Best practice system should cover such basic scenarios as above mentioned.
What happens in example above, if every call is an incident? All incidents are logged and categorized. A lot of them.
If a mail server went down, is it a new incident every time user notices he can't send mail? No, of course not. It's ONE incident, i.e. one interruption of the mail service. In a good Service Desk environment this incident will often be recorded before any user notices it. The amount of users impacted will only influence Priority of the incident, (remember, Impact X Urgency), not the number of incidents.
This is a nice question I have asked every ITIL trainer/consultant I've met, and I've always had fun.
In my company, Service Desk has an Incident Management tool which enables us to log an Incident. All later calls from the same contact person (department) are logged as updates of that incident.
All later calls from new persons regarding that incident (mail server down!) are creating new tickets which are connected to that first incident. These related tickets are not considered incidents, we call them simply "tickets".
When the original incident is resolved, an original contact person for that incident is asked to confirm. Incident is then closed, and all associated tickets too. All contact persons from these tickets get a notification about the closure and are asked to reopen the incident if they feel their service is not yet restored.
Some tools on the market even have special entities, "Calls", which are linked to an initial Incident in a similar manner. Some other tools are at least able to interlink incidents so that when the original one is resolved, SD people can at resolve related incidents one by one, "on foot".
This scenario can repeat quite often in enterprise Incident Management, even in mid-sized managed service companies. So it would be nice if someone explained it to good ITIL best practices author.
This will also be the case if your contact defines a business unit associated with the incident, and the reporting tool regards incidents as service disruptions on associated business units. Here the value of a good Service Catalog/Portfolio comes to the fore.
Sometimes this vagueness is justified by "descriptive, non prescriptive" nature of ITIL. Well in my humble opinion, if something is called best practice, then it should describe the best practice of common events.
It would be very nice if this issue gets to be addressed in the next ITIL release, don't you agree?
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