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Amid all of the buzz around cloud technology, it is critical for IT organizations to understand the economic aspects of this technology beyond differences between CapEx and OpEx that have been discussed ad nauseam.
In this recent post, I made the point that comparing cloud to dedicated or physical servers is akin to comparing buying versus renting a car. The fundamental idea in this analogy is that there is a role for every technology, and while you can force fit a use case to a technology or business model, you will get inferior results.
The public cloud is optimal for new projects, for projects where bursting is needed either because the workload is variable in nature, because it is unpredictable or because it needs to scale fast. Yet, at scale, for stable workloads, dedicated servers clearly have the edge. And then, at very large scale, a private cloud sometimes is more economically advantageous than either public cloud or dedicated.
This is not merely theoretical. Over the past few years we have seen this pattern emerge quite clearly from our customers. We have seen customers move through this process in multiple directions based on the economics of their specific workloads.
Here is the bottom line: Once an organization is spending somewhere between $15,000 and $25,000 on public cloud alone, there is a good chance they will see performance and economic benefits by moving to dedicated infrastructure – provided the workloads are stable and don't require cloud-specific services. With a hybrid cloud, these organizations can get the best of both worlds by hosting the stable parts of their workloads on dedicated servers and the bursting or unpredictable components in a public cloud.
Similarly, organizations that spend somewhere around $100,000 a month on dedicated infrastructure should consider a private cloud, as it could give them a significant economic advantage while retaining many of the benefits of public cloud. And again, with a hybrid cloud, these organizations can combine a private cloud, dedicated and public cloud to get the best of all worlds.
The graphic below is a nice representation of a chart I drew on the back of a napkin when having this conversation a few days ago:
There are no absolutes – I am not trying to say the public cloud is not economically viable at scale or that everything will end on a private cloud in the future. There are many other considerations such as performance requirements, security, compliance and support that influence the right choice in infrastructure. Further, with hybrid cloud it is likely that a workload will combine more than one model; for example, dedicated infrastructure for stable aspects of the workload that need to meet compliance requirements or need high performance, and public cloud for more variable aspects of a workload.
Each deployment model has a sweet spot in relation to the scale of an application and it is wise to understand the economic aspects of these technologies when making infrastructure decisions and planning for the future.
At Rackspace we have helped many organizations go through this evolution and we offer advice and best practices to help our customers think about these decisions. Larger IT organizations, for example, can benefit from an application profiling workshop to get an assessment of the right fit for their application.
Many of our customers have gone through this typical evolution: when a company (or a project) is created, it is easy to start small on the cloud. Public cloud has been incredibly transformational for startups (both in Silicon Valley and for teams within large companies). Having instant access to compute and storage, on demand, without having to invest capital is fantastic.
These same organizations may experience challenges once they grow. They may find that scaling their cloud deployments introduces a level of complexity, over-provisioning and spending that is not optimal. HubSpot, to name a specific example, looked at its application portfolio and moved certain aspects of its workloads to private clouds, and some others to dedicated servers while leaving some in the cloud. The end result, according to HubSpot CIO Jim O'Neil, is four times the efficiency for half the cost.
HubSpot is not an exception. It is a case that exemplifies a pattern we see regularly, where IT departments realize that public cloud can be wonderful, but is not necessarily the right technology to support every workload. More and more companies are taking a second look at the alternatives before making technology decisions, and that's a really good thing.


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Well-trained and highly qualified trainers are a vital part of the intercollegiate athletic experience at San Diego City College. The training staff at SDCC includes:
Lori has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Athletic Training, from San Diego State University. She is certified by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. Lori obtained her Masters Degree in Education from Azuza Pacific University.
Born and raised in San Diego, she graduated from Madison High School and Mesa College. She started her career at City College, filling in for the athletic trainer, who went on maternity leave. Lori continued in a part time status working mostly with the Men's Basketball Program until March of 1999, when she joined the Athletic Medicine Staff, working with all the athletes in our program.
Lori also has worked at the Arco Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista in the sports medicine department. She had the opportunity to deal with athletes on all levels, from developmental to elite status. As a member of the sports medicine pool for the US Field Hockey Association, she often travels with both the men's and women's National Teams. These journeys have taken her to Europe, Canada, and across the United States.
Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) are specialists in the prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and are recognized by the American Medical Association as Allied Health Care Providers. It is a challenging and rewarding field for people who love sports. Do you know that career opportunities exist at every level of competition? From high school to professional sports, there will always be a need for a dedicated, certified athletic trainer. Call the San Diego City College Training Room for more information at (619) 388-3750.
The San Diego City College Athletic Medicine Program has internship positions open for anyone interested in becoming a Student Athletic Training Intern. There is no previous experience necessary to apply. We are always looking for reliable, professional people that are available in the afternoons and evenings. For more information please call (619) 388-3750 or email Lori Ray.
If you are a new or returning San Diego City College student-athlete, you are required to fill out the forms linked below. Please return your completed forms to the Training Department. For more information please call (619) 388-3750 or email Lori Ray.
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Medariya needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 102 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
This is a project to create a logo for a startup company called, Medariya.
Medariya is an Indian based company developing a revolutionary web based medical tourism facilitator that connects patients in the U.S. to hospitals and doctors abroad. With a focus in India, Medariya promotes the highest quality and affordable medical procedures in India.
Words to describe our brand in marketplace: safe, secure, premiere, trusted, transparent and customer focus oriented
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Our main target audience is the working and retired US population.
Our tag line: ' Travel for Care' should be there in the logo
The logo must be unique and different from anything else. This must be a completely different design than has not been seen before.
The logo will mostly be used on the website and since we haven't started the web designing project, it should look good on a white background, but also a darker background as well without changing the colors of the logo.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
If we accept your design, we expect to have all the rights to use and/or alter this logo.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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Animal Inspired Furnishings
As a child, I did not have pets, and in general, I get a little nervous with other people's pets (just a little). Perhaps, the absence of household animals growing up explains my affinity four furnishings inspired by animals. Here are five examples of animal inspired furnishings that I just adore. All of these examples are modern and witty, and I would love to add any of them into my dream apartment.


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"The Book of Mormon" and "Once," Broadway musicals that dominated the two most recent Tony Awards, will come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa during the three-venue complex's 2013-14 season.
Bernadette Peters (Oct. 11) and Patti LuPone (March 22, 2014) are the season's top Broadway concert divas, each performing in Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis plays Segerstrom Concert Hall (March 14, 2014), and five other jazz offerings are set for the 500-seat Samueli Theater.
The Center's signature international dance series will offer four programs, including the world premiere of "Diana Vishneva: On the Edge" (Nov. 6-10), in which the star ballerina (pictured) will dance new works tailored for her by Carolyn Carlson and Jean-Christophe Maillot. Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will give Maillot's interpretation of "Swan Lake" its American premiere (Feb. 27-March 2, 2014).
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev will team for a mixed program that includes a scene from "La Bayadere" and the world premiere of a piece by the dancers' American Ballet Theater colleague, Marcelo Gomes (Jan. 24-26, 2014). Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs highlights from its repertoire (March 27-30, 2014).
"The Book of Mormon" (May 13-25, 2014) and "Once" (Aug. 19-31, 2014) highlight a season's roster of 11 musicals in the center's biggest venue, 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall. "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" (Oct. 22-27), "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" (March 18-23, 2014) "Ghost: the Musical" (July 22-Aug. 3, 2014) and Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of "The Wizard of Oz" (Feb. 11-23, 2014) will be first-time arrivals in Costa Mesa. There's also a new touring production of Webber and Tim Rice's "Evita," (Dec. 10-22).
Returning touring shows are "Jersey Boys," (June 24-July 13, 2014) "Chicago" (Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2014) "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" (Jan. 14-19, 2014) and "Mamma Mia!" (April 8-13, 2014).
Opera fans who miss Opera Pacific, the center's resident company that folded in 2008, will have the consolation of three operas in concert form at Segerstrom Concert Hall: two by Los Angeles Opera, presented by the Segerstrom Center, and one under the aegis of the Pacific Symphony, which announced its own season separately earlier this month.
During its fully staged run of "Falstaff" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Nov. 9-Dec. 1), L.A. Opera will hop on the freeways to render Verdi's opera in concert form in O.C. on Nov. 26, helping to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. It'll do the same for Jules Massenet's "Thais" (May 27, 2014), with Placido Domingo starring as the monk Athanael opposite soprano Nino Machaidze as the titular courtesan. The fully-staged L.A. version runs May 17-June 7, 2014.
Pacific Symphony's Verdi outing will be three performances of "La Traviata" (Feb. 20-25, 2014).
Film music is the focus of the orchestra's annual American Composers' Festival (May 8-10, 2014), featuring works by contemporary composers Elliot Goldenthal and Hans Zimmer and classic film composer Bernard Herrmann.
Featured soloists in Pacific Symphony's season at Segerstrom Concert Hall are violinists Sarah Chang (April 10-12, 2014) and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Jan. 9-11, 2014), and pianists Conrad Tao (Sept. 26-28), Joyce Yang (Dec. 12-14), Alexander Toradze (Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2014) and Yulianna Avdeeva (March-27-29, 2014).
The Segerstrom Center-presented classical series in Samueli Theater offers one-nighters with the Pacifica Quartet with Marc-Andre Hamelin (Oct. 6), Jeffrey Kahane, Joseph Swenson and Carter Brey (Dec. 12), Emerson String Quartet (Jan. 10, 2014), St. Lawrence String Quartet (Feb. 20, 2014) and Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players (March 16, 2014).
Another Segerstrom Center classical music tenant, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, announced its 2013-14 season in January.
Samueli Theater jazz concerts are ACS: Geri Allen, Terry Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding (Oct. 25-26), McCoy Tyner and Joe Lovano (Jan. 17-18, 2014) and Segerstrom Center debuts for Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club (Sept.17), organist Dr. Lonnie Smith (Feb. 21-22, 2014) and the Fred Hersch Trio (May 2-3, 2014).
Samueli Theater cabaret shows are Marilyn Maye and Clint Holmes (Nov. 14-16), Peter Gallagher (Feb. 13-15, 2014) and Jimmy Webb and Maureen McGovern (April 11-13, 2014).
A family series in Samueli Theater aimed at kids 4 to 7 years old includes folk singers the Okee Dokee Brothers (Dec. 7-8), a show based on the bedtime book "I'm Still Awake, Still" (Feb. 8-9, 2014), "Cre8tion – Fluff," about lost toys finding a new home (April 5-6, 2014), "The Little Prince" by Bristol Riverside Theatre (April 26-27) and Lightwire Theater's "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" (May 17-18, 2014).
The series for children 7 and older includes Perth Theatre Company's "The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik" (Oct. 18-20) and "The Intergalactic Nemesis – Book Two: Robot Planet Rising" (Nov. 9-10), both in Samueli Theater, plus tickets to "Disney's Beauty and the Beast."
Segerstrom Center will send renewal notices to current subscribers; dates for new subscription sales will be announced, and single tickets go on sale about six weeks before the performance dates. Information: scfta.org or (714) 556-2787.
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Exito" The Castillo family deals with a number of problems, including the hospitalization of don Fernando.G
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Arts In Every Classroom: A Workshop for Elementary School Teachers, The "Workshop 8. Building On New Ideas" More documentary segments show further work by the team members with their students, among themselves, and with colleagues. The end-of-year discussions continue, with team members reflecting on how their new initiatives in the arts have affected them and their schools, and offering advice for other teachers who want to bring the arts into their own classrooms. D
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Vectors" Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also where and which way. D
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Mechanical Universe And Beyond, The "Newton's Laws" Newton lays down the laws of force, mass, and acceleration. D
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Biography of America, A "Fifties" World War II is fought to its bitter end in the Pacific and the world lives with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. Professor Miller continues the story as veterans return from the war and create new lives for themselves in the '50s. The GI Bill, Levittown, civil rights, the Cold War, and rock 'n' roll are discussed. D
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Biography of America, A "Sixties" Professor Scharff weaves the story of the Civil Rights movement with stories of the Vietnam War and Watergate to create a portrait of a decade. Lyndon Johnson emerges as a pivotal character, along with Stokely Carmichael, Fanny Lou Hamer, and other luminaries of the era. D
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Design Squad "Got Game?" Challenged to come up with a way to cover all the angles of a basketball game via remote-controlled cameras, the teams dive into action and compete to prove who has got (the whole) game.G
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Biz Kid$ "What to Do with a Windfall" Congratulations - you have a windfall! Now what? Take a look at some investment alternatives and how to evaluate them based on time, risk, and rate of return. Meet several young entrepreneurs who were faced with a financial opportunity and see where they decided to invest their money. D
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The Electric Company "The Limerick Slam" Jessica and Manny compete in the annual Limerick Slam. D
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Cyberchase "Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets" Digit and the kids must help Shari Spotter (of Frogsnorts School for Sorcerers) make the magical Cosmic Crumpets before Hacker crashes the Sorcerer's Ball and becomes the most powerful magician in Cyberspace!. D
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Essential Pepin "Economical Offal" Pork Liver Pate; Roast Sausage With Potatoes; Braised Sweetbreads In Mirepoix; Braised Tongue With Lentils. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Irish Comfort Classics" Host Christopher Kimball heads into the test kitchen with test cook Julia Collin Davison to update a classic recipe for Shepherd's Pie. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite quirky kitchen gadgets. Then, Chris answers questions from viewers. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Pan Searing" In this episode, Martha demonstrates how to pan sear, a technique that produces consistently satisfying - and quick - meats and fish. Pan searing involves browning food quickly over high heat so it develops a nice crust and locks in the flavor and juiciness. Martha shares her technique for pan-seared scallops with lemon-caper sauce and offers recipes for crisp-skinned salmon filet, pan-seared steak with mustard-cream sauce and Muscovy duck breasts with port-wine reduction. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Argentina Remembered" Craving the bold flavors she tasted in Argentina, Joanne shows her student Leigh how to give grilled skirt steak a boost with a fresh and zesty chimichurri sauce. And potatoes get the double treatment of roasting and grilling becoming twice as flavorful. Recipes: Gazpacho Salad, Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri, Roasted and Grilled Potatoes. D
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Hometime "Timber Shed Roof Framing" The crew pre-builds timber frame style roof trusses inside and re-assembles them on site as shed construction continues. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca" Rick marvels at El Greco, pops some explosive pickles, and rambles medieval walls.G
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "The Shrine at Czestochowa, Poland" Wolf visits the monastery that has been a destination for pilgrims for more than 600 years.G
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Essential Pepin "Economical Offal" Pork Liver Pate; Roast Sausage With Potatoes; Braised Sweetbreads In Mirepoix; Braised Tongue With Lentils. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Irish Comfort Classics" Host Christopher Kimball heads into the test kitchen with test cook Julia Collin Davison to update a classic recipe for Shepherd's Pie. Next, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite quirky kitchen gadgets. Then, Chris answers questions from viewers. D
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Great American Seafood Cook-Off Fires blazed and seafood sizzled as New Orleans hosted the fifth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in August 2008. During the two-day competition, 15 chefs from 14 different states prepared their best dishes using the seafood indigenous to their state. Famed New Orleans chef John Besh, the winner of the 2004 competition and the 2006 James Beard Foundation's Best Chef of the Southeast, hosted the event. D
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Kimchi Chronicles "The Seafood Chronicles" Diving into one of the most amazing Korean traditions, Jean-Georges visits with the Haenyos of Jeju Island, who free-dive for seafood off the rocky coast. Jean-Georges feasts on fresh sea urchin, a dream breakfast for a world-renowned chef. Then, he enjoys a fortifying seafood stew at Baekrok Haegwon restaurant, a Korean-style bouillabaisse filled with clams and crab. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Highlights of Castile: Toledo and Salamanca" Rick marvels at El Greco, pops some explosive pickles, and rambles medieval walls.G
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Learning Math: Patterns, Functions & Algebra "Algebraic Thinking" Begin to explore what it means to think algebraically and learn to use algebraic thinking skills to make sense of different situations. This session covers describing situations through pictures, charts, graphs, and words; interpreting and drawing conclusions from graphs; and creating graphs to match written descriptions of real-life situations.G
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Learning Math: Patterns, Functions & Algebra "Patterns In Context" Explore the processes of finding, describing, explaining, and predicting using patterns. Topics covered include how to determine if patterns in tables are uniquely described and how to distinguish between closed and recursive descriptions. This session also introduces the idea that there are many different conceptions of what algebra is.G


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BRANCHVILLE – The Branchville Conservation Club house will host several events in May.
Go-cart racing is planned for May 14. Registration begins at 3 p.m. followed by qualifying. Racing starts at 5 in the club arena. Entry fee is $25. Refreshments will be available.
For more information, call Jerry Guillaume at 843-5885 or Judd Brown at 719-9072
The club will host trap shooting at 2 p.m. May 15. The event starts at 2 p.m. For more information, call Mike Hess at 843-4878
PERRY COUNTY – Catholic Charities is conducting a Mother's Day appeal to benefit its Matrix Lifeline Program.
Matrix Lifeline assists pregnant women and women with babies. The program offers assistance with diapers, formula, baby beds and maternity and baby clothes for children up to the age of 2. Donations of formula, diapers and baby wipes will be appreciated. Items can be dropped off at Catholic Charities at 802 Ninth St. in Tell City. For more information, call JoAnn Smith at Catholic Charities at 547-0903.
Tell City Knights of Columbus Council 1172 served its traditional soup Saturday, generating lines of fans in front of the council home on Tell Street. Just more than a kettle was left by early afternoon. Grilled-chicken dinners were also served as part of the yearly fundraiser.
CANNELTON – 2012 will mark the 175th year of Cannelton's incorporation as a city. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Cannelton Foundation is planning an organizational meeting for anyone interested in serving on the planning committee at 6 p.m. May 17, in the Cannelton City Council chambers.
Volunteers will help plan activities and special events for the 175th birthday of Cannelton.
The celebration will be centered around the annual Heritage Festival Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
The Perry County News is pleased to announce events of local interest as a service to our readers and the community. Information should be sent to The News at P.O. Box 309, Tell City, IN 47586. Information can also be faxed to 547-2847 or e-mailed to email@example.com. Please include a telephone number.
TELL CITY – On April 19, the Tell City-Perry County Public Library Young Adult Department hosted its second Story Mania Read-Aloud featuring the winners of the Story Mania short story writing contest.
Guidelines were taken to all area junior and senior high schools at the beginning of January and teens in seventh through 12th grades were invited to write short stories for the contest.
Tell City American Legion Post 213 donated a new flag pole to be placed in Sunset Park in Tell City. The pole was raised April 4. Mulzers Crushed Stone donated the concrete needed to secure the pole and the Tell City Street Department donated time and labor to hoist the pole with the American Flag.
TELL CITY – The fourth annual Charlie Tuggle Poker Run is set for Saturday, with Braunie's Bar in Tell City hosting the event.
All bikes are due out by 11 a.m. and due in by 4:30 p.m. All vehicles are welcome.
Entry is $10 per hand or $15 per double. There will be door prizes, half pot and food. All proceeds will go to Schreiber Family Charities and Shriners Hospital for Children.
For more information call 547-7917 or 547-8803. In case of rain, the poker run will be held Sunday.
TELL CITY – The Tell City-Perry County Public Library is celebrating National Children's Book Week, Monday through Saturday, May 7. National Children's Book Week is a special opportunity for libraries all across the country to promote the joy of reading to kids.
This is a Cannelton High School basketball team from the early 1930s. Team members are (front row, from left) Carl Danhauer, George Kays, Bob Cummings, Earl Danhauer and James Mullen. Back row: Coach Clarence McSwain, Maurice Mason, Joe Lasher, Thompson, Willard Walls and Russell Wagner.
TELL CITY – A yard sale and bake sale will be held Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 213 in Tell City.
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor the sales. Proceeds are to be used locally to benefit veterans.
Anyone wishing to donate items may bring them to the American Legion Post 213 during the regular business hours on or before Thursday.
The Perry County News is pleased to announce events of local interest as a service to our readers and the community. Information should be sent to The News at P.O. Box 309, Tell City, IN 47586. Information can also be faxed to 547-2847 or e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include a telephone number.
FULDA – The Fulda Sportsman Club will host its second annual craft show at the club Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
New events this year will be a car show and cornhole tournament. Registration for the car show will be from 7 a.m. until noon with prizes to be awarded in various classes. Other entertainment will be a Kiddie Tractor pull beginning at 11 a.m.
Breakfast, barbecued chicken and pork-chop dinners, burgers and drinks will be available throughout the day.
Cannelton Booster Club to meet today at Lawson's
CANNELTON – The Cannelton Booster Club will hold an information meeting for all members at 3:30 p.m. today.
The meeting will be at Lawson's Bar & Grill in the family dining room.
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TELL CITY – The Maurices Relay for Life team will hold a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the store in Tell City.
PERRY COUNTY – The annual medicine cabinet clean out day has been set for April 30 from 8 a.m. to noon throughout Perry County.
The two locations for drop outs will be at the Tell City Fire Department in Tell City and the Perry County Family Practice in Leopold.
TELL CITY – The annual Farm Toy Show and Farm Scene Display contest, sponsored by the Perry County 4-H Fairgrounds Committee, will be held Saturday at the fairgrounds. The event will be held inconjuction with an annual consignment auction. All money raised will benefit the 4H fairgrounds.
Doors will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is $1 per person; children 6 years old and under get in for free .Winners of a farm scene-contest will be announced at 2 p.m. the day of the show.
PERRY COUNTY – Perry County Junior Women will host a Craft Night for anyone interested in finding out more about the group, said membership recruitment chair Renate Jobst.
The craft night will be 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, in the Fifth Third Bank meeting room. Light refreshments will be served. Membership is open to anyone but voting rights are limited to persons between the ages of 18 and 40.
TELL CITY – The fourth annual Charlie Tuggle Poker Run is set for April 30 with Braunie's Bar in Tell City hosting the event.
All bikes are due out by 11 a.m. and are due in by 4:30 p.m. All vehicles are welcome. Entry is $10 per hand or $15 per double. There will be door prizes, half pot and food.
All proceeds go to Schreiber Family Charities and Shriners Childrens Hospital.
For more information call 547-7917 or 547-8803. In case of rain, the poker run will be held May 1.
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"Oh, wow! He's so small!" It was a comment that Tina Brown heard every time she took her baby, Thatcher, out of the house.
Of course, Thatcher was small. He was born 12 weeks early, at 2 pounds, 5 ounces, because of pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy condition in which the mother develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine in the late second or third trimester. He spent 71 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, before finally going home.
The comments were innocent enough, but on a bad day, Brown said they irked her.
"I don't think people understand the struggle when a baby is born so early," said Brown, 27, of Rockland, Ill. "A lot of people think, 'Oh they came out early, now they're fine,' but every day, it's a struggle for them to gain weight and survive. But I understand that people don't know unless they've experienced it."
For Deb Discenza, hearing, "Look, she's back from the NICU. You need to relax," from friends and family made her angry after her daughter, Becky, born 10 weeks early in 2003, finally came home.
But once a baby is home, many parents are far from relaxed.
"These parents lose any sense of a normal pregnancy," said Discenza, co-author of "The Preemie Parent's Survival Guide to the NICU." "They likely didn't have a baby shower, and that normal exciting baby feeling is tossed out the window and replaced with doctors appointments, home nurse visits, medical equipment going off, and wondering whether they should call 911."
"There's a whole spectrum of inappropriate comments while a preemie is in the NICU and when the baby is finally out," said Discenza.
Now, a new report from Inspire.com, an online patient community website, found that those insensitive or ignorant comments have a very real impact on the parents of premature infants. Out of 630 preemie parents who responded to an online survey, more than half said they had experienced insensitive comments about their baby, contributing to feelings of stress and isolation.
"We really felt like this is one of those things that you don't know about it until you're involved in it in a very personal way," said Brian Loew, CEO of Inspire. "We hope that the rest of the world will see this and understand that this is an important issue."
"We also hope that others will get a sense that their own experience is not all that unique, and they're not the only ones dealing with this," he said. "That can help enormously."
About 20 percent of the respondents said that they had lost relationships with one or more people who were important to them. And experts said women who gave birth to children prematurely were at a much higher risk of experiencing postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
"For most families of premature infants, the birth of a new child is no longer just an exciting event, but a complex event that mixes joy with fear, concern [and] disappointment," said Dr. Ian Holzman, chief of the division of newborn medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. "Most of their friends and relatives have little concept of either life in a NICU or the future uncertainties that face premature infants as they grow and develop. "
While most pregnancies last around 40 weeks, infants are considered premature if they are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, according to the March of Dimes. Preemies are at increased risk for several medical complications, including respiratory distress syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, jaundice, anemia and infections, because their immune systems are not mature enough to fight off bacteria and viruses.
Preemie Parents Face Isolation
"I would advise parents to be honest with their friends and relatives," said Holzman. "It is OK to show both love and concern. Parents must accept, to some degree, the inability of others to understand the situation. The same communication issues that arise when someone tells you they have cancer-- especially, if it is incurable -- apply in the setting of a preemie."
Some NICUs have already recognized and attempted to curb the problems that arise from insensitivity and inappropriateness by creating literature and counseling for the parents of preemies, along with their family and friends.
"Over the last few years, the health care providers are understanding that these parents are going through post traumatic stress disorder and should be treated as such, with lots of counseling through their baby's NICU course, as well as after discharge," said Dr. Siva Subramanian, a professor of pediatrics and an ob-gyn at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C.
Subramanian said one of the first points of discussion is the guilt that often comes along with giving birth to a preemie, and it's important to make sure mothers and fathers realized that the baby was not born early because of something they did wrong.
"We also provide psychological counseling, especially for those whose babies will be staying for a longer time or are sicker, even though all parents whose baby is in the NICU, regardless how sick or not ,will feel a tremendous pain and suffering and grieving.
"After taking care of details about the course of their baby, we talk about how others-- relatives, friends or strangers-- will not understand what just happened to them and help them plan the coming days as to how to handle those issues with other," he said.
"Because we are all complex," said Holzman, "it is especially hard for friends and relatives to know how they should approach families of a premature."


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In Mathematical ModelingFor each of the following problems, describe a model. Identify the important factors or quantities, decide on which quantities will be the main variables, which ones should be auxiliary variables. What are the underlying assumptions? Would you try to model this situation by a stochastic method (probability or combinatorics), a dynamic method (calculus or differential equations), by a linear programming method, a statisical method, a geometrical method (topology, symmetry, proportionality) or something else? How are the variables related, what additional information would you need to make a better model? Can you construct any graphs (either in the sense of functions or graph theory), diagrams , charts or other visual representations that might be useful?
In those cases in which some structure is already given (such as problem 2) try to write out some of the equations for the model.
1. What is the Sonoma County Hospital worth?
2. Construct a model for an epidemic; assume that the population is partitioned into four mutually exclusive subgroups:
3. How would the assumption that some people are naturally immune affect your model in Problem #2? How would the assumption that some people can be reinfected affect your model in Problem #2?
4. The Aztec Refining Company produces two types of unleaded gasoline, regular and premium, which it sells to its chain of service stations for $12 and $14 per barrel, respectively. Both types are blended from Aztec's inventory of refined domestic oil and refined foreign oil, and must meet the following specifications:
Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum Vapor Octane Demand Deliveries Pressure Rating bbl/wk bbl/wkWhat quantities of the two oils should Aztec blend into the two gasolines in order to maximize weekly profit?
Regular 23 88 100000 50000
Premium 23 93 20000 5000
The characteristics of the refined oils in inventory are as follows:
Vapor Octane Inventory Cost Pressure Rating bbl $/bbl
Domestic 25 87 40000 8
Foreign 15 98 60000 15
(This problem is from Operations Research by Richard Bronson, Schaum Outline Series, McGraw-Hill
5. There was a certain pond. One day, 20 fishes were caught in it and the next day 10. How many would one expect to catch on the third day?
6. Consider cars traveling along a roadway in one direction. Let k be the concentration of cars (then number of cars per 100 ft of roadway) and let q be the rate of flow (cars per minute).
The flow - concentration curve
7. Construct a predator-prey model in which the prey has:
8. Derive a number of different models from the general population model:
dP/ dt = F(t,P)
Where P(t) is the population and t is time. Considering F to be a variety of possible functions, e.g. periodic (in P or t), monotonic, autonomous (independent of t), stochastic, etc. and discuss the consequence of each model. What function F might be used in a population harvesting model?
9. A U.S. Coast Guard ship is out in the open sea in a heavy fog. Suddenly the fog lifts and the Captain spots a drug runner about 1 mile away and the fog immediately drops again. The coast guard ship can travel twice as fast as the drug runner; describe the captains best course of action.
10. A cargo plane has three compartments for storing cargo: Front, center, and back. These compartments have capacity limits on both weight and space, as summarized below:
Weight Space capacity capacity Compartment (tons) (cu ft)Furthermore, the weight of the cargo in the respective compartments must be the same proportion of that compartment's weigth capacity to mainatain the balance of the airplane. The following four cargoes have been offered for shipment on an upcoming flight as space is available:
Front 12 7000
Center 18 9000
Back 10 5000
Total weight Space Profit Cargo (tons) (cu ft/ton) ($/ton)Any portion of these cargoes can be accepted. The objective is to determine how much (if any ) of each cargo should be accepted and how to distribute each among the compartments to maximize the total profit for the flight.
1 20 500 280
2 16 700 360
3 25 600 320
4 13 400 250
(This Problem is from Operations Research by Hillier & Leiberman)
11. One day it started snowing at a heavy and steady rate. A snow plow starts out at noon and goes two miles in the first hour and one mile in the second hour. When, to the nearest minute, did it start snowing ?
12. Cars A, B, C are lined up with B directly behind A and C directly behind B on a side road, all are waiting at an intersection for a break in the cross traffic on the main road, and all are going to turn left onto the main road. Car A makes it through a gap in the traffic, but there is no time for car B to make it into the same gap, similarly C cannot make the same gap as B. Formulate a mathematical model that will desribe the change in the relationship among these three cars during this process.
13. Devise a scheme for scheduling a round-robin tournament among n players (where n is any integer) and explicity write out the rounds for the case in which n = 10, n = 9 and n = 11.
14. A thermostat is set at A; it continuously reads the room temperature and makes an adjustment in the heat source; this adjustment is proportional to the difference between A and the temperature that it reads at time t (in minutes). After the heat is adjusted, it takes ten minutes for the temperature near the thermostat to change. Write out the necessary assumptions and equations to model this situation. Compare this to a Stock Room model in which the clerk wishes to maintain an inventory at a certain number, say A, and it takes 10 days for supplies be delivered after placing an order.
15. Consider the epidemic epidemic models in problem #2 in which the rate of change in the infected population is proportional to the number of people infected at some time in the past, say for a disease with an incubation period of ten weeks.


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|[jira] Commented: (HADOOP-3135) if the 'mapred.system.dir' in the client jobconf is different from the JobTracker's value job submission fails
|Thu, 22 May 2008 03:59:56 GMT
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-3135?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12598900#action_12598900 ] Devaraj Das commented on HADOOP-3135: ------------------------------------- Now that HADOOP-3296 has been committed, could you pls submit a new patch with the testcase. > if the 'mapred.system.dir' in the client jobconf is different from the JobTracker's value job submission fails > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-3135 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-3135 > Project: Hadoop Core > Issue Type: Bug > Components: mapred > Affects Versions: 0.16.1 > Environment: all > Reporter: Alejandro Abdelnur > Assignee: Subramaniam Krishnan > Priority: Critical > Fix For: 0.18.0 > > Attachments: patch-3135-v3.txt, patch-3135-v4.txt, patch-3135-v5.txt, patch-3135-v6.txt, patch-3135-v6_2.txt, patch-3135-v6_3.txt > > > Until Hadoop 0.13 or so, at submission time the full path of the job.xml and all supporting files in DFS was given by the client to the jobtracker. > Since 0.15 onwards (we did not test 0.14) the jobclient is obtaining the job ID from the jobtracker and creating the directory for all the supporting files using the a system-dir computed from the local jobconf. > Line 696-7 in the JobClient: > String jobId = jobSubmitClient.getNewJobId(); > Path submitJobDir = new Path(job.getSystemDir(), jobId); > This makes submissions to fail when the value of the 'mapred.system.dir' on the client is different from the one in the JobTracker. > A simple way o fixing this would be to introduce a new method in the JobSubmissionProtocol 'getSystemDir()' that would return the jobtracker system dir and use that dir for uploading all the files on submission. > ---- > For the future: A more comprehensive way of this doing would to obtain a base jobConf from the jobtracker, carrying final information for each element and the construct the job.xml on the client using the final semantics. And, in this case the 'mapred.system.dir' property should be set as final in the jobtracker. As there may be some configuration properties that are sensitive and for security reasons should not be exposed to the clients a new flag 'private' could be introduced and only properties that don't have the 'private' flag would be send over from the jobtracker to the jobclient for job.xml resolution. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Barney & Friends "Rabbits/Listen" Rabbits - BJ is pretending to be a great detective. But all great detectives need a mystery to solve! One quickly comes his way when an animal nibbles on one of Baby Bop's healthy snacks. BJ, Barney, and Baby Bop uncover several clues along the way and soon realize the animal is someone's pet rabbit. D
1:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Hooray for Hair/Ice Is Nice" Hooray for Hair - Sally and Nick are getting their hair cut today; maybe they should try new hairstyles! A trip to meet three of Cat's friends (and some styling help from the Wig-o-lator) will help them decide! Should they have Yak hair? No, too hot! How about hair like a fur seal? Not quite, too short. A porcupine? No way! How will they ever get a hug from their moms with hair that spiky? They decide that the hair they have is what's perfect for them! Ice is Nice - Nick and Sally want some nice cold lemonade, but there's no more ice cubes in Sally's fridge! A trip to Freeze-your-knees Snowland will fix that! They meet Cat's friend Polly the polar bear who introduces Sally and Nick to all the different kinds of ice that make up her home. After trying many types of ice, they find the kind that will be perfect for their lemonade!. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Learning Together" James to the Rescue - James is asked to be the Sodor Search and Rescue Engine but is upset when Toby is asked to help him. James says that Sodor Rescue Engines are Steam Engines, not Steam Trams like Toby! They chuff off to rescue Gordon whose wheels have come off the track. James wants to help by pulling him forward, but Toby thinks they should get Rocky since Gordon is too heavy. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Curious George Sees Stars/Curious George Gets A Trophy" George tries to count all the stars in the sky & tries to keep an ice cream sculpture from melting.G
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Martha Speaks "Martha Ain't Nothin' But A Pound Dog, Part 1 & Part 2" Martha Ain't Nothin' but a Pound Dog, Part 1 - Martha loses her collar and winds up in the animal shelter. Martha Ain't Nothin' but a Pound Dog, Part 2 - When Martha's family comes to take her home, she decides she can't leave her shelter friends behind.G
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The Electric Company "Spooky Summer Soiree" For the yearly Spooky Summer Soiree costume party, The Electric Company decides to dress up as animals dressed as monsters. Jessica and Marcus don't have their costumes yet, and Annie Scrambler, with the help of Gilda, has bought all of the costumes at the discount costume store. Marcus and Jessica hit the neighborhood sidewalk sales to find what they need while staying within their budget. D
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WordGirl "The Wrong Side of the Law: Part 1/The Wrong Side Of the Law: Part 2" The Birthday Girl steals a priceless collection of Pretty Princess figurines from the jewelry store. In an unexpected turn of events Eileen (aka the Birthday Girl) charms the Police Commissioner and convinces him that WordGirl is the culprit. The Wrong Side Of the Law: Part 2 - WordGirl is stuck in jail, accused of stealing the priceless collection of Pretty Princess figurines while the villains of the city are running amok.G
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Wild Kratts "Aardvark Town" When a young aardvark accidentally becomes a stowaway in Chris's backpack, the Wild Kratts team sets off on a "door to door" search to return him to his home burrow. Along the way, they discover the incredible (and valuable) service the aardvark provides to all the burrow-living creatures of Africa. Science Concept: Aardvarks manipulate earth materials and alter landscapes. D
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Cyberchase "Less Than Zero" The Leaders of Cyberspace have gathered to discuss Hacker's increasing influence, when they are suddenly interrupted by Hacker. Buzz and Delete, Hacker's henchmen, hide the leaders including Dr. Marbles, in the building and its' up to the kids to rescue them. Before long, the kids discover that they can only move between the building's levels by scaling its outside walls! So the kids turn the building into a giant ruler in order to keep track of the floors. D
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PBS Convention Coverage -- A Newshour Special Report "Republican Convention" Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff anchor live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.G
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NOVA "A Walk to Beautiful" Three village women in Ethiopia, who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries, walk to a new future at a distant hospital in Addis Ababa. There they find solace and a chance for new lives.G
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Hustle Albert's parole is put in jeopardy when the prison governor catches him running a betting ring. Team members decide to con greedy judge Anthony Kent to raise money for Albert's expected coming-home party. Rumors say the judge was involved in a gold bullion robbery but never got his share.G
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How To Use an SR18 Drum Machine As a Drum-Sound Module With Your Trigger|iO or USB Pro Drum Kit
SR18 brings a fresh face, new sounds, and a host of new capabilities to the most popular drum machine line ever. Featuring a large 32MB sound set, dynamically articulated stereo samples, built-in effects, 32-voice polyphony, and 100 preset plus 100 user drum kits, SR18 raises the bar for sound quality, ease of use, and flexibility.
While the Alesis SR18 is ideal for backing up guitar players and singers when no drummer is available, you might be surprised that some of the SR18's biggest fans are drummers! With an electronic drum kit and a MIDI cable, SR18 can become a powerful sound module for drummers who trigger electronic sounds. The SR18's fully customizable kits dish out ultra-realistic, highly detailed drum sounds that are perfect for the stage and the studio.
One of the best tools to connect your SR18 into an electronic drum kit is the Alesis Trigger|iO. Trigger|iO features ten TRS trigger inputs for single or dual-zone drum triggers, and is compatible with all Alesis pad triggers, as well as most of those from Roland, and Yamaha, and other major manufacturers. Trigger|iO's 20 programmable presets can be used for storing and recalling various setups. It also features a plug-and-play USB/MIDI interface, which is great for connecting to VST instruments on your computer. VST instruments are virtual-instrument sounds that can be triggered and controlled using external controllers.
Here are some tips on how use the SR18 as a sound module for your Trigger|iO, USB Pro Drum Kit, or other electronic drumset. To get started, visit the SR18 web page and download the custom configuration file. You can load the file into your SR18 by connecting your Trigger|iO to your computer with USB, and connecting the SR18 to the Trigger|iO with a MIDI cable. If you don't have a Trigger|iO, you can use most other trigger-to-MIDI interfaces, and you will need a MIDI interface to load the custom configuration file.
In the custom configuration file, each of the SR18's kits has been optimized for use with Trigger|iO. The factory sounds, configuration, and settings remain in SR18 and are not be damaged or lost when you load the custom configuration file. You can delete the file and roll SR18 back to factory settings at any time.
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Using SR18's MIDI IN jack, you can tap into the SR18's meticulously sampled acoustic and electronic sounds with your favorite electronic drum and cymbal pads. If your drum kit has its own sound module, using the SR18 in conjunction will enable you to layer multiple sounds to create new effects, colors, and textures.
You can play along with the patterns on SR18 and create your own using drum pads. Many sounds feature Alesis' exclusive Dynamic Articulation™ velocity cross-switching technology, which alters the timbre of the sound to reflect differences in dynamics, enabling access to a wider dynamic range and the utmost in realistic response. You can program custom drum kits from scratch using SR18 sounds and the built-in Alesis studio effects.
You can connect the pads and pedals on virtually any electronic drum kit to the inputs on the Trigger|iO. Then, all you have to do is connect the MIDI Output on the Trigger|iO to the MIDI input on the SR18, and you have access to a whole new world of sound. SR18 is packed with drum, percussion, and bass sounds that run the range from the slimmest piccolo snare to the most thundering kick drum.
Trigger|iO supports both single-zone and dual-zone pads and cymbals, as well as the choke feature found on some newer cymbal triggers like Alesis' SURGE 13" Crash with Choke and SURGE 16" Ride with Choke. When connected through the Trigger|iO, the SR18 takes full advantage of the expressiveness of these new drum triggers. Dual-zone trigger inputs enable you to trigger two different sounds from dual-zone pads, such as a tom on the head and a cowbell on the rim.
All of the SR18's recording and playback features are still available, even when used as a sound module. At any time, simply press record to capture your performance as pattern, which can be looped, added to, stored and played back from any of the 100 user presets. You can also patch a CD player or iPod into the SR18's rear input and play along with your favorite songs.
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1. Re: seam-security-external SAML2.0Richard Welteroth Nov 6, 2011 5:01 PM (in response to Richard Welteroth)
Hi guys,
anyone here with experience in Seam 3 plus SAML2.0
Still curious about ways to combine the two.
Thanks in advance
2. Re: seam-security-external SAML2.0Jason Porter Nov 15, 2011 7:12 PM (in response to Richard Welteroth)
I don't think the SAML stuff is ready, so you'd have to patch it in yourself for now.
3. Re: seam-security-external SAML2.0Bernhard Hurzeler Apr 6, 2012 3:29 AM (in response to Jason Porter)
Can you give us some pointers how that could be done. We have the coarse grained websecurity working with saml picketlink but we are unclear what the best way would be to set the identity, roles and groups in seam 3 and how to use seam-security-external to parse the saml token to get the necessary information for the user. Is there an example some where.
Would we use a filter?
4. Re: seam-security-external SAML2.0kelly goedert Apr 24, 2012 8:02 AM (in response to Bernhard Hurzeler)
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Hingis inducted into Tennis HOF
Martina Hingis' tennis life started right from birth and her days playing with a racket began barely after she learned to walk.
It was only fitting that she became one of the youngest players to be enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Hingis led a large 2013 class that was inducted on Saturday during an on-court ceremony that lasted just over 90 minutes, including a 25-minute rain delay on Newport's grass courts.
Born in the former Czechoslovakia before moving to Switzerland at a young age, Hingis was named after a women's tennis great.
"My biggest influence was my mom because she was a professional player, too," Hingis said during a news conference before the ceremony. "She started me when I was 2 years old. Another was Martina Navratilova, obviously — (my mom) gave me the name so that was the destiny that was programed already. When I started playing at 2 years old, that was the path."
After the rain delay, Hingis, dressed in a purple sleeveless dress with her hair still soaked, told the crowd: "Thank you, tennis. You gave me the world, and now I honestly am out of words, because there are no words to explain what I feel. You chose to give me a place here for eternity."
Hingis is the fourth youngest to be inducted — behind Tracy Austin (30), Bjorn Borg (31) and Hana Mandlikova (32).
The 32-year-old Hingis burst onto the professional scene when she was 14. Two years later, she won three of the four major tournaments, taking the titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open in 1997.
The memories were great. The pictures of a thin teenager, well, she'll pass on those.
"I just don't want to look at the photos," she said, breaking into a laugh.
In her career, Hingis won five Grand Slam singles championships — including three straight at the Australian Open from 1997-99 — and 43 singles titles overall. She also was a part of 37 doubles titles.
Hingis, often troubled by foot injuries, retired for a second time in 2007, when she drew a two-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon. Hingis denied taking the drug but did not appeal the ruling.
Stan Smith, the president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, called her "one of the most complete players."
Also enshrined were 94-year-old Australian great Thelma Coyne Long, inducted in the master player category, and industry leaders Ion Tiriac, Cliff Drysdale and Charlie Pasarell. Rod Laver accepted for Long. Six other were inducted in the masters category posthumously.
Tiriac, who managed the careers of Boris Becker, Guillermo Vilas and Goran Ivanisevic, marveled at how Hingis' small frame didn't affect her ability to dominate on the court.
"One of the most intelligent players – men and women — on the tennis court," he said. "She could not match the big girls, but she did with her head what others did with their swings."
Smith, a 1987 Hall of Famer, enjoyed seeing her compete against the more powerful players.
"She was able to think her way through matches at 14," he said.
When mistakenly introduced as the youngest ever to be inducted into the Hall during the news conference, Hingis didn't hesitate before responding, "I think that's a great thing why I started so early."


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If you attend only one event this year marking controversial real estate practices and epic events in California infrastructure, well, Nov. 5 might be a good day for it.
Why? Because it was Nov. 5, 1913, that the Los Angeles Aqueduct opened, diverting water to parched Los Angeles County from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra. Without that water (and the quiet land acquisitions that preceded the opening), Los Angeles as we know it wouldn't exist.
At the Cascades area (in Sylmar), where the aqueduct's official opening was originally celebrated by an estimated 30,000 people, the city Department of Water and Power is presenting a reenactment. It's also hosting commemorative activities at its downtown headquarters.
Meanwhile, the Center for Land Use Interpretation in Culver City is staging a bus tour up to the Cascades to see the reenactment. The bus trip cost is $20. This bus is expected to leave the center (9331 Venice Blvd., Culver City) at 11 a.m. and return by 4 p.m.
It was at that 1913 ceremony that William Mulholland, chief engineer for the Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, famously said: "There it is. ... Take it."
As the Los Angeles Visionaries Assn. points out, Mulholland also said:
"This rude platform is an altar, and on it we are here consecrating this water supply and dedicating the aqueduct to you and your children and your children's children -- for all time." (A few decades later, the Bureau of Water Works became known as the Department of Water and Power.)


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Salary for BA+CELTA+4 years of Canadian experience?? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Salary for BA+CELTA+4 years of Canadian experience?? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Arab Emirates View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ak_hopeJoined: 08 Apr 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject: Salary for BA+CELTA+4 years of Canadian experience?? Hello, What would be a reasonable salary for a BA + CELTA holder with 4 years of teaching experience at Canadian ESL schools/colleges? Would a Dh 5000-6000 monthly salary be a reasonable offer if they provide accommodation and airfare? Finally, what would be some good schools to send my resume to given my above-mentioned qualifications? And would it be an advantage or a disadvantage that I am a Canadian citizen by birth but from Arab origin and can speak, read and write Arabic fluently? Thanks in advance for any info you offer. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17604Location: USA Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:34 am Post subject: Hello AK, First off, I think this is a very low salary for the Emirates, but it is probably common for the schools that you mention. These schools have very few native speaker teachers, so it is unlikely that you will find many people on this board who taught at any of them. They tend to hire mostly sub-continentals or other Arab nationals. I have been thinking about whether your Arab family background and language skills would be an advantage or disadvantage -- and I'm really not sure. Logic would say that it is an advantage, but things are not always logical in the Gulf. Did you want to teach in the schools or at college / university level? Have you looked at the TESOL Arabia website? Your lack of an MA will exclude you from many of the best paying jobs, but there should be a number of possibilities in private colleges in both Oman and the UAE. Good Luck VS Back to top ak_hopeJoined: 08 Apr 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:20 am Post subject: Dear veiledsentiments, I truly appreciate your reply. As for these schools, I was actually surprised when I double checked their ad; they say that they require native speakers! I was wondering... do you know what they would regard as a "native speaker"? I am Canadian born and Canadian educated, but I am of Arab origin. Would I not be considered a native speaker because of my Arab origin or my Arab flavored name? Finally, any suggestions of private colleges in Oman and UAE where I could send my resume to? Thanks again! Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17604Location: USA Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject: Hello AK, Well, I would consider you a native speaker, but I would be leery of predicting how these governments would react. I think (and hope) that they would accurately consider you a 'native speaker.' Interesting that these places say that they 'require' native speakers. Yet, we don't seem to get any of their teachers posting on here - which leads me to believe that they may not always get what they 'require.' (I, of course, could be wrong and they just don't bother with Dave's) Some places you might want to look into in Oman are Mazoon College, Modern College of Business & Science, and even Sultan Qaboos University. Actually there are a couple more in the capital area, but I can't recall their names. There are probably more in the Emirates, but I don't know them as well to be comfortable with recommending them. I do know that the Higher Colleges does hire some people with BA + CELTA, but they are normally looking for a great deal of experience. Check out their websites. VS Back to top AfraJoined: 02 Feb 2003Posts: 389 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:31 am Post subject: What's your BA? You could try the Latifa School in Dubai, which offers an excellent package, or so I have been told. Back to top ak_hopeJoined: 08 Apr 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: Thanks for your replies. Afra, thanks for the lead about Latifa school. 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The Granite Stripe's Race Week Preview
It's that time of year. After months of watching racing from afar, it's NASCAR week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway!
The racing kicks off Thursday with the Global RallyCross Championship and carries straight through Sunday with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. There will be a total of four races in all, along with numerous qualifying and practice sessions, as well as all the off-the-track opportunities.
Don't forget to check out the Broadway Midway in the S2 parking lot. The Sprint Experience has a lot to offer, along with all of our great partners here at the track who will be ready to greet fans and share their products.
To get ready for the on-track action, let's take a look at the four races we have running this weekend:
SYLVANIA SilverStar zXe Global RallyCross
Thursday, July 11 - 5:30 p.m.
Overview: The Global RallyCross Championship returns to NHMS for a second season. In 2012, extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana won the inaugural event, his first win the series. He passed Tanner Foust midway through the race when Foust's car stalled and never looked back.
This year, the track will involve more dirt, which is the biggest reason for its move from Saturday to Thursday night. (This way it won't interfere with NASCAR operations.) The gap jump will be no more, but there will be a long, dirt jump in its place. The race will be 10 laps, as opposed to six like last year.
Predicted Winner: Toomas Heikkinen was putting together a good season in 2012 before a rough crash in X-Games practice. He failed to clear a gap jump and suffered a shattered ankle, among other injuries. He currently leads the points and has finished first, second and third in the three races this season. He'll be looking forward to his first crack at what drivers have described as the series best course layout.
Worth Watching: Tanner Foust, as mentioned, led last year's race at NHMS before stalling out on the crossover turn and falling to fourth. He'll be looking to atone for that issue and could use the points, as he's currently in third behind Heikkinen and Liam Doran.
Town Fair Tire 100
Saturday, July 13 - 1:00 p.m.
Overview: The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race for the 58th time at the Magic Mile, which will be once more than the K&N Pro Series East among the two most-run series races in Loudon. The race is always highly contested with the short track machines drafting off one another. In the past six races, there have been five different winners, only Mike Stefanik has won twice.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman will enter the race as usual, but he has been bested by the field in the past five races. That shouldn't come as a surprise as an open-wheel modified is not similar to a Cup car at all, and the NWMT has some of the best non-national drivers in the country. This race, specifically, is a tough one to win.
Predicted Winner: Ryan Preece's season has gotten him recognized by NASCAR Next and he'll make his debut in the Nationwide Series later in the day. He's won the last three modified races this season, has top-fives in all five events and leads the points by 33. There's no guarantee in this race, but I give him the best odds to win.
Worth Watching: Doug Coby won the championship in 2012, but has just one top-five in five races this season. His four top-10s are keeping him in the title hunt, but he needs a good race in the Town Fair Tire 100 to get the title defense going. NHMS is the premiere track in the series and his first win at the track last Sept. will give him a lot of confidence.
CNBC Prime's "The Profit" 200
Saturday, July 13 - 3:30 p.m.
Overview: The NASCAR Nationwide Series was the first touring series to race at NHMS when Tommy Ellis won the inaugural event on July 15, 1990; it has raced at the track every year since. It highlights some of the best young drivers in NASCAR, but the race is usually won by a Sprint Cup regular.
Martin Truex Jr.'s win in the 2005 race was the last time that a non-full time Sprint Cup driver won the event. Kyle Busch won three in a row before Brad Keselowski broke up the string last July. Keselowski had claimed the last three poles but has not entered this race.
Predicted Winner: Joey Logano picked up his first career Sprint Cup Series win at his home track in 2009 and has two top-fives in three career Nationwide starts at the Magic Mile. He won nine times in the series last year in 22 starts, but did not enter the Loudon race. His win would be an upset over Kyle Busch, who's dominated with six wins in 13 starts this year, but would not come as a surprise, as Logano will drive the No. 22 that Keselowski won in last year.
Worth Watching: Austin Dillon hasn't translated good days into great finishes this year. He's second among Nationwide Series regulars with 341 laps led and leads the field with six poles, but he's only finished with four top-fives in 16 races. That's not good for someone that has run up front as much as he has. He's fifth in the points, but only 17 points back of leader Regan Smith. A good showing this week makes him a title contender.
Camping World RV Sales 301
Sunday, July 14 - 1:00 p.m.
Overview: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to NHMS for the 21st consecutive year. This race has long been thought of one that sets drivers up for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The Magic Mile has a reputation of being a track that rewards a good driver with a well setup car. Since the series will return for the second Chase race, it is crucial in a championship run to finish this race with an understanding of how to run well in Sept.
NHMS currently holds the longest streak of races without a repeat winner, as the last 10 races have been won by 10 separate drivers. It's odd that a track with so much technical requirement has been able to share the wealth with so many different drivers, but it proves that anyone that comes in with the right setup can take the win.
Predicted Winner: Jimmie Johnson has been dominant of late. In the last six races, he won at Pocono and Daytona and more or less "lost" at Dover and Kentucky, when he saw dominant days end outside victory lane. He looks like he's got something that the rest of the field doesn't quite have with the Gen-6 and that bodes well for him at the Magic Mile, where he's won three times.
Worth Watching: Clint Bowyer is the driver that breaks up the string of different race winners. He won his first career Cup race in Sept. 2007 at the Magic Mile and again in Sept. 2010. It's surprising he hasn't won yet in 2013, as he sits second in points and has three consecutive top-fives. Joey Logano described the No. 15 as "rocketship fast" after the two attended a Goodyear Tire Test at the track in May, and that could help Bowyer grab his third win at NHMS.


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On 8 May 1911, the date the U.S. Navy celebrates as the birthday of naval aviation, Chambers prepared requisitions for the purchase of the service's first two aircraft. During the ensuing years preceding World War I, the Navy added an array of airplanes to its inventory, all either built to fly from the water or converted to that configuration. Among the more successful were flying boats, the appearance of their hulls likened by some to wooden shoes, and seaplanes with floats. Others were unorthodox, notably a design by the Gallaudet Engineering Company of Connecticut in which the engine and propeller were located in the middle of the plane's fuselage.
With the procurement of aircraft came the assembly of personnel. The first naval aviators were junior officers, a number of whom were drawn to flying after witnessing European aircraft during cruises overseas. They were men willing to take a risk professionally, turning their backs on tried-and-true career paths to participate in an endeavor whose success was uncertain. Out of necessity, given the primitive airplanes of the day and the fact that aviation was just beginning to be understood, they were daring. Seven of the first 20 naval aviators lost their lives in Navy aircraft accidents, a testament to the hazards of flying during that period.
Naval aviation did not have a permanent base of operations until aircraft and personnel arrived at Pensacola, Florida, in January 1914 to establish an aeronautic station. The first aviators and their support personnel would make significant strides in the years before America's entry into World War I. During exercises with the Fleet, notably off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, they demonstrated the ability of aircraft to improve the accuracy of warship gunfire by spotting its fall. Also of significance to the future of aircraft in the sea service, naval aviators conducted successful catapult tests ashore and from the decks of ships and experimented with aerial bombing. When the Navy was called into action to occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico, in April 1914, naval aircraft from Pensacola deployed to the scene and flew observation and scouting missions that marked the first combat operations by U.S. airplanes.
While such experiments and operations helped aviation gain a foothold in the Navy, events across the Atlantic pointed to the dawning of the air age in warfare. Despite the fact that Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels had proclaimed in 1914, the year World War I began, that "aircraft must form a large part of our naval force for offensive and defensive operations," by April 1917 the Navy's entire aviation force consisted of fewer than 300 personnel and just 58 aircraft, none suitable for combat. That same month, the United States declared war on Germany. The decisive test for fledgling U.S. naval air power would occur in Europe during the Great War.During 2011 these and other photographs tracing the history of U.S. naval flight can be viewed at www.usni.org . Follow the Naval Aviation Centennial links. Slideshows change monthly.


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In a climate where higher education is being challenged each day, presidents of private, Christian universities must be innovative, resilient, and forward thinking.
Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2013
Vanguard University today announced that two internationally renowned theologians will be featured speakers at the inauguration of its tenth president, Michael J. Beals, PhD.
The three-day inauguration ceremonies will kick off Wednesday, February 5, 2014 and will feature academic lectures by prominent theologian, Miraslov Volf, PhD. The festivities will conclude Friday, February 7, 2014 with Richard Mouw, PhD, mentor and friend to Dr. Beals, who will speak the inaugural charge to the president.
Dr. Beals became Vanguard University's tenth president on August 1, 2013. In keeping with the tradition of many universities, Vanguard chose to give its new president some time to settle in before holding the inauguration ceremonies. Since August, Dr. Beals has focused on building the strategic vision of the university to promote Christian higher education in a way that is meaningful, relevant, and impactful.
"In a climate where higher education is being challenged each day, presidents of private, Christian universities must be innovative, resilient, and forward thinking," says Dr. Richard Mouw, former president of Fuller Seminary and professor to Dr. Beals. "Dr. Beals has long exhibited these qualities, making him the ideal person to foster Vanguard's mission. I am delighted to be part of this ceremony and wish the best for Vanguard in this time of renewal."
Dr. Beals is a two-time graduate of Vanguard University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Christian Education and Psychology and a Master of Arts (MA) in Church Leadership. Dr. Beals earned a second MA at Fuller Theological Seminary in Biblical Studies and Theology. He was awarded a PhD in Christian Ethics from Fuller where he has served as an adjunct faculty member since 1999. Dr. Beals has served 31 years in the local church, most recently as the senior pastor of Mission Hills Community Church in Rancho Santa Margarita. In addition, Dr. Beals has been actively involved in teaching outreach and community development work in Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, China, Israel, Switzerland, France, England, and Scotland.
Presenting the inaugural lectures will be Miroslav Volf, PhD, founder and director of Yale Center for Faith & Culture and the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale University Divinity School. Recognized globally as one of the premier theologians of our time, Dr. Volf will present on Christian Universities and the Crisis of Humanities. Both lectures are open to the public.
Click here for a complete schedule of events and locations.
About Vanguard University
Vanguard University (VU) is a regionally ranked, private, Christian university of liberal arts and professional studies. Located ten minutes from Newport Beach and an hour from Los Angeles, Vanguard equips students for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-focused leadership and service. Vanguard is committed to academic excellence, boasting small class sizes that are designed to cultivate lasting professor-mentor relationships that enhance the learning process. The U.S. News & World Report ranked Vanguard a top 10 regional college in the west for 2014 and The Princeton Review ranked Vanguard a 2014 "Best in the West" regional college. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Vanguard offers more than 30 degrees and certificates through its undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies programs.


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Smart Grid Landscape in North America - Market Size, Key Issues, Regulations, Investment Analysis and Outlook to 2020
Smart Grid Landscape in North America
Smart Grid Landscape in North America
GlobalData's latest research Smart Grid Landscape in North America Market Size, Key Issues, Regulations, Investment Analysis and Outlook to 2020 provides in-depth analysis of smart grid-related developments in North American region. The North America smart grid market is mainly lead by the US and Canada. The two countries have well developed plans and policies to guide the smart grid technology implementation in North America. A number of funding programs have been introduced by the governments of the US and Canada to support smart grid development in the region. The objectives to modernize the conventional power grid and reduce green house gas emissions are driving the growth of smart grid market in North America. The report covers various aspects of the smart grid and related technologies such as market sizing, outlook and competitive landscape analysis. At the very outset, the report discusses the investment scenario for smart grid and the related technologies in North America, taking into consideration the roll out of smart grid technologies undertaken by the US and Canada. The report elaborates on the North America market for smart meters, Demand Response, Battery Electric Vehicles, energy storage and distributed energy generation. The report then provides an analysis of smart grid industry in North America with details on industry progress, key drivers, challenges, standards, policies and research and development trend. The report proceeds to explain the outlook on microgrid, cloud computing, emergence of smart cities and various other technologies in North America.
- Detailed analysis of North America markets for smart meters, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Demand Response (DR), Distributed Generation and Energy Storage technologies.
- Annualized Installed Base of smart meters and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) for the period 2011-2020
- Annualized Market Revenues for smart meters and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) for the period 2011-2020
- Key industry metrics such as growth drivers and restraints.
- Competitive Scenario Analysis for key smart grid technologies with profiles of companies such as Itron Inc, Landis+Gyr AG, Elster Group S.E, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Mitsubishi Motor Corporation, General Motors, ABB Ltd., Siemens AG, Cisco Systems, Inc., Oracle Corporation, EnerNOC, Inc. and Comverge, Inc.
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- Gain Competitive Intelligence on the North America smart grid Industry
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