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Fall Movie Preview
Published 5:34 am, Friday, September 18, 2015
Movies in Midland can be a funny thing. With just three theaters, we'll always have access to big blockbusters, familiar actors and 3-D extravaganzas. Art house and low-budget movies can be blink-and-miss, but the fall is always a combination of both big and small.
For sure, this fall season of films just before the holiday season kicks in will not disappoint.
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up with the Coen Brothers. Johnny Depp returns to acting. Jem comes to life. Oh, and three words defintely ring our bell: "Bond, James Bond."
We look ahead at the crop of fall films coming to screens (we think) near you and some we're crossing our fingers will come here.
The 2015 Fall Movie Preview is a broad snapshot of films opening through Nov. 6. Release dates and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell and Ed Stockly for the Los Angeles Times, are subject to change.
"Sleeping With Other People" - Two New Yorkers with histories of infidelity and self-sabotage try being platonic friends. With Jason Sudeikis.
"Pawn Sacrifice" - A drama about the turbulent life of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and his high-profile rivalry with a Soviet counterpart at the height of the Cold War. With Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Edward Zwick.
"Black Mass" - Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger collaborates with the FBI to eliminate a common enemy in the Italian mob. With Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Scott Cooper.
"Captive" - After being taken hostage in her own home by an escaped killer, a troubled suburban widow tries to reason with her captor with a Christian self-help book. With David Oyelowo and Kate Mara. Directed by Jerry Jameson.
"Everest" - A fact-based drama about two rival expeditions to the top of Mount Everest that were struck by a massive blizzard in 1996. With Jason Clarke and Josh Brolin. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. In Imax and 3-D.
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials," pictured - Having escaped from a massive maze into a post-apocalyptic wasteland, young survivors search for clues to their predicament. Directed by Wes Ball.
"Pay the Ghost" - A year after their son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, a tormented father and his estranged wife will stop at nothing to find their boy. With Nicolas Cage. Directed by Uli Edel.
"Hotel Transylvania 2" - Dracula opens his spooky hotel to human guests and puts his half-vampire, half-human grandson through monster boot camp in this animated sequel. With the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.
"The Intern" - Discovering retirement doesn't interest him, a 70-year-old widower becomes an intern at an online fashion site. With Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo. Written and directed by Nancy Meyers.
"Mississippi Grind" - A down-on-his-luck gambler hits the road with his new lucky charm. With Ryan Reynolds and Sienna Miller. Written and directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.
"The Walk" - A biographical drama about Philippe Petit's infamous high-wire walk between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ben Kingsley. Written by Robert Zemeckis and Christopher Browne. Directed by Zemeckis. In Imax and 3-D.
"Freeheld" - A fact-based drama about a New Jersey police officer diagnosed with terminal cancer who fights to ensure that her pension benefits can be passed on to her domestic partner. With Julianne Moore and Ellen Page. Written by Ron Nyswaner. Directed by Peter Sollett.
"Legend" - Biographical drama about the rise and fall of twin English gangsters Ronald and Reggie Kray in the 1960s. With Tom Hardy. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland.
"The Martian," pictured - Separated from his crew and presumed dead after a massive storm, an astronaut is stranded on the Red Planet and does everything he can to survive while he awaits rescue. With Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Kristen Wiig. Directed by Ridley Scott. In 3-D.
"Knock Knock" - A devoted husband and father left home alone for the weekend gets involved in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with two women who show up at his doorstep asking for help. With Keanu Reeves. Directed by Eli Roth.
"Pan" - A rebellious 12-year-old orphan is whisked away to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies in this film inspired by Peter Pan. With Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara. Directed by Joe Wright. In 3-D and Imax.
"Steve Jobs" - A portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, through the lens of three iconic product launches. With Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen. Written by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Danny Boyle.
"Bridge of Spies" - A fact-based drama about James Donovan, a hard-nosed Brooklyn lawyer recruited by the CIA to slip behind the Iron Curtain and negotiate a prisoner swap in 1962. With Tom Hanks. Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
"Crimson Peak" - Swept off her feet by a handsome stranger, a young woman in Victorian England is whisked to a house filled with spooky secrets. With Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston. Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. Directed by Del Toro. In Imax.
"Goosebumps" - The new boy in town and the girl next door must spring into action after accidentally releasing the monsters trapped in her father's books. With Jack Black. Directed by Rob Letterman.
"Truth" - Drama about the scandal resulting from a botched CBS News report that questioned President George W. Bush's service in the National Guard. With Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace and Elisabeth Moss. Written and directed by James Vanderbilt.
"Bone Tomahawk" - In the Wild West, four men set out to rescue captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers. With Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson and Matthew Fox. Written and directed by S. Craigh Zahler.
"Burnt" - A hotshot chef who went down in flames seeks redemption, his own kitchen and a third Michelin star. With Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and Uma Thurman. Written by Steven Knight. Directed by John Wells.
"Jem and the Holograms" - A small-town teen musician goes from viral video sensation to global superstar, with her sisters in tow. Directed by Jon M. Chu.
"The Last Witch Hunter" - As a warrior cursed with immortality continues his quest to rid the world of witches, an old foe returns from the dead. With Vin Diesel and Elijah Wood. Directed by Breck Eisner.
"Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension" - A young family moves into a new house and begins recording its strange phenomena on an old video camera. Directed by Gregory Plotkin. In 3-D.
"Rock the Kasbah" - After being stranded in Afghanistan by his last remaining client, a washed-up rock manager tries to shepherd a gifted local singer to stardom. With Bill Murray and Kate Hudson. Written by Mitch Glazer. Directed by Barry Levinson.
"Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" - When their peaceful town is hit by a zombie invasion, three young scouts and a cocktail waitress use their skills to save mankind. Directed by Christopher Landon.
"Miss You Already," pictured - For two lifelong friends, their relationship is tested when one develops cancer and the other gets pregnant. With Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
"The Peanuts Movie" - The lovable loser Charlie Brown and his daring beagle, Snoopy, embark on fateful adventures. Written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano. Directed by Steve Martino. In 3-D.
"Spectre" - A cryptic message from his past sends secret agent James Bond on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. With Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Sam Mendes. In Imax.
"Spotlight" - A fact-based drama about how the Boston Globe uncovered a decades-long cover-up of abuse in the Catholic Church. With Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber and Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Tom McCarthy.
"Trumbo" - In the 1940s, screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's successful career comes crashing down as he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. With Bryan Cranston, Elle Fanning and Diane Lane. Directed by Jay Roach.
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Satellite equipment maker KVH Industries said Thursday it has created the world's smallest stabilized marine satellite TV system.
The TracVision M3 could be used in boats as small as 25 feet, the company said in a news release.
The product is "powerful technology made simple," stated Ian Palmer, executive vice president of satellite sales. He pointed out that existing products have had antennas that were too big for vessels in the 25-to-40-foot range.
The system will be able to carry DIRECTV programming including XM Satellite Radio channels.
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Perhaps nothing symbolizes the gentrification of Washington DC"s Chinatown than this fact. Just 400 Chinese residents remain in the neighborhood and half live in a public housing project, Wah Luck House.
Filmmaker Yi Chen is making a vérité style documentary on DC's Chinatown. Her film simply called "Chinatown" focuses on the experience of three residents of the Wah Luck House. Chen talked with Examiner.com.
"About half way through my research, I read a story on the Washington Post about the Wah Luck House in DC Chinatown, she said. "The journalist put me in touch with the residents there. We had an immediate connection and they agreed to let me film them. That's how the project got started."
Chen's hope is that her film will have a positive impact on DC's Chinatown and for the residents of the Wah Luck House. She's working with public housing advocates on how the film can help make that happen.
"I would like the film to reach more people and hopefully have a positive impact on the future of Chinatown, but for documentary filmmakers, it's also a challenge. I am working with nonprofit partners to figure out what impact we want to make and how to get there."
You can read more about what's being done to help the Wah Luck House residents and the film in the Examiner.com.


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Before the hipsters, before the waterfront concerts, before Smorgasburg and the Brooklyn Flea, and way before that Dunkin' Donuts on Bedford Avenue, North Williamsburg had a very different look and feel. In the 1970s and '80s, the area was home to a working-class community of Polish immigrants, many of whom worked in nearby factories. The neighborhood now known for its nightlife would become desolate after the factories' third shift let out. Yes, there were bars — mostly beer-and-shot joints — but you'd be hard-pressed to find restaurants or venues with live music. Yet, it was during this time period that Williamsburg's gentrification began.
One person who had an inside look at the neighborhood's transformation is Felice Kirby, owner of Teddy's Bar and Grill. Born and raised in New York, Kirby took on a career in community organizing that led to her involvement in Vietnam War protests and the welfare rights movement. Social work brought her to Williamsburg in 1979, and she bought Teddy's — one of the New York City's oldest bars — in 1987. The brewpub has made a mark over the years: In 1988, it became the first place to serve Brooklyn Brewery beer on tap. It has also been used as a shooting location for shows such as Boardwalk Empire.
YACK spoke with Kirby about three key moments from 1975–85 that pushed ahead the transformation of Williamsburg: 1) the city government threatening to shutter firehouse Engine Company 212 on Wythe Avenue in 1975, 2) a prostitution epidemic in 1983, and 3) artists living illegally in warehouse spaces during the mid-'80s.
Here are her stories:
1970s: The Fight to Save a Firehouse
"In 1975, New York City was in dire economic straits — the city was facing bankruptcy. Mayor Abraham Beame chose the course of laying off tens of thousands of workers and closing libraries and firehouses, cutting back on school programs, and consolidating every municipal agency. Throughout the city, anybody who was a regular working person was very upset. People were getting laid off. You didn't know what the future was.
"The one place where the neighborhood rose up to fight this government decision was right here in Williamsburg. In 1975, this was a working-class white immigrant community. Most people's jobs were working in a warehouse, driving a truck, working in a retail facility. There were so many manufacturing jobs in the area — people walked to work. In this neighborhood that was so poor, there had already been service cuts over the prior decade as the economy went downhill, so when Mayor Beame decided to close the local firehouse around the corner, it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
"The civic associations came together under some of the young, more radical people and social workers that were here. They occupied the firehouse, Engine Company 212, for two years, ending in 1977, when the new mayor, Ed Koch, came to the facility, shook the leader of the protest movement's hand, and said, 'Congratulations, you fought City Hall and you won.'
"When these guys won in 1977, they became heroes. A movie was made called People's Firehouse #1; they were on the front page of newspapers. With the firehouse reopening, they decided to stay together and become a non-profit corporation that would seek to improve the local economy and save buildings from being abandoned. I got hired as their first professional, paid organizer."
Early 1980s: Prostitutes Descend on North Williamsburg
"I came to Williamsburg to work in 1979. It was completely blue collar and there were a ton of immigrants — undocumented workers from Poland up and down every block. No one spoke English. I knew a lot of weird stuff because I was a tenant organizer. One common thing was that landlords would rent cots and people would sleep in shifts like the old tenement apartments on the Lower East Side. I could prove it because when the mailman delivered the mail, when he dropped open the mailbox you could see 10 or 20 names for one apartment.
"There were bars on every corner but they were mostly beer and shot bars: The TV would be on; there would be no live music. There were very few places to eat, with a convenience store every couple of blocks. At night, the streets were deserted. On the three shifts when factories opened or closed there would be a flood of people coming out of the factory gates along Kent Avenue or some of the side streets, and then it would be quiet.
"We had typical issues of abandoning communities. For example, in 1983 the police department started to enforce against a street prostitution problem on Fulton Street [in downtown Brooklyn] and they drove the street hooker traffic to northside. So, during these factory shift changes when the trucks were leaving the factory gates, there was a gauntlet of prostitutes. And in the summertime they'd be taking their clothes off trying to solicit the traffic for business.
"As the weeks went on, the prostitutes started wandering down the sidestreets, either to pick up johns or taking johns in their car and turning tricks on these residential streets. One day a couple having sex in a car offered some money to a kid — I'm not sure what for, maybe to buy them cigarettes. But the kid ran home and told his parents, and then the residential community went ballistic. My job as an organizer was to help the people form a protest movement and approach the police, the DA's office, march in the streets, and try and get the street prostitution traffic out of our area."
Mid 1980s: An Artist's Community Starts to Rise
"In the early '80s, the only signs of gentrification were artists in the lofts. They weren't such young people — painters and sculptors in their 30s who were selling their art and were able to pay rent and maybe even buy a building. They loved the fact that the neighborhood was quiet. By the mid '80s there was a small but growing number of younger college-educated artists who chose to live here because the rent was really cheap and it was close to Manhattan.
"As a community non-profit, we discussed the efficacy of these people living in loft buildings that were built for work. The city did nothing to regulate the illegal use of these lofts. They didn't impose the fire codes or the multiple dwelling codes. Nobody was supposed to be living in these buildings — the artists were paying rent to a landlord who had no right to be renting to a tenant. It was supposed to be for a business. But if artists wanted to use them, why not? They weren't hurting anyone.
"It didn't seem like there would be a seismic change in the neighborhood until some of the artists started organizing raves and other events — underground but very public gatherings. One night in 1984 there was a big warehouse show on South 4th Street in an area two blocks away from one of the most significant drug cutting and packaging blocks in the whole city. Limousines were driving up from Manhattan with wealthy famous people like Debbie Harry getting out and going up to the show and the party.
"At that point, we as the organizing team all said, Wow. The abandoned buildings and the cheap rent are going to cause the neighborhood to face gentrification down the road. We never thought anybody would pay good money to live in the crummy buildings made of wood with plastic facades. The change in the rent role of those buildings is what has driven a lot of the longtime poor people out of the neighborhood, because even those crummy buildings became desirable housing."
Present Day: Trying to Keep the Neighborhood's Spirit Alive
"There was another recession when President Reagan was in office in the late '80s — things kind of slowed down and didn't really heat up again until the '90s. From the '90s on, it's been a juggernaut of change: new people coming to the area, property changing hands, new developments, and lower-income people moving out, either because their rent is unaffordable or if they owned their buildings, this was their one chance in life to cash in.
"Gentrification is inevitable and hard to judge. When there's an economic vacuum, some business venture is going to come into that vacuum and see a way to profit. I hope and think the nonprofits and business associations will support the independence movements. We might win some zoning law changes making the architecture of the ground floors of buildings inhospitable to big box stores and chains.
"You have to have a mix. The biggest players — the big developers, the bank underwriters, and the real estate brokers are killing the goose that layed the golden egg. If the neighborhood is nothing except chain stores it will not be interesting to newcomers, to property buyers, to artists, to creative people. We need to work together to keep the sense of community, and not merely chase the highest dollar. There has to be some sense of giving back and building community."
Editor's Notes: Kirby is still an active member of the Williamsburg community board. Engine 212 was closed by the city in 2003, but the property was later signed over to local groups. The building is now being turned into the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center. Visit Teddy's Bar and Grill at 96 Berry Street.


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Following the completion of the acquisition of Simplyhealths PMIs business, AXA PPP Healthcare CEO, Keith Gibbs said:
"Now that we have formally completed the acquisition of Simplyhealth's PMI business, I am delighted that we are in a position to work with Simplyhealth's PMI employees and distributors to ensure that customers continue to receive the excellent service they have come to expect while we transition their healthcare cover to AXA PPP healthcare.
"I am also delighted to welcome Simplyhealth's PMI employees to the AXA family and I am sure that, by combining the strengths of the AXA PPP healthcare and Simplyhealth teams, we will be even better placed to provide excellent service and value to all of our customers."
Medibank has announced its results for the year ended 30 June 2015, its first annual financial result since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 25 November 2014.
Revenue in the period rose 2.9 per cent to $6.68 billion, operating profit increased by 33% and pro-forma net profit after tax rose 12.9 per cent to $291.8m.
Bupa have issued their half year statement for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Revenue at £4.9bn was up 3% and underlying profit before taxation £253.3m down 3% . Stuart Fletcher CEO said, "We've made steady progress in the first half of 2015, despite a challenging backdrop, delivering revenue and underlying profit growth at CER and maintaining strong market positions underpinned by a robust balance sheet."
Australian Health Minister, Ms Sussan Ley, has agreed to look at private health reforms to make medical insurance less expensive, amid concerns rising premiums have undermined the sector and threaten to put further pressure on public hospitals
Vhi have announced that the Central Bank of Ireland has authorised Vhi Insurance DAC as a Non-Life Insurance Company and Vhi Healthcare Ltd as an Insurance Intermediary. The newly authorised entities will commence to trade from 31 July 2015. The total capital reserves upon commencement to trade of Vhi Insurance DAC will exceed €540million
A unified healthcare system could emerge across different countries in the Middle East in the wake of tightening regulation in the region according to Jelf International's director of international services, Doug Rice
CINVEN to sell Spire Stakeholding
Cinven, the private equity firm behind Britain's second largest independent sector hospital group, Spire Healthcare, is to sell 29.9% of the company. Cinven, is to sell its £432m stake to Remgro, the major shareholder of South African private healthcare firm Mediclinic.
AXA to acquire Simplyhealth PMI business
AXA has announced that it has reached an agreement with Simplyhealth to acquire its private medical insurance (PMI) business, subject to approval by the appropriate authorities.
Medibank Results
Medibank has published its first results since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in November 2014.
iFHP 2013 Price Report
The International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP) today released its 2013 Comparative Price Report, detailing its annual survey of medical prices per unit. Designed to showcase the variation in healthcare prices around the world, the report examines the price of medical procedures, tests, scans and treatments in nine countries.
Bupa Global Partnership
Bupa, has announced a strategic global partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield system (BCBS), to create the largest global healthcare provider network, including 11,500 hospitals and 750,000 medical professionals in 190 countries.
Bupa in Chile acquisition
Grupo Bupa Sanitas SL, a Spanish health services provider, agreed to acquire control of Chile's Cruz Blanca Salud SA. "The goal of this plan is to continue developing the company together with a leading international partner such as Bupa Sanitas," Cruz Blanca Chairman Salvador Said Somavia said in the statement.
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Metropolitan Health has acquired Port Elizabeth-based PROVIDENCE Healthcare Risk Managers. Metropolitan Health CEO Blum Khan said that, in addition to significantly strengthening the company's Eastern Cape footprint, the acquisition "fits perfectly with the company's goals for profitable growth and the pursuit of innovative solutions that create greater access to healthcare."


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Rail Week Ending 30 May 2015: Contraction Further Worsens On Rolling Averages. May 2015 Month Totals Show Contraction Year-over-Year.
Econintersect: Week 21 of 2015 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) declined according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data. Intermodal traffic improved year-over-year, which accounts for half of movements - but weekly railcar counts continues deep into contraction. A quote from the AAR data release:
This analysis is looking for clues in the rail data to show the direction of economic activity - and is not necessarily looking for clues of profitability of the railroads. The weekly data is fairly noisy, and the best way to view it is to look at the rolling averages which generally are in a weak growth cycle.
A summary of the data from the AAR:
Coal is over 1/3 of the total railcar count, and this week is 20.7% lower than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2014. The middle row in the table below removes coal and grain from the changes in the railcar counts as neither of these commodities is economically intuitive.
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Happened during a screening of Fury Road. Some guy used pepper spray, a pellet gun, and a hatchet on audience members. They got the guy at least and thankfully no one was seriously hurt.
I am also thankful that no one is blaming Fury Road for "inspiring' the incident. However, in all honesty I was kind of afraid this would happen. Ever since James Holmes did it during Batman 3 years ago, it would be just a matter of time until someone else tried. And it's only been a couple of weeks since the shooting at the Amy Schumer movie.
The world has gone mad, indeed.


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Two Boise State wideouts are among the top playmakers available in the 2011 NFL Draft. The only question is which one will hear their name called first.
Boise State's most prolific wide receivers look completely different.
One is 5-foot-11; the other is 6-foot-2.
One is sure to have a grin on his face at any given moment; the other has more of a reserved demeanor.
But on the field is where they share the most similarities. That's when they show their true identities as productive football players, who regularly win football games.
Those wideouts are none other than short and shifty Titus Young along with his lanky, sure-handed teammate Austin Pettis.
Both receivers are listed in Boise State's record books multiple times. That's because they've been instrumental since day one. Both saw playing time as freshman and have contributed each step of the way.
The two were quite instrumental in the Broncos' recent successful runs deep into the college football season.
Young, a three-time, first-team All-WAC performer is the school's leader in receiving yards (3,063) for a career and a single-season (1,215 yards in 2010). He's also the only player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard single-season mark on two occasions.
Pettis, a two-time, first-team All-WAC performer is the school's leader in receptions (229) and touchdown catches (39). He also ranks second all-time in receiving yards (2,838).
Though different, each offers a unique skill set to whichever NFL team that selects them.
"I'm very grateful for the Lord blessing me at 174 (pounds), 5-foot-11 and 1/2 right now," said Young, who often exploits defenders by using his size and speed to his advantage. "He's blessed me with a lot of things he didn't bless, say, someone else with."
Young's certainly gifted in the return game too. That's where his sprinting ability benefits his chances of succeeding when he gets to the NFL. In college, Young was one of the best kick returners in the nation. He averaged 152.42 all-purpose yards per game during the regular season in 2010.
It's just one of many traits he feels he can bring to the next level.
"I'm looking forward to bringing a lot of excitement to the NFL," Young revealed.
Likewise, Pettis is confident he can deliver on the next level. Only, he's not as flashy when mentioning it. The wideout, who contributed greatly on special teams as the Broncos' holder on field goals and PATs, is certainly more diverse in what he can offer to NFL teams.
However, he's not looking to be merely a specialist. It's the receiving aspect of the game where Pettis feels he can best help in the pros.
"I think my strength is my size, being pretty smart … and understanding defenses pretty well," said Pettis, who ran a 4.56, 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. "That should help get me on the field pretty quickly."
With Young stretching opposing defenses with his speed, Pettis became Boise's go-to receiver for shorter, underneath routes. But now Pettis feels like the downfield routes are worth working on in the leading days to the draft.
"To improve, I need to work more deep routes into my game," said Pettis, who also has been training rigorously to improve his overall speed. "I want to show I can press the field a little bit."
Considering his role within the Broncos' high-powered offense, Pettis did quite well in helping his team average an NCAA-best 46.67 points per game in the regular season. In 2010, he caught 71 passes for 951 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Pettis put an exclamation mark on his collegiate career, posting a single-game best, 12-catch, 147-yard performance in a Las Vegas Bowl victory over Utah.
Pettis is hopeful such performances show he's only scratching the surface of a promising career.
"Hopefully they see me as one of those guys who can take my game to the next level and still be able to produce and be a big-time playmaker like that," he said.
Conversely, Pettis' speedy teammate has his pre-draft focus elsewhere.
Young said he's hoping to improve the details of his talents like route-running. It's a good thing he comes from a diverse offense which constantly challenged him in all aspects of the game. Coming from the Broncos' multi-faceted offense, Young feels prepared as anyone for the many nuances of the NFL.
"We have a great coach in Coach Chris Peterson in preparing us for this level," Young explained. "So I feel very confident in my preparation for being ready to come in and step in and contribute right away."
They might differ in body size and personality, but when it comes to football; both Young and Pettis have a lot to offer.


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Is there more to a galaxy than meets the eye (or can be seen on a photograph)? Many decades ago, Zwicky (1933) and Smith (1936) showed that if the Virgo cluster of galaxies is bound, the total mass must considerably exceed the sum of the masses of the individual member galaxies; i.e. there appeared to be ``missing mass'' in the cluster. As more data became available, the discrepancy persisted between masses of individual galaxies determined from optical rotation curves and the larger average galaxy mass needed to bind groups and clusters (e.g. Neyman et al. 1961).
Recently, however, new information has pointed toward larger total masses for individual galaxies, thus decreasing the traditional discrepancy between various methods of mass measurement. Arguing that thin self-gravitating stellar disks are unstable against bar-like modes, Ostriker & Peebles (1973) suggested that the disks of normal spiral galaxies must be imbedded in optically undetected, stabilizing massive halos. Ostriker et al. (1974) and Einasto et al. (1974) collected observational evidence in support of the existence of such halos (although Burbidge 1975 used similar data to reach the opposite conclusion). At nearly the same time, high-resolution 21-cm observations of nearby galaxies were showing that H I often extends well beyond the optical boundaries of galaxies and that rotation velocities are constant at large galactocentric distances. Simply interpreted, these measurements implied the presence of substantial mass outside the optically visible dimensions of galaxies.
In this review, then, we are especially concerned with the current status of the ``missing mass'' problem: has it been resolved by new data, or does it linger on essentially unchanged in magnitude? To answer this question we rely on mass-to-light ratios as our primary tool, since they provide a direct intercomparison of galaxy masses measured for many different samples using varied techniques. We further assume that all Doppler shifts are caused by actual velocities of recession, though this view is not universally held (e.g. Arp 1974). Finally, in discussing the possible presence of invisible mass in galaxies, we do not wish to assume any model for its structure or spatial distribution. For this reason, we choose the neutral term ``massive envelope'' to describe the unseen mass. Although ``massive halo'' is often used in a similar context, it connotes a more or less smooth and spherical mass distribution, a possibly misleading notion since the present data contain little actual information on the spatial structure of any extended components.
In comparing mass-to-light ratios from different sources, we use a standard system of M / LB. We define total magnitudes of galaxies on the BT system of the Second Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies (de Vaucouleurs et al. 1976, hereafter RC2). We have corrected the BT magnitudes for internal extinction using the precepts of the RC2, which are nearly independent of type. The resultant luminosities are ``face-on'' values only; an additional 10-20% increase would be necessary to produce totally absorption-free magnitudes, which, strictly speaking, are those with which the local M / LB for the solar neighborhood should be compared (Section 2.1). The galactic extinction assumed is AB = 0.133(csc |b| - 1), close to Sandage's (1973) formulation and in reasonable agreement with the more recent results of Burstein & Heiles (1978). The value of the solar absolute magnitude is here taken to be +5.48 in B (Allen 1973) or +5.37 in the photographic system used by Holmberg (Stebbins & Kron 1957). Finally, H0 = 50 km s-1 Mpc-1 is used consistently throughout.
All values of M / LB used in this paper are corrected to this standard system. Failure to adopt a standard system of M / LB can easily lead to errors of a factor of two or three in comparisons among mass-to-light ratios from various authors. The standard system adopted here is sensitive to the adopted magnitude and extinction corrections. The resulting uncertainties in the overall scale are ± 30-40%.


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Lt. Col. Francis L. "Lee" Brownlee U.S.A.F. (Retd)
May 27, 1921 - November 25, 2012
Lt. Col. Francis Leland "Lee" Brownlee, Ret., U.S.A.F. Passed peacefully on Sunday from the arms of his loving family to the loving arms of the LORD. Lee was preceded in death by his high school sweetheart, best friend and wife of 69 years, Adell; his parents, M. L. (Leland) and Luella; and brother, Calvin. He is survived by his two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Don McClaugherty, Tyler and Carol and Mike Woolsey, Dallas; his three grandsons and their wives, Chad & Shannan, Scott & Mindy and Darin & Theresa; four great grandchildren, Luke, Aiden, Caleb & Abbey; and nephew, Martin. Lee was a very active member with the MacArthur Park Church of Christ in San Antonio, serving as a deacon and a Silver Server and starting a 25-year ministry to the widows and widowers of the congregation. He and Adell moved to Tyler in 2006 to be nearer their daughters. He was a contributing member at Shiloh Rd. Church of Christ at the time of death. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lee completed high school in So. San Antonio and went on to serve his country in the U. S. Air Force. He completed his B.S. in Psychology at Trinity University on Operation Bootstrap, becoming an officer shortly thereafter. A World War II veteran, he completed his 30 years of service in 1970 after three overseas tours, four years at the Pentagon and numerous assignments in the U. S. Lee continued his long term residency in San Antonio while working ten years for the Texas Department of Human Resources before retiring for a second time. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 1st at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 8:30-9:30 a.m. prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family
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Mehta to Get French Loan for Uganda Sugar Plant, New Vision Says
By Jun 27, 2012-
India's Mehta Group will get a $23 million loan from Proparco, the private investment unit of the French Development Agency, to expand its Ugandan sugar plant, New Vision reported, citing Mahendra Mehta, the group's chairman.
The 10-year loan will enable Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd. to double production to 100,000 tons by 2015, the Kampala- based newspaper reported. It didn't provide details of the loan agreement.
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text: On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Dave Jones. wrote:> Gcc will generate the same 'short jmp' x86 instruction for a goto, or a> break; The only time code is generated differently is when a function is> created out of code which is goto'd from several places. This type of code> is quite spaghetti like, and a more structured approach can only generate> better code than this tangled mess of short jmp's. Even if extra functions> are created, if short enough gcc can be told to inline them, resulting in> almost-identical result to what we currently have, but with more readable> source code. The difference being that not all gotos are equal. If you havesomething likeif (improbable_condition) foo();else bar();baz();yo can translate it different ways. The best one being:<test the condition>jump to l1 if true;code for foo();l2:code for baz();return;l1:code for bar();jump to l2;That way the expectation value of execution time becomes minimal. If thecode for foo() and baz() is cheap and codition is really improbable we geta serious speedup. Compiler can't tell the relative probability of codepaths. The standard way to achieve this effect being: if (improbable_condition) goto off_the_main_path_we_go; foo();cleanup: baz(); return;off_the_main_path_we_go: bar(); goto cleanup;> Then 2.2.0pre8 arrived, which had goto's in some places where there were> not before, whilst the average goto count per file remained roughly the> same. Which reminds me of average temperature of patients per floor inhospital...[snip]> The idea of goto's being a 'bad thing' is possibly the first thing that> gets taught on pretty much every programming course I've ever been on.> Some might argue, that this ideology is just for purists, but compilers> have become a lot more advanced. The use of constructs such as goto are> outdated crutches used by people too lazy to write a more structured> solution. It's not a question of structured vs. spaghettish. It's a questionof implementing two constructs missing in C: asymmetric if and (gaack!)very limited sort of exceptions. Compilers might get advanced and allsuch, but in C we have no way to inform compiler on relative probabilityof branches (and it can't figure it out for itself - AI-complete problem).Notice that ten levels of nested ifs are not more readable than a jungleof gotos. There is a logic behind the rejection of gotos. In manysituations it leads to winnitude. But if you'll look at this one you'llget the opposite result.-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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It's interesting that movies and TV shows are starting to go within themselves. More and more often movies and TV shows are starting to be about movies and TV shows. The latest offering is the animated Bolt, showing us what it's like behind the scenes of a family style action show. The executives walk around talking about ratings and demographics, but if they only listened to themselves, they'd see they hold the answer to the problem.
Penny (voiced by Miley Cyrus) and her dog, Bolt (voiced by John Travolta), star in the action series, and the executives insist that the dog not realize it's a TV show. They want him to think he really does have super powers and that he really is saving the day. It's their belief that if the dog stops believing, the audience will stop believing. However, this causes Bolt to lead a very lonely life away from the camera. When Penny goes home for the night, he's simply locked up in his trailer and forgotten about.
The ratings for Bolt are starting to go downhill, and everyone is scrambling about trying to find the answer as the director is still insisting that they have to keep Bolt innocent as far as the real world. The network representative gets upset with him, telling him he needs to "stop worrying abou the dog's method acting and start worrying how to stop 20-year-olds in Topeka from changing the channel."
Tricked by an evil cat, a costar, Bolt makes an escape from the studio, as he thinks Penny is in danger, having been kidnapped by the Green-Eyed Man, the villain on the show. He accidentally lands in a box and gets sent to New York. Here he meets up with a cat who he initially confuses for his constar. Instead, this is Mittens (voiced by Susie Essman) who operates a food extortion business with the pigeons. She's forced by Bolt into helping find Penny, and along their travels they also pick up Rhino (voiced by Mark Walton), a hamster in a ball who happens to be an obsessed fan of Bolt's, just shy of a Kathy Bates.
What becomes more and more clear as the movie progresses is that the network executive and the director of Bolt were both on the rigth track to fixing the problems with the show, but the truth was staring them right in the face while they continued talked around and looked over it. While it's true that if Bolt believes he's saving the world the audience will too, it's also true that if Bolt isn't happy with his life, the audience will become unhappy with him as well.
I'm not sure if that was an intentional theme of Bolt or not, but I did read that the original writer and director was fired when Pixar and Disney became unhappy with the direction of the film. They switched it up, bringing in a new writing and directing team, then rushed through the production. Luckily, it seems to have worked out okay in the end, but it just seems to be an interesting life imitating art type of thing.


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Top Democrats, including President Obama's re-election team, wasted no time in coming out swinging once Republican Mitt Romney announced he chose Minnesota Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate.
The Romney campaign reportedly made the Ryan pick official early Saturday morning via a smartphone app.
The Obama campaign responded quickly, putting up a new page on its barackobama.com website that labels the new Romney-Ryan ticket "the go back team."
Ryan, the powerful chairman of the House Budget Committee, is best known for a series of federal budget proposals which would essentially privatize Medicare and dramatically cut back the scope of the federal budget. Independent analysts just this week released a new look at the Ryan budget, which they say, among other things, "would almost certainly make deep cuts in federal funds that support states and localities as they perform many basic public functions, including educating children, building roads and bridges, protecting public health, and providing law enforcement."
Obama campaign chief Jim Messina alerted the president's supporters Saturday in an email.
"Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate. What you need to know right now: This election is about values, and today Romney doubled down on his commitment to take our country back to the failed policies of the past," Messina says. "Congressman Paul Ryan is best known as the author of a budget so radical The New York Times called it 'the most extreme budget plan passed by a House of Congress in modern times.' With Mitt Romney's support, Ryan would end Medicare as we know it and slash the investments we need to keep our economy growing — all while cutting taxes for those at the very top."
Messina warns that Romney and other Republicans "will tell a very different story about Paul Ryan."
"Our job is to make sure Americans know the truth about what Romney's choice says about him as a candidate and leader, and to stand with President Obama and Vice President Biden at another major moment in this campaign," Messina says.
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington State, who leads the Democratic Senate campaign operation, also chimed in on the Ryan pick.
"Ryan is best known for the extreme budget that bears his name — one that would end Medicare as we know it while giving huge tax breaks to billionaires and corporations. A Romney-Ryan ticket is a frightening prospect for the middle class and anyone who might one day need Medicare or Social Security," she says. "The GOP has their team, and now it's more important than ever that we stand behind ours."


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Run Boy Run by HanZh
Hey guys! BronyCon is over and we all had a good time :) Today we are starting to post all of the winners for the PMV Contest, and we are starting of with our First Place Winner for Action, HanZh! This was absolutely amazing with Great Visuals and the way he used the clips and made it look like it was some kinda of Action Film, now that's what I like :) And that ending part with the voice overs and sound effects, that was really cool. So Awesome Job to HanZh and Congratulations to him for winning First Place!
(also, running is a viktory x3)


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Daily Creativity: Pi Day 2017
Happy Pi Day! I always like to celebrate by making a graphic illustrating Pi some how. This year I have created a graphic with Pi not quite to a million in the shape of the symbol overlaid a blue circle. I created this in illustrator.


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Things are falling into line in preparation for a possible panda birth this summer. Our camera system is squared away, other preparations are in place or are in final stages, and Bai Yun is being closely watched for signs of pregnancy. While there was a time when we could not easily discern what the signs she registered might mean, we have learned a lot over Bai Yun's lifetime that helps us to better understand where she is at, reproductively speaking.
Ultrasounds started a few weeks back. The vets are looking for undeniable signs of pregnancy, like the appearance of a fetus. In past years, a fetus was first visualized 17 days before it was born. However, before seeing a fetus, there are other signs that indicate her body is getting ready for a pregnancy or a pseudopregnancy. These include the simple visualization of the uterus. It is usually difficult to see because of the gas in the gut and because outside of this season in her life the female's reproductive tract is just less obvious. Hormones responsible for pregnancy and pseudopregnancy drive the enlargement of the uterus to make it more visible to our vets nearer to her birthing window. Thus far, there has been some indication of positive change of Bai Yun's uterus.
Another indicator is her behavior. A significant marker to us is a decline in Bai Yun's appetite for bamboo. She has begun showing this decline for the last few days, rejecting even her favorite species and leaving behind some fresh stems untouched. Her behavioral changes are also considered positive when she becomes sluggish and uncooperative, a change witnessed for the first time yesterday (July 14). Normally, a keeper might become frustrated by a bear that refuses to shift or won't come when called or that generally seems noncompliant. This time of year, behavior of this sort from Bai Yun just makes us smile.
Is she pregnant? That we can't answer with certainty yet. We can say that her body is getting ready and may already be gestating a fetus in its early stages of growth. Only time will tell us if this is not the dreaded pseudopregnancy we have seen with her before, in 1998 and other years we did not realize a cub. Perhaps due to her age we might expect her to be more inclined to have this false pregnancy this time around. On the other hand, Bai Yun is very healthy, at a good weight, and she has never missed with Gao Gao. So place your bets.
We'll keep you posted as to her progress. In the meantime, back to reading her signs…
Suzanne Hall is a senior research technician for the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research.


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IBM WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services V5 for Multiplatforms: The quickest, easiest way to improve host application productivityIBM United States Software Announcement 203-293
October 28, 2003
|At a glance
- Dynamically transforms 3270 and 5250 screens to HTML
- Migrates host applications to the Web within hours, without access or modification to source code
- Improves host application workflow and ease of use in a zero-footprint solution
- Integrates with WebSphere Studio, WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Portal
- Supports single sign-on using Tivoli® Access Manager
- Creates Web services from programmed navigation of host applications
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IBM WebSphere® Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) gives you all the tools you need to help you quickly and easily extend your legacy applications to Business Partners, customers, and employees. HATS makes your 3270 and 5250 applications available as HTML through the most popular Web browsers, while converting your host screens to a Web look and feel. With HATS it is easy to improve the workflow and navigation of your host applications without any access or modification to source code.
The HATS' rules-based transformation engine can make it possible to extend your host applications to the Web within hours of installing the software. HATS is a zero-footprint, zero-download Web-to-host solution. The only software needed on the client is a Web browser.
The power of HATS lies in its ability to accurately recognize the components of host screens and transform them in real time to a Web interface according to a set of predefined rules. It is easy to modify the rules according to the specific needs of your application. With HATS, you can add a variety of elements to your host screens, such as drop down lists, hot links, tables, buttons, valid value lists, tabbed folders, and graphs. You can also add HTML elements such as logos, graphics, backgrounds, and Web links.
HATS has macro support that allows you to provide programmed navigation through multiple legacy screens to help improve the productivity and ease of use of your host applications. HATS enables such programmed access to a single host application, or can integrate screens from multiple host applications into a single Web interface. You can also use macros created in IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand or IBM WebSphere Host Publisher.
The HATS Studio is fully integrated with the Eclipse-based IBM WebSphere Studio. It offers an intuitive interface for customizing the rules for transformation of host screens. The HATS' applications can be deployed to both WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal, and can take advantage of the extensive security and reliability features found in both platforms.
New in V5:
- Integrates multiple host applications into a single Web interface
- Provides enhanced WebSphere Portal integration and support
- Allows for automated migration from Host Publisher V4 projects
- Provides programmed access to host transactions through standard Web services interfaces
- Includes support for VT business objects
- Provides added support for customization of default rules
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|Key prerequisites
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|Planned availability dates
- December 19, 2003: Electronic software delivery
- January 30, 2004: Media pack
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WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services V5
The rules-based implementation of HATS can make it possible to extend virtually any 3270 or 5250 application to the Web within a single day of installing the software. The HATS' rules define how the various host components are to be transformed and represented as HTML. For example, the rules define whether selection lists should be represented as hot links, buttons, drop down menus, radio buttons, or a table. The HATS' rules are applied on-the-fly to host screens to generate the corresponding Web pages for end users. These rules can eliminate the need to customize individual host screens and help significantly reduce the time to market for new Web-to-host projects. Any host screen can be rendered according to the HATS' default values, or can be partially or fully customized according to the needs of the specific application.
HATS provides the flexibility to assign different rule sets to different end-user communities. For example you can give a single host application a variety of looks and workflows that are appropriate for different end-user groups. Alternatively, you can use a single rule set on different applications, which will enable you to reuse your work across the various host applications in your organization.
WebSphere Portal provides a personalized, single point of access to enterprise information. HATS is able to run directly in the WebSphere Portal environment and to take advantage of integration with other portlets in the portal. Features such as Click-to-Action and Cooperative Portlets allow for higher levels of productivity by sharing data between portlets. Credential Vault and Web Express Logon support can allow users to simplify the process of signing on and providing credentials to multiple applications. HATS works with IBM Tivoli Access Manager or other third-party products to provide support for Web Express Logon.
Note: Support for WebSphere Portal running on WebSphere Application Server on the IBM zSeries® platform will be through a provided iFrame portlet. The iFrame portlet will not support the portal integration features listed above.
HATS provides the ability to create connection pools, which can be used at runtime to cache connected, logged-on, and ready host connections. A predefined number of connections can remain active in the pool, supporting requests from any user. This can help eliminate the overhead of establishing a connection, logging on, and disconnecting for each host request. You can define the minimum and maximum number of connections in the pool, as well as determine whether HATS should wait for an available connection or create a new, non-pooled connection if all predefined connections are in use.
HATS supports a broad range of security features, in addition to leveraging the security provided by WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure HTTP (HTTPs) provide security between the host application, the mid-tier server, and the end user. HATS will appear as a typical user to your host applications, allowing you to continue to take advantage of existing access security systems, such as IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF®).
Local print support is an important capability when extending legacy applications to new users. HATS provides a user-friendly means of delivering this support by converting host print output into industry-standard PDF format. The resultant PDF file is sent to the end user's browser, where it can be printed locally or saved for later use.
HATS offers native keyboard support to allow users to continue to use the keyboard functionality to which they have become accustomed. Although running in a browser environment, HATS provides direct keyboard support for functions employed by the host application, such as PF keys, enter keys, clear keys, and system-request keys.
HATS Studio is fully integrated within the Eclipse-based IBM WebSphere Studio. The Eclipse platform is an industry-standard application development environment, providing the benefits of a common framework and reusable skill set for development of Web-based applications. Integration with WebSphere Studio provides a common tooling family for all your e-business needs. WebSphere Studio application development features provide a variety of additional benefits, such as team development facilities that enable code management across multiple developers.
HATS integrates with WebSphere Studio which provides a flexible and extensible environment in which to integrate host applications with Java-based applications. Screens and data from multiple host sources can be combined with Java-based applications to create new WebSphere applications. Transactions with host systems can be encapsulated into reusable business objects, such as Web services, Java beans, or Enterprise Java Beans. HATS and WebSphere Studio wizards can be used to create Web pages that call these new business objects. These Web pages can use traditional Model I, or the newer, open standard Struts standard for Model 2-based Web pages. WebSphere Studio wizards can also be used to create SQL queries, and business objects (Web services, Java beans, or Enterprise Java Beans) to execute these SQL queries.
HATS, in conjunction with WebSphere Studio, simplifies the creation of standard Web services interfaces to provide access to host applications. Web services protocols, such as Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL), are an efficient and reusable means of providing standardized access to your host systems, helping you lower the cost of maintaining and deploying connectors to these systems.
The runtime components of HATS are generated by the HATS Studio and deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Portal. The WebSphere platform provides support for the workload management features required for enterprise class scalability and availability. Load balancing and fail-over support functions, such as vertical and horizontal cloning, are handled by the WebSphere Workload Manager.
Note: Licenses of WebSphere Application Server, limited to use with HATS, are included in the HATS V5 product.
Accessibility by people with disabilities
- Interfaces commonly used by screen readers
- Can be operated using only the keyboard
- Allows the user to request more time to complete timed responses
- Communicates all information independently of color
- Provides documentation in an accessible format
- Requires minimal reach and manual dexterity
- Supports the attachment of alternative input and output devices
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|Product positioning
HATS is the newest member of IBM's market-leading Host Integration family of host access and Web-to-host solutions.
Within the Host Integration Solution:
- Host On-Demand delivers the Java emulator solution providing desktop emulation on demand. Traditional emulator functionality is delivered via Java applets that are downloaded as needed and optionally cached on the end-user desktop. Host On-Demand is served as needed from a central Web server which can eliminate the time and expense associated with installing and maintaining software on end users' desktops.
- HATS delivers a near load-and-go solution for rejuvenating legacy application screens that can improve end-user ease-of-use and productivity. The existing end-user flow through legacy applications is preserved, but has a rejuvenated Web look and feel. Delivery of HTML to the desktop provides a zero-footprint client solution with the broadest possible user reach.
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|Education support
The following educational offerings are available as listed below:
Course Course Course title number type IBM WebSphere(R) Host SW912 Classroom Access Transformation Services Introduction
IBM Global Services, IT Education Services, provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM Learning Services Web sites:
Refer to the IBM Learning Services Web site for information on course locations and availability dates.
Call IBM IT Education Services and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322)
for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.
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|Offering information
Product information will be available through the Offering Information Web site at:
And, through the Passport Advantage® Web site at:
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No publications are shipped with this product.
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automatically receive notifications by e-mail of all new publications
defined in their profiles. These may then be ordered/downloaded via the
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|Technical information
Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
Studio requirements
- Pentium II or higher processor, 500 MHz or faster (Pentium III 1 GHz recommended)
- A minimum of 384 MB RAM (512 GB recommended)
- 200 MB DASD (1 GB recommended)
- A high-resolution graphic display with a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768
Software requirements
Studio requirements
- Windows 2000 Professional (Server or Advanced Server) with SP3 or Windows XP Professional with SP1a
One of the following WebSphere Studio installations:
- WebSphere Studio Site Developer V5.1
- WebSphere Studio Application Developer V5.1
- WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries, V5.1
- WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for iSeries, V5.1
- WebSphere Application Server Express V5.0.2
Server runtime requirements
HATS generated applications run on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, AIX®, OS/400®, Solaris, OS/390®, z/OS®, Linux for Intel, and Linux for zSeries®. HATS applications are deployed to a WebSphere Application Server and, therefore, inherit the software requirements of the WebSphere Application Server.
Each HATS application that you deploy requires additional disk space. The minimum disk space required for each HATS application is:
- Windows NT, Windows 2000: 40 MB
- Windows 2003 Server: 40 MB
- Solaris: 21 MB
- OS/390 and z/OS: 40 MB
- Linux for Intel: 40 MB
- Linux for zSeries: 40 MB
One of the following WebSphere Application Servers:
- WebSphere Application Server V5.0 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V5.00 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server for iSeries V5.0 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for iSeries V5.0 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server Express V5.0 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server Express for iSeries V5.0 with latest PTFs
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS and OS/390 V5.0 with latest PTFs
Supported browsers:
- Windows requires: Netscape 6.2 and later, Internet Explorer 5.5 and later, Mozilla 1.2.1 and later, Opera 5.0 and later
- AIX requires: Netscape 7.0 and later, Mozilla 1.2.1 and later
- Solaris requires: Netscape 7.0 and later, Mozilla 1.2.1 and later
- Linux requires: Opera 5.0 and later, Konqueror 3.1 and later, Mozilla 1.2.1 and later
- Mac requires: Safari 1.0 and later, Internet Explorer V5.5 and later, Netscape 7.0 or later
- 5250 Print support requires IBM iSeries Access for Web V5.2 (Note: this is available as part of the iSeries Access Family V5.2).
- Portal development support requires IBM WebSphere Portal Toolkit V5.0 with latest service level.
- WebSphere Portal V5.0 is required for deployment of HATS V5 portlets.
- BIDI support is not available with Netscape browsers. Internet Explorer V5.5, and later, is required.
Planning information
- WebSphere HATS V5.0 CD
- WebSphere HATS V5.0 Runtime Enablement CD
- WebSphere Application Server V5.0 Network Deployment CD (Distributed and iSeries)
- HATS V5 License Information
Security, auditability, and control
HATS uses the security and auditability features of the systems.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features,
administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication
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|Ordering information
This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Product information
Licensed function Product Product title group category IBM Host Access App Integration WebSphere Transformation Middleware Other Services for Internet IBM Host Access App Integration WebSphere Transformation Middleware Other Services for Intranet
WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services V5 is a stand-alone product with one charge unit: user (intranet or Internet). It is available in units of 1.
Passport Advantage licensing
IBM Host Access Transformation Services for Internet
Program name/ Part Description number HATS for Multi Internet D52WALL Concurrent User(s) License SW Maintenance 12 Months HATS for Multi Internet D52WBLL Concurrent User(s) SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months HATS for Multi Internet E0109LL Concurrent User(s) SW Maintenance Annual Renewal HATS for Multi Internet D52WCLL ConcurUser(s) Trdup License & SW Maintenance 12 Months
IBM Host Access Transformation Services for Intranet
Program name/ Part Description number HATS for Multi Intranet D53H4LL Registered User License SW Maintenance 12 Months HATS for Multi Intranet D53H5LL Registered User SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months HATS for Multi Intranet E016VLL Registered User SW Maintenance Annual Renewal HATS V5.0 for Multi Intranet Reg D53H6LL User Trdup License SW Maintenance 12 Months
Passport Advantage supply
Program name/ Part Description number HATS V5.0.0 FOR MULTI (SAME MEDIA PACK FOR BOTH INTRANET/INTERNET) Media Pack Multilingual (French, BM028ML Russian, Korean, Chinese -- Simplified, Spanish, Norwegian Bokmal, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese -- Traditional, English U.S., Norwegian Nynorsk, Turkish, Dutch, Slovakian, Italian, Finnish, Polish) Windows 2000, Windows XP CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard V5.0.0
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active Maintenance or Subscription for the products listed below are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
HATS for Multi V5.0.0
Entitled maintenance offerings description Media packs Part (Sub-Id) description number WHATSRTISB01, HATS for Multi BM028ML WHATSVRTSB01 Multilingual (French, Russian, Korean, Chinese -- Simplified, Spanish, Norwegian Bokmal, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Japanese, Chinese -- Traditional, English U.S., Norwegian Nynorsk, Turkish, Dutch, Slovakian, Italian, Finnish, Polish) Windows 2000, Windows XP CD-ROM Digital Disk -- ISO 9660 Standard
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|Terms and conditions
Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement. Proofs of Entitlement (PoEs) are required for all authorized use.
Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
License Information form number: L-JCOS-5S5SD8
Limited warranty applies: Yes
Money-back guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the Program, return it within 30 days from the invoice date, to the party (either IBM or its reseller) from whom you acquired it, for a refund. This applies only to your first acquisition of the Program.
Copy and use on home/portable computer
Product Copy and use on home/ name portable computer? Host Access No Transformation Services for Multi
Volume Orders (IVO): No
Passport Advantage applies
Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at:
Usage Restriction: Yes
For Usage Requirements, refer to the License which accompanies the product. Specifically, the Program-unique Terms (PUTs) part of the license records, the restrictions on the use of the product, and/or the software associated with the product.
Software Maintenance applies: Yes
Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Subscription and Technical Support, is now included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation and technical support for the product announced in this letter is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity by providing voice and/or electronic access into the IBM support organizations.
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Other support: Passport Advantage
iSeries Software Subscription applies: No
Educational allowance available:
Not applicable
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SHIRLEY -- Shiny steel guardrails extending from the corner of Front Street by the Ice House Dam to the railroad crossing on Walker Road might seem to have cropped up overnight. But in reality, this structural safety measure was a negotiated side effect from the recent construction of a commercial greenhouse in Devens.
With its futuristic design and lots of southern exposure, the new greenhouse -- Salad Bowl Farms -- sits a short distance off Walker Road on an open, sunny site carved out of a formerly wooded slope.
And if it seems to have gone up almost as fast as the guardrails did, the new building was no surprise to Shirley officials, whose only say in the matter was the road cut the developer needed to access the site.
That clout led to the guardrail installation, a pricey construction project for which the town did not pay.
Although that section of Walker Road is zoned rural-residential and Salad Bowl Farms is a commercial enterprise, town zoning was not at issue, nor did the site plan require review by the Planning Board. That's because the site is on Devens land and is thus under the jurisdiction of MassDevelopment rather than the town of Shirley.
The Salad Bowl Farms proposal was reviewed by the Devens Enterprise Commission, or DEC, the state agency's sole permitting authority, which held public hearings before approving the project.
But the developer still needed the selectmen's OK for a road cut.
Before the selectmen gave Salad Bowl Farms its driveway cut, Garvin sought input from the Planning Board and others, including neighbors on Walker Road. Nobody objected and only a few people showed up for a site walk.
But those she reached out to had their say, Garvin said, citing increased truck traffic as the main concern.
Thus, the guardrails.
In addition, MassDevelopment agreed to map out an alternate route for delivery trucks to use, Garvin said, aiming to lessen the safety impact of the new business on Walker Road.
Another improvement Garvin noted was the guardrail recently erected on Leominster Road, paid for with Chapter 90 state highway funds.