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Search is on to replace Dirks in outfield
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Don Kelly always heads into Spring Training with a bevy of gloves, ready for the different positions he might play in a season -- first base, third base, middle infield and an outfield glove, with a backup at each.
His outfield glove has worn over the past several years, but it's the perfect fit for him.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Don Kelly always heads into Spring Training with a bevy of gloves, ready for the different positions he might play in a season -- first base, third base, middle infield and an outfield glove, with a backup at each.
His outfield glove has worn over the past several years, but it's the perfect fit for him.
"You're always looking for that glove," Kelly said.
That outfield glove might be getting some more work over the next few months with Andy Dirks out until June because of back surgery, but Kelly said it won't change his preparation work. The major work will come for Tigers officials, from manager Brad Ausmus to the front office, who have to evaluate whether the answer to their void is in their camp right now -- or if there's a realistic solution on the market worth their time to acquire.
"With Dirks going down for essentially three months, we need somebody to replace that spot on the roster," Ausmus said Wednesday.
For now, they'll be looking at what they have in camp. It was fitting, then, that three candidates for increased playing time filled the outfield spots for Wednesday's game against the Astros at Osceola County Stadium.
Trevor Crowe, a Minor League free agent and former Indians prospect who started 40 games in Houston's outfield last year, got the start in left and went 1-for-4 with a caught stealing and a putout after Ausmus asked around about him, including Astros great Craig Biggio.
Ezequiel Carrera, another Minor League free agent and former Indians prospect, made a pair of highlight catches in center field, diving to rob Jason Castro of a bloop single in shallow center, then battling the sun to catch a high fly ball an inning later. He went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
"He's a good outfielder," Ausmus said before the game. "He can play anywhere. He runs very well, so he brings that speed dynamic. And he's a left-handed bat."
Kelly started in right field and made a running catch at the fence on Astros prospect George Springer's drive. Kelly also singled and scored in the second inning, going from first to third on a nice hit-and-run single, to improve to 5-for-12 so far this spring.
All of them are vying for playing time alongside Rajai Davis, whose planned platoon with Dirks in left is now scuttled. If Davis plays well enough, though, the others could be vying to simply back him up.
Though the Tigers signed Davis primarily for his numbers against left-handed pitching (besides his speed, of course), they could opt to give him some starts against righties and only sit him against the particularly tough matchups. When Davis signed during the winter meetings, Ausmus said left field wouldn't necessarily be a strict left-right platoon, a perceived nod towards Davis' tendency to heat up against all pitchers in stretches.
"My thought process was there are probably some right-handed pitchers that Rajai hits well," Ausmus said. "It doesn't mean every time there's a right-handed pitcher on the mound, I was going to sit Rajai Davis. That was never the case."
Still, even if Davis were to get an uptick in play now, it's tough to envision him playing every day for two months. It's also difficult to envision him on a hitting tear that lasts two months, though his .288 average and .335 on-base percentage last year represented the best first-half numbers of his career.
If this injury happened around midseason, prospects Daniel Fields or Tyler Collins might have gotten a call with a good start at Triple-A Toledo. As it is, however, neither has played above Double-A Erie, and both could use the time.
The Tigers promoted Fields aggressively his first year as a 19-year-old pro in 2010, but he ended up spending the first 2 1/2 years of his pro career at Class A Lakeland, slowly making the learning curve.
"A young guy like that, development's probably more important at this point," Ausmus said. "I don't want to say he's not a candidate, but I'd say that's probably a notch below, just because he's younger and probably needs some more time."
Collins batted .240 with 21 home runs and 122 strikeouts at Erie last year, and while it's rarely useful to make judgments early in Spring Training, he has struck out five times in seven at-bats.
Kelly is certainly familiar, having started 51 games in left over the last four years. His playing time has always come against right-handed pitchers, but he has batted .198 and .220 against righties over the last two seasons. If the Tigers could get his 2011 splits (.250 average, .698 OPS vs. righties), they'd almost certainly take that in a platoon.
Utilityman Steve Lombardozzi, part of the Doug Fister trade, is a switch-hitter with some extra-base power. Even now, though, Ausmus' preference seems to be to keep him in the infield and use outfield flexibility only if needed.
"I still prefer to think of him as an infield guy," Ausmus said, "but Dirks getting hurt, you've got to have a little bit of a safety net."
Both the switch-hitting Crowe and left-handed-hitting Carrera bring baserunning capabilities, especially Carrera. The 30-year-old Crowe's best production in the big leagues came over close to a full season in Cleveland in 2010, batting .251 with a .302 on-base percentage and .634 OPS. He stole 20 bases that year, but he has been in the teens the last couple years in the minors after a 2011 season largely lost to injury.
Between the lack of clear-cut answers and team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski's history of being thorough on the scouting front, it would be a shock if the Tigers don't send out evaluators across Florida and Arizona to look at potential options, both for trades and waiver pickups when roster cuts approach.
Much as speculation might wander towards well-known names without set roles, such as the Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Mike Carp, the Tigers would have to weigh how much they'd be willing to give up, and how much salary might they take on for what would amount to a part-time player.
If the Tigers believe they can have a productive Dirks back in June, a major deal would be a surprise. If recovery becomes a longer-term concern, they might have to consider external options. Either way, don't expect much movement until the end of camp.
Until then, they'll be evaluating what they have. And players like Kelly will be preparing like normal.
"It'll sort itself out as Spring Training goes along," Kelly said. "For me, I have to continue doing what I'm doing."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason.


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The Amazing Race garnered a series low 1.8 down 25 percent from last weeks 2.4.
I hope the ratings improve. I think Sunday Night Football was popular last night, Tom Brady vs Drew Brees.
Maybe changing the day is the way to go
If the ratings continue to drop, I wonder how much wonder it will last?Judging from a few other message boards that I frequent, I notice with each subsequent season, the number of posts have been decreasing, along with fewer people posting about it. All of this, are not good signs.
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YORKSHIRE'S injury crisis is easing as they aim to kick-start their season at the second attempt.
The club were without five frontline pace bowlers during their defeat to Hampshire in the opening match.
But David Willey (shoulder) and Matthew Fisher (groin) are in a 13-man squad for Friday's game at Edgbaston, while Liam Plunkett (calf) and Ryan Sidebottom (hamstring) are seven to 14 days from a return.
LISTEN - Chris Waters discusses the latest Yorkshire CCC news on our latest CricketTalk podcast HERE
Only Jack Brooks, who has now had his first bowl since sustaining a calf injury, remains "several weeks away", according to the club.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have not been made available by England for the opening two rounds, but international colleague Adil Rashid can play in this week's fixture.
Rashid replaces off-spinner Azeem Rafiq, while another to drop out of the team from the Hampshire game is Josh Shaw, who is replaced in the squad by fellow pace bowler Jared Warner.
Ben Coad keeps his place after starring with match figures of 8-133 against Hampshire on only his second Championship appearance.
Despite Coad's performance, Yorkshire lost by four wickets at Headingley in an early blow to their title hopes.
After gaining a first innings lead of 132, Yorkshire moved 247 runs clear with seven second innings wickets left only to collapse from 115-3 to 187 all-out, leaving Hampshire a difficult but manageable target of 320.
According to Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance, it emphasised that his team cannot afford to have one poor session if they want to win silverware.
"I thought we played some good cricket during the match, but to win games in this division you've got to play good cricket for the whole game," said Ballance.
"You can't have a bad session, or even a bad hour.
"If we'd got another 50-70 runs, made them chase something in the region of 400, we'd have been right in the front seat.
To win games in this division you've got to play good cricket for the whole game. You can't have a bad session, or even a bad hour.Yorkshire CCC captain, Gary Ballance
"We were very disappointed, but we just have to hold our heads high and pick ourselves up at Edgbaston."
Ballance's sentiments would doubtless be echoed by his Warwickshire counterpart Ian Bell, whose side lost their opening game at Surrey by an innings.
Bell was one of five men dismissed for a duck as Warwickshire were routed for 91 in reply to Surrey's 454.
Bell struck 64 in the second innings and Jonathan Trott 151 as Warwickshire scored 362.
But this week's match is a meeting between two strongly-fancied sides who will be keen to show that their respective results last time were just a blip.
"We need to pick ourselves up quickly and I'm confident that we can do that," said Ballance.
"We've got some highly talented players in our team.
"At the same time, we know that it will be tough because Warwickshire are a good side with some very good players, too.
"But we've played well against them in the last few years, and hopefully we can do it again."
Yorkshire have lost only one of their last 17 matches against Warwickshire, winning nine and drawing seven.
They have also won three and drawn one of their last four games against them at Edgbaston. However, Yorkshire first-team coach and former captain Andrew Gale knows that statistics count for little, particularly at this early stage of the season.
He is looking for a swift response from his side.
"What you're after is to see a reaction from the players," said Gale. "The lads want to put the wrongs right, and it's good that the games are coming around thick and fast and that they've got the opportunity to be able to do that.
"But Warwickshire have had a tough start as well, and I expect them to bounce back.
"There are no easy games in the First Division of the Championship;
"Hampshire should have been relegated last season, yet look at the grit and determination they showed against us last week."
Yorkshire squad (from): Ballance (capt), Bresnan, Coad, Fisher, Handscomb, Hodd, Leaning, Lees, Lyth, Patterson, Rashid, Warner, Willey.


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Vignelli chair inspires typeface soap dish
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I designed the Bodoni Soap Dish in a special-course project in conjunction with the Vignelli Center for Design Studies and the industrial design graduate program. I was assigned a Massimo Vignelli-designed artifact and was given the opportunity to study the item in the center's archive. The artifact was Vignelli's Soap Bubble Chair model and mold. I had to develop a clear metric for assessing the chair's success in its original context. It was then my responsibility to use the same metric for developing a new object, adjusted in order to accommodate today's landscape of conditions and habits.
The design of the Bodoni Soap Dish includes a soap-dish holder and suds tray, along with a custom-shaped bar of soap to fit inside. My design makes a connection to the process, scale and naming conventions that were used to produce the Soap Bubble Chair model and mold, by literally creating a chair for soap. Following the teachings of the Vignelli Canon, I based the overall shape around the letter "O" of the Bodoni typeface, a noted favorite of the Vignellis. The soap itself is custom produced to fit inside the dish and forms the typographic counter space of the letter "O." The soap also includes the Vignelli quote "Design Is One" on the reverse, acknowledging his famous motto. The newly designed soap and soap dish were meant to be a functional item, but also to reveal the fundamentals of Vignelli's teachings, along with the rarely seen inspirational objects located in the archive.
The final prototype of the soap dish was 3-D printed in ABS plastic and has been accepted into the Vignelli Archive collection to inspire future RIT students. To learn more, go to http://activatingthearchive.rit.edu.


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Top-Line Data Show Celecoxib Met Primary Objective In Clinical Trial To Evaluate The Effects On Blood Pressure In Pediatric Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced top-line results for a Phase 4 clinical trial in which the primary objective was to measure blood pressure (hypertension) among pediatric patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA; also known as Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis or JRA) taking celecoxib (Celebrex) capsules or naproxen.
The results demonstrated there was virtually no difference in changes to systolic blood pressure, the primary endpoint, and diastolic blood pressure, the secondary endpoint, between the celecoxib and naproxen treatment groups. The safety profile was similar in both groups.
It is well-known that both selective and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may lead to new-onset hypertension or worsening of underlying hypertension in adults, but little is known about the impact of NSAID therapy on blood pressure in children.
The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of six weeks of treatment with Celebrex or naproxen on blood pressure in patients aged two to 17 years with JRA. Since 2006, Celebrex has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the relief of the signs and symptoms of JRA in pediatric patients two years of age and older.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is a chronic and long-term disease that results in joint pain and swelling. It is the most common form of arthritis in children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimates of prevalence range from 11,700 – 69,000 children under age 18 in the U.S.
About the Study
The 6-week study was a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, active-controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effects of Celecoxib (50 mg or 100 mg twice daily, determined by patient's weight) or naproxen (7.5 mg/kg twice daily, maximum dose of 500 mg twice daily) on blood pressure in pediatric patients with JIA.
A total of 201 patients were included in the study from 10 different countries. All patients were diagnosed with JIA, including patients with disease types where few joints are affected (oligoarticular JIA) and where many joints are affected (polyarticular JIA). Children with systemic onset disease – a form characterized by high fevers and rash – were included only if they still had arthritis, but no longer had systemic features like fever.
The primary endpoint analysis for the change from baseline to week 6 in systolic blood pressure (SBP) showed a 90% confidence that the true difference of the change from baseline in SBP between the celecoxib and naproxen groups was between -0.56 and 2.76, with 0 (no difference) being a possibility. Similar results were observed for the diastolic blood pressure where the 95% confidence interval was (-1.69, 1.33).
The adverse event profile was similar for the two treatment groups. The only Serious Adverse Event occurred in the naproxen group and was not treatment related. The most common adverse events reported in both treatment groups were headache, nausea and joint aches. For patients receiving celecoxib, only headache occurred in more than 5% of patients. For patients receiving naproxen, nausea and joint aches occurred in more than 5% of patients. These adverse events are consistent with what is already known about these medicines.
The study was conducted as part of a post-marketing commitment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Celebrex. Results from this study will be submitted for presentation at upcoming scientific congresses and for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
About CELEBREX
CELEBREX is one of most studied drugs in arthritis treatment and is approved in 134 countries. CELEBREX is approved in the U.S. for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis in adults, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in patients two years and older, ankylosing spondylitis, for the management of acute pain in adults and for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps).
Cardiovascular Risk
CELEBREX may cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular (CV) thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which can be fatal. All NSAIDs may have a similar risk. This risk may increase with duration of use. Patients with CV disease or risk factors for CV disease may be at greater risk.
CELEBREX is contraindicated for the treatment of perioperative pain in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Gastrointestinal Risk
NSAIDs, including CELEBREX, cause an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Elderly patients are at greater risk for serious gastrointestinal (GI) events.
NSAIDs, including CELEBREX, should be used with caution in pediatric patients with systemic onset JRA, due to the risk of disseminated intravascular coagulation.
For Celebrex prescribing information in the United States visit www.celebrex.com.
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Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ
The legendary British console EQ that crafted the "Golden Age" of rock records.
Licensed and endorsed by Trident Audio Developments, the Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ plug-in for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces expertly emulates the iconic EQ used on David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Lou Reed's Transformer, and Queen's Sheer Heart Attack, among hundreds of others.
The original Trident A-Range desk holds near-mythic status, and is arguably the best loved of the classic Trident console designs. Heralded for its unique band interactions and distinct cut-filter combinations, the Trident A-Range EQ has made an indelible impact on the sound of rock.
now you can:
Track and mix with the legendary 4-band active EQ modeled from one of only 13 original Trident A-Range desks
Easily inject life and color to kick drums, bass, and vocals without adding harshness
Artfully sculpt instruments with unique band interactions and musical cut-filter combinations
Add snarling midrange and airy high end to electric guitars
"The Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ plug-in is one of my favorite EQs, especially for electric guitars. I think it's the best electric guitar EQ that there is."
– Joe Chicarelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket, The Killers)
"The Trident A-Range EQ plug-in has lots of color and is great on snare drums. "
– Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator)
"I love the high-end boost of the UAD Trident A-Range EQ. It's extremely musical all across the board."
– Ariel Borujow (Chromeo, Mac Miller, Madonna)
"The UAD Trident A-Range plug-in has the sonic integrity of the original hardware."
– Glenn Rosenstein (Ziggy Marley, U2)
Customer Reviews
J. Schmelzer
July 22, 2015
Holy Midrange!
I seriously never want to mix electric guitar without this plugin ever again. It's just lovely.Read More
J. Kuse
January 16, 2013
Amazing for low mid cuts.
500hz is rarely useful in any abundance - that's why we have nicely curved EQ's like the pultec to scoop them out with grace. I am a new owner of the A-Range and this EQ has replaced...Read More
G. Gasper
January 14, 2013
Not a review more of a recommendation.
I thought i would take a chance on purchasing this plugin. I never got to trial it in advance but I can assure you, I am not disappointed. It has a lovely and unique character and...Read More
F. Wiese
January 11, 2013
This EQ works fine. Never heard such a brilliant sound.Read More
F. Wiese
January 11, 2013
This EQ works fine. Never heard such a brilliant sound.Read More
P. Oulster
December 13, 2012
Bass and Drums
Bass and Drums rule on the Trident. My god, what a bass sound I now have! I use Ampeg SVX, Uad Dbx 160 and the Uad Trident for my Bass guitar. Uad 1176 and Trident for Kick. It's sold me...Read More
Key features
4-band active EQ modeled from one of only 13 original Trident A-Range desks
Licensed and endorsed by Trident Audio Developments, created by Universal Audio
Unique filter response curves modeled to exacting detail
Inductor-based EQ design yields band interaction between bell and shelving filters
Unique ability to combine cut filters for unusual filtering responses
Cosmetics match the original module's "aubergine" (eggplant) finish
Customer Reviews
Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ
Overall Rating
J. Schmelzer
Holy Midrange!
I seriously never want to mix electric guitar without this plugin ever again. It's just lovely.
J. Kuse
Amazing for low mid cuts.
500hz is rarely useful in any abundance - that's why we have nicely curved EQ's like the pultec to scoop them out with grace.
I am a new owner of the A-Range and this EQ has replaced the pultec as my go-to low mid scooper. Simply add to a saturated, muffled sounding bluesy guitar track and start pulling out 500hz and now the guitar is back in the mix where you need it to be. Same with boxy vocals.
The low end boost is powerful, and combined with my above thoughts makes for a great EQ to shape kicks with.
The HPF/LPF are useful and can be stacked for more dramatic effect.
Only criticism is that I have yet to really use the top end EQ with much luck when it comes to boosting, and would still recommend a different EQ for this duty.
G. Gasper
Not a review more of a recommendation.
I thought i would take a chance on purchasing this plugin.
I never got to trial it in advance but I can assure you, I am not disappointed.
It has a lovely and unique character and tone. I have never heard anything quite like it.
F. Wiese
This EQ works fine. Never heard such a brilliant sound.
F. Wiese
This EQ works fine. Never heard such a brilliant sound.
P. Oulster
Bass and Drums
Bass and Drums rule on the Trident. My god, what a bass sound I now have! I use Ampeg SVX, Uad Dbx 160 and the Uad Trident for my Bass guitar. Uad 1176 and Trident for Kick. It's sold me like no other eq I've tried for Bass and Drums. Really, that Big of a difference! 100-150hz increase seems to be the bomb for bass guitar, maybee a 250-500hz cut, just a little. I may just turn every track into the Trident, what a great sounding Eq!
M. Burch
Great for adding character
This is my favorite EQ for adding top end. It's very natural and pleasing to the ear and the reason I bought it. Out of about 100 other EQs I have, I haven't found another one that quite does what this can do.
L. Hughes
Want clarity - buy this!
This plugin has many uses, but i find it particularly great in the mid range. Great for guitars. Fantastic and easy to use.
A. Rocca
My favourite eq
I've been a fan of Trident style equalisers since I worked on an 80B console sometimes in the 90's. The UA plugin emulates the near mythical A Range variant, and the family sound its all there - the ultimate "colour" eq.
For me its all about what it does to the low frequencies, adding a lovely warmth, sheen and velvety "bigness" which is the very antithesis of clinical and surgical filtering.
I've been comparing it with the filters on my ATB console, the family sound is there and the plugin definitely holds its own, even when boosting rather more than I normally would.
They sound slightly different, of course, but as two pieces of hardware would. A great plugin.
Now, if we could have the 64 bit versions soon... ;)
S. Peter
I came accross the Trident a couple of weeks ago. I was desperate to use a different EQ. And thats what it describes it best. Unique and different. Meanwhile i use it in every channel of my mixdown. The rudimental approach of the Trident makes EQing less surgery, but more intuitive. And i´m always stuned by the result of the different filter/Hz settings, as they interacte somehow. It´s made by musicians for musicians. I would say its a "musical" EQ. Just loving it!
S. Robbins
Incredibly warm and shiny! One of the best EQ's I have EVER heard! Certainly ranks among UA's most spectacular best, right along side the Pultec, Neve 1073, etc. In fact, while this plugin certainly has the good-old fat Trident sound I distinctly remember, I cannot honestly say that I remember loving the original as much as the plugin! I think the plugin may sound BETTER than the original in-board Trident EQ!
M. Ideses
This equalizer is extremely easy to operate, musical and rich in color nunances. One of my favorite plugins developed by the UA team. Its feature vintage does not limit the application of the equalizer, working well in modern mix. Simple for simple situations. 5 stars!
B. Glew
The Trident A Range EQ strip is an excellent addition to any studio engineer's toolbox, providing a wide range of features within a clear, easy to use layout. It is possible to use the strip to focus audio, clearing up muddy or dull instruments. With practice the Trident strip can be used to add warmth and depth, making it ideal to work with live drums and electric bass.
For engineers working with cover bands, or recording bands that hope to achieve a classic rock sound, the Trident is invaluable, as just by switching the strip on and starting to move the EQ faders, it is possible to re-create mixes in the style of artists such as David Bowie, Metallica and The Police.
A recommended purchase, working particularly well alongside a channel strip with different, complimentary characteristics, such as the Neve 88RS emulation.
C. Papastephanou
Excellent plug-in. It is just fantastic and perfectly works on guitars and drums. I love this EQ but it can introduce a littlebit of unwanted distortion when pushed harder in very high frequency.
C. Soulos
Rock guitars and rock pianos.
The other Helios.
I like Elton John's 70s piano sound very much and it still works today.
Presets are wonderful, right in the ballpark.
Just a bloody mystery how this really works. Apparently it was a confusing concept for the makers and early users too.
I can't tell the difference between this and the Softtube version, except for that imaginary dial they added to theirs.
I just wish UAD had more artist presets for all their gear.
P. Davis
The UAD-2 Trident-A-Range is hands-down the greatest EQ I have ever used on vocals. I have often found getting a consistent vocal sound quite tough. I toyed around with the Trident and found that I could could remove the boom and the mud from my voice without draining the life out of it and getting the highs to sound shiny without sending the sibilance through the roof. I made a preset and tried it on all my unfinished tracks. It produced the same, clear, warm sound on each vocal. Amazing!
D. Grahame
I A/B'd the Trident plug-in against other UA EQ Plug-ins, such as the 1081, which is a favorite of mine, and although I was able to pretty much nail the EQ I got from the Trident with the 1081, there is just something about Trident that had me choosing it over the 1081. Something not so obvious. A little kick in the pants perhaps, and perhaps a bit more rock and roll for lack of a better description. Overall, getting to my choice sounds is a lot faster with the Trident. It's almost like it knows where I want to go. Especially killer on kick, snare and raunchy guitar work. UA plug-ins in general are superior to any comparable plug-ins on the market. Sometimes even the real thing.
S. Callan
Really, really hard to make this EQ plugin sound bad. The interplay between the low-pass filter and the 50hz boost is really sweet - like a Pultec in its shaping, but with more control. The high end is beautiful, and right up there with the Harrison and Helios plugins in that regard. The mid-range is where a lot of the shaping comes into play, especially when broadly painting some color onto a drum buss.
F. Javier
This one adds quite a nice "dirt" to the sound. The way frequencies interact one with the other is fantastic.
It's a high coloring EQ but, thats exactly what i look for....For clean EQ's we have many. I come here specially for voices...give a try pumping up around 150Hz and you will not hear the voice mud but really "big" instead.
Great plug to go out from super clean EQ's. If you look for crystal clear, pristine EQ, this is not for you guy.
R. Foxworth
Great Color EQ for Many Uses
The best software EQ I have used. Allows me to add highs without sounding fake or harsh. Buy it and you won't regret it. Use it on vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, drums, etc...just sounds like rock n roll. This is def. a color plug so if you want clean this is not it.


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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has been nominated for appointment as president of the University of California, UC officials said today.
UC Regent Sherry Lansing, who chaired the special selection committee for a new president, said in a statement that Napolitano was recommended by the committee in a unanimous vote after a review of more than 300 candidates.
"Secretary Napolitano is a distinguished and dedicated public servant who has earned trust at the highest, most critical levels of our country's government," Lansing said.
Prior to serving as Homeland Security Secretary, Napolitano was governor of Arizona.
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Omar Oraby is 7 feet 2 and stands up straight as a light pole. Sometimes kids who are extremely tall try to look less tall. They hunch their shoulders. They nonchalantly bend their knees.
But Oraby is proud of who he is.
He's proud of his height. He is proud to be a USC senior and well on his way to a college degree. He is proud to be a basketball player with soft hands, nifty footwork and talent that doesn't always come naturally to a big man from a country that doesn't produce many basketball players.
Most of all, Oraby is proud to be Egyptian.
When it seemed his country was crumbling last summer, when U.S. television showed Cairo as a place filled with violence and religious disagreements that were being settled by guns instead of the debate that Oraby finds fascinating in college, he went home anyway.
His Trojans basketball coach, Andy Enfield, said, "I would have preferred he stayed on campus, honestly. I just felt it would be safer, but I also would never refuse to let him go home."
Oraby went home to see his family and to see what was happening to his country. He's back, ready to be USC's starting center, ready to be a star maybe, ready, for sure, to get a degree, and maybe someday ready to go back home and be a leader.
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USC forward J.T. Terrell watched Oraby play a scrimmage this fall, and afterward, after Oraby had made a spin move that resulted in a dunk and had swatted away a couple of shots, Terrell shook his head.
"I wish I was that tall and could do what he does," Terrell said.
Even in a country where soccer rules and there isn't really a close second sport, Oraby said he always loved basketball.
"It wasn't on television much, there weren't any pickup games, but the very first birthday present my brother and sister got for me by themselves, with their own money, was a basketball," Oraby said.
"I would go to a club near our house and just play every day, even if it was by myself. I'd be the guard, I'd be the forward, I'd be the center, I'd be everything. One day, when I was very young, maybe only 6 or 7, one of the coaches asked me how old I was. I told him and I don't think he believed me.
"He measured me and said I was the tallest 6-year-old he had ever seen and asked me to come back the next day to the club. I did and that was it. I was a basketball player."
Oraby tried playing soccer and volleyball, and he even experimented with swimming. But basketball was his favorite, especially as he kept growing.
By the time he was 15, Oraby said, he was playing for the Egyptian junior national team and had begun watching tape of American stars such as Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
He knew that American colleges often gave talented foreign players scholarships, scouting other African countries and in Europe to turn up hidden gems. But Egypt wasn't a place that produced stars.
"I didn't know how things worked," Oraby said. "I didn't know how to contact American colleges and I felt no one was coming to see me, but then I played in the junior world championships in New Zealand and an American coach, I'm not even sure who, started to tell people about me."
Word began to reach the U.S. about Oraby and he ended up being recruited to Rice along with another Middle Eastern player, Arsalan Kazemi of Iran. After two years, Kazemi transferred to Oregon and Oraby left for USC.
Kazemi has said publicly that he was subjected to anti-Muslim verbal abuse by an athletic official at Rice.
Oraby will not say whether that happened to him. But the coach instrumental in recruiting Kazemi and Oraby to Rice, Marco Morcos, an Egyptian, also left the program and is out of coaching. Owls Coach Ben Braun could not be reached for comment on why Kazemi and Oraby left, and the athletic director at the time, Rick Greenspan, is no longer at the school.
"It's not important," Oraby said. "But I am in a better place, for my future, both for basketball and for representing a positive image of my country. If I become successful in a positive way in sports and academics, that helps Egypt. Egypt needs good public relations."
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Enfield said Oraby is a blessing to have.
"His personality, his willingness to work," Enfield said. "You can't help but love that. But also, he has skills you can't teach. His hands are great, his footwork is good and will get better."
Oraby said he is enjoying the up-tempo basketball Enfield is bringing to USC. Last year under Kevin O'Neill, who was fired in January, and then under interim coach Bob Cantu, the Trojans played a slower, more restrictive style.
Oraby said Enfield's fast pace suits him. "Lots of rebounds for me," he said. "I like getting up and down the court. There will be layups and put-backs."
When he was home last summer, Oraby said he found his country calmer than what he had seen on U.S. television.
When he's at USC, he speaks to his family nearly every day via Skype. He said he encouraged Americans to go to Cairo still, to see the pyramids, to support Egypt.
Someday, Oraby said, he'll go home for good. But first?
"The NBA is something I hope I get to try," Oraby said. Enfield, for one, sees no reason why that won't work out. "Who wouldn't want a 7-2 guy who can play?" Enfield said. "I do."
Anthony Ibrahim, an Egyptian and a friend of the Oraby family who lives in Houston, said it would be "huge" for Egyptian basketball if Oraby were to play in the NBA. Alaa Abdelnaby, who played at Duke and then was a first-round pick (25th) by Portland in 1990 and played five years in the NBA, is the most prominent Egyptian to play professionally in the U.S.
Ibrahim said Oraby, whose father is a civil engineer who owns an interior design firm in Cairo, told him, "I just want to get away, bust the door open for all the Egyptians, break the mold and write my own script."
Oraby is still writing it.
First he needs to raise his scoring (6.3 points a game last season) and rebounding average (3.9). It seems possible. Oraby had his best game of the season — 18 points and 12 rebounds — in a season-ending loss to Utah in the Pac-12 tournament.
Until then, he had shared center minutes with Dewayne Dedmon, who was suspended after violating team rules in Spokane, Wash., where the Trojans were playing Washington State. The 7-foot Dedmon departed USC with a year of eligibility left, leaving the center position all for Oraby.
"From that moment in Las Vegas," Oraby said, "I could hardly wait for this year."
Friday in Logan, Utah, at Utah State. The moment has almost arrived.
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Guilty pleasures? Everything from Wawa. Chicken finger sandwiches, cream filled donuts, mac and cheese. It all just tastes better after 3 a.m. Also, Nickelodeon cartoons, Legos, and boy bands. What can I say? I grew up in the 90s.
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What food won't you eat? There's nothing I would refuse to eat, but eyeballs and brains are probably the closest things to crossing the line. As a biology major, I've done far too many dissections for my appetite to be encouraged by either organ.
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Favorite food sites or blogs? Smitten Kitchen and GrubStreet.
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I never thought I would be depending on the EU to protect my rights as a Canadian citizen.
I think they should go right to the top. Just throw Al Gore in jail because without him inventing the internet, none of this would have happened.
The jury does have an impartial advisor. He is call the "Judge". They are allowed to ask the judge question during their deliberations.
Maybe it is the MPAA breaking the law. Should they be allowed to distribute movies that don't have subtitles? Aren't they breaking the ADA?
I'm gonna see if I can find some of his novels to download for free on the internets.
He writes some pretty good fiction!
I just searched for "illegal content" on Google. They are now guilty of conspiracy to defraud.
Microsoft.... unless you send me $1,000,000 in small unmarked bills within 24 hours, I will do the same search on Bing, making you guilty as well. Pay up or else!
I can only "ding ding ding" cause I don't have "Speak for Yourself"
They would have been in Canada. Alas, the law is not the same in the US.
I thought it was spelled douche.
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The study surveyed 1017 parents of children aged under five years in Karachi between September and October last year. It found that 41% (412) of them said they had never heard of polio and that 11.4% (116) said they refused to let their children be vaccinated.
Pakistan is one of only three endemic countries
Pakistan is one of only three endemic countries that have never stopped polio transmission. Eradicating polio – completely removing the disease worldwide – hinges on making progress in a few parts of these countries, of which the mega-city of Karachi, in Pakistan, is one.
"Parents who refused vaccination were from low socio-economic Pashtun families and cited lack of permission from family elders as the main reason," said lead author Dr Anita Zaidi, a professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan. "Or they were from high-income families of all ethnic backgrounds and believed that the vaccine was harmful or unnecessary."
Reaching out to high-risk groups
The study provides new evidence suggesting that polio can be stamped out more quickly if national programmes reach out to high-risk groups and engage with them. In Pakistan, the Pashtun community represents only 15% of the population, but more than three-quarters of confirmed polio cases have occurred in this community this year.
"Once the national programme knows which communities vaccination services are not reaching and why, the Government of Pakistan supported by its partners can design strategies that are culturally appropriate to reach out to these populations and gain their confidence," said Dr Bruce Aylward, Assistant-Director General for Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration at the World Health Organization (WHO). "And this is something that the government 'has started doing in earnest this year".
Recruiting more vaccinators and social mobilizers
This year, the government started to recruit more Pashtun vaccinators and social mobilizers – activists from the community who work within it – in collaboration with WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Other recent efforts to engage this community include new strategies to reach Pashtun travellers as they move in and out of Karachi and a nation-wide media campaign that includes messages in the Pashto language.
According to the study, other factors hampering the programme's success in Pakistan include military conflict, massive floods, poor routine immunization services and large nomadic and internally displaced populations.
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This year the World Health Assembly, which governs WHO and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, declared the completion of polio eradication a "programmatic emergency for global public health". It urged Pakistan as well as Afghanistan and Nigeria, the other countries where polio is still endemic, to make the fight against polio a "national public health emergency".
If successful, polio would become only the second infectious disease that affects humans to be wiped out after smallpox was eradicated in the 1970s. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that mainly affects young children causing paralysis and, in a small proportion of cases, death.
"This study comes at a pivotal moment for the polio programme with the lowest number of polio cases reported (154) in the fewest number of countries (4) this year since certified surveillance began in 2000," WHO's Aylward said.
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Intel reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street's forecast but its outlook came in light as the personal computer industry wrestles with a shaky global economy and a shift by consumers toward tablets.
With economic growth slowing in China and struggling in Europe and the United States, global PC shipments are expected by analysts to decline slightly this year, the first annual drop since 2001.
After the earnings announcement, the technology company's shares fell more than 2 percent in extended-hours trading. (Click here to get the latest quotes for Intel.)
Intel said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $13.1 billion to $14.1 billion. The midpoint of this range was lower than analysts' estimates of $13.74 billion.
"Our third-quarter results reflected a continuing tough economic environment, " Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini said in a statement.
For the third quarter, Intel reported earnings according to generally accepted accounting principles of 58 cents per share, down from 65 cents per share last year.
Revenue dropped 5 percent to $13.5 billion from $14.23 billion a year ago.
Analysts had expected Intel to report comparable earnings of 49 cents a share on $13.23 billion in revenue, according to the latest data from Thomson Reuters.
Following the release, JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna told CNBC, "I don't think (the results) answer any of the longer-term questions about the company … Intel still has a lot to prove in terms of how it can compete in this new era of mobility."
Intel said fourth-quarter gross margins would be 57 percent, or 58 percent non-GAAP, both plus or minus a couple of percentage points.
Wall Street had expected Intel to deliver gross margins of closer to 62 percent on average in the holiday quarter. Some warn that the chipmaker may find it tough to shore up its profitability as tablet computers continue to lure buyers away.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said the 58 cents a share Intel reported was excluding items. In fact, 58 cents was the GAAP number, which includes items. Excluding items, the company reported earnings of 60 cents a share. Analysts look at the GAAP number.


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Despite suffering from flu and being distressed by the plane crash in Russia which killed a number of his ice hockey heroes, Finland's Antti Ahokas compiled the lowest round of a testing Challenge Tour campaign with a 66 on the opening day of the lucrative Kazakhstan Open.
Ahokas endured a sleepless night, having heard the news of the accident which killed 36 players and officials from the major league team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but made light of his lethargy to fire seven birdies and a solitary bogey to set the pace on six under par, one stroke clear of England's Chris Lloyd and Irishman Simon Thornton.
The flying Finn, currently languishing in 151st place in the Challenge Tour Rankings, is in need of a high finish at the €400,000 event if he is to stand any chance of securing a return to The European Tour, and he got off to the perfect start with two birdies in his opening three holes at the stunning Nurtau Golf Club.
After dropping his only shot of the day at the 13th hole, where he found the long rough, Ahokas hit back with another birdie on the 17th hole, and scorched home after the turn in just 32 shots in a display of golf which was as hot as the weather in Almaty, Kazakhstan's second largest city.
The two-time Challenge Tour champion said: "The biggest challenge today was trying to stay cool, because it was 29 degrees in the shade. I've had the flu for the last two weeks and I didn't feel well when I woke up this morning, but I just freed my mind, went out there and played golf, and enjoyed myself in the end.
"It was very difficult after what happened in Russia last night, because I'm a huge ice hockey fan and a lot of my idols were killed in the crash. So it was an emotional night and today golf didn't feel too important, but of course I'm happy with a 66 because it's been a difficult season. I've really struggled this year, so this was by far my best competitive round of the season. I got a couple of good breaks, because the rough is really thick and I got some good lies, but maybe after the season I've had it's about time I got a bit of luck."
In contrast, Lloyd suffered some ill fortune when his caddie accidentally stepped on his ball on the 17th hole, incurring a one-stroke penalty.
But the 19 year old still managed to salvage par, and after posting a brace of eagles on his inward nine, he signed for a round of 67 to finish on five under par.
Following a bright start to his debut season, Lloyd has slipped outside the top 20 of the Rankings after struggling with his game in recent weeks.
But with €64,000 on offer to the winner this week, a top five finish would all but secure the boy from Bristol a European Tour card for the first time.
He said: "It's a big week, and I'm delighted to bounce back to a bit of form, because I've struggled with my game lately. I've dropped to 21st place so I knew I needed a big week to get back into the top 20, and a round of 67 is a pretty good start.
"The two eagles were the highlight, especially the fourth, because my round wasn't really going anywhere until that point. I didn't play very well on my front nine, but I scrambled well – especially the first four holes, where I didn't find a green in regulation, but somehow still managed to make four pars.
"I stayed very patient and managed to shoot one under par for my front nine, even though my play probably didn't deserve it. But then I rolled in a 35-footer for eagle on the fourth, and all of a sudden I was off and running. I slowed my swing down a bit and got into a nice rhythm, and played really well coming in.
"I would've taken five under at the start of the day without a shadow of a doubt, and I suppose it's a good sign that I feel I haven't really played very well, yet I've still shot a 67. Level par might've been a more accurate reflection of my play, especially on my front nine, but there have been plenty of times this season where I've walked off with a 72 and felt I deserved a 67, so maybe today was payback time!"
Thornton and his fellow Irishman Colm Moriarty were the only two players in the field to keep bogeys off their cards, posting respective rounds of 67 and 68.
The Kazakhstan Open has been kind to Thornton, who finished tied 21st on his only previous visit to the event, and the 34 year old – who has divided his time between The European and Challenge Tours this term – is likely to concentrate his focus predominantly on the Challenge Tour for the remainder of the season should he walk away with a large share of the €400,000 prize fund.
Thornton said: "I played really well – much better than I had in the practice round. I was very straight off the tee, which you need to be round here, because the rough is so penal. The extra length you get out here and the firm fairways help me a lot, because instead of long or mid-irons I've got shorter irons into the greens for my approach shots. So I was putting it pretty close, and also managed to hole my fair share of putts.
"It's difficult to say no to the money on offer on The European Tour, but if I have a good week here the chances are I'll stick to the Challenge Tour, especially as my category on the main Tour means I'm probably only going to get into three more events, so that might make my mind up for me. I'll probably have a much better idea of my probable playing schedule come Sunday night."
Moriarty was joined on four under par by the English trio of Matthew Baldwin, Tommy Fleetwood and Andrew Johnston, South African Tyrone Ferreira, Argentina's Cesar Monasterio and Spaniard Pedro Oriol.
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The social (media) revolution
They say social networking is destroying our social lives. They say social media is an addictive force that pushes our virtual friend counts to new heights while in reality we are becoming more isolated. They say that social media is ruining our social skills… I say, what the hell do THEY know?
While I can't argue about the addictive qualities, I'm wondering: did 'they' miss the 'social' part of 'social media'? Because, it's like 'social' on speed. In fact, used properly, social media can do for one's circle of friends what the digital camera has done for photos. You can amass an incredible number of friends through social media. While you may 'keep' the majority on your computer screen, you can select the best friendships to have with you IRL ('in real life' in social media lingo). I speak from experience; in fact, over the past year, the number of real, wonderful friendships that I've forged using social media, and which have made the leap to real life, greatly outnumbers the favorite photographs on my computer that I've chosen to print.
Admittedly, my social media usage is more than just recreational. With my job keeping me in the thick of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and whatever flavor-of-the-month social networking tool I'm experimenting with at any given time, I certainly have more exposure to social media and the folk therein, than the average user. About those folk therein: you see, it's not just a big wide digital world filled with a billion random people any more than earth is 'just a big wide world filled with 7 billion random people.' When your life and likes follow certain consistent themes – and everyone's does – you tend to bump into the same people. This is true in the world, and not any less true in social media. You see, in the social media world there are many 'communities' – no less real than the community you live in, the parent association at your kid's school, the regulars at your local bar or the women's league at your synagogue or church.
The social media communities I belong to include many Anglo immigrants to Israel and people all over the world who care about Israel. Both criteria are obvious and natural as these are the people with whom I share my passion and my biggest life choice; a huge commonality before we've even said – or typed – two words. I cannot count the number of honest-to-goodness friends I have made via social media; the number of tweetups I have gone to – or even organized, the number of connections I have helped make between my friends and contacts, or even the number of jobs I have been instrumental in helping people get because of social media. And this is only the tip of the iceberg.
It will soon be four years since I first used Twitter. I remember when, not long after I joined, my friend Ruth organized a 'tweetup' in Jerusalem, marketed via social media with an emphasis on twitter users. New to it myself, I had no idea what a tweetup was or what to expect. I imagined a bunch of people sitting around at a bar, staring at their hand-held devices, communicating with other attendees solely through tweets posted. A strange prospect indeed, but I went anyway, more out of curiosity than anything else. I was delighted to find the gathering like any other party or meet up. I won't say that there was no tweeting going on, but hardly at the expense of the personal contact! So many hugs and true joy at putting a face to the twitter handle. And that was just the beginning.
I think that Estee Lavitt said it best in her blog after the epic 'Israel Connection' tweetup in NYC this summer that I was involved in (through my job as Social Media Coordinator at Nefesh B'Nefesh.)
Meeting Laura Ben-David for the first time at this event after tweeting with her for the past few months was as natural as visiting an old friend from high school. I know many others felt the same about meeting their "tweeps." I had this experience with many people that evening; I did not have to introduce myself to new or old friends because we were simply "getting together" after our last chat. There were no awkward silences or conversations about the weather."
But wait, there's more. Social media isn't just an incredible tool for cultivating friendships. It breaks down walls, removing many of the normal societal boundaries that usually govern friend connections. It's mind-boggling. Remember in high school how all cliques formed 'naturally'? The pretty girls; the jocks; the nerds; you get my drift. In social media the playing field is evened out. You're a person on Twitter who cares about Israel? I'm a person on Twitter who cares about Israel. Whaddya know? We've got a fundamental commonality, probably mutual contacts, and, after a few overlapping interactions with a shared friend, we have what to talk about and are having our own conversations. You may be just starting your career, secular, ready to see the world. I'm a seasoned veteran, orthodox, seen the world and then some… It doesn't matter. The normal boundaries that guide our friend prospects, such as age and demographics, are irrelevant in this virtual world. And when you meet the virtual contact in real life? It's amazing, but when you already know who the person is on the inside, you don't waste time judging them on the outside when you finally have the opportunity.
Social media may be a time sapper. Alright, it is; big time. It's addictive, and can pull even the strongest personalities into a non-drug-induced stupor… People have to be responsible for setting their own limits. But social media is NOT a friend sapper. A very unscientific study amongst my social media colleagues indicated that the overwhelming majority felt social media greatly expanded their network of friends including real-life relationships. The social media nay-sayers can say whatever they want – and usually do. I say we've entered the social (media) revolution – and there's no turning back, my friends.


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Computers have pushed aside paper ledgers and quill pens. Office windows that used to frame bucolic scenes of grazing cows now look onto streets bustling with city traffic. Employees nowadays are far more likely to hold advanced degrees and far less likely to wear bowler hats. Dollar sums that once seemed a fortune now look more like your average cell-phone bill.
Workplaces, in other words, have changed in the century-plus since some of this year's Top Workplaces started doing business. The companies have switched tools, locations and, in some cases, even whole business models. But their values and goals remain relatively constant, company representatives say, along with the employees' commitment that propelled them from the 19th century into the 21st.
Two workplaces began as orphanages, for example, but are now doing something else entirely: Washburn Children's Center serves children with social, emotional or behavioral problems, and Ecumen serves seniors. "Whether providing a home for orphaned children, or now providing an array of senior services, we've really stayed connected to that mission of creating home," said Eric Schubert, Ecumen's vice president of communications and public affairs.
Cargill, which began as a single grain-storage facility in 1865 and now does business around the world, focusing not just on agricultural commodities such as food, but also for manufacturing substances used in paint, adhesives and couch-cushion stuffing. An early Cargill president wrote that "our word is just as good as our bond," said Jennifer Johnson, the company's associate archivist. "Cargill's still committed to its business ethics and how we act and perform, not just in the U.S. but in every country around the world."
Superficial details have changed since the Volunteers of America-Minnesota opened in 1896, said President and CEO Paula Hart. Employees used to wear military-style uniforms, and one early VOA leader, among the first Minnesotans to earn a master's degree in social work, would don hers on Friday nights and hit the bars -- to pass a hat for donations.
Today's employees are no less dedicated, Hart said. "They're tackling some of the toughest issues people have in life, doing hard, gritty work and finding great fulfilment in doing it."
Profinium Financial shares the goal of helping people, in a somewhat different way. The Fairmont-based financial services company began as the Martin County Bank in 1875. Founder Albert L. Ward invested $700 for a two-story, clay-brick structure "roughly the size of our [current] teller line," said Michael W. Riley, Profinium's chief retail and marketing officer. Helping celebrate its opening were a marching band of employees lined up in suits and bowler hats.
Today's employees dress a little differently, but they're still "trying to help people achieve their dreams," said Fred W. Krahmer, a Profinium owner and history buff.
Two St. Paul colleges among the Top Workplaces opened within a few years of each other. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1894 by the archbishop of St. Paul. All male until 1977, it taught men to "become teachers and priests and businessmen and occupations of that nature," said Doug Hennes, vice president for university and government relations.
Rasmussen College opened in 1900 to provide men and women with technical skills for accounting, business, administrative or secretarial work, said Rasmussen President Kristi Waite. Now spacious and high-tech, the school once held overcrowded classrooms, old typewriters and a cash register that only went as high as $10.
Washburn Center for Children opened in 1896, when Minneapolis milling magnate Cadwallader C. Washburn left $375,000 in his estate to start an orphanage, said Executive Director Steve Lepinski. Though kids don't live there now, Washburn still serves kids at risk.
The pay probably wasn't great, and it still isn't, Riley said. "People don't come into this work to make a lot of money. They do it out of passion, love and commitment."
With similar motivations, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare started when a Carleton College student who suffered from scoliosis and a St. Paul doctor persuaded the 1897 Legislature to approve a hospital for disabled children, said Dr. Steven Koop, Gillette's medical director, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and author of a company history.
Antibiotics didn't exist, surgery was dangerous, and early doctors knew little about treating severe disabilities. Since travel was slow and difficult, children moved into Gillette until they got better -- 400 days, on average. But the mission, Koop said, is timeless. "I have to believe in this world we live in today, which is polarized for lots of reasons, that the love of children still draws us together."
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Self-Documenting Systems (Actually Coupling Facilities) - One Year On
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About a year ago I posted: A Small Step For RMF, A Giant Leap For Self-Documenting Systems.
A year on I've encountered some customer data that's made me go "huh?", related to this.
In the referenced post I mentioned R744FLPN, the Coupling Facility's LPAR Number. For the first time I've seen data where the match - with SMF 70 Logical Partition Number (in Logical Partition Section) - doesn't work.
But that's because I misinterpreted R744FLPN: It's actually the User Partition Identifier. The difference, as I understand it is that Logical Partition Number can vary over time, as reconfiguration happens. Whereas the User Partition Identifier can be set and remain the same forever.(And apparently you need that for the CFRM Policy to work.)
Obviously I've fixed up my code - to use the User Partition ID in SMF 70 (again in the Logical Partition Section). And it's yielded an additional set of detail in my code that describes the LPARs on a machine. (Deciding whether to kick myself is "a dish best served cold".
So it'll be interesting to see how people use User Partition ID (UPI). If you're using it perhaps you could let me know the scenario where you're finding it useful. And remember UPI is not just for Coupling Facility LPARs.
Another new aspect of self-documenting coupling facilities is described in System zEC12 CFLEVEL 18 RMF Instrumentation Improvements. That is all about how CF links are getting better documented.
(And if you were wondering why I haven't blogged for a month it's because I've been extremely busy with customer engagements and speaking at the UKCMG 1-Day Meeting and GSE Annual Conference (both of which were thoroughly enjoyable). I'm beginning another big study - and this post is the result of the first thing I tripped over in their data.)


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Egypt isn't what it appears to be in the media...but that's no real surprise, since not much is. I moved here in the late 80's from Toronto, Canada, with my Canadian/Egyptian husband, my son and my daughter. The children adapted quickly and we decided that this country was a good place to live. Now I wouldn't change my home for anything.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Parliamentary Surprises
People have been voting in Giza the past two days in the parliamentary elections. My neighbours went to a school in Abu Sir to vote as they did in the referendum, but in much larger numbers. My grooms asked for time off to vote and I told them that they absolutely had time off to do so. Later in the afternoon, I sat and we chatted about the voting process. I've read all sorts of comments on the voting results, which seem very much to favour the Islamic parties. So many people find this worrying as they are concerned that the Islamic parties might not be friendly to tourism, might insist on women wearing hijab, might not be friendly to other nationalities and so on. Personally, I feel that this is a momentous new experience for Egyptians and that we really have almost no idea what the results mean to most people. I suspect that we are going to have to just wait and see.
My grooms and gardeners were happy to talk about who they'd voted for and why. When they said that many of them had voted for Salafi's I don't mind saying that I was somewhat surprised. These guys don't seem like Salafi people, really. But when I asked them why the Salafi's or the Brotherhood, their answer surprised me. They pointed out that both parties, having been outlawed during Mubarak's years, had been unable to rack up a history of illegal political activities as had the old NDP. They were, in essence, political novices and as such deserved a chance to try to make things better. I asked about the worries that people have about the Islamic parties affecting our country's main industry, tourism, something that is the basis for our work as well. "Well, if they don't do a good job, then we can vote to get rid of them" was the response. So their votes for the Islamic parties were more a way of avoiding voting for any felool (remnants of the old regime) than they were a vote for the Islamic principles of the parties.
Things in Egypt are seriously not what they seem on the surface.
copyright 2011 Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
4 comments:
- ian in hamburg said...
Let's just see how things play out. I hope it never comes to this, but the worst-case scenario is Egyptian relics including the Cairo museum treasures of Tut destroyed wholesale as being un-Islamic. These fanatics destroyed those massive ancient statues in Afghanistan, don't forget.
- Star said...
Fingers crossed. In the meantime, thanks so much for writing. I was just wondering about you, and looking forward to your insights and commentary. Thanks!
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- Apartment or Flat said...
That's one of the things I love about politics - you can expect surprises at any time.


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