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In Part 1 of this article, we discussed compliance risks associated with "defective pricing" in general, and then focused on the Government's roles and responsibilities. In Part 2, we want to focus on the contractor's roles and responsibilities, as established by solicitation provisions and by contract clauses. Then we'll wind up with a business case discussion, in which we apply what we learned.
As noted at the end of Part 1, the government contracting officer is responsible for inserting the appropriate provisions and clauses into the RFP and into the awarded contract. FAR 15.408 lists the required provisions and clauses, and prescribes when they are to be used. As relevant to this article, they include:
52.215-10, Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data
52.215-11, Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications
52.215-12, Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data
52.215-13, Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications
52.215-20, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data
52.215-21, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other than Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications
Those provisions and clauses establish the contractor's duties with respect to providing certified cost or pricing data to the government. To the extent they invoke or reference FAR requirements, those individual regulatory requirements also become part of the contractor's duties. Let's look at those duties.
Contractor and Subcontractor Roles and Responsibilities
The first thing one notices is that there is a set of provisions/clauses for initial contract proposals and another set for post-award modifications. Looking first at the set that applies to initial contract proposals, we can see that the contractor (and its subcontractors, and its prospective subcontractors) are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and current certified cost or pricing data, and that any such certified data that was not accurate, complete, and current subjects the contract price to a unilateral price reduction, so long as the price was increased by a "significant amount" based on the government's reliance on that defective certified cost or pricing data.
The math can get complicated. There are special rules for calculating the impact of defective certified cost or pricing data received from a prospective subcontractor that never actually received a subcontract. (See 52.215-10(b).)
If the contracting officer has determined that there has been defective pricing, then the contractor is prevented, by the language in the provision/clause, from raising the following defenses:
The Contractor or subcontractor was a sole source supplier or otherwise was in a superior bargaining position and thus the price of the contract would not have been modified even if accurate, complete, and current certified cost or pricing data had been submitted
The Contracting Officer should have known that the certified cost or pricing data in issue were defective even though the Contractor or subcontractor took no affirmative action to bring the character of the data to the attention of the Contracting Officer
The contract was based on an agreement about the total cost of the contract and there was no agreement about the cost of each item procured under the contract
The Contractor or subcontractor did not submit a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data
As we noted in Part 1, it is the responsibility of the contracting officer to ensure that the contractor executes a CCCPD; however, it doesn't matter whether or not one is actually executed, since the contractor is prevented from using the omission of an executed CCCPD (when it was required) at as a defense. (Further, the provision/clause language also requires a contractor to submit a CCCPD, so there's really no getting out of it when required.]
Any payments made by the government to the contractor that were inflated, based on the defective pricing, entitles the government to repayment with interest (compounded daily). Further, if the contractor knowingly submitted a false CCCPD—i.e., it knew it had committed defective pricing but executed the CCCPD anyway—then the government is entitled to impose an additional penalty equal to the amount of the overpayment. (This is the administrative remedy prescribed by the provision/clause language; but as we've noted before, the government has a propensity to consider those invoices/requests for payment as being false claims.)
The prime contractor is responsible for standing in the government's shoes and obtaining certified cost or pricing data (in the required format) from any subcontractor whose pricing action trips the threshold at 15.403-4—before award of that subcontract. The certified cost or pricing data is to be submitted in the format of FAR Table 15-2, and the prime contractor is required to obtain a CCCPD from the subcontractor, certifying that the cost or pricing data was accurate, complete, and current as of the date of price agreement. (We note that the clause does not seem to give the parties leeway to agree on a different date, as the CCCPD between prime and government permits.)
If the subcontract value is greater than 10% of the prime's (or higher tier subcontractor's) contract value then the certified cost or pricing data becomes part of the prime's cost or pricing data, and must be submitted to the government. Further, the prime contractor (or higher tier subcontractor) is also responsible for performing cost or price analysis on the data it receives from its subcontractors. (Remember that the prime also has to award its subcontracts at fair and reasonable prices.) That analysis becomes cost or pricing data and may have to be submitted to the government (and updated!) as part of compliance. (See 15.404-3(b) and (c).)
The prime contractor is responsible for flowing the cost or pricing data requirements down to its subcontractors if the subcontract value exceeds the 15.403-4 threshold, and each tier must also flow the requirements down to the next tier, until nobody has a contract action that exceeds the threshold.
The continuing requirement regarding subcontractors (at any tier) is why defective pricing risk actually increases once the proposal has been submitted. The risk increases because after proposal submission the proposal teams breathe a sigh of relief, get some sleep, and then are assigned to new projects. It is rare to see the proposal team kept intact throughout negotiations. Thus, the lines of communication between prime and subcontractor, and between subcontractor and lower-tier subcontractor, degrade. The data flow slows or even stops. Meanwhile, the requirements are still in place and contractors still have the duty to update their cost or pricing data to keep it accurate, complete, and current until completion of price negotiations.
Looking at the provisions/clauses that apply to post-award modifications, we see that the requirements are much the same. Any post-award pricing action that exceeds the 15.403-4 threshold and it not exempted by 15.403-1 requires submission of certified cost or pricing data, with the same administrative remedies for defective pricing as would apply to a pre-award defective certification. However, FAR 15.403-2 does exempt certain contract modifications from the requirement. The exemptions include: (1) the exercise of an option at the price established at contract award or initial negotiation, and (2) proposals used solely for overrun funding or interim billing price adjustments.
There's more to write concerning information other than certified cost or pricing data but, as we noted in Part 1, we want to focus on the classic requirements pertaining to certified cost or pricing data. So let's move on to a business case where we can apply what we've learned: the defective pricing allegations made against BAE Tactical Vehicle Systems (BAE) (formerly Stewart & Stevenson) as initially discussed in this article, which addressed this ASBCA decision.
Allegations of Defective Pricing Regarding BAE's Proposal to Definitize a UCA
Here is a chronology of events as we gleaned them from the decision:
April 2008 – BAE submits its initial proposal
30 May 2008 -- Contract award via UCA (undefinitized contract action), price negotiations commenced
May - September 2008 – negotiations ongoing; multiple iterations of Bills of Material (BOMs) including one generated on 11 September 2008
22 September 2008 - Negotiations concluded, price agreement reached, "handshake date"
24 September 2008 -- BAE Systems executes Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data (CCCPD), with an "effective certification date" of 04 September 2008
24 September 2008 -- Contractor "sweep" date, final BOM created and uploaded
Looking at the chronology above, the first thing we see is that BAE conducted its "sweep" after the price agreement "handshake date," concurrent with execution of the CCCPD but well after the CCCPD's effective date—nearly three weeks after the effective date the parties had agreed upon. We have seen many contractors do the same thing: they run their sweeps after the price agreement has already been reached. That has always confused us.
As we have discussed throughout this two-part article, defective pricing risk exists up to—but not after—the "handshake date" when price agreement has been reached. By definition, any changes to cost or pricing data that occur after than date cannot be said to have significantly impacted the contract price.
So what purpose does conducting a sweep after that date serve?
Suppose the sweep uncovers some cost or pricing data that was not accurate, complete, and current. The contractor can notify the contracting officer and offer to reopen negotiations. If the offer is not accepted, then the contractor has some measure of defense against downstream allegations of defective pricing. But if the offer is accepted, then negotiations are reopened—and that moves the "handshake date" to whenever the new final price agreement date is. That means that another sweep will have to be performed, to identify any new changes to cost or pricing data. And if that new sweep uncovers more changes, then the process will have to repeat … potentially forever. That doesn't make much sense to us.
In our view, it makes much more sense to perform sweeps just before the price agreement date. Do one complete sweep, identify any changed cost or pricing data, and disclose the changes as the final part of negotiations. Then execute the CCCPD right away. Risk is minimized and no further sweeps are necessary.
Another thing that confuses us about the BAE situation is that the effective date of the CCCPD (04 September) was well before the actual price agreement date (20 September). If the parties agreed on that effective date, that's fine. But then any changes to cost or pricing data that occurred after the effective date are irrelevant to price negotiations—by mutual agreement of the parties. Specifically, there was no need for BAE to generate additional BOMs after 4 September; the BOMs generated on 11 September and 24 September were irrelevant to the price negotiations. Similarly, the sweep on 28 September was nice, but unless it uncovered cost or pricing data that were defective as of 04 September, who cares?
Seen in this light, let's look at some of the government's allegations and BAE's defenses, as described by Judge O'Sullivan in her decision (link above). Our commentary is in italics. We should note that we are not attorneys and our thoughts and opinions are simply those of a layperson. Do not rely on us for legal advice.
DCAA determined that BAE received updated quotations for 40 different part numbers up to and including 4 September 2008 but failed to disclose these updated quotations to the government. Further, DCAA determined that, prior to 4 September, BAE issued purchase orders to vendors for 11 parts at lower prices than disclosed to the government. BAE argued that the government relied on vendor quotations and purchase order prices that were the same as, or higher than, the prices in the 24 September sweep BOM; the government relied on quotations from unqualified vendors; and the government relied on quotations received after the 04 September certification date.
We suspect the prices in the 24 September sweep BOM are irrelevant to the dispute. What matters (or what should matter) are the quotes and prices disclosed to the government up to (but not past) the 04 September CCCPD effective date.
DCAA determined that BAE did not use the most current exchange rate (USD to Euro) in the costs proposed with respect to two part numbers. BAE used a rate of 1.5846 in its costs proposed in April of 2008. In August 2008 it had checked exchange rates online, at which time the rate was 1.467220, but it did not update the proposed costs for the two parts. BAE argued that the government had as much access to the publicly available foreign exchange rates as BAE did, and a contractor is not required to use any particular data in its proposal.
We agree that TINA is a disclosure requirement and not a use requirement. (See our article on that point, here.) However, we aren't so sure about BAE's argument that the government should have checked the exchange rates before finalizing the contract price. Remember, one of the prohibited defective pricing defenses is "the Contracting Officer should have known that the certified cost or pricing data in issue were defective even though the Contractor or subcontractor took no affirmative action to bring the character of the data to the attention of the Contracting Officer."
DCAA found that BAE had not updated its proposed prices for 215 parts that BAE planned to manufacture in house to reflect the labor rates agreed on in a recently finalized forward pricing rate agreement. BAE argued that the Army was not only aware of the updated rates, but (a) used them prior to the 4 September certification date in negotiating prices for engineering change proposals and individual parts on other contracts; and (b) proposed price reductions to FAB SHOP parts after receiving the new rates, which reductions were accepted by BAE.
This is one that's a bit confusing to us. If BAE disclosed the new part pricing and agreed to associated price reductions, then it's hard to see how the contract price would have been significantly inflated from a lack of disclosure. On the other hand, if BAE disclosed the new part pricing after the price agreement date, and the associated price reductions were reflected in a contract modification subsequent to UCA definitization, then perhaps the government has room to argue that the CCCPD was defectively executed on the certification date, even though the government ended up not being harmed. (If that's correct, then this is yet another reason that post-certification sweeps are not particularly useful.)This is probably an issue that would have been developed at trial, had one been permitted to take place.
DCAA found that BAE did not disclose the most "relevant" historical data with respect to one part called a thrust washer, namely a purchase order issued before the certification date at a unit price considerably below BAE's proposed unit prices for the part. BAE argued that the lower purchase order price for the thrust washer that DCAA relies on for its "historical data" defective pricing allegation was incorporated into the 24 September sweep BOM.
As we have repeatedly asserted, we believe that the 24 September "sweep" BOM is irrelevant to the question as to whether or not the contract price was significantly impacted by defective certified cost or pricing data as of the mutually agreed-to effective date of 04 September. Thus, the question at trial should have been whether the lower purchase order price was (or was not) disclosed as of 04 September.
DCAA reviewed engineering drawings that called out quantities of parts needed for the contract and determined that some of the parts proposed by BAE were not required and others were required in a quantity less than that proposed. BAE argued that the Army controlled the FMTV configuration and had actual knowledge of required quantities, that quantity errors in any event may not qualify as defective pricing, and that the government has not identified with any specificity what cost or pricing data was "defective" or cited to any errors in quantities in the underlying engineering drawings or other cost or pricing data.
DCAA likes to look at engineering drawings in a number of its audits. The problem is, while engineering drawings call out parts and quantities of parts, the quantities shown on drawings do not always translate into purchase order quantities. Suppliers often specify minimum buy quantities, such that the contractor might need 10 but the minimum buy is 100—so you would price 100 not 10. In addition, Manufacturing often increases needed quantities to account for scrappage (low yields) and other factors. The process of converting a drawing to an Engineering BOM to a Manufacturing BOM is a complex one. That's why when one is negotiating the contract price, one looks at the Consolidated BOM and not at engineering drawings when seeking to determine the quantities of parts actually required for the contract. More fundamentally, we need to ask whether the average DCAA auditor has the training and experience to actually understand how to read a drawing and how to walk the process from drawing to CBOM. (Isn't that a GAGAS requirement in order to be able to express an opinion?) Thus, while BAE's argument that the Army controlled the configuration and had as much insight into the necessary parts and quantities of parts as BAE had is probably not a strong one (see our commentary on issue #2, above), BAE probably had a number of other strong arguments to be made at trial, had one taken place.
BAE also advanced other arguments in its submissions to the ASBCA. They included the position that DCAA used the wrong BOM as the baseline for defective pricing. DCAA used the 11 September BOM but it should have used the 28 September "sweep" BOM. Our opinion is that neither of those two BOMs is relevant. The only BOM that should have mattered was the one closest to, but not after, the 04 September CCCPD effective date.
We have spent a lot of time (and words) discussing the requirements associated with certified cost or pricing data and how a contractor should interpret those requirements when implementing controls and processes to militate the risk of defective pricing. Even so, these two articles, taken together, are really a high-level summary of the risks. We could have written an entire book on the topic (as other have). However, the next question is: what are you going to do now? How are you going to use this information to enhance your compliance program?
UPDATE: After this article was drafted but before publication, Law360 carried a very brief notice that BAE and the US Government settled their False Claims Act lawsuit over the alleged defective pricing of BAE's FMTV contract. As part of the settlement, BAE agreed to "pay the U.S. government $3 million, and return 'unallowable costs,' to resolve a Michigan federal court False Claims Act suit claiming it inflated parts and labor costs on a $3.6 billion U.S. Army truck contract." Considering that the original COFD (which was subsequently rescinded by the contracting officer) demanded $56 million, this has to be considered to be a victory for BAE and its attorneys.
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I heard "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's on the radio today, and I haven't been able to look at that song the same way since this Family Guy episode aired.
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After Trump Calls Himself 'Very Stable Genius', He Instantly Gets Destroyed by Twitter
Another Early Morning Twitter Rant By Donald Trump Turns Embarrassing Real Quick
Questions about the mental health of Republican Donald Trump have been around since long before he became president. But the talk has exploded after revelations in Michael Wolff's new book suggest the former reality host has "lost it".
The debate even hit Trump's favorite show Fox & Friends this morning, which led the notoriously thin-skinned president to take to Twitter for a typical Donald Trump reaction. In a series of tweets, the Republican pushed back against any talk of mental instability.
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Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study, has proven to be a total hoax on the American public, the Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media, are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018
….Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star…..
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….to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2018
As we know with all geniuses in history, they make a point to tell everyone how "like, really smart" they are and how stable they believe their mind to be.
Claiming it was his "first try" in running for president nullifies the whole genius thing, and certainly opens the door for questions about his mental state. Donald Trump made a failed bid for president in 2000, something he seems to have forgotten.
Abby Phillip of CNN noted the tweet came within minutes of Fox & Friends talking about the issue.
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Not surprisingly, many on Twitter did not agree with the whole "very stable genius" claim. Here's a few of the reactions to Trump's absurd narcissism.
The only true stable genius has to be Mr. Ed., who talks in more complex sentences than the current occupier of the Whitehouse.
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I am also a very stable genius who, like most very stable people, is very comfortable bragging about my very stable genius status.
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|This area is linked with the 'razor' gangs of Sydney in the period from 1890 till close to 1940. The link is emphasised by television producers because it suits their purpose. However, looking at the old photographs and reading the local histories, it was an area of immense poverty and squalor, which leads to petty vice from many denizens. But the biggest vice is poverty, both of mind and of pocket.
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You can't beat City Hall…. for art!
So it's back to Toronto this week to set up at the Toronto Outdoor Art Expo, held at Nathan Philips Square in the shadow of City Hall on September 18, 19, and 20. Don't miss this art extravaganza!
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im not sure if its my GPU, CPU etc, but i've recently installed Batman arkham city and knight to play through again. downloaded from steam so it seems to have kept most of the stuff i earned before.
however, it was fine, but i got to the mr freeze sequence in the ice lounge on city and also just before in the city flying around, and the game freezes mid move fairly regularly.
do you think its a pc problem of driver issue with that game?
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I am a minister, photographer, retreat leader, author and Quaker -- albeit one who's not always good at being a good Quaker. I am the author of "Awaken Your Senses," "Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality," "Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes" and "Sacred Compass: The Path of Spiritual Discernment" (foreword by Richard Foster). This blog is a compendium of writing, photography, seriousness and silliness -- depending on my mood.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Noël -- A Poem for This Season of Wonder
by Anne Porter
When snow is shaken
From the balsam trees
And they're cut down
And brought into our houses
When clustered sparks
Of many-colored fire
Appear at night
In ordinary windows
We hear and sing
The customary carols
They bring us ragged miracles
And hay and candles
And flowering weeds of poetry
That are loved all the more
Because they are so common
But there are carols
That carry phrases
Of the haunting music
Of the other world
A music wild and dangerous
As a prophet's message
Or the fresh truth of children
Who though they come to us
From our own bodies
Are altogether new
With their small limbs
And birdlike voices
They look at us
With their clear eyes
And ask the piercing questions
God alone can answer.
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Cars 3: Driven to Win Coming June 13 to Pretty Much Everything but PC
The former Disney Infinity studio, Avalanche Software, has been revived by WB Games and is now making a movie tie-in game for the upcoming DisneyPixar movie, Cars 3.
Cars 3: Driven to win will release on June 13, the same day as the Cars 3 movie. The game takes place after the events of the movie, meaning, no, Lightning McQueen isn't dead. Go rewrite your fan fiction, you dirty creeps.
Players will have six modes to play, including a playground goof-off mode, local multiplayer races, free-play racing, and more. Characters will be able to unlock new abilities and add-ons, and does this car have a gun attached to its side?! Cars 3 spoiler alert: the future is some Mad Max, post-apocalyptic bulls**t.
Cars 3: Driven to Win will be on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Switch, not PC, and pretty much anything else with a screen that isn't a PC (suck it, PC master race). It's been a long time since we've seen a movie tie-in game that was available on everything. Although that may sound like a cash grab, the team at Avalanche Software has a pretty impressive track record, and never really releases a poor product. And that's not just the Avalanche Software fanboy in me talking (I type as I look around my bedroom filled with Disney Infinity figures).


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RIFLE, Colo. -- The man wanted in the alleged abduction of a 12-year-old Grand Junction girl turned a gun on himself as law enforcement moved in on him on Friday morning, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office said.
A few hours later, Jody Haskin, 47, was pronounced dead, the Rifle Police Department said.
Haskin is accused of taking Raeanna Rosencrans on Wednesday afternoon in Grand Junction, prompting an Amber Alert.
Rosencrans was found at a Walmart store in Rifle shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday.
Haskin was found about 6:45 a.m. near the Walmart armed with a gun.
When law enforcement ordered him to drop the weapon, Haskin shot himself instead of surrendering, Rifle police said.
Haskin was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Police from Rifle and Grand Junction, sheriff's offices in Mesa and Garfield counties and the FBI are investigating Haskin's death.
The Amber Alert issued in Rosencrans' disappearance has been canceled. Haskin is Rosencrans' stepfather.
Rifle is on Interstate 70 about 60 miles east of Grand Junction.
The Grand Junction Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for Haskin, who faces one count of second-degree kidnapping in the disappearance of Rosencrans.
According to court records, Haskin, a registered sex offender, has been wanted on a warrant in Grand Junction stemming from a sex assault on a child since Feb. 1.
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Competition sharpens your skills!
Years ago a tiny 9 hole course named Hellyer, created in a forgotten flood plane, got cleaned up and a course was put in. It offered winds and elevation change and obstacles to throw around. In those days when Ken Climo was the perennial world champion, interested new players picked up an Eagle and started throwing. The competition sharpened skills and a bond of community created something unique. As players started moving outside our valley and entered tournaments they got noticed! People did not only notice the players for reaching the podium, they also realized how tight and proud this group was. As their names were called, a choirs of voices cried out in unison "HELLYER!" The competition today is just as fierce, resulting in more and more players showing that San Jose is a force to be noticed.
San Jose has grown, we have more courses, more talented players letting their game do their talking, and just as much pride in our roots, and the courses that we play!
Team San Jose 2016
This website highlights some of the players whose game and character contribute to San Jose's Disc Golf culture. These players compete at a consistent high level effectively raising their peers game as well. They have been chosen to represent Silicon Valley in the first ever Norcal Team Challenge at Ryan Ranch in Monterey (November 5-6 2016) against 11 other clubs.
Click here for more on the team...
Hellyer Crew!
Old school reunion!
Touring to play
Years ago we had to travel quite far for tournaments... Now there are plenty around San Jose, still many of us still travel to compete...
Eric Stachnick at Penn Valley in the rain with San Jose legend Manuel Fernandez
Milo outside of Portland!
San Francisco Safari (before their permanent course went in 2001)
Cris-t-luv, Jeff Munch, Ted Steibert, Doug Werner, Eric Stachnick at Dela
Jack Lu and Nick Sorich.
Eric Stachnick, DJ Ellis, Robert Jerez, Rob Ryan at Zepher during King of the Lake 2016 (Zephyr Cove)
Tim Messer New Year round at Tahoe Vista, it was about 16 degrees.
Daisy Chains
Nick Maffei, Dylan Evans, Sias Elmore, Dean Darrah, Stevo Henkis at the Good Neighbor Open 2015.
Thanks to those who built us to this point!
Bill Sherman
There are so many people who have built up San Jose's Disc Golf community. Many have carried the weight of organizing competition, running weekly and monthly events, all of whom helped to form the community we all benefit from. However, without the drive and vision of Bill Sherman fewer people outside our valley would know what we have. Hall of Famer Jim Challas (PDGA # 160) layed out a beast of a course in La Raza, but it was Bill Sherman fresh from experiencing the larger venue of the worlds competition that got the drive to bring attention to what San Jose had to offer. Bill listen to everyone who gave multiple reasons why we could not get a PDGA sanctioned event in San Jose and set out to prove it could be done! Bill not only got us sanctioned tournaments, but he also brought in many of the pro's he met to raise the level of competition. We all knew what we had (arguably the toughest 9 hole course ever made) but it was because of the vision and drive of Bill Sherman putting on the Silicon Valley Classic that we know what our course is rated, and that others took notice of it! Thanks Bill!
One of Bill's many Aces, I have witnessed quite a few!
One of the perks of playing with Bill Sherman, the ambassador, is getting to also play with some of the incredible people he knows. On this day it was Terry "The Disc Golf Guy" Miller.
SVDGC's favorite artist and former board member Jef Wind in the middle!
2011 Worlds
Manuel Fernandez
A discussion about professional disc golfers coming out of San Jose would be incomplete without acknowledging Manuel Fernandez. From the time he hit the scene in the late 1990's he dominated the competition with his smooth throwing style and consistent putting. There are notorious stories about how blessed this guy seems to be. Even a shot that seems destined to be off target somehow will hit a tree and get redirected to end up under the basket. If you were playing during his time in San Jose you measured your worth against his standard of excellence. Some of us can claim victory over this guy in a given round, but if we are honest those rounds were the exception, since he beat us all most days! His level of play lifts us all, and his generous and friendly personality make it a joy to play with him! He now hails from another spot, but he is still in Norcal and still taking out his competition with a smile and his solid play!
Worlds 2011: Stan Pratt, Nick Garcia, Evan Sjostrom, Doug Werner, Bill Sherman, James Wood, with Manuel Fernandez in front.
Manuel Fernandez taking down his first ever Ice Bowl at Sierra College in Truckee, it snowed about 8 inches the night before the tournament. He aced hole 8 and took down open!
The Silicon Valley Disc Golf Club (SVDGC)
There has been one consistent force in the club since the first course Hellyer was put in the ground in 1997: Jim Challas. Jim has been a part of the disc golf culture since it began and he was inducted into the PDGA Hall of Fame for his many contributions to the sport over the years. He proposed the cone hole in the late 70's as the sport was looking for something other than the forth tree from the right as a target. He competed and cashed in the famous $10,000 Rose Bowl event Whamo put on, and he has overseen the development and growth of everything disc golf in Silicon Valley for the last 20 years! We the pros are so thankful for your dedication, vision, and generosity. We all benefit from the courses like La Raza which you designed, and the time you spend making sure our courses are insured, maintained and ready for use. Jim is always giving back by growing the sport with introductions to the game, and countless hours spent speaking to city and county officials to give us a voice for our place in the valley. Thank you
We also want to thank everyone who volunteers their time and energy in course clean up, running events and inviting new people to play our courses. It takes a village and without the awesome community we all help to create, none of this would be possible!
We also want to thank everyone who volunteers their time and energy in course clean up, running events and inviting new people to play our courses. It takes a village and without the awesome community we all help to create, none of this would be possible!


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Slowly but surely, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 is coming together. While the film was initially delayed over script concerns, it's now firmly back on track with production set to begin early next year in Australia under the direction of Kon-Tiki helmers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. We recently learned that Javier Bardem is in talks to play the film's villain, a Ghost Pirate, and now word comes that casting is set to begin for a "dashing young lead" character. After Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley exited the franchise following the third installment At World's End, Disney introduced two new young leads in On Stranger Tides as played by Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and Astrid Berges-Frisbey (I Origins). Their story concluded in that film, but it's no surprise that Disney is again looking to add some young blood to the upcoming fifth installment.
So which actors are being considered for the young male lead role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales? Find out after the jump.
Per Deadline, some of the young actors that are being courted to test for the role of Henry in Pirates of the Caribbean 5 include Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars), Taron Egerton (The Secret Service), George Mackay (Pride), Brenton Thwaites (The Giver), and Sam Keeley (In the Heart of the Sea). Now "courted to test" isn't the strongest of language so there's no guarantee that any of these actors will be in serious contention to take on the role, but this shortlist should give us some idea of what kind of actor they're looking at for the part.
Elgort is the most well-known of the bunch, but they're all stars on the rise. He had a solid year with Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, and Men, Women & Children, and he's proven to be a formidable acting talent. Thwaites also had a couple of high-profile roles this year in Maleficent and The Giver, and Egerton is poised to breakout as the young lead of Matthew Vaughn's James Bond-esque The Secret Service opposite Colin Firth.
Again, there's no guarantee that one of these five actors will end up joining the Pirates franchise, and there are no doubt many other actors being considered, but consider this a preview of the kind of character that will appear opposite Johnny Depp in Dead Men Tell No Tales. The film is slated to open on July 7, 2017.


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Sunday I had the sheer delight of attending the Christmas at Loyola concert at the 100 year old Holy Name of Jesus Church on St. Charles Avenue. You have to know about it. The concert is free, but almost unadvertised. The church is cathedral-esque, though smaller than some. The narrow vaulted ceiling painted in light colors, the stunning stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ, and the rich red wall-coverings in the apse give this space a grandeur reaching way beyond its place in uptown New Orleans. Footsteps echo on the stone floor, and whispers before the program roar like the ocean.
When the Loyola chorale enters singing an arrangement of Hodie Christus Natus Est, we are transported almost to the gates of heaven. The sound reverberates and fills the enormous space. It is hard to imagine anything more beautiful sung by the heavenly host.
An hour and a half of sublime Christmas music by the Brass ensemble, the Chamber orchestra, the Chamber singers, the jazz band and the organ seems too little, too short. The audience joins in the singing of classic carols like O Come All ye Faithful, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World, and Silent Night. God makes even our amateurish singing sound heavenly in that voluminous space.
I have heard this concert but once before. I hope never to miss it. It makes the Advent season seem less hurried, more filled with the wonder of the Word made flesh.
I am reading the Advent devotional by Ann Voskamp in which she urges us to slow down and savor His coming. My prayer is that everyone finds a way to encounter God through music this season. The rich tones of voice and brass, complemented by the wise, poetic lyrics of the great Christmas songs, reach deep into our hearts, unwrapping a joy that is for everyone. I believe it is the sound of heaven. May you find the greatest gift this Christmas.


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Durkee, Charles R., one of the foremost citizens of the town of Alden, was born in Randolph, Vt., December 12,
1821. His parents were of old English stock, with a lineage reaching back more than 200 years. His mother was Hannah
A. Bayliss, daughter of Dr. Timothy Bayliss, a noted physician of Randolph, who at seventeen years of age was in
Washington's army at West Point at the time of Arnold's treason. She died in Alden in 1872. Ziba Durkee, father
of Charles R., was born in Royalton, Vt., in 1800, where he lived until 1828, and then moved to York, Pa., he having
then large government contracts for carrying mail by stage between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and Harrisburg and Baltimore. This continued until 1836. when the completion of steam railroads
cut off to a large extent the necessity for government stages. In the mean time, in 1833, he had moved to Philadelphia
and engaged in the manufacture of omnibuses, coaches and railroad cars, and in fact manufactured the first double
truck car ever used on a railroad in this country, which was run on the Philadelphia and Norristown Railroad. In
1840 he engaged in the manufacture of mill machinery. In 1847 Mr. Durkee bought a large farm in the town of Alden,
which he settled and lived on for the balance of his life. He died in 1853. Charles R. Durkee had during the time
been associated with his father in the manufacturing industry and so continued it for several years after his father's
death. He has continued to reside on the farm purchased by his father, and has beet a potent factor in the politics
of Erie county. being elected to many important offices. In 1861 he was elected county clerk, and in 1866 he was
made county treasurer. He was one of the original commissioners for locatirg and building the city and county hail
at Buffalo. He is now serving as justice of the peace. In 1851 he married Helen, daughter of Samuel and Abigail
Bass of Randolph, Mass., and they have three daughters and one son. One daughter, Louise, is connected with the
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This is getting a little boring. Hannan Sarkar smashes boundaries and then gets out. On the other end, Javed Omar struggles and gets out. Habibul Bashar plays his usual 20 plus innings to start a tour - i.e., in a practice match, then goes out. Ashraful does the same but with some little more patience. Al Shahriar gets out after facing only a handful of balls. Alok Kapali scores a fifty and takes a few wickets. Khaled Mashud comes to the rescue and helps to get Bangladesh past 200 run-mark along with Kapali. In summary, Bangladesh bowls better than the batsman.
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Mohinder Bhatnagar has been a compulsive writer since the age of twenty. Holding a masters in English literature from Panjab University (as also an LL.B), he has been in varied and unrelated careers spanning 30 years like academics, taxman, banker, lawyer, editor et al. and has seen life in its varied hues. Mainly a short story writer in English, his writings have appeared in The Tribune, The Indian Express and other newspapers and magazines. Twelve of his stories have also been translated into Punjabi by Mrs. Brajinder Gulati of Toronto (Canada), some of which have been read in literary forums in Canada. He has widely traveled in USA, Canada and UK. Currently based in New Delhi, he is working as an editor with an Infomedia firm and also undertakes writing, editing and translation on freelance basis. His email: email@example.com and cell: 91-9818377608.
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Despite outscoring Germantown in the second half, the Collierville Lady Dragons lost 57-41 last Thursday to their district rival. The Lady Red Devils stunned Collierville early with a 22-3 run in the first quarter. Germantown's lead swelled to 33-10 by halftime. Collierville clawed back in the second half, outscoring the Devils 31-24. However, Germantown's lead was insurmountable. The Red Devils were paced by Davielle Moore's 18 points. Breaunna Burks chipped in 13 points. Jada Taylor had 16 points for Collierville and Kyra Pryor added 8 points. Germantown is now 8-13 on the season and scheduled to host Southwind on Friday night. Collierville is 14-10 on the season and will play at Houston on Friday. The Lady Mustangs are 17-2 this season and coming off of a 59-15 route against Wooddale. ABOVE: Burks drives for an uncontested basket.


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|Project Type
|Notes & Comments
|Auburn University
|Phonathon System Selection
|Selected a new system to replace Dial-Vision system. Fourth of 4 projects; also helped to select Advance system.
|NC State University
|Advancement, Advancement Service & Foundation Accounting Review
|Project for John Taylor, Evaluating controls and efficiencies.
|Rice University
|Advancement Systems and Advancement Services Review
|Teamed with Sabre Leek to assess if current software is right after $1B campaign
|Alaska University System with campuses in Fairbanks, Anchorage & Juneau
|Assessment of multiple campuses using Raiser's Edge to see if they could centralize their A/S services
|Teamed with John Taylor to assess opportunities for consolidation and cost savings. UA asked us back after we helped them with finding a new A/S Exec Director and they had simplified operations.
|Columbia University
|System Assessment
|Led team with Robert Weiner, Brian Dowling, & Peter Wylie to assess "how to use their systems to raise the last $1B in a $4B campaign"
|University of Pennsylvania
|Annual fund systems and operations review
|Subcontracted to Coopers & Lybrand
|Various Independent Schools
|Operational Reviews, system selection, web survey, etc.
|Using Raiser's Edge, Millennium, Senior Systems and others
|US Holocaust Memorial Museum
|System Selection of CRM, Membership, Events Management and Development Software
|5th project for USHMM
|Natural History Museum of LA
|System Selection
|Fundraising and Ticketing Systems
|Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation (PECF) including WNC, St. Albans, Cathedral School & Beauvoir School
|Assessment of them using 5 copies of Raiser's Edge to see if they could move to a single copy
|All copies had to interface with PECF's Great Plains accounting software
|South Philly Agricultural & Mechanical (SPAM)
|Lunch Room Review; Food Processing Flowcharting; Gift Receipting Analysis…
|Apologies to Hormel from which I got the pennant at their Museum in Austin, MN. As you probably guessed, there really is no South Philly A&M.


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Friday, April 22nd
CHARACTER TRAIT: Patience
"Just because something isn't happening for you right now doesn't mean that it will never happen."
Lunch: Taco, Refried Beans, Salsa, Seasoned Corn, Applesauce & Milk
FFA members wanting to attend banquet need to bring their dollar by Friday April 22nd to make sure of a count for the FFA Banquet May 6th.
Orders for Redskin Dash 5K t-shirts will be taken thru Friday, April 22nd. They will be $10 and they can contact Stephanie Sutton at 870-378-1549. Proceeds go to Project Graduation.
April 26th - 28th - Concurrent credit enrollment dates
Project Graduation Basketball Tournament April 29th & 30th - Any teams that are planning to participate must notify Monica Brewington by the end of the day today (Wednesday, April 20th).
All Seniors see Mrs. Inman to sign up to work the tournament.
Josten's Senior Orders (cap & gown/announcements) are in the office - Balances must be paid in full before pickup.
REMINDER: We do not have an excused Senior Skip Day! Students who have 6 unexcused absences must have a note from professional services (doctor, lawyer, court) when they return on Monday. If you are already in day trouble you need to see Coach Brewington if you know you are going to miss.
Student Council voter registration forms due no later than 12:30
FFA Scholarship deadline to submit is April 22nd at 5:00 p.m. For graduating seniors of 2016 and must be a member of FFA to qualify.
The following students will be working on Prom on Friday, April 22nd. If they need to attend your class, please let me know.
Abbey Wilson, Rashell Hibbard, Rebekah Sullinger, Serena Sisco, Brianna Emmons, Madalyn Trentenburg, Autumn Doney, Brianna Mahan, Kristen Wiseman, Macy Matlock, Shea Capps, Laurel Dhority,
Peyton Morris, Trevor Overbay, Ty McDonnough
Redskins vs Corning (V) 6:00 @ Corning. Bus will leave at 4:30
PROM …. MD Williams gym - Senior Walk starts at 7:00 (be there by 6:30) - Dance at 8:00
Sunday, April 24th - Project Graduation meeting at 2:00 at the Jr High
Week of April 25th - 30th
Fire Drill - 2nd period
Redskins vs GCT (JV 5/5) 4:30 at Home. Release players TBA
Pocahontas Public Schools will conduct "Student Education and Graduation Program" (SEGP) conferences for students in grades seven-(7) through eleven-(11) only on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 and Thursday, April 28, 2016. On April 26th, conference times will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Parents of students at Pocahontas Junior High School and Pocahontas High School are encouraged to meet with their child's advisor at the agreed upon scheduled time.
Because of the conferences today school will be dismissed early for all students, grades K-12, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Alma Spikes Elementary walkers will be dismissed at 1:55 p.m. and bus students at 2:10 p.m. All other students in grades 3-12 will be dismissed at 2:25 p.m. Lunches will be served.
Student Council Officer Speeches
Lady Redskins vs Harrisburg (DH) 4:30 at Harrisburg. Release players at 1:30.
Student Council Officer Elections
Workforce will be at 9:30 --- Students that are selected will be called.
FAFSA Night for Seniors and their parents. Parents please bring tax information.
Pocahontas Public Schools will conduct "Student Education and Graduation Program" (SEGP) conferences for students in grades seven-(7) through eleven-(11) only on Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Parents of students at Pocahontas Junior High School and Pocahontas High School are encouraged to meet with their child's advisor at the agreed upon scheduled time. There will not be an early dismissal today. School will let out at normal time of 3:20.
4A-3 Sr High Track Conference… Dismiss track members at 12:30
April 28th - REDSKIN CHEERLEADING TRY-OUTS.
Redskins vs Batesville (V 7/5) SENIOR DAY 4:30 at Home… Release players TBA…
April 29th - 30th - Project Graduation Basketball Tournament
Redskins vs Wynne (V/JV) in Memphis at AutoZone Park
April 29th - 30th - Project Graduation Basketball Tournament
Semester Test Schedule:
Friday, May 20 - 6th and 7th periods
Monday, May 23 - 3rd, 4th, 5th periods (make-up day for 6th and 7th)
Tuesday, May 24 - 1st and 2nd periods (make-up day for 3rd, 4th, and 5th)
Wednesday, May 25 - make-up day for 1st and 2nd
May 26 - Report Card Day
Juniors please check your mailing address in your HAC account. There will be a post card mailed out this summer for your senior picture with date and time. The dates for senior pictures will be July 26 and 27.
If you have a correction for your address, please contact the office.
Driver's Education Class: Driver's Ed will be offered at PJHS on May 26th, 27th, 31st, June 1st and 2nd from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (one hour break for lunch - lunch is not provided). Students will earn 0.5 elective Credit upon completion of class. In order to be placed on the list for driver's ed a student must have their Driver's Permit and a check in the amount of $200.00 (check will not be deposited until the first day of class). 2 seats are available. There will only be one class available. Sign up in PJHS Office.
The band room is closed to students during lunch, unless a student has a note signed by a band director with permission to be there.
PARKING REMINDER: Students are not to park at the athletic complex or the agri building during school hours. Park in your designated class areas.
Circle of Friends: If anyone is interested in joining the Circle of Friends, peer applications are available in the office.
SWAT meetings every Wednesday in Mrs. Baty's room (Rm 22) at lunch- Bring your lunch!
Math tutoring is available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday BEFORE SCHOOL (7:00 - 7:50 in Rm 18 - Henderson) and AFTER SCHOOL (3:30 - 4:30 in Rm 26 - Steimel). Literacy and other subjects tutoring is available Tuesday and Thursday after school 3:30 - 4:30 in Rm 24 - Bass.
May 4th - LINK officers will meet for a working lunch. We will complete the constitution. Please make every effort to attend.
May 4th - Deadline for Class Officer election paperwork.
May 6th - PHS Senior Breakfast - 7:15-7:55 a.m. PHS Cafe - Parents/grandparents are invited (adult cost $1.90) Biscuit & Gravy, Sausage and Scrambled Eggs
May 6th- Class Officer elections
May 6th - Pocahontas FFA Banquet at 6 p.m. in the PJHS Cafeteria
May 8th - Baccalaureate at Randolph County Development Center
May 9th: Senior High and Beginning Band Concert/Awards @ M.D. Williams Gym
May 10th - Senior Awards Night 7:00 at MDW gym
May 13th - Noon Deadline for Student Council Representative paperwork
May 13th - Graduation 8:00 at Schoonover Stadium
May 16th - Athletic Banquet 6:00 at MDW gym
May 17th - Student Council Representative Election at Noon
May 24th: LINK Silver Dollar City Field Trip. LINK members interested in attending the trip to Silver Dollar City should pick up a form from Mr. Phelps.
May 25th - Band Region Ready Club Trip
May 25th - 27th - World OM in Iowa
May 26th: Last Day of School - Report Card Pick up day.
May 26th - June 2nd: Driver's Education Class.
Announcements from the counselor's office...
Sophomores and Juniors: Be sure to check info sent to you from Mrs. Hogan about summer sessions at Duke University!
The St. Bernards Jr. Volunteer Summer Program is now accepting applications. See your email for details.
Free Summer STEM Camps at UALR's College of Engineering & Information Technology. See your email for details.
Be sure to fill out a transcript release and return to the office or Mrs. Hogan if you plan to continue your education after graduation.
You may begin applying at www.adhe.edu. for the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship by going to the YoUniversal tab. Those still needing to meet requirements have until June 1st.
The "Aspiring Fashion Professional" Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship that will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing a fashion degree at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Interested students can visit this link www.fashion-schools.org and find the scholarship located at the bottom of the page and click on it. The deadline is June 1, 2016.
The "Aspiring Animation Professional" Scholarship Program is a $1000 scholarship awarded for AnimationCareerReview.com. This will be awarded to students that are interested in pursuing an animation career path at an accredited post-secondary school or college. Visit our website, www.careeranimationreview.com to find eligibility information along with the online application. The scholarship will be on the right side of the page and click on it. The deadline is June 1, 2016.
Nursing Schools Almanac has just launched its second annual Aspiring Nurse Scholarship. They will award a $1,000 scholarship to an aspiring nurse. This scholarship is open to all high school seniors who plan to pursue college education in nursing, including LPN / LVN, ADN, and BSN programs. Scholarship applications will be accepted until midnight on June 30, 2016. They ask interested students to visit www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com and click the banner on the right-hand side of the website's homepage. Here you will find detailed scholarship information and the official application form.


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Oracle Shakes Up Channel ExecsBy Jessica Davis | Print
Oracle loses its channel chief and names a new one just two months after its North American channel chief resigned.
Oracle's got a new channel chief, completing a stealthy shake up in the company's executive channel ranks that began a little over two months ago.
The company confirmed that Judson Althoff will now take the reins of the Oracle's channel organization, as senior vice president of worldwide alliances and channels. Althoff most recently served as vice president of global platform and distribution sales and as the head of Oracle's Technology Channel Program Office. In that role he headed up the company's Remarketer program.
Oracle confirmed that Doug Kennedy, Althoff's predecessor in the channel chief role, has left the company. Oracle provided no information about the 16-year Oracle veteran's future plans, but reports say that Kennedy is headed to Microsoft where he will play a top role in the applications group.
For more about Oracle's evolving relationship with the channel, click here.
Oracle's shake-up in the top channel post came just a little over two months after Rauline Ochs, Oracle's North American channel chief left the company in January 2008 to go work as a sales executive for an Oracle customer, an insurance agency. Ochs had been widely credited with making Oracle, considered channel-unfriendly, into a company that is now considered more supportive of the channel.
But whether that new channel friendliness will remain intact now that the company's top two channel executives have made their exits remains to be seen.
When she left Oracle in January, Ochs gave no indication that there was trouble in the company's channel organization. Ochs told Channel Insider that the channel team remaining at Oracle was solid and that the programs she and Kennedy put in place were there to stay.
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The kids at St. Peter's Lutheran School had off a few days this week for a teachers' conference. So, while Laura was sitting in a conference, we went to Island Lake Recreational Area to enjoy the nice, Fall whether.
Caleb had the hot hand at fishing. While we all caught something, Caleb caught the only four that were larger than goldfish crackers.
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|Development of a Prototype Electro-Optic Beam Position Monitor at the CERN SPS
Funding: Project funded by UK STFC grant, ST/N001583/1
A novel electro-optic beam position monitor capable of rapidly (<50ps) monitoring transverse intra-bunch perturbations is under development for the HL-LHC project. The EO-BPM relies on the fast optical response of two pairs of electro-optic crystals, whose birefringence is modified by the passing electric field of a 1ns proton bunch. Analytic models of the electric field are compared with electromagnetic simulations. A preliminary opto-mechanical design of the EO-BPM was manufactured and installed at the CERN SPS in 2016. The prototype is equipped with two pairs of 5mm cubic LiNbO3 crystals, mounted in the horizontal and vertical planes. A polarized CW 780nm laser in the counting room transmits light via 160m of PM fibre to the SPS, where delivery optics directs light through a pair of crystals in the accelerator vacuum. The input polarization state to the crystal can be remotely controlled. The modulated light after the crystal is analyzed, fibre-coupled and recorded by a fast photodetector in the counting room. Following the recent installation, we present the detailed setup and report the latest status on commissioning the device in-situ at the CERN SPS.
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