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Patrick Vieira finished fourth in Arsenal.com's Player of the Year poll.
To celebrate the fact, we have declared this to be "Vieira Week". Here's an interview with the Arsenal captain from the Arsenal Magazine last season. This is the first time it has been re-produced on the club's official website.
Patrick Vieira has always been precocious. At 14 he was already approaching the towering 6'4" presence that he is today, a physique he uses to great effect to dominate Premiership midfields and no doubt international engine-rooms this summer in Euro 2004.
At 18 he was captaining his club, Cannes, in the French First Division - the youngest player ever to achieve this feat - and was already a regular in the France Under-21 team. And, his full international bow came as a 20 year-old against Holland in 1997.
After his obvious promise came to the attention of AC Milan he was off to the San Siro but after a brief spell in Italy he was making his debut for Arsenal shortly after arriving at the Club in 1996 - and he's hardly been out of the side since, racking up over 350 appearances for the Club.
He now also has 66 caps for his country, all earned whilst at Arsenal, and is fast approaching Kenny Sansom's all-time Arsenal international caps record which stands at 77.
We're talking about a player who was always ahead of his years during the development of his game, and, though still just 27, it's no understatement to say that Patrick Vieira is already an Arsenal institution. A figure who will be remembered as one of the Club's all time greats, long after the Club have settled into their new stadium.
For the past two seasons, the Arsenal matchday programme has been canvassing the opinion of former players as to who would appear in their all-time Arsenal XI. Patrick leads the list. Ahead of Tony Adams, Liam Brady, Thierry Henry, George Armstrong, Ian Wright, Frank McLintock...and many more Highbury legends.
Very few good judges can imagine a 'greatest' Arsenal team without Patrick. Just like very few fellow Premiership players can picture a 'best Premiership XI' without the midfield collosus - he's appeared in the 'team of the season', voted for by his peers, for the past five seasons.
Patrick's influence on the Club is made all the more impressive by the fact that the nature of being an overseas player brings its incumbent additional stresses and strains. But on the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, Patrick has proved a particularly telling example of France and England operating harmoniously. Patrick is now in his eighth year living and working in London and when the Official Magazine caught up with him after the 5-0 victory over Leeds we decided to take him back to where it all began.
Patrick, do you remember how you felt when you first came to England to join Arsenal?
Yes, to be honest I didn't know what to expect when I first arrived because I had never been to England before. I knew something about the language, because it is the first language we learn in France, but my first year was quite difficult because my English wasn't very good. I couldn't have a conversation with anybody.
Who was a help to you in the early days?
Well, two of us came from France, myself and Remi Garde, this was a couple of months before the Boss joined. It was helpful to be with Remi, but other players who were here really helped. I think in particular Chris Kiwomya and Glenn Helder, they were very friendly and made my early days easier. Luckily for me they were a good group of lads in the dressing room, so they made things easy for me.
It was all very strange to me. We used to change at Sopwell House Hotel and get a minibus to the UCL pitches where we trained before the training ground was built. This was something I hadn't really been expecting.
Gary and Colin Lewin were here then and good to me too and they knew it was hard for me because of my English not being good and Paul Johnson (Arsenal's Equipment and Travel Manager) helped a lot too. He was the first person I saw really because he picked me up from the airport when I first arrived.
How important was learning English and when did you first really feel at home?
The first thing I wanted to do was to learn the language, which helped me in terms of playing football with my team-mates but also outside of football. It gave me independence.
The first period when you learn the language, find a house, have a car and become independent is very important, then you can be friendlier with people. And then when you know you are doing a good job professionally, at your work, when all this comes together at that point you can say 'yes, I have found the right place to be'. I think this point would have come for me, I suppose, after the first two years in England.
How different was your integration into England compared to your time in Milan?
In Italy it was very different. There you had someone whose job it was to be with you all of the time, to show you everything. When I came to England, outside of the football, I was by myself. I came on my own, no family or friends, and I moved into a hotel for four or five months before I found my own place in Edgware. But for me this was good. Even though I was only young I had always liked to be independent and I loved it this way because I could do what I wanted.
So you liked the independence of your new-found London life, but did you like the city itself?
I liked England from day one because there is so much to do and London is very lively. Initially, I was a tourist really, going to Piccadilly Circus and things like that. I wanted to see London buses too, the red ones, they are quite famous in France you know!
...and now?
I have been here seven and a half years and over that time you develop good feelings about the country and aspects of the culture and you like where you are in your life. But I am so happy with the professional aspect of my life, playing football, that outside of that becomes easier.
So would you say there is perhaps a little bit of you that is like an Englishman now Patrick?
Not really, (laughing) I wouldn't say that!
But it is the centenary of the Entente Cordiale Patrick!
Yes I know, and I like some things that are the English way of course. Things like a big English breakfast on a Sunday and relaxing reading the Sunday papers. I think that is something I have grown into here.
Do you see yourself when you look at the young French players like Jeremie Aliadiere and Gael Clichy arriving in this country?
Not really. It is easier for the young guys now like Jeremie and Gael, just because there are a lot more French guys here. If they don't know how to ask for something in English they can ask one of the other lads and he will tell them what to do. They are lucky because we really look after them.
They have advantages, but I do say to them how important it is to learn the language and the culture here. It is very different here compared to France, culturally. And integrating into another country won't just help your football, it will always make you improve as a human being, learning new cultures.
So you think this integration is very important?
Yes, when you go into a country you have to adapt yourself to that country's ways. You have to be the one to make the first step, like learning the language. You need to be able to communicate and I like to speak to people. I am simple in many ways, I like to talk and to laugh with people just about normal things.
And I'm guessing your English girlfriend helps you adapt too?
Yes, but Cheryl isn't actually English, she is from Trinidad but has lived here for over 15 years so she had helped me a lot as her first language is English.
It's quite unusual to have one of the country's great sporting institutions being led by someone from outside the UK, how proud are you of being Arsenal Captain?
Of course, I am really proud to be Captain. This is my eighth season and every year I have wanted to take a step up, improve my game and have more of an input and being the Arsenal Captain is a very special feeling.
But it's funny, deep inside me I can feel how proud I am but I don't think I will fully realise this pride until the end of my career. I think when I have finished my career and look back on the fact I was the captain of a Club like Arsenal, with all its history, it will make me feel even more proud. I will truly realise the achievement. It's hard to think of things when you are still in the middle of your playing career, I think you will need the perspective of looking back.
And you are not the only player from France making their mark on the history of the game in England. Football has actually given English people many positive French role models hasn't it?
Yes and it is important to represent your country well. There
are now many French players in this country, not just at Arsenal
but at a club like Chelsea too. I think we really enjoy our
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Theo Walcott is the EA SPORTS Player of the Month for November.
The England international followed up his October victory with another in November after scoring three goals in six appearances.
Walcott broke the deadlock in the 2-2 draw at Schalke and rounded off the 5-2 win over Tottenham with a low finish from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's pass. But he saved his best for last with a first-minute opener at Everton, initiating the move with a fine run and applying the finish from Aaron Ramsey's assist.
Walcott now leads Arsenal's scoring charts with 10 in all competitions but his overall contribution was impressive in November with his pace and movement causing plenty of problems.
Olivier Giroud finished second in our official club poll with 23.6 per cent of the votes, a little under 12 per cent behind Walcott. The France striker scored four times in three games during November.
Santi Cazorla was third and his highlight of the month was surely his influential performance - and well-taken goal - in the north London derby win at Emirates Stadium.
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Arsenal fan Andrew Seggie, a 22-year-old who lives in Elephant and Castle, London, has won the chance to present Theo with his award before Saturday's game at Emirates Stadium.
He will also receive two tickets to the West Brom match.
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* Mac at Mac's Motor City Garage recently took in the Sloan Auto Museum's vintage race car show and posted a number of photos.
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* Finally, while we're on the topic of strange six-wheelers, Phil at Phil Are Go had a little Photoshop phun with a 1959 Lincoln ad.
All proceeds from The Hemmings Great Race and our June Cruise Ins will go to the Alzheimer's Association.
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I bought an '07 Silverado 5.3 4x4 last month. It came with a couple mechanical/electrical upgrades that I'm looking at getting rid of. I have the same engine in my '99 but get MUCH worse gas mileage in the '07. Now I'm not a mechanical guru whatsoever... I'll have to post some pictures, but off the top of my head there is a K&N Fuel Injector Kit that reads "Stage 2" on it. I'm guessing part of that kit includes an air filter since the factory housing for the air filter is gone. There is power running from the battery to the K&N system in 2 places. Does that mean blower? I'm also pretty sure the computer has been reprogrammed. That truck has some get up 'n go. I'm not a flashy guy, I'd rather have factory basics.
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If Jedi are like Samurai, what are the Sith?
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A philosophical fantasy question and not one anyone may have been asking anyway I agree, but it's what I was contemplating when I looked at my father's day present: a Darth Vader bust cookie jar.... "[Look]... I am your father..'s day present..."
The headgear of Darth Vader is almost certainly based on the the war gear of samurai lords: their kabuto (helmet) and their mempo (face mask). In samurai days, these were both fanciful and practical. They were usually fairly artistically designed for the daimyo (lord) usually to inspire reverence or fear, as well as to indicate clan symbols. The fearful mask therefore is very apt for a Dark Lord of the Sith.
But that brings me back to my question, how would you equate the Sith in samurai terms. First of all, let's get some historical facts right, the samurai did have a strong sense of honor, but this did not generally make them benevolent. In today's terms, you might even call them single-minded and ruthless. Their sense of chivalry is not the idealistic romanticized version of Arthurian legends and European myth. In fact, those ideals are closer to the Jedi; the very clearly defined, although fairly blase, "good" side of the force. Samurai had the right to kill anyone of a lower class (farmers, artisans, merchants) and did not even need to have a motive. They fought the wars against other samurai based on what their lord indicated, and often that meant devastation to the rest of the population. So you can hardly call them similar to the Jedi. By rules of logic that invalidates my original premise but leaves the second part unanswered.
The Sith are the opposite of the "good" forces of the Jedi, bent on qualities we consider evil: absolute domination by force. In Arthurian legend, there generally was not an evil counterpart that was formalized to such a degree. Rather there were individuals like Mordred, who fought against Arthur, and therefore was considered the "evil" power-hungry opposite. So in principle there were equivalent there.
In Japanese historical culture there were three other categories: the ronin, warrior monks, and the ninja. The ronin were simply the "masterless ones", when a samurai lost their lord and hence no longer had someone to pay the bills or give allegiance to. Because there was such strong clan-alignment, it was unlikely you could simply be picked up by another daimyo, and therefore, without anything but their military skill, they often turned pauper or worse (in the old Japanese class system), into farmers or workers for the merchant class. Some did turn to crime but none of it is an institutionalized practice as the Sith model.
The warrior-monks were generally just a separate rank of folks in the clergy and by Zen ideals and pacifism, could hardly be considered "evil" like the Sith.
The ninja are perhaps the closest in a way. They were often paid for hire warriors who did the dirty and dishonorable work like assassinations and mayhem. A better description is perhaps outlaw not in the Jesse James in the the Cowboy-West sense, but as people who made their own rules separate from the rest of the law of the Japanese society (which in truth was very restrictive in history). They were an institution too in the form of ninja schools of thought and practices that trained an army of folks over the years. Yet, the goal of the historical ninja (versus TV-ninja or Internet-Ninja) tended to be more of mercernary intent rather than megalomaniacal domination like the Sith.
Looking back at other historical cultures, the Mongols, Chinese, Romans, English, Persians, and others were certainly bent on world domination (or at least their definition of the "world"), but one person's evil overlords are another's great and wondrous leaders, and vice versa.
So Vader, Sidious, and all Sith going back into the fantasy culture do not have an easy comparable. In fact, in terms of good writing, the black-and-white metaphorical comparison of Sith to Jedi, is quite overly simplistic and trite as concepts. It's fit for teenagers and kids but as you get older you realize there is a lot of grey and even good people do bad things at times, or vice versa, or are labelled bad or good depending upon who you ask.
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WiMax update
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CNN has a story on Wi-Max, the upcoming standard for high-speed wireless Internet access from anywhere on the Sprint network. It's a metropolitan area network (MAN) although that term isn't really used as much anymore. While I may not see it here for another two years, this 4G wireless service should eventually supplant the EVDO service Sprint has now. For all those iPhone users waiting in line to get their silly first generation device which can only get Cingular's EDGE speeds (around 50Kbps), the megabit speeds of Wi-Max would make it look like a very fancy horse-and-buggy, next to a 2007 Bentley Flying Spur. The device may be usable but when it comes to downloading anything for a browser or worse a movie, be prepared to be tragically disappointed. Even my current EVDO service beats that by a magnitude.
Truth is that Wi-Max will not beat 802.11g in terms of raw speed (54Mbps) for a local area network, but keep in mind that most Wi-Fi hotspots are limited by their outgoing bandwidth, usually a DSL or Cable modem that really limits it to perhaps 2Mbps at best, before it even reaches their ISP. Worse yet, this bandwidth is shared with others from the hotspot point to the net, so in most cases, you're lucky if you can get a few hundred Kbps. With Wi-Max the uplink/downlink goes straight to the provider's antenna, and from there (presumably) high-speed links in the hundreds of megabits. It's a shorter hop and a much larger outgoing pipeline. This is assuming that the provider like Sprint does the right thing and has those outgoing net links at high-speeds, not a 10Mbps line.
Per that CNN article, Craig McCaw is right: "...doing for the Internet what cell phones did for voice 20 years ago."
To put it in perspective, texting from phones may go the way of the sailboat--still around for some purposes, but generally replaced by other forms of travel. It may become replaced by live video clips directly between users: faster, and easier (although maybe not from under the table in the meeting room). Push-to-talk can become push-to-video. Projects like SecondLife and Google Earth (in 3D) could be incorporated into your phones with GPS to actually show you the path you need to take (like the batmobile in Batman Begins) or the location of your peers in buildings (like in just about any modern spy movie today). For the truly self-immersed, you could stream continously from your headset mounted video camera to your vlog site.
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Can't get away...
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Right after the RSDC we went off for vacation in Key West, leaving the boy and my laptop with grandma, to get away from it all. After walking around for half an hour in the high humidity, sweating profusely we drop off our luggage at the nice Weatherstation Inn--a really nice Bed&Breakfast that we found and certainly more affordable than the hotels. We then go off in search of a good seafood lunch and find a decent restaurant. We opt to sit indoors in the airconditioning, which is much appreciated in the 80+ degree 90+ % humidity weather.
But of course, they put us in the middle with one table with three infants and children on one side, and another table where the adults spent the entire time talking about how they can take advantage of SecondLife... so much for getting away from it all.
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Going on vacation till July, except for SecondLife technical briefing
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I'll be going on vacation till July for except for the 21st when I'll be presenting at our first Technical Briefing held in SecondLife which will be at new venue.
As promised I've uploaded some snapshots of the new presentation theater for our briefings in SecondLife floating in the sky created by our own Jay Clark, that I caught with a cool sunset and moonrise on opposite sides of the theater. Hopefully, I'll see you there.
The vacation will be for my first life though...
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RSDC 2008 here we come
RSDC 2007 is over and I have a few hours to kill, probably by the poolside. It's a little warm and humid compared to Tucson but not too bad.
At the conference close, I sat with Frank Schophuizen, along time Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest user who recently started a new dW space on Configuration Management, and was asking what he should do to promote awareness of his space. He just started but has already populated it with a lot of information.
Anyway, justa few minutes after asking, our GM, Jim Corgell, pointed out his space to the large audience as an example of the level of involvement our customers were participating on our site. Very serendipitous.
Sometimes it's things these things shared by a key person at a key moment that make a difference.
I would link to his space right now but it's not easy to blog from IE on a mobile phone...possible but not easy... maybe I should switch to twitter for this.
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Rational Software Development Conference 2007 space
The new space for the Rational Software Development Conference 2007 is now live and full of details and links to podcasts, announcements, SecondLife activities, Rational Tube, highlights from the dW Rational Zone, blogs, and more. We'll be updating this space during the week of the conference itself as it progresses.
I should also mention that we're doing RSDC in SecondLife such as the casting the main tent into SL during the conference, the IBM CODESTATION and Labyrinth challenge, and on June 21st, we will have a developerWorks Technical Briefing in SL that I will be co-presenting alongside Alfredo Gutierrez.
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Decentralized communities & Spaces
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I picked up my copy of The Starfish and the Spider again to look back at how they describe their approach to building a community. The book advocates a new view of decentralized and non-hierarchical organizations, systems, even software. The two creates refer to the hierachical organism (Spider) that can survive loosing some parts of its body but after a point dies, as compared against the distributed organism (Starfish) which even when cut into pieces, essentially break up into multiple separate and surving organisms.
The reference is directly apt to communities, and in this light relevant to our Spaces model. Essentially, it is a way of how a community can organize itself. Per the book, there are five elements that help to make such a system successful: circles, a pre-existing network, ideology, catalysts, and champions.
In our view, a Space is a virtual implementation of having a circle of people that allows them to interact in any number of ways their own circle see fit. This is the home room for the virtual membership to gather together, interact or share information.
The pre-existing network comes from the large membership--6 million the last I checked--that already exists in developerWorks. However, that's not the only place. We also expect to draw folks from other areas of the Internet, which is why syndicating information from your space is so important. While circles can survive losses of members, they still need some minimum level of participation to sustain the existence of the system; otherwise, rather than subdividing, your membership simply dissipates. This is why for the long-term it is important to try to recruit new members. Of course, that still depends upon the intentions of the circle itself; they may decide that the circle only needs to exist for a short-term. In our model, the syndication not only helps to share information, but also acts a way to potentially draw more members based on their interest. The potential candidates can judge for themselves if they like the output of the circle.
However, raw information from the circle is not enough to bind people together. This is why ideology is of value. Call it what you like: mission statements, guidelines, values, tattoos, etc. They represent the ideas that the circle hold of importance; their view in relation to the information. Such ideology is not always necessarily complex, or spelled out; they may even be too subtle to ascertain from the regular ruminations of those on the roster. A better organized group works to make sure that their ideology is made apparent. To help shape that ideology, you need catalysts and champions who help raise and direct the circle.
dW Spaces can help shape the circle and tap pre-existing networks. It can even help the circle describe and post their ideology. However, this is where the software meets the wetware. This is where the brains of the catalysts and champions play key roles. In other words, software alone is not to build communities. It helps to to facilitate them, but you still need the people working to bring it together.
Our view in developerWorks is to try to help these communities start and grow, and collect the ideas of what works well in different situations, to feed back into other communities. That's a long-term process as well. Even though, the staff at dW may not be directly be the catalysts and champions, we try to help new them by acting as a common resource to collect and distribute that knowledge. In big companies, that is often referred to as a center of excellence. While we don't call ourselves that, perhaps that is the role we fill.
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I want my AJaX...
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Okay so it's not a Dire Straits song yet, but it's why I now need to send back the Moto Q I just picked up two days ago. The current Q only has IE for mobiles and doesn't support AJAX quite right (if at all). I tried downloading the Opera 9 browser and installing that on the Windows Mobile 5 OS on the Q, but it also doesn't seem to be working right. I'll try playing with it a little longer to see if I can get it to work.
So the Moto Q may have to go back while I wait for a version of the Moto Q q9 that runs on the CDMA network of Sprint's. Currently there's a GSM version called the q9h which will likely appear for GSM providers like AT&T/Cingular, etc. It also has a faster processor, a faster OS (Windows Mobile 6), a nicer 2Mpixel camera, and a micro-SD interface (rather than the harder-to-find-cards-for mini-SD interface). There are apparently some downsides like the loss of the scrollwheel, which I really like. There's a review on engadget and another on infoSync.
(source: engadget)
According to Motorola, the q9 is supposed to be released in this quarter (which ends in 3 weeks) but I have yet to see it for sale anywhere. Who knows when that CDMA version will appear, and I may be waiting for months. Who knows, perhaps Sprint will hold off for a WiMAX version of the q9, but that would mean a much longer wait for me. I'll keep my Moto Q for the next two weeks and see how it goes before my 30-day trial expires.
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Cutting the wires and going to RSDC
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This looks like another busy day for phone calls, but an excellent time to test out the battery life of my new Moto Q and Plantonics pulsar stereo headset (see my previous post).
Yesterday, I tested out the phone to visit our podcasts and listen to some of our recent interviews, downloaded to the phone. I then left the phone in a spot and walked around for a while with the stereo wireless headset and it worked like a charm: the high-speed wireless network, the cellphone's browser, the freedom of wireless, and sitting on the hammock watching the stars listening to the podcast. The sound quality was excellent, both in terms of focusing the caller's voice (over background noise), and listening to audio playback from the net, the laptop, or the ipod. Next test today is skype and long hours of calls, to see how uncomfortable it can get and which dies first the battery in the cellphone or the headset.
Next week's trip to Rational Software Developer Conference 2007 in Orlando should be fun (quick infomercial). They have some great activities planned, including some new things by our own team:
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More on mobile applications and hardware
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Right after my last post, I noticed two different things which are pushing the envelope of network computing: Google Gears, and the Palm Foleo.
Techcrunch's story on Google Gears describes it as the step that allows online webware to also work offline through a plug-in for your browser. Whether this actually solves that particular problem for a range of practical apps still remains to be seen but it's a piece that has been missing for a while.
Crave has a story on the recently demoed Palm Foleo, a new device that is not a UMPC (by Microsoft's definition) that works almost entirely as a thin client ultraportable laptop, that does the bare essentials of a web browser based interface that connects through WiFi or Bluetooth (to use a cellphone as a modem). The instant-on feature rather than a boot-up process is sweet, something that UMPCs still miss out on.
Yay webware!
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Canisius (0-2, 0-0 MAAC) at Colgate (0-2, 0-0 Patriot)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 25
Time: 4 p.m.
Where: Hamilton, N.Y.
The Canisius College women's lacrosse team has moved Tuesday's contest at Colgate University, the team announced on Monday. It'll mark the third consecutive road contest for the Griffs.
Scouting the Griffs
• Canisius dropped to 0-2 on the season after falling the No. 1 North Carolina on Wednesday.
• The Griffs have played each of the nation's top-two teams to open the season after falling to No. 2 Syracuse in the season opener on Sunday, Feb. 16.
• Canisius also started 0-2 in 2013 and went on to win 14 of its final 17 games and a third-straight MAAC Championship.
• The Griffs have been led offensively by junior attack Meghan Cuddy, who has scored a team-high four goals thus far.
New Faces in the Midfield Stepping Up
• One of Canisius' biggest concerns coming into the season was replacing All-MAAC midfielders Lindsey Morgan and Morgan Leonard, who both graduated in 2013.
• Senior Maria Kotas and Cuddy are the only returning Griffs to start more than two contests at midfield last year, and Cuddy has since been moved to attack.
• Sophomore Ashley Bull has recorded two assists, five ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls in the Griffs' two contests, while junior Tori Greco had her first career multi-goal game against North Carolina.
Scouting the Raiders
• Colgate enters Tuesday's matchup 0-2, with losses to Vermont and Hofstra.
• The Raiders are led offensively by Megan Ark. Her eight points and six goals are both team highs.
• Goalie Jennie Berglin anchors the Colgate defense, averaging 12.5 saves per game on the year.
Series History
• This will be the second meeting between the two programs, with Canisius winning the lone prior meeting 13-5 in 2012.
• Junior attacker Tori Quinn netted a team-high three goals in the contest, with Kotas, Greco and junior attack Whitley Perry also recording goals in that contest.
• Junior Kayla Scully started in net for Canisius and made a career-high 12 saves.


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She's lost a fair bit. When I got her there were generous rolls at her shoulder...and I mean actual rolls, I could grab handfuls of dog across her shoulder and in front of her tail. I'd still like her leaned down some as I cant even feel ribs (horse person, I want to be able to feel them. Perhaps that isn't appropriate for a rottie?)
She is very reserved and diplomatic (great word) and a great watcher of everything. Regal is the word I like to use to describe her as she just has that presence that just warrants respect but not in a way that creates fear. It's hard to explain...you just know she is paying attention all the time.
And soooo smart. Holy is she smart.
And I cant believe how utterly dedicated she is to me. Even when we go visit her old family she is right at my side or at my feet the whole time. At first I thought it was a security issue as she follows me from room to room at home and I figured maybe she needed me for security. She'll leave my side at home now but Im always in eye sight.
If we go somewhere else she is with me the whole time. Even when we are visiting the family that owned her for the first 5 yrs of her life. On walks she waits to be told she can go chase geese or wander off and even then she never goes more than about 30 ft.
Im actually kinda surprised by how much I love this dog. I always sorta pictured Rotties as slow and kinda dull and she is anything but. She's slow and I still don't think she'll ever have as much giddy up as I want/hope for but in every other way she's amazing.
We'll see how things go when the clubs reopen as I still want to try IPO and such. Cant imagine her doing it but the trainer has two Rotties that do compete so we'll see. She just doesn't seem to have any sort of drive and I have no idea how to wake that up. She doesn't even fetch...just sorta looks at me like Im an idiot for throwing the ball and then goes with me to go get it lol
|A rottie named Suzie at my job loves to ram you with her head between your legs and then will stand underneath you all day if you let her. Caught me off guard last week and threw me into a wall (it was not a dignified fall by any means). She's incredibly intelligent and IDK how to describe it...diplomatic (well for a dog lol)?! Alot of the herding and working breeds are what I like to call the "fun police" and like to put an end to any rowdyness which usually causes the situation to escalate and fights to happen. But Suzie is very reserved in her actions, she just watches and when its getting too rough she will calmly walk over step between the dogs and use her body to block them. No barking, snapping, growling exuding nothing but calmness and confidence. The other day there was a pretty intense "scuffle" (the kind of fight that is noisy, snapping in each others faces but not truly intending to bite and tear, throwing their weight around) and I was all alone. Didnt have anything to physically separate them with, tried to use my body as best as I could but one slipped around and it started again and Suzie comes in, nips one of the dogs on the leg and distracts him while I pushed the other dog into the wall and wedged him in there while I put a leash on him and took him out. The only reason I was able to do that was because Suzie blocked the other dog from advancing again. What got me was her demeanor. She was completely relaxed, body loose and balanced, ears nuetral, no hard stare, mouth open when he moved she moved. There was no outward display of intimidation or aggression (besides the fact that she was using her tank like body to block this dog, but didnt add any amount of intensity like barking, growling, stiffness, direct hard eye contact) she knew her power and didn't feel the need to flaunt it. She's a great dog! I would love a Rottie one day!
|I love the tank comparison too! I used to call my boy my "Little Panzer" And I agree, she isn't much overweight. I think some regular exercise will put her right where she should be on the weight scale. Enjoy her, she sounds wonderful!!
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I love the dump truck analogy! it's pretty accurate
I think we are going to take a few days off from our walks. I think the pads of her right paw might be bruised as she is limping slightly and doesn't want to put that foot down if she can help it >.< Im hoping that's all it is and she's just not used to the pavement.
Not awesome...Ive had the dog almost a week and I broke her already
Gotta check out that Rottweiler board! thanks!! Im still going to stay here though as I do intend to get a GSD pup at some point. On hold now as one big dog is enough for me but if her current athleticism is standard for the breed then Im going to need/want something with a bit more go somewhere along the line
More Beanie pics from our walk yesterday
But yeah Rottis are dump trucks/bulldozers that lead with their heads, mine was deceptively smart, a total gentle giant, and a total alpha bitch. Not aggressive about it but we went around for a couple months, she was 6 when I inherited her.
It was a **** hard choice between another Rotti or another Sheperd, a sheperd happened to come up first in this case.
I love rotties, I have a gsd/rottie mix and she does the lean
I find that the rottie GSD mixes almost always look the same, they are goodlooking dogs forsure
aw congrats,
I love rotties, I have a gsd/rottie mix and she does the lean
Just picked up a gsd puppy but I think the next dog (a long time from now) might be a rottie
have fun
*oh and I have also received that growl...one night for some reason my rottie/gsd mix didn't hear me get out of bed to get water...as I was walking back to the room she came walking down the hall doing the deepest slowest growl I've ever heard...as soon as I said her name it stopped...I turned on the light and she looked confused.
|She is beautiful and congrats on having a great friend!! I had Rotties for many years. My last one was a big male, Baron at 156 LBs. Smartest and sweetest dog I've ever had. He even out-shined my other Rotties. I see you have experienced the Rotten Lean, yes, that is a trait of the breed. Every Rottie I've ever had does it. They just saying I love you! My boy Baron knew his commands in German, English and would work off hand signals as well. We did some SchH and he excelled in the tracking part. I loved working with him, he was a sheer joy to be around. I've never had a dog easier to train. When he passed on, it broke my heart. I couldn't bring myself to get another one, but I love them dearly. I didn't think I could find one in the US to fill his paw prints, and the ones I looked at were not even in the same class as my boy was. It makes me sick what the breeders in the US has done to this breed. So now you all know why I'm over here hanging out with my GSD friends. And I"m actively looking for my new puppy too From what I'm reading here, I don't think I'll be disappointed with my choice for my next working dog.
I love the dump truck analogy! it's pretty accurate
I think we are going to take a few days off from our walks. I think the pads of her right paw might be bruised as she is limping slightly and doesn't want to put that foot down if she can help it >.< Im hoping that's all it is and she's just not used to the pavement.
Not awesome...Ive had the dog almost a week and I broke her already
Gotta check out that Rottweiler board! thanks!! Im still going to stay here though as I do intend to get a GSD pup at some point. On hold now as one big dog is enough for me but if her current athleticism is standard for the breed then Im going to need/want something with a bit more go somewhere along the line
More Beanie pics from our walk yesterday
|The best dog I ever had was actually a pitbull /Rot mix. That dog would wrap it's paws around my neck and waist and swim with me. We lived in the country and he got mixed up with a dog down the road. She had pups and every day we would feed him, he would take his dog dish down the road so momma dog could eat and he would come back home with his dish for a refill. He was an outside dog. Boy did I get in trouble when I would open up my bedroom window to get him in my room at night to sleep. This was many years ago but I remember that dog like it was yesterday.
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Hands-free Google Voice Search in Chrome
February 27th, 2014 | Published in Google Chrome
If you've ever tried to cook and search at the same time—say, when your hands are covered in flour and you need to know how many ounces are in a cup—you know it can be tricky. With the latest Chrome Beta, you can search by voice on Google—no typing, clicking or hand-washing required. Simply open a new tab or visit Google.com in Chrome, say "Ok Google," and then start speaking your search. This will be rolled out to English (U.S.) users on Windows, Mac and Linux over the next few days, with support for additional languages and Chrome OS coming soon. Here are a few examples to get you started:
- Perform searches: Say "Ok Google, how many ounces are in a cup?"
- Set a timer: Say "Ok Google, set a timer for 30 minutes"
- Create a reminder for Google Now: Say "Ok Google, remind me to pick up dessert at 6pm tonight"
To enable this feature, visit Google.com, click on the mic icon, then click on "Enable Ok Google:"
Here's what it looks like in action:
Here's what it looks like in action:
To learn more about Voice Search in Chrome, please visit the Help Center.
Import supervised users onto new computers
Import supervised users onto new computers
The latest Chrome beta also makes it easy for you to set up Chrome supervised users on multiple devices. Supervised users makes it easy to help your family members explore the web in a managed environment. You can determine sites you want to allow or block, and manage permissions for any sites your family member has requested to view. If you create a supervised user, now you can let that user browse on any device in your home with the new "Import" option. When you import a supervised user, all their permissions will then be synced across devices.
Here's how to do it:
Here's how to do it:
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar and select Settings.
- In the "Users" section, click Add new user.
- Click "Import an existing supervised user"
- Select the user you'd like to import from the list
- Click "Import supervised user"
This improvement to supervised users is currently supported on Windows, Mac and Linux, and will become available on Chromebooks soon. Ji Adam Dou, Software Engineer and Search Whisperer


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"'Elvish barbeque' is what happens when the Quessir send one of their Evokers to deal with an orc invasion and then go home for the evening." - Elmah Dryearghymn, an elven Evoker, as depicted to the leftD&D is the only game I can think of (with the possible exception of Calvinball) where the only way to lose is by playing to win.
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Think-Aloud Modeling of Geologic Reasoning in the Field
In a field class, the instructor shares all thoughts with students as the group examines outcrops, roadcuts, or geologic traverses. Such thoughts include observations, possible interpretations, what additional information is needed, potential strategies for approaching problems that arise, doubts about what is knowable and what is not, and anything else that comes to the instructors mind.
Learning Goals
Methods of GeoscienceThis activity helps develop geologic reasoning skills by helping students to the following:
(1) distinguish observations from interpretations,
(2) make predictions and brainstorm what data are needed to evaluate a prediction,
(3) consider different strategies for approaching a field area, and
(4) appreciate the impact of incomplete data.
Context for Use
Description and Teaching Materials
(1) kinds of background knowledge that are being accessed, even at the most basic level (e.g., hornblende is more common in andesite than basalt);In other words, the instructor is explicitly modeling the entire thought process for the students, not a pre-edited, tidy version. If we want students to think like a field geologist, we should show them exactly what we mean, dead-ends and all.
(2) what key aspects are being focused on and which ones are being downplayed (e.g., this is layering but that is rock varnish);
(3) specific criteria that are being used (e.g., is this metamorphic rock homogeneous or heterogeneous);
(4) strategies that are being employed or at least considered (e.g., I should proceed from the least deformed part of the outcrop to the most deformed part);
(5) possible interpretations, even those that are quickly discarded (most instructors do not share these with students);
(6) ideas about aspects of the geologic history that arise from the observations and interpretations, including how these fit or do not fit into the regional setting; and
(7) any tangential thoughts to which the outcrop leads.
Teaching Notes and Tips
References and Resources
Johnson, J.K., and Reynolds, S.J., 2005, Concept sketches – Using student- and instructor-generated annotated sketches for learning, teaching, and assessment in geology courses: Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 53, p. 85-95.
Tewksbury, B.J., Reynolds, S.J., and Johnson, J.K., 2004, Using student-generated concept sketches for learning, teaching, and assessment in structural geology courses, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5, p. 347. (see also various documents on the SERC website)
Lucas J. Reusser, Lee B. Corbett, and Paul R. Bierman, 2012, Incorporating Concept Sketching Into Teaching Undergraduate Geomorphology. Journal of Geoscience Education: February 2012, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 3-9.


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Pinnacles, Gabilan Range > Climber's Log
Pinnacles, Gabilan Range Climber's Log
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|Midweek is much better...
|Posted Jun 8, 2017 3:33 pm
|Great & Unique Geological Gem
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2011
|Spent an entire day hiking the area. Started at the east side vistors center, up to Chalone Peak, back to the reservior, then up the High Peaks Trail through the weird & wonderful 'pinnacles' before returning to the car. Very unique landscape that's worth taking a day to explore. FWIW: The gates into the park from the campground (east side) don't open until 7AM. FWIW #2: The place is a 'zoo' of dayhikers on spring/fall weekends - go midweek if possible.
|Posted Jun 8, 2012 10:30 pm
|Good times
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2010
|New Years Day hike circuit from Bear Gulch round the High Peaks trail and back, great weather and views, lots of interesting exploring to be done along side routes, though atmospheric caves and round tranquil lakes. Lots of other people had the same idea much to my surprise.
|Posted Sep 24, 2011 6:40 pm
|Lots to do
Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2011
|Hiked Moses Spring, Bear Gulch Cave, Rim, High Peaks, and Condor Gulch Trails. Had fun exploring Bear Gulch Cave. Will be back to go climbing someday!
|Posted Feb 13, 2011 1:28 am
|Fun climbing
Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2009
|Dec 5, 2009. My first three leads: Big Bad West (5.5), Corona (5.6), Walk The Plank (5.6)
Nice day following Rob. Lots of familiar faces from Pacific Edge also on Discovery Wall. Quite a bit cooler than that hike I took on high peaks trail summer before last!
|Posted Nov 18, 2009 11:03 pm
|Discovery Wall, Tourist Trap
Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2009
|Climbed with Justin on a warm autumn day.
I led Swallow Crack, Portent, Ordeal and Rat Race. Classic routes and good times !
Date climbed: 3-December-2005
Route climbed: Machete Ridge Traverse (Old Original)
Climbed with Matthew Holliman.
The day was cool, and atop the ridge windy at times, but warm in the sun. Pretty much an all-day outing, since we spent some time bushwhacking looking for the start, and rapped seven times. Most of these were with a single 10.5mm x 50m rope, but I carried an 8.5mm x 50m in case we wanted to double-rope rappel. Turns out the second rope was the ticket on the last rap, and if we had broken it out sooner we could have avoided two of the raps.
Not a whole lot of technical climbing (probably a good thing, because I was quite leery of the rock quality), but a fun adventure nonetheless. The morning and evening were cold (hard frost on everything).
Route Climbed: Discovery Wall, Tiburcio's X
Date Climbed: 29-April-2005
Another great day climbing with John. Followed several routes including Cleft (5.6) -- still moist in the shady interior; interesting stemming / chimneying.
Stupendous Man (5.10a) was a lot of fun, though had to aid on rope to get over mantel move.
Coyote Ugly (5.9) - good bit of high-stepping required above the X.
Route Climbed: Discovery Wall
Date Climbed: 15-April-2005
Climbed with John. Fantastic day. Followed
Swallow Crack (5.6), Ordeal (5.8), Wet Kiss (5.9), Portent (5.6).
|Posted Nov 15, 2009 10:09 pm
|West Coast Motorcycle Adventure
|After getting out of the Air Force I took a month (?) long west coast trip doing many hikes and climbs. I had heard about this place and stopped by for a day and did a few climbs on the way up to Klamath.
|Posted Jul 2, 2008 7:45 pm
|Great place amid the fault zone
Date Climbed: May 15, 1996
|I remember the parking lots filling early with rock
climbers. I saw a lot of huge condors, and itty-bitty
frogs hopping around on the upper reaches of the
Condor Trail. Yes, I think I did glimpse a wild pig
just east of the park. The "Tunnel" is pretty crazy!!!
|Posted Dec 18, 2007 9:16 pm
|Nice range
|Been to Pinnacles Ntl Monument many times since I was little.
|Posted Dec 12, 2007 9:02 pm
|Many Visits
|I've lived in Santa Cruz, Ca for 23 years, so have visited the Pinnacles many times, to hike and to climb. My plans for the near future include checking out the Neglected Valley and the Deserted Valley.
|Posted Dec 7, 2006 2:40 am
|Beautiful Place
Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2003
|Hiked the following trails over a 3 day weekend: Bear Gulch, Condor Gulch, Moses Spring, Rim, Chalone Creek, Juniper Canyon, Tunnel, & High Peaks
|Posted Dec 6, 2006 10:32 pm
|Fredd C Dobbs
|Route Climbed: Condor Gluch-High Peaks-Bear Gulch Trails
Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2006
|Fine spring day for a hike through some interesting geology. In the middle of the week there were very few people about. Will return ASAP to tag North Chalone Peak!
|Posted Mar 24, 2006 3:45 am
|Route Climbed: Various sundry routes Date Climbed: 1997-present
|Too many to mention or remember, but mostly on the east side. Most enjoyable climbing is found down low, while most scenic climbing is fouind in the peaks. The question becomes, at least from the Santa Cruz area, should you just push on to Yosemite, Tollhouse, or Castle Rock for that matter, for entirely sweeter climbing or play around on the Pinnacle choss. Nevertheless, it's always a fun, sporty outing.
|Posted Jan 3, 2006 3:00 pm
|Route Climbed: Trails Date Climbed: July 1995
|I am new to the group. I have been to the Pinnacles many times in the mid 90's. I have been in every cave, hiked all the trails and been as high as you can go without free climbing. On a side note I used to be a firefighter in Monterey county. In the early 90's there was a brush fire there. I drove a Airport crash truck to the Pinnacles, not to protect the firefighting aircraft. I was used to wash the firefighting retardant off some of the rock with the high power turret nozzle.
|Posted Jan 1, 2006 4:51 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: Machete Ridge traverse Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2005
|Great, varied day out! Easy but enjoyable climbing on unusual rock, some fun rappels, and a cool descent into the fascinating Balconies Caves. Highly recommended.
|Posted Dec 20, 2005 11:21 am
|Route Climbed: high peaks trail Date Climbed: november 12, 2005
|super nice day. started in afternoon to catch sunset. spoted 7 california condors on top of hawkins. very large birds. fantastic evening colors. great time of year to visit
|Posted Nov 16, 2005 6:46 pm
|Route Climbed: trails Date Climbed: several times
|fun hike and close to the bay area.
|Posted Oct 21, 2005 3:50 am
|Richard McJagger
|Route Climbed: High Peaks Loop Date Climbed: Spring Break - 2005
|Nice sunny day. Brought the Boy Scouts with us: Charlie, Ben, Colin, Nico, Joe, Felix, Craig, Bob.
|Posted Aug 16, 2005 8:43 pm
|Route Climbed: From Chaparral Trailhead Date Climbed: July 27th 2005
|Turned out to be an extremely hot day. "Yesterdays high: 102 F". Dayhiked from chaparral TH to Balconies caves, down W fork Chalone Creek to cholone TH and back to Chaparral. Climbed up some large rocks and boulders for fun. I will totaly have to return here some day for some more hiking and climbing. Chalone peak is also looking like a nice winter dayhike. Get an early start. The parks opening time at 7:30 is almost still too late to beat the summer heat on long hikes.
|Posted Jul 27, 2005 5:42 pm
|Route Climbed: High Peaks Loop via Bear Gulch Caves and Returning Condor Gulch Date Climbed: March 12, 2005
|I went twice in March of 2005 with my brother and law and our wives. The wives did the caves and then waited for us to return from the High Peaks Loop. The shuttle is worth taking when the upper parking lots are full during the peak season as we were passed by a few shuttles while hiking up to the Bear Gulch Visitor Center from the overflow parking area (a scenic 1-2 miles extra). Pinnacles is an exhilerating and scenic place to be on a nice Spring day with a variety of hikes and climbs to satisfy all ability levels. Bring sandals for the caves in the Spring as there is often running water/creekbed (ankle deep in one spot) through the talus caves.
|Posted Jul 27, 2005 12:40 pm


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Good for those with heart issues
A study in the European Heart Journal showed that CoQ10 strengthens the heart. The team studied 23 patients, average age 59 years, with moderate to severe heart issues. They were assigned four weeks each of oral CoQ10 supplements or inactive placebo pills with or without supervised exercise training five times per week. Supplementation with CoQ10 led to an improvement in peak exercise capacity and cardiac function without any side effects.
Statin drugs may deplete CoQ10
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CoQ10 levels decline with age
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Discussion in 'March 2007' started by roscoe36, Mar 21, 2007.
@ San Antonio NAT : NBALP LOC : TV20 Detroit RADIO : 1130 WDFN AM
Chat is open!!! http://www.pistonsforum.com/misc.php?do=flashchat But I'm in a baseball draft so gimme a little bit to show up!
But Billups...asirball airball t.o. and no defence? Webber ??? Bench on ...incredible Rip Tay...COME ON COME ON now 57 51 no 20 down
Rip has the yips at the free-throw line. Sad to see this. It's like having Ben up there late in a game.
Ball don't lie.
dang---what a great game---wish Rip would have hit those shots.
Crazy finish...Spurs practically tried to give it away, Manu with one of the worst passes of all time, Flip with a ridiculous flop that the ref called after waiting about 10 seconds...but then he CHOKES at the line...terrible. Webber had an awful game, and CB did nothing until the last couple of minutes. CB and Rip are both clearly off their game now. Gotta get them healthy and back on track.
It's hindsight but if not for the Pistons getting 2 techs and Rip missing 2 free throws the boys could have stolen this game. The Pistons didn't deserve to win this game, especially with that horrible 1st quarter. Webber has had 2 bad games in a row so hopefully that's just a blip. Chauncey is still not hitting his stride and his 3s were going up like bricks so that didn't help the cause. The best unit we had out there in terms of putting the Pistons ahead for their only lead was Delfino, Murray, Prince, Wallace and Dice. I think the Spurs/Pistons would be a really great match-up but Flip Saunders is just not up to the chess game moves that Popovich employs.
Yea Rip looks awful. Besides choking, he's forcing EVERYTHING. Give him a week off to get right again. Chauncey looks great in spurts, but can't sustain a 48 min effort. He needs to rest as well. Sheed is suspended for MIL. Luckily Bogut is out as well.
Agreed. That was our best line-up. Also i have sinking feeling that this is what Webber is going to look like in the playoffs against elite teams like this (defensive).
Well the week that was started off with a 20 point blowout of the Suns that had the Pistons beating their chests. Then the 4th qtr FT meltdown to the Mavericks, a nice scheduled win over the Sixers, then two games in Texas that were lost due to strugging offenses in the first qtr and using to much effort to catch up. Falling behind early is a killer!! It only proves that if we were in the west, the Pistons would still be the fifth or sixth best team. Sweeps by the jazz, warriors and now the probable west champions Spurs. Yeah we can hang with them, based on the close LOSSES, but no moral victories here. When the Pistons come out flat, then that means not PT for Max and we never find out what he can bring to the table in these situations. Isn't time to bring back AJ to see if he can contribute down the stretch? Wassup with Rip(choker) and the Ft line?? Goes 2-7 vs the mavs, does not get to the line vs the Rockets and 0-2 vs the Spurs??? Are the Texas teams Rip achilles heel?? Pistons could not break 90 points vs those texas teams this week. 93 points by the Pistons in each of those games would have been 3 winners. Webber struggled in both of these Texas games too. SHeed may be out Sunday due to another tech...hopefully its reviewable and overturned.
Not much left to say except... the better Dice plays in a marquee matchup, the lower our chances of winning becomes... You can't get too much done with 3 starters playing so poorly. CB needs to sit down as soon as LH is back. His game and instincts are retarded right now.
Also, why is Webber's game in the tank as soon as his shooting coach from Philly shows up? We don't need that filthy, pathetic Sixers taint anywhere near our team!
I only caught some of the last part of the 4th...my main focus is the bench. Dice was on both ends of the floor getting an awesome 'why did he even try that shot?' block. He got a nice dish out from a driving Jr for a rattler 15 footer. Dice has been playing great...he WANTS it. Jr seems determined to prove us all wrong about what we've said about him all season. Delfino battled hard for a good O rebound and got the put back down with a foul...but the refs called it a non-shooter...the most questionable call I saw.........UNTIL Rip got barely bumped by Bowen near mid-court and coughed up the ball while falling to the floor like he'd been kneed in the crotch...the whistle came when Bowen approached the foul stripe on his way to a dunk. As always...the officiating is suspect in it's subjectiveness and tendency to weird make up calls. Rip's many missed FTs over the last few games are way outta character for him...but his flop tonight was borderline ridiculous. Rip's got some head games goin on...I hope he finds a way to clear it up before the playoffs.
i disagree. you can win games if 3 starters aren't playing well. flip saunders is just unwilling to sit them when they aren't playing well. flip murray, fino, dale davis should have got wayyyy more minutes.
fell asleep, woke up 4th quarter, fun to watch, we lost, blah, good thing we're in the east, can the playoffs get here already, etc.
Flip? You mean Rip, rite? You are as tired and worn out like both CB and Rip, my bro Take good care
Jmax should have played too esp when Timmy was out towards the end of the 1st quarter, Let him play for 5 minutes, no harm since we are already down that much. The spurs have already start makin changes at the 5 minute mark of the 1st. But Flip sub pattern is so predictable every game. Only Dice comes in the 1st. Why, Flip? WHY?
Whoops...I must have pulled a groin in chat or something.
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Program Overview
The University Data Warehouse Plus (UDW+) is gradually replacing the former University Data Warehouse. Established as a Program, UDW+ continues to evolve and grow through:
- Rebuilding existing University Data Warehouse architecture for more intuitive and integrated access to University data.
- Decision Support Services around reporting and analytics.
- Formalizing Data Management Policies and Practices that ensure integrity and accessibility.
- Building a detailed and well executed ongoing internal Training Program.
The Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) is gradually replacing the Brio reporting tool. OBIEE is a reporting tool that pulls data from UDW+ to deliver a full range of reporting and analytical capabilities, including interactive dashboards, full ad hoc report capabilities, and alerts.
UDW+ Architecture
UDW+ stores major components of financial, student, HR, and research data. The UDW+ Program will continue to expand to include other areas. From the initial planning phases of the project to the design, requirements, and functionality of the new interactive dashboards - administrators, staff, department heads, and faculty from across NYU are collaborating to ensure the University will have timely access to accurate and integrated information for making critical decisions.
Currently available through UDW+:
The first project of the UDW+ Program is Financial Reporting and Analytics. One of the primary goals of the UDW+ program is improving financial reporting and analytics by providing more intuitive and flexible access to financial data. This project has impacted the entire financial reporting community, as Brio will eventually be replaced by UDW+. Deans, department heads, principal investigators, grant administrators, fiscal officers, executive leadership, and many others collaborated to design a variety of financial dashboards and reports tailored to meet the needs and requirements of groups throughout the University. ITS then developed and incorporated them into the new service.
To address specific needs of a school/division, advanced financial reporting users have the ability to create and share custom ad hoc reports. Ad hoc reports can be created with basic and complex analysis, adding graphs, formatting reports, as well as other advanced functions of the reporting tool.
To ensure continued improvements, the financial reporting and analytical capabilities are enhanced on a quarterly basis.
The Departmental Metrics Dashboard compiles data on faculty, sponsored research activity, student enrollment and instruction, for department chairs, deans, and university leadership. The metrics include research indicators identified by the Provost's Council on Science and Technology as "Principal Markers of Success: Priority Academic Metrics for Assessing Science and Engineering at New York University."
The Departmental Metrics Dashboard was originally created for selected academic departments identified by the Provost's Council on Science and Technology, and included information on the department's faculty and research staff, faculty achievements, proposal submissions, grants and students, as well as external comparative metrics.
Due to popular demand, the Departmental Metrics Dashboard has been expanded and made available to all departments. With the expanding use of the Departmental Metrics Dashboard, additional pages have been added to provide information on doctoral time-to-degree, class enrollment, program enrollment trends, department course instructors, and technology enhanced education.
The Departmental Metrics Dashboard will continue to evolve based on feedback from Deans and Department Chairs.
The UDW+ HR Reporting and Analytics project provisions HR data around people, positions, labor distribution, and payroll salary expenses. The development of new HR reporting content at NYU was a collaborative effort between PeopleSync and UDW+. Whereas PeopleSync is used for operational HR reporting, the focus of UDW+ development is centered around analytical and cross-functional reporting.
The UDW+ HR Administration Dashboard provides Human Resources Officers and Fiscal Officers with key information related to positions, compensation and costing allocations. The Dashboard sources data from PeopleSync, fame and legacy HRIS systems.
The addition of student data to UDW+ began in Spring 2014. The goal of the UDW+ Student Reporting and Analytics is to provide a comprehensive source of data about students and instructional activity that is accurate, documented, user-friendly and integrated with financial and human resources data.
Until now, the Departmental Metrics Dashboard provided deans and department chairs with summary analytics describing the students in their programs, enrollment in their courses, and doctoral time to degree. We have also expanded and enhanced the Departmental Metrics Dashboard with program enrollment trends, department course instructors page, and technology enhanced education information.
The current Brio student dashboard is being gradually replaced with a more robust, interactive and graphic UDW+ Student Academic Management Dashboard. Starting in December 2014, the Core user group has been charged with identifying and fixing data issues (within the source, Campus Solutions). In February 2015, the Beta user group was engaged with the focus of providing feedback, prototyping and refining the UDW+ Student Academic Management Dashboard. A larger UDW+ Student rollout begun in Fall 2015. Currently, the UDW+ team is working with designated UDW+ Student Change Management Liaisons from each school to plan and execute the UDW+ Student rollout for their school, disseminate all UDW+ Student related information to their schools' users, and ensure training and access compliance.
The subject areas that are currently available in UDW+ include Term Registration, Class Enrollment, Degrees (conferred), Test Scores, Class Meeting Pattern and Registration Pipeline.
The Brio Student Reporting Dashboard will no longer be available after November 30th, 2016. All users of this dashboard should transition to the UDW+ Student Academic Management Dashboard. To gain access to UDW+ Student Records Reporting and Analytics...


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West Valley City Police Department is in the news a lot lately. Cops under investigation. Cops committing suicide. Cops acting out. Everyone has their own idea about why.
Here's mine: Police work isn't for everyone. Some cops shouldn't be cops. I know because I was one, and I shouldn't have been. So I quit.
I didn't always see it that way. I was really optimistic at first. I imagined myself a knight. The public was the princess who needed rescuing. Criminals and bad people were the dragon.
Five years later, I realized two important things: First, that I wasn't Ivanhoe. I was actually Don Quixote. Second, that the princess and the dragon were the same thing.
Five years was how long it took me to understand that I had far less to fear from criminals than I did from … well, you. It took me another six years to figure out how to leave.
A popular misconception is that cops become cynical because they spend all of their time dealing with the worst people. Cops actually become like that because they spend all of their time dealing with everyone at their worst.
Of the most terrible crimes I investigated as a cop, very few of them were committed by recognizably "bad" people.
For example, I arrested a woman for murdering her invalid husband by shooting him in the face with a deer rifle during an argument over breakfast. She wasn't a criminal before that. She was a grandma.
I also helped clean up the mess a mom made when she slit her 11-year-old daughter's throat and then shot her in the back over some screwy religious belief. We would have arrested her but she killed herself … after killing her husband.
Rape, murder, child abuse, torture, assaults, thefts, most of these crimes were not committed by gang career criminals. Nope, it was largely people who would have considered themselves staunch supporters of law enforcement.
I gradually changed my mind about who the real threat was to me. The stereotypical criminal and it's amazing how few of these there are proportionate to the population only wanted to kill me. That part was easy to figure out.
But it wasn't criminals who cut my wages, compelled me to work double shifts, drove with their heads in their asses, canceled my vacations because of court or blamed me because they were too simple to lock their #$%@ up and someone stole it.
When I arrested their kids, criminals didn't try to pin a lifetime of bad parenting skills on me. I can't recall a single criminal who left the keys in his car and then insisted that it was my fault because it wasn't there when he came back.
Eventually, I became far more suspicious of city council members, community leaders, academics, upstanding citizens and anyone else whose understanding about my job was based almost entirely on what they heard in a classroom or saw on TV.
Bad guys had a much more realistic view of what I did than the people who actually paid me to do it. It was refreshing to deal with people who freely admitted to being part of the problem. At least they were honest about that.
Long story short, you don't want someone who thinks like this protecting you from yourself. More to the point, I didn't want to be the one doing it.
All of this takes a toll on cops. After all, they're just people. Some handle it better than others. Some self-destruct. Others leave. And unfortunately some hang around long after they should have left.
Today, few things make me smile more than knowing that I don't have to get into a patrol car. I'm happy that we have cops in West Valley City, really good ones. But I'm even happier that one of them isn't me.
Robert Kirby can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or facebook.com/stillnotpatbagley.