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By Lance Knobel and Emilie Raguso
Update, Feb. 5: The name of the victim of the Feb. 4 fatal shooting on Delaware Street has not been released by authorities, but in an article in the Oakland Tribune he was identified as 34-year-old Zontee Jones. Jones' girlfriend, Teena Alexander, told reporter Doug Oakley that the slain man lived in Berkeley and Richmond, and worked as a maintenance man at her apartment building on Delaware.
Update 4:29 p.m. Police have released a statement indicating that the victim suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. He was 34. His name has not been released by police "out of respect for those family or friends that still need to be notified of his passing."
Police ask witnesses with information about this incident to call the department's homicide detail at 510-981-5741, or the department's non-emergency number, 510-981-5900. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call the Bay Area Crimes Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Update 2:55 p.m. A man was shot and killed at around 11 a.m. Monday on Delaware Street just west of San Pablo Avenue.
According to Berkeley Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer Coats, Berkeley police and Albany paramedics responded to multiple calls starting at 11:08 a.m. reporting shots fired at 1080 Delaware. When police arrived, they found a man who had been shot at least once. Coats said no one was in custody and that the victim's identity had not been released.
The victim was taken to Highland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to Coats, Berkeley police are on the scene collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. Delaware had been blocked off with crime tape at both San Pablo and 10th Street.
"We have had reports that people were seen running from the area," Coats said. "They're still trying to figure out if they were involved in the incident."
Update 2 p.m. Another witness told Berkeleyside that she saw the victim turn right from San Pablo and walk west on Delaware. He was with another young man, who was wearing a red jacket. She then heard a "pop, pop," sound.
"I made a comment, 'That's not a firecracker," she said. "And then we heard people screaming, 'Where's the police? Where's the ambulance?'"
She and others nearby went over to try to help calm the scene until police arrived. Young people were crowded around the victim and she reminded them to try to move the victim as little as possible. She said she called police twice, and saw many others on their phones also trying to get through to emergency personnel.
"In a situation like that," the witness said, "seconds seem like forever. It seemed like forever before [the police] got here."
She described the scene as "horrible, heart-wrenching." "He was just a kid. What a waste," she said.
Update 1:40 p.m. Berkeleyside spoke to a witness who was nearby at the time of the shooting. The witness, who asked not to be identified, said he heard a "pop, pop, pop," and saw a man who he believes was the victim running east on Delaware.
When the witness got closer, he saw the victim lying by a car in front of 1080 Delaware. A number of people were yelling, "Oh, they shot him! Oh, they killed him!" The witness described the victim as a black man who appeared to be in his 20s. The witness said that shortly after the sounds of shooting, he saw a car drive away east on Delaware, but he wasn't sure if it was related.
This morning's shooting is the first homicide of the year in Berkeley. In 2012, there were five homicides in the city.
Berkeleyside will update the story as details emerge. This story was originally posted at 1:07 p.m.
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This is the full version release of the newest version of America's Army: Version 2.5 Special Forces (Direct Action).
America's Army: Special Forces (Direct Action) Release Notes (Version 2.5.0) ==================What's new=================== New Multiplayer Missions ------------------------------------------------------------ Included in this version of America's Army are two new Special Forces multiplayer missions. One of these new missions contains both the Special Forces playable Soldier class, as well as the Indigenous Forces playable class. The other new mission is 'SF Exclusive' containing only the Special Forces playable Soldier class. - SF Extraction: (SF & IF) A daytime urban mission where both teams must race to retrieve a briefcase containing sensitive information about terrorist operatives. Each team must locate and secure this one briefcase and then carry it to their extraction point successfully. The team that successfully extracts with the briefcase in hand wins! This mission's spawn points, and extraction points (1 per team) - are all randomly selected each round. - SF Dockside: (SF Exclusive) A small tournament map which takes place during a stormy night in a run down harbor setting. Both teams must locate and secure two cargo containers containing biological agents. The first team to secure and hold both containers wins! This mission's spawn points and container locations are randomly selected each round. This mission also features breachable doors, and usable automatic doors. NOTE (SF Dockside): This mission was designed to hold only 18 players (9 per team). Server hosts - please set the 'max players' to 18 when running SF Dockside. New Training Mission ------------------------------------------------------------ - Shoot House (MOUT Training) The Shoot House (MOUT Training) training mission has been added to America's Army. Shoot House replaces the existing MOUT Training in Basic Combat Training. Shoot House is designed to provide players with a dynamic and replayable training experience. Players will enter a building, consisting of up to 10 rooms, where pop-up targets have been randomly arranged. Players will choose a weapon and enter the Shoot House building, each room will present the player with various friendly and enemy targets. Players will have to make repeated split-second decisions whether or not to engage the targets - shooting friendly targets earns penalties. This training will be timed and scored for each weapon, results will be recorded in our database and sent to a Web site where players can compare their scores with others. (coming soon) Tournament Mode Enhancements ------------------------------------------------------------ We've applied significant effort to our Tournament Mode based on feedback provided by our Beta Testers and members of the Competitive Community. Here are just a few of the enhancements we're deploying in Direct Action: - TWL Support in AASM - CAL/CPL enhancements - Improved UI functionality - Ability to start TM without hosting company help - Support for additional mission planning - Fixed ghosting bug (which appeared in 2.4) - Simplified user options - Tournament Results sent directly to our database (soon to be available through our Website and possibly even RSS or XML feeds) Our goal is to continue improving America's Army Tournament Mode to meet and exceed the expectations of the competitive gaming community at-large, while also making the setup and administration easy, whether you're creating a local LAN event with a few friends or conducting a regional competition in TWL. Please see the updated 'Tournament Mode Guide' available through the START menu (file located in the game's HELP directory). Enhanced Map Rotation ------------------------------------------------------------ We're very excited to roll out Map Rotation on all America's Army servers. This will allow Server Admins (SA) to construct themed rotations with any of the existing (and upcoming) America's Army multiplayer maps. Leased servers will be able to define their own particular map rotations, and can change them at any time. On our 250 Official Servers we'll have a balance of themed rotations and static maps. In other words, some of our Official Servers will continue to host a single map while others will serve multiple maps by theme (SF Only, Desert Operations, Urban Conflict, Winter Survival, etc.) We're anticipating 10 different themes upon release! New Admin Command Post ------------------------------------------------------------ The new "Command Post" is intended to provide a simple to use and easy to understand interface to the most common administrative functions provided by the America's Army game server. In other words, Server Administrators can run and manage their servers entirely through an easy-to-use GUI. - Mission Selection via GUI - Player Management - Ban List Management - Change server to Tournament Mode and back again from within GUI without editing INI Server Admins can start and stop maps, change maps on-the-fly, move players to other teams – complete control via GUI. Hit the F12 key when logged into a game server as an admin to access the new Admin Command Post. Please see the new 'Admin Command Post Guide' available through the START menu (file located in the game's HELP directory). Gameplay Enhancements ------------------------------------------------------------ - Adjusted Recoil: When firing in full auto the recoil gradually increases to a higher amount then levels out. This more realistically portrays the controllability of automatic fire and promotes shooting in bursts or single-fire. - Damage Hindrance System: Physical reactions to damage have been enhanced. When hit by bullets players will camera shift to display pain and also to promote taking aim to make the first shot count. Other effects are also included such as view shifts when receiving falling damage. - Grenade Enhancements: Grenade kill damage has been dropped to a more realistic 5 meters (from 10) with fragment damage causing a gun down stun effect allowing room clearing assaults to still be successful. - CEM Adjustments: The CEM has been weighted to cause very large increases whenever sight mode is initiated. This added realism will promote the concept that a player needs their sights up if they want to shoot accurately. In addition to this, transparency has been added to the 2D sights for more realism and to make them easier to use. CEM bonuses due to proximity to other teammates have been adjusted as follows: highest bonus given when in close proximity to the Squad Leader, next highest bonus given when in close proximity to your Fireteam Leader, and a small bonus now given when in close proximity to any teammate (promoting teamwork). - Added Horizontal Hand Tremor: Previously only up and down breathing aim wander was noticeable on most weapons. Now more left and right wander has been added to more effectively portray arm tremor when weapon sights are up. - Bunny Hopping Deterrents: A player can no longer reload while in mid jump or jump while a reload is occurring. In addition the jump key is limited with a stall time between each jump. These two additions should deter most bunny hopping outright, however once a player becomes accustomed to the changes they can go anywhere they originally could in a speedy manner. New Game Commands ------------------------------------------------------------ - Added in a new command 'AdminChangePassword' to allow changing the admin password via console. - Added in help for admins for various admin commands. New console Help commands are: Help - Shows general admin commands. PBHelp - Shows general PB help. PBBanHelp - Shows PB Ban commands. PBBadNameHelp - Shows PB Bad Name commands. PBCvarHelp - Shows CVAR related PB Commands. PBWebsiteHelp - Shows Even Balance site in web browser. - Added new command 'SummonNPCSoldier' which will summon a single NPC soldier pawn directly in front of your view (for offline use only). New Honor Licensing Program ------------------------------------------------------------ Play the game with the elite of the elite and make your score count. If you are a game service provider or just simply want to run your own America's Army Honor gaining server, then you need to head over to AAHONOR.COM and setup your Honor License! Whether you want to license Honor for your existing game server or lease an Honor server from server providers with locations all over the world - AAHONOR.COM is the solution to your America's Army Honor server needs. NOTE: When licensing Honor on your AA game server, you will be provided with a unique username and password which will have to be included in your Honor server's configuration file (server.ini) located in the 'America's Army/System' folder. The sections you will need to edit are seen below: [Andromeda.Andromeda] GameServerIP (Enter IP address to send to auth server to validate authorized mode) [Andromeda.AuthorizeServerRequestAdapter] ServerAuthUsername=xxxxxx ServerAuthPassword=xxxxxx (Make sure to uncomment these 2 lines by removing the proceeding ';' and replacing the 'xxxxxxxx' with the account information provided to you by either Pragmatic Solutions or one of the official Honor server providers whom you are leasing your server from.) To provide these credentials using the AASM, use the Options pull-down menu, choose Preferences, then the Honor Server tab. Fill in the appropriate fields. This Auth username and password is required in order for the Authentication Server to activate Honor gaining mode on your Honor server. However, some server providers may take care of this for you, consult with your Honor server provider for more details. Key Bind Rules Change ------------------------------------------------------------ Key binds for certain commands are now limited to that single command only. The following commands, in order of priority, may not be combined with other actions and any other action will be ignored: 1. Crouching 2. Crawling 3. reload* 4. swaphands 5. jump * The "reload" command may be combined with the "reportin" command but the command will automatically be modified to "reload / teamsay "Reloading, Cover Me!!" / reportin". ==================What's Changed ================== - A new AASM version is included with the patch. You must manually install this new version after you have successfully patched the game. This can be done by double clicking the 'AASM 1-2 Setup.exe' located in the 'America's ArmySystem' directory. See AASM notes below for help installing and uninstalling. - HUD STAT messages (stat net & stat fps) are scaled larger for better visibility. - Improvements and fixes to scoring. Score values are shown to user in console. Adjusts the display of the scoreboard to show the warning messages properly to the user first for not enough players. - Adjusted several audio internal settings for enhanced game sound (explosions, footsteps, occlusion, etc.) - Player Admins no longer need to be case sensitive for the player's name. - Weapons in 'Auto' fire mode now fire an initial burst of 3 shots when clicked once. - Adjusted game handling of multiple key binds to disable skipping animation exploits. - Added new static image version of the Personnel Jacket Weapon Mods menu. - Changed the CSAY color in TM to an "orange-ish" color. - Added new "Discard Round" functionality in Tournament Mode. - Integration of a new Authentication SDK, this updates the game's Auth System with enhanced security features and provides the infrastructure groundwork for future game features. - Admin joining TM server now notifies all players with large message box. - Death now results in a fade-out before spectating. - Re-enabled ability to show or hide objective text on HUD. - Changed default key for 'Zoom' to be RightMouse Button. - Door Breacher collision radius adjustments. - UI now scales based on the maximum player count for the current team. - Several PunkBuster integration enhancements (better cheat detection). - There is now a 3 second delay prior to displaying the scoreboard in TM allowing tournament admin/status messages prior to showing the scoreboard. - Addressed requirement of TWL/CAL/CPL to have mission planning round immediately after pauses and side-swapping in Tournament Mode. - Rolloff default now set to 1.0. This value may no longer be changed and is locked at 1.0 (which is what the gameplay was designed for). - Door breacher now disappears when door is opened while door breacher is on it. Additionally, the door becomes unlocked for both teams, and the door is no longer breachable. - Weapon class selection buttons now grey out until it's your turn to select a weapon class. - Regular players now allowed to be player admins on leased official servers (but not on regular official). - Adjusted spectator button to only work when player has initially joined the server and not selected a team. - Changed the Engine CacheSizeMegs to default to 64 instead of 32. - Disabled the less than 30 second no scoring rule (most prevalent in SF Hospital - VIP). - Added default Weapon Mod sets. - Scoreboard now always shows for spectators regardless of server scoreboard rules. - Server Browser functionality improved. Specifically unchecking all filter boxes will show all of the game servers available. You can then check specific options to hide or show only servers you are interested in. - Made CommVolume update when changed, instead of every 0.5 seconds. - Switching teams for the first time in a normal game (and in TM) no longer closes the menu. It should automatically open up the weapon select roster. - Could run straight through US Weapons training. Now you have to visit each station (and hear the instructions) before being allowed to exit via the steps. - Added in some feedback to the user when executing the pb_sv_disable command to turn off PB telling them they will need to restart the server to have it take effect. - Server admin password no longer appears in command post as a security measure to protect your server. - Added new console command "DisplayScore" to show player's the current score as it will be applied to their personnel jacket. - Added in a new command AdminChangePassword to allow changing the admin password via console. - Added in help for admins for various admin commands. New console Help commands are: Help - Shows general admin commands. PBHelp - Shows general PB help. PBBanHelp - Shows PB Ban commands. PBBadNameHelp - Shows PB Bad Name commands. PBCvarHelp - Shows CVAR related PB Commands. PBWebsiteHelp - Shows Even Balance site in web browser. - Most admin commands now show "Usage: xxxx" if the command isn't typed correctly. - Now warns user if they haven't logged in once after installing the game and trying to join a server or running a training mission. ==================What's Fixed ================== - Fixed multiple client and server crashes. - Fixed random objectives sometimes not appearing in right locations. - Fixed grenade/RPG/flash damage killing NPCs through walls (SF CSAR & SF Courtyard). - Fixed ability to have the Acog and Reflex scopes at the same time. - Fixed grenade sounds getting cut off sometimes. - Stryker zoom fixed - now works properly including resetting view on exit and the zero range command. - Fixed 203 Reload failing if retried over and over until weapon thrown down and picked up again. - Fixed reload weapon bug which stopped firing after reload. - Training states now remain when switching between accounts. - Users no longer need to re-login after playing on server to join new server. - Fixed retries which never seem to end on auth comm error. - Improved messages relating to users failing to authorize both when joining a server and loading their Personnel Jacket. - Fixed training related auth messages with invalid username/password. - Removed 'Stat Anim' exploit. - Fixed smoke from smoke grenade sometimes not appearing. (Pipeline primary valve smoke bug) - UI now loads teams and team leader values correctly on tournament roster refresh. - Fixed 'Set Squad Objective' showing up on both team's HUD. - "No Pawn" display in Medic Call fixed. - Fixed text-to-speech sound volume slider. - Fixed exploit using the BDM/Door Breacher to destroy the walls gaining points in an empty server. - Fixed the 16-bit mode exploit (seeing through walls). - Fixed ghosting around map in spectator exploit. - Fixed sprint while shooting exploit. - Rolloff exploit – setting in ini file disabled. - Fixed exploit to fire 2 203 rounds at once. - Remove preferences menu (possible exploit). - Fixed exploit to jump away from objectives while still taking them. - Fixed exploit to run at the start of the round (sprint exploit). - Removed 'devmode' completely. Note that this will disable some single player commands such as 'show fog'. - Fixed the 255 M203 rounds exploit. - Fixed the "don't always show scoreboard" functionality. - Fix for FlashBang stopping bleeding. Bleeding amount is now only set if it is higher then the previous bleeding amount, thus not overwriting the old. - Fixed crouch/uncrouch while swapping weapon skips weapon down animation exploit. - Fixed alignment of the Medic icon in the Scoreboard, along with it only being visible for members of the same team. - Fixed grenades being thrown in between rounds and detonating at the start of the next round. - Fixed ESC->F2 tournament-mode superadmin class-assignment bug, where the game was apparently pausing when ESC was pressed. - Fixed multiple Spectate bugs. - Fixed the ban/banlist/unban functionality and alerts the user when they are kickbanned by an admin. It also alerts a user as to how long the ban will last when they try to rejoin a server they are banned from. - Fixed admin spectate player commands. - Fixed admin pb enable/disable command. - Fixed missing Medic call bug. - Fixed spectate button functionality in server browser. - Added server message to alert admins that they have joined as an admin. - Superadmin is no longer listed in "Spectators" section in non-tournament play. - Game now correctly announces when a playeradmin forceclasses himself to a new class. It does not broadcast when a playeradmin or admin changes another player to a new class. - Fixed admin command post console command breaking console. - Fixed admin switching maps breaking authorizing. - Setting MaxAdmins to zero now blocks all admin access. The default MaxAdmin setting is 1. - Fix for the wrongly colored icon's in the pop-up icon keys (on server browser and scoreboard). - Alphabetized Mission Deployment missions. - Moved mission deployment to be the default tab in Deployment. - Fixed admin spectate issues (admin was unable to use any view mode they wanted to) and admin not being able to change spectating view until the next round starts. - Fixed multiple UI issues and added several cosmetic changes. - Icons on weapon select screen now sized appropriately. - Fixed minor corruption of font used in pop up messages. - Fixed icons appearing under name in awaiting selection field. - Disabled climbing on ladder with weapon zoomed exploit. - Disabled picking up a weapon when you are on a ladder. - Added UI notification when player is banned or kick banned. - Fixed server browser filters not saving on game exit. - Added several enhancements to the server browser filters. - Text to speech in game now functional. - Fixed gamma bar in settings page. - Fixed mouse cursor changing size when you roll over certain UI elements. - Fixed class icon ToolTip icons in weapon selection roster. (SF now shows correct icon set). - Fixed Admin 'restart map' functionality. - Weapon Select Screen should now automatically pop up at match end. - Deploy button from missions screen now functional. It correctly displays a list of available servers hosting the selected mission. - Fixed the 'copy to clipboard' of the IP address in the server browser when you right click on the server. - Fixed auto sign-in attempt occurring after exiting a server. - Added pop-up messages for 'server at capacity' and 'incorrect password'. - Option for left and right rails removed from UI. - Fixed text getting truncated on UI pages. - Fixed VSS slot displaying wrong icon (SVD). - Fixed typo in objective taken message (SF PCR) - Player's own ping now properly reported. - Player's name now being uniquely identified (yellow color) on F1 & F2 screens. - Medic class select box now remains selected. - Fixed odd symbols in PB messages in high resolutions - the piping symbol. - Fixed unnamed CommVolumes when on ladders. - Fixed false 'user not logged in' or 'insufficient training to join server' messages. - Adjusted colors in the UI and in-game roster pages. - Fixed icon placement and default column width for TM and non-TM roster pages. - Fixed medic class checkbox functionality in TM and non-TM screens. - Fixed 'skipping reload animation' exploit. - Fixed TM admin having no control over assigning weapon class slots. - Fixed players appearing twice in the awaiting selection field in tournament mode. - Fixed admin being placed in waiting selection field. - Team Captains now able to place players in weapon class roles. - Fixed Admin dropdown not functional until screen redrawn (refresh bug). - Fixed message beep checkbox functionality. - Fixed joining one team then switching still shows you on the first team's roster in TM. - Fixed TM "Restart" and "Start" functionality. - Fixed non-admin/team captains able to unassign other players/themselves, when locked or unlocked. - Tournament mode roster screen now properly displays the UI buttons (Select, Swap, Requesting, Remove, etc...). - Fixed TM bug where players appear multiple times in the unassigned frame when unassigned. - Fixed E&E objectives resetting properly. - Fixed Remote Cameras looked at while zoomed bug. - Fixed no third-person reload animation caused by access none. - Fixed multiple level bugs (too many to list) – both on the new maps and many older maps. - Fixed not being able to use single player mode after having been in a server. - Fixed scale glow on deco meshes. - Corrected the Bridge map weapon loadouts – Assault and Defense both have the same number of M203 rounds. - Fixed audio settings stopping smoke/flashbang sounds prematurely. - Fixed player location not being included in medic call. - Fixed player unable to run, reload or drop if use key held at end of round. - Fixed several cases of Accessed None causing lag and possible server crashes (using "Shout" commands). - Fixed pistol/RPG/AT4 not firing in weapon down state. - Fixed player not spawning in single player when 'open' used while connected to server. - Fixed bug where POV shoots to sky. - Fixed 360 degree death view rotation ability. - Removed the summons command per Even Balance's request - instead added a new console command of "SummonNPCSoldier" (offline only). - Fix for rare occurrences of player spawning into game in 3rd person view. - Per Even Balance's request removed support for the command line to EXEC text files. Users can still use the console to EXEC files but those will be properly examined by PunkBuster to verify their status. - Many other various fixes and security enhancements. ================== America's Army Server Manager (AASM): Installation and Uninstallation Notes ================== To install AASM you must manually install this new version after you have successfully patched the game. This can be done by double clicking the 'AASM 1-2 Setup.exe' located in the 'America's ArmySystem' directory. To remove previous installations (or if the install fails and is unable to automatically remove the previous version) do the following: 1. Download and install from Microsoft the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. You can retrieve it from Microsoft on this webpage: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=;en-us;290301 2. Delete the contents of the AASM folder (unless you are planning on installing the new AASM 1.2 version provided with 2.5.0, in which case simply skip this step). 3. Run the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility and select the "America's Army Server Manager 1.0" (or 1.1 depending on which version you have installed) from the list. The utility will remove it from your Add/Remove programs list. For help using AASM please see the provided manual or press F1 to get help for specific portions of the program.
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Navigate the Mobile Landscape with Confidence and Create a Mobile Strategy That Wins in the Market Place
Mobile Strategy gives IT leaders the ability to transform their business by offering all the guidance they need to navigate this complex landscape, leverage its opportunities, and protect their investments along the way. IBM's Dirk Nicol clearly explains key trends and issues across the entire mobile project lifecycle. He offers insights critical to evaluating mobile technologies, supporting BYOD, and integrating mobile, cloud, social, and big data. Throughout, you'll find proven best practices based on real-world case studies from his extensive experience with IBM's enterprise customers.
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• Choosing mobile data protection, security, and management options: wrappers, containers, virtualization, mobile Software Development Kits (SDKs), virtual private networks (VPNs), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM), and anti-malware
• Handling the "app store" distribution model and managing updates
• Using mobile middleware to support multiple platforms and back-end connectivity with less complexity
• Building and integrating high-quality mobile apps—and getting useful customer feedback to improve them
• Addressing international considerations and emerging markets
• Mastering methodologies for successfully and rapidly executing mobile projects
• Converging mobile, cloud, social, and big data into a single high-value IT delivery platform
1 Introducing Mobile Enterprise 1
Mobile Landscape 2
The Disruption of Smartphones and Tablets 5
Catalysts for Disruption 5
Implications of the Consumerization of IT 9
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device to Work 11
A Preview of Enterprise Mobility Strategy 13
Summary 14
Endnotes 16
Additional Sources 16
2 Defining Business Value 17
A Brief History of the Smartphone: The Power of Context, Intelligence, and Engagement 18
App Revolution: Bringing Together Context, Intelligence, and Engagement While Driving End User Value 21
Contextual Information: Key Ingredient to Improving Outcomes 21
Mobile Intelligence: Ubiquitous Computing and Decision Making 22
Engagement: Weaving into Daily Life 23
How the Mobile App Enters into Lives to Add Value 24
Defining Goals Based on Business Value 27
B2E or B2B Value Goals 28
B2C Value Goals 29
Thinking Through Mobile App Value 30
Summary 32
Endnotes 33
Additional Sources 34
3 Mobile Business Challenges 35
Mobile Application Development Challenges 36
Developing for Multiple Mobile Platforms 37
Delivering High-Quality Apps That Engage Users and Meet Business Objectives 40
Connectivity to Back-End Systems and Data 40
Meeting Accelerated Time-to-Market Requirements 41
Integration with Existing Development Processes 42
Security and Management 43
Management and Post-Deployment Control of Apps 46
Summary 46
4 The Mobile Framework 49
A Mobile Framework 50
Mobile App Becomes the Fundamental Value Delivery Vehicle 52
Mobile Development, Security, Management, and Business Transformation 57
Mobile Development 57
Management and Security 62
Mobile Business Transformation 65
Summary 68
5 Mobile Development 69
Speed and Quality 70
Speed 70
Quality 71
Diversity of Devices 71
Integration 72
Rethinking the Development Process for Radical Speed and Quality 73
Mobile Testing 78
Continuous Experience Management 80
Types of Mobile Apps 82
Native Mobile Applications 83
Mobile Web Applications 85
Mobile Toolkits 86
Future of HTML5 89
Hybrid Mobile Applications 90
Mobile Application Comparison 92
Strategic Decision Making 93
Mobile Connectivity and Integration 95
Summary 97
Endnotes 97
Additional Sources 98
6 Mobile Security and Management 99
Mobile Has Unique Characteristics That Impact Security 100
Mobile Devices Are Used Differently Than PCs 100
Enterprise Security Requirements 102
Mobile Device Management and Security 102
Mobile Network Management and Security 103
Mobile Application Management and Security 103
Mobile Security and Management Consideration 104
Mobile Device Management and Security 106
Mobile Threat Management 108
Mobile Network Management and Security 118
Mobile Network Protection 119
Mobile Identity and Access Management 120
Mobile Application Management and Security 126
Application Security Scanning 127
App Security Capabilities 127
Enterprise App Store 130
Mobile Information Protection. 132
The Adaptive Mobile Security Approach 144
Summary 145
Endnotes 146
Additional Sources 147
7 Mobile Business Transformation 149
Mobile Business Transformation 150
Delivering a Mobile Transformation: Extending Existing Systems to Mobile Employees and Customers Through Context, Engagement, and Intelligence 153
Mobile Context 154
Mobile Engagement 155
Mobile Intelligence 160
SoCloDaMo: Coherent Integration Between Social Networks, Cloud, Data Analytics, and Mobile 163
Security, Privacy, and Trust Become Paramount 163
Strategy for Delivering a Mobile Transformation 164
Summary 166
Endnotes 167
8 Planning a Mobile Project 169
Define Mobile Team Structure and Leadership 171
Define Value Goals 172
Define Value Indicators and Value Measurements (What Does the Customer Want to Accomplish?) 173
Choose an Approach: Define Functional Patterns and Capabilities 174
Assess Gaps: Use Mobile Framework to Assess Gaps 175
Define Overall Roadmap and Plans Based on a Mobile Framework 177
Assess Against Measurements and Improve 178
Summary 178
9 SoCloDaMo (Social + Cloud + Big Data + Mobile) 179
Cloud and Mobile 180
Defining Cloud Computing 180
Cloud Characteristics 181
Service Models 181
Deployment Models 182
Why Mobile and Cloud 183
Device Limitation on Computing Resources 183
Short Cycles 183
Small Budgets Create Cloud Advocates 184
Emerging Markets 184
Mobile Cloud Development Considerations 185
Mobile Cloud Services 185
Centralized Build Environment in the Cloud. 185
Testing Mobile Apps: How the Cloud Can Make Mobile Testing Simpler 186
Social and Mobile 187
Mobile Social Discovery: Attracting and Retaining Customers 188
What Is Unique About Social and Mobile? 189
Big Data 190
What Is Unique about Mobile and Data? 190
Summary 190
Mobile Strategy Decisions 191
Endnotes 192
Additional Sources 193
10 International Considerations 195
Issues Influencing Adoption of Smartphones and Tablets in Emerging Markets 196
Cost Can Be Too High, but Things Are Changing 196
Network Connectivity Inhibits Use of Mobile App, but There Are Things That Can Help 197
Complexity of Smartphones Can Be an Inhibitor to Adoption, but This Will Change over Time 197
Unique Usage Patterns 198
What to Consider When Developing a Global Mobile Strategy 199
What to Consider When Developing a Dual Strategy for Smartphones and Feature/Basic Phones 201
Advantages of SMS 201
SMS-Based Application-to-Person (A2P) 202
Summary 205
Endnotes 206
Additional Sources 206
11 Case Studies and Mobile Solutions 207
When Does an App Fail? 208
What Makes a Great App? 209
Air Canada: Innovation Through Customer Experience, Multichannel, and Cross-Channel 210
Visa: Reaching the Right Customer at the Right Time with the Next Best Action 211
TBC Corporation: 360-Degree Customer Experience 212
Waze: Adding Social Insight 214
Nike+ FuelBand: Enhancing Value by Extending with APIs 215
Withings: Integrate into the Life Style to Serve at the Moment of Need 215
Tesco's Home Plus: Reducing Steps in Daily Tasks 216
Square Wallet 217
Summary 219
Endnotes 220
Additional Sources 220
12 Moving Forward 221
What You Have Learned 222
Guiding Principles 224
Conclusion 225


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As cold-blooded animals, terrarium animals are far more de pendent on light, i.e. the quality and intensity of light, than warm-blooded vertebrates. Activity, feeding, digestion or resting phases are influenced by the alternation of day and night, and especially by the intensity of light. Besides this, many terrarium animals associate light with heat and seek light places in the terrarium in order to "bask in the sun". These considerations are especially important when choosing heating equipment for desert terrariums.
There are differences in the yield and quality of light, depending on the light source used. Fluorescent tubes, for example, provide a lot of light with little heat production, whereas light bulbs convert a major share of the energy taken up into heat and only a small share into light. The question as to which quality of light is best suited for a specific terrarium is easy to answer if we take a look at nature: For millions of years, plants and animals have been adapting to what the sun sends down to the earth in a long evolutionary process. If we look at the spectrum of sunlight (meaning the part of solar radiation that is visible to us), we recognise a very even distribution of all spectral colours. For this reason, lamps for terrariums should have a spectrum that is as close to being balanced and without gaps as possible. At the same time, all of the plants and animals will be able to exhibit their full natural brilliant colouring.
Metal halide lamps ( Luz natural con UV-B ) are the top choice for animals requiring sunlight, ultraviolet light (i.e. diurnal animals) and heat. They offer a full spectrum that is sunlight simulating, including UV-A and B radiation, along with heat emission for the terrarium. Accordingly, the temperature in the terrarium decreases after the lamps are switched off, thereby simulating the desired night-time drop in temperature. The JBL L-U-W lamps are available in three different wattages and two versions, depending on whether the animals require a lot of UV ( JBL ReptilDesert L-U-W Light alu (Lámpara especial para reptiles. ¡No es apta para otros fines! No requiere etiqueta de eficiencia energética. Excepción según (UE) 2019/2015 Anexo IV 3. c) Potencia ultravioleta > 2 mW/klm) ) o menos radiación UV ( JBL ReptilJungle L-U-W Light alu (Lámpara especial para reptiles. ¡No es apta para otros fines! No requiere etiqueta de eficiencia energética. Excepción según (UE) 2019/2015 Anexo IV 3. c) Potencia ultravioleta > 2 mW/klm) ).
The fluorescent tubes sold by JBL are also so-called full-spectrum tubes and come in two different versions for terrariums: JBL SOLAR REPTIL SUN T8 y JBL SOLAR REPTIL JUNGLE T8 .
UV-light, specifically in the UV-A and UV-B ranges, also plays a significant role in terrarium lighting. Depending on their origin, terrarium animals require more UV light or less for their well-being. UV-B stimulates Vitamin D3 synthesis from the Vitamin D2 precursor. UV-A stimulates pigmentation. It is important to take into account that the glass absorbs around 50 % of the UV radiation, so that the lamps should always be installed inside the terrarium. The distance between the light source and the animal is another important factor: There is information directly on the lamp indicating how much radiation is emitted at which distance from the lamp. If the terrarium is high, the animals can get closer to their UV source if they are provided with something to climb up on.
The following applies to animals that require UV: These animals will not stay healthy if fluorescent tubes are used, even if they emit UV radiation! It is imperative for a UV spot lamp or an L-U-W lamp to be mounted additionally. When using metal halide lamps, one must also bear in mind that they may/can only be operated with special electronic ballasts ( JBL TempSet Unit L-U-W ).


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Managing Exercise on an Insulin Pump
Active people living with diabetes love the flexibility and finite control that using an insulin pump provides. Life no longer revolves around timed snacks and meals. Long-acting insulin peaks no longer control you. Even exercise participation can become spontaneous again. Whether you are new to pumping or a veteran, there are things to consider when you manage exercise blood sugars.
What Your Body Does With Glucose During Exercise
Understanding the non-diabetic body's response to exercise can make exercise sessions on a pump a little smoother. As exercise starts, the body quickly begins to use glucose for fuel. This initial uptake of glucose must have some basal insulin available to occur, because the body immediately begins to use additional fuels and uses more blood glucose as a result. Although glucose uptake does not directly require insulin during exercise, the body needs some basal insulin to prevent excessive increases in hormones that raise blood sugars. As exercise continues and blood glucose levels begin to fall, there is a further drop in circulating insulin levels, and an increase in resistance. Glucose can continue, however, to enter cells in large amounts without the need for insulin, mainly through different pathways.
Matching the Need for Insulin
Those of us with insulin-dependent diabetes have the difficult task of "matching" the drop in insulin levels that comes from exercise. A pre-workout decrease in insulin level that is too early or too drastic may cause a rise in blood sugar related to exercise. A decrease that is too little or too late will result in hypoglycemia.
Amazingly, the body has many ways to ensure that glucose levels remain adequate, including drawing reinforcements from stored sources like liver and muscle and also using fat for energy. The greater the intensity of exercise, the greater the immediate draw for glucose from blood, liver and muscle stores, and the greater the production of lactic acid. Certain modes of exercise, particularly anaerobic types-short bursts of high intensity activity like sprinting or hockey-yield much higher lactic acid levels post-activity. Pattern your blood sugars and learn what is the usual response for you. A different type, intensity, or duration of exercise may change things, requiring a different blood sugar management strategy. Frequent regular exercise will serve to decrease carohydrate use and moderate many of the effects that throw off control.
The Pump vs. MDI
Multiple Daily Injection (MDI) therapy, which requires both long and short-acting insulin, generally means planning ahead for dosage adjustments prior to exercise. Using insulin pump therapy means an escape from long-acting insulins, offering users a number of ways to instantly control basal insulin dosage. Among other things, pump users can temporarily lower the basal rate, stop insulin flow with the suspend mode, and even completely disconnect from the pump. Instantaneous control of the basal rate more closely mimics the normal physiologic response to exercise, reducing both the need for pre-exercise snacks and the likelihood of exercise-induced hypoglycemia. Carbohydrate intake prior to exercise on MDI is often necessary to avoid hypoglycemia.
Some pump users may, however, experience post exercise hyperglycemia related to missed basal insulin, and the contribution to blood sugar by the lactic acid, liver and muscle glycogen that are produced by glucose-raising hormones. Varying the duration and degree of the basal rate reduction or ingesting a pre-exercise snack with a partial bolus can alleviate this.
Exercise Caution
People with diabetes and healthcare providers should be aware that ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations for Exercise (Jan. 2000) reflect minor revisions. The guidelines, which used to advise avoiding exercise when blood sugar levels are greater than 300 mg/dl, now say to "use caution" instead. This encourages more individualized modifications than previous recommendations. (See Table 1).
If the pre-exercise blood sugar is greater than 300, pump users must realize that hyperglycemia related to problems with pump mechanics-i.e. a clogged infusion set or site failure-will typically not normalize with exercise. In this case blood sugar may rise with exercise and possibly hasten ketoacidosis. Exercise is never a wise choice when ketones are present.
When correcting for a high or covering a meal or snack immediately prior to exercise, bolus conservatively. Exercise increases insulin sensitivity and hence your usual bolus, provided in proximity to exercise, may drop you faster and more severely than intended.
Understanding your own body's response to the exercise you do is the key to managing blood sugars with exercise. Here's wishing you successful pumping and the most enjoyable of exercise.


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How to Succeed in Business with ADHD
Entrepreneurs and business leaders with ADHD are among the most creative and resourceful. Here, five top executives share how they transformed a deficit into an asset to their careers.
A student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD), three with learning disabilities, and one with both conditions seemed to be heading nowhere — fast. A teacher hurled an eraser at one of them, and asked, "Time passes, will you?" Another graduated at the bottom of his high school class and was strongly advised by his principal to go into carpet laying. The third was labeled lazy by her teachers because she had trouble memorizing basic math facts. The fourth was a whiz with numbers but found reading a book was a difficult task. The last was always falling behind in his schoolwork and concluded that he was stupid. "How am I going to be successful in anything if I can't read and write? he wondered.
You might say that these nowhere kids turned their lives around. They are now all successful entrepreneurs with ADHD, in order, Alan Meckler, a publishing executive and former CEO of MediaBistro; Paul Orfalea, founder of the copying empire, Kinko's; Diane Swonk, a world-renowned economist; Charles Schwab, a pioneer in the discount brokerage business; and David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways.
Besides having difficulty in school, these executives share another thing in common: They all live with ADHD or learning disabilities. Neeleman has ADHD; Swonk, Meckler, and Schwab have dyslexia; and Orfalea has both. Each managed to turn his or her liabilities into assets on their respective career paths.
If you have difficulty with organization, reading, or remembering math facts, these entrepreneurs prove that such limitations don't preclude a bright future.
Flying High
David Neeleman
Founder, JetBlue Airways
"If someone told me you could be normal or you could continue to have your ADHD, I would take ADHD," says Neeleman, who foregoes medication to manage the condition. "I'm afraid of taking drugs once, blowing a circuit, and then being like the rest of you."
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Countless airline passengers are thankful that Neeleman skipped the medication. If he hadn't, perhaps JetBlue Airways wouldn't have gotten off the drawing board. Neeleman prided himself on thinking out of the box when creating the airline. "With the disorganization, procrastination and inability to focus, and all the other bad things that come with ADHD, there also come creativity and the ability to take risks," he explains.
Neeleman boldly told the New York media, "We want to be New York's new low-fare, hometown airline." His statement could be interpreted as naïve confidence or remarkable chutzpah, coming, as it did, from a third-generation Mormon from Utah. Despite the myriad naysayers — from the venture capitalists who walked away from investing in the budding airline to the media — Neeleman changed the flying experience by introducing such innovations as live in-flight television and unparalleled customer service.
"I knew I had strengths that other people didn't have, and my parents reminded me of them when my teachers didn't see them," says Neeleman. "I can distill complicated facts and come up with simple solutions. I can look out on an industry with all kinds of problems and say, 'How can I do this better?' My ADHD brain naturally searches for better ways of doing things."
Neeleman's personal life isn't the same success story. "My wife can't always figure out what the heck I'm thinking, and my kids want me to focus on just one thing with them. I find it difficult. It's hard for me to do the mundane things in life. I have an easier time planning a 20-aircraft fleet than I do paying the light bill."
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Neeleman does try to rein in his wandering mind. At the office, he surrounds himself with people who are good at the details of the business. "My assistant helps me write letters and keeps my calendar," he says. "I have no idea what I'm doing one day to the next." At home, he has trained himself to put his wallet and keys in the same place so he doesn't lose them. He also wears a Casio DataBank watch, which allows him to type in reminders of appointments or ideas as they pop up.
"Life is full of trade-offs," he says, "and living with my untreated ADHD is one of them."
His ADHD career advice? "Look at the positives of having ADHD," he says, "and don't get discouraged. Don't ever give up."
The Copy Chief
Paul Orfalea
Founder, Kinko's (now FedEx Office)
He flunked second grade, did poorly in high school, and got C's and D's in college. But that didn't stop Orfalea, who is dyslexic and has "ADHD to the max," from becoming an entrepreneur. Instead, it motivated the curly, red-haired executive (nicknamed Kinko) to exceed everyone's expectations.
The idea for Kinko's came to Orfalea in 1970, while he was a student at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He noticed all the people lined up to pay 10 cents a page to use the library photocopier. He decided he could provide the service cheaper. Orfalea borrowed $5,000 and opened his first Kinko's in a converted hamburger stand near the university. It was equipped with a lone Xerox machine. His copying business eventually expanded until it was acquired by FedEx.
"My learning disability gave me certain advantages, because I was able to live in the moment and capitalize on the opportunities I spotted," says Orfalea, as he looks back on his career. "With ADHD, you're curious. Your eyes believe what they see. Your ears believe what others say. I learned to trust my eyes." So when customers came into his store looking to use a computer — not to copy documents — Orfalea saw an opportunity. He expanded Kinko's to include computers. As a result, the company captured many small business owners as customers, as well as the self-employed.
His ADHD provided him with the right temperament on which to build the business. "Because I have a tendency to wander," he explains, "I never spent much time in my office. My job was going store to store, noticing what people were doing right. If I had stayed in my office all the time, I would not have discovered all those wonderful ideas to help expand the business." A Kinko's that remained open for 24 hours was an idea he picked up from his steady customers.
"I can't write a letter and I can't fix a machine," says Orfalea. "My biggest advantage is that I don't get bogged down in the details, because of my ADHD. I hire capable people to handle that."
Looking back on his own education, Orfalea believes that different children have different learning styles, and that the education system needs to recognize that fact before more children are left behind. "If No Child Left Behind had been around when I was in school," says Orfalea, "I would still be in third grade, because that's how bad a speller I am."
Economic Forecaster
Diane Swonk
Economist and Author
Wondering where the Dow will be at year's end, or how fast the U.S. economy is growing? The go-to expert for economic prognostications is Diane Swonk, author of The Passionate Economist: Finding the Power and Humanity Behind the Numbers and, until recently, the chief economist at Bank One in Chicago. But ask her to write down her forecasts on paper, and watch out! "I flip numbers constantly," she says. "I joke about it in front of audiences, asking them what's the difference between 1.9% and 9.1% GDP growth? A world, actually."
For Swonk, the youngest person to serve as president of the National Association for Business Economics (past presidents include former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan), flipping numbers comes naturally. Swonk doesn't have ADHD, but she has dyslexia and has trouble remembering phone numbers, as well as her PIN for the ATM.
Her numerical problems haven't held her back in her career. She is a brilliant thinker who processes information "multidimensionally rather than in linear form." This allows her to view "the endgame before others do," a distinct advantage in a profession where money is made or lost in seconds. Her special way of seeing the world, she believes, "serves me extremely well for a science like economics, where, if one thing happens, another thing happens, in response.
"You realize that the worst forecasting in the world takes a trajectory, a trend, and says that it will go on forever," says Swonk. "Sometimes the recent past is just a stage, not the trajectory of where we are heading. My learning difference allows me to say, 'Hey, when X happens, it doesn't mean that the next steps are going to be Y and Z.' The next step may be to go back to A."
As a youngster, Swonk felt isolated, even though her parents also struggled with the same learning disability. She had to deal with teachers who thought she was lazy because her spelling was atrocious or her mastery of math facts was poor. But her parents taught her to persevere. "If you had to butter your bread with a chain saw, you did," says Swonk. "You always had to find an alternative way to get things done." That lesson challenged her to find ways around the obstacles that dyslexia placed in her path.
Swonk's struggle with her learning disability has given her a disarming sense of humility. "I know what it's like to be scared when you're crossing the street and to wonder if you're going to be lost once you get to the other side. Or to get behind the wheel of a car and not know if you're going to reach your destination. I have learned to take that in stride."
Swonk believes that humility is a virtue in business. "You never get too far ahead of yourself when you're humble," she explains. "You can be secure, but it's good to keep a clear and open mind about things. My dyslexia probably made me insecure when I was younger, but now it serves as an underlying reminder of my own humility."
The Internet Mogul
Alan M. Meckler
Publishing Executive; Former CEO for Mediabistro
"My lack of concentration, my inability to read charts, and my difficulty in deciphering documents made me a much better business person," says Meckler. "And my lack of patience forced me to cut to the chase." His dyslexia was diagnosed only recently, after the long academic struggle of his youth. "I used to daydream in class a lot — I'd just find my mind wandering off," recalls Meckler, who had problems with standardized tests. "I wasn't able to spend much time on something if I couldn't come up with the answer right away." Arithmetic, which he refers to as "math block," was his biggest bugaboo.
Despite his difficulties with numbers, he learned to turn his disabilities to his advantage. In high school and college, he says, "While most people would take lot of notes during a lecture, I could figure out the key points by just listening to the teacher. I have developed that skill in business. I am able to pick out the important details rather than getting bogged down."
At the former company Jupitermedia, Meckler was famous for short meetings. He insists that if you can't describe something succinctly, then it isn't a good idea. "I believe in 'keep it simple, stupid,'" says Meckler. His skill at digesting very complex issues, to "listen to them, not read about them," enabled him to spot business trends and to take advantage of those opportunies before the competition did.
"I spotted the Internet as a business opportunity three or four years before anyone else," he says. "I started a newsletter and reporting service that covered the development of the Internet, then turned it into a magazine, then into a trade show. Internet World became the fastest-growing trade show in history, and was very big from 1994 to 1999."
While the information industry generates reams of data, diagrams, graphs, and charts, Meckler depends on colleagues to interpret them for him. "I can understand very simple bar graphs," he says. "Once the chart has multiple lines, I can't follow it." When it comes to interpreting economic data, "I'll go to my chief financial officer and say 'take me through this.' I'll digest it instantly if I know the topic, but I can't follow it otherwise." Balancing his checkbook is also left to others.
This takes him back to his youth, his passion for baseball, and his learning disabilities. New York in the 1950s had three baseball teams, so there were plenty of statistics for young Meckler to keep track of. He overcame his math block through those stats. " I would devour the statistics," he recalls. "I memorized baseball averages, taught myself thirds, averaging out, and how to compute earned run averages." Then he confesses: "I still have problems if you tell me to divide — I can't figure out the numerator or the denominator — I have to go back and think of baseball averages to help me."
Investing Wisely
Charles Schwab
Founder and chairman, Charles Schwab & Co.
Growing up in a family of modest means in a small town outside of Sacramento, Schwab had to struggle through Stanford before landing a job in a small brokerage house. It was a modest beginning for the man who would start the nation's fourth-largest brokerage firm.
As a child, he didn't know he had dyslexia — it was identified when the disability was spotted in his son. But he did know that he had to work much harder than other kids in school. He was good in math and science, but weak in reading and writing. "I eventually overcame dyslexia because I was a reasonably competent kid and had a pretty outgoing personality," said Schwab in Fortune Small Business. "I could communicate with my teachers, and I asked lots of questions in class. I think that's why I became favored among teachers. They'd say, 'Gee, Chuck really works hard at it. We gotta give him the B instead of the C minus.' "
His struggle with his learning disability shaped him as an entrepreneur. It taught him humility. "You're never quite certain you've accomplished what you wanted to do. It's wonderful fuel for motivation." It has helped him accomplish some things in his career that he wouldn't have believed possible.
"I was always aware of the fact that I excelled with numbers, even though I struggled with reading," he says. "I focused on my strengths and used my natural affinity for numbers and economics as the focus of my career."
Like economist Diane Swonk, he says, "I found something I was good at and became passionate about it. I also discovered that many skills and talents, in addition to reading ability, are as important in the making of a top executive. Character, ethics, communication skills, consistency, analytical and relationship skills. Those are important for leaders. I have some of those skills, and I work with a lot of great people who bring other strengths and talents to the table."
Add to that list of his assets, a spirit of generosity. After Schwab's son was diagnosed with dyslexia, the entrepreneur and his wife, Helen, decided to help other families who had learning-disabled children. They started The Schwab Foundation to give parents the answers to the million-and-one questions they have when their child has learning problems.
Like most executives, Schwab values teamwork. "I have strong people around me who focus on day-to-day planning and organization," he says. "They know how to streamline my paperwork and to minimize my reading. It's really no different from most people who run companies or large departments. It takes a team to make things work well."
What advice would Schwab give to others with ADHD or dyslexia or another learning disability? "Find out what you can do well, focus on it, and work doubly hard," he says. "We all aspire to do the best we can with what we're dealt. Focus on your strengths. Don't be afraid to ask for help and to admit you need it." Look where that advice got Schwab.


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Posted by Editoress on 10/8/13
The Burnaby Velodrome Club is pleased to announce the addition of four Feature Friday Night events to the regular Friday Night Racing. On October 18th, November 15, February 14th, and March 21st, the Burnaby Velodrome, inside the Harry Jerome Sports Center, will host some of the region's best cycling talent.
Participants will be competing for the honour to wear the Vie 13 Leader's Jersey and, on March 21st, to be crowned champion. With a beer garden serving some of the area's finest microbrews, food on-site, a pop-up coffee lounge, and great music, spectators will learn first hand why track cycling was the most popular spectator sport in the past. Racing begins at 6:30 and, to kick things off, on October 18th there will be a kiddie kilo; a two lap "race" for children of all ages and abilities, with Parallel 49 being served in the beer garden.
Grab that push bike and bring the whole family out for a night of fast-action fun at the Burnaby Velodrome, western Canada's only indoor track for bikes.
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(CNN) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, just back from a secret trip to Argentina unknown to his staff or his wife, admitted Wednesday he has carried on an extramarital affair with a woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford chokes up on Wednesday as he admits to having an affair.
"I've been unfaithful to my wife," Sanford told a news conference in Columbia, South Carolina. "I developed a relationship with what started as a dear, dear friend from Argentina."
His voice choking at times, Sanford apologized to his wife and four sons, his staff and supporters, and said he would resign immediately as head of the Republican Governors Association.
The affair began in the last year and was discovered five months ago, Sanford said without elaborating. He added that he and his wife were trying to work through it. Watch Sanford admit to the affair »
In a statement issued later Wednesday, Sanford's wife, Jenny, said she asked him to move out two weeks earlier but was still open to a reconciliation for the benefit of their children.
"I remain willing to forgive Mark completely for his indiscretions and to welcome him back, in time, if he continues to work toward reconciliation with a true spirit of humility and repentance," Jenny Sanford said.
The South Carolina governor had not been seen in public since June 18. When questioned, Sanford's staff told media outlets Sanford was hiking on the Appalachian Trail. But Sanford was spotted Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Sanford said he had been in Buenos Aires. He said it was his fault for "shrouding this larger trip."
"I'm a bottom-line kind of guy. I'll lay it out, it's going to hurt, and we'll let the chips fall as they may," Sanford told reporters. View a timeline of the events »
The affair began as a friendship eight years ago, but "over this last year, it developed into something much more than that," Sanford said.
"All I can say is that I apologize," he said, adding that he would appreciate a "zone of privacy" for the sake of his family.
Sanford also traveled to Argentina a year ago as part of a South Carolina Commerce Department-funded trip to South America, according to an itinerary of the trip obtained by CNN. It was unclear if he met with the woman on that trip.
On Wednesday, Sanford said he footed the bill for his most recent trip to Buenos Aires. The governor said earlier in the day he had traveled to Argentina twice before.
When asked if he is trying to reconcile with his wife, Sanford nodded, "I am, yeah." Asked if he and his wife are separated, he said, "I don't know how you want to define that. I mean, I'm here and she's there. I guess in a formal sense we're not, but what we're trying to do is work through something that we've been working through for a number of months now."
However, the statement by Jenny Sanford said the couple was in a "trial separation" after trying to work through the problem in recent months.
"We reached a point where I felt it was important to look my sons in the eye and maintain my dignity, self-respect, and my basic sense of right and wrong," she said in the statement. "I therefore asked my husband to leave two weeks ago. This trial separation was agreed to with the goal of ultimately strengthening our marriage."
Jenny Sanford said there was no contact with her husband during the separation, and she did not know he was in Argentina in recent days.
Also Wednesday, The State newspaper of Columbia published e-mails between Sanford and a Buenos Aires resident named "Maria" from July 2008.
It said the e-mails were acquired in December, and that the governor's office confirmed their authenticity. When contacted by CNN, a spokesman for the governor would neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of the e-mails.
"You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that so fitting with your beauty," Sanford wrote on July 10, according to the e-mails published on the newspaper's Web site. "I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night's light -- but hey, that would be going into sexual details."
The e-mail continues, "While all the things above are all too true -- at the same time we are in a ... hopelessly impossible situation of love. ... How in the world this lightening strike snuck up on us I am still not quite sure. As I have said to you before I certainly had a special feeling about you from the first time we met, but these feelings were contained and I genuinely enjoyed our special friendship and the comparing of all too many personal notes."
The long-term political fallout for Sanford, 49, is unclear. He has been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012, after his current second consecutive term as governor ends. South Carolina's constitution forbids a third straight term.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour immediately takes over as head of the Republican Governors Association, CNN has learned. Recent political sex scandals »
"The news revealed today hurts all of us who have gotten to know Gov. Sanford over the years and so it is with regret that the RGA accepted Gov. Sanford's resignation as chairman," Barbour said in a statement. "While this news is deeply disappointing, I also know it's important to remain focused on the future and Gov. Sanford's resignation allows him and us to do just that."
Shortly after Sanford's announcement, Nathan Daschle, executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, issued a statement saying, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Gov. Sanford and his family, and I wish them the best as they try to heal this wound." Watch the lieutenant governor blast Sanford's trip »
However, the Republican leader in the South Carolina Senate questioned Sanford's abdication of responsibility for leaving without notice last week.
"I'm deeply disturbed that no one knew where Gov. Sanford was over the last five days," state Sen. Harvey Peeler said in a statement, adding: "We cannot let the governor's personal life overshadow his public responsibility, or in this case, his negligence of gubernatorial authority."
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Karen Floyd pledged "every effort" to ensure that the party maintains the trust of South Carolina's voters.
"In the hours and days ahead, I will reach out to and work with Republican office-holders, candidates, and activists to regain public confidence and win the next round of elections," Floyd pledged.
Sanford has had a bruising year, losing his fight to turn down $700 million in federal stimulus money. Sanford initially tried to require that any stimulus money pay down the state debt, a stance rejected by the Obama administration.
The South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Sanford had to accept the stimulus funds.
CNN's Peter Hamby and Kristi Keck contributed to this story.
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|Kamsky in Italy: Inspiration for the New Decade!
|January 2, 2010
In 2010, Kamsky is already on the right track to get back over 2700. (Gata peaked at 2727 in October 2008.)
If you need inspiration for your new decade's resolutions, check out GM Gata Kamsky's blazing start to the '10s. Kamsky is currently tied for the lead in the 52nd Reggio Emilia tournament in Italy with 3.5/5, along with GM Zoltan Almasi of Hungary.
In the tournament so far, Kamsky drew three games and won two against Georgian GM Baadur Jobova (2696) and Danielle Vocaturo (2500) of Italy. His game against Italian-American GM Fabiano Caruana was a draw.
Follow the tournament on the official website (Italian), where you can find many things that require no translation, such as crosstables and games. Read more on chessdom.com.


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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Goofy Pictures
It's even more exciting when you do this:
I know. My kids are all, "The eff? These are the adults who are meant to care for me?"
So of course we had to teach them how to make funny faces.
Tommy is still all, ?????
I love my crazy family.
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Funny faces are more fun.ReplyDelete
my sis and I take LOTS of pics like this =) They show so much characterReplyDelete
Those are the best family pics. The ones we love looking back on. How fun!ReplyDelete
Love this. My stepdaughter can hardly make a serious face. We have some hilarious pics together - she's truly lightened my heart :-)ReplyDelete
Funny Faces are more fun! Enough said. :o)ReplyDelete
He's looking like...they made me do it! LOLReplyDelete
This is one for the history books!ReplyDelete
crazy faces make the best family pictures!ReplyDelete
You guys are awesome.ReplyDelete
looks like a fun family to me!!!!!ReplyDelete
I love goofy pics.ReplyDelete
Ha my kids are like trained to do this... after a serious picture a goofy one is snapped! LOLReplyDelete
Ya'll sound like such fun!ReplyDelete
I love doing the silly faces!ReplyDelete
Cute! I love that you had to teach them to make funny faces!ReplyDelete
I usually go for a goofy look in photos. It's way more fun :)
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM
hahahaha - love it!ReplyDelete
Looks like you all are having a blast!ReplyDelete
I like the funny faces on the two on the left -ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2010 at 3:10 PM
LOL Love it! Youre all adorable!ReplyDelete
The picture they'll love to look at down the road is the goofy one!!!ReplyDelete
You do very much seem to rock.ReplyDelete
Crazy is good! Makes for an exciting time (= And more fun too. I like the silly photos.ReplyDelete
We are a funny faces type family too!ReplyDelete
OH man, great photos!!ReplyDelete
Great photos! They made me smile ear to ear, because I could hear you as you taught the children how to take a 'proper' photo ;)ReplyDelete
HILARIOUS! I love this!ReplyDelete
Goofy pictures rock! Also, you all have great hair in your family.ReplyDelete
Super awesome! In my fam, we are lucky to get the serious face, as all are the funny ones...ReplyDelete
Of course! YOu always gotta do a crazy photo!ReplyDelete
Cheers, jj
Words ALMOST escape me. Goofiness in a family is something I truly admire. May I borrow yours?ReplyDelete
I like that in the second picture, your kids are like, "Um, 60 Minutes is on. Can you keep it down back there?"ReplyDelete
Now those look like Christmas card photos! Looks like fun!!!ReplyDelete
I love: "The eff?" I bet we're going to get that thought bubble a lot in the next decade. Great picture, though. My daughter still really can't make a funny face, but we're still working with her. Might send her to FaceCamp next summer.ReplyDelete


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Running through a 30-mile linear park constructed on an unused rail corridor, the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail connects Midland and Isabella Counties and multiple cities. The trail offers walking, running, bicycling and in-line skating opportunities to people of all ages. In addition to its recreational benefits, the trail provides a safe alternative means of transportation for local residents traveling to and from work and area shopping districts. Twelve TE awards received between 1992 and 2010 financed the construction of the trail, improvements to watersheds, and a case study. The projects received over 4 million dollars and were matched by another 3 million in local matches. Nearly 2 million dollars in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were also used. The initial award created a three mile trail through Midland. Over the ensuing years, Midland and Isabella Counties and the city of Midland used additional TE money for the construction of trail extensions and the paving and resurfacing of the trail. In recent years, TE money has been used to add lights, trash cans, benches, retaining walls, and to extend the trail even further.
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komi - A simple game for one player.
komi [options]
This manual page documents briefly the komi game.
Using the left and right arrow keys you may guide Komi the space frog from left to right across the bottom of the screen. Left-handers can use Q and W. Use the space bar to extend Komi's long tongue and capture the floating orange prizes, whilst avoiding the predators.
The following command line options are supported:
- --delay <x>
- Wait for x milliseconds between frames, so lower is faster.
- --fastdraw
- Use a faster drawing method. Forces starfield to be off.
- --fullscreen
- Run the game in fullscreen mode, rather than in a window of its own.
- --nosound
- Disable all sound effects.
- --nostars
- Disable the starfield simulation in the background of the game.
- --resetprefs
- Reset preferences file (which includes the high score).
- --copying
- Show the terms under which komi may be copied.
- --help
- Display the command line options.
- --version
- Show the version number of komi
The game has a website where you can find updates and source code. See the following URL for details:
This manual page was written by Steve Kemp <firstname.lastname@example.com>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). komi was written by Allan Crossman <email@example.com>.
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Neptune's Triton
Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune, orbits in the opposite direction from most moons, suggesting that Neptune captured it in the distant past. Millions of years from now, Triton will move so close to Neptune that tidal forces will rip Triton apart, forming bright new rings around the giant planet.
Most of what we know about Triton came from Voyager 2, which photographed a landscape that is tinted subtle shades of pink, brown, and blue. Much of it resembles a cantaloupe, with ridges thousands of feet tall. Flowing ice or vaporizing gas may have carved this wrinkly terrain.
Voyager's most intriguing discovery was the geysers. Icy material jets about five miles high; above that, winds blow it parallel to the surface before it settles. Voyager found large dark streaks on Triton's surface that may have been created by other geysers over the past few thousand years.
Triton may get even more interesting over the next few years because one of its poles is warming up. Ice should vaporize, making the atmosphere thicker. The thicker atmosphere and higher temperatures on Triton could create more and bigger geysers, and spread their plumes over larger regions of this frigid moon.
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|Triton At a Glance
|1846, William Lassell
|1,680 miles
2,704 km
|Distance from Neptune
|220,438 miles
354,760 km
|Orbital Period
|5.9 days
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Why Are Murray and Ryan Even Trying to Forge a Budget Deal?
For three years, Republicans called on Senate Democrats to do a budget via regular order. Now that they've done so, neither side is enthusiastic about moving forward with a process to merge the House and Senate documents.
Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., are in negotiations over the terms of a potential conference committee, meeting most recently on Wednesday. But outside their talks, rank-and-file members as well as leaders don't seem very invested in the process.
Still, budget talks — if not a deal — could help House Republicans and Senate Democrats navigate this summer's reprise of the debt limit debate.
Budgets are symbolic political documents, and the idea that Murray and Ryan could bridge the chasm between their respective spending blueprints, particularly when that product would not have the force of law, raises the question of whether either party is willing to sink political capital into the effort.
"There's a better chance that Marco Rubio and Jay-Z will go on a concert tour this summer than there is [for] a conference agreement between Paul Ryan and Patty Murray," one Senate aide said, referring to the Republican senator from Florida and the rapper.
The joint statement released after their meeting suggested Murray and Ryan are realistic about the dim prospects they face in trying to produce a mutually agreed-upon budget framework.
"We [recognize] the many differences between the House and Senate budget resolutions and the challenge we face in reaching an agreement," the statement read. "We are committed to working to find common ground. We look forward to continuing the conversation as we move toward a conference committee."
Sources tracking the talks said it was still too difficult to tell when the two might find an agreement on how to proceed to the conference, if they proceed at all. And other sources said the effort is tied to the upcoming debate over raising the debt ceiling.
Some Democratic aides are relying on President Barack Obama's promise not to negotiate over the debt limit, but other Democrats and certainly Republicans believe a budget deal is needed as part of any agreement to extend the nation's borrowing capacity.
A budget conference committee could be a venue to test out different ideas for that process. Some members have suggested that a conference committee could provide a shell for a larger budget compromise. Either way, whatever the conference did, it would need buy-in from leaders and the administration, and Republicans especially are fearful that won't happen.
"There's not much hope that there's a final product that comes out of the conference committee unless that conference committee is a place holder that allows everybody to start all over," one Senate Republican aide said. "Not one of these budgets is going to pass . . . so what's the point of doing it? Once conferees are named, what's the purpose of having that framework passed if there's going to be no buy-in from leaderships?"
Moreover, a conference committee could expose rifts in both parties. Republicans likely would attack vulnerable in-cycle Democrats on tax increases while Democrats would use their oft-used charge that the GOP is aiming to destroy the social safety net. Plus, if an approved budget included reconciliation instructions for tax code changes, it could irk Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. Baucus has been working with his House GOP counterpart, Dave Camp of Michigan, on the issue for years and also has a history of bristling at those who cross over into Finance's turf. At this point, though, sources see tax code changes being done outside the confines of the budget, if at all.
The whole affair has an air of futility. While the 2011 supercommittee on deficit reduction met, Murray — as co-chairwoman — was often frustrated because the Republicans with whom she was working had no buy-in from their caucus and little encouragement from leaders. Although sources close to Murray say she learned from her experience on that failed committee, it's unclear whether the dynamics have shifted.
Additionally, her relationship with Ryan is still new — although he does have a good rapport with his House Budget counterpart, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
"That is the key question and that's where we started — we don't know whether that's changed or not," a senior Democratic aide said. "The question is not whether [Ryan] is likable; it's whether he wants to cut a deal. We showed and the president showed that there's a willingness to go pretty far to get a deal and we feel like that hasn't been reciprocated."


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SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2013) — A new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) underscores the influence that growing demographic groups in the U.S. – in particular Generation Y, African Americans, and Latinos – will have on reshaping urban growth patterns by spurring more development of compact, mixed-use communities with reliable, convenient transit service.
America in 2013, released during ULI's Spring Meeting this week in San Diego, is based on a nationwide survey of 1,202 adults conducted between January 16 and February 3, 2013. It includes responses from Generation Y (representing 30 percent of the total), born between 1979 and 1995 and numbering near 80 million; Generation X (23 percent), born between 1966 and 1978 and totaling about 50 million; Baby Boomers (31 percent), born between 1947 and 1965 and numbering 75 million; War Babies (12 percent), born between 1932 and 1946; and the Silent Generation (3 percent), born in 1931 or earlier; together War Babies and the Silent Generation number 35 million.
On the whole, the survey suggests that demand will continue to rise for infill residential development that is less car-dependent, while demand could wane for isolated development in outlying suburbs. The survey found that among all respondents, 61 percent said they would prefer a smaller home with a shorter commute over a larger home with longer commute. Fifty-three want to live close to shopping; 52 percent would prefer to live in mixed-income housing and 51 percent prefer access to public transportation.
Of the three major generations in the report (Gen Y, Gen X and Baby Boomers), Gen Y – the largest generation, the most racially and ethnically diverse , and the one not yet fully immersed in the housing and jobs market – is the generation that is likely to have the most profound impact on land use. Fifty-nine percent of Gen Y said they prefer diversity in housing choices; 62 percent prefer developments offering a mix of shopping, dining and office space; and 76 percent place high value on walkability in communities.
Sixty-three percent of the Gen Y respondents said they plan to move in the next five years, along with 63 percent of African Americans, 54 percent of Latinos, and 56 percent of those currently living in a large city. The preferences of Gen Y are similar to those of people of color across all the generations. These different demographic cohorts are all growing in number, and together are creating a significant market shift toward compact, mixed-use development that is close to transit.
Seventy-five percent of African Americans indicated a preference for mixed-use developments; 63 percent prefer to live in mixed-income communities; and 56 percent said they prefer a mix of housing types. Seventy-seven percent desire access to public transit. Nearly half (47 percent) the African Americans surveyed are part of Gen Y.
Fifty-eight percent of Latinos surveyed said they prefer to live in a mixed-use community; 48 percent prefer mixed-income communities; and 50 percent prefer a mix of housing. More than half (54 percent) of the Latinos surveyed are Gen Yers.
"The choices being made by these groups are upending long-held notions about what is considered traditional neighborhood development," said ULI Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips. "We've entered an era in land use that will be defined by development that conserves land and energy, and which offers consumers plenty of options in where they live and how they get from one place to another."
The tendency to prefer city living, to rent rather than own housing, and take transit are highest among Gen Y, African Americans and Latinos. Forty percent of Gen Yers, 43 percent of Latinos and 35 percent of African Americans indicated a desire to live in a medium to large city. These were the groups most eager for more employment choices in their communities.
Fifty-four percent of the Gen Yers surveyed are renters; as are 63 percent of African Americans and 52 percent of Latinos. While the survey found an overwhelming reliance on cars for commuting — 85 percent of all respondents said they drive to work or school – use of transit was highest by African Americans (32 percent), Latinos (20 percent) and Gen Y (18 percent). More than half the Gen Y respondents placed a high priority on proximity to public transit, and 23 percent reported walking to destinations, the highest percentage of walkers among the generations.
While not quite as uniform as the preferences of Gen Y, the housing and transportation choices of Baby Boomers also trended toward a break from the past. The report suggests that as Baby Boomers age, many are choosing living environments with characteristics more urban than suburban: the survey found that 72 percent would opt for a shorter commute and a smaller home, over a longer commute and a larger home; and nearly half — 49 percent — want to live near developments offering a mix of shopping, dining and offices. Fifty-two percent said access to public transportation is important.
Responses from Generation X participants indicate that this group, often overshadowed by Gen Y and the Baby Boomers, is the generation most likely to favor single-family suburban neighborhoods and the most likely to have children living at home (70%). Less than half of the Gen Xers (45 percent) said they wanted public transportation options; 92 percent said they commute by car. Gen Xers were the least likely to value being close to friends and family, medical care, shopping and entertainment. However, despite these views, 54 percent indicated a preference for a shorter commute with a smaller home. Forty-three percent preferred a longer commute with a larger home.
The War Babies and the Silent Generation are, not surprisingly, the groups least likely to have recently moved or be moving. While most own single-family homes, they want to live in communities that are highly walkable, and which are close to family and friends, medical care, shopping, entertainment and parks. Few are still working, so proximity to employment centers is a very low priority.
Other key survey findings:
- In general, the lure of homeownership remains strong: Seventy-one percent of all respondents said buying a home is a good investment, despite the housing crisis and ensuing home price declines.
- The quality of public transit is acceptable, where it's available: Of those with access to buses and trains, 75 percent rate the quality as satisfactory. However, half of those with no access to buses and trains were dissatisfied by this situation. Fifty-two percent of the population said that convenient public transportation was important to them.
- Safety and high-quality schools top the list of most sought-after community attributes: Ninety-two percent of all respondents ranked neighborhood safety as the most important attribute; good schools ranked as the second highest (79 percent).
- Having space and proximity are equally important: In seemingly contradictory responses, 72 percent of the survey participants said having space between neighbors is a priority; yet 71 percent placed a high value on being close to employment , schools, and healthcare facilities, and 70 percent rated walkability as a key attribute.
- Seventy-seven percent of the respondents reported using a car, truck or motorcycle nearly every day. However, 22 percent said they walk to a destination almost daily, and 6 percent said they take public transit.
America in 2013 was prepared jointly by the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing and ULI's Infrastructure Initiative. The ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing engages in a multifaceted program of work that furthers the development of mixed-income, mixed-use communities with a full spectrum of housing. The Infrastructure Initiative works to promote more sustainable infrastructure investment choices and to foster an improved understanding of the links between infrastructure and land use. The survey was conducted by Belden Russonello Strategists LLC. The margin of sampling error for the results is plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute (www.uli.org) is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has nearly 30,000 members worldwide representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines


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Bob Montana is an American comic book artist, known as the creator of the characters from Archie Comics. He began drawing caricatures of the customers in his father's restaurant while still a kid. After high school, Montana attended art schools in Boston, Manchester and New York City and eventually graduated in 1940. From there, he entered the work field of the freelance illustrator, drawing for different comic houses and illustrating covers for comic books such as 'Batman', and serving as the assistant of Bob Wood.
He shared a studio on Union Square in New York with Harry Lucey, with whom he worked on the early 'Archie' comics in 1941 and 1942. Montana's early credits for MLJ include features like 'Danny in Wonderland', 'The Fox' and 'Inspector Bentley' for MLJ. He also made illustrations for Crime Does Not Pay and contributed 'Lunar' and 'Spark Stevens' to Victor Fox's publications. MLJ then assigned Montana to work up the story line and characters for the 'Archie' comic, based on a radioplay by Henry Aldrich. Montana's puckish red-headed 1940s version of Tom Sawyer was a big hit.
Archie (from Quebec paper Le Soleil, 20/12/1953)
During World War II, Montana spent four years in the Army Signal Corps. He subsequently returned to Archie Comics, and mainly worked on the daily and Sunday 'Archie' for King Features from 1946 until his death in 1975. Dan DeCarlo then took over the 'Archie' strip.


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A woman is asking for help returning a camera memory card filled with priceless wedding and family photos to its rightful owners after finding the chip on a street near the World Trade Center.
Tammy Tozer and her husband were walking in the Financial District on Oct. 14 when they came across the SD card, Tozer told NBC 4 New York.
The couple visiting from Cape May County had stopped a couple blocks away from the One World Trade Center to watch a fire truck pull out of the station. Tozer's husband spotted the SD card as they crossed the street and she ran back to pick it up for safekeeping.
When they got home, Tozer checked the card, which turned out to be full of wedding and family vacation photos. She searched the SD card's properties hoping to find names, but couldn't find anything identifying the owners.
Tozer turned to NBC 4 New York for help, hoping to reunite the rightful owners with their treasured memories.
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Welcome to 41° South Tasmania
41° South Tasmania is a unique tourist attraction located in the UNESCO approved Tasmanian World Heritage Area. A 45 minute drive from Launceston or Devonport brings you to the salmon farm, ginseng nursery and wetlands near Deloraine. They offer free tastings and a small café is located at the farm where light lunches are available. Why not try the new 41er salmon burger with a beer. The farm café is licensed.
The farm was carved out of of willow and gorse infested scrub in 1998 . Ponds were built and wetlands were created.
A patchwork of wetland grasses, freshwater ponds, dykes, wetlands, marshes and fen set along the western creek rivulet. The wetland was not only created to attract a wide variety of birds, it's aim was to also be used as a natural bio-filter for the salmon farm.
There is always something to see here as changing seasons bring different birds and give them a place to feed, breed, nest and rest. Things to do at our farm include a self-guided tour of the fresh water salmon ponds and ginseng display. You can also take a walk along the boardwalk through the wetlands set at the foot of the Montana Falls.