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Peru State athletic director Steve Schneider recently announced the hiring of Andy Kohls and Derek Derr as new assistant football coaches for the Bobcat football program.
Peru State athletic director Steve Schneider recently announced the hiring of Andy Kohls and Derek Derr as new assistant football coaches for the Bobcat football program.
Kohls and Derr both have been on staff as part-time coaches for the past two seasons, with Kohls serving as a graduate assistant for the past two years and Derr doing the same this past season. In addition, Kohls served as the Delzell Hall Director during those two years and Derr has served as the intramural coordinator.
A 2010 graduate of Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio, Kohls was a four-year letter winner and three- year starter on the offensive line. Kohls served as a captain his senior year and was a two-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Scholar-Athlete. In addition, his senior year Kohls was named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
Kohls graduated with a bachelor of science in biology from Defiance. He will complete his master's of science in organizational management with a focus on entrepreneurship from Peru State in August of 2013. Regarding his hiring, Kohls said,"First I would like to thank Coach Schneider and the administration for giving me this opportunity. I am very excited to be able to continue to be a part of Bobcat football. I look forward to working with Coach Schneider and the rest of the coaching staff to continue on our path to take Peru State Football to the next level!"
Derr, originally from Maitland, Mo., was a member of the Bobcat football team for four years, earning letters each year. Following graduation from Peru State, Derr played on the Iowa Blackhawks arena team for two years. During his first year, the Blackhawks won their league championship and finished as runner-ups the second year. In addition, Derr was a two-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
In 2010, Derr graduated with his bachelor of science in sport management from Peru State with honors. Presently, he is working on his master's of science in organizational management with an emphasis on sport and recreation management through Wayne State College. Derr was appreciative of being hired and stated, "I'm grateful for the opportunity to continue my coaching career in a fulltime capacity. Peru State is a special place since I graduated and played here. I am excited for the direction of the program and look forward to the upcoming season."
As part of their position, Kohls will serve as the recruiting coordinator and Derr will be the strength and conditioning coordinator for the football team while retaining his intramural responsibilities.
Schneider, who also serves as the head football coach in addition to his athletic director duties, was pleased with the recent hires in the fulltime positions. He said, "Having worked with these two the past two years, I am pleased to have them on board in their new roles. Both bring a good deal of knowledge to the program and will help the entire program continue to move in the right direction."
Kohls and Derr will officially start August 1 in their new roles. The football players check-in on August 8 with the official start of practice being August 12.


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A Look into the Lens
Experience the Point Reyes Lighthouse as many keepers have over the years, watching as the lighthouse's beacon shines over the sea.
This popular ranger-led tour is available Thursdays to Mondays, from mid-April through December. Start times vary depending on sunset.
The Lighthouse Visitor Center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday - Monday, year-round.
Space is limited. Call (415) 669-1534 after 10 a.m. on the day of the tour, for tour schedule and reservations.
Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center
Wear very warm clothes and bring a flashlight. High winds will result in program cancellation. The lighthouse will close early, at 2:00 pm, Thanksgiving day and Dec. 24.
Stay at the Point Reyes Hostel, the only lodging within the park.

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The Web is rife with ads enticing you to click by promising to divulge "one weird trick" to, say, lose weight. We consumers must like the idea of "weird tricks." So where are the weird tricks for retirement savings?
Facing a country that isn't great at saving for retirement, Congress tried one weird trick in 2006 — it made it easier for companies to automatically enroll employees in 401(k) savings plans. In an auto-enroll, you're signed up and contributing to your very own 401(k) plan from the moment you're hired. Saving for retirement becomes opt out, rather than opt in.
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Vanguard Group Inc., released research last month indicating that while eligible employees' participation in 401(k) savings plans inched up from 68 percent to 73 percent after just one year, it hasn't increased appreciably since. Not bad for one weird trick, but if that's all we get for being entirely passive, maybe it's time to get a little more involved. Presenting two easy, incremental ways to do just that:Stay on target
One increasingly popular investment is the target-date fund. This is the type of fund that is made up of a variety of investments determined by the year in which you want to retire. If you're very close to retirement, the mix will be mostly conservative investments; if retirement is a long way off, you'll be invested more aggressively.
They typically have a target retirement date in the name and typically are broken up into five-year increments. Target Retirement 2040, for example, would assume that you're going to retire around 2040. If you're actually thinking 2043, 30 years from now, you can choose the 2040 option or the 2045 option, depending on whether you'd like to be slightly more aggressive or slightly more conservative.
Target-date funds are relatively new; Barclays Global Investors claims the first selection was its LifePath Portfolios, only 20 years ago. The Investment Company Institute reports that in 1995, $487 million dollars were invested in target-date funds, and that in 2011, that figure was nearly $380 billion.
One reason for their popularity: Somebody else is doing the thinking and reallocating for you, based on when you're hoping to retire.
"That delegates not only which funds to pick but the actual movement of the allocation," says Englewood-based certified financial planner David Estabrook. "You're saying, 'I'm not going to go back in.' It's a great way for the person that is never going to look at it until they retire."Use your energy wisely
"We actually believe in target-date funds — get your head out of investing," says Steven Sass, program director of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research.
For some of us, that sounds pretty easy. In fact, many of us are already really good at that. Time for cocktails on the patio?
Not quite.
His argument is not to ignore investing entirely when it comes to retirement savings, but rather to dethrone investing as the most-discussed part of being prepared for retirement. His organization emphasizes the ability to save early and consistently.
"Most people are going to have some mix of stocks and bonds," he says, "and whether it's optimal allocation or not, it's not going to have as much of an effect as how much they save."
The time that might have been lost researching individual stocks might be better spent brainstorming ways to pinch pennies at home. If you can reduce your monthly expenditures by even 1 percent, you can increase your contribution to your savings. If you're currently at zero percent, consider trying to contribute whatever your employer will match — if anything — or fake an automatic enrollment for yourself, start at 3 percent and crank it up by 1 percent each year.


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Former Jeffco Treasurer Mark Paschall — on trial on two felony counts related to an alleged kickback scheme — will argue that Commissioner Jim Congrove set him up in a case of political "payback," according to opening statements in Paschall's trial.
"This case is not about a kickback," said David Lane, Paschall's attorney. "It's about a payback."
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any pics yet??? so your having 2 rails made???
any pics yet??? so your having 2 rails made???
Forget the guns. How is the health holding out?
Naww doodz, the gunzz iz wut we needz pics uf?????
JK, hope all is going well!
I actually injured my back underway on the USS EISENHOWER (CVN 69), continued use after what medical told me was a minor injury lead to a reinjury → ended up with a ruptued disk and fractured fascet joint between L4 - L5 vertebra.
The only reason the cancer was caught was due to the frequent blood work while in the hospital/physical therapy.
Due to the injury if I start chemo/radiation it will affect healing of my lower spine, so im waiting...
Im due for medial branch block on Sept 5 then we go from there
Navy medical waiting game
Til then I slowly creep around the field taking pop shots a electro welding know-it-all's
^^^You sir are HARDCORE^^^
good luck with everything! I'll play with your slow injured self anytime
Ummmm. WOW! Not sure what else to say. Not sure I'd still be playing after that stuff. Push come to shove. My health is before play.
But yah. I'd play on your team any day.
Ugh, you should hear my wife, she's a physical therapist...
I dont play often, I used to ref at CSP in Chesapeake, VA. I think the last time I played was April
It's actually not that bad out there on the urban combat field, I'm not running and sliding or any other foolishness
The adapter rail will be done pretty soon. Ive just been busy with some contract work and my day job. It will be worth the wait!!!
any updates?
Alright already...I vote this man posts up his paypal address so we can all pitch in and help him get it done...who is with me... I can't give much but I am willing to gift some funds to help him. This build is probably at the bottom of his to do list with his medical bills piling up but we all know what great joy this will bring him (and us) to see it finished....can I get a Hellyeah ?
id kick down some skrilla
I'll kick some in
Sure. I might have his Paypal addy somewhere if I look hard enough.
Yes sir that's what I'm talkin about, let's get this ball rollin.
Did XMT finish tha rail adapter yet? i thought thats wat he was waiting on???
Thank you all for the kind thoughts but i have a sale thread to raise money for this
i cant express how much this makes my year, with everything going on it's so great to know that there are good people who care for others just because. I am in tears
my sales thread
I thank everyone for there support
if anyone needs anything don't hesitate to PM me
my PP is email@example.com
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Lol still confused?
Unexpected kindness in greatest gift one can receive.
just waiting for you to let me know how I can help.
http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...RKM-3D-Designs"You play stupid games, you get stupid prizes." RU
ok so...
for the rail XMT needs $250, i was hoping to sell most of my own parts here i'll add as i get more pics and parts
i had no idea yet on an anodizer. I was thinking maybe Bunny or KNM or someone who has recently ano'd a few guns will chime in here
as far as the color scheme i was thinking a reverse fade, maybe light green with a light splash overlay??? I don't want to cover up the beautiful milling on the body, something kind of like this but less splash
anybody can chime in here
still need to let me know if the amount I Pm'd you will finish your build minus ano.
just dont do black. the green sounds good.
NO MORE DONATIONS PLEASE... I finally traded my victory and now have some cash and another mag to part
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The local 10U Babe Ruth Softball team was undefeated this season.
Wellington brought home the title in the 10U Babe Ruth Softball State Championship, held in the Wheat Capital of the World on on July 21. The victory capped off an undefeated, 18-0 season.
The championship roster was made up of Kylie Aufdengarden, Olivia Brand, Kierstin Cunningham, Airalyn Frame, Mykiland French, Myriland French, Kaitlyn Hain, Calli Hatfield, Alexis Patee, Gracie Rausch, Draven Warnock. Coaching the team was Ryan Hain and Wes Warnock.
Hain is happy to see a State title back in the hands of a Wellington softball team.
"It's been a long time coming," he said. "...It's one of the best feelings I've had in my life, just to bring that back for them."
For a complete game recap of the championship game, check out the July 31 issue of the Wellington Daily News.


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Did you just ask if I happen to have a really good reuben dip for your summer parties and/or entertaining? Oh ok, I thought you had. Good, I have just the dip for you then. What a wild coincidence!
So you know I've told you I love my homemade ice creams with lots of stuff in them? And you know I love my cookies with tons of junk in them too. Well, I love my dips the same way--tons of stuff, and tons of flavors going on: A party in a dip.
So I'm proud to say I have this dip down to a science, a mere perfection of taste sensation. The flavor is spot on.
Cook notes: I found that using fried pastrami worked best; you could use fried corned beef as well. If you don't like using meat you can use just the cheese chunks and maybe some finely chopped veggies (red peppers, green peppers, cooked corn, etc.. would go very well). If you can, use round dark russian bread as it states in the recipe below. It really melds well with the flavor of the dip. On my first batch I used the dark bread, but on the second batch they had no more russian bread so I used sourdough. I highly recommend using the russian dark and/or marble breads for dipping as sourdough just doesn't quite cut it. Dig it.
reuben dip
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¾ lb. pastrami (fairly lean), finely chopped ½ inch pieces
Less than ¾ lb swiss cheese, finely chopped ½ inch pieces
Almost a ½ cup of yellow or sweet onion, diced finely
¼ cup ketchup
3 TB yellow mustard
¼ cup plus 2 TB sweet pepper relish (not dill)
4 TB hellmans mayo
2 TB creamy horseradish sauce
1 cup sour cream
8 ounces of cream cheese, room temp
A couple dashes of salt & pepper
1 12-inch round dark Russian bread, hollowed out and made into bread chunks
1 large rye bread, cut into chunks for dipping
I like to pan fry the chopped pastrami before adding it into the dip. Just gives it more flavor—this is of course optional but wonderful.
Place everything but the bread in a glass dish, mix well, taste and see if all is good; may have to add more sour cream or mayo. Recipe by dawn finicane. It's best when the cream cheese is nice and soft, easier to mix.
Let this chill in the fridge at least a couple hours before serving.
When ready to serve place the dip inside the hollowed out Russian bread bowl, serve with the bread chunks on the side on a giant platter, then garnish with chopped fresh parsley or chives.


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Steven Spielberg's intimate look at the 16th President of the United States, "Lincoln" is a passionate and oftentimes compelling look at the last four months of his life. It is a time when he had to deal not only with trying to end the Civil War, but also in fighting to abolish slavery forever. Brilliantly played by Daniel Day Lewis, Abraham Lincoln becomes a fascinating human being; not just a powerful leader, but also a humorous storyteller, a heartfelt father, and a man at odds with his own power.
Written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tony Kushner ("Angels in America"), the script is a rich and complex work that navigates not only Lincoln's fight to collect votes to pass the 13th Amendment, but also his personal relationships with his wife Mary Todd (Sally Field), eldest son Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and youngest son Tad (Gulliver McGrath). It also navigates his dealings with close political figures, first and foremost William H. Seward (David Strathairn) who was his Secretary of State. A former adversary, the two formed a close bond as allies and became indispensable during Lincoln's fight to end the war and abolish slavery.
Also taking a spotlight is Thaddeus Stevens (Tommy Lee Jones), a "radical" Republican Pennsylvania representative who joined Lincoln in the push to end slavery. A cantankerous, and challenging man, his passion helped change the country but not without having his detractors. One of those was Mary Todd Lincoln who he tried to have imprisoned for her spending habits on White House renovations. A fiery scene between these two is one of the film's highlights.
Surrounding these characters is an enormous cast that all take on roles involved in the 13th Amendment debate. They include New York Congressman Fernando Wood (Lee Pace) whose siding with the Confederacy brought out a man clearly happy to be in the spotlight and Lincoln's "gang of three." Played by John Hawkes, James Spader, and Tim Blake Nelson these men were sent out to lobby for votes to pass the amendment and become an important part of the process of getting the bill passed. They also become the film's few bits of comic relief.
The plot here is thin as this is simply a retelling of Lincoln's push to end slavery. But what it does show is a man at odds. Someone who had to manipulate those around him to fight for something that he not only believed in, but that he knew would change the country for generations to come. He was a forward thinker that used his humanity and courage to make his point and endear him to a nation. A gentle hero, Day-Lewis plays him as something of a fragile man in body, but strong in spirit. It is in these scenes that the film comes alive. Whether dealing with an ailing wife, talking to both white and black soldiers in the middle of a war zone, or coming to odds with his oldest son who he won't allow to see his vulnerability, the film is at its best when it gets personal.
The problem is with a script that is so dense with the politics of the day, the appeal of the film won't be far-reaching. There are times when the film can become confusing unless you know the inner-workings of the American political system, and after a while all the suits, beards, and blowhards grow tiresome. This is such a talky film that it almost begs to be a stage production - telling since it's written by a playwright.
Also, when Kushner turned in his first draft of his screenplay it was 500 pages long. Knowing it was too epic to shoot, Spielberg came up with the idea of condensing the story into just the last four months of Lincoln's life - when his fight to change the country was at its height. By doing this, we get a snapshot look at the man that Lincoln was. But unless you know about his life, the history of the man isn't here. I found myself wondering how he got his start, how he grew to be this amazing leader and loving man. I wanted to know more about his life. In this I was reminded of Mel Gibson's "Passion of the Christ." By focusing on just the last 12 hours of Jesus' life, we see a man being punished for his teachings and beliefs, but we don't see those teachings and beliefs. Gibson assumed we all knew what Jesus stood for, but coming into a story at the finale, we lose emotional impact. With "Lincoln" I wanted to feel more, but without seeing Lincoln's personal journey to become President and to see how he evolved into the man he was, the story was a bit dry. Instead of a big screen motion picture experience, I felt like I was watching a beautifully shot and brilliantly acted HBO film.
That said there is so much to appreciate here, it's hard to dismiss the film. Filmed by legendary Janusz Kaminski, the film is gorgeously shot in muted tones, at times looking like crisp black and white. Spielberg creates shots that are stunning in their beauty, using light and shadow to create spellbinding iconic shots. (One scene of Mary Todd and Lincoln in their deceased son's bedroom is particularly striking.)
As for the acting, you have to look no further than this film to receive a master class. It's nice to see Spielberg really focus on the actors and allow them room to breathe without the restrictions of his filmmaking style. Every actor is kinetic, even if the words they utter are dry and talky. The most charged scenes are the ones with Field and Day-Lewis. While I was fearful Field would be too recognizable as the actress she is, she surprised me with how she easily fell into her character, even losing some of her trademark lilts to create a gripping portrait of a woman who was deeply scarred. Tommy Lee Jones and David Straitharn are also very strong in their roles and their scenes also bristle with energy.
But the fact is, Daniel Day-Lewis gives another Oscar-worthy performance. While I feel sometimes he is an actor who is always "acting" and sometimes falls a bit too deeply into his roles, here he literally morphs into Lincoln. It's not just the makeup that transforms him, but the subtle way he moves, the affectations of his voice, and the ways he looks (or doesn't) at the other characters. It's one of the few times I really felt like I was looking at the actual historical figure rather than an actor in heavy make-up "playing" a famous person. In this, I fell in love with the Lincoln. While I might not have fallen for the film as a whole, it made me want to know more about the man, especially when what the man stood for is something spookily similar to the politics of today. In that it's an important movie and message.
InfoRuntime :: 149 mins
Release Date :: Nov 16, 2012
Language :: Silent
Country :: United States
CastAbraham Lincoln :: Daniel Day-Lewis
Mary Todd Lincoln :: Sally Field
Secretary of State William Seward :: David Strathairn
Robert Todd Lincoln :: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
W.N. Bilbo :: James Spader
Francis Preston Blair :: Hal Holbrook
Thaddeus Stevens :: Tommy Jones
Fernando Wood :: Lee Pace
George Zeaman :: Michael Stuhlbarg
James Ashley :: David Costabile
Alexander Stevens :: Jackie Haley
Lydia Smith :: S. Epatha Merkerson
Ulysses S. Grant :: Jared Harris
Clay Hawkins :: Walton Goggins
Tad Lincoln :: Gulliver McGrath
George Pendleton :: Peter McRobbie
Elizabeth Keckley :: Gloria Reuben
Robert W. Latham :: John Hawkes
CrewDirector :: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter :: Tony Kushner
Producer :: Steven Spielberg
Producer :: Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer :: Jonathan King
Executive Producer :: Daniel Lupi
Executive Producer :: Jeff Skoll
Cinematographer :: Janusz Kaminski
Production Design :: Rick Carter
Film Editor :: Michael Kahn
Original Music :: John Williams
Costume Designer :: Joanna Johnston
Casting :: Avy Kaufman
Art Director :: Curt Beech
Art Director :: David Crank
Art Director :: Leslie McDonald
Set Decoration :: Jim Erickson


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In the News II
June 22, 2010
Last hear I wrote about how Susan Gailey, a minor television ingenue of the seventies, figured unexpectedly in the Roman Polanski rape case and also in the 2008 documentary about that case, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. Now I've noticed that one of last year's major documentaries – the film that won the Best Documentary Oscar, as a matter of fact – also has a classic television connection.
If you've seen The Cove, Louie Psihoyos's terrific expose of brutal Japanese dolphin fishing, then you already know what I'm talking about. The protagonist of the film is one Ric O'Barry, a youthful sixty-something year-old whose full-time occupation is the fight against marine mammal fishing and, more broadly, against animal captivity in general. O'Barry's story contains a dramatic twist that's the stuff of great drama. When he was in his twenties, he was an animal trainer who worked on Flipper, the Florida-based, Ivan Tors-produced kids' show about a boy and his dolphin. In The Cove, O'Barry claims that he captured all five dolphins who played Flipper, and that he trained them while living in the dockside house that was a main Flipper location. In 1970, one of the dolphins died in O'Barry's arms (he describes it as a kind of suicide), and he began to rethink the ethics of keeping the mammals in captivity.
O'Barry is a controversial figure with a lot of enemies (especially in Japan) and some detractors, although I couldn't find a well-sourced, bylined takedown of him. Among other things, he changed his name at some point: when he worked on Flipper (and a number of other marine-related Florida movies and television shows), O'Barry was credited as Ric O'Feldman, which also sounds like a stage name. Just who is this guy? O'Barry may be guilty of some Hollywood-style self-mythologizing, and while his commitment to his cause seems genuine, I wish The Cove had offered a more balanced portrait of the man on whom much of its credibility hangs. This profile adds some detail to O'Barry's ideological transformation, placing it in the context of the hippie movement of the late sixties. O'Barry hung around with Michael Lang and Joni Mitchell, and went to India on a journey of self-discovery after Flipper bit the dust in 1967. When he came back, unlike a lot of hippies, he left behind his old life and set out to do some good.
Fans of caper narratives will also enjoy The Cove, because once O'Barry's motley gang of activists plot to infiltrate the secret cove where the brutal dolphin slaughter takes place, the documentary plays out like an episode of Mission: Impossible. (There's even a dossier scene, almost.) I'm not the world's biggest lover of critters, but I defy anyone to see this film and not be sickened by the cruel and (because dolphin meat is too mercury-laced to eat) pointless slaughter of these beautiful, intelligent animals.
My only complaint about The Cove is the same one I lodged about Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: that excerpts from older 4:3 material, like the Flipper series, have been cropped to matched the 16:9 aspect ratio of the new footage. There is absolutely no reason not to pillarbox these clips so that they appear intact within the frame, and film buffs should continue to complain loudly about this practice until documentarians discontinue it. Butchering Flipper is not acceptable, and neither is butchering Flipper.
Animal trainer Ric O'Barry (center, in the red trunks), then billed as Ric O'Feldman, also played on-screen bits in various Flipper episodes.


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I'm representing Michigan!
Let's see which state is reppin the most Angels! :)
Here are the results so far!
Floida is reppin' 9 Angels!
New York, 7.
Virginia, 6.
Texas, Georgia and Mississippi, 5.
North Carolina, New Jersey, and Michigan, 4!
Pennsylvania and Maryland, 3!
Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, California, Kentucky, Alabama, Tenessee, 2 angels!
and reppin only one angel so far are Connecticut, Louisiana, Oregon, Netherlands, South Carolina, the UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Australia , and Ohio!


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Obama's true character is showing.
To the Editor:
Obama's true character is showing. He could implement his sequester in a relatively painless manner by cutting waste, duplication and exotic ant studies. Instead, he decides to cut in ways that are highly visible and impactful.
In Obama's world, it's worth unnecessarily hurting the American people in order to make political points. Democrats can proudly teach this lesson to their children as they steal from their kid's piggybank. Yes, all this spending will be paid for by our children and grandchildren.
And for any low information types who think we should get the money from the evil rich, keep in mind that those costs just get passed on to us, hurting the poor the most. What a caring and compassionate bunch.
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Oracle President Mark Hurd, who has revamped the company's direct/indirect sales strategy, spoke with CRN's Editorial Board about the integrated hardware -software maker's public cloud, the drive to build a long term sustainable business with channel partners and other issues. Below are excerpts from the interview.
How tough is it going to be to go forward with a public cloud model with monthly recurring revenue and the on premise capital-expenditure solutions model?
The car industry has rent a cars and buy a car and the customer can decide what makes sense. It is only a question of where the cap-ex (capital expenditure) sits. And in the end you are still (getting renumerated) for everything that you have got in the ecosystem. I think we'll leverage both.
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The economic models work for us. I would argue to you that the way our strategy works is to give the customer choice. Allow the customer to leverage the cloud or on site and to mix or match. The way our strategy works you can use CRM from the Oracle Public Cloud for a division in Asia Pacific or a division in the Southwest United States. You can have another division that is on site. The same code base.
By the way you can change your mind. And the ability for us to hybrid these environments, we think is a competitive advantage. Because if you go into Salesforce.com's cloud you are not coming out.
By the way our cloud you can go take our stuff and go to Amazon and then you can come back to our cloud. Our cloud is open. So if you want to say let's take my CRM data but I want some infrastructure as a service and I want to get that from Amazon. I want to leverage that (Amazon cloud) down from peak time and then I want to come back to the Oracle public cloud, that is your choice.
Open Cloud. Elastic Cloud. Scalable. Opportunity to go leverage technology. And have the same code base that you would on site.
With cloud do you expect IT decision making is going to move away from IT and more toward line of business?
I think there will be a lot of push-pull between a siloed orphaned, sort of segmented process in a company and the ability to get an enterprise view of the company are contradictory in some way. Now, do I think there are plays that people can make that play to weaknesses in prioritization that exist in an IT organization and can have some level of success. Sure.
That has been going on for years. Call them ASPs (Application Service Providers). Call them whatever you want. They have had some degree of success. But eventually when somebody tries to get an enterprise view of IT people don't want silohs. People want to get an integrated view of the company.
So I think even with the cloud offerings you are going to have to say - How does that fit in to my overall enterprise architecture.And if the answer is: it doesn't. It is cheap. It is sort of easy. There is no cap-ex. And it is sort of cool. Sounds good. Then somebody says - How does this work? I mean how do I get a view of this performance management system and how does it integrate with my core HR system.
Don't you think there are a lot of line of business people who have to hit a number and can now do IT quickly?
Sure. I think you have a lot of line of business people who think that way. I think you have other people in the same account who think about security. I think you have a lot of people in the same account that think about governance. I think you have a lot of people in the same account that think about risk. I think you have a lot of people in the same account that say: 'How do I get an integrated view of the company.'
Aren't you thinking more about the enterprise (market) and not a mid-tier company?
It depends who it is. Let's say I'm a bank with $5 billion of assets instead of $1 trillion worth of assets? Do I have the regulatory problems? Sure I do. Do I report to the same guy? Sure I do. Do I have the same risk governance issues? Sure I do. So there is no free lunch here. It is not like there are some bunch of guys that are going to run around saying - I have a model for you .'
By the time you are done - How many applications do you think a small bank has with less than $1 billion in assets? Could they have 200? I have 200 separate ASP providers. Does anybody have a data model? Can anybody tell me anything about one customer? Can anybody tell me one thing about an employee? And I am not trying to completely dismiss your point either. I think you are going to see some. And I get where there is pent up demand.
I will tell you the other way (too). I am the HR guy and by the time the CIO gets to me I am so far down the totem pole nobody talks to me. Because that same line of business guy you've got - the guy running the business unit- he gets all the stuff because he has got the P&L and he has got the ear of the CEO or the Chairman or whatever the model is, so I think you can make some of that work.
But at some level it runs into a wall. At some level it runs up against all the principles of running an organization. And these silohs. Listen people are working really hard to cut them out. So I think you have got that battle that will go on. It has gone on for a while.
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"Tough Enough/How Cool Is Coral"
Tough Enough - Nick and Sally are trying to guess what animal is the toughest one - is it a lion? Oh no, it must be the enormous elephant! Why not at all, says The Cat. The toughest of all is a teeny tiny Waterbear. Huh? Off to meet Cat's friend Wally the Waterbear. D
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NEW YORK – Fresh off its thrilling varsity eight win at the Dunn Bowl last weekend, the Columbia women's rowing team will compete at the Women's Sprints Regatta on the Cooper River in Camden County, N.J. on Sunday, May 5.
The Lions top boat won by the narrowest margin over No. 9 Brown, edging the Bears by 0.9 seconds. For their efforts, they were named Row2K's Crew of the Week on May 2; marking the second straight week a Columbia rowing program has earned the honor after the V8 lightweights achieved the feat on Apr. 25.
Columbia will take on the likes of Navy, Northeastern, MIT, Rutgers, Boston College, Massachusetts, Holy Cross, Brown and Buffalo in th3 39th addition of the event.
Fans that are unable to attend the race on Sunday can follow all the action with live audio that can be found here or dial in at (213) 493-0219.
Schedule and lane assignments are subject to change.
Morning heats
8 a.m. - Varsity fours B (heat one)
Navy (lane 2), Columbia (3), Northeastern (4), MIT (5)
8:30 a.m. - Varsity eights (heat two)
Rutgers (lane 1), Boston College (2), Brown (3), Boston Univ. (4), Northeastern (5), Georgetown (6)
8:50 a.m. - Second varsity eights (heat two)
Rutgers (lane 1), Boston College (2), Columbia (3), Northeastern (4), Massachusetts (5), Holy Cross (6)
9 a.m. - Varsity fours A (heat one)
Rutgers (lane 1), Northeastern (2), Brown (3), Boston College (4), Buffalo (5), MIT (6)
All races: the top three crews in each heat will advance to the Grand Final, with the next three crews advancing to the Petite Final
Afternoon finals
2 p.m. - Varsity fours B Petite Final
2:10 p.m. - Varsity fours B Grand Final
2:25 p.m. - Varsity fours A Petite Final
2:35 p.m. - Varsity fours A Grand Final
2:50 p.m. - Second varsity eights Petite Final
3 p.m. - Second varsity eights Grand Final
3:15 p.m. - Varsity eights Petite Final
3:25 p.m. - Varsity eights Grand Final
Columbia's Projected Boatings
Varsity Eight
Aneesha Baliga, cox; Becca Randall, stroke; Fiona Duffy, 7; Samantha Warren, 6; Amelia Brunner, 5; Karli McMenamin, 4; Jocelyn Bohn, 3; Nikki Bourassa, 2; Lottie Galliano, bow
Second Varsity Eight
Clare Hua, cox; Jessica Werlin, stroke; Hilary Going, 7; Maddie O'Brien, 6; Sylvie Krekow, 5; India Knight, 4; Kellie Solowski, 3; Alexandra Swift, 2; Hayley Weil, bow
Varsity Four
Jill Klein, cox; Colleen Condon, stroke; Elisa Mirkil, 3; Caitlin Shufelt, 2; Carly Tashjian, bow
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Audrey Warren, cox; Natalie Rutherford, stroke; Lily Keane, 3; Maia Claman, 2; Sara Hyten, bow


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NHS Wonderland part 3 – not so wonderful!July 20, 2012 at 11:41 am | Posted in Me | 4 Comments
Remember those blood tests and that enormous urine sample I had done last week? Well I hadn't heard anything and I thought I'd really like to know what the heck was going on. After all, these tests were both 'for immediate processing'. If the lab doesn't get on with it the tests are invalid. So logic (this is logic outside Wonderland of course) would dictate that the results were available last Friday.
Once the results are produced they have to go back to the department that instigated the tests. This department is in the same hospital as the laboratory. OK, it's three floors up, but it's the SAME BUILDING. We are now in the electronic age. In the normal world the lab would process the results, email them to the department that wants them (same organisation, same building, same server I expect). The department would receive them and, when the patient phoned up, they would be able to inform the patient of the results within a couple of days.
Now for the great British Health Service version: I had my monthly methotrexate blood test on Monday at the GP surgery. 'Wishful thinking I expect,' I said, 'but I don't suppose those test results have come in?'
'When did you have them done, love?'
'Last Friday, but they were for immediate processing, so I just wondered …'
'Oh no dear, it'll probably take two or three weeks.'
OK, deep breath … think surely she must be wrong, what about the immediate processing thing? Wait a few days. Phone the GP again. Have a similar conversation, but this time with the receptionist.
Then penguin has a brainwave. I know, I'll phone the hospital department. They must have the results (immediate processing … did I mention that?) …
Well I got through to the charming consultant's secretary, who was very helpful and looked it up for me. 'Oh, I'm sorry, we don't seem to have anything at all for you yet…'
'Well how long would you expect it to take?'
'Well it can take up to three weeks or so, and then after that the Doctor has to receive the results and then dictate a letter to be typed, and then it has to go to the typing pool and that can take a while …' But she really was a lovely lady, and on top of that I sneakily didn't admit to her that I only had the tests done last Friday* even though the appointment with Dermatology was a few weeks ago … so she's putting a chase on it for me and seeing what she can find out.
Flippers crossed for results soon. But really, the mind boggles – I presume it's not the same system in Oncology, but I wouldn't like to bet on it! It would be nice to think that if I don't hear anything in the next day or two I could assume the results are negative … but I know the NHS better than that!
* Well she didn't ask …
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Dexter Mccluster through out the week alot of talk about how he was a wasted pick. I disagree I've been high on him. If used right he can be a weapon he showed some of that today
The Defense. Outside of 1 play they were OUTSTANDING and they did it without there best CB. That's a great sign
THEY FINISHED them off and TOOK over the game. In the past we have seen this team crumble in close games late. They've done the opposite this year
The bad.
The turnovers While one was just an amazing bounce for the Giants they can't turn the ball over 2 times and exepect to win very often. It just won't happen
MR. D BOWE effort on some plays or lack there of. I am very harsh on Bowe because I know he has a ton of talent his effort and quitting on a route is just never acceptable he did that today. He needs a bit of a fire under his rear although he did get a td late his effort early in the game can really hurt this team


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Okay, I am fairly new too mags, and I am not to techy, but I had an idea for a closed bolt mag. My idea was that you could use an air powered ram (not sure what the tech term is) that is using air from the reg to close the bolt. When the marker is gassed up, the air that enters the air chamber would also push the ram forward, moving the bolt into the barrel. then, when the marker was fired, the air chamber and ram would be emptied of air, and the bolt spring would push the bolt back, feeding another ball into the barrel. Then, air fills the chamber and ram, pushing the bolt forward.
I am not sure if this would work, so any opinion and advice would be accepted. I have looked at Punishers PneuMag, which is partly why my mind started thinking about this, though I thought that if the three way wasn't needed, it would be more stable performance and maintance wise. Thanks IB.


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Granite Falls City Council members approved bids for utility and street improvements at their meeting on Monday night. The bid of $523,683.50 was awarded to Quam Construction of Willmar. A bid was also received from Duininck, Inc., of Prinsburg, in the amount of $537,812.50.
The utility projects include the 14th Avenue water main loop; the Industrial Park storm sewer outlet; alley storm sewer work between 15th Street and 16th Street; and the school track area storm sewer.
Granite Falls City Council members approved bids for utility and street improvements at their meeting on Monday night. The bid of $523,683.50 was awarded to Quam Construction of Willmar. A bid was also received from Duininck, Inc., of Prinsburg, in the amount of $537,812.50.
The utility projects include the 14th Avenue water main loop; the Industrial Park storm sewer outlet; alley storm sewer work between 15th Street and 16th Street; and the school track area storm sewer. The bid of $448,920.50 for street improvements was awarded to Duininck, Inc. Projects include rebuilding Bergeson Drive, 8th Street between 7th Avenue and 10th Avenue and the alley between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue from 2nd Street to 3rd Street east of the hospital.
Two other bids were received for the project. Central Specialties of Alexandria offered a bid of $485,707.50 and Bituminous Paving of Ortonville offered a bid of $498,396.75.
After awarding the construction bids, the council then approved a resolution directing Ehlers and Associates to solicit proposals for the sale of General Obligation Improvement Bonds in the amount of $1,250,000 to pay for the utility and street and utility construction and engineering.
River weekend Peg Furshong, Associate Director of C.U.R.E., shared information on the Minnesota River History Weekend and Minnesota State Water Trails 50th Anniversary Celebration set for the weekend of May 17, 18 and 19. Activities on Friday evening include a film and speakers. Saturday morning will kick off with speakers, food, music, paddling theatre, and historic exhibits with live music at the Memorial Park shelter house that evening.
The activities will take place at the K.K. Berge building, Lende Plaza and Memorial Park. Most of the activities are free of charge. Heartland Express will provide shuttle service from designated parking areas to the K. K. Berge building and Memorial Park every 20 – 30 minutes on Saturda, May 18.
"Tickets are still available for the paddling theatre. $10 dollars buys a seat on a Voyager Canoe for a three hour theatre presentation on the river," shared Furshong. "How often can you buy a ticket to see a play, let alone ride in a Voyager Canoe while doing it?"
Airport plans
Council members were apprised of a plan for the Granite Falls Airport that would relocate T-hangers, provide space for a new five unit T-hanger and relocate a future cross-wind runway to the south end of the runway. The plan was presented to the Airport Commission on April 18 by Ron Fagen. Fagen proposes to build a private hanger on a site currently designated for future public hangers. The private hanger will be an addition to the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum located at the airport.
In exchange for utilizing the T-hanger site, Fagen proposes to complete site work including paving for a new location for the public hanger which would provide sufficient space for a five unit T-hanger, and re-grade a different site that would accommodate three privatly owned hangers.
The current airport plan calls for a cross-wind runway to be constructed in the area where the proposed re-grading and paving would be completed. Fagen has indicated that he would donate the private runway he had constructed to be used for a future cross-wind runway. Modifications to the current private runway would be required to comply with MnDOT standards.
The council went on record as supporting the Fagen proposal pending review and approval by the MnDOT Office of Aeronauti
Hydro power project
The council entered into a contract with Barr Engineering of Minneapolis for a not to exceed price of $74,000. The contract will be for preparing plans and specs for the replacement of the hydro-electric turbines. It also provides for calling for bids for the construction work associated with the project. Those bids will be opened on August 12 and awarded at the August 19 city council meeting.
The council also approved a contract with HDR Engineering, of Minneapolis, for drawing up plans and specs for replacing the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system in the hydro-electric plant. The SCADA system monitors and controls the output of electricity from the plant and gives information needed for coordinating the purchase of electricity for the city's power needs. Those bids will also be opened on August 12 and awarded on August 19. The contract with HDR will not exceed $10,000.
Other business
•The council awarded Praxair of Burr Ridge, Illinois the bid of $98 per ton for liquid carbon dioxide for the water treatment plant.
•The council authorized the execution of Firm Electric Service Contract with The Western Area Power Association to run through 2050. WAPA is the city's lowest cost wholesale power supplier and provides an average of 30 percent of the city's power on a year round basis.
•The council authorized the sale of property located at 677 Center Street. This property is owned by the hospital and was the site of their warehouse. The roof on that building collapsed in March damaging the walls and the contents. The building was demolished after being declared a total loss.


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Well, it's about time we had a thread about this issue which is now becoming the biggest International news story over the last week. Israel is once again in an armed conflict with Hamas which controls the Gaza strip.
It started with Hamas firing rockets into Israel for the hell of it, which brought down a very swift and brutal assassination of one of their leaders, compliments of Israel. Now Hamas is firing off even more rockets into Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with Israel now threatening a ground invasion. They've already blown up hundreds of Hamas ammunition sites and other military targets.
I don't know. There really isn't anything to comment about this. We've all seen this before. They fight and kill each other, and then there's a truce for awhile. Nothing ever really changes. Just more dead people.GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas rocket squads aimed at Jerusalem for the first time Friday, along with commercial hub Tel Aviv, showing off their expanded reach as Israeli airstrikes pounded the Palestinian territory for a third day. Israel called up 16,000 reservists, moving a step closer to a possible ground offensive in the Palestinian territory.


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In the event that warmer weather ever arrives, we will anticipate local cyclists hitting the streets and bike trails in an effort to shed winter baggage and blues. We encourage motorists to use caution and share the road with cyclists as they travel around the community.
In the event that warmer weather ever arrives, we will anticipate local cyclists hitting the streets and bike trails in an effort to shed winter baggage and blues. We encourage motorists to use caution and share the road with cyclists as they travel around the community.
Please remember by Missouri law, bicyclists are allowed to use the road. By law, bicyclists have the same rights and duties as other vehicle drivers. When passing cyclists, common sense and standard traffic law says that "drivers shall pass at a safe distance." Squeezing past is simply unsafe and illegal!
Be sure to use special care around young cyclists and pedestrians. Young bicyclists are frequently unpredictable and present a special challenge for drivers. Approach such cyclists at a safe speed and leave extra distance between your vehicle and the cyclist for safety.
Young cyclists and pedestrians often emerge unexpectedly from behind parked cars or from driveways and side streets. They may be around a curve or over a hill, so please slow down and expect to see people cycling and walking.
On the other side of the coin, cyclists, remember safety depends on how you ride, not where. Be sure to cooperate with other drivers by following all the rules of the road. Stop and yield to cross traffic before entering a road from a driveway or sidewalk.
Be sure to stop for stop signs and red lights at intersections. Be predictable and visible! Ride with traffic and never against it. Use hand signals and communicate with other drivers. Check traffic before merging and wear a helmet!
The week of April 14–20, 2013, has been declared 911 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week where we pay homage to the men and women in our Central Dispatch Division who like other telecommunicators across the country, every day, every hour, in communities large and small, dedicated public safety telecommunicators sit waiting to answer your calls.
They are professional men and women, trained to remain calm when everything seems to be falling apart. They gather information from callers, prioritize the requests and then dispatch the appropriate police, fire or medical personnel (or sometimes all three!) to assist.
This may sound simple enough, except that most of their callers are people in crisis; a crying parent, a petrified child, an apathetic neighbor or a belligerent abuser. Communicators must be on constant alert; every phone call is an opportunity to ride the emotional roller coaster, from parking complaints to an infant not breathing.
In 1992 U.S. Congress declared the second week of April as National Telecommunicator Week. This week affords us the opportunity to say "Thank you" to these hard working, dedicated, multi-talented public servants. Communicators are a vital link within our community and are essential to the mission of public safety, although rarely appreciated because they are not physically at the scene.
This week we would like to show our gratitude to these people who work behind the scenes to keep the citizens of our community safe. Here are the members of the Rolla Police Department Central Communications Division and how long they have served our community:
Communications Chief Paula Volkmer 31 years, Com. Sup. Scott Olds (retired) 18 years, Com. Sup. Chuck Satterfield 18 years, Tel. Amy King 10 years, Tel. Tabitha Stanley 11 years, Tel. Anthony Craft 8 years, Tel. Matthew Goss 8 years, Tel. Jamie Jones 8 years, Tel. Alicia Hill 6 years, Tel. Amanda Jones 5 years, Tel. Thomas Grisham 3 years, Tel. Keri Lloyd 2 years, Tel. Katy Quigley 1 year, Tel. Crystal Allen 1 year, Tel. Jeff Stokes 2 months. Thank you for all you do!
This next entry is from the desk of Animal Control Supervisor John Redshaw who writes: Kudos goes out to Detective Dillon and Officer Rizo for their quick response and assistance in what could have been a dangerous situation.
On 04/17/2013, Animal Control was dispatched to the 900 Block of East Seventh Street for a report of a postal employee that was corned by two aggressive canines. Officer Rizo and Detective Dillon quickly arrived on scene ahead of Animal Control and focused on protecting the victim. Upon arrival of Animal Control, everyone focused on corralling the dogs and attempts were made to capture them.
Fortunately, both of the dogs were safely corralled into the backyard of a residence where they actually lived. The owner was subsequently contacted and will diligently work on making sure this does not happen again. We greatly appreciate Officer Rizo's and Detective Dillon's assistance in helping to secure the animals and resolving the situation.
In closing, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. We would also include the Boston Law Enforcement community in our prayers and hope for swift justice in the apprehension of all of those responsible for this tragic event.
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Dear Editor:
The Articles that appeared in the November 21, 2012 Hudson Reporter entitled "Union City Meeting, First Since FBI Raid, Lasts Only Five Minutes; One Angry Exchange"; and a November 25, 2012 Article entitled "FBI Raid Said to Be Related to March Indictment" lacked both fairness and accuracy.
The reporter who wrote both stories did not accurately portray the facts. In his story about the November 20, 2012 public meeting of the Union City Board of Commissioners, this reporter completely misreported what happened with respect to the public comment portion of the meeting.
I attended this Commission meeting and I reviewed the transcript of the meeting to be sure that my memory of that night was accurate. Mayor Stack clearly opened the meeting to the public and asked for public comment not once, but twice. The transcript of the meeting clearly records this. In fact, during the second opportunity for public comment, a resident did ask a question and was given a response. When this individual was finished commenting, no one else stepped forward to speak and the Mayor announced on the record that no one else had indicated a desire to comment and moved to close the public comment portion of the meeting. Again, no one from the audience responded to the motion and subsequent vote. It was only after the vote was later taken to adjourn the meeting that anyone raised the issue of commenting further.
If your reporter was not clear about what happened at the meeting, he should have taken the time to ask before he wrote his story. A simple request to the City Clerk, the Mayor's office or me would have clarified what occurred at the meeting and avoided what appears to be a very misleading story by a reporter with an obvious bias against Mayor Stack.
If this was the only time this reporter unfairly authored one of his stories about Union City, it would certainly be forgivable. However, this is not the only mistake that he has made. No one in the Union City administration is aware of any link between the recent FBI activity at the Community Development Agency and the guilty plea of Bryant Venegas. Linking the two incidents based upon speculation without any confirmed factual basis whatsoever is irresponsible.
While your reporter can certainly print corrections to these articles, I am afraid that his objectivity has been clearly compromised and he should not continue to cover stories about Union City unless he writes them for the editorial page.
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