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NORFOLK, Va. -- Skylar Diggins and Notre Dame are headed back to the Final Four for another rematch with Connecticut.
Before looking ahead, though, they wanted to soak in their third consecutive trip to the national semifinals.
"We're enjoying the moment right now," Diggins said when asked about UConn. "We'll talk about that later."
The flashy left-hander shook off early foul trouble to score 24 points and the Fighting Irish rallied to beat Duke 87-76 on Tuesday night to earn their third straight trip to the Final Four. The Irish have lost in the past two national championship games.
"I want to win a championship for coach (Muffet) McGraw bad," Diggins, one of just two seniors on the Notre Dame roster, said. "When you have a coach who believes in you so much, I'd do anything for her."
Kayla McBride added 18 points while Jewell Loyd and Natalie Achonwa had 17 each as the Fighting Irish (35-1) won their school-record 30th consecutive game, earning a fourth meeting with the Huskies this season.
It's also the third straight meeting between the two Big East rivals in the Final Four. The Irish won both of those and have dominated the series lately, winning seven of the past eight meetings. Notre Dame swept UConn in all three meetings this season in thrilling fashion, winning in overtime and by 1 and 2 points.
The Irish had to rally past Duke to earn the right to get there again.
Trailing by six at the half and looking disjointed without Diggins on the court, Notre Dame got back to playing the way it likes after the break and took control with a 15-2 run early in the second half to take a 50-42 lead.
"We talked in the beginning about leaving with no regrets," Diggins said, adding that the first half could hardly have gone worse. "I think we were all pressing a little bit. We weren't playing like we talked about."
Diggins started the run with her fourth 3-pointer of the game and followed quickly with a no-look feed to Natalie Achonwa, who also grabbed 13 rebounds, for a layup that had drew an impressed roar from the crowd at Old Dominion's Constant Center. Diggins added a steal and a layup, and McBride finished the burst with another 3-pointer.
Duke trailed by as many as 16 before closing the gap only slightly in the desperate final minutes.
"It bothers me a little bit that we had to fight so hard at the end. It was like, `Where's that been?" Duke coach
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said. "You've got to play 40 minutes at this level. It was inspiring but also a little irritating."
The Blue Devils, who lost in the regional finals for the fourth straight year, hurt their cause with 21 turnovers.
In the first half, the game developed better than Duke (33-3) could have hoped.
Diggins was whistled for two fouls in the first 4:10 and went to the bench, and after McBride hit a pair of jumpers, the Fighting Irish looked out of sorts. They extended their lead to 17-13 on a 3-pointer by Kaila Turner and two free throws by Ariel Braker, then went more than seven minutes without a point.
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"I think they were outworking us," said Diggins, who earned AP All-America honors for the second straight season earlier on Tuesday. "I've never seen that from my team. They were getting hustle scrap points. I couldn't wait to get in that locker room. We had to light a fire. We set the tone on defense and got some stops and played our game."
Getting their leader back helped greatly.
"Sky's the best point guard in the country and she changes the game in everything she does," Achonwa said. "Her being off the court for 20 seconds changes the game."
Diggins returned with about 8 minutes to go in the half and while playing passively on defense to avoid a third foul, hit three 3-pointers in a span of 2:16, cutting a nine-point deficit to 32-31 with 1:07 left.
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Hugo Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election.
The government is insisting that Chavez remains in charge, playing an upbeat jingle on state television Tuesday with the message: "He's back, he's back!" But political analysts said he could soon take the oath of office in a delayed swearing-in ceremony as a first step toward a formal resignation, and a transition of power. Taking the oath, however, wouldn't be required for the country's congress and Supreme Court to call a new election.
Chavez remained silent and out of sight a day after his return was announced on his Twitter account Monday. The government said he was continuing unspecified medical treatments at Caracas' military hospital.
"The big question, beyond where the president is, is whether the president is capable of governing," said Mariana Bacalao, a professor of public opinion at the Central University of Venezuela. She said it seems unlikely that Chavez would be able to overcome his illness.
Even the state newspaper Correo del Orinoco referred to the possibility of a new election in its Monday edition. The top headline, published before Chavez's announced return, reported on a survey by the pollster Hinterlaces that showed Vice President Nicolas Maduro with a double-digit lead over opposition leader Henrique Capriles if a vote were held.
Chavez hasn't spoken publicly since before his latest cancer surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11, and critics are questioning whether a leader who has been breathing through a tube and is unable to appear in public is now capable of remaining in office.
"This tension isn't sustainable for much longer. Now that he's here, they can't let another 70 days pass for an image to appear or for him to speak," Bacalao said. "There has to be a convincing response because people are waiting for an outcome."
Chavez's political allies have left open the possibility that the president may finally take the oath of office, a ceremony originally scheduled for last month. But they have given few precise details about his cancer or what sort of "complex and tough" treatment he is undergoing.
Aides and politicians in Chavez's camp have said he should be given as much time as he needs to recover.
"We can't demand anything more of Chavez. Now we have to see how we can help more, being more efficient, more productive," Aragua state Gov. Tareck El Aissami said on state television on Tuesday.
Bolivian President Evo Morales, a friend and ally of Chavez, made a brief visit to Caracas on Tuesday and arrived at the military hospital together with Maduro. Morales left the hospital later without speaking to reporters.
Chavez's return came less than three days after the government released the first photos of the president in more than two months, showing him in a bed looking bloated and smiling alongside his daughters.
The government has yet to release any images of the president in Caracas. But as soon as his return was announced on Monday, supporters held upbeat street celebrations and set off fireworks.
The way the government has played his return seems one more attempt to take advantage of the situation and "keep the government political class in power," said Jose Vicente Carrasquero, a political science professor at Simon Bolivar University in Caracas.
The 58-year-old Chavez was re-elected to a new six-year term in October, and his inauguration, originally scheduled for Jan. 10, was indefinitely postponed by lawmakers despite complaints by the opposition. The Supreme Court upheld the decision and said the president could be sworn in at a later date before the court.
Carrasquero said he sees Chavez's eventual swearing-in ceremony as an obligation for the government.
"Once the swearing-in is performed, in my opinion we're facing three possible scenarios: one is that the president resigns immediately and elections are called more or less quickly," Carrasquero said, adding that other possible scenarios would include declaring a temporary, 90-day absence of the president, which could be extended for another 90 days.
A third scenario would be the status quo, Carrasquero said, but sooner or later, a new presidential vote seems "inevitable." He and other analysts say it's hard to predict how long that might take.
The Venezuelan Constitution says that if a president dies or steps down, a new vote must be called and held within 30 days. Chavez raised that possibility before he left for Cuba in December by saying that if necessary, Maduro should run in a new election to replace him.
Asked about Chavez's return, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland noted the possibility of a new vote.
"It is obviously a matter for Venezuelans to decide how the transition is going to take place," Nuland told reporters in Washington on Tuesday. She said "we would hope that that election would be free and fair and balanced," and that there would be open media access.
On Monday night, Maduro and other Cabinet ministers held hands and prayed in a televised gathering where a priest and a minister offered words of thanks for Chavez's return.
"He will live and he will triumph," Maduro said earlier while leading a Cabinet meeting on Monday night. As the meeting ended, on television an image of Chavez's face was superimposed on the oval-shaped table.
Officials have confirmed that Chavez is breathing through a tracheal tube, but it's unclear if he is breathing on his own or is relying on a ventilator.
"It is possible that he has a tracheostomy without being ventilator-dependent, although it isn't clear why that would be the case," said Dr. Steve Hahn, a professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
Hahn, who is not involved in Chavez's treatment, said swallowing usually becomes difficult, though not impossible, for patients who have undergone the procedure and have a hole in the windpipe.
The alternatives for patients who can no longer swallow include a tube coming out of the stomach or the nose, or intravenous feeding, Hahn said. "The patient may not be receiving IV fluids or antibiotics, although they often are."
Hahn said that given Chavez's treatment regimen and evolution, he could have a low-grade sarcoma that is continuing to come back.
"It certainly sounds like he is receiving palliative chemotherapy," Hahn said. "It does sound as if his situation is incurable and most likely end-stage."
Associated Press writers Fabiola Sanchez and Ian James in Caracas, Paola Flores in La Paz, Bolivia, and Bradley Klapper in Washington contributed to this report.


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By WILSON RINGMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) â¿¿ Vermont's population decreased last year for the first time in nearly three-quarters of a century, according to U.S. Census figures, with more people leaving the state than moving in. The exodus is part of a broader trend in which the state's population growth rate has hovered just above zero for several years. While the fiscal 2012 population decline of 581 people was small, it was the first time since 1944 Vermont lost population, University of Vermont and economist Art Woolf said. Vermont, with a total population estimated at 626,592, still has more births than deaths. But those changes couldn't offset the 1,726 people who left the state in the year that ended June 30, the statistics show. The population decline is a challenge for the state's efforts to create good paying jobs. "We knew this was coming," said Vermont Commerce Secretary Lawrence Miller, who first noticed the trend when the number of students in schools began to decline several years ago. "When you just looked at what was happening in the schools, clearly we were going to hit that point." More people have been moving out of Vermont than moving in has been a trend for at least a decade, but the 2012 figure was greater than the net number of people who left the state between 2000 and 2009, 1,124, the statistics showed. "The number itself is not that big of a deal. It's got a negative sign in front of it, which is why it's noticeable, but the difference between losing 500 people and gaining 500 people when you are talking about 620,000 people, it's a rounding error, really," said Woolf. "We need to recognize Vermont is not a very attractive place for people to move to. I think that first and foremost is what people need to come to grips with. Most people think Vermont is such a wonderful place."
Woolf said the population decline means businesses will have a harder time finding employees. And because the state has an aging population, the tax base won't be growing. And, it's young people who tend to innovate and create new businesses.The trend of small population growth is something Vermont officials have been aware of for some time, said Miller. Demographically, Vermont with its small minority population, is reflecting nationwide trends that show small population growth of the country's majority white population, he said. "We are conscious of the need to have more Vermonters," Miller said. He didn't have an explanation about why the number of people leaving the state spiked in 2012, beyond the possibility that people were forced out of the state by housing disruptions caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. And, it's possible the growth will become positive again this year, but the need to attract more people to the state remains clear. "Clearly, our Vermont companies are recruiting heavily. We've got a low unemployment rate. We need more people in our labor force. So I see those things as definitely attracting people," Miller said. At the same time, heating oil is expensive, making the state less attractive, which is why the state is pushing thermal efficiency. And once the state's single-payer health care system is fully implemented it will make the state more attractive for employers. The 2012 Vermont population numbers were released by the U.S. Census Bureau late last year. The figures showed that Vermont and Rhode Island were the only two states in the country to lose population. Rhode Island, with a population of just over 1 million has lost 24,000 people since 2004, the largest decline in state history. Census Bureau figures show Rhode Islanders moving to other states were the main reason for the population loss.
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GREENSBORO - When North Carolina A&T defeated S.C. State 17-7 Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium, it did not deliver A&T a MEAC football championship. But for the many fans at the stadium and following the game online, it sure felt pretty close.
A&T's win guaranteed the Aggies (6-4, 4-3 MEAC) their first winning season since 2003. That happens to be the last time the Aggies won the MEAC title. After winning the '03 title, the A&T program went through numerous humbling and difficult situations. Whether it was the 27-game losing streak or the tragic death of offensive lineman Chad Wiley, to paraphrase Langston Hughes, life ain't been no crystal stair.
But the program seems to be coming out of its funk as evidenced by its Saturday s victory over a team, S.C. State, it defeated for the first time in 12 years. It made for a glorious senior day for the 18 Aggies playing their final football game at Aggie Stadium.
"It is so gratifying to see our guys leave this way," said A&T coach Rod Broadway about his seniors. "I think we've only loss two home games in two years since we've been here. That's change. That's a positive change around here. They've earned everything they've gotten. No one has given us anything."
Indeed, it was an inspiring effort by the Aggies. The game started with a 96-yard kickoff return by S.C. State's Jakar Hamilton. A&T, which boast the second-ranked defense in the nation, used its talented defense to keep the Bulldogs from scoring any further. The Aggies special teams also played a role in keeping the game in reach until the Aggies were able to score.
Junior D'Vonte Graham blocked two first-half Bulldog field goal attempts in the first half. The Aggies also had their opportunities to score, but the Bulldogs (4-6, 3-4 MEAC) were just as resilient as A&T over the first 2 ½ quarters. A&T quarterback Kwashaun Quick was looking to score from the Bulldogs 5-yard line in the first quarter, but was hit at the 1 and fumbled the ball into the end zone for a Bulldogs touchback. The Aggies also missed a first-quarter field goal and trailed 7-0 at the half.
"They punched and we countered punched the whole game," said Graham. "Eventually, we just wore them down."
The wearing down process materialized over a 16-second time period in the fourth quarter. A&T took its first lead of the game with a little less than eight minutes remaining in the game. That is when Ricky Lewis went off-tackle, ran through tackles and sprinted to the end zone for a 34-yard touchdown run to give A&T a 10-7 lead. Seconds later, Bulldogs quarterback Richard Cue rolled to his right and tossed the ball to receiver Caleb Davis.
Davis fumbled the ball, but did not go after because he thought it was an incomplete pass. Graham, the Aggies cornerback, saw it differently. He picked up the ball and ran 10 yards into the end zone. The play was ruled a backwards lateral, and thus the fumble recovery gave the Aggies outstanding defense a 10-point cushion with 7:38 remaining in the game.
"It's just instinct really," said Graham about the play that sealed the win for A&T. "Whenever you see a bubble screen or any type of play behind the line of scrimmage, we practice if the ball hits the ground, pick it up. I mean what does it hurt us if the play is blown dead? I just scooped it up. Why not try to score?"
Graham and the Aggies defense continued its dominance. A&T has not allowed an offensive touchdown in 14 quarters. They have held their last three opponents to less than 300 yards of offense.
"I know it has been a long time since someone has scored a touchdown on our defense, but I didn't want them to score at all," said Graham about his two blocked field goals and fumble recovery. "I take pride in stopping a team from scoring."
On the offensive end, the Aggies rushed for 250 yards led by senior Mike Mayhew's 141 yards. Lewis added 82 yards and a touchdown on the ground. S.C. State will endure its first losing season under 11-year head coach Buddy Pough. Pough also lost to the Aggies for the first time in 11 games. The Aggies will close out the 2012 season against archrival N.C. Central in Durham on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. A win will go even further in helping the Aggies put the past nine years behind them.
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Today is my first day of a week off work; YAY! A holiday! It's been a very stressful week at work and I was really looking forward to a lie-in this morning. I slept well last night for the first time in a few days (we lost Middle-Sized Cat on Tuesday and I wake up in the middle of the night missing him!) I woke up at 6:30 and thought, 'Oh good, I'm on holiday. I can have a lie-in.' By 6:40 I was feeling restless, by 6:45 I was out of bed and heading down to the kitchen to make coffee and feed Enormous Cat and Tiny Cat II… who were very happy about the lack of lie-in. By 9:30 we had a load of washing on, I'd hand-washed two jumpers, made some more coffee and had breakfast. Hubby had dusted round the house and hung out the washing and put the next load in. We DID go back to bed to drink the coffee and read, which was nice, but it wasn't a proper lie-in. I think it's because we're missing Middle-Sized Cat – he loved weekends. We normally bring a coffee up to bed at weekends and he would always bound upstairs (or creak upstairs in his later years), jump on the bed, snuggle up to me and purr manically for as long as I was prepared to stay there! He is sorely missed.
And talking of sore … I have a bad shoulder. It's not RA, the RA is behaving itself very nicely thank you, which I suppose is why I'm not blogging much; it's purely muscular, but damn it's painful! I have no idea what I've done to myself – quite probably bad posture, given where it is … says Polly, pulling herself up straight while typing! Probably not aided by cat and work-induced stress! I've been trying (and failing dismally) to lose weight, and have been doing various bopping about embarrassingly in front of a DVD type exercises, which may also have exacerbated the problem. I wanted to do those this morning to work off the biscuits* I shouldn't have eaten yesterday, but I don't think I'm going to be able to. I've lost a handful of pounds but no doubt will put them back on again during my week off. Aaaaaaaaaaargh.
* I've been incredibly good at healthy, low-calorie eating for the last few weeks, but I met a friend for coffee at our favourite local café yesterday and the very nice café owner will insist on giving us free biscuits, and my friend absolutely refused to eat four, and they sat there and looked at me and said 'eat me …' until I did.
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This psychic ability to hear biscuits that we both have is a heavy paranormal load to bear… ;o)
Comment by Maggie— September 10, 2011 #
Sounds like your being a very good girl… me.. it's a day to day thing…. the joints are stiff, but mostly from Osteo… no RA flares, i'm blessed but the meds do have an effect on moods i think… Today is the last day of the pool open, here at "Oakpoint"… (retirement comm.).. I am however, ready for FALL..season changes make it that much sweeter when they come around again…
As well, crocheting and quilting up a storm for our craft fair on Oct. 1… I work all year making things i like to make then sell them really cheap to people and watch the smiles on their faces when they take home something they love… I do lots of American Girl doll sweater and hat sets, along with a pr. of slacks made from scrap fabric or recycled fabric from used clothing… yep, i throw NOTHING out..
Enjoy your vacation! I remember them all too well, always trying to squeeze things in all at once… but bear in mind.. the day does come that "everyday" can become a "lie-in day"…. LOL,, and i must say i'm better at that then most!!!!! 🙂 hugs B
Comment by barbara johnson— September 11, 2011 #
So sorry to hear about MS Cat – hope you are all coping OK without him. xx
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The new year got off to a big start for the Waynesboro Youth League.
WAYNESBORO — The new year got off to a big start for the Waynesboro Youth League.
Still months away from the start of the season, players, coaches and parents already have a lot to look forward to after news that Waynesboro will host the 2013 Cal Ripken 12U Middle Atlantic Regional tournament in July.
The winner of the tournament will advance to the Cal Ripken World Series in Hammond, Ind. from Aug. 9-16.
"We have a great group of devoted parents and volunteers that will make sure this tournament is a memorable one for all the kids who participate," said WYL president John Steiger.
"We did the 11U tournament in 2011 under the guidance of Scott Shaffer and the support was amazing. What was more amazing were the compliments I received from the teams and parents who visited the Waynesboro area. They loved the town, the facilities and the people and I received numerous phone calls and emails afterwards stating how impressed they were with the community."
All games will be played at the Clayton Avenue fields. The eight state champins will make up the teams.
"We will again have a fun evening to start the tournament with skills events to include a home run derby," Steiger said. "The following day, games will begin with pool play followed by a four-team playoff."
Teams will be from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Southern New Jersey, Northern New Jersey, Eastern New York, Metro New York and Western New York.
Steiger said there's a lot of work to be done to ensure a successful tournament with a large price tag to go with it, too.
"We have already started to receive some financial contributions from long-time sponsors like Bonded Applicators of Waynesboro to help with this cost," Steiger said.
Steiger said he first heard about the prospect of hosting the tournament back during the fall baseball season when he fielded a phone call from the field during a game.
"I don't usually take phone calls while on the field, but this fall while coaching fall baseball, I did just that. Ray Lotierzo (Mid-Atlantic Region President) called me to ask if Waynesboro would host the 12U tournament in 2013," Steiger said. "The feedback he had received from our 2011 tournament was incredible and they were looking for an opportunity to return to Waynesboro.
"The league has taken a good bit of time to make its decision. We needed to do our due diligence to make sure we can afford financially as well as volunteer labor wise to host such a tournament. We have a great group of parents and with Waynesboro's support we see an exciting last week of July for the borough."
The top team from the PA state tournament will be invited to the regional tournament in Waynesboro. Waynesboro is an automatic qualifier as the host team.
The road to Hammond starts with the District tournament in mid-June with teams from Waynesboro, Cumberland Valley, Fairfield, New Oxford, Perry County and Upper Adams. The winner and runner up advance to the state tournament where they will play the top 10 or 12 teams in the state.
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Tigers finish 2nd behind Dundee in annual event
The host Hudson High School wrestling team took four individual titles, but the Dundee Vikings took home the championship trophy at the Hudson Super 16 Tournament Saturday.
A total of 20 teams were represented. Dundee, the top-rated team in Division 3, finished the day with 233 points. The Vikings had three champions, five runners-up, a third-place finisher and two fourth-place finishers.
Hudson was second with 188 points. Besides their three champions, Hudson had three second-place finishers, a third-, a fifth- and a sixth-place wrestler.
Adrian was the only other Lenawee County team at the tournament. Anthony Garcia was third at 125 pounds, picking up an 18-2 technical fall over Austin Vannatter of Richmond in the consolation final.
Individual titles for Hudson were won by Isaac Dusseau at 119 pounds, Cole Weaver at 130, Jake Morgan at 215 and Zach Rieger at 285. Weaver had two pins and a major decision, while Morgan knocked off the top-ranked wrestler in the state in his weight class, Jay Sroufe of Dundee.
Hudson coach Scott Marry said Morgan's championship match was the best he has wrestled all season.
"I hope that he can build on this and just keep getting better," Marry said. "He's only a junior, and we're hoping he uses this as a springboard for the postseason."
Dusseau took a 3-2 lead over Darrin Crandall of Springport after one period and 4-2 after two. Crandall tied the match on a reversal at 1:25 of the third period. Each wrestler had a reversal with Dusseau also getting a near fall for the margin of victory.
Two other Tigers lost in the finals. Roddy Hamden lost to Kole Krauss from Grand Rapids Catholic Central, when Krauss picked up two points on a reversal with 12 seconds left for the 9-8 decision.
At 135 pounds, JD Waters fell behind Dansville's Foster Bunce and was not able to catch up, losing 10-3. Bunce's record this season is 33-1.
Two of the top matches of the day concluded the tournament. Morgan took down Sroufe just before the end of the first period. In the second period, he escaped and had a takedown for a 5-1 lead after two. The third period saw both wrestlers score often before Morgan secured the 12-7 win.
At 285 pounds, Rieger and John Marogen of Dundee — a pair of longtime rivals — finished a scoreless first period when neither could gain enough leverage for a takedown. Marogen escaped early in the second period, and the two again had a lot of hand-checking and head-butting without any more scoring. Rieger started the third period with an escape and then got the winning two points on a takedown with 54.7 left. After letting Marogen escape at the end, Rieger took the 3-2 victory.
Richmond, rated second in Division 2, was third in the team standings with 148.5, followed by Grand Rapids Catholic Central with 116. Detroit Catholic Central White was fifth with 95.5 points, followed by Manchester with 77.
Other area teams participating were Hillsdale, Ida, Monroe Jefferson, Michigan Center and Grass Lake. Marry said the tournament did what it was created to do: get teams prepared for the postseason.
"We designed the Super 16 to bring the best competition in and help the kids get ready," he said. "Everybody wrestled hard all day. It was a great tournament."
Avery Cantu, JaQwun Stinson and Justin Guerrero also competed in Saturday's tournament for Adrian. Tyler Tenniswood and Enrique Casarez each placed third in Friday's Super 16 B Tournament.


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A firearms bill proposed by the Leavenworth County attorney has passed in the Kansas House of Representatives.
A firearms bill proposed by the Leavenworth County attorney has passed in the Kansas House of Representatives.
The bill, which would make it a felony to steal a firearm, passed Friday with a vote of 117-4. The bill will now head to the Kansas Senate.
County Attorney Todd Thompson, who created a draft of the bill that later was revised, said he was excited it had passed the House. He said he's looking forward to working with the Senate to get it passed.
"Hopefully, we can make a difference," he said.
Currently, the value of a item stolen determines whether a theft is a felony. If an item is worth less than $1,000, the theft, under existing law, is a misdemeanor.
Thompson said he introduced the proposed change in the law with assistance from Rep. Melanie Meier, whose district is in Leavenworth.
"I think it was a great idea," Meier said.
Meier was among the members of the House who voted for the bill Friday. Local Reps. John Bradford, Connie O'Brien and Willie Dove also voted in favor of the bill's passage.
Meier said the theft of a firearm currently is treated the same as stealing a DVD or gallon of milk. And she said the people stealing firearms often are getting them into the hands of people who legally can't buy guns.
The proposed bill also would make criminal deprivation of a firearm a felony.
The bill was amended before it passed the House. The bill previously would have made the theft of a firearm as well as burglary with intent to steal a firearm "person" felonies. Now, the bill calls for the crimes to be "nonperson" felonies.
Thompson said the difference between person and nonperson felonies can impact a person's criminal history.
He said he was not surprised the bill had been amended because lawmakers likely view the crimes as property crimes.
Thompson said another bill he helped introduce has been tabled and it probably won't go forward this legislation session.
That bill, which was introduced in the Senate, would have made it illegal for people to possess prescription drugs if they didn't have prescriptions for the drugs.


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Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, July 3, 2014
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Hamish Linklater and Tony® nominee Lily Rabe return to the Park this summer as the wise-cracking, would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick in the beloved romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing. Central Park becomes sun-drenched Sicily at the turn of the last century, where the heat of summer ignites the fevered passions of lovesick ladies in corsets and pining gentlemen spying from the verandah. Three-time Tony winner Jack O'Brien directs this delightful skirmish of wit between two self-declared bachelors tricked by their mischief-making friends into falling in love against their will and in spite of their own hearts.
New York's most treasured summer tradition, Free Shakespeare in the Park, celebrates its 52nd season in Central Park's famous Delacorte Theater. Love and madness, laughter and tragedy combine for a uniquely thrilling season of exciting theater and exceptional performances under the stars. Join over 5 million people who have enjoyed The Public Theater's free performances and experience the heights of romance and the depths of duplicity in a setting unlike any other, in the heart of Manhattan.
Free tickets to the 2014 season will once again be distributed in the Park, online via the Virtual Ticketing Lottery, and in the five boroughs of New York City. For more info on getting tickets, visit the Shakespeare in the Park tickets page.
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For the candidates in Senate District 15, it's a busy time heading into the Nov. 6 election as the district spans a large portion of Kent County including Hartly, Marydel, Clayton and Cheswold.
Even though District 15 is a fairly large area, the issues for residents are still the same: jobs, economy and education. These are the very issues at the center at the campaigns of Sen. Dave Lawson, Republican; Katie Cooke, Democrat; and Catherine Samardza, Independent.
Cooke an advocate for small business, education
Democrat Katie Cooke may be new to the Delaware political scene, but she's hoping to make a difference locally and to be a voice in the community. She's committed to ensuring world-class education to students and to being an advocate for small business. Her family owns Dover's Kirby and Holloway Family Restaurant.
The fact that her family owns a small business is why Cooke is such a big advocate for small businesses. She worked for the family restaurant and has been a part of its 30-year success so Cooke said she understands the troubles entrepreneurs face.
"I will listen to concerns of our constituencies, and be responsive to those concerns," Cooke said. "I will pass legislation that will have a positive impact on our local community. I will work to cut the red-tape that our small businesses face."
To Cooke, the key issues facing the 15th District are the economy, jobs and education. The economy hit the Kent County community hard, therefore, Cooke said to create jobs Delaware legislatures need to reduce taxes and cut the red tape. As for small businesses, Cooke said they need assistance too as healthcare and worker's compensation costs continue to increase preventing small businesses from growing.
In terms of education, Cooke said teachers need support to ensure their class sizes are appropriate, their salaries aren't cut, and their jobs are still in place each year. Moreover, Cooke said students need curriculum, technology and an appropriate student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom.
"All of these components are essential to education so that our teachers can have the tools to foster the best learning environment for our children," she said.
Lawson seeks second term
Sen. Dave Lawson (R-Marydel) has spent much of his first term fighting for harsher penalties for home invasions, finding a resolution for the coyote issue and more. But the work isn't done, which is why Lawson is running for re-election: "It's a job that needs to be done. I think we need a logical, conservative voice in the Senate."
If re-elected, there are several issues Lawson plans to address including jobs, education, healthcare costs and government spending.
"My big thing is we've got to get jobs back in the state," he said. "The only way we can do that is to reduce regulations and taxes. We have to get those roadblocks out of the way so small businesses can grow."
With education, Lawson said teachers are being pulled away from the classroom too much because of other mandates. Healthcare needs to be renegotiated, Lawson said, because the current path of state employees having better pay than the private sector, and a big retirement and medical at the end is, in his opinion, unsustainable.
During his time in office, Lawson has taken heat for voting against the budget and 'not-voting' for grant-in-aid. He voted against the budget because he felt it was bloated. Lawson said he voted 'not-voting' for the grant-in-aid not because he's against funding fire companies and other groups but because he doesn't agree with the ways items are funded.
"It was because we had at the end came up with an additional $20 million surplus, and we just ran back to committee and found a way to spend it," Lawson said. "We didn't consider saving it, didn't consider putting it in a rainy day fund, didn't consider giving it back to the people."
Samardza offers a third choice
After being unhappy with both the Republicans and Democrats in the General Assembly and her elected officials, Independent Catherine Samardza decided to file for Senate District 15.
Samardza said the current elected officials who don't respond or acknowledge constituent calls have forgotten who "hired them."
"We elect our senators and representatives to be our voice in government," she said. "We expect them to take a stand and vote on the issues before them. We do not elect them to say 'not voting' when the roll is called. And yet, that is what is happening."
Samardza feels the fact that she's running as an Independent makes her the right candidate. She is not tied to any party line and said she'll only be responsive to the constituents. Samardza said she is a fiscal conservative and is socially accepting of the diverse population in Kent County.
"I support the 2nd Amendment and a woman's right to choose," Samardza said. "I do not fit neatly into either party profile and I believe that there are a lot of people like me in the state."
While Samardza feels specific issues of concern are across the board in Delaware, she said most can be reduced to equal protection under the law and the disenfranchisement of the public by power being concentrated in the hands of too few for too long.
"I believe the best way to address the economy, education, taxes, and concerns over healthcare related legislation is, in most cases, common sense repeal and amendment of over-reaching legislation and the introduction of legislation to allow voters to place issues on the ballot with a referendum as well as a provision for recall of elected officials for cause."
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Bowling Gearing up for Postseason
NU is currently ranked No.1 in the NTCA poll, moving up from third place in the previous poll for the month of February. The poll is compiled together by total pinfall numbers from each team as well as votes from coaches around the country.
Currently the Huskers wait for the NCAA Selection Show on March 27 at 3 p.m. (CT) to find out their seed for the NCAA Championships in Canton, Mich. The selection committee will look at total pinfall as well as strength of schedule to determine which eight teams will be selected. The NCAA Championships will be held from April 11-13.
The week following the NCAA Tournament, two current Huskers will compete in the first annual USBC Intercollegiate Championships in Lincoln at Sun Valley Lanes. Senior Kristi Mickelson and sophomore Liz Kuhlkin will represent the Huskers during the weekend of competition from April 16-20. The following is a quote from the newly organized event (bowl.com).
"USBC Collegiate (formerly known as College Bowling USA), along with the support of ABC and WIBC, announced the creation of the Intercollegiate Singles Championships (formerly the Collegiate Singles Championships) to be held at the completion of the collegiate bowling season. The event replaced the Association of College Unions International Men's and Women's National Championships and features the top 24 male and top 16 female collegiate bowlers in the country competing for national singles titles."
Kuhlkin, a sophomore has been one of the biggest surprises this year for the Huskers, as she is routinely the leader on the alley for NU. Kuhlkin has earned a spot on all-tournament team four teams during her sophomore campaign, which leads the Huskers.
Check back here at Huskers.com for updates surrounding the Nebraska bowling team as they prepare for the NCAA Championships.


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Technology executives are spending more time and money in Washington in a bid to win government dollars and influence legislation. The stakes got higher in the midst of the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression and the passage of the $840 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Here is a look at 10 technology executives who have visited the White House, meeting with President Barack Obama and members of his administration from January 2009 through March 2012. The number of meetings, or "entries," is from the White House visitors log via the Washington Post.
For a closer look at how companies are playing the political game, see a preview of our exclusive report, "5 Companies That Milked The Stimulus." The full article will run Monday exclusively in the CRN Tech News app, available now in the Apple App Store.


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So I am finally in a house where I am able to have an office to my own that I can partially turn into a man-cave. Looking for a way to display my collection. While it is not as extensive as some I have seen, I have a good 8-10 markers that I would like to display. Black painted pegboard seems the be the most logical route, but looking for some other ideas as well.
Trying to allow for storage of other stuff as well, tanks, masks, etc.
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This seminar was given on 27 April 1997 at Regents College, London as part of the Summer Term of the seminar programme of the "Centre for Psychological Astrology".
The concept behind the composite chart - or, as Erin Sullivan sometimes calls it, the compost chart - is that it represents the relationship itself as a third factor. Two people create a third thing between them. The composite chart is like an energy field, which affects both people and draws certain things out of each individual as well as imposing its own dynamics on both.
The composite doesn't seem to describe what either person feels about the other. In this way it is very different from synastry, which describes the chemistry between two people in terms of how they affect each other. When we are exploring the synastry in a relationship, we say, "Your Venus is on my Mars. You are activating my Mars and bringing a Mars response out of me, and I am activating your Venus and invoking a Venus response in you. Consequently we feel a certain way about each other." When we are looking at a composite chart, we are not exploring what two people activate in each other or feel about each other. We are interpreting the energy field they generate between them. The composite chart is like a child, a third entity which carries the genetic imprints of both parents but combines these imprints in an entirely new way and exists independently of either of them.
Because the composite has all the same features as a birth chart, we need to approach its interpretation in more or less the same way. The composite chart has a core identity which signifies its "purpose" (the Sun) and a characteristic set of emotional responses and needs (the Moon). It has a mode of communication (Mercury) and a distinctive set of values and ideals (Venus). It has a mode of expressing energy and will (Mars). It has its own way of growing and expanding (Jupiter) and it has innate limitations and defence mechanisms (Saturn). It has a specific vulnerability to the collective due to patterns from the collective background of the relationship (Chiron). It reflects certain collective ideals which strive for change and progress (Uranus). It has innate aspirations which reflect certain collective fantasies (Neptune). It has a bottom-line survival instinct which can prove supportive to the relationship's continuity but can also be destructive if the relationship is under threat (Pluto). It has an image or role to play in the eyes of society (MC), and it has a "personality" which will express itself in certain characteristic ways to the world outside (Ascendant). The signs in a composite chart describe the basic stuff or "temperament" of which the relationship is made; the planets describe the motivating energies; and the houses describe the spheres of life through which the planets express themselves. All this is basic astrology, and it is no less applicable to the composite than it is to the individual birth chart.
We do not usually think of our relationships as independent entities. More often, we think in terms of our own feelings and attitudes, or the feelings and attitudes of the other person. Yet every relationship creates its own ambience. None of us behaves in the same way when we are half of a couple as we do when we are operating solo. We might have characteristic behaviour patterns when we are alone, but the moment we are with our partner, a certain kind of energy dynamic is set in motion and we behave in particular ways which are sometimes very noticeable in the company of other people.
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Two people in relationship create an atmosphere around them, not by conscious choice, but because that is simply what happens. Other people will often reflect this back to us. "The two of you seem such a lively, attractive couple," a friend might say, or, "What an exciting life the two of you must have!" Meanwhile, one is thinking to oneself, "What on earth are they talking about? That isn't how I feel." We might see something like composite Jupiter rising in Sagittarius and Libra at the composite MC, and other people perceive the relationship as an exciting and glamorous Jupiter-Venus entity. But one's partner's Saturn might be conjunct one's Moon and opposition one's Sun, and the synastry between the birth charts might make one feel more like Sisyphus and his rock than Mick Jagger and Jerri Hall. The opposite can also occur. The composite may have Saturn rising and Chiron culminating, and the world sees something quite heavy when one is with one's partner. But the synastry may involve lots of Venus-Jupiter-Uranus contacts, reflecting an excitement within the relationship which both people personally feel but which does not express itself to others.
We can learn a lot about the angles of the composite chart for an important relationship by asking other people how they see the relationship. Often we might be in for quite a shock, because the answer may not reflect how we actually feel about the other person. The composite, like a natal chart, presents itself to the world according to its Ascendant and MC. It has a ruling planet which will focus the expression of the relationship in a certain house or sphere of life. The houses of the composite work in the same way they do in a birth chart, reflecting spheres of emphasis through which the dynamics of the relationship are manifested. When composite planets highlight a composite house, that area of life will be extremely important to the relationship, and both people will be impelled to focus on it, even if the same house is empty in both birth charts. A relationship can push us into having to confront certain areas of life, even if natally we are neither predisposed nor well equipped to cope in that area.
Composites have their own laws and energies, and these have nothing to do with whether we are "well matched" with someone. A composite in itself will not tell us about compatibility. That is what synastry is for. The composite won't reveal whether the relationship is "good" or "bad" in terms of the chemistry between two people. The composite says to us, "If you choose to enter this relationship, here is its meaning and pattern of destiny. This is what it is made of and what it is for." If we want to get a sense of whether or not that meaning and destiny are going to make us feel good, we have to compare the composite with our own chart.
If we examine the synastry between the
composite and the chart of each individual in the relationship,
we can learn a lot about how the relationship makes each person
feel. We can also take a third party and compare that person's
chart to the composite. This is a fascinating exercise. Let's
say that I am in a long-term relationship, but also have a
lover. I can take that third party's chart and look at how
it affects the composite chart between me and my partner,
and I can get a very clear picture of how my lover affects
the relationship. We can also look at the chart of a child
in relation to the composite between the parents. This is
very useful in terms of understanding family dynamics. Some
children have a way of really disrupting the parental relationship,
while others help to glue it together. We can see this by
looking at the child's chart in relation to the parents' composite.
We might not see this dynamic by merely exploring the synastry
between the child and each individual parent.
Working with composites makes us think in terms of something larger than ourselves as individuals. Wherever we go, we create interfaces with other people, and we may not have the same amount of choice in dealing with those interfaces as we might when we deal with our own personal issues. If one has a Sun-Saturn square in the birth chart, one can actively do something with it. One doesn't have to be its victim, or live solely from the darker side of it. It may be a difficult aspect in early life, and it may reflect deep feelings of insecurity or inadequacy. But one can say, "I know that a lot of my self-doubt is connected with my father and my childhood. I sabotage myself because I am sometimes afraid to aim high. I am often too hard on myself, and expect too much. But I'm going to try to work on these issues. I'll make an effort to understand what they are about. I may need some psychotherapy to help me to learn to trust myself more. And I'll try to develop my Saturn sign so that I have more confidence." Gradually one can shape that Sun-Saturn square into something very strong and creative, if one is willing to put the necessary effort into it.
But when a Sun-Saturn square appears in the composite chart, the relationship cannot go into psychotherapy. The relationship cannot say, of its own volition, "I'm going to work on these feelings of limitation and self-doubt." The relationship does not "feel" self-doubt. Both individuals can work on their own Saturns. But neither may have a Sun-Saturn square, and neither may really understand why, when they are together, something in the relationship thwarts and frustrates their joint goals. The external limitations which often accompany a composite Sun-Saturn may seem strangely impersonal and beyond one's control.
The impersonal feeling of the composite may be very uncomfortable for us if we are psychologically inclined, because psychological astrology implies individual responsibility and a belief that we can change many things in our lives if we are prepared to do the inner work. Because we view the birth chart as an inner picture, we can take responsibility for how we express it, and consciousness can make a huge difference. A psychological approach to astrology allows us to transform many things if we make sufficient effort. But one can be deluded by the fantasy that one can change anything, and some things lie beyond the individual's scope of influence. I am not suggesting that composites are not psychological, or that we should abandon this approach when interpreting them. But "psychological" does not always mean free, and change may mean a change in the attitudes of both people toward the relationship, rather than a change in the endemic pattern of the relationship itself.
We can do nothing to change the fundamental
patterns in the composite chart. Of course the same may be
said of an individual chart. But we seem to have more room
to affect the levels on which we express our natal patterns.
This gives us the inner sense - valid or not - that we have
the power to participate actively in, or even create, our
own future. Maybe we do, at least in some areas of life. But
a composite presents us with a different experience, if not
a different reality at core. We can change how we react to
the patterns in the composite, and we can make the effort
to provide creative outlets for its energies. But even with
the maximum cooperation with a partner, the patterns of a
composite still feel "outside" our sphere of personal
influence. A composite will not say, "This is a bad relationship
- get out of it." But it may say, "This relationship
has got an inherent restriction which neither person is going
to be able to alter. If you want this relationship, accept
this issue." If the composite chart has a Sun-Saturn
square or a Sun-Chiron conjunction, it contains built-in limits,
often of a very concrete kind. These limits may prove to be
creative and positive for either or both individuals. But
they feel as though they have been imposed on us. A Sun-Saturn
square or a Sun-Chiron conjunction in the natal chart also
contains built-in limits, but we experience them differently.
Let's take composite Sun-Chiron aspects. I have seen these many times when a relationship involves the unavoidable inclusion of limits from the past. The past may be an ex-partner who wants big maintenance payments, or it may be children from a former marriage. These situations can cause a lot of pain, especially where children are involved, because no matter how mature and conscious the two people are, there will be conflicts, divided loyalties, hurt feelings, and perhaps also financial restrictions. It is not a question of altering attitudes; a priori families, for any couple, are a built-in fact which will always impose limits. If a couple do not experience limits in such circumstances, then we probably won't see Sun-Chiron in the composite chart.
We know that Chiron is connected with experiences of wounding, particularly those which seem unfair and unmerited, and which are a product of the state of the collective at the time rather than some particular person's fault or act of malice. Sun-Chiron contacts in a composite suggest that the relationship itself carries an unhealable wound, usually from the past of both parties, or from the nature of the world in which the two people are living. At the same time, the relationship may provide deep healing for both people, or for others who come in contact with the couple, because the inherent limits invoke suffering and consequent understanding and compassion.
I have sometimes seen Sun-Chiron in a composite when two people want very badly to have children but are unable to do so. This is a wound which can make people think much more deeply about who they are and what purpose their lives serve, because they do not have the collectively sanctioned "purpose" of a family to give them a direction in life. Another example might be a partnership where there is a great age difference, and the younger partner must watch the other grow old and frail. No amount of love and commitment can turn the clock back. Or there might be a physical handicap in one partner which may be genuinely and deeply accepted, but which limits the mobility of both people. Yet another example might be a racially mixed marriage, or a homosexual relationship, both of which may provoke animosity among neighbours who are xenophobic or too rigid in their definitions of normality. Xenophobia and rigid opinions are characteristic of many, many people, and no amount of agonising or raging will alter this unfortunate flaw in human nature. Both people may be hurt through the relationship, not because it is "bad", but because there is something about the way the relationship "sits" in the collective which limits its possibilities.
I am not saying that it is a static picture. As far as healing is concerned, it depends on what you mean by the word. Chiron's wounds do not heal in the sense of going away. Something has been permanently twisted out of shape, even if the poison has been released and cleansed. One cannot regain innocence once it has been destroyed by the kind of wounding this planet reflects. But one's attitude toward the wound can change, and greater tolerance, compassion, and wisdom can result. That is a kind of healing; but it cannot undo the past. One cannot, for example, make one's children by a former partner vanish in a puff of smoke. One can try to numb the wound by cutting off from the children emotionally, and never seeing them again; and then there is another sort of wound that must be dealt with. Or one can work very hard to face all the emotional complications, and eventually establish rewarding relationships with everyone concerned. But there will always be compromise and sadness and a sense of loss. Such aspects in the composite chart do not mean that the effects of the difficulty remain static and unchanging. Both people may be deeply and permanently transformed. But the past cannot be remade.
The composite chart progresses like a
birth chart, and this reflects changes within the relationship
just as it does within the individual. But the composite chart
as an entity doesn't have the same capacity as an individual
for deciding of its own volition to change or fight against
something. It is not a conscious individual. Both people may
work to become more conscious, and the ways in which they
experience the relationship may change accordingly. But the
basic patterns of the relationship unfold like a seed growing
into a plant, with a natural inevitability that may feel alien
to our ego-centred consciousness.
Liz Greene:
Relationships and how to survive them.
Part One: The Composite Chart, Part Two: The Eternal Triangle
CPA Press, London.
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enterprise resource planning,
Gavin Lavelle,
Brady Plc,
Peter Zalevsky
In many ways, big metal companiesespecially steel and primary aluminum producersare proud to be distinct from other heavy manufacturers, even other process industries. But being sui generis also means that many aspects of information technology, especially enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, often have to be custom-made or developed internally rather than bought off the shelf from big vendors, such as SAP AG, Microsoft Corp. or Oracle Corp.
That is now starting to change, and at an accelerated pace, due to forces both inside metals and in the broader economy. Most notably, the normal capital investment cycle post-recession is now turning, favoring upgrades. As that happens, vendors have added capabilities that better fit the making of metals. In addition, formerly tangential areas of managementespecially supply chain and risk management, which have their own specialized solutions and platforms that can be readily linked to ERPhave become more a part of senior executives daily responsibilities.
There definitely is a rise in ERP and other technology systems in the metals market, said Gavin Lavelle, president and chief executive officer of Brady Plc, a provider of commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software. There are several reasons for that. The most immediate driver is that after the economic crunch of 2008-09, there has been unprecedented volatility in commodity prices worldwide. That is especially true all along the metals supply chain. We saw prices drop 80 to 90 percent and then shoot back up. So all the playersmines and mills and fabricators and service centersare much more aware of, and focused on, risk management.
That can include stress-testing portfolios, better understanding counterparty risks from suppliers to customers and service providers, and reviewing capital and operating assets. The world has changed, Lavelle said. When prices are rising or declining steadily in long cycles, managers have time to adapt. But when they get rapid shocks, they need better tools. That is not just true in metals, but in all industries.
Lavelles company is a collaborator in a market as a CTRM supplier, not an ERP competitor. With recent installations at Xstrata Plcs copper concentrators in the Middle East and South America, as well as a series of projects with Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), Brady has seen a run of activity in the metals sector. In many cases, its CTRM initiatives have been in coordination with ERP systems or projects.
Senior executives in the software sector recall that as far back as the late 1980s and early 1990s, other process industries, especially the petrochemical sector, were early adopters of ERP. SAP and Oracle were among the top providers at the time. Based on that strength, Oracle won some early metals contracts like Alcoa (Inc.) and Worthington (Industries Inc.), one software insider said. SAP was another Tier 1 competitor, based on the strength of its reporting engines. It was No. 1 worldwide in all industries.
Microsoft vaulted into the top tier in the early 2000s when it acquired Dynamics, he said. That had the advantage of being built over the SQL server, keeping integration simple over the whole Microsoft stack. That makes for simple interfaces to the user and lower costs to implement.
Still, metals proved a coy market through the boom of the mid-2000s. Then came the shocks of 2008-09. That, Lavelle said, explains how the upswing in ERP and other system installations and enhancements was the result of the natural procurement cycle. At the bottom of the financial crisis and the recession, people were concentrating on just keeping the lights on. Once things stabilize, they have their meetings and consultations and bring in the analysts, he said. That can take a year or more. Once they make a plan, the requests for proposal go out to the vendors and service providers. Another six months for replies and selection, and here we are. The cycle takes two to three years from crisis to deployment of new platforms and solutions.
Beyond the core drivers in ERP that have arisen from the recent recession and recovery, there are two other factors that serve to accelerate the trend, Lavelle said. One is increased regulation and oversight, both internal and external. There is an increased compliance burden all around and many more financial regulations.
The other outside driver to increased ERP adoption in metals is the marked shift to electronic business overall through commodity markets, the actual supply chain, and futures and options. Historically, trading on commodity exchanges had been in the ring or on the phone, Lavelle said. Trading is now mostly electronic. It is faster, cheaper, more accurate and has a better order trail.
Lavelle recalled one debate in the metal markets. Trading on the London Metal Exchange had been going for something like 150 years, all in the ring and then also on the phone. There were so many arguments against moving to electronic trading, he said. But once the change was made, within two years 80 percent of the front-month contracts were being traded electronically. Adoption was very fast and very broad.
Looking ahead, Lavelle sees cloud-based solutions as the next big thing, in which software and databases are not physically on the hardware of the company, or even at the vendor, but on a remote, secure server. The idea of secure, log-on access to ERP or CTRM systems from anywhere is very powerful, he said. We think that is very much the way forward.
If the cloud is indeed the way forward, then metal makers might actually benefit from not being early adopters of ERP.
The metal companies did not generally go in for the first few rounds of ERP, said Perry Zalevsky, industry principal for mill products and mining at SAP, still one of the largest global ERP suppliers. They have been going along with their legacy systems, even when the companies as they exist today are the result of mergers, acquisitions and spinoffs.
Zalevsky said that given such a status for many operators, the current slow recovery in overall economic and market conditions is a good environment in which to make the jump to light-speed. There has been a recovery from the recession in metals that has not occurred in all sectors of the economy, but metal makers can start to look to the longer term these days.
When times are tough, there is usually not enough capital for ERP and other capital projects. At the other end of the spectrum, when mills are running flat-out there isnt time to make changes and neither is there any sense of urgency as long as the party lasts, Zalevsky said. I was at a pipe and tube company recently, and they were lamenting the hodge-podge of systems they had. Of course, no one set out to have an information technology landscape like that, but often that is where operators find themselves.
Another outside force driving ERP in the metals sector, according to Zalevsky, is the consumerization of information technology. People have these smart phones and tablets with amazing capabilities, then they go to work and their office or station in the mill has this clunky old system, he said. Many operators dont have any comprehensive ERP at all, just islands of automation.
The instinctive reaction, he said, is that if the devices in our pockets and even in kids backpacks can do all those things, why cant these systems run the company and the plant? If a delivery company can confirm in real time where a package is on the other side of the world, why cant my company tell its customers where their shipment is and when it will arrive?
Zalevsky said there are indeed new platforms and solutions being offered by ERP and CTRM providers that are more easily installed and aligned with each other and a companys other systems. ERP can come top-down or bottom-up, he said. Indeed, CTRM is often the gateway to a wider ERP application.
SAP does a lot of things, but hedges and currencies and interest rates are not a major core strength, he said. What we do very well is tie into treasury or risk management systems. You decide your hedging program, and we can show you how it will affect the rest of the operation out into the future. If a mill or a trader already has a sophisticated hedging program in place, then the tie-in is a natural. Executives need to know that what their trading desk is doing aligns with not just corporate strategy, but also the current business climate.
There has been a gap even for companies with fairly well-advanced systems, Zalevsky said. Risk management has not been tied into financial. He cited a new area called provisional invoicing as an example of whats possible now. If a fabricator takes an order today that will involve the purchase of copper, the order for the copper might not be made for a month or two and the finished order might not be shipped for another month or two, he said. The trading desk needs to know not just that the order has been taken, but the process flow. And sales and accounting need to know how the trading desk is handling any risk management so they can make provisions in the contract if necessary.
SAP recently acquired SuccessFactors, a company that handles cloud-based human resources management. We have seen this coming for a long time, but it has not yet come very much to the metals sector, Zalevsky said. But the ability to check pay stubs or vacation days or performance reviews from anywhere, anytime, is very powerful, although he warned that with anything in the cloud, privacy and security are always major issues.
Zalevsky said that if mills and fabricators are just treading water by patching up legacy systems, they are really being swept out to sea. There are capabilities available now that you are just never going to get with a patchwork system, he said.
Richard Baker, chief executive officer of Cleartrade Exchange, an electronic exchange for iron ore and steel as well as drybulk freight and containers, said mills, traders and buyers can hedge their physical and financial exposures on that or other exchanges around the world. The innovations in futures and options are bringing transparency, efficiency, automation and reliability to all parties, he said. Those who can link to ERP can take full advantage of those trading capabilities.
Traders on the desk are responsible for running the books in front of them, and that is what CTRM is for, Baker said. But ERM handles the link to risk management and corporate strategy. The trader requires strategic direction for tactical activities.
To illustrate, Baker cited a buyer for a major appliance manufacturer. His exposure to steel, specifically hot-rolled coil (HRC), is high, and his access points to the market are multiple. The emerging model is consolidating order books, finding liquidity and automating the workflow to address any pain points, he said. I used to trade in the sheet market, and I remember 10 years ago the buyers would get beaten up by the production managers who were wanting to know Wheres my sheet? Wheres my HRC?
Today, the risk has shifted. Ultimately, the risk manager could easily undo all that has been done in the supply chain without good access to information across the organization, Baker said. A supply engineer may be buying forward 30 days or getting a saving from the forwarder. Is that gain then being netted off by the volatility in the market?
Baker said that according to recent conversations with purchasing managers about ERP, the consensus is that they want to see direct feeds from the exchanges. They want to know where the forward market and the derivatives market are. The anchor for the business is the real-time activity in the spot index. Beyond that, the forward market gives price guidance.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of ERP in the metals market is that there are so many different trends to consider. Technology innovations, broader economic realities and developments within the commodity markets all help make the argument for accelerating adoption.
But Josh Cole, a principal for manufacturing and distribution consulting services at Crowe Horwath LLP, said that what stands out in a historical context is that metal companies have never believed that an agnostic ERP solution as provided by the major software companies, the household names, would be a good fit for them. Among metal executives, there has been a belief that those platforms were designed for discrete manufacturing.
As a result, Cole said, the metals industry decided long ago to go out on its own with either boutique, custom-designed commercial solutions or home-grown systems. They have mostly worked, but as a result the industry is behind the curve now on research and development, he said. Also, the solutions are in silos for primary producers, service centers and scrap operators.
Boutique, custom-made and home-grown solutions rely heavily, even entirely, on a single vendor or in-house staff, Cole said. They also are reliant on what is now likely to be aging hardware and infrastructure.
What metals needed before was support for their unique process industry. They still need that, but in a way that is flexible rather than ossifying, he said.
Its happening at a time when there are more options and more advancements in solutions, Cole said. That extends to service centers. Service centers are looking to add value, and boutique solutions cant handle the fabrication elements. If service centers want to offer that capability, they really have to look to the major ERP solutions.
That said, ERP is never a turnkey proposition. Crowe Horwath offers a software and services package called Metals Accelerator that Cole said makes a prebuilt ERP platform feel like a boutique application. Other vendors and service providers have different approaches that accomplish similar ends.
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Gov. John Hickenlooper, who appointed Weissmann, also sees no problem.
"It's not about Paul. Paul's a great guy," said Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction. "It's about problems with the trustees."
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"In the other counties, those trustees can't come down here and work as a legislative aide," Scott said. "They're accountable to their counties."
Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown said there is "no prohibition on outside employment, no evidence of conflict of interest and no evidence his trustee duties have been compromised."
"This sounds more like politics than legitimate concern about conflicts of interest," Brown said. "Paul is an exceptional ex-legislator trying to contribute his expertise to public service — qualities that we ought to encourage."
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Weissmann also is the manager of the Blue Parrot Restaurant in Louisville, where he bartends on the weekends and does the books from 5 to 6 a.m.
Weissmann said some days the trustee job is full time, some days it's not and he's not someone who can sit at a job "40 hours a week and play video chess."
"I've made this offer to (lawmakers) to come up and see what I do," he said, adding he's cut one position in the office. "If it's a question of whether I'm fulfilling my job, I'm more than happy to answer that."
As for his legislative duties, Weissmann reads bills, analyzes them, flags potential problems and provides the history on the issue — which Ferrandino said is invaluable because of the impact of term limits.
Weissmann said a chunk of the work is done after hours on his own time.
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When and why did you start training for fighting? I used to box to keep fit as I played a lot of Soccer. I got a bit tired of boxing and a good friend of mine, Del Edwards, suggested I try MMA. I fell in love with it straight away and have never looked back. I couldn't wait to get to the next training session and loved learning so many new aspects of Martial Arts.
What ranks and titles have you held? Cage Rage Featherweight Champion, Ultimate Challenge Featherweight World Champion
Do you have any heroes? Bruce Lee
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What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's like a dream come true. There was never really an option for me to fight in the UFC because they didn't have my weight class. Now that they've combined the WEC and the UFC, it's amazing for me to be able to show my fighting style to a bigger audience. I've very excited.
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Radius40 powered another S2STM (Student to Student) Speed Mentoring event between Penn State Worthington Scranton (PSWS) and Dunmore High School Friday, February 1st.
A similar event is planned for February 13 at Lackawanna College-Lake Region Center with students from Wallenpaupack Area High School. That event will focus on careers in Physical Therapy.
The S2STM Speed Mentoring Program, developed by Radius40, gives high school students the opportunity to gain vast amounts of information about college and career choices from college students who were just recently in their shoes. The quick-paced program pairs a high school student with a college student. The high school student fires away with 5 minutes of carefully developed questions.
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