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Furthermore, with the cloud market maturing, enterprises are building new IT environments where software and infrastructure are consumed as services and exist next to on-premise virtualized environments. These hybrid cloud solutions combine public and/or private clouds and on-premise IT and will become the new cloud reality for enterprises looking to benefit from the best of both worlds.
Today's reality is that building a hybrid infrastructure and subsequently connecting private and public clouds is challenging, particularly when different technologies and vendors come into play. For this reason, enterprises are increasingly looking to systems integrators, whose roles will transition from IT configuration managers to service-based cloud migration agents.
[Related: 5 Reasons Why Storage Is Leading In The Cloud ]
Systems integrators will not only simplify the cloud deployment process for enterprises but also greatly benefit from the delivery of cloud computing to their customer base in order to maintain and grow a consistent revenue stream and achieve greater integration with customer business requirements. At the same time, system integrators will be tasked with difficult decisions, such as whether to build, buy or rent the underlying platform on which to build a hybrid cloud solution.
However, before reaping the benefits of a hybrid cloud, enterprises -- with or without the help of systems integrators -- must go back to the basics and carry out a series of tasks that will ensure they have a proper cloud connection in place.
NEXT: Seven Steps For Cloud MigrationTo achieve an adaptable cloud model for business growth, systems integrators should institute the following seven steps as part of their cloud migration service:
1. Firstly, prepare virtual machine instances (VMIs), which will be the quickest way for a customer to get started in the cloud.
2. Then, load applications in the cloud in order to eliminate the overheads of software maintenance, management and support associated with running the applications locally. Additionally, enterprises should upgrade software to the cloud version of their applications, rather than simply migrating applications that are "cloud-unfriendly."
3. Upload data. To decrease the amount of time required to transfer data, customers could run logic and processing in the cloud and leave the database in the data center. If the customer cannot upload the data, there needs to be a mechanism whereby they can ship a disk or tape, which can be loaded for them.
4. Establish the right form of connectivity. When gathering information about the workloads that will be transferred to the cloud, one should also gather data about the bandwidth required by the application. This will guide a decision whether to use the public Internet or dedicated leased line connectivity.
5. It is also necessary to deploy federated management and logon systems in order to maintain proper access controls and compliance in the cloud. Where available, these should be installed with the first VMI, which will help ensure that, as other VMIs are created, they are picked up by the management tools. The federated logon process will ensure that access controls are in place from the first VMI.
6. In order to fully realize the promise of the cloud, implement security. Firewall security should be a part of all the pre-prepared VMIs with all ports locked down by default, and customers should be encouraged to use and synchronize the firewalls across all of the VMIs. Additionally, access to other security tools like intrusion detection and prevention systems will allow security to constantly be checked, and it can also be sold as a service.
7. Finally, implement disaster recovery services in the cloud to reduce the risk of business interruption. However, since there is always the risk of disruption on-premise and in the cloud, customers should deploy a hybrid model in which synchronous storage technologies write the data to both the cloud and on-premise storage solutions.
The benefits of a hybrid approach will create more diverse and heterogeneous cloud environments. A hybrid cloud environment allows enterprises to keep sensitive data that needs a high level of security in a private cloud infrastructure, while at the same time leveraging the public cloud when there is a need to take advantage of its scalability. In this case, cloud testing environments such as Cloud Test Labs would be ideal for systems integrators and enterprises looking to build hybrid clouds and test them in a carrier-neutral data center before launching their cloud services.
A successful hybrid cloud, which is the result of the public cloud working in sync with on-premise environments, will quickly become an IT standard. Particular elements will make this model attainable, including a properly laid infrastructure in a carrier-neutral colocation facility, coupled with carefully examined operations and performance metrics. Enterprises may not have the resources and skills to develop their own cloud environment or even perform the integration, which is why they frequently rely on trusted IT partners. For a systems integrator to become a cloud migration agent, it is crucial to simplify the cloud migration and allow enterprises to seamlessly grow into the cloud. And, by following the steps laid out above, systems integrators will have the opportunity to deliver an adaptable cloud deployment that will enhance their relationships with their customers and create new revenue opportunities.
Jelle Frank van der Zwet is the Cloud Segment Marketing Manager for Interxion.
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones provides both the connoisseur and the casual collector with a compact, easy-to-use volume describing more than 100 rare varieties of minerals whose beauty and mystery have possessed our imaginations from time immemorial. More than 450 brilliant photographs accompany profiles of each gem, covering such aspects as appearance, physical properties -- density, hardness, refraction -- occurrence, and how to judge quality and value. Additional sections describe the process of cutting gemstones and the techniques professional gemologists use to evaluate a stone's weight and optical properties.
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- Traditional Animation
- Crawley Films (Rankin/Bass)
- Distributed by: Videocrafts Incorporated.
- Cartoon Characters: Dorothy Gale, Toto, Socrates the Straw Man, Rusty the Tin Man, Dandy Lion, Wizard of Oz, Munchkins.
- Voice Actors: Carl Banas, James Doohan, Larry D. Mann, Bernard Cowan, Alfie Scopp.
- Directed By Harry Kerwin.
- Produced By Arthur Rankin Jr, Jules Bass, Larry Roemer, Antony Peters, Bernard Cowan.
- Written By Arthur Rankin J, L. Frank Baum.
- First Aired about 1961.
- Running Time: 5 minutes.
- Season: 1
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Community-Word Project Mural Exhibit
On view February 7 through 28, 2004
"Unlocking the door I see the blue large sky and I feel golden wings growing out of my back so I can fly."—4th graders, P.S. 79, Bronx, NY
Vibrant murals that feature the poetry and artwork of participants in the Community-Word Project.
Founded in 1997, The Community-Word Project is a New York City based arts-in-education organization that seeks to increase the literacy and leadership of at-risk public school children.
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|Sports: Men's and Women's Lacrosse
|Men's Record in Venue (through 2018): 28-21
|Women's Record in Venue (through 2018): 40-15
|Address: University Drive and Dauer Drive, University Park, PA 16802
|University Bag Policy
The Penn State Lacrosse Field opened in 2012 and is the new, exclusive home for Penn State Lacrosse. The multi-phase project features a new, synthetic AstroTurf that sits lower in the ground for optimal sight lines. The facility includes lights, bleachers, a scoreboard with penalty timers and padded retaining wall.
Bleachers are located next to the Multi-Sport Facility as well as behind the south goal. Additionally, the grass hill to the west provides a great amphitheatre for fans to view the game and enjoy the spring weather.
Amenities at the field include a concession stand and indoor bathrooms inside the adjacent Multi-Sport Facility.
The Penn State Lacrosse Field is located on the corner of University Drive and Dauer Drive, next to the Multi-Sport Facility. Parking is available in Lot 44.


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One day I woke up and realized that I had become permanently attached to my grill. How could this be? I am a native New Yorker who still lives in the heart of Manhattan. I didn't grow up with a backyard grill. I have yet to see a grill fired up in the middle of Times Square or in front of the Empire State Building, so I couldn't have just picked up my love for outdoor cooking around town.
Open-flame grilling, as well as propane tanks for gas grills, are pretty much illegal here in Manhattan. But, in fact, there's a lot of grilling that goes on in the city. Manhattanites have been secretly grilling for years. I have been to some fabulous parties on some of New York's most picturesque terraces, where the grill, as always, was the life of the party. But we guerrilla grillers don't talk about it a lot. Until now.
Starting with trips to the Jersey Shore when I was a kid, I've always been attracted to the heat and excitement of the grill. When I was a young chef just starting out, I always wanted to work the grill station. When I got lucky enough to open my own restaurant in 1991, I called it Mesa Grill, and the word "grill" first started to get hooked up with my name. The connection of Flay and fire had begun. And then the Food Network called.
I started with the Food Network back in 1996 on a pretty basic show called Grillin' & Chillin'. It was just two guys grilling (me and a friend named Jack McDavid); one city style, the other country style. A few years later, a new show, Hot off the Grill, let me cook for my friends (indoors, this time).
And now there's Boy Meets Grill, where finally I get to grill in the city (not in Manhattan, but right across the river in Queens). I get to show off my New York and the great ethnic cuisines, ingredients, and markets it has to offer: Chinatown, of course; Astoria, Queens (for Greek food); Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (for old-style Italian); lower Lexington Avenue (better known as Curry Hill, for Indian); the flavors go on and on. From barbecue to pizza, Argentine asados to Jamaican jerk, summer vegetables to tandoori to Peking duck, everywhere I go, grilling is there.
Grilling in America used to be about hot dogs, hamburgers, and lighter fluid. But now anything goes on the grill -- if you like it, you can grill it. You can scatter a dozen whole clams on the grate of a hot grill to steam in their own briny juices; you can simmer chicken, sausages, and mussels in a big pot; you can grill pizza dough for the crispest, tastiest crust; you can add a little smoke to the sweetness of peaches and nectarines by roasting them on the grill for dessert. The question isn't "Can I grill this ?" but "Is there any reason not to grill this?" Usually the answer is: Go ahead and try it! Grilling is the best way I know to keep cooking fun and adventurous.
Of course, Boy Gets Grill is the sequel to Boy Meets Grill, but it has a direction all its own. The new recipes are even simpler and quicker, to reflect how busy life is now. I still want to cook for my friends and family, and grilling fits into that better and better.
In fact, most of the home cooking I do now starts with turning on the grill. Thanks to my hungry friends and my trusty grill, I've realized that grilling isn't just for weekends and parties anymore.
The recipes in this book are meant to be easy to make and (pleasantly) challenging to your sense of taste. They are full of the flavors, textures, spices, and ideas that have shaped who I am as a person and as a cook. Some recipes are new combinations that (I hope) will become staples in your kitchen. Some are classics that are perfect when adventure seems a little more than you want.
I hope you'll bring out this book whenever you've got your grill cranked up. Don't hesitate to contact me with any grilling question you have at www.bobbyflay.com.
As we all know, New York City has had some difficult days in the last few years, but the spirit of New Yorkers has never paused for a moment. I think the great food we have all over this city is one of the things that brings us together. That was very much in my mind when I was writing this book; I hope you can taste it in the recipes.
Here are at least 125 reasons to light your fire. Most important, have a great time doing it and keep the flame alive.
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The connection between Flay and fire began when, as a kid growing up in New York City, Bobby learned to grill during trips to the Jersey Shore. As a young chef starting out, he always wanted to work the grill station, and when he opened his first restaurant in 1991, he called it Mesa Grill. The word grill was firmly hooked to his name. And then, the Food Network called.
Like his highly rated prime-time grilling show, Boy Gets Grill is set on a rooftop in Queens overlooking the Manhattan skyline and celebrates the explosive flavors of his hometown's diverse neighborhoods. This is Bobby Flay's New York, and everywhere he goes, there is great grilling: from Chinatown to Astoria, Queens (Greek food); Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (for old-style Italian); and lower Lexington Avenue (better known as Curry Hill, for Indian); and the flavors go on and on.
The question isn't "Can I grill this?" but "Is there a reason not to grill this?" Usually the answer is "Go ahead and try it!" Throughout, Bobby gets more and more out of the grill, making life easier and encouraging everyone to think big, have fun, and get their hands dirty.
The grill is no longer for weekends only. The recipes in Boy Gets Grill are the quickest and easiest that Bobby has ever created, making the grill a perfect vehicle for busy weeknight meals. Flavors are (pleasantly) challenging. For the simplest of suppers, try Grilled Quesadillas with Sliced Steak, Blue Cheese, and Watercress; Grilled Shrimp with Triple Lemon Butter; Grilled Tuna with Red Chile, Allspice, and Orange Glaze; or a Pressed Cuban-Style Burger.
Boy Gets Grill is also full of great ideas for entertaining and enjoying the company of family and friends. In the "Big Parties" section, Bobby takes hosts and hostesses through every step of preparation for a Fish Taco Party, Burger Bar, and a Skewer Party (perfect for backyard cocktail parties where one hand stays free to hold a glass). There are even recipes for brunch on the grill.
The book includes cool drinks to sip while the fire gets hot, as well as appetizers, salads, simple desserts, and, of course, the meats, fish, and poultry that everyone loves to grill. Bobby also gives tips on what equipment you need to grill (and more important, what you don't); six simple (and decidedly low-tech) steps to test for doneness; how to gauge how hot your fire is; and Bobby's Guide to Steak.
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- May 2004
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'You're laying on your boobs': Stan Lee boosts Spider-Man movie tie-in
Like its predecessors, Columbia Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man has its share of promotional partners, from Target to Twizzlers to Kellogg's. But it's undoubtedly sibling fast-food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's that have produced the most offbeat tie-ins.
To celebrate the July 3 release of director Marc Webb's film, the restaurant will give a free cheeseburger — no, make that "Amazing Grilled Cheese Bacon Burger" — to anyone who comes to a Carl's Jr. or Hardee's location on Independence Day dressed as the wall-crawler. ("No masks, please.") And to help spread the word, they turned to Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee, who offers some occasionally biting advice to potential burger-winners on the restaurants' websites.
For the above image, for instance, the legendary creator says, "You're laying on your boobs. I don't know what's going on there." For another photo, of a man who appears to be wearing boys'-size Underoos, Lee grimaces, "That's just obscene." But when faced with the photo of a woman in a cleavage-revealing costume, he marvels, "Oh, wow. … I don't know about the costume, but that's some set of wheels." It's as if Lee had discovered Chatroulette.
You can listen to more of Lee's commentary on the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's websites. You can watch the Carl's Jr. Amazing Spider-Man commercials, and Lee's behind-the-scenes video, below.
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Google is very excited by the Asus Padfone; the company's corporate VP and GM for the Personal Mobile Devices Business Unit, Benson Lin, has told Pocket-lint in an exclusive interview at Computex in Taipei.
"We are working very closely with Google and they are excited by the PadFone," Lin tells us with excitement.
The Asus PadFone, launched at the start of Computex 2011, takes the concept first debuted by Israeli firm Modu whereby the smartphone acts as the central computing unit for a tablet jacket.
In the case of the Asus PadFone, there are two parts: a 4.3-inch Android powered smartphone and a 10.1-inch tablet, which can be used to expand the screen size when it comes to watching movies.
There's no surprise that Google is excited. It recently bought Modu's patents after the company went broke earlier this year, suggesting that Asus might be using those newly bought permissions to create devices like the PadFone.
Due out at Christmas, Lin tells us, the biggest problem, and therefore delay, is that it's waiting for Google to release its Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android as it holds the key to the seamless switching between the phone and tablet modes.
Google has ICS confirmed before Christmas, bringing a closer unity between its phone operating system (currently Android 2.3.3) and its tablet operating system (currently Android 3.1).
But it's not just Google who wants the PadFone, Lin explains.
"Some of the major reasons behind the PadFone is that Asus has found that many consumers are unhappy with the fact that if they own a tablet and a smartphone, they end up having to subscribe to a data plan for each of the devices for 3G access, which can be quite costly."
Add that to tablets and smartphones having very different usage scenarios and Asus claims that consumers are three times as likely to access the Internet on a tablet as on a smartphone. There's of course also a matter of cost, and the PadFone should be more affordable than buying both a tablet and a smartphone claims Lin.
Asus usage scenario for the phone part for the PadFone includes using it for making phone calls, sending text and multimedia messages, checking email, using it for instant messaging and listening to music on the go - so basically everything that you use a smartphone for really - while the tablet part fulfils the same wants: Internet access, video conferencing, entertainment, replying to emails and some productivity tasks.
If that all sounds exciting, Asus has hinted to us that this is just the start.
The PadFone is potentially just one device in a new echo system and it's very possible that Asus will offer new handsets that will allow users to keep the tablet while upgrading the phone part, which of course contains all the important hardware.
Asus wouldn't tell us much with regards to the hardware features, but suggested that it was the same as the latest "super phones" from HTC, Samsung et al.
As such Asus is intending to push the tablet part as the differentiator in the market.
The hope is not only to win over consumers to the PadFone, but also network operators, as Asus believes that consumers will use more data services with the PadFone due to the tablet part.
We should also be seeing other devices from Asus personal mobile devices group in the future as well Lin tells us, but not right now as Asus is focused on Android for smartphones.
That's despite having had a past relationship with Microsoft, suggesting that Asus isn't about to launch a Windows Phone 7 smartphone any time soon even though it made developer models for the company.
Bad news for MeeGo. Asus might have launched a MeeGo-powered laptop at the show, but Lin confirmed there is no plans to release a MeeGo tablets for now.


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RAW: Mammoth Lakes' Chapter 9 Bankruptcy petition dismissed
The Town of Mammoth Lakes announced today the dismissal of its bankruptcy case by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Holman. The dismissal follows the recent historic settlement of a 2008 legal judgment and cancellation of the related airport Development Agreement. The judge's order is attached to this press release.
The settlement is between the Town, and, collectively, Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition LLC (MLLA) and Airport Developer Terrence Ballas ("Ballas").
The settlement amount is $29.5 million, substantially less than the $43 million judgment held by MLLA against the Town. The settlement also allows the Town to pay the reduced $29.5 million amount over for 23 years, at a fixed 5.17% interest rate.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court order dismissing the Town's case, and detailed settlement documents are available on the Town's web site: http://www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=498.


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Trademark applications with the European Union have revealed a new sport-tourer model from Yamaha, which uses the FZ-09 / MT-09 three-cylinder standard as its basis, and looks very similar to the old Yamaha TDM models.
The model seems to be very similar to what was envisioned by designer Oberdan Bezzi, which saw the MT-09 / FZ-09 platform turned into a pair of convincing adventure-touring motorcycles, with a TDM variant as well.
Yamaha has made no secret about its plans to develop more three-cylinder machines, as the Japanese company tries to breath life back into its sales figures and model lineup, post-economic meltdown. With this new sport-touring triple now out of the bag, could the writing be on the wall for loyal FZ1 owners?


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Designing for Interaction is informed,
intelligent, and inspiring. Dan Saffer delivers practical advice on today's
interaction design challenges, and smart insights on tomorrow's.
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A great survey of activities and theories related to the practice of interaction design.
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The OpenText™ Board of Directors is a team of professionals with years of market leadership, experience and knowledge.
P. Thomas (Tom) Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins is Chair of the Board of OpenText Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) of Waterloo, the largest software company in Canada. Mr. Jenkins is the Chair of the National Research Council of Canada and the tenth Chancellor of the University of Waterloo. He is Chair of the Ontario Global 100 (OG100) and a co-founder of Communitech in Waterloo.
Mr. Jenkins has pioneered many of the technologies commonly used today to manage digital information to increase productivity and governance. Mr. Jenkins is the author or co-author of ten widely read books, most recently Digital: Disrupt or Die, eGovernment or Out of Government and Enterprise Information Management. Mr. Jenkins has co-authored with his excellency, David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada, the book Ingenious which is a history of innovation in Canada that will be released in March 2017.
Mr. Jenkins is a member of the board of Manulife Financial Corporation, Thomson Reuters Inc., and TransAlta Corporation. He is a member of the Business Council of Canada, the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and he is a member of the Advisory Council of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Mr. Jenkins is the Co-Chair of the Business Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) that is the co-ordinating body of Canada's largest employers, largest universities and colleges. He is the Co-Chair of the Advisory Council for the Governor General of Canada Innovation Awards Program. He is the past Chair of the Government of Canada reports on: Military Procurement Review; Research and Development Policy Review; and the Innovation and Government Procurement. Mr. Jenkins was the founding Chair of the federal centre of excellence Canadian Digital Network which co-ordinates commercialization activity in the digital economy throughout Canada. He has been a past member of Advisory Panels on Open Government, Canadian Space Agency and on the status of women in corporations. He is a past member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Government of Canada's Competition Policy Review Panel and the Province of Ontario's Ontario Commercialization Network Review Committee (OCN). He was also past Chair of the Premier of Ontario's roundtable on innovation.
Mr. Jenkins has received honorary doctorates from the University of Waterloo, York University, Carleton University, McMaster University and the Royal Military College of Canada. He is a recipient of the Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year, the McMaster Engineering L.W. Shemilt Distinguished Alumni Award and the Schulich School of Business Outstanding Executive Leadership award. Mr. Jenkins is the recipient of the Next Canada Spotlight Award for lifetime achievement in innovation.
Mr. Jenkins received an M.B.A. (York University), an EE M.A.Sc. (University of Toronto) and a B.Eng. & Mgt. in Engineering Physics and Commerce (McMaster University). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE). He is the 2017 Companion of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame (CBHF). Mr. Jenkins was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (QDJM). Mr. Jenkins is an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) for his contributions to education and innovation in Canada.
Mark J. Barrenechea
Mark J. Barrenechea joined OpenText as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2012, and also serves as a member of the Board. In January 2016, Mark took on the role of Chief Technology Officer.
As CEO of Canada's largest software company, Mark oversees the strategic direction of the organization and upholds the company's position at the forefront of the industry. Under his direction, the Company has grown both organically and through strategic acquisitions, into a $2.3 billion technology company.
Mark's unwavering commitment to innovation and results, combined with a dedication to customers' needs, led him to successfully realign the company's products, transforming OpenText into an Enterprise Information Management leader.
A prominent thought leader, Mark's extensive experience in information technology affords him a unique insight into the technological changes ushering in the fourth industrial revolution. In his latest book, The Golden Age of Innovation, he identifies the opportunity this unprecedented change holds for today's businesses and how to successfully maneuver the ever-changing digital world.
Before joining OpenText, Mark was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Graphics International Corporation (SGI), where he also served as a member of the Board. A pioneer of Technical Computing, Mark defined and distinguished the new market from Business Computing and established SGI as one of its leaders.
During his time at SGI, he led the company's strategy and execution. His role included transformative acquisition of assets as well as penetrating diverse new markets and geographic regions.
Prior to SGI, Mark served as Executive Vice President and CTO for CA, Inc. (CA), (formerly Computer Associates International, Inc.) and, as a member of the executive management team. Mark was also Senior Vice President of Applications Development at Oracle Corporation, responsible for managing a multi-thousand member global team. Additionally, he was a member of the executive management team.
Mark has also served in a number of other positions including, Vice President of Development at Scopus, a software applications company, and Vice President of Development at Tesseract, where he was responsible for reshaping the company's line of CRM and human capital management software.
Mark has been the recipient of many accolades over the years. In 2011, the San Francisco Business Times named him the 2011 Best Large Company CEO. Most recently, he was named the 2015 Results-Oriented CEO of the year by the CEO World Awards. The prestigious award recognizes Mark's leadership and innovation in attaining results for the company and its customers.
In addition, Mark has authored several books including The Golden Age of Innovation, On Digital, Digital: Disrupt or Die, eGovernment or Out of Government, Enterprise Information Management: The Next Generation of Enterprise Software, Software Rules and e-Business or out of Business.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Saint Michael's College. He currently serves as a member of the Board and Audit Committee of Dick's Sporting Goods and also serves as a board member of Hamilton Insurance Group.
For more industry thoughts from Mark, you can subscribe to his blog, follow him on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.
Randy Fowlie
Mr. Fowlie has served as a director of OpenText since March 1998. Mr. Fowlie is currently the President and CEO of RDM Corporation, a leading provider of specialized hardware and software solutions in the electronic payment industry. RDM Corporation trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Mr. Fowlie operated a consulting practice from July 2006 to December 2010. From January 2005 until July 2006, Mr. Fowlie held the position of Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media, of Harris Corporation, formerly Leitch Technology Corporation (Leitch), a company that was engaged in the design, development, and distribution of audio and video infrastructure to the professional video industry.
Leitch was acquired in August 2005 by Harris Corporation. From June 1999 to January 2005, Mr. Fowlie held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Inscriber Technology Corporation (Inscriber), a computer software company and from February 1998 to June 1999 Mr. Fowlie was the Chief Financial Officer of Inscriber. Inscriber was acquired by Leitch in January 2005.
Prior to working at Inscriber Mr. Fowlie was a partner with KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, where he worked from 1984 to February 1998. Currently, Mr. Fowlie is also a director at RDM Corporation. Mr. Fowlie received a B.B.A. (Honours) from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. In the last five years, Mr. Fowlie also served as a director of Semcan Inc.
Gail E. Hamilton
Ms. Hamilton has served as a director of OpenText since December 2006. For the five years prior thereto, Ms. Hamilton led a team of over 2,000 employees worldwide as Executive Vice President at Symantec Corp (Symantec), an infrastructure software company, and most recently had "P&L" responsibility for their global services and support business.
During her five years at Symantec, Ms. Hamilton helped steer the company through an aggressive acquisition strategy. In 2003, Information Security magazine recognized Ms. Hamilton as one of the "20 Women Luminaries" shaping the security industry.
Ms. Hamilton has over 20 years of experience growing leading technology and services businesses in the enterprise market. She has extensive management experience at Compaq and Hewlett Packard, as well as Microtec Research. Ms. Hamilton received both a BSEE from the University of Colorado and an MSEE from Stanford University.
Currently, Ms. Hamilton is also a director of the following public companies: Ixia, a provider of application performance and security solutions, Westmoreland Coal Company and Arrow Electronics, Inc, a distributor of components and computer systems.
Brian J. Jackman
Mr. Jackman has served as a director of OpenText since December 2002. Mr. Jackman is the President of the Jackman Group Inc., a private consulting firm he founded in 2005.
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But if by some misfortune you are actually capable of thinking for yourself and, worse, enjoy it, you cannot have Felix's job or any job like it. Not only is Felix not paid to think, he is not allowed to think. Thinking is above his pay grade, as they say in the military. A private who thinks he's Napoleon is not only not Napoleon, but not a very good private.
Rather, Felix's job (as with all legitimate journalists or columnists - though the former are not even allowed to pretend to think, which must really sting) is to communicate the thoughts of his sources, rewording them as if they were his own thoughts. His sources are legitimate thinkers - professors, policymakers, and priests. Just kidding. Obviously there are no priests.
Nonetheless, his sources (no sources, no journalist) have obtained distinguished titles at important institutions, which is (a) very difficult and (b) something Felix probably once tried to do, but couldn't. If he disagreed with these distinguished sources, humbly and respectfully offering his own contrary opinion, they would look very puzzled, as though their golden retriever had attempted to engage them in a debate about Thomas Aquinas instead of fetching the goddamn ball. Then, they would find a new dog. An excellent fido is our Felix - but the planet has no shortage of dogs.
It is fundamentally erroneous for an Internet crank like me to argue with one of these microphones. You might as well argue with a dog, or a lamppost, or anything else that can't change its mind. My beef is with the sources, or rather, the institutions. Or rather, the institution.
(There is really no one these days who gets paid to think. The difference between Felix and his sources is only that Felix knows he is not really thinking, whereas his sources actually believe they are. Nonetheless, they would not have obtained their important positions had they thought differently. And might even lose them, or at least sink a little, if they changed their minds. Our Cathedral is made of real stones and real mortar and is quite invulnerable to mere windy thought.)
Nonetheless, Felix is an excellent fido and has a knack for catchy summarization. It's not as easy as it looks. His Gladwellian airport-bestseller product is full of transparent FUD, like "OMG haxx0rs!", to which a response would demean us both. Pretending to think is one thing. Blatant padding, another. But there are a couple of vaguely substantive anti-Bitcoin points which deserve an equally snappy response from someone with, if I may be so modest, a clue.
The first is the "argument from instability":
This is actually a serious problem, if you're trying to put together a currency, rather than a vehicle for financial speculation. If the currency of a country ever fluctuated as much as bitcoins did, it would never be taken seriously as a medium of exchange: how are you meant to do business in a place where an item costing one unit of currency is worth $10 one day and $20 the next?First, every currency is a "vehicle for financial speculation." When you exchange good X for currency A on Tuesday, you are speculating that you will be able to exchange your A for good Y on Thursday. This is a guess about the future, ie, "speculation." Moreover, by choosing to use A as an intermediary rather than B, you are speculating that the exchange rate A/B will not change in B's favor between Tuesday and Thursday. Otherwise you would have chosen B.
(It's typical of our thoughtfree age that a successful financial columnist feels no qualms about using the word "speculation" as a pejorative. Can anti-Semitic rabbis be far behind?)
Second, Felix's sources will tell him that a currency has two roles: storing purchasing power and solving the coincidence-of-wants problem. This is because Felix's sources are thinking thoughts last actually thought in the 1930s, ie, before computers. With these magical devices, coincidence of wants is not in principle a problem, though small frictional effects persist.
It is trivial to do business in Bitcoin when BTC/USD is unstable. Simply post the price in USD, and use the BTC/USD exchange rate as of the transaction date. Even if buyer and seller are both saving in USD, within a couple of seconds they can exchange in, send Bitcoin, and exchange out. The prices realized may differ slightly from the posted estimate, but only slightly.
In the 21st century, a currency has only one role: storing purchasing power. Or to be more exact, containing the inevitable overvaluation of at least one asset in an economy where many actors want to store purchasing power. If you can use this store of value directly in transactions, nice. Nonetheless, rational actors will "speculate" on their optimal store of value, and convert on the fly if needed. Using, you know, computers.
It falls under "padding," but I can't resist this moment in which our Felix truly plays his shill card:
The overwhelming majority of dollars in the world are deposited safely and electronically in banks: there's something weird and self-defeating about the kind of people who keep their savings stuffed under the mattress. In Hollywood, if you show someone counting out huge sums of cash, that's an easy way for the director to say that he's a criminal.
Oddly, I actually lived in Cyprus when I was a kid. It's a dangerous practice for a fido to keep his boilerplate stuffed under the mattress. He's paid well by the word - the product should be fresh.
It's also dangerous to channel Bulgakov, whom Felix probably hasn't heard of but can Google:
'In Sawa Potapovich's masterly interpretation we have just heard the story of "The Covetous Knight." That knight saw himself as a Casanova; but as you saw, nothing came of his efforts, no nymphs threw themselves at him, the muses refused him their tribute, he built no palaces and instead he finished miserably after an attack on his hoard of money and jewels. I warn you that something of the kind will happen to you, if not worse, unless you hand over your foreign currency!'Okay, that's cheap. But it is simply lovely how much our fido loves his loving master:
It may have been Pushkin's verse or it may have been the compere's prosaic remarks which had such an effect; at all events a timid voice was heard from the audience:
'I'll hand over my currency.'
'Please come up on stage,' was the compere's welcoming response as he peered into the dark auditorium.
A short blond man, three weeks unshaven, appeared on stage.
'What is your name, please? ' enquired the compere.
'Nikolai Kanavkin ' was the shy answer.
'Ah! Delighted, citizen Kanavkin. Well? '
'I'll hand it over.'
'How much? '
'A thousand dollars and twenty gold ten-rouble pieces.'
'Bravo! Is that all you have? [...] Where are they hidden?'
'At my aunt's, in Prechistenka.'
'And where have you put them?'
'In a box in the cellar.'
The actor clasped his hands.
'Oh, no! Really!' he cried angrily. 'It's so damp there -- they'll grow moldy! People like that aren't to be trusted with money! What child-like innocence. What will they do next?
Kanavkin, realizing that he was doubly at fault, hung his curly head.
'Money,' the actor went on, 'should be kept in the State Bank, in dry and specially guarded strongrooms, but never in your aunt's cellar, where apart from anything else, the rats may get at it. Really, Kanavkin, you should be ashamed: you -- a grown man!'
Kanavkin did not know which way to look and could only twist the hem of his jacket with his finger.
'All right,' the artist relented slightly, 'since you have owned up we'll be lenient...' Suddenly he added unexpectedly: 'By the way... we might as well kill two birds with one stone and not waste a car journey... I expect your aunt has some of her own hidden away, hasn't she?'
Because it turns out that financial-services companies are a very important part of any democracy.Dare I suggest that Fido understands 21st-century democracy perfectly? "The population of the entire country, as represented by the government." And hence, transitively, by J.P. Morgan. I would love to have made it up. Crap, Orwell would love to have made it up.
It's because we place so much trust in banks, after all, that they are forced to take on a great deal of responsibility. Banks and central banks are given an important job to do, are regulated and scrutinized, and can be held responsible for their actions. The population of the entire country, as represented by the government, stands behind bank deposits and promises to honor them even if the bank goes bust. Money, in other words, is a key ingredient in the glue which keeps the social compact together. (What we're seeing in Cyprus is in large part a demonstration of what happens when that compact starts becoming unglued.)
Bitcoin, in that sense, is anti-democratic...
But there is substance here, or pseudo-substance anyway. The cornerstone of the attack on the kulaks and Kanavkins:
Inflation is bad, but deflation is worse. The reason is that in a deflationary environment, no one spends money — because whatever you want to buy is sure to become cheaper in a few days or weeks. People hoard their cash, and spend it only begrudgingly, on absolute necessities. And they certainly don't spend it on hiring people — no matter how productive their employees might be, they'd still be better off just holding on to that money and not paying anybody anything."In order to have economic growth, you need monetary growth as well." But standing in its way - the Covetous Knight again! A Trotskyist, a hoarder and a wrecker!
The result is an economy which would simply grind to a halt, with massive unemployment and almost no economic activity. In a word, it would be a Depression. In order to have economic growth, you need monetary growth as well — and that's something which is impossible to achieve in a bitcoin-based system. Currencies such as the dollar, with a central bank which can print money at will, have succeeded for a reason. As economies grow, the money supply has to be able to grow with them. And that's why bitcoin can never really succeed over the long term.
Surprisingly, this is perfectly true. Actually, the key to understanding this argument is to understand that everything in it is true - if you look at it from the right perspective. Or at least, the fido's perspective.
In order to have economic growth, you need monetary growth as well. Why? Because "economic growth" means "increase in the number of monetary units spent by consumers." In order to increase the number of dollars that consumers spend, consumers need to have more dollars. But is this "real" growth, ie, more and better products, or "nominal" growth, ie, just "inflation?" Our hedonics experts will be looking closely at the quality of the products to ascertain this.
At this point, a person actually addicted to the vice of thought might ask: in an economy with a fixed number of dollars, is it possible to have constant dollar spending, for more and better products? Ie, in fido language, zero "nominal" growth, but positive "real" growth? What an odd idea.
But again, Fido turns out to be perfectly right. It is not possible to fix the quantity of dollars in our economy, because the quantity of dollars sensu stricto (that is, liabilities of the Federal Reserve) is vastly disproportionate to the quantity of debt (market capitalization of the financial system). By well over an order of magnitude.
Imagine a Bitcoin economy in which there were only 20 million Bitcoins, but 200 million promises to deliver future Bitcoins. It is easy to see that this debt could not possibly be valued at par. If we started with it valued at par, we would see the effective dilution of the Bitcoin market by a flood of effectively bogus promises. But the market, being a market, would rapidly unravel this scam and devalue the bogus promises - increasing the exchange rate of a real BTC over a bogus promise, and also increasing the exchange rate of a real BTC against all other goods.
At a macroeconomic level, this would constitute a gigantic depression, exactly as Felix describes. The fault would be not on the hands of those who exposed and detonated the debt bomb, but those who built and maintained it. In the dollar debt bomb, continuous monetary expansion is needed to keep the plutonium core stable, which is why Good Professor Ben is lending us $85 billion a month. With this mega-stimulus, spending scrapes along the bottom in a stagnant desultory way. Without it, the core begins to contract, accelerates and then implodes - just as Irving Fisher (who originally thought this thought) explained.
Fortunately, there is no significant debt in Bitcoin. In fact, BTC appreciation is a therapy for the dollar's debt bomb - because as the "bubble" expands, dollar purchasing power is created out of nowhere. If BTC has the unlikely luck to run to fixation and become the world's standard currency, San Francisco will be full of dollar billionaires, who will spend these dollars - creating consumer spending, ie, inflationary purchasing power. It would be too much to say this would be a good outcome for everyone, but it would certainly be a good outcome for those in debt.
Moreover, a healthy macroeconomic system with a fixed currency supply will not create a debt bomb. Debt bombs are created when unpayable debts are guaranteed, formally or informally, by governments who want to profit surreptitiously from seignorage - generally, in the 20C, as part of some scheme to increase consumer spending. USG itself cannot mint BTC. So it cannot dilute the BTC supply with bogus BTC which are half bad debt, half "FDIC put."
It's also true that during the transition to BTC, no debt will be produced and there will be no significant BTC financial system. Real debt requires the power to profit by selling future currency for a discount against present currency. In a USD economy in which BTC is rising at 5% a day, or whatever, there is no way to complete this loop.
The "deflation" of BTC against USD is simply a function of the shifting volume of savings between the two currencies. At present, almost all savings are in USD (and friends). As tiny amounts of this energy flow into BTC, BTC goes up like a rocket. Of course, the contest is unstable.
But when the entire savings pool has flowed into BTC, leaving the demonetized USD priced as a financial instrument for its expected return in BTC (ie, a dollar is a share of stock in USG, which has lots of awesome assets but no cash and no profits), you have an extraordinarily stable financial structure. The quantity of BTC is fixed, by math. The energy in savings is stable, because it corresponds to the real collective desire to defer consumption. Even the debt capitalization is stable, because the quantity of debt depends on the existence of real productive opportunities. I believe quite strongly that in this economy, there would be no such thing as a business cycle.
Sadly, I fear we'll never know, because Bitcoin is probably going to be killed by the USG. Not really for any good reason, not even in self-defense, but just because it's easy to kill and bureaucrats like killing things.
This is the best thing about being a mouthpiece for power. Your predictions come true. You argue that the abandoned church next door is a dangerous firetrap, will probably burn down, and should probably burn down before someone moves into it. It burns down. Good, you say! Are you a master thinker? Or just good friends with a master arsonist?
Power creates opinion. If Bitcoin goes from a billion-dollar capitalization to zero, which will happen if Washington so much as squeezes lightly on its neck, it's a bubble. The past is always perceived as inevitable. Everyone who bought Bitcoin will feel like the world's biggest chump. How could anyone have thought it was worth something? When, obviously, it was worth nothing?
No, it's a pity we can't use actual thoughts as a currency. The quantity is so limited. And always will be. Alas, pseudo-thoughts are everywhere and very difficult to distinguish from the real goods.


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So now a good friend tells me that a two year old company called DS Domination (the DS is for DropShip I think), has blossomed finally.
Evidently the new company INFINii has been in the plan since the start of DS Domination and now that the company has two years and over two billion in sales under it's belt, they've decided to Launch what they call the Next level of DSD.
It appears the strong offering is training to actually do what I've thought about doing, and that's selling on Amazon. But more than that, they talk about CO-OPs where a certain group of folks, really anyone, decide to pool their money and buy bulk goods from China for cheap and sell them on Amazon as 'Fullfilled by Amazon'.
Why should this interest me? I'm into alkaline water and have received many email offers from China based companies trying to sell me Alkaline water pitchers for like $6ea in lots of 100. I've seen these types of things for $29 at the cheapest, so yeah — I can see the potential.
I also live completely off the grid so Solar Battery chargers are something I've bought a few of on Ebay as backup for emergencies. But that's been from Americans selling products.
For instance I bought a Morning Star charger on Ebay for $179. but could have bought the same thing without the brand direct from China for $49.
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text: rsz_colrussiaukraibeareurvanda.jpg Global Scan Is the Russian bear awakening? January 27, 2014 Rumors of possible Russian intervention abound as protests in the Ukraine escalate. And even the Pope's weekend prayer for peace in the country ended in an ominous sign. Working-class stiffs in the Republic of Congo show that style isn't exclusive to the rich. And a New Zealand doc doesn't let a shark attack ruin his day, in today's Global Scan.


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After years of working in the electrical industry, most experienced contractors have committed at least a few magic numbers to memory, one of which is undoubtedly the contingency percentage they typically build into a bid to account for the unexpected. Whether they pad a project by 5%, 10%, or more, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based software vendor Primavera Systems' goal is to put as much of that fluff factor back into contractors' pockets as possible.
That's what it plans to do with Primavera Contractor, a new single-project planning and scheduling program launched in September and built for the construction industry. For small to mid-size contractors and subcontractors who want an effective scheduling tool but are hesitant to fork over $4,000 for P3e/c, the company's server- and Web-based management system, Contractor offers an affordable alternative for one-eighth the price.
The program allows contractors and subcontractors to share information. The entire project team can work on a consolidated master schedule by providing status reports and change notifications. Information is updated over the phone or via e-mail file attachments that import into the program. As a result, productivity is increased through improved scheduling of crews, material deliveries, and equipment availability.
To create a more affordable desktop project management program, Primavera used P3e/c as a template and scaled back certain features yet preserved the platform, interface, and many of the basic features and menus. "We kept the capabilities in the system so an electrical contractor can create a resource-loaded schedule," says John Kunzier, Primavera product manager. "But it doesn't just do scheduling. It does cost loading, budgeting, and a number of other project management features."
CH2M Hill, an international engineering and construction firm in Englewood, Colo., uses high- and low-end software to maximize communications and collaboration between its customers and colleagues. Saied Kartam, global technology leader for planning and scheduling/regional manager, southwest project planning and control at CH2M Hill, says the firm plans to use Primavera Contractor on smaller projects but more frequently to maximize communications with its subs. "If it's one of our subcontractors like an electrical, they're typically not going to want to invest in a $4,000 license just to develop a 15-activity schedule," he says. "Although Contractor doesn't have all of the powerful features, at least it has the same exact platform as P3e/c. When a vendor or a sub develops a schedule in this program, we'll be able to take it and integrate it with our master schedule."
Although he admits that all of his firm's vendors and subs aren't immediately jumping onto the software collaboration bandwagon, Kartam believes they should. "Our company has definitely embraced Web-based collaboration tools, and we are encouraging our vendors and subs to buy the enterprise solution," he says. However, if they cannot afford it, then they can get [the scaled down version], which still allows them to integrate information into our master schedule."
In Kartam's experience, Contractor fills in the gaps of the overall Web-based collaboration system. "Before, we didn't really know how to address these small parties, off-site folks, or those that just couldn't afford the enterprise solution," he says. "Now we're no longer dealing with apples and oranges. We don't have two different schedules that don't talk to each other."
Realizing that many contractors are leery of sophisticated software tools, often perceiving them as convoluted and complicated, Kunzier maintains this product will help them prevent delays and stay competitive. "Regardless of the type of project, it all comes down to whether or not you've planned correctly," he says. "If you do it wrong, you've got to bring the crew back in and rework. Then guess what? You just ate up all of the fluff you built into the project, and there goes your bottom line."
For more information, visit www.primavera.com.
Software Features at a Glance
Built-in project templates, views, and graphics make scheduling and communication of project status available in a standard format.
Import/Export Wizard allows subcontractors to e-mail entire updated project schedules to the general contractor for incorporation into the master schedule.
Forecast data allows subcontractors and the home office to see how cost or resource allocations will affect the overall budget and project delivery.


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Preseason and Regular Season Tickets for sale
I am unable to attend the preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on 8/22/2013 and the regular season game against the New York Jets on 11/24/2013. Up for sale for each game are my two seats in Section 525 (Row 17, Seats 3 & 4). Face value for these seats is $174 for the pair ($87 per ticket). Please see attached pic for a sample view from Section 525. These are very nice midfield seats. I will sell the pair of tickets to the Panthers preseason game for $90 or best offer (basically buy one, get one free since it's preseason), and the pair of tickets to the Jets regular season game for $300 or best offer. I'll also be willing to work out a package deal for both games if there is interest. Please post or PM me if you are interested. I can meet for pickup in the BWI, Annapolis, or mid- Eastern Shore areas, or can email the tickets via the Ravens for a small fee. Thanks.
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SANDY, Utah -- Joao Plata scored his 11th goal of the season and Real Salt Lake beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Saturday to take the top spot in the Western Conference.
Salt Lake (11-4-9) moved one point ahead of Seattle (13-7-2) with its third straight victory.
After a scoreless first half, Salt Lake scored twice in a four-minute span at the start of the second. Plata, the shortest player in MLS, headed in a goal for a second consecutive game in the 53rd minute. Luke Mulholland made it 2-0 with a goal that was originally called an own goal.
Chad Barrett scored for Seattle in the 72nd minute after a wild sequence. Clint Dempsey's close-range attempt was blocked and Andy Rose's rebound header went off the post. Barrett finally put it past goalkeeper Nick Rimando, spoiling his bid for a third straight shutout.
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As I was driving home, I was taking a mental inventory of what's in my fridge and pantry. I shop at Trader Joe's on Fridays, so I had a fresh package of their flour tortillas in my grocery bag, and I had picked up a bag of their packaged three-cheese mix. I was planning on making quesadillas for dinner, since those are always so quick to do.
It's funny how I hoard recipes in my brain. Suddenly, I remembered this recipe for Tortilla and Black Bean Pie, that I had bookmarked in one of my Martha Stewart Everyday Food cookbooks a very long time ago. I always thought that it looked so pretty, as a layered tortilla pie. Well, what do you know? I had all the ingredients! Quesadilla could wait for another time. It was time to make this recipe:
TASTING NOTES: What you don't see is the cilantro nor salsa, that is the perfect garnish for this dinner. My opinion of this dish is very simple. I like it! It's good. It's flavorful. It's hearty. It's meatless, but still very filling. My husband went back for seconds, and I'm not surprised. He loves black beans and corn so I knew this would please him. Even though I used one whole jalapeno, this was not at all spicy. The beer? The beans didn't taste like beer, in a good way. I love beer, but I would think it adds just a bit more flavor to the beans. I'm sure you could use water, instead.
The tortilla edges get a little crunchy, from the melted cheese. The interior of the tortillas becomes very soft-- pretty much like an enchilada.
So, I decided this recipe is worth sharing, because I would make this again. I would think I could easily add some cooked chicken to this, for a little extra protein. I hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.
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Extreme weather finds even longtime no-tillers fighting washouts and erosion. Bill and Babetta Lucke of Persia, Iowa, 12-year no-till veterans, have a stellar soil-saving system, including terraced slopes and miles of grass waterways. "These things help a lot," Bill says, but with torrential rains and the 2012 drought, "we still lose some soil." Buffeted by weather extremes like so many Corn Belt farms, their 1,000 acres lie in the fertile loess hills of southwest Iowa.
The most effective way to slow your topsoil and keep it in place is less tillage, says Iowa State University (ISU) Extension Field Agronomist Clarke McGrath, in southwest Iowa. "Nothing can prevent all soil erosion, but established no-till fields will have better erosion resistance and water infiltration than minimum-till fields, and minimum-till fields will be better than conventional till."
Worst erosion in 25 years
In 2012, several factors combined to cause "the worst erosion I've seen in 25 years, especially in southwest Iowa," McGrath says. There was more tillage than normal due to compaction problems, glyphosate-resistant weeds and more continuous corn. Even shallow tillage loosens soil and residue, he says. "In southwest Iowa, that's not working as well as no-till to reduce soil erosion."
The 2012 drought raised erosion risk in many places. Drought-stricken crops produced less and more fragile residue, exposing more soil surface to the elements in this recent more variable and extreme weather.
Persistent drought also weakens soil structure, says Mahdi Al-Kaisi, ISU agronomist. That's because microbial activity, which builds soil aggregates, slows down when it's dry.
Meanwhile, intense rains have become more common – summer of 2012 aside, McGrath says. "Our rainstorms the last five years have gotten increasingly severe." In a pounding storm, raindrops can hit the ground at 20 mph, splashing as high as 4-5 ft., Al-Kaisi says. Splashed soil particles "clog surface pores, which in turn reduce water infiltration, increase water runoff and increase erosion."
The problem is worst in fields with poor residue cover. Soils with little residue are also prone to crusting after hard rains, he adds. In addition, these crusts "create conditions extremely conducive to soil erosion following rainfall events."
In the Corn Belt, 70% of highly erodible cropland – more than 14 million acres – is losing soil faster than the NRCS's "tolerable" rate of 5 tons/acre/year, according to the 2007 NRCS National Resources Inventory, its most recent. And that percentage has barely budged since 1992. NRCS considers about a quarter of the Corn Belt's cropland to be highly erodible.
No-till and terraces stem soil losses
The Luckes shifted from a conventional two-pass tillage system to no-till in the mid-1990s after Babetta joined the Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District board of commissioners.
Bill experimented for three years before he switched over to no-till for both soybeans and corn, comparing yields in side-by-side trials. "I couldn't see any yield differences at all," he says. In a good year, his soils are capable of producing 190-210-bu. corn and 50-60-bu. soybeans.
Bill broadcasts P and K in the fall and injects anhydrous ammonia in the spring. Front coulters and trash whippers on his Kinze planter provide adequate residue management for corn, he says. He removes the trash whippers for soybean planting. His no-till weed management system includes pre-emergence soil-applied herbicides for both corn and beans followed by a post-emergence glyphosate application. "We've had good luck with this system."
In the decade since they quit tilling, the Luckes have watched their soil organic matter climb, and the soil seems softer, Bill says. Water cuts fewer field gullies, and "our terraces last probably twice as long because they're not filling in with silt and sediment."
The Luckes have also invested in some grass buffers along creeks, two water-storage ponds that collect runoff, and spillways on two ditch outlets to trap sediment. Bill also spends a lot of time maintaining his grass waterways and terraces.
Of all these conservation practices, no-till and terraces are the most effective for holding on to the topsoil, they say. "The water quality is better with the terraces, too," Bill says, "and residue from the no-till holds the soil and chemicals from going into the streams." But, "the terraces need to be maintained to be effective." At harvest, he maps spots in need of repairs. "We see a lot of terraces full of sediment, so they will not hold water after heavy rains."
Put soil back
Despite these efforts, it's still "a constant fight to hang on to our soil," Bill says. Intense rainstorms continue to carve out field gullies, which transport sediment. Farmers often disk these small ditches closed, but Bill takes a different tactic.
A few years ago, he bought an 8-yard Big Dog Scraper. Every fall, he pushes soil back up the hills to fill the field gullies. "We round them up a bit and pack it really good so it doesn't move. It takes some time, but it's well worth it." Filled with fertile topsoil that has washed downhill over the decades, the repaired gullies sometimes "yield better than the rest of the field."
A lot of growers in the region are now doing the same thing, McGrath adds.
For the Luckes, soil stewardship is all about preserving future productivity, Babetta says.
Beyond that, Bill adds, "It's the right thing to do. I have a responsibility to do the best job possible to take care of and improve it and make it better than when I started farming."


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How many channels' current does the circuit current (ICC) value of an operational amplifier indicate?
The circuit current value indicates the total for all channels incorporated in a single package (2 channels: dual type; 4 channels: quad type). Note that this value is calculated assuming there is no load on any channel; in other words, a current that flows through the power supply pins when the output current is 0 A is assumed.
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Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: Despite size, UNH a whirlwind of activityBY JOSEPH W. McQUAID
January 12. 2014 3:54PM
In the grand scheme of American colleges and universities, the University of New Hampshire might appear a bit on the small side. But don't let the looks of the Durham campus (postcard-pretty on a sunny January day) deceive. There is a broad and deep array of activity going on at UNH.
Head football coach Sean McDonnell, who has just declined an offer from rival University of Massachusetts, is planning a new season that will feature night games for the Wildcats, thus freeing up space for statewide high school championship games. The latter will give high school footballers the same thrills that their basketball cousins have long had playing in the Lundholm Gym.
Up at Kingsbury Hall, mathematics instructor "Tom" Zhang is busy packing his bags for Princeton for a three-month stint in the program where Albert Einstein used to put chalk to blackboard. Einstein would have been impressed with the unassuming Chinese native whose work on a math problem known as the Twin Prime Conjecture made international news last year.
Walk through any of the modern science and engineering buildings on campus and you will be forgiven if you think you are at a United Nations general assembly meeting. The names on the office doors are from around the globe.
Researchers and grad students from Scotland to Iran, and Americans from Chapel Hill, Boston University, and the West Coast have all been drawn to UNH for a variety of opportunities of which I was but dimly aware. But some 40 members of an industry consortium who help fund the research, and benefit from it, are keenly cognizant of UNH these days.
A visit last week left my head spinning. I wasn't sure if it was from the 3-D touch screen that a CCOM (Coastal and Ocean Mapping) researcher had developed to better chart and graph undersea mysteries (something called bathymetry is involved); or if it was meeting up with the folks who have, once again, put UNH research into outer space.
The latter group includes Prof. Harlan Spence and grad student Alex Crew. They have been working with the National Science Foundation and showed me the Kindle-sized box in which their even smaller device is currently in orbit collecting daily data on radioactive microbursts. Work like this may one day help our modern world cope with cosmically-caused blackouts and the like.
One day even sooner, parents and kids who are drawn to a high school football championship at Cowell Stadium will want to venture up the road to check out the state university. It is an amazing place. Now all President Mark Huddleston has to do is figure out how to stop the steep cost curve, and avoid the drafty windows in T-Hall.
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The vulnerability of human populations and natural systems to climate change
differs substantially across regions and across populations within regions.
Regional differences in baseline climate and expected climate change give rise
to different exposures to climate stimuli across regions. The natural and social
systems of different regions have varied characteristics, resources, and institutions,
and are subject to varied pressures that give rise to differences in sensitivity
and adaptive capacity. From these differences emerge different key concerns
for each of the major regions of the world. Even within regions however, impacts,
adaptive capacity, and vulnerability will vary. [5]
In light of the above, all regions are likely to experience some adverse effects
of climate change. Table SPM-2 presents in a highly
summarized fashion some of the key concerns for the different regions. Some
regions are particularly vulnerable because of their physical exposure to climate
change hazards and/or their limited adaptive capacity. Most less-developed regions
are especially vulnerable because a larger share of their economies are in climate-sensitive
sectors and their adaptive capacity is low due to low levels of human, financial,
and natural resources, as well as limited institutional and technological capability.
For example, small island states and low-lying coastal areas are particularly
vulnerable to increases in sea level and storms, and most of them have limited
capabilities for adaptation. Climate change impacts in polar regions are expected
to be large and rapid, including reduction in sea-ice extent and thickness and
degradation of permafrost. Adverse changes in seasonal river flows, floods and
droughts, food security, fisheries, health effects, and loss of biodiversity
are among the major regional vulnerabilities and concerns of Africa, Latin America,
and Asia where adaptation opportunities are generally low. Even in regions with
higher adaptive capacity, such as North America and Australia and New Zealand,
there are vulnerable communities, such as indigenous peoples, and the possibility
of adaptation of ecosystems is very limited. In Europe, vulnerability is significantly
greater in the south and in the Arctic than elsewhere in the region. [5]
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