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|2012-11-20, 11:12
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Age: 26
(my clear list showed 100% choices completed, but the messages is still 99% completed. Am I supposed to play again 'til I have read ALL the messages ? Seems like a pretty boring to me, so I'd rather not wasting my time)
Nevermind, I can always look at the TIPS on TLWiki
Yes, I found the TimeLine inside Never7 Folder. Pretty interesting ! But with my limited reasoning and understanding I guess I'll take a look for spoilers and many many many theories from everyone !
Spoiler for timeline:
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|2012-11-21, 14:46
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May of 2003, huh? That means it took only 10 months from start of development to release (March 2004), or 12 if counting the plot planning. Considering the game needs to be completed at least a month before release (for final testing, pressing the discs, shipping to stores, etc), that's a surprisingly short development time.
Are there any clues whatsoever to there being problems during development, and Remember11's lack of closure being a result of that? I hear it a lot, but I've never seen any proof pointing towards this being the case, and the more I hear about it the more unlikely it seems:
Spoiler for Contains some (major) R11 spoilers:
Spoiler for Spoilers for Never7, Ever17 and Remember11:
GundamAce, this may be a good clue in solving this mystery, maybe you know this: Is there any specific known reason why Takumi Nakazawa left KID, other than to start his own company (or perhaps that, but more detailed - why did he start his own company instead of staying with KID)?
|2012-11-22, 05:45
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Now I've unlocked ALL the tips (but too lazy to read the detailed and complicated ones such as quantum mechanic theory lol)
After I've read several opinions and perspectives from everyone, sounds that my theory earlier was very very stupid
Can anyone translate this site please ? http://web.archive.org/web/201003280...kousatu_c.html
Looks like it provides several informations to clear up some mysteries , but unfortunately, this site is on Japanese, so I can't understand at all T_T (just translate roughly with Google Translate only confuse me)
Apparently only a bit of them have been translated on http://explainremember11.wordpress.com/ but I'm curious for the others !
|2012-11-22, 07:24
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Personally, I would say one of the biggest reason for the lack of closure as compared to the 2 previous works in the Infinity series is due to the change of scenario planner. N7 and E17 were both conceptualised by Uchikoshi, while R11 was conceptualised by Nakazawa. Both have their own style of conceptualising as shown from how the story progress.
A Q&A with Uchikoshi regarding 999's development:
Q: The characters and plot are all really well done in this game. I was just curious as to how you developed them all so well. What do you work on first; plot or characters? How do you know when they're complete? Where do you draw inspiration from?
A: For me, I first start by creating a rough draft of the characters' personalities. Then I make a sort of rough draft of the setting. Next, I figure out the "twist" for the story, and work toward that by coming up with a plot that fits that particular twist perfectly. So the "twist" comes first, basically. Of course, the characters and the setting that I come up with early on almost always end up drastically changed. I write a rough draft, then draw a line, then erase my rough draft, then draw a new line... It's just that process over and over. I don't know when it's "done" until I finish writing the whole script. I always write my stories thinking "I wonder what's going to happen to these guys afterwards?" Overall, I don't change the "twist", but I will change the story A LOT to get to it. So far as inspiration goes, all that I can say is that it mostly comes from me, while I'm writing my drafts. I believe that when I concentrate very hard on writing, all of my worldly thoughts just go away, so perhaps that has something to do with it. Also, this particular idea is in the game as well, but I need some danger to have that moment of clarity and inspiration. The closer I get to a deadline, the more I'll think "Crap! The deadline is coming up!" and that helps me come up with great ideas. So I'll try to work myself into a corner like that, and I also have the product manager and the other people on the team to help me out by getting me into that mode of thinking.
Assuming he does this also with N7 and E17, he thinks up the twist 1st before writing up the scenarios. This results in an explosive twist since the whole story is built around it, but it affects the story in a way that sometimes it feels too forced or too slow in the early to mid stages.(Evident from N7,E17,12R and even 999 to a certain extent)
I'm assuming(from the chinese translation of the booklet), Nakazawa thought of a setting 1st, before sitting down to write. This results in a great storyline, but since the twist was not clearly thought of before that, he digs a hole too large for him to fill, creating an inproper ending . IIRC, there were talks on the development budget as compared to development time which limited them. Not surprising if you look at the complicated system inside R11.
|2012-11-22, 09:47
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(By the way, the plot itself was thought up by Nakazawa and Uchikoshi together, based on Nakazawa's idea, so if the plot was undoable and Uchikoshi knew what kind of plots were doable and which ones weren't, Uchikoshi would've solved that problem two months before development.)
|2012-11-22, 10:06
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Location: Japan
From what I read, the first two things Nakazawa came up with were "snowy mountain" and "transfer phenomenon". Of course, the initial idea for Ever17 was "people trapped in an underwater facility", and the initial idea for Never7 was
Spoiler for Minor N7 spoilers:
Some other sites seem to imply that there was some sort of conflict amongst the staff (Kotaro Uchikoshi using a pseudonym that he's never used elsewhere seems to add credibility to this theory). Time might not have also been the issue, given that Uchikoshi was given a lot of time to write 12Riven (even without the delay due to KID's bankrupcy. Of course, this required him to work in the office for long hours on end, but this is apparently normal for Japanese employees).
|2012-11-23, 20:36
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Terabyte discs may be on sale by 2015. That's a couple years late, but still awesome. (via Nakazawa's twitter)
Now it's just a matter of waiting for
-DSM-VI (they're still working on DSM-V, they're pretty slow with that)
-Retinal Scanning Display
-True human-like AI
Spoiler for Remember11:
Wonder if we'll get RSD and human-like AI before DSM-VI.
|2012-11-24, 04:02
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Location: Indonesia
Age: 26
|2012-11-24, 19:22
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Spoiler for TIPS 99:
|2012-11-24, 19:22
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|2012-12-02, 23:44
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So guys, I just finished this game today. Thought it was awesome, though the infodumping was a bit mind numbing. I don't think I liked this as much as Ever17, but it's still an awesome game;
Anyway, I have a question about a certain plot point that was apparently never cleared up in the main story...
|2012-12-03, 00:11
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|2012-12-04, 00:40
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Still, is there a walkthrough I can find which tells me how I can get all the endings? There are a lot of endings, and trying to find all of them without a walkthrough seems like quite the pain...
EDIT: Nevermind, found one on page 2 of the thread. Thanks for that!
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|2013-07-07, 22:03
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About Inubushi...
I finished this game, love it ^^
Does anyone know of any game with a heroine like Inubushi (or Hotori while Satoru is at SPHIA?) please? ^^"
It doesn't have to be translated, and eroge is fine. I just found her personality incredibly attractive.
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|2013-12-31, 10:56
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NOTE: I just got Satoru Chapter Epilogue, I don't have most of the bad ends, my TIPS is incomplete, I didn't read any wiki or discussion about the ending, I haven't play any other Infinite series vn yet.
Spoiler for My opinions and deductions:
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|2015-03-20, 17:14
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So today I read the Wikipedia article on the Dyatlov Pass incident, and I couldn't help but note the similarities to the snowy mountain part of Remember11.
Spoiler for Remember11:
I wonder if this incident is one of the inspirations for the events of Remember11.
|2016-06-09, 15:26
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I'd like to start by apologizing for bumping such an old thread, but I see no others related to the question I want to ask. I hope it's a fairly simple one.
Spoiler for Remember11 Drama CDs:
Spoiler for Remember11 Drama CDs:
I know this is a very specific and odd thing to ask, but it actually has a big impact on something I'm thinking. If anyone happens to know this information, still browses this place, and can verify that what Gundam posted as a translation was complete, I'd be much obliged.
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Robin of Where I Come From, bless yore heart. I am delighted to receive the Happy 101 Award from you. You have helped put me into a totally silly and cheerful mood tonight, so I dedicate the following post to you. Because #1 on your list of things that make you happy was "Being a Mom," the theme of this post will be the Top 10 Things That Make Me Happy About Being a Mom.
(Folks, if you have not checked out Where I Come From, do it now. Robin has a very forthright and engaging writing style that will delight you.)
(I also see that Where I Come From is also an elite … ahem … Texas-linked blog, and will add it to the "Texas Team" forthwith.)
Top 10 Things That Make Me Happy About Being a Mom
1. Still being able to shock my daughters.
2. Still seeing the looks of wonder and excitement as they check out their stockings on Christmas morning.
3. Learning to sympathize with and understand my own mother by experiencing first-hand how difficult it is to be a mother.
4. Having a daughter to speak Russian to and geek out about linguistics with (older daughter).
5. Having a daughter who even loves the "pest birds" (grackles and blackbirds) who visit our backyard and says, "They're God's creatures, too" (younger daughter).
6. Having daughters who love all the same science fiction stuff that my husband and I love, who love some of the same music we do, and who like to watch Top Gear and Junkyard Wars with us. (However, Daughter #2: Stealing Mom's Dr. Who scarf is not cool.)
7. No longer having to continually get up in the middle of the night because we had babies who Just. Wouldn't. Sleep.
8. Having to be careful about drinking liquids around my daughters because they can quickly crack me up with an off-the-cuff remark to the point that … well, you know, the tea comes out my nose. (Daughter #1, please do not say: "Thanks for the visual, Mom.")
9. Having someone to inherit my genealogy research.
10. Having daughters who have been known to say: "Mom, you need to put that broom down and come with us. We all need to get manicures and pedicures, pronto."
Sunday, January 10, 2010
For Robin of Where I Come From
Posted by Greta Koehl at 4:13 PM
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This 101 list has spread like wildfire today. I have read so many lists and composed my own.ReplyDelete
Like you I didn't choose the usual answers. I must say your list is the best one I have read yet. Well done.
Thanks, Lori. You're right, this list has really spread. It's fun to find some of the unusual things people have included.ReplyDelete
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"We are going to have to get off their drug..." is how former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins describes Dell's dependence on payments from Intel to meet their financial targets in messages to Michael Dell from 2004, released by the SEC.
The SEC's charges centre around an agreement Dell had with Intel years ago not to use AMD chips in exchange for "large exclusivity payments", which Dell became seriously dependent on:
The SEC alleges that Dell did not disclose to investors large exclusivity payments the company received from Intel Corporation to not use central processing units (CPUs) manufactured by Intel's main rival. It was these payments rather than the company's management and operations that allowed Dell to meet its earnings targets. After Intel cut these payments, Dell again misled investors by not disclosing the true reason behind the company's decreased profitability.
The NYT says that other messages "talk about Dell needing to beg Intel for money to meet quarterly goals".
The result? A $US100 million penalty for Dell and $US4 million for Michael Dell himself. Ouch. [Bits, SEC]


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Graham County Railroad Company
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North Carolina Digital Collections search results for Graham County Railroad Company
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"Brand new Graham County Railroad Company's Shay/ Number 1925 stands outside the Lima Locomotive Works/ factory in Lima, Ohio in February, 1925." Image available from the North Carolina Historic Sites. Available from http://collections.ncdcr.gov (accessed June 19, 2012).
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Over the past few weeks I
Over the past few weeks I have been reading a lot about the RRs in WNC during the late 1800s and early 1900s. One item that is of particular interest to me is that the Graham County RR had purchased a used steam locomotive and had it sent to Asheville for repairs in 1916. The WNC area had a horrific flood in July that year and it was reported this steam engine was washed away and was never found (as of 2007). I am curious to know if, in fact, this engine was never recovered. I live in Asheville and would love to try and go find it, if it is still out there.
Hi -- thanks for writing to
Hi -- thanks for writing to NCpedia with this question about the locomotive engine "Shay".
"Shay" is located at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. Following restoration at the museum in the late 1980s, it was used to pull the museum's on-site train ride for a number of years. According to the museum's website, it is currently not in service while being overhauled.
You can find more information on the museum's website at http://www.nctrans.org/exhibits/rail-equipment----steam-locomotives.aspx
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German prosecutors said on Friday they had arrested two Dutch people suspected of involvement in a global cyber theft of $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks.
On Thursday U.S. prosecutors said a criminal gang had withdrawn the money from cash machines in 27 countries.
The Duesseldorf prosecutor's office said a 35-year-old male and a 56-year-old woman had been caught on Feb. 19 withdrawing 170,000 euros in Duesseldorf using Bank of Muscat credit cards. In total, $2.4 million dollars had been withdrawn in seven German cities.
(Read More: US Charges Eight in $45 Million Cybercrime Scheme)
"We have arrested two Dutch people in Germany who apparently took part in this crime," a spokesman for the office said.
He added the two had come to Duesseldorf with the purpose of withdrawing the money in Germany. The two suspects are accused of computer fraud and faking credit cards.
Germany's BdB banking association said it was not aware of any banks in Germany suffering losses as a result of the scheme.
The hackers increased the available balance and withdrawal limits on prepaid MasterCard debit cards issued by Bank of Muscat of Oman, and National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah PSC (RAKBANK) of the United Arab Emirates, according to the complaint by U.S. prosecutors.
(Read more: Experts Fear More 'Flash Mob' Cybercrime to Come)
They then distributed counterfeit debit cards to "cashers" around the world, enabling them to siphon millions of dollars from cash machines in a matter of hours.


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5 Years of KDE Community Forums
The KDE Community makes software; most of the people in the Community are software developers. However, this large and extensive community includes more than just the people who write software. Among the many non-technical contributors there are translators, bug finders and fixers, writers, promoters, and those who provide user support. User support is critical to KDE's success, because it provides a way for technical issues to be properly reported to people who can do something about them.
The KDE Community Forums is the main way users can receive support from KDE. The Forums have more than 40,000 threads and over 200,000 posts. With a large number of registered users, the Forums make up the foundation for KDE user support and communication about software and applications. On October 12, 2013, KDE Forums reached a significant milestone: their five year anniversary.
How did it all begin?
The KDE Community Forums were founded to address the need for proper user support communication. Not all users were familiar or practiced with the communication channels then in use such as mailing lists and IRC. A few unofficial forums related to KDE technology had appeared on the Internet. Unfortunately, these had problems like spam and lack of maintenance. These issues prompted the creation of proper official forums. Staffed by a few community contributors, the KDE Forums began their evolution toward a valuable place in the KDE Community.
Turning points
For KDE developers, forums were rather alien with a completely different workflow from what was in use. So acceptance took some time. But the Forum staff didn't stay idle. They started some initiatives to promote contributions to KDE, such as "Klassrooms" where a small group of people ("students") would do simple tasks—coding and non-coding—over the course of one or two weeks, including small patches and screencasts. Initiatives like the System Settings rewrite originated in the Klassrooms. The Klassrooms were quite successful.
The forum staff, inspired by an idea of Sayak "sayakb" Banerjee, built a system to handle feature requests so that they could be screened and discussed prior to the submission to KDE's bug tracker. This system, KDE Brainstorm, provided for a space for useful interactions between users and developers.
Even with these successes, the Forums were still not firmly established within the KDE Community itself. And then the Forum staff was contacted by the Amarok team to explore the possibility of moving their already-established forum to a new home. With efforts from both sides, topics and users were successfully migrated. This was just the first step. More and more community members asked for forums to be created in order to provide more convenient support for users. The KDE Forums had become an important part of the KDE Community.
Myriam Schweingruber from the Amarok team writes:
Strengthening bonds in the community
Thanks to the Forums, ties between developers and users became stronger. This was clear when the Krita Forums opened, offering not only a place for discussion, but also a way to showcase artwork made with the software. Currently, it is one of the most active areas of the KDE Community Forums, regularly visited by developers, artists and potential users from outside the KDE Community. Boudewjin Rempt, a Krita developer and team leader, describes the experience:
Today more external forums are coming under the KDE Community Forums umbrella, the latest being user support for the acclaimed video editor, Kdenlive.
More and more developers are also taking advantage of this infrastructure. As KDE Telepathy and KDE Frameworks 5 hacker Martin Klapetek says:
Non-English speakers are also welcome in the KDE Community Forums, thanks to several language-specific forums.
How are the KDE Forums possible?
This five-year endeavour was only possible thanks to the awesome Forum staff. The continuous exchange of ideas, proposals and opinions from the various staff members gave a tremendous push toward integration of the Forums with users and developers. It has truly provided a home for all KDE Community members. The author is part of the Forum administration team, and he is proud of working daily with awesome people.
Of course, the KDE Forums continue to evolve. Large changes are on the horizon for KDE software with KDE Frameworks 5. And of course the Forums will keep pace, showing how great a FOSS community can be.
5 Years
Congrats! A real achievement milestone. KDE Community Forums is a valued asset, one I hope remains for years to come.
By Snowhog at Sun, 2013/10/13 - 6:43pm
The Forums are nice and all, but ...
The Numbers you name look impressive, but over a span of 5 years? And these numbers even include the imported posts from former forums, so there is actual even less activity.
Same with Brainstorm, there is so little activity it is almost dead. This can hardly be considered as a success. One gets actually more response in the bug tracker... :(
I wish the forum good luck for the next five years, but if these should be *alive* years, there _must_ be more promotions from within KDE software...
By The at Mon, 2013/10/14 - 9:09am
Well considering Brainstorm,
Well considering Brainstorm, it certainly is (as good as) dead and it definitely has failed to replace BKO (bugs.kde.org) for feature requests.
By Well at Wed, 2013/10/16 - 12:11am
Website links
Yes, making them as apparent as possible is a good idea. It is good to hear it is on its way finally.
At least, edu.kde.org has a link under the "Support" menu item. Okular also has such a connection, perhaps other websites, too.
So, it is at least good. :)
By Laszlo Papp at Tue, 2013/10/15 - 3:28pm


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As lottery fever grips the nation, I thought it might be good to go back and revisit a lottery story I did a couple of years ago.
Imagine this: As you're reading these words, you're struck dead by a bolt of lightning. What are the odds?
Well, actually, the odds are 2,320,000 to 1. So you should be feeling pretty safe right now. But if you think those odds are comforting, you should feel the opposite when you learn the odds of winning a lottery.
Your chance of winning a state lottery are about 18 million to 1. Sound bad? It's practically a sure thing when compared to Mega Millions. That multi-state lottery features odds of 176 million to 1.
Here's how the lottery stacks up against some other unlikely events, collected from this site as well as a few others from around the web.
- Odds of winning Mega Millions: 176,000,000 to 1
- Odds of winning the PowerBall: 80,089,128 to 1
- Odds of being an astronaut: 13,200,000 to 1
- Odds of drowning in a bathtub: 685,000 to 1
- Odds of dating a supermodel: 88,000 to 1
- Odds of writing a New York Times best seller: 220 to 1
- Odds of becoming a pro athlete: 22,000 to 1
- Odds that the pilot of your airliner is a convicted drunk driver: 117 to 1
- Odds of bowling a 300 game: 11,500 to 1
- Odds of dying from Snake, Bee or other Venomous Bite or Sting 100,000 to 1
- Odds of getting a royal flush in poker with the first five cards dealt: 649,740 to 1.
- Odds of winning an Academy Award: 11,500 to 1.
- Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
- Odds of actual death by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1
- Odds of being considered possessed by Satan: 7,000 to 1
Granted, some of these odds are, well, odd. For example, the odds of writing a bestseller would have to be higher than 220 to 1 if you never write, and the odds of bowling a 300 game would be nonexistent if you never bowl.
Presumably, these odds are derived by dividing the number of people in the world by the number of occurrences - not a very way accurate way to determine some of these things.
But the point is still glaring: winning the lottery - especially the big, multi-state kind - is such an unlikely event, the odds are practically zero.
As odd as those odds are, here's something even more odd
As I mention in the video above, a 1999 survey by the Consumer Federation of America and financial services firm Primerica found that 40 percent of Americans with incomes between $25,000 and $35,000 thought their best shot at paying for their retirement was winning the lottery.
And 27 percent said their best chance to save $500,000 in their lifetime was with a lottery score. And that survey was conducted before the recent recession - according to media reports, lottery fever is only getting worse.
That's not only odd, it's sad. What's worse, the money these folks are spending on the lottery can add up to real savings. As I said in the video, if you're 25, save $5 a day and invest it at 10%, by the time you're 55 you can have nearly $500,000.
I realize that earning a guaranteed 10% these days is also against the odds, but it can be done: check out my stock portfolio. Besides, interest rates on savings won't remain low forever. In the meantime, to find the best savings rates, check out our savings search tool.
Another better use for the money that goes to purchase tickets might be to pay down credit card debt - if you're paying 18 percent, that's like earning 18 percent, risk-free and tax-free.
Finally, here's a sobering thought: Even if you beat the odds and win the lottery, you could still go broke.
One example? Andrew Cicero of Muskego, Wisconsin, won $5.5 million in 1995 - 12 years later he was broke. "I thought I was set for life," Cicero told his local newspaper. "But it didn't work out that way."
Here's an article with 8 more examples of people who won the lottery, then lost it all.
Of course, losing your winnings isn't the worst thing that can happen. Consider the story of Abraham Shakespeare. Five years ago this Florida resident won $17 million in a lottery. Three years later his body was discovered buried under a concrete slab.
A woman who befriended him after he won was arrested as an accessory to his murder. Shakespeare's brother told the Associated Press that Shakespeare often told him that he wished he hadn't won the money and that would have been been better off broke.
Hard to argue he was wrong.
There are several great messages here:
- The lottery is exceedingly unlikely to make you rich.
- Even if you win the lottery, without some education, you could very easily end up broke again - or worse.
- If you can put just a few dollars together on a regular basis, your odds of accumulating a big nest-egg are excellent.
Nobody's suggesting you shouldn't have fun, and if you consider the lottery fun, go for it. But as a substitute for a consistent savings plan?
You're better off planning on a career as a pro athlete or looking online for a super-model to marry.
This post originally appeared on Money Talks News.


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One member of the Columbus Board of Education pushed for board President Carol Perkins to step down as the head of a special auditing committee after the district's internal auditor accused her of trying to cut short a data-rigging investigation.
One member of the Columbus Board of Education pushed for board President Carol Perkins to step down as the head of a special auditing committee after the district�s internal auditor accused her of trying to cut short a data-rigging investigation.
According to newly released emails, members of the board were set to hold a news conference on Aug.?2 � a week after The Dispatch reported that district Internal Auditor Carolyn Smith said Perkins had come to her office and pressured her to end her probe. But the news conference never occurred as the board apparently couldn�t agree on what to say.
Board member Mike Wiles wanted the board to announce that �President Perkins will be stepping down as chair of the Audit & Accountability Committee & appointing (insert name) as chair,� according to an email exchange between Wiles and board member Gary Baker.
�The discussion of Carol stepping down as chair of Audit and Accountability may be appropriate,� Baker responded. �I am willing to discuss this more.�
Neither Wiles nor Baker would elaborate yesterday. The district�s attorneys released the emails on Saturday because they pertain to a lawsuit filed by The Dispatch Printing Company that challenges the legality of seven closed board meetings.
Asked about the emails yesterday, Perkins said she remains chairwoman of the audit committee and president of the board, and �that all of the board members have the best interest at heart regarding the work of the district.� The internal auditor reports to the committee, which directs the office�s work and reviews audits.
Perkins has said she never tried to pressure Smith to drop her investigation, saying in July, � Any statement to the contrary is absolutely untrue.�
Another Wiles email on July 27 asked for a private meeting to discuss �personnel issues� involving three employees, including Superintendent Gene Harris. Ohio law allows for private � executive sessions� to consider the status of an employee, including dismissal, discipline, demotion and pay.
Asked yesterday what about Harris� employment Wiles wanted to meet privately about, he declined to discuss it.
Perkins said the board has never discussed firing or disciplining Harris in response to the data-rigging allegations.
On Sept. 3, Wiles sent another email to the rest of the board asking for a private session to consider the dismissal or discipline of an unnamed employee; the board did not agree to the request.
Emails show that board members W. Shawna Gibbs and Hanifah Kambon had helped draft a statement that never was issued. Gibbs wouldn�t answer questions about it yesterday; Kambon couldn�t be reached.
Wiles berated their prepared statement as worthless and said it would be interpreted as � circling the wagons.�
In another email, Baker commented that �outside actors� caused the board �to throw out its long held plan to go back to the ballot in November.� A committee recommended last summer that the district postpone the property-tax request after some members worried that the then-brewing data investigation would hurt the measure with voters.
The board has never discussed at a public meeting that it had decided on a November 2012 levy, saying publicly that no decision had been made.


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Oglethorpe's 2013 Commencement Ceremony will be held this Saturday, May 18 at 9:00 a.m. on the academic quadrangle. President Larry Schall and Board of Trustees Chair Norman P. Findley will preside over the commencement ceremony for approximately 225 graduates. During the ceremony, Oglethorpe also will present honorary degrees (Doctor of Humane Letters) to two accomplished alumni: John Frederick ("Fred") Agel, Sr. '52 and Donald J. Rubin '56.
"Oglethorpe is pleased to honor two alumni who have remained committed to this university for the past five decades," said President Schall. "Both have generously given back in their communities and invested in the ongoing success of today's students, embodying the Oglethorpe ideal to 'make a life, make a living and make a difference.'"
Both honorary degree recipients will address the Class of 2013. Other speakers will include Senior Class President Carl Anthony Golden II '13, Oglethorpe University National Alumni Association President John Cleveland Hill '01 and Debra A. Bryant '13, the 2011-2012 David Wills Presidential Fellow. Additional commencement details are available online.
Fred Agel, a World War II veteran and an Oglethorpe alumnus of the class of 1952, is a retired sales agent for Bowman Distribution and a champion of leadership in public health. Mr. Agel has remained an active volunteer with the university for many years, including serving on the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees since 2008. Mr. Agel formerly served as President of the Oglethorpe National Alumni Association Board and has volunteered in the University Archives, the Office of Admission and the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. He is a 1985 inductee into the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame and is the 1987 recipient of the Talmage Award, which recognizes alumni who contribute time, talent or financial resources to one or more programs of the university and/or is distinguished in the business or professional world. Mr. Agel has been a generous donor to the university over the years, and established The J. Frederick Agel, Sr. '52 Endowed Scholarship, awarded annually to two rising seniors who contribute significantly to student life and who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Mr. Agel has been an active leader in his community, supporting and volunteering with numerous organizations, including the DeKalb County Board of Health, DeKalb County United Way Council, DeKalb County Council on Literacy, DeKalb County Community Service Board, Episcopal Charities Foundation, Jerusalem House, Brookwood Atlanta Rotary Club, and with his church, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal. He is a founder of Senior Connections and founding member and organizer of the National Association of Local Boards of Health and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards, Inc. In recognition of his ongoing and heartfelt commitment to his community, Mr. Agel has earned numerous honors, including the national Kentucky Fried Chicken Senior Citizen Award for Outstanding Community Service. Most recently, he was named the 2013 Distinguished Older Georgian by The Georgia Council on Aging. He and his wife, Cathy, reside in Atlanta.
Donald Rubin, an Oglethorpe alumnus of the class of 1956, is the founder of MultiPlan, Inc., a major general service PPO health provider. Now retired, Mr. Rubin is a generous philanthropist and avid arts advocate. He and his wife, Shelley, founded The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, a family foundation based in New York City that began operation in 1995 and focuses on giving to arts and culture, health and human services, and civil liberty and social justice primarily in the Himalayan region and the New York City metropolitan area. The Rubins also established the Rubin Museum of Art (New York), where Mr. Rubin currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Rubins started collecting Himalayan art in the early 1980s and amassed a significant collection that became the core of the museum's holdings. Mr. Rubin also developed the Himalayan Art Resources website to catalog Himalayan and Tibetan art online from collections around the world. He initiated the Labor Arts Project to gather, identify and display examples of the cultural and artistic history of American working people and to celebrate the trade union movement's contributions to that history. A member of the Global Philanthropists Circle, Mr. Rubin has demonstrated a commitment to philanthropy throughout his life. Mr. and Mrs. Rubin have given generously to support the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, including a recent record donation to the endowment and numerous direct gifts to its permanent collection throughout the years. The Rubins have loaned artwork from their extensive personal collection for OUMA exhibitions, including: Goddess, Lion Peasant, Priest: Modern Indian Art from the Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin (2011); What is Cuban Art? Contemporary Cuban Art from the Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin (2009); Tibetan Contemporary Art: From the Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin (2009); A Shower of Jewels: Wealth Deities from the Rubin Museum of Art (2008); and, Lord of Compassion: Images of Avalokiteshvara from the Rubin Museum of Art (2008). The South Gallery of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will be renamed as The Shelley & Donald Rubin Gallery in May 2013 in their honor.


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Review: Deep Security is a solid IPS
Third Brigade's Deep Security is a well-designed, effective product with strong configuration and policy control capabilities.
Deep Security 4.5 from Third Brigade
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Facing an ever-growing number of attacks and stretched resources, more security managers are considering intrusion prevention systems (IPSes), capable of taking preemptive actions against attacks, to protect their systems.
Third Brigade's Deep Security is a host-based IPS consisting of installed agents and a centralized Web-based manager. Coupled with conventional antimalware tools, it adds an extra layer of desktop defense.
Policy Control: B+
Security managers can create detailed security policies--including highly granular packet filters, stateful inspection rules and payload filters--and define the actions to be taken (allow, log, block, alert) when rules are triggered. Deep Security comes with several useful security templates, such as a Web server policy that can be used as is or fine-tuned. Rules can be applied to both inbound and outbound traffic. Deep Security can also filter traffic by IP or MAC address.
Policies can be pushed globally to specific hosts or groups (for example, to a group of Web servers), which can be imported from Active Directory. Deep Security can also be synchronized with AD to automatically add or remove hosts. Once the hosts are imported from AD, Deep Security automatically applies appropriate policies.
We liked the use of digital signatures to authenticate the manager and agents, and verify the integrity of rules.
We were able to successfully create and distribute several different security policies for our test servers (for example, an FTP server policy).
Configuration/Management: B+
Using Third Brigade's excellent documentation, we were able to quickly and easily install the Deep Security manager and agents. Our manager had no problems initially detecting and connecting to our test agents, and then sending several different security policies. The browser-based management interface was clearly organized and easy to navigate.
Using the manager's role-based access control, we created multiple administrators with granular rights. Administrator actions are audited in detail.
Effectiveness: B+
The agents did an excellent job of protecting the servers on which they were installed. We ran many manual and automated attacks against our test servers; in every case, the agents' stateful firewall and deep-packet inspection resulted in the correct actions, like blocking or logging attacks.
Our tests included heuristic detection. Some of the payload filters define expected application data and can block malicious data based on its content. We included Nessus-generated attacks, which sent malicious data and executed unexpected actions with protocols, such as sending unusual FTP commands. Just as important, permitted traffic was allowed by the agents. Deep Security can do payload inspection on SSL traffic.
The agents seemed to have only a small impact on the functioning of our test servers' CPU utilization. We liked that many key tasks, like update hosts and generate report, can be scheduled.
Reporting: B
Managers will appreciate the customizable dashboard, which allows detailed drill-downs on many Deep Security events. Deep Security produces nine useful predefined reports in .pdf, .rtf or .csv format; however, customized reports cannot be generated.
Deep Security's packet and payload logging is very detailed. Logs can be sent to a syslog server; a variety of alerts can be sent as email notifications.
Deep Security is a well-designed, effective product with strong configuration and policy control capabilities. It can provide centralized, consistent management and protection across distributed servers.
Testing methodology
Our test network included a Windows XP laptop, an unmanaged switch and three Windows 2003 Web, FTP and domain controller servers.
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April 5, 2011
Jennifer Lindelof of Basehor gives her son Carson, 6, a lesson on civic duty Tuesday morning at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Lindelof was one of about 85 people who had voted by 9 a.m. at Holy Angels, where all Basehor residents are assigned to vote. Today is Election Day, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Basehor area residents can cast votes for city council and school board races.
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To the Editor,
The Randy Beaver Memorial Charity Golf Tournament was recently held on September 17.
Proceeds of over $8,000 are going to Avera Hospice and Woody's Charities.
We want to say a huge thank you to the following sponsors: $500 sponsors, Herum Excavation and NorthStar Bank & Agency.
$100 sponsors, Amy Upson, Avera Holy Family & Medical Group, Basin Electric Cooperative, Christensen Construction, Emmet County Employees, Emmet County Supervisors, Estherville Drug, Iowa Lakes Electric Coop, Iowa Protein Solution, Jacobson-Westergard & Associates, Jensen Furniture & Floors, L & M Janitorial Cleaning, Mid America Transport, Riverside Sinclair & Houseman Oil, and Sibley Equipment.
Under $100 sponsors, Employees Credit Union, Dale King Monuments, Grand Buffet, Mobile 54 DJ Chris Inman, Michaelson, Inc., Bill Hanson State Farm, and Super 8 Motel.
Another thank you to the following businesses or individuals that made donations: Woody's Pizza, Estherville Golf Course, Bay Hill, Connie Mart, ME's Body Shop, Design's by Annie, Kat's Bags by Annie, Aflac agent Diana Gesiriech, Jensvold Ford, Motor Inn, Doug Anderson Family, Bank of America, Springer Sales & Serve, Pepsi, Godfather's, Olson Chiropractic, Brandie Condon from Envy, Shear Attraction, Lori Sherling, Mediacom, SYSAJ, Cael Sanderson, Linda Brown, E & E Express, Leann Erbes, Estherville Printing, KILR, Estherville Daily News, Tammy Ebel, Kat's Bags by Annie Tendal, Becky Anderson, Marcia Howard, Melissa Mensing, Janette Young, Peggy Young, Larry Sundall, Mae Condon, Mary Ann Hoffmeyer, Chuck and Bev Zitterich, Emmet County Cattlemen's, John Pluth, Randy Cody, Bill Cother, Mike Dalen, and all the Emmet County employees that provided a salad or bars. (We apologize if we forgot anyone.)
There were 21 teams that enjoyed a great day of 18 holes of golf. Thanks to all those that participated in this event that Randy's sister, Lori King, held in his memory. Randy loved the game of golf and more importantly loved living in Emmet County and serving it to his best ability. He would be very humbled by this event's success. Thanks for touching his life in any way that you did and for making Emmet County a better place to "live, work, and play".
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Norma, Matt, Aaron Beaver & family
Ron, Cathy Beaver & family
Lori. Mark King & Family
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 06:23 am
Paper and perks, top issues for city clerk candidates
Democrat Frank Kunz, 3rd Ward alderman and candidate for mayor of Springfield, says "everything just moves quicker" at the city clerk's office since Cecilia Tumulty took the helm in 2003. Kunz began his career as alderman in 1999, the same year as Tumulty. He says she has made information a lot easier to come by and maintains more detailed minutes than in years past.
As part of a three-tiered plan Tumulty brought with her to the city clerk's office, she converted city council minutes, agenda and audio to digital files, lessening the burden of paper within the office. Now, there are city council records in a digital format available all the way back to 1994.
Tumulty is quick to point to a tall stack of documents piled high on any given day at her office at the Municipal Building as a true sign that changes still need to be made to bring the office of the city clerk into the 21st century, which is where the third phase of her plan comes in.
Documents are what keeps the office of city clerk moving, and the process is still very paper-driven. Ordinances and complaints are filed, sent to her for review and eventually make the trip to the mayor's office. As part of the third phase of her plan, Tumulty wants to convert original city ordinances, complaints and most documents sent to the city clerk's office into an online format that can be easily accessible through an electronic software program from any citywide office. Tumulty is authorized to handle municipal court clerical work, and with the new system in place, could keep attorneys, clients, municipal court officials and the police department up to speed with a click of a button, instead of having to duplicate paper copies and travel between city offices.
She says she has the support of the Springfield Police Department, the city treasurer, and several aldermen to put forth the $150,000 "workflow" program that she believes will save the city time and money in the long run, by eliminating an excess of paper documents and increasing communication time with city departments such as the mayor's office.
Tumulty plans to pay for the software through existing revenue and by redirecting her city-issued vehicle allowance of $3,300 to pay into the project. Tumulty says she, along with other city employees, has received a vehicle allowance each year since 2003, when she took office as city clerk. Opponent Andy Griswold sees the allowance as waste.
Tumulty sees the project as an investment in communication across city departments.
"It is my hope that the entire city of Springfield and all departments will make use of this technology," she says. "We have really accomplished the majority of the goals set out in that initial plan." Now the next step is making communication easier and files more accessible.
Mary Haynes, city clerk of Peoria since 1985, and a friend of Tumulty, says she has always found Springfield's city clerk's office to be well-managed. That's due in part to Tumulty's attention to detail as well as technological improvements.
"Cecilia's standards are high and she has been a valued friend through the years," Haynes says. "She runs a good operation. If you have a good thing going, why change it?"
Griswold hopes to answer that question, as he makes his first run for political office April 5.
A self-described traditional conservative, Griswold will host a fundraiser for Republican candidates at 5 p.m. Friday, March 12 in Erin's Pavilion at Southwind Park. Griswold says he has volunteered with various Republican campaigns but the office of city clerk caught his attention last year as an opportunity to get his foot in the door of city politics.
The 37-year-old sales consultant says he is frustrated with "perks" within the city clerk's office like pay raises and a vehicle allowance of $3,300, things that he says are unnecessary.
Tumulty acknowledges she has taken a pay raise of 3 percent each year in office, as have other city officers like the treasurer and the mayor.
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No partner for mortgage resolution
Local governments may be intrigued by a controversial proposal to seize mortgages held by investors to help struggling borrowers, but so far, no city or county wants to be the first to pull the trigger.
Local officials said they are concerned about a legal war that would ensue and whether the plan would be effective enough to justify the costs.
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The latest city to consider entering the fray — which relies on local governments exercising eminent domain powers — is Brockton, Mass., which on Monday voted to create a committee made up of local housing experts to look into the idea.
But Tim Cruise, who became president of the Brockton City Council this week, told POLITICO that does not mean the city is ready to go all in.
He said his attorneys and staff are split on the legality of the idea and are hesitant to go through with it only to have it rejected in court later.
"I don't want us to be testing the waters on this," Cruise said in an interview.
Testing these waters could be expensive.
Investor groups, which adamantly oppose the idea, threaten to aim their legal firepower at whichever local government makes the move, which could mean hefty legal bills for the local governments.
"Right now, no city appears even close to testing this outrageous and novel use of eminent domain," said Tom Deutsch, executive director of the American Securitization Forum, which represents investors, following his appearance on a panel hosted by the Center for American Progress last week.
The idea of using eminent domain to help out struggling borrowers drew national attention last year when San Bernardino County in California developed a joint powers authority to consider it after meeting with Mortgage Resolution Partners, the Wall Street firm that hatched the idea.
The county could issue a formal request for proposals on how to use these powers during a meeting scheduled for Jan. 24. This would be the furthest step taken by any government yet.
Wayne County, Mich., where half of the population lives in Detroit, was in talks with MRP last year but will not pursue the idea further, June West, a county spokeswoman, said Monday.
Since the eminent domain idea targeted only a sliver of the market there, county officials are looking at broader programs being developed by the state to help more homeowners.
West added that smaller communities, especially in Michigan, couldn't afford to take on the program's legal risks.
"In Michigan, there aren't very many communities flush with cash right now," West said. "Small town budgets get stressed pretty easily."
A spokesman for the city of Chicago's finance committee said a decision on whether to make a formal move toward considering going the eminent domain route is pending, but a source familiar with those plans said they've clearly been dismissed by the committee.
Supporters of the idea say they are not deterred.
MRP stands to profit heavily from the plan and has been pitching the idea for months to communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis without disclosing which specific areas are considering the option.
The number of local governments in talks with MRP, though, stands at 30, a source familiar with the progress said.


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They are left to be dreamers, imagining what it could be like if higher education were in their future. Some even drop out of high school because they don't see how a diploma will make a difference when most college and employment opportunities are closed to them.
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Tony Stewart's July sprint car crash cost him his season.
Back in July when Smoke went end-o at Southern Iowa Speedway and snapped his lower leg in half, the motorsports world was abuzz with the consequences of the event. Prior to the wreck Stewart sat 11th in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points and was running well enough to make the Chase for the Championship. The wreck ended those hopes and people started asking questions. Would Stewart keep racing Sprint Cars? Would his NASCAR sponsors, disappointed with the no Chase scenario, take their marketing dollars elsewhere? And more, but lost in all of the hubbub of what if scenarios was the fact that Stewart's team would go back and dissect the pile of Sprint Car now sitting in their shops to find out exactly what happened, how the car reacted and how they can make it safer for the future.
And that, my friends, is why Tony's wreck is good for short track racing. You cannot argue Stewart's influence over motorsports…driver, car owner, track owner, promoter. In racing, Stewart does it all. So when the team draws their conclusions about their accident we will all benefit from what is learned. Whether those conclusions are minor or major in their impact is largely irrelevant. Every little bit we learn about how to make our sport safer is a step forward in the right direction.
It is very easy for us, as race car drivers, to get complacent about safety. Let's face it, to climb into a race car, any race car, you have to have certain personality traits. Call those traits what you want—daredevil, thrill seeker, risk taker. The point is that as a group we are more than fine with putting our bodies in harm's way…if we weren't we wouldn't be doing it. And sometimes we can be our own worst enemies. How many people do you know who left the head-and-neck restraint in the trailer only to go out during practice and stuff it into the wall and get hurt? I know several.
We'll never make auto racing 100 percent safe and accident free but we can try. I don't want to sit here and sound like your mother. I just want you to think about safety as your ticket to having a long and, hopefully, winning career in short track racing. After all, it's pretty hard to race from a hospital bed.
In order to even attempt to reach that 100 percent we have to look at safety from a different direction. Your safety behind the wheel really begins with the foundation of your race car, which is one reason why I am so excited about this issue. The cover story this month is all about a new option for building race car chassis. It's called Docol and it comes from Indianapolis metals supplier AED Motorsports. The story starts on page 34, check it out. I think it will open your eyes.
The metals story isn't the only thing in this issue that will help get your game straight for the upcoming season. This issue also houses our giant Oval Track Buyer's Guide. This is our annual guide that lists every manufacturer and distributor of oval track racing components. It is literally the only reference point you need to get your shopping lists ready for the new season. The companies are divided into categories and sub-categories that are listed alphabetically. For example, you'll find Crane Cams listed under both Camshafts and Ignition (because it does both). Also the companies that are highlighted in red are current Circle Track advertisers. When making your purchasing decisions, Bob, Pete, and I would appreciate it if you considered their products first. After all, it is pretty hard to produce a magazine with all of our great tech without our advertisers who help pay the bills.
Finally this month I'd like to say I hope each and every one of you had the season you were hoping for. Racing takes a lot of hard work and sometimes the rewards can be few and far between. We here at Circle Track appreciate what you guys and gals do week in and week out. If you're hunting for that first top ten, first top five, first win, or 10th championship keep digging; it will come with dedication and desire. Oh yeah, remember, go fast & turn left.


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When traveling on the Mainland, you can pick up prescription drugs from one of HMSA's participating national pharmacies and pay the same copayment as you would at a participating pharmacy in Hawaii. The pharmacy will file your claim with HMSA.
To find a participating retail pharmacy on the Mainland, use CVS Caremark's Find a Pharmacy tool.
- Log in to My Account on hmsa.com.
- Select the Find a Pharmacy link from the menu on the right side of the My Account home page.
- Enter the ZIP code or city and state in which you are seeking a pharmacy.
- Click Search.
Some Mainland pharmacies that participate with HMSA are Albertsons, Costco, CVS, Kmart, Safeway, Sam's Club, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens.
You may also contact HMSA Customer Relations to confirm if a Mainland pharmacy participates with HMSA.
In addition, keep the following information in mind before purchasing prescription drugs from a participating pharmacy on the Mainland:
- You'll be required to have a written prescription to obtain your medication.
- Empty prescription containers marked "refill"aren't accepted.
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House explosion kills one in Lowell, Indiana
A dozen fire departments were on the scene of a house explosion in Lowell, Indiana Monday evening. One person was killed. Two firefighters were injured.
The Lake County Coroner's Office confirms one dead. Names and other info not yet available from local officials.
Debris is all that remains of a former house in the 100 block of East 181st Avenue in Lowell. Another house was engulfed in flames when firemen arrived after an explosion leveled the structure and damaged a nearby home.
One man was found dead at the scene of the explosion.
Lowell Fire reported a Lowell firefighter suffered a knee injury. Another firefighter may have been injured late Monday.
The two houses were relatively near each other, and no other structures were damaged.
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All too Common
You have questions. How do you get your answers? The methods and the tools used to help get those answers to business questions will vary per organization. For those without established BI solutions; using desktop database query and spreadsheet tools are...all too common. And...If there is a BI tool in place, usage and its longevity are dependent on its capabilities, costs to maintain it and ease of use for both development staff and business users. Decreased BI tool adoption, due to rising costs, lack of functionality and complexity may increase dependencies on technical resources and other home grown solutions to get answers. IT departments have numerous responsibilities. Running queries and creating reports may be ancillary, which can result in information not getting out in a timely manner, questions going unanswered and decisions being delayed. Therefore, the organization may not be leveraging its BI investment for what it was originally designed to do...empower business user to create actionable information.
(Read the similar experiences of Pentaho customer Kiva.org here at Marketwire: http://www.sys-con.com/node/1971384)
Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
The BI market is saturated with BI tools, from the well known proprietary vendors to the established commercial open source leaders and niche players. There are choices that include the "Cloud", on premise, hosted (SaaS) and even embedded. Let's face it and not complicate things...most, if not all, of the BI tools out there can do the same thing in some form or fashion. They are designed to access, optimize and visualize data that will aid in the answering of questions and tracking of business performance. Dashboards, Reporting and Analysis fall under a category I refer as "Content Delivery". These methods of delivering information are the foundation of a typical BI solution. They provide the most common means for tracking performance and identifying problems that need attention. But..did you know, there is usually some sort of prep work to be done, before that chart or traffic light is displayed on your screen or printed in that report. That prep work can range from simple ETL scripting to provisioning more robust Data Warehouse and Metadata Repositories.
Data Integration
Content Delivery should begin first with some sort of Data Integration. In my 15 years in the BI space I have not seen one customer or prospect challenge me on this. They all have "data" in multiple silos. They all have a "need" to access it, consolidate it, extrapolate it and make it available for analysis and reporting applications. Whether they use it already as second-hand data, loaded into an Enterprise Data Warehouse for historical purposes, or produce Operational Data Stores, they are using Data Integration. Whether they are writing code to access and move the data, using a proprietary utility or even some ETL tool, they are using Data Integration. It is important to realize that not all data needs to be "optimized" out of the gate, as it is not only the data that is important. It is how it will be used in the day to day activities supporting the questions that will be asked. This requires careful planning and consideration of the overall objectives that the BI tools will be supporting.
Well, How do I know what tools to use? - Stay Tuned
With so many tools available, how will you know what is right for the organization? Thorough investigation of the tools through RFIs, RFPs, self evaluation and POCs are a good start. However, make sure you are selecting tools based on the ability to solve your specific current AND future needs and not solely because it looks cool and provides only the "sex and sizzle" the executives are after. The typical need is always Reporting, Analysis, Dashboards. Little realize that there is a lot more to it than those three little words. In the next part of this article I will cover a few of the most common "BI Profiles" that are in almost every organization. In each profile I will cover the Pains, Symptoms and Impacts that plague organizations today as well as the solution strategies and limitations you should be aware of when looking at Pentaho.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
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It's been so long since I posted on my little blog, it has been quite neglected! I have been busy doing this and that and suddenly a whole month has nearly passed by! This weekend I will be at the Scrapagogo Getaway in Hertforshire with my friend Linzi, we are so looking forward to chilling out and having a laugh.
Sadly the Getaway means we will miss spending Halloween with our other friend Jo and we usually go round to her house with the kids, play games and go trick or treating so I have made a little card and gift for her.
Its all girly, pink and blingy!
A little gift tag and a bag to be filled with sweets.
The papers and image are from Pink Petticoat and the ribbons and gems are from my stash.
We have also had a special birthday with our little boy turning 7, so this card was for him from his big bro.
The papers and image are from Pink Petticoat again and I have used my cuttlebug to emboss some stars and cut them out and added faux stitching and buttons.
The little guy is also a huge Lego fan and as he was getting the Lego castle for his birthday, I made this card from hubby and I. The images are from the Lego website and I cut out some characters and stitched round the edge of the card.
He had a joint party with two other friends and we booked out a whole cinema screen to watch Marmaduke. I was in charge of making party bags ......60 of them!
Appart from that, I have also been trying some baking..
And have been making some homemade soups which the whole family loves, definately need more of this now it is getting colder!
I look forward to catching up with you all soon and showing my makes from Scrapagogo. Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!
Tracey x


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Hydrostatic transmissions (HSTs) are widely used in all types of mobile equipment. Not only are they compact and lightweight, but they allow great freedom in design by eliminating the physical constraints of drive shafts and right-angle gear drives. They also allow a wide variety of control configurations, such as speed, torque, and power limiting control, and load sensing. Furthermore, adding a second pump takes up little additional space, yet provides power and control for work functions.
Once a vehicle is moving, the challenge becomes how to stop it. HSTs also provide power for deceleration — and unlike mechanical brakes, no friction surfaces exist that need to be serviced regularly. HSTs convert the kinetic energy of a moving energy into fluid energy that can be dissipated by the hydraulic system. This hydraulic energy is instead stored in an accumulator. This configuration essentially converts braking energy into hydraulic energy, then back into mechanical energy to accelerate the vehicle. Although discussion of these hybrid hydraulic drives is beyond the scope of this article, it does demonstrate the versatility of hydrostatic drives.
However, when a machine's prime mover is shut down, so is the HST. Without the engine and HST operating, obviously, there is no power transmitted for propulsion. But what may not be so obvious is that with the HST disabled, braking may also be disabled. This is why most mobile equipment powered by an HST incorporates a spring-applied, hydraulically released parking (locking) brake at each wheel.
These brakes prevent wheels from rotating when there is no hydraulic pressure, which makes them effective as parking brakes. Once the HST is powered up, hydraulic pressure releases the brakes so the wheels can turn. And depending on the type, travel speed and mass of the machine, the brakes can also act as a fail safe device by applying braking force to the wheels when a catastrophic loss of pressure occurs — from a broken hydraulic line or severed hydraulic hose, for example.
The right configurations for the application
Different brake configurations are used depending on the type of machine. The parking brake is usually controlled by a 3-port, 2-position (3/2-way) directional control valve that is actuated electromagnetically. Energizing the solenoid of the 3/2-way valve routes pressurized fluid from the main hydraulic system to the brake. The hydraulic pressure then actuates a brake piston to release the brake.
Cutting power to the solenoid shifts the valve back to its relaxed state, so it routes fluid from the brake's hydraulic line to tank. With no pressure acting on the brake's piston, spring force then actuates the brake. Likewise, if some failure in the hydraulic system causes a loss of pressure, the brake's spring assembly will close the brake, causing the vehicle to stop. The spring assembly should be designed to apply enough force to stop the machine safely, even on an incline.
Towed in a hole
But there is one other situation: a vehicle is disabled and must be towed. With the engine not running or the hydraulic system out of commission, some means must be provided to release the parking brake.
The actuation of parking brakes is governed by DIN standard EN 500-1, "Mobile Road Construction Machinery — Safety." The standard specifies: Mobile road construction machines with an operating weight exceeding 2000 kg must be fitted with fixtures suitable for towing (hooks, rings, eyelets), making it possible for the machines to be towed away from the danger zone across short distances (less than 300 m)." But, again, the spring-loaded brake on a disabled machine will prevent it from being towed. Three methods have been developed to release the parking brake of a disabled vehicle: mechanical release, hydraulic release, and pressure-dependant resetting.
Mechanical release
Some manufacturers of hydrostatic wheel motors with an integrated parking brake use an emergency mechanical release. This release mechanism uses a threaded spindle or an eccentric tappet to compress the spring assembly, thereby releasing each brake separately. This solution is both cost-effective and efficient.
However, it does have some disadvantages. One is accessibility. Mechanics often have no choice but to lie under the machine and manipulate tools to release the brake. Furthermore, the operator is not given any feedback as to whether the brake has been fully released or not. And a machine stopped on an incline requires the brake to be released without the machine rolling down the slope at the same time — while a person is lying underneath the machine.
A procedure with an equally potential danger is the manual re-engagement of the parking brake, whether the vehicle is on a flat bed trailer, at the shop, or on the side of the road. Because the operator receives no indication (neither on the operator panel nor in any central location) as to the operating status of the brakes, all parking brakes must be inspected visually. Should the operator forget to unscrew the spindle or reset the eccentric tappet, the machine can still be operated even though the machine's parking or emergency brake cannot be applied.
Hydraulic release
Another simple solution to disengage the brake of a disabled vehicle is to use a ball valve and a hand pump. The ball valve serves as a connection between brake valve and brake cylinder. The hand pump can then be used to pressurize the brake's hydraulic line, thereby releasing the brake. This method saves time because, depending on the hydraulic circuitry, it disengages all brake cylinders simultaneously. Perhaps more importantly, it does not require a mechanic to crawl under the machine. This makes it possible to safely release the parking brake even when the machine is parked on an incline.
The position of the ball valve at a central position of the machine indicates the operating status of the parking brake. Some machine manufacturers fix the control lever in place with a screw in order to prevent the ball valve from being actuated inadvertently. This prevents unintentional disengagement of the parking brake. However, a mechanic could still forget to reset the ball valve once repairs are complete or when the towing procedure is finished. As with the mechanical release, this would leave the vehicle's parking brake disabled.
Indicating the switching position of the ball valve to the operator requires monitoring pressure in the brake line or position of the valve actuating lever. Because it is rarely necessary to interfere with the parking brake circuit, this type of monitoring is generally not implemented. Therefore, no convenient method is provided to determine whether or not the parking brakes have been disengaged.
Pressure-dependent resetting
The most effective solution would be to provide quick and easy disabling of the brakes, prevent unintentional disabling, and provide feedback so an operator knows if the parking brakes are operational or have been disabled. However, to be practical for machine builders, it cannot add substantially to the cost beyond that of the standard hydraulic solution.
Automatic pressure-dependent resetting of the changeover valve has been developed by Argo-Hytos, Bowling Green, Ohio. The solution is both simple and cost-effective. It does not interfere with the machine's control system and can be retrofitted into existing machines or integrated into new designs.
The Argo-Hytos solution works in a fashion similar to the standard hydraulic valve already described. It incorporates a manually actuated 2-port, 2-position (2/2-way) directional control valve fitted with a hydraulic resetting system. Pushing a button causes the 2/2-way directional valve to block flow between the brakes' cylinders and the main 3/2-way brake valve. A hand pump is then used to pressurize the line to the brake, which has now been isolated from the rest of the hydraulic circuit.
When the towing procedure is finished, the parking brake can be reengaged by pulling out the control button. If the operator forgets to reset the 2/2-way directional valve after repairing the machine, the valve will be reset automatically by the brake supply pressure. This resetting takes place regardless of whether or not the actual brake valve has been actuated or de-energized because the control signal in the pressure line is tapped upstream of the 3/2-way directional valve. This means the machine cannot be operated if the parking brake has been disabled unintentionally. The operator can be confident that the parking brake is operational simply by noticing that the control button is extended. This solution greatly improves the safety, efficiency, and reliability operation of mobile equipment.
An integrated solution
The valves are housed in a manifold block, which can also incorporate the hand pump. Three models are available for different applications. Model 1 consists of a pressure-switched 2/2-way directional control valve and a pressure relief valve. It is intended for machines already equipped with a hand pump. Model 2 is identical to Model 1 but it incorporates a hand pump into the manifold. Model 3 features a hand pump, a 2/2-way directional and relief valve, plus a solenoid actuated 3/2-way directional valve, which serves as the main parking brake control valve. This full-featured assembly is a cost-effective alternative to specifying all the components separately, takes up little additional space, and is easy to install.
This information was provided by Argo-Hytos. For more information, call (419) 353-6070 or visit www.argo-hytos.com.


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Recall 11V246000
The Driver's Power Seat Adjuster May Fail
Recall Details
On vehicles equipped with a power driver's seat, the seat track worm gear may fracture. This could result in unintended seat movement in the event of a crash or other case of severe loading, which may increase the risk of injury to the driver. Dealers will inspect the driver's seat track and replace it if necessary. This recall is scheduled to begin on May 2, 2011. The Ford recall number is 11C16.
Our Quick Take
The driver's power seat adjuster may fail. This could result in unexpected seat movement in the case of severe loading or in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.
What Should You Do?
This should be considered a high priority recall. The driver's seat could move without warning. Please contact your Ford dealer. They will check to see if your specific vehicle is affected and advise you on what to do next. Always have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.