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"We had a pirate movie night where we showed 'The Goonies' at the MIT truck last summer, and we thought it would be fun to do something like that again," explained Clover Food Lab founder Ayr Muir.
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Despite attending yet ANOTHER awards ceremony on Thursday night that had me gallivanting around, I found myself rudely awakened from the reparative slumber I needed by my alarm clock. At 4 a.m. So I could hop on a bus and two trains to get myself to the airport for my 6:20 a.m. flight. I chugged as much of the crappy $3 instant coffee that I could on the hour and a half flight to Brisbane, and the excitement of embarking on a new adventure carried me through once we'd landed, secured our car, and hit the highway to Noosa to meet up with my cousin. The Awesome Superfast Gold Coast Roadtrip had begun!
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We got into Noosa around 10:30, too early to actually check in, so I surreptitiously changed into a bathing suit and shorts the parking garage and walked the 10 minutes it took to get to the beach. On the pathway I encountered some Queensland unique flora and fauna, namely these beautiful pink spikes and these strange creatures I started referring to as beach turkeys. I became minorly obsessed with capturing the perfect picture of the beach turkey, but the best I could do was these two.
I spent an hour lazing on the beach with my travel companion, Josh, a friend I had met at work. We soaked up the sun while waiting for my cousin and the hotel room to become available. And what an hour! The morning sun felt wonderful, the superfine sand felt lovely between my toes, the green-blue ocean in front of me was beautiful, and the sounds of waves and gulls instantly put me into a Corona advert state of mind. Here's an idea of how amazing it is:
After blissing out for a bit, I headed back to check in and meet my cousin. We grabbed lunch (with wine, duh) and hit the beach for the rest of the afternoon. It was glorious! We caught up on the last couple of years, had lots of girl talk (fortunately our male traveling companion had fallen asleep in the sun by this point), and had a few laughs. In lieu of dining out, we opted to barbecue back at the hotel in true Aussie style, then headed to a local Irish pub called SoGo. Cheapest vodka sodas I've found so far in Oz ($5)! Gotta love the Irish. We crashed out pretty early so we could get up and get on the road.
All in all, not a bad first day. Not much driving considering it's a roadtrip and all, but we had over 300 km to cover the next day. A day of beaches, white wine, and relaxing seemed the perfect way to kick it all off.


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The Trans-Canada Highway, which turns 50-years old this year, is almost too Canadian. Like someone was working with a checklist, trying to jam as many Canadian-isms into one entity as possible.
Like, is it big? It's gotta be big, right?
Well, how about, one of the world's longest national roads? This shouldn't be too surprising. One thing this country is not short on is width.
When it was completed in 1962, it encompassed 4,860 miles (7,776 km). Over the years, several more routes were added, so its even longer today (8,000 plus).
Did we have enough federal-provincial bickering?
"From the very beginning, the feds and the provinces were bickering about who would pay, how much they would pay, where the route would go. This all made it a very typical Canada project," says Daniel Francis, author of the beautiful book, Road for Canada, The Illustrated Story of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Enough battling with beautiful and cruel nature?
Besides the political hurdles, there were obviously also very, real natural ones. Like really big, mountains. Several of the major mountain roads in B.C., like the Big Bend Highway that links Golden with Revelstoke, were completed as "make work" projects during the 1930s.
But the last gap to be closed was a mosquito-infested stretch around Lake Superior, which actually became known as "The Gap." A paved road through there was not competed until 1960.
When I asked Francis about his favourite scenic stretches, he mentioned several — all those B.C. mountain passes, the Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick, the road north of Superior — before he metaphorically threw his hands up.
"Well, you could go on about the landscape in Canada forever ... the road lets you see it."
Celebrated in typical muted Canadian way?
While construction continued until 1971, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker officially opened the Trans-Canada on Sept. 3, 1962, in a screwed up ceremony on the Rogers Pass, in B.C. The sound system didn't work. The musicians were late. Speeches went on and on and on.
And while we've come to love our big highway, Francis notes it pales in myth-making capacity when compared to the first railway to cross the country.
"Unlike the railway, which was built very quickly, in a very specific period of time, the highway build spread out over many years. It was also a project that was made up of other roads, which already existed."
Also hurting its status as a topic for folk singers, is that it has evolved over the years to become more a system of getting across the country, than one magical, all-encompassing East-West route.
But there is lots of magic in that road (or system). Every Canadian dreams of hitting the highway and seeing the country at some point in their lives, and every Canadian can immediately picture Terry Fox and Rick Hansen on that highway, and when one does that, it's not hard to feel pride in being a Canadian.
Notes Francis: "It does seem that when we have an important statement to make, or some drama to enact, the highway tends to be the place where we do it."


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Why Aren't There Many Basements in Oklahoma?
My husband and I were reading about the devastating tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma this week, and I couldn't stop commenting about how sad it all was. As a lifelong Illinoisan, I'm no stranger to tornadoes; in fact, storms of any kind generally scare me into a more or less useless state because I am so terrified a tornado will hit my house. There have been tornadoes very close to my home, though fortunately none have hit directly. Because of this, when my husband and I started shopping for a house in the area, I insisted that we find one with a basement. I wasn't picky — the basement could be finished or unfinished, large or small. It didn't matter as long as it was underground and tornado-safe.
However, as we were looking over the coverage out of Oklahoma this week, my husband remarked that the devastation and death toll were so bad — at least 24 are confirmed dead — because there aren't many houses with basements in Oklahoma. "What? That can't be true," I remarked. In an area we expect to be ravaged by terrible springtime storms, it seemed ludicrous to me that the houses wouldn't be built with basements. He insisted it was true, though, so I did some searching to confirm this claim. I didn't have to search very far — it's true that Oklahomans don't typically have basements in their houses.
Randy Keller, director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Oklahoma, and a homeowner near where the tornado hit, says, "We've got a high water table and red clay that expands and contracts depending on how much moisture there is in the soil… That expansion and contraction causes cracks in basement wall, and cracks mean leaks." In fact, real estate agents say that, due to the high probability that basements in Oklahoma will leak, a house with a basement can seriously depreciate the value of the house upon resale.
The red clay is highly sensitive to heat and water, both of which make it shift quite a bit in the ground, which is what causes the leaks in basements. Furthermore, buildings in southern states are not required to have basements. In many states, building codes dictate that homes be built with their foundations below the frost line. When home builders have taken out enough ground to satisfy that requirement, it's often enough to make a basement already. However, southern states, where the climate is more temperate, don't have that requirement.
According to Mike Hancock, president of Basement Contractors, says that people who are building homes in the area now are looking to add basements to their homes. New technology has made it possible to build basements that don't leak as much, and a fear of tornadoes is driving many homeowners to put up with leaking in order to gain piece of mind in the event of a serious storm.
Hopefully, we won't see another tornado in the area any time soon, but I wouldn't be surprised to see more people in the area demand basements in their homes just in case.
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Discovery Channel debuted a new Shark Week commercial last night during its big "Will This Bro Die On Live TV?" Grand Canyon tightrope show. The spot is set-up as a fake news report about an adorable seal named Snuffy who is about to be returned to the sea after washing up on shore and being nursed back to health. I won't spoil the ending for you, although you can probably guess where this is all heading (unlike viewers who were watching the commercial on live TV), but I will say that this sh*t is dark as hell.
And you know what? GOOD. Sharks are terrifying, soulless predators who should be avoided at all costs. But still, some people — like this lady — insist on treating them like some sort of magical misunderstood creature. No. Stop that. Stop it right now. All it's doing is giving more people a false sense of security about venturing into the ocean. That's why this commercial is important. It's doing a public service by reminding us that sharks are evil monsters who constantly patrol the open sea looking for soft, plump abdomens to tear open with their razor-sharp teeth, and even being cute as a button won't save you.
You're our only hope, Captain Taco.
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Moyes targets leap up table as United hit form
Fulham 1 Manchester United 3
At one point, after scoring three goals from well created chances inside the opening 22 minutes, it looked as though Manchester United were poised to make a telling statement of intent.
Instead, the combination of the need to preserve minds and bodies ahead of the Champions League trip to face Real Sociedad and Fulham's improved second-half showing ensured this was simply a satisfactory afternoon's work for David Moyes and his team.
That, though, was welcomed by the manager, who has already endured more frustration than he would like during a difficult start to his United career. On this occasion he was able to savour a much more comfortable performance from his side, illuminated by exciting first-half performances from Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, and United's first back-to-back league wins of the season.
Early goals from Antonio Valencia, Van Persie and Rooney laid the foundation and while Alex Kacaniklic pulled one back for the home side midway through the second half, Fulham never really threatened a full recovery.
"We knew we would have to pick up points and I was always confident that would happen," said Moyes. "It was an important victory, and hopefully we will just carry on and keep the momentum going. Our job is to climb the league table. We want to be nearer the top and I have no doubt that by the end of the season we will.
"Where we are just now I don't think is really that important, except that you don't want to let the teams get too far away from you. We've got to make sure they don't. We have to keep building on recent performances."
With Chelsea having lost at Newcastle earlier in the day, this was a chance for Moyes's side to state their case, which they did convincingly.
Moyes had talked up the qualities of Rooney and Van Persie as a partnership before the game and the pair combined fluently for United's ninth-minute opening goal, with the Dutchman releasing his team-mate beyond Fulham centre-back Philippe Senderos. Rooney raced into the area, paused while waiting for support, and then squared for Valencia, who scored his first league goal of the campaign.
Fulham were convinced they had grounds for complaint about the 20th-minute second goal. Scott Parker appeared to be fouled by Adnan Januzaj and Van Persie got the benefit of a borderline offside call when he collected the United's youngster's pass. There was nothing wrong with Van Persie's excellent finish that flew into the roof of the net, though.
Two minutes later, the game was effectively over with Van Persie cast in the role of provider, again getting in behind Fulham's high defensive line and making his way to the byline before squaring for Rooney, who emulated Valencia's earlier routine finish.
"There were real signs of great combination between them, and they made the goals for each other," said Moyes of his front two. "It was great they both got on the scoresheet."
Tom Cleverley, Jonny Evans and Rafael were all replaced because of injuries at half-time, but Moyes expects all three to recover in time for midweek.
Fulham deservedly reduced the arrears when Kacaniklic cut in from the left and beat David De Gea, but they failed to close the gap further and Martin Jol was forced to face a third successive defeat. "I used to say have no fear, Martin is here," said Jol. "Sometimes I think it's better that the fans are on my back (rather) than the players' backs. You could see how well we played in the second half."
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Fiji Time: 3:29 PM on Friday 23 March
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Shayal Devi
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
TWO Nadi teenagers have died as a result of drowning.
Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said police discovered the bodies of two youths on Monday after conducting a two-day search in the Nadi River.
"The two (aged 15 and 17) had gone swimming on Saturday afternoon along the Namotomoto area and failed to return," she said.
"This prompted a search to be conducted immediately after. The search continued on Sunday but had negative results.
"On Monday morning the search continued whereby the bodies were found a few metres down the river."
She said a post-mortem examination would be conducted soon and investigations were continuing into the cause of the incident.
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E-N seeks job sites for annual survey
Updated 2:15 pm, Monday, April 8, 2013
The San Antonio Express-News and WorkplaceDynamics have joined for the fifth year to search for the top workplaces in the San Antonio area and are requesting nominations of companies that should be considered.
Employers and potential employees both gain valuable information from the nomination process.
As companies hire in 2013, many applicants will want to know what companies are the top-rated employers.
And participating employers will learn more about their reputation in the labor market and how their existing employees feel about their management practices and policies.
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The nomination period will end April 19.
Worker surveys will be conducted in April and early May. The winners will be announced in the Express-News Top Workplaces special section, set for publication on Oct. 20.
An event will be held before the special-section's publication to announce and celebrate the winners.
Companies must employ at least 35 workers to participate in the survey.
More than 24,000 workers completed surveys last year, which was a record for the local competition.
The surveys produce a listing of the top companies in the categories of large organizations, midsized companies and small businesses. Special awards in categories ranging from training, work/life flexibility and management also will be awarded.
Anyone can nominate a company operating in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina or Wilson counties.
If companies agree to participate, their employees will be surveyed. Employers will be scored based on those surveys.
Doug Claffey, Workplace Dynamics' CEO, said the survey takes five minutes to complete and consists of questions about the work environment, ethics and direction of companies. Each company — which can be a private, public, nonprofit or government entity — also must fill out a short questionnaire about itself.
Each company participating in the contest receives a simple set of results showing where the business scored the best and where its worst scores were. WorkplaceDynamics, based in Philadelphia, also offers more comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the results for a fee.
The survey is a beneficial tool to help companies improve employee engagement, Claffey said.
"By finding out about how employees feel about their employers, management can identify areas that can be improved," he said. Without metrics from the surveys year by year, he added, "management cannot know whether they improved or not. That ultimately becomes an important driver of the bottom line."
Workplaces that supply emotional perks tend to be "organizationally healthy," workplace experts say. When employers instill a sense of purpose, set a clear direction and keep workers in the loop, they not only win accolades from employees, but they succeed long-term and are more profitable, experts say.
"To perform well, a company needs to be smart, and it needs to be healthy," Claffey said. "Not only are organizational health factors the ones that are associated with a company's performance, but they also are the ones that differentiate the top workplaces from the average or good ones. But it's the kind of thing a lot of managers don't spend a lot of time on."


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Please summarize John Keats' "On the Grasshopper and Cricket."
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This poem asserts the way in which "the poetry of earth" never ceases nor dies, as its song is carried on throughout the year by nature in its various guises. The title refers to the way in which the grasshopper and cricket are able to carry on this poetry even in the harshest or most inhospitable of weathers, when all other forms of nature are silent. The grasshopper is able to "take the lead / In summer luxury" in the heat of the summer when "birds are faint with teh hot sun." Likewise, in the depths of winter, when "the frost / Has wrought a silence" the cricket is able to sing out its poetry of earth from the stove. Both the cricket and the grasshopper therefore seem to operate as a pair, one taking over from the other, to ensure, as is repeated twice in this Romantic poem, that nature, or, "the poetry of earth" is never dead and there is always some example of the beauty of nature that characterises this form of poetry.
John Keats' Sonnet "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" was written on December 30th 1816. The message of this poem is foregrounded in these two lines:
"The poetry of earth is never dead" which is the opening line of the octave and the poem; and "The poetry of earth is ceasing never"which is the first line of the sestet. Keats asserts emphatically that no matter what the season, whether it is the peak of scorching summer or the bitterly cold winter season the music and 'poetry' of Mother Nature will be omnipresent and add vitality to the environment.
The octave and the sestet compare and contrast a hot summer day and a bitterly cold and lonely winter evening. It's so hot that the usually chirpy and active birds have taken shelter amongst the shady trees and the whole countryside seems to be quiet, but just then one can hear the ever active grasshopper chirping away merrily in the hedges.
Similarly when one is cosily sheltered in the comfort of his home in front of a warm stove from the cold frosty winter and is beginning to feel lonely, the silence is shattered by the shrill chirpings of the cricket which adds meaning to the lonely winter evening without filling it up by reminding him of the music of the grasshopper in the summer months.


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Editor's notes
All in all, this season has been a non-event, with Jimmy 'the Muddle' Mullen's sacking probably being the highlight as far as the footballing side is concerned. As for everthing else...at least the Sunday Market is doing well!
The only positive that we can take from this season is that it's finished and we can look to get rid of the deadwood in the squad, while looking forward to a new season. Afterall, I suppose our aim at the start of this season was to get into the Playoff mix and dream of playing at grounds like The Valley and Carrow Road next season. This aim has partially been achieved without much effort, as those grounds come 5pm Sunday night will become League One venues for the 2009/10 season.
As for the player of the season....is there one? Jabo Ibehre has shown he can put the ball in the net, likewise with Troy Deeney and even Alex Nicholls. However, who else can we say has stepped up their game? My man would be Clayton Ince. He is quality goalkeeper who has obviously put on Wacka's gloves from yester-year and will be difficult to keep hold of in the next few weeks.
The next objective after yesterday will be to erase the last nine months from the memories and let's see what Hutch can do in the summer!
Enjoy the rest of the Bank Holiday Saddlers fans and let's look to the future.


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The BYU Department of Dance presents the Ballet Showcase Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Dance Studio Theatre of the Richards Building.
The showcase features eleven BYU ballet dancers performing beautiful, engaging choreography by faculty and students in both classical and contemporary ballet. BYU's touring company, Theatre Ballet, as the guest artists, will be presenting two ballets on the program also, one classical and one contemporary.
"The dancers face an extreme contrast in styles which is challenging their technique and artistry to the limit," said Suzi Wood, artistic director. "They are definitely rising to that challenge, and by reaching inside themselves I think they are finding great personal growth emotionally, intellectually and spiritually as they have been using the talents they have been blessed with."
The showcase includes dance majors as well as a variety of other majors in the university and range from freshmen to seniors. There will be a wide range of styles from a couple of classical ballets from 1832 and 1845, and Petipa, through examples of the style of Balanchine neoclassicism to today's extreme contemporary ballet choreography.
Performance Date: Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Dance Studio Theatre, Stephen L. Richards Building, BYU
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Caring for Peonies
Dig into simple tricks and techniques for growing beautiful peonies. Caring for peonies starts with choosing the right planting spot and making sure soil is exceptionally healthy. Once you take care of that, maintaining healthy plants depends on the basics: watering and fertilizing peonies. Less frequent chores, like deadheading peonies after flowering and cutting back peonies in fall are not demanding tasks but play a key role in keeping this perennial productive.
Make the most of your peonies by planting them in a sunny, well-drained spot. Peonies flower best when they receive at least six hours of sun each day. In hottest regions, morning sun is ideal. Plants perform best when you protect them from sizzling afternoon sun. One part of caring for peonies is making sure you avoid planting them too close to trees or shrubs that could shade them or steal nutrients from soil. Both of these situations can later be responsible for peonies not blooming.
Follow recommended spacing when planting peonies. If you plant these long-lived perennials too closely, you rise experiencing peony problems later on. Many peony diseases are fungal in nature, and symptoms often develop when plants are located too close to one another so that airflow around and between plants is limited.
Prepare the soil in planting beds by digging deeply—12 to 24 inches—and mixing in plenty of compost and other organic matter. Compost helps to nourish peonies and creates the type of footing they need to thrive for many years. Compost won't replace peony fertilizer forever, but it will give plants a solid start and a soil that drains well, which is an important part of caring for peonies.
If you add ample compost to planting holes, you likely won't need to tackle fertilizing peonies for a few years. How soon you'll need to feed your beauties depends on what kind of soil you have. Looser, sandy soils release nutrients faster than heavier soils with some clay in them. In any case, you want to avoid applying too much fertilizer for peonies because over-fertilizationcan reduce flowering and lead to plants that die prematurely.
The right time of year for fertilizing peonies is after flowering, when you have removed all spent blooms from plants. The right place for applying peony fertilizer is roughly 6 to 18 inches from where the stems originate from soil—that spot is known as the crown of the plant. There aren't feeder roots in this area. Instead, the roots extend into that 6- to 18-inch-wide zone around the plant. Choose a standard slow-release fertilizer for landscape plants or bonemeal.
As far as watering goes, spring rains usually provide sufficient water for established peonies. If several weeks pass without rain, be sure to water plants. If a drought continues, water roughly every other week. Follow that same schedule during summer, if regular rains don't occur. Peonies form their new eyes for the next season during summer, so it's important for plants tostay hydrated to ensure a strong show next year.


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So, i havent played wow since 5 days after the release of MoP
Some of my friends keep telling me it got better so Give me 5 reasons to come back to WoW :-)
So, i havent played wow since 5 days after the release of MoP
Some of my friends keep telling me it got better so Give me 5 reasons to come back to WoW :-)
If you can't find the reasons yourself then you shouldn't be coming back, personally I haven't played since febuary and I don't have any plans of returning to the game.
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So tell us, what do you like?
Give me 5 reasons why I should care.
Talk to your friends about this - we don't know you at all, we don't know what you like, what you hate, what made you quit in the first place etc.
- 16 raidbosses
- Challenge modes
- Pretty good Pandaria questing/leveling/lore presentation
- Battle pets
- Pandarens/monks
I can't give you reasons...you'll have to find them yourself. You can't play the game for what others enjoy.
If you can't find a single good reason to play, then there is no need to play it.
If you left because you think MoP is boring or did not like the direction that WoW has chosen things have not really changed and I suggest staying away.
5.1 brought in a net set of Horde vs Alliance dailies (note this does not mean PvP unless your on a PvP server), I personally think these where very well done, they inter weaved the story line very well with rep progression.
They did make getting rep up with Alts easier.
I really really enjoy T14 best tier since T11 (which might be my favourite tier ever) from a raiding PoV.
I still over 3 months later log into my main and go ergh to much to do!!!!!
You're welcome to try the game for yourself, but threads exhorting people to make the decision for you are pointless. It's too personal and subjective of a choice.


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This month's offering of student movie reviews — which have now moved from print to online only — from the 826 Valencia student program is "Rio," a film from Universal Pictures that blends animation with live action. The movie is now playing in Bay Area theaters.
Marco Ponce, age 12
The movie "Rio" takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during a well-known festival called carnaval that everyone in Brazil celebrates. During carnaval you will see people dancing and partying. You will also see big floats that are covered and decorated in bright colors.
The movie's protagonist is Blu, the last blue macaw who never learned to fly and lives in Minnesota with his owner Linda. Linda and Blu hear about Jewel, another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, and set off to go find her.
Once they arrive in Rio and meet up with Jewel, the problem in the movie occurs when a group of poachers capture Blu and Jewel. Linda, Blu's owner, and Dr. Barbosa, Jewel's owner, go in search of their pets. During this time Blu and Jewel escape the poachers and make new friends who help them along the way. The villain is Nigel, a sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Blue macaws are an endangered species, which is a species of animals that is in danger of being extinct. Humans are responsible for a lot of these problems because we take over wildlife regions and create pollution, which affects all living things.
My favorite scene of the movie is when the group of birds, that have become Blu and Jewel's friends, fight with a group of monkeys who were sent by Nigel. It was funny to see birds versus monkeys in a battle.
Blu is a character that I relate to the most because he is funny, yet shy. When I meet new people I am also shy and will go off topic while talking.
I would describe this movie as an awesome comedy. Anyone and everyone should go watch "Rio" in 3D because it is a guaranteed good laugh!
Valeria Romo, age 13
I really loved this movie!
The setting of the movie "RIO" is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I think the problem in the movie is that Blu can't fly — what bird can't fly? Blu went to Brazil to find another bird of his kind named Jewel to try and have some baby birds. During this time, they are celebrating the time before lent with carnaval. I think it's really cool to have this celebration and I wish I could go to Rio during this time.
The blue macaws are endangered. Poachers are hurting and killing them. These people are probably heartless. They have no idea what they are doing in hurting these animals.
My favorite part of the movie is when Blu is still a baby bird and starts shaking his little blue tail. Cute!
Giuseppe Pacheco, age 9
The movie "RIO" was funny because it had a bunch of funny characters. My favorite characters were Nico and Pedro because they were really funny.
In the movie, Blu the protagonist gets kidnapped by a kid who wanted money because he was an orphan. That's sad.
My favorite part in the movie was when Nico and Pedro where singling. Nico was played by Jamie Foxx and Pedro was played by will.i.am — those guys are so funny!
Edgar Gomez, age 14
The movie "Rio" was hilarious because it had many funny sayings in it. I'd rather not tell you what they are right now; you should wait to hear them in person.
My favorite characters in the movie were Blue, Nico, Luis, and Pedro. The setting in the film was in Rio de Janerio. The conflict in this movie was that this bad bird named Nigel kidnapped two blue macaws because they were the last two birds of their species.
Spolier alert: At the end those two birds have children and live happily ever after.
My favorite scene in this movie was when the birds and the monkeys were fighting each other. This movie was awesome!


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Love Shagun Total Box Office Collection Report & Overseas Weekend Income | Review & Ratings:- Love Shagun is a romantic comedy movie which is going to release on 26th February, 2016 in all the theaters. This movie stars various tv actors, which you must have seen in hindi daily soaps. This movie is directed by Saandesh Nayak. This movie is produced by Isha Nayak under the banner of Saanvi Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and distributed by Saanvi Nayak Films. This movie stars Anuj Sachdeva, Nidhi Subbaiah, Shamin Mannan, Vikram Kochhar, Manit Joura, Taran Bajaj and Simpy Singh.
Love Shagun Movie Cast
Love Shagun stars various tv stars. The male lead role is played by Anuj Sachdeva, who acted in various tv daily soap shows and appreared in Nevia Vaseline and body lotion advertisements too opposite Anushka Sharma. Other actors of this movie includes Nidhi Subbaiah as Tia, Shamin Mannan as Shama, Simpy Singh as Moon, Manit Joura as Sandy, Vikram Kochhar as Deepak and Taran Bajaj as Sumit.
The work done by all the actors is marvellous and Anuj Sachdeva is looking so cute by palying the role of a troubled innocent guy.
Love Shagun Box Office Collection in India
Check out the following box office collections of this movie and if you're planning to watch this movie, then good luck my friend, hope it proves to be a great enteratinment to you:-
|Box Office Collection Report (Day-wise)
|Love Shagun 1st first day
|26 February, 2016
|4 Crores (Approx.)
|Love Shagun 2nd Second day
|27 February, 2016
|4 Crores (approx.)
|Love Shagun 3rd Third day
|28 February, 2016
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|4th Fourth Day
|29 February, 2016
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|7 March, 2016
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Love Shagun Movie Review And Ratings
Love Shagun seems like a power packed movie. In this movie the male lead is surrounded by all the normal problems people face in thier lives, like job, marriage and everything. J.D. is pressurised by his mom for marriage everytime and since he believes in astrology alot, so he needs to get married soon. But one needs a girl to marry, here comes his three friends, who kind of try to solve his problems by giving him various ideas and finding a girl for him to marry. then J.D. meets a girl who is total opposite of him by nature, Bindass attitude, mast-moli type, independent and who enjoys life to the fullest. then in solving all problems, he got up stuck so bad, further creating more problems which aren't in even his control to sought out everything anymore. Well, now we have to see, how he's gonna solve his problems and make his life full of happiness and worth living.
I give this movie 2.5/5 rating as it doesn't seem too different from any other romantic comedy movie.
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A post office will be closed for two weeks for a complete refurbishment as part of a national branch improvement scheme.
The branch in Market Place, Uppingham, will shut at 5.30pm on February 26 and will remain closed until 1pm on March 13.
Workmen will move in to create an open-plan office which, once reopened, will offer longer opening hours to customers.
Post Office area manager Lesley Frankland said: "We understand how important Post Office services are to the people of Uppingham and we are confident that this new modern post office service will meet the needs of the local community and secure services for the future."
"The modernisation is part of a major investment programme to convert the Post Office network to new-style branches and this investment, the largest in the history of the Post Office, marks a commitment to no more branch closure programmes."
The refurbished Uppingham branch will have three serving positions.
One will be a traditional screened position and the other two will be open plan. The current range of post office services will continue to be offered.
Opening hours at the modernised branch will be 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, giving customers an extra five hours' service on Saturday afternoons.
Nearby branches will be ready to serve Uppingham customers during the closure.
Post Office services in Oakham moved from the old branch in Market Place to Martin's newsagents in High Street last month.
The five dedicated counters are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm Mondays to Saturdays. Some services are available from the main shop counter.


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Shark! Shark!
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Shark! Shark! is an Intellivision game originally designed by Don Daglow, and with additional design and programming by Ji-Wen Tsao, one of the first female game programmers in the history of video games. The player is a fish who must eat smaller fishes in order to gain points and extra lives while avoiding enemies such as larger fishes, sharks, jellyfish, lobsters and crabs. After eating a certain number of fish, the player's fish grows in size and is thus able to eat a larger selection of fish. However, while the larger fish becomes a bit faster, he is less agile than the small fish and has a harder time avoiding enemies.
Shark! Shark! was originally considered by Mattel to be a cute game for kids and unlikely to make strong inroads into the gaming community. However, the market caught Mattel unprepared when it fully embraced the game as a sorely needed Intellivision original. The game's popularity skyrocketed, forcing Mattel to quickly manufacture another batch of cartridges. The original cartridge run was only 5,600 units.
Shark! Shark! was made available on Microsoft's Game Room service for its Xbox 360 console and for Windows-based PCs in May 2010.
It was made available for the PlayStation 3 through PlayStation Home in fall 2012 in a collection titled Intellivision Gen2. In addition to players being a fish eating other fish trying try to take down the shark, their food and foes will both swim in a wide variety of new patterns.
The bubble sound effects do not work correctly on the Intellivision II. The game is otherwise playable. This bug does not impact the original Intellivision console.
Occasionally, when pressing the sprint button, the player's fish will go in the opposite direction from that instructed—usually with disastrous results.
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Favre Sets Marks In Winning Way
Published: November 14, 2007
This season, Brett Favre has set the N.F.L. career records for victories (topping John Elway's 148 on Sept. 16) and touchdowns (topping Dan Marino's 420 on Sept. 23), and is closing in on Marino's mark for passing yards. All this has happened in a season in which the Packers (8-1) are looking like a playoff team for the first time since 2004.
Marino had a similar season in 1995, passing Fran Tarkenton in three statistical categories. But Marino's record-setting performances all came in defeats, milestones in a disappointing, injury-plagued season. Marino passed Tarkenton in career completions on Oct. 8 in a 27-24 overtime loss to the Colts, sustaining hip and knee injuries that kept him out of the next two games. On Nov. 12, Marino passed Tarkenton in passing yards in a 34-17 loss to the Patriots. And on Nov. 26, Marino broke Tarkenton's record for touchdown passes in a 36-28 loss to the Colts that dropped the Dolphins' record to 6-6. The Dolphins finished 9-7 and lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Scoring Passes Abound
Somewhat lost amid Tom Brady's dream season are the other quarterbacks who are having impressive years.
Including Brady, four quarterbacks are on pace to throw for 35 or more touchdowns. Brady, with 33, is on pace for 59. Joining him are Tony Romo of the Cowboys (41 projected), Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers (39) and, most surprisingly, Derek Anderson of the Browns (36).
There has never been a season in which four quarterbacks achieved that feat. The only seasons in which there were two quarterbacks who passed for 35 touchdowns were 1999 (Kurt Warner of the Rams and Steve Beuerlein of the Panthers) and 2004 (Peyton Manning of the Colts and Daunte Culpepper of the Vikings.)
Among the quarterbacks who never reached that total were Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Warren Moon and John Elway.
An Athletic Gonzalez
Far from slowing down at age 31, the Chiefs' Tony Gonzalez leads the league's tight ends with 55 receptions, and his 10 consecutive seasons with 50-plus receptions is an N.F.L. record for his position.
In 1994, Gonzalez shared the Orange County, Calif., high school athlete of the year award with Tiger Woods. Woods went to Stanford and did O.K. in his sport. Gonzalez went to rival Cal, where he also played basketball and helped the Bears reach the Round of 16 in the N.C.A.A. tournament.
The Chargers' Antonio Gates is second in receptions among tight ends this season, with 50. Gates also played college basketball and did Gonzalez one better, helping Kent State reach the Round of 8. Football and Religion
The book title ''Monday Night Jihad'' is not one of Dennis Miller's comedic/obscure references on his days as an announcer.
The author is Broncos place-kicker Jason Elam, below, who has had some of his most memorable games on Monday night. And the book is an adventure story that includes a terrorist plot; it is expected to be published in January.
Elam wrote the book along with the pastor at his church. He told The Rocky Mountain News, ''What I was hoping to do, and think I pulled off, was contrast Christianity with radical Islam and moderate Islam.''
Elam visited the Gaza Strip last year and escaped unharmed after finding himself in the middle of a shootout.
A 61-Year Low
The Detroit Lions ran the ball only eight times in Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, but their running backs had only six carries. One rushing attempt was actually a botched pass play, and another was an end around that lost 15 yards. Detroit finished with minus-18 yards rushing, the lowest total for an N.F.L. team since 1946.
Detroit's leading rusher, Kevin Jones, above, lost 4 yards on his four carries and left the game twice because of pain in his left foot. Now Jones, who had averaged 84 yards in Detroit's three wins since the bye, may be taking a week off.
The Lions (6-3) are considering holding out Jones, who missed the team's first two games and has practiced sparingly this season, from Sunday's game against the Giants. Even though the game has wild-card implications, skipping it would give Jones 10 days' rest heading into an important Thanksgiving Day game against the N.F.C. North rival Packers (8-1).
Miami's Close Losses
Now that the Rams have their first victory, the Dolphins are left alone to avoid a winless season. As if that alone were not frustrating, five of Miami's nine losses have been by 3 points.
''Who's the guy from Charlie Brown who has the gray cloud following him around?'' defensive tackle Vonnie Holliday said after last Sunday's 13-10 loss to the Bills. ''Pigpen? We're like Pigpen.''
This cloud has been growing since the opener against the Washington Redskins, when the Dolphins lost the coin toss in overtime and never got the ball, falling, 16-13.
Two weeks later against the Jets, the Dolphins rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit to 31-28 with 1 minute 15 seconds left. But Jay Feely's onside kick did not go 10 yards and squirted out of bounds. Nearly the same thing happened in Week 8 against the Giants, when the Dolphins pulled to 13-10 with 1:54 left, but Feely's onside kick skidded on the wet Wembley Stadium field and went out of bounds.
Peterson Is Productive
The Vikings have 2,924 total offensive yards. Running back Adrian Peterson, who will miss at least one game with a knee injury, has 1,301 total offensive yards, meaning he has been involved in nearly 45 percent of Minnesota's offensive production. He has also scored 9 of the Vikings' 15 offensive touchdowns. Brian Westbrook of the Eagles and LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers have accounted for 38 percent of their teams' offensive yardage.
Chiefs Draft a Starter
When Brodie Croyle makes his first start Sunday against the Colts, he will be the first quarterback who was drafted by the Chiefs to start for them since Todd Blackledge in 1987. Of the quarterbacks who started last week, only nine were drafted by their current teams.


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Concept Illustrations by Dan Howard
- by Paul Viluda
- March 31st, 2014
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Dan Howard is a talented digital artist / illustrator based in Atlanta, United States. His client list includes DeNA Games, Hideo Concert, Flight Comics, UDON, Mess Studios, Sabertooth Games, and Fantasy Flight Games, to name a few. Let's take a look now at several of is creations. Enjoy!


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Sometimes I wonder if it's really all worth it. All the hard work, the pressure to be the best. In sports, in school and just in life in general. No matter how well we seem to do, there's always someone doing better than us. But that's how it's going to be. Always. There will always be someone better than you. Then again, there will always be someone you're better than. I found a quote at my school a couple weeks ago and it says this "I don't believe that you have to be better than everyone else. I believe that you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." The more I'm changing and becoming who I think I'm suppossed to be, the more I see how this applies to my life. We have to stop comparing ourselves to everyone around us. I may not be the prettiest, smartest, most outgoing or athletic. But you know what? All of us are pretty enough, smart enough, athletic enough, and outgoing enough to do whatever we put our minds to.
Why Title It?
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(For more resources on Troux, see here.)
Targeted charter
Organizations need a mission statement and charter. What should the mission and charter be for EA? The answer to this question depends on how the CIO views the function and where the function resides on the maturity model. The CIO could believe that EA should be focused on setting standards and identifying cost reduction opportunities. Conversely, the CIO could believe the function should focus on evaluation of emerging technologies and innovation.
These two extremes are polar opposites. Each would require a different staffing model and different success criteria. The leader of EA must understand how the CIO views the function, as well as what the culture of the business will accept. Are IT and the business familiar with top-down direction, or does the company normally follow a consensus style of management? Is there a market leadership mentality or is the company a fast follower regarding technical innovation? To run a successful EA operation, the head of Enterprise Architecture needs to understand these parameters and factor them into the overall direction of the department. The following diagram illustrates finding the correct position between the two extremes of being focused on standards or innovation:
Using standards to enforce polices on a culture that normally works through consensus will not work very well. Also, why focus resources on developing a business strategy or evaluating emerging technology if the company is totally focused on the next quarter's financial results? Sometimes, with the appropriate support from the CIO and other upper management, EA can become the change agent to encourage long-term planning. If a company has been too focused on tactics, EA can be the only department in IT that has the time and resources available to evaluate emerging solutions. The leader of the architecture function must understand the overall context in which the department resides. This understanding will help to develop the best structure for the department and hire people with the correct skill set.
Let us look at the organization structure of the EA function. How large should the department be, where should the department report, and what does the organization structure look like? In most cases, there are also other areas within IT that perform what might be considered EA department responsibilities. How should the structure account for "domain architects" or "application architects" who do not report to the head of Enterprise Architecture? As usual, the answer to these questions is "it depends".
The architecture department can be sized appropriately with an understanding of the overall role Enterprise Architecture plays within the broader scope of IT. If EA also runs the project management office (PMO) for IT, then the department is likely to be as large as fifty or more resources. In the case where the PMO resides outside of architecture, the architecture staffing level is normally between fifteen and thirty people. To be effective in a large enterprise, (five hundred or more applications development personnel) the EA department should be no smaller than about fifteen people. The following diagram provides a sample organization chart that assumes a balance is required between being focused on technical governance and IT strategy:
The sample organization chart shows the balance between resources applied to tactical work and strategic work. The left side of the chart shows the teams focused on governance. Responsibilities include managing the ARB and maintaining standards and the architecture website. An architecture website is critical to maintaining awareness of the standards and best practices developed by the EA department.
The sample organizational model assumes that a team of Solution Architects is centralized. These are experienced resources who help project teams with major initiatives that span the enterprise. These resources act like internal consultants and, therefore, must possess a broad spectrum of skills.
Depending on the overall philosophy of the CIO, the Domain Architects may also be centralized. These are people with a high degree of experience within specific major technical domains. The domains match to the overall architectural framework of the enterprise and include platforms, software (including middleware), network, data, and security. These resources could also be decentralized into various applications development or engineering groups within IT. If Domain Architects are decentralized, at least two resources are needed within EA to ensure that each area is coordinated with the others across technical disciplines.
If EA is responsible for evaluation of emerging technologies, then a team is needed to focus on execution of proof-of-architecture projects and productivity tool evaluations. A service can be created to manage various contracts and relationships with outside consulting agencies. These are typically companies focused on providing research, tracking IT advancements, and, in some cases, monitoring technology evolution within the company's industry.
There are leaders (management) in each functional area within the architecture organization. As the resources under each area are limited, a good practice is to assume the leadership positions are also working positions. Depending on the overall culture of the company, the leadership positions could be Director- or Manager-level positions. In either case, these leaders must work with senior leaders across IT, the business, and outside vendors. For this reason, to be effective, they must be people with senior titles granted the authority to make important recommendations and decisions on a daily basis.
In most companies, there is considerable debate about whether standards are set by the respective domain areas or by the EA department. The leader of EA, working with the CIO or CTO, must be flexible and able to adapt to the culture. If there is a need to centralize, then the architecture team must take steps to ensure there is buy-in for standards and ensure that governance processes are followed. This is done by building partnerships with the business and IT areas that control the allocation of funds to important projects.
If the culture believes in decentralized standards management, then the head of architecture must ensure that there is one, and only one, official place where standards are documented and managed. The ARB, in this case, becomes the place where various opinions and viewpoints are worked out. However, it must be clear that the ARB is a function of Enterprise Architecture, and those that do not follow the collaborative review processes will not be able to move forward without obtaining a management consensus.
Staffing the function
Staffing the EA function is a challenge. To be effective, the group must have people who are respected for their technical knowledge and are able to communicate well using consensus and collaboration techniques. Finding people with the right combination of skills is difficult. Enterprise Architects may require higher salaries as compared to other staff within IT.
Winning the battle with the human resources department about salaries and reporting levels within the corporate hierarchy is possible through the use of industry benchmarks. Requesting that jobs be evaluated against similar roles in the same industry will help make the point about what type of people are needed within the architecture department. People working in the EA department are different and here's why.
In baseball, professional scouts rate prospects according to a scale on five different dimensions. Players that score high on all five are called "five tool players." These include hitting, hitting for power, running speed, throwing strength, and fielding. In evaluating resources for EA, there are also five major dimensions to consider. These include program management, software architecture, data architecture, network architecture, and platform architecture. As the following figure shows, an experience scale can be established for each dimension, yielding a complete picture of a candidate. People with the highest level of attainment across all five dimensions would be "five tool players".
To be the most flexible in meeting the needs of the business and IT, the head of EA should strive for a good mix of resources covering the five dimensions. Resources who have achieved level 4 or level 5 across all of these would be the best candidates for the Solution Architect positions. These resources can do almost anything technical and are valuable across a wide array of enterprise-wide projects and initiatives.
Resources who have mastered a particular dimension, such as data architecture or network architecture, are the best candidates for the Domain Architect positions. Software architecture is a broad dimension that includes software design, industry best practices, and middleware. Included within this area would be resources skilled in application development using various programming languages and design styles like object-oriented programming and SOA.
As already seen, the Business Architect role spans all IT domains. The best candidates for Business Architecture need not be proficient in the five disciplines of IT architecture, but they will do a better job if they have a good awareness of what IT Architects do. Business Architects may be centralized and report into the EA function, or they may be decentralized across IT or even reside within business units. They are typically people with deep knowledge of business functions, business processes, and applications. Business Architects must be good communicators and have strong analytical abilities. They should be able to work without a great deal of supervision, be good at planning work, and can be trusted to deliver results per a schedule.
Following are some job descriptions for these resources. They are provided as samples because each company will have its own unique set.
Vice President/Director of Enterprise Architecture
The Vice President/Director of Enterprise Architecture would normally have more than 10 or 15 years of experience depending on the circumstances of the organization. He or she would have experience with, and probably has mastered, all five of the key architecture skill set dimensions. The best resource is one with superior communication skills who is able to effect change across large and diverse organizations. The resource will also have experience within the industry in which the company competes. Leadership qualities are the most important aspect of this role, but having a technical background is also important. This person must be able to translate complex ideas, technology, and programs into language upper management can relate to. This person is a key influencer on technical decisions that affect the business on a long-term basis.
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Director/Manger of Architecture Governance
The Director/Manger of Architecture Governance is responsible for Enterprise Architecture standards and leads the Architecture Review Board (ARB). The resource coordinates approval for proposed architecture designs to ensure projects are aligned with standards and IT strategy. He or she allocates appropriate resources to ensure that projects are completed within committed time and budget and are integrated with other IT architecture projects. The role approves IT architecture policies, standards, and procedures. This person is responsible for the EA Repository and for maintaining the architecture website and other communication channels for the department.
Director/Manager of Solution Architects
The Director/Manager of Solution Architects acts as the ambassador for EA to other teams within IT. This person frequently meets with business leaders to understand and translate business direction into technology requirements. He or she prioritizes and assigns work to Solution Architects. They lead the Solution Architects in development of common frameworks based on industry and internal EA standards. He or she works closely with application development teams to help identify and define technical services that are candidates for reuse across the enterprise. The role mentors other members of IT on the use of internally developed and externally procured software frameworks, tools, utilities, and objects. The resource works with others to establish the messaging standards across the enterprise and verifies that standards are applied to projects on a day-to-day basis.
Solution Architect
The Solution Architect completes work on large and complex IT architecture projects with full competency. The resource is responsible for the major architecture deliverables for enterprise-wide programs and line-of-business projects, including system designs and architecture blueprints. He or she engages Domain Architects regarding hardware engineering, data architecture, and software design best practices. The Solution Architect provides integrated systems planning and recommends innovative technologies that will enhance the current or proposed system designs. The resource recommends appropriate middleware and communication links required to support IT goals and strategy and may coordinate the activities of the project team. Solution Architects assist in monitoring project schedules and costs when asked by project managers.
Director/Manager of Domain Architects
The Director/Manager of Domain Architects is responsible for the integrity of designs provided by domain experts across IT. He or she oversees and coordinates efforts across the various major practice areas of design, regardless of the resources being centralized or decentralized. They attend all ARB meetings and negotiates solutions when disagreements arise regarding design options. The resource is responsible for raising issues to IT management regarding conflicting or disconnected efforts across IT. He or she is responsible for developing compromises and alternatives to resolve design conflicts at the enterprise level.
Director/Manager of Emerging Technology
The Director/Manager of Emerging Technology is assigned with keeping the IT department current on technological advancements. This person leads proof-of-architecture (POA) projects to evaluate emerging technologies. He or she prepares business cases to justify the adoption of new technologies and assists with internal communications leading to successful adoption of leading practices and technologies. The resource is a team member on formalized requests for information (RFIs) conducted by other members within IT and EA. They assist with preparation of RFI documentation and act as lead documentation specialist/ technical writer for various proof-of-concept (POC) efforts. The resource assists in development of communication plans for the EA department.
Research Services Coordinator
The Research Services Coordinator acts as the single point of contact for the research firms on behalf of IT and the business. He or she negotiates and manages research contracts with outside firms and responds to requests for research reports from within IT and from the business. The resource prepares summaries of research information accumulated from various sources for management use. He or she keeps track of research firm utilization statistics and reports on the viability of vendor-provided services. The resource proactively seeks out new sources of information for management and produces periodic updates in newsletter style.
Business Architect
Business Architects are self starters, fast learners, analytical, but are able to communicate well. They are able to produce documentation and make presentations enabling others to understand complex topics. The best job candidates are those with industry knowledge and knowledge of how a particular business operates. They can come from IT or from business areas, but if they come from business areas, should have a high-level understanding of information technology. Their skill set should be focused more on understanding business function than IT infrastructure, but they should be able to relate to both business leaders and IT domain experts equally well.
These are only samples of the types of jobs that may exist within the EA department. Every company has a different view on the overall role of the department. However, by keeping the degree of strategic value desired by upper management in mind, the leader of EA will have developed the correct organization using the most appropriate resource mix to meet the needs of the company.
Knowing how well the department is doing and having the ability to articulate value are also critical challenges for the leader of EA. As the department typically does not build systems or deliver business solutions, justifying the investment for the department is important to the long-term success of the EA function. The following section provides a model for measuring the value of the architecture function.
Management metrics
Because EA is a support function to IT and the business, developing meaningful metrics can be difficult. However, by capturing the appropriate metrics, progress can be measured, value can be calculated, and the group justified. The best way to develop metrics for a support function such as EA is to analyze inputs and outputs of work through the department. What work goes into the team and what deliverables come out? If the group is designed per the examples in this article, work will come into the group in the form of the following:
- Requests for standards exceptions
- Requests for architecture assessments
- Requests for support on new projects
- Vendor product evaluations
- Requests for design reviews
- Support with problem determination
- Requests for long-term technical plans
Metrics describing work products coming out from EA may include the following:
- Number of system design documents reviewed
- Number of standard exceptions granted
- Number of architecture assessment documents created
- Number of architecture blueprint documents created
- Request for information or request for proposals supported
- Value of systems retired
- Value of innovative solutions deployed
- Number of common services developed
- Savings from common services utilized
- Problems averted due to design recommendations
While these outputs can be measured, determining their value is difficult. One way to measure value of support services is to survey the customers. After each architecture service is completed, a survey can be sent out asking for input. Surveys can be written to measure if expectations were met on each engagement. A ranking system can be developed for survey results and the grades aggregated to generate a customer satisfaction score.
As EA documents systems within the EA repository, metrics about cost can be captured. How old are the applications? How many IT resources support them? How much infrastructure do they consume (CPU cycles and storage)? All of these metrics can be factored into a formula that determines the real savings of eliminating legacy applications. Enterprise Architecture can also lead efforts for server and data center consolidation. These projects normally yield large savings, clearly justifying the investment in the architecture function.
From a research support perspective, EA can measure research firm usage and identify services that overlap across research vendors. The number of research firms can be consolidated to a few that provide the most benefit and firms that are not used often, or provide similar services to those that are used frequently, can be eliminated.
Enterprise Architecture is responsible for causing changes to occur across the company. As the architecture function matures, a track record can be maintained of new technology and solutions introduced by Enterprise Architecture over time. The following figure provides an example of how EA affects the company over time:
This figure shows that new technology is introduced to the organization in three distinct stages. The introduction stage is led by the EA team. Emerging technology is evaluated and tested. Standards and best practice documents are prepared for solutions that are determined to be important to IT and the business. The architecture team is staffed with resources that are freed up of day-to-day issues, so they can work on evaluating and proving the viability of innovative solutions.
Applying new technology is not easy, as applications development and engineering groups are busy with company priorities. Therefore, it is the job of architecture to prove the new technology and become experts on it to assist with transition. During the transition stage, architecture provides expert assistance to project team members. The best way to move something new into the mainstream is by finding early adopters. These are people in need of innovative solutions to meet their goals. During the transition stage, EA works in an advisory role, as the new technology is adopted by others in the organization.
Sometimes, letting go of a new and exciting solution is difficult for members of the architecture team, but they must; otherwise, they will become a bottleneck to adoption at a later date. Once early adopters have experienced success they spread the word. Word-of-mouth about early success helps "sell" the new solutions to others. Soon, the new technology is being used by many groups and becomes mainstream to the organization in the adoption stage . Once the technology is completely transitioned, architecture need only track compliance to standards and recommended best practices. This adoption life cycle is perpetual and positive effects on the organization can be tracked and measured.
Establishing the correct focus for the department is a challenge. So is hiring the right people. This article provided a methodology for setting the focus of the organization and then staffing the function accordingly. A sample organization chart was provided. A set of capabilities useful in talent evaluation was described, along with criteria for evaluation of resources. This was followed by sample job descriptions. The article identified performance metrics that are useful in managing the architecture function. A model was provided that tracks innovative solutions from introduction through transition and mainstream adoption.
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I've never understood why people who have mining smelt their ore into bars and sell it as pure ore. The reason is, if you plan on making gold, you should always turn the ore into bars because bars, at least on my server, are always more expensive than ore. For example, a stack of copper ore on my ah goes for about 2g tops. But bars sell from 7 to 9 gold a stack. That's copper alone. So higher ores are the same way, selling for 30g a stack for ore and even as much as 70g a stack.
So, if the purpose is to make money with mining, why sell it as ore when you can make more money with bars since mining automatically gives you the ability to smelt your ore into bars?


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I am thinking that you cannot set up a standby database that way, you may have to create a 32 bit standby instance...
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Ankur Godambe Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:51 PM
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I have got a production 22.214.171.124 32-bit database on Redhat AS3. One of the local disks having dbfs has crashed; the server is not under warranty and looks like we will not be able to recover from the failed hardware. Fortunately we have disks with RAID5 and the db is still up but of course with degraded performance. To move the whole database with minimum downtime to a new machine I have planned to create a standby from backup, apply archives and switchover. I guess that's the most efficient way to reduce the downtime. The problem here is that the new sever is running with 64-bit Redhat AS4. Can this be used for restoring the dbfs and then switchover? The difference is 32-bit v/s 64-bit and AS3 v/s AS4. I will be installing the same version of database (220.127.116.11) but 64bit on new machine. Will restoration between 32-bit and 64-bit create a problem? Has someone faced similar problem or restored database between 32-bit and 64-bit with different OS version? Unfortunately, I cannot test it because of time constraint. Any advice would be helpful.
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GMC Style Stop: Look hot when it's cold
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Keeping up with fashion can be challenging, but throw in changing temperatures during the end of the year…and you've got yourself a new challenge.
Stylist Jessica De Vault to the rescue. She says the key to looking good throughout the day and well into the evening is to layer your look. Throwing a vest over a sweater and adding a scarf will keep you warm while keeping you fashionable.
But as the sun comes out and the temps tick upward…you can shed pieces of your wardrobe and keep the style factor high. De Vault picked up the pieces for today's look on Good Morning Carolina at Talbot's.
She said adding elbow length gloves to your closet are a plus this season! You can find today's GMC De Vault look at Talbot's and other stores. Price points vary, but De Vault says you can fin da faux fur vest for as little as $59 and scarves are as low as $10 certain places.
Check out her full interview for star style inspiration and hear how you can work Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge's, royal look into any event in the Wilmington area.
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Tim Tebow had 1 carry for 2 yards yesterday. [@DolFanBandits]
Happy Halloween! [@P_Woo]
3. Tim Tebow and a Pregnant Nun
This might as well be Tim Tebow and a Power Ranger because that makes as much sense.
Tebow and Pouncey played together at Florida. I find Mike Pouncey's hat to be ridiculous. Especially considering it was not cold yesterday.
Mark Sanchez threw the ball 54 times yesterday. A great time was had by all.
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