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The self-directed approach allows students to pursue a personalized plan of study with the guidance of a faculty advisor. This program empowers students to design and customize their course map around their core ministry needs, goals and interests.
The heart of the Dallas DMin is flexibility. At the beginning of the program, the student will create an overall plan of study. The student may focus on one of several defined areas (such as education, leadership, or preaching) or design a program with a varied approach. The student's plan, which is evaluated annually, originates from his or her individual goals, ministry needs, and assessment of perceived strengths and limitations.
- Christian Education
The Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education is designed to enhance the ministry competence of those serving in church or parachurch educational leadership roles, such as: (1) executive/associate pastors; (2) church education specialists; (3) ministers to children, youth, or adults; (4) family life educators; (5) administrators of Christian schools or colleges; (6) camp leaders, and (7) ministers to women.
- Mike Lawson - Senior Professor of Christian Education
- Jerry Lawrence - Adjunct Professor of Christian Education
- John Trent - Founding President, Strongfamilies.com; Adjunct Professor in DMin Studies
- Jay Sedwick - Associate Professor of Christian Education
- Hispanic Leadership
The Hispanic Leadership program is the Seminary's Spanish language DMin program for Hispanic leaders in the United States, Mexico, and Latin America. It is offered on the campus of Seminario Telogico Centroamericano (SETECA) in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Ron Blue - Coordinator of the Spanish DMin Program; Adjunct Professor in DMin Studies
- Ana Maria Campos - Adjunct Professor in DMin Studies; SETECA Coordinator of Doctor of Ministry Studies; SETECA Coordinator of Christian Education
- Oscar Lopez - Professor of Pastoral Ministries
- Jim Adams - President, Central American Theological Seminary/SETECA, Guatemala; Adjunct Professor in DMin Studies
- Ministry Leadership
The Ministry Leadership program is designed to equip students for greater ministry effectiveness in their respective area of leadership. Ministry leaders can concentrate their individualized plan of study in Church Planting, Pastoral Leadership, Marriage and Family or customize their own concentration.
- William D. Lawrence - Sr. Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Ministries; Adjunct Professor in DMin Studies
- Gary Barnes - Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling
- D. Scott Barfoot - Director, Doctor of Ministry Studies
- Timothy Warren - Professor of Pastoral Ministries
Richard Ferris
Pastor and Teacher, Faith Community Church
"I've chosen the DMin to further hone ministry skills while continuing to serve. Each professor has expected the work to focus upon my church. As a result, the degree has benefited the congregation as much as it has benefited me. I have enjoyed discussing and brainstorming solutions to ministry problems with other men who are in similar situations.
"The degree is enhancing my ministry. The foundation was laid in the masters program but the development of practical ministry is the focus of the DMin."


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Im in a long distance relationship with my childs father and its becoming so hard for me to express to him how I want to be in the same city.. He has a great job but their wouldnt be any employment for me where he is located.. He is a college football coach and I am a subsitute teacher.. The money is worth the move it would cause me to soley depend on him.. And now I think its causing me to push away.. HelP. I think its the hormones that have me so over dramtic about it..
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Tough situation! Do you think that this relationship is going to end up being permanent or are you just testing it out still? I think if you two are really going to attempt to make it work together, it's pretty hard to do that from a distance. You might call around in his area and see what the job market is like for you before going. If you are not sure that this relationship will work, then maybe you ought to hold onto your place where you are and discuss this with your child's father. Hang in there...emotions run high when you are pregnant and it's a tough time to be making big decisions.
I guess before you move to where he is you do have to ask yourself (and your baby daddy) what is the legitimate chance that your relationship is going to work out. You can't be stuck in a town with no job and no partner. If there is a good chance it can work, then make the move. Apply for a sub position in the new district and look for any part-time or telecommuting jobs you can find in the meantime. It's not ideal, but candid communication is needed between you and your baby's father.
newmomme, i would have to agree with answerdad, think about the odds to if you truly think the relationship will work since you will have to rely on him for everything. from personal experience it would be extremely hard to have to up and move all of a sudden if it didnt work even more so with a child. what if maybe you save up money and he threw in some money and you got your own place maybe just somewhere closer where you could actually find a job? best of luck to you!
Thanks everyone! Well to start I hate the term "baby daddy"..lol so the father of my child and I have an awesome relationship just been so independent that I am second guessing the move.. at least until I have a RING!!..:) My boyfriend location is a very small town population about 400 and nothing is there but the college he is employed.. so thats what looking for a job would get me.. then would would watch my little sunshine.. I dont know anyone there.. or trust anyone.. but I do believe that my LOVE and I will be together forever.. Ive met my mister right.. Thanks everyone I'l keep you guys posted with what we decide to do in the future..
NewMomme- so glad to hear you and your child's father have such an awesome relationship! Is there a town that is near his current location that has a few more people/opportunities that you could BOTH relocate to? Maybe if he commuted a little bit, you would both be able to be in a place with a higher population and more schools so that you could be a substitute in the school system. Just a thought!
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In times of economic stress, you can add value to your services by leveraging the resources of the FOSS community.
"How do you make money with Free Software?"
To me, the answer is simple. How do most people make money with proprietary software?
After all, most "computer people" do not work for a company that packages software for consumption by end users. Most computer people are systems administrators, integrators, educators, value-added resellers (VARs), and other people that do not contribute to the actual packaged software product. Others are "support people," who answer customer's questions about how to use the software.
All of these people are "service people" who provide services to customers. Some of them act as resellers of the licensed code, and a portion of the sales price is their pay in the form of commission, but this is only a portion of the money that they make. Most of their money comes from providing a service to the customer on the basis of the software that they re-sell.
What the customer is buying, of course, is a solution. Ideally, customers do not care which software they use, as long as they can get their job done. Other factors enter in, such as the ability to get support for the software in the form of training and questions answered. Companies that hire a lot of temporary help also tend to prefer popular software so that they have a large pool of people to call on as contract employees.
One of the similarities between Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Closed Source Software (CSS) is that either can be used as it comes, without modification. With CSS you open the box; with FOSS you pull it over the Internet. With FOSS, though, you typically do not have to pay for a license, and you typically do not have to worry about an agency, such as the Business Software Alliance, coming after you to see whether or not your software has been pirated.
The larger difference is that you do not have the source code for the CSS software, so it is harder to integrate into the customer's business.
Try to imagine integrating two CSS software products. Maybe they work fairly well together, except for some little incompatibility that causes difficulty. Like two glass rods with perfectly smooth ends that you try to glue together, you might get them to unite for a while, but it is a lot of work, and you are not sure whether the bond will hold.
Now try to get two FOSS projects to work together. As a VAR, integrator, or other person involved with the customer's solution, you can change the source code of the two pieces of software and get them to play nicely with each other. It's a little like sandpapering the ends of the glass rods before gluing them together, giving the glue a better grip.
With so much software piracy around, much of the licensed software is actually unlicensed. This not only puts your customer in jeopardy but also cheapens the real value of the software.
FOSS software, however, is freely licensed. The customer knows what he or she is paying for, which is your service. Typically, you can either reduce the price of the overall solution so you are more competitive with the closed source solution vendors, or you can legally put more money in your pocket because you do not have to pay for the licenses.
Another difference between CSS and FOSS is in education. If you are developing educational materials for CSS and you are not on the development team, it is hard to develop those materials because you cannot see the source code. The people who develop the code are (almost by definition) the people who know the program best; therefore, your materials and instruction will be at a disadvantage.
With FOSS, there is no reason why your materials and instruction cannot be just as good, or even better, than the materials from the people who are developing the programs. Because you can see how the program works, you could, for example, give tips on the basis of the algorithms chosen, which the developers might not think important. Additionally, with a truly open project, you can join the development team and feed comments back to them from your customers to improve the ongoing development of the software.
Finally, as a systems administrator, you are paid to provide good support to your co-workers. With closed source software, you are dependent on what the CSS companies develop for you. With FOSS, you can either make changes yourself or work with a team to develop the changes you need to give better support to your work community.
In your monthly report to management, don't forget to tell them about leveraging your time and skills with those of the FOSS community. In times of economic stress, your management might appreciate that.
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Maverick has bought a few things from me on several different occasions. Stand up guy, really. Pays promptly, and never forgets to let me know that he received the item, even though it can be quite a long time between payment and arrival due to his living in France.
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At the 2013 Writers Guild Awards, "The Young and The Restless" beat out "Days of our Lives" and "One Life To Live" for their fifth win. The show previously won in 2003, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
"The Young and The Restless" win includes writers Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Brent Boyd, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Maria Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Lisa Seidman, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, and Teresa Zimmerman; CBS
The Writers Guild of America have announced the nominations for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards. In the Daytime Drama category, "Days Of Our Lives," "One Life To Live," and "The Young and The Restless" were nominated. Winners will be determined on February 17, 2013.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — New head writer Josh Griffith makes some changes to "The Young and The Restless" writing staff.
Associate head writer/breakdown writer Marla Kanelos has left the show. Taking her spot on the breakdown team is Lisa Seidman, who returns for her second stint with "Y&R". Seidman wrote for the show from July 7 – October 2, 2008, and last worked on "Hollywood Heights" where Griffith was the head writer. Brent Boyd, another "Hollywood Heights" alum, is the show's new script editor replacing Beth Milstein. This is Boyd's first time writing for a daytime drama. Milstein, who has been "Y&R's" script editor since 2008, will transition over to writing scripts.
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I recently had a friend who delivered her baby but felt funny about breastfeeding. She decided that she would give her baby the benefits of breast milk through pumping and bottle feeding. Have any of your felt that way or just pumped exclusively for another reason? How did it go? ~Bonnie, StrongMoms Facilitator
I do it, but it's a lot of work. You pretty much have to do it every time the baby eats or you will not produce enough. I do not do that. I produced enough for the first 3 weeks and then it went down hill. I feed my baby about half formula and have pumped breast milk at this point (he is 5 weeks). I think I am going to give up pretty soon. I felt weird about breast feeding too but they had me try it at the hospital and it wasn't as weird as I thought. I would have continued to do it that way but my son would not latch on correctly and it hurt BAD. Best of luck!
I am currently a pumping mom. I am starting to transition baby to formula though. I tried very hard to breastfeed her. We had a rough start from the beginning....weight gain issues, thrush, and finally mastitis and still thrush along with latch issues. Exclusively pumping is A LOT of work, but it can be done. My baby is 6 weeks old now and I am just too exhausted and my nipples are still in pain from the thrush so I give up. Also I easily get clogged ducts and the pump doesn't do a great job in emptying my breasts so I really don't want to end up with another round of mastitis. Good luck!
Also, you are going to need to pump 8-10 times a day most likely to keep your supply up if you are exclusively pumping. I suggest getting a very good electric double pump, AND a manual pump to take on the go ( in case you can't make it home or to an electric outlet in time ). I find that using the manual in public is a lot easier.
Jennee - Wow, KUDOS to you for ALL the hard work you put into pumping! Sounds like you have had a really challenging time with this but kept it up for a while. Your experience can help make life easier for other young mothers who are trying to avoid problems along the way. I just wanted to make sure you are noticed for all that you did - great job!
When I had my first son i pumped and gave him a bottle instead. Not because that's how I wanted to, but because I had no other choice. I started breastfeeding him in the hospital right after his birth. But he got Jaundice and nobody told me, they put him under a light and gave him formula without asking me first. Then they didn't bring me a pump to keep my milk flowing like it should. So when we got home he was use to the bottle nipple, which made it harder for me to breastfeed. I had to pump, I had no other choice, but it only lasted a few weeks until it just didn't really seem to work out anymore. I'm glad I got to give him breast milk for the first few weeks of his life, but I am also still not very happy with the staff at that hospital either. I just hope they don't pull the same stunt again when i have my second son in December.
Wow, sounds like you really didn't get a lot of support with your first child. I'm so sorry that happened! Sounds like you know exactly what to ask for your little guy has jaundice to deal with. Good job for trying to make it work as best you could.
I nursed for about the first week with my little guy, had latch issues that made me bleed, engorgement, etc. so I started pumping to keep my supply up. It takes a lot of work and dedication. This is my second one to do this with. With the first one I had enough frozen milk to feed him for 2 months after I had stopped pumping. With my second one I pump every time he eats. He is 5 months old and we are still at it. When he cut out his middle of the night feeding, I cut out that pumping. I think the key is staying on or as close as you can to the same schedule as your little one to keep your supply up. I produce a lot of milk and I think it is due to pumping until there is no milk left. It's kind of like a supply and demand system. I am not sure how long I will keep it up so I like the idea of having all of the frozen milk to fall back on. ~KM
Engle - Wow - you are doing SUCH an amazing job and really keeping up with your little guy's feeding schedule!! Pumping really is all about supply and demand. The body is amazing in its ability to figure out when we need to provide food and when we don't - if you tell it to make it, it will. If you back off on pumping, it usually will back off on milk supply. I bet you have a ton of milk saved!! You'll be starting solid foods soon - that's a whole new adventure!
I had a preemie and had to exclusively pump for 33 days while he was in the NICU. Once he was home I tried to breast feed and he has never latched! My milk supply has decreased a lot. I started supplementing with formula and I think the two of us are much happier :)
Kellie - That's a long NICU stay. So glad your little guy is home! It can be pretty tough to successfully breast feed a baby that is born prematurely. Sounds like you got him off to a really great start with all your pumping. Glad you guys are transitioning well. :-) How old is he now?
His due date is Friday 11/22. He'll be 8 weeks old (actual age), but his adjusted age will be newborn. He is doing great though!
Kellie-I am SO glad to hear that things are going well. I'm sure you know just how lucky you are to have him home with you! :) -Jess
Yes Kellie... when he comes home I'm sure it will be a magical day for you and your family. I have seen friends ride the roller coaster of a preemie and I so admire all that parents and the baby must go through just to get home. I'm sure it gives you great perspective and an incredible appreciation for what you have.
Ah, what a milestone! Glad you are on the other side of this whole ordeal now. :-) Is it wonderful being home now?? I know some people who have a hard time getting used to life without monitors to let them know how the baby is doing!
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1 Client & 1PH @ US$275.00 Pd x 7 Days = US$1925.00
Observers @ US$145.00 Pd x 7 Days = US$1015.00
Venue: Free State, South Africa
Arrival & Departure: Bloemfontein
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1 x Common Duiker @ US$275.00
1 x Springbok @ US$325.00
1 x Impala @ US$370.00
1 x Blesbok @ US$355.00
1 x Black Wildebeest @ US$950.00
1 x Gemsbok @ US$1000.00
Dynamic bird shooting is included in this hunt offer at no extra cost, birds include: High volume dove shooting on commercial corn and sunflower projects, abundant Guinea Fowl shooting on driven hunts and a wide variety of waterfowl shooting over decoys, from pit blinds. Shotshell can be bought from KTS at the lodge.
Note: Non-hunting observers can bird shoot and hunt the following species at no increased daily rate although the trophy fees are applicable as listed: Common Duiker, Springbok, Impala, Blesbok and Black Wildebeest.
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I haven't been able to blog so much in the last couple of
months. June, July were incredibly busy with conferences and promoting the
general availability release of our KidoZen enterprise mobile platform http://kidozen.com . I've
been also blogging more actively on my entrepreneurial blog http://jrodthoughts.com/.
Now that things have settled down a bit, I am expecting to
keep contributing more regularly on this blog.
For starters, we will be hosting our periodic Tellago
Technology Update Webinar. This time we will take a in depth look at the big
data technology ecosystem on different areas such as infrastructure, predictive
analytics, search, data visualization among other important building blocks of
big data solutions in the enterprise. On each area we will explore the main
technologies and highlight their strengths and weaknesses from an enterprise
After this hour you should get a pretty good understanding
to the big data enterprise software ecosystem including the top vendors on each
area. You are register for the webinar at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/884954438
Our new Tellago Technology Update webinar will take place next Tuesday and the topic couldn't be more exciting. Building cloud integration solutions using integration iPaaS technologies. Here are the details:
Title: A New Way to do Integration: Introducing the Integration Platform as a Service
Registration Link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/423188398
The increase adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) packages and cloud computing platforms has completely changed the landscape of integration solutions in the enterprise. While technologies like Microsoft BizTalk Server, Oracle BPEL PM or WebSphere Process Server dominated the on-premise integration landscape, they have fall short to address the new needs to SaaS-driven integration and cloud delivery models. As a consequence, new players such as MuleSoft, SnapLogic or Dell Boomi are becoming the preferred solutions for SaaS to SaaS, SaaS to On-Premise or even On-Premise to SaaS integration scenarios. The industry often refers to this new type of integration scenario using a catchy new acronym: integration platform as a service (iPaaS)
This session will explore the iPaaS vendor ecosystem from an enterprise perspective. The session will provide an overview of platforms such as MuleSoft, IBM Cast Iron, Informatica Cloud, Jitterbit, Dell Boomi, Snap Logic, Windows Azure and some others from the technical and market standpoint. To keep things practical, the session will highlight strengths and weaknesses of each platform from a real world enterprise integration perspective.
We are excited to announce that next Tuesday we will be presenting
a webinar about one of the hottest enterprise software trends in the industry
and one that is just starting to be more widely accepted within Microsoft
enterprise customers: big data.
As part of this webinar, we
will take a look at the entire enterprise big data ecosystem including the
distributions of technologies like Hadoop, Cassandra and R and we will deep
dive into Microsoft's HDInsight offering for both Windows Server and Windows
Azure. We are planning to keep things practical to expect to see some cool
demos and case studies about big data solutions in the real world.
You can register for the
webinar using the following details:
Title: Building
Big Data Solutions in the Microsoft Platform
Registration Link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/655037446
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 AM EDT
Summary: In recent years, big data has become
one of the hottest trends in the enterprise software landscape. As a leader in
the enterprise data space, Microsoft has taken significant steps towards
simplifying the big data experience in the enterprise with the release of the
HDInsight Server and HDInsight Service technology stacks.
session deep dives into HDInsight Server and HDInsight Service from a developer
perspective. The session emphasizes the best practices, patterns and techniques
that will help developers to build on-premise or cloud-enabled big data
solutions powered by HDInsight Server or HDInsight Service. To keep things
practical, we will showcase a series of real world solutions that highlight how
to leverage HDInsight Server and/or HDInsight Service to enable the next
generation big data infrastructures in the enterprise.
The slides from my big data session
at Microsoft TechDays can be found below. During the session, we discussed a
lot of the fundamental technologies of the most popular Hadopp distributions
including HDFS, Map-Reduce, HBase, Hive, Pig, Sqoop and others. The session was really focused on practical examples and we spent quite a bit of time showing code :)
Towards the end
of the presentation, we debated some of the limitations of
Hadoop and exploring some recent research materials focused on addressing
those. I particularly enjoyed the discussion around Google Dremel which is the
foundation behind the amazing Google Big Query engine.
I hope you find this material useful.
If you have any feedback about MS HDInsight or would like to know more don't hesitate
to ping me via this weblog.
Thanks to everyone who attended my session about building large-scale solutions in Windows Azure. Everything you saw was based on the lessons we learned when building our KidoZen (www.kidozen.com ) platform. The slide deck I used during the presentation can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/jesusmrv/azure-best-practices2
Research(MS Research) is an infinite source of technical innovation. Because of
my academic background, I am constantly following the new MS Research projects
and drawing ideas and inspiration from them. Recently, I came across Project
Hawaii (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/hawaii/
) which provides a set of mobile services hosted in Windows Azure for
computational and data storage. Sounds familiar? Yes, Project Hawaii
overlaps slightly with Windows Azure Mobile Services but it focuses on new and
innovative service capabilities. In this first release, Project Hawaii
enables the following capabilities:
The Key-Value service enables a mobile
application to store application-wide state information in the cloud.
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Service returns the text that appears in a photographic image. For example,
given an image of a road sign, the service returns the text of the sign.
The Path Prediction Service predicts a
destination based on a sequence of current locations and historical data.
The Relay Service provides a relay point
in the cloud that mobile applications can use to communicate.
The Rendezvous Service maps from
well-known human-readable names to endpoints in the Hawaii Relay Service.
The Speech-to-Text Service takes a spoken
phrase and returns text. Currently this service supports English only.
The Translator service enables a mobile
application to translate text from one language to another, and to obtain an
audio stream that renders a string in a spoken language.
given my recent work in the mobile
backend as a service (mBaaS) space, Project Hawaii results
super interesting to me. After spending a few hours playing with the current
release, I thought the experience would make a few interesting blog posts.
start with the Hawaii's key-value service:
Project Hawaii's
Key-Value Service (KVS) provides a simple key-value store for mobile
applications. By using the KVS, an application can store and retrieve
application-wide state information as text using key-value pairs.
Obtaining a Project Hawaii
Application ID
Prior to use any of the Project Hawaii services, developers need to
obtain a valid application ID. We can achieve that by going to the Project Hawaii signup page (http://hawaiiguidgen.cloudapp.net/default.aspx.) and registering your Windows Live
credentials. After that, you will obtain an application identifier that can be
used to authenticate to the different cloud services. As illustrated in the
following figured.
having completed this process, we need to register our application in the
Windows Azure Marketplace.
the Project Hawaii Key Value Service
its name indicates, the key-value service provides a service interface that
enables mobile applications to store information in key-value pair forms. The
main vehicle to leverage this capability is a RESTful interface abstracted by
SDKs for the Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms. In the case of
Windows 8, the KeyValueService class included in the Microsoft.Hawaii.KeyValue.Client namespace abstracts the
capabilities of the Project Hawaii Key-Value service. The following matrix
summarizes some of the operations provided by the KeyValueService class.
a call to create a key-value item. The item must not already exist.
a call to delete key-value items.
a call to delete key-value items by keys.
a call to get key-value items.
a call to get key-value items by key.
a call to get key-value items by keys.
a call to set one or more key-value items. If the key does not exist, the
method creates it.
any good mBaaS SDK, the KeyValueService class provides a very succinct syntax
to integrate with the Project Hawaii key-value service. For instance, the
following code illustrates the process of inserting different items using the
Project Hawaii key-value service.
private const string clientID = "My Client ID";
private const string clientSecret = "My Client Secret";
private void SetItem_Test()
KeyValueItem item1 = new KeyValueItem() { Key = "Key2", Value = "value2" };
KeyValueService.SetAsync(clientID, clientSecret, new KeyValueItem[1]{item1}, this.OnSetComplete, null) ;
private async void OnSetComplete(SetResult result)
await Dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, async () =>
if (result.Status != Microsoft.Hawaii.Status.Success)
Result.Text = "Success";
Result.Text = "Error";
applications can query items stored in the key-value infrastructure using the
following syntax.
private void GetItem_Test()
KeyValueService.GetByKeyAsync(clientID, clientSecret, "Key1", GetByKeyComplete, null);
storage can be a really useful capability in mobile applications. The Project
Hawaii Key Value service provides a very simple mechanism to enable mobile
application to leverage these capabilities using a very simple syntax.
will cover other capabilities of Project Hawaii in future blog posts.
Blog Post of the Week:
Every week Tellago shares the biggest news in the enterprise software world with our customers. I thought I start sharing the list in this blog as well starting today :)
Enterprise Software
News and Insights:
Here are some of the
biggest headlines of the week:
Most students of the web trace the NoSQL
movement back to Google and Amazon. As they grew their enormously successful
online services, Google and Amazon needed new ways of storing massive amounts
of data across an ever-growing number of servers, so each created a new
software platform that could do so. Google built BigTable.
Amazon built Dynamo. Read More....
Blog Post of the
What's New with
My speaking schedule has gotten a
bit crazy this last few months and I haven't had any time to schedule any local
presentations. Thanks to my good friend Dave Noderer, tomorrow
I will be doing a session about enterprise mobility at the South Florida IASA chapter.
I am planning to spend quite a bit of time talking about modern best practices,
patterns and techniques we have learned in the implementation of mobile
solutions in the enterprise and highlight some of the challenges as well.
Specifically, I am planning on spending quite a bit of time in two fundamental
How to mobilize your line of business data?
How to enable backend capabilities to your
enterprise mobile applications?
If you are in the South FL area and
are interested on mobile development feel free to swing by and say hi. I
promise to keep it fun. You can register for the event at http://www.fladotnet.com/Reg.aspx?EventID=626


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Hi! It's me, EeveeandKirliafan (or DarkerShining, as my username will be changed to sometime next month). Remember me? The girl who kept talking about how she had so many ideas for fanfics? Well, after several years of trying to write something, only to get stuck on various small details, I. Have. Finally. Done. It.
I'm really excited about finally getting to do this, and also kind of nervous. I began working on this fanfic several months ago, and after working on developing the idea, writing up the first draft of the first chapter, and then rewriting and editing it a few times, I feel I have finally made something worthy of sharing with people. I really hope you will enjoy this fanfic. I know there are some areas where I could improve, but I'm sure you guys can help me with that.
Before we begin, I would like to dedicate this story to my friends over at TV Tropes, that are all part of this Pokémon RP I participate in. They gave me the inspiration for this story, and helped me work on developing my ideas. Thank you guys, I love you all!
Well, let's get started, then. Read, review, give constructive criticism and all that.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Reflecting Balance
Chapter 1: Just because one cant see something, it doesnt mean that it is not there.
It was a dark and stormy night, as cliché as that sounds. Dark clouds filling the sky, rain pouring down, lightning flashing in the distance. One wouldnt think anyone would be out on a stormy night like this, and yet there was a strange flying Pokémon resembling a big orb with a fork like tail, fork like talons and wings also vaguely similar to forks, flying above a forest. The bizarre flying Pokémon looked down at the forest below it with its one eye, looking for another Pokémon that was hiding from it.
Where are you, little one? the strange Pokémon asked, trying to use psychic powers it possessed to locate the other Pokémon. I will find you, and then I will take that crystal from you!
In the forest below, a small Pokémon wearing a gray cloak to protect it from the rain heard the Sigilyph flying above the forest calling out to it. The little Pokémon was hiding in some bushes, but knew that it was only a matter of time before the Sigilyph managed to find its hiding spot. The Pokémon in the gray cloak looked down at the transparent crystal it was holding, having tried its best to prevent the Sigilyph from stealing it. But what could a small Pokémon like itself do? There was no way it was strong enough to fight back against the thief, and it has already used up most of its energy when it had taken the crystal away before the Sigilyph could steal it.
Suddenly, a pitch black ball of energy from above flew towards the bushes where the Pokémon in the gray cloak was hiding, forcing the smaller Pokémon to jump out of the way to avoid the attack, dropping the crystal it had been protecting on the ground in the process. While it managed to avoid being hit with the Shadow Ball attack, it had also been forced out from the bushes it had been hiding in, and was now laying on the ground in plain sight of the Sigilyph hovering above the forest.
There you are the Sigilyph began ominously hovering down towards the Pokémon in the gray cloak.
The Pokémon in the gray cloak got up to its feet, nervously backing away as it saw the Sigilyph floating down towards it, until it tripped over something on the ground. It tried to get back up quickly, only to suddenly find gravitys pull intensifying and holding it down. It managed to glance up to the see the two eyes on the Sigilyphs orb like body and the third one on what resembled a black beak on top of its head glowing, the Sigilyph clearly being the one who was causing gravity to become much harsher like this. The smaller Pokémon helplessly lay there as the bizarre bird Pokémon was now hovering directly above it, three ominously glowing eyes staring it down.
Well, this was a fun little chase, wasnt it? the Sigilyph closed in on the Pokémon in the gray cloak. But Im guessing making you pay for trying to interfere with my plan can be fun too
The sun was slowly rising in the distance, and in a small town with buildings made at least partially from stone, several Pokémon had already gotten up, having work to do before the warm rays of sunlight told everyone it was morning. The various Pokémon in charge of the different shops removed the cover that had kept their stand safe from the rain during the storm the previous night, and were busy setting up before the Pokémon requiring their services, mainly rescue teams, showed up. Some Pokémon were checking some wooden poles that had a gemstone tied to the top of them, making sure the pole had not been damaged in any way by the storm and that nothing was blocking the crystal on top from absorbing sunlight.
As the sun rose higher up into the sky, spreading its light over more and more of the area as the Pokémon working at the shops finished getting things ready, it didnt take long before various Pokémon that were part of rescue teams were up and headed into the town to get ready before heading out on a mission. Some of the leaders of the teams were discussing which missions they were going to handle that day while getting themselves ready:
Hmm Seems I do not have enough money, so Ill have to put this Reviver Seed back, a Pokémon resembling a giant wasp said as he looked over the items he had purchased. A nearby dark furred fox overheard.
Dont you hate it when that happens? the fox inquired. I mean, why dont you take missions where theres a higher reward?
Because being a rescue team is about helping others, not about receiving great rewards, the Beedrill buzzed.
So, wait Didnt you get anything yesterday from helping that Armaldo? the Zoroark asked, tilting her head slightly.
No, I did not, but Im fine with that, just knowing I helped someone, the Beedrill responded. The Armaldo felt kind of bad about not having any reward for me, but I told him not to worry about it.
Sting sure has the right attitude about being on a rescue team, doesnt he? another dark furred Pokémon commented as he walked over to the other two rescue team leaders.
Well, sure, thats nice and all, but I only do missions that I know I can make a good profit from! The Zoroark stated, smirking as she looked at a piece of paper. Like this mission here; some Glaceon is paying good money if I can help him find a present for some Espeon that I assume is his girlfriend!
Ooh! A mission of love! the Umbreon exclaimed, excitedly wagging his tail. Those are my favorite missions!
So, let me guess Youre escorting some Pokémon to meet with the one they love again today? the Zoroark inquired with a slight smirk across her face.
I sure am! the Umbreon nodded, blushing somewhat with a dreamy look on his face. Today Im escorting a Dunsparce into the Lush Valley so he can meet with his beloved Purrloin! Isnt it romantic? Young love is so wonderful.
Whats this about young love? a young female voice inquired, the three rescue team leaders looked over to see two young Pokémon, a brown furred Pokémon with long pointy ears and a fluffy tail, and a lion cub Pokémon with blue fur on the upper half of his body, and black fur on the lower half.
We werent talking about you or anything like that, the Zoroark commented with a slight smirk.
What do you mean by that? the blue lion cub inquired, finding this to be a very strange thing to say.
Relax, Im just kidding! the Zoroark said, petting the young Shinx on the head. We were just talking about what missions weve done recently.
Oh the Shinx said, awkwardly rubbing the yellow rings on his forelegs against each other, creating blue sparks of electricity between them. He still didnt understand why the Zoroark said this. Maybe she was just trying to see what kind of reactions shed get?
What mission are you two kids taking on today? Sting asked.
Dont know yet! the brown furred Pokémon replied, the Eevee happily wagging her fluffy tail. Before we do head out on a mission, though, we first have an errand to run for Stella.
Ooh, the town oracle? the Zoroark inquired, before leaning down and pulling the two young Pokémon as if to whisper something to them. Say, could you do me a favor and ask her if Ill find any big treasures in the future? Like gold, or coins, or gold coins
Forget that! the Umbreon blurted out. Ask her about love! Find out which Pokémon will get together in the near future!
Is that all you two care about? Sting asked, giving the two a quizzical look.
Hey, Mirage may only think about herself and money, but everyone needs love! the Umbreon responded.
Whats that supposed to mean!?
As the two Pokémon started arguing, while Sting tried to keep the two dark types from starting a full on fight in the middle of town, the Eevee took this opportunity while the three were distracted to lean over and whisper to her teammate:
Hey, Blitz, lets get out of here, she whispered, the Shinx nodded in agreement.
Okay, Sera.
The two then quietly slipped away, and continued heading towards the east exit of town, so they could go see Stella and finish that errand they had promised.
Stellas home was just a short walk away from the town, and like the buildings in the town, it was built from stone. It was bigger than most of the buildings in town, even having a second floor; it had likely taken a lot of time and effort for whoever built it. One of the features that really stood out was that the stone building had a hole in the roof, from which stars could be seen at night without going outside. Said hole would of course be covered up if it was raining, like during that storm the previous night. Stella the Gothitelle was currently having a talk with her young daughter, a young Gothorita that had started having visions of the future herself.
Bow, for many generations now, a member of our family has been in the position of town oracle, Stella explained, the white ribbon like feelers on each of the four layers of the black dress-like layers on her body, and the one on the back of her head began glowing.
Bow the Gothorita nodded her head slightly, moving the fingerless tip of her arms towards the two buns on each of her head resembling pigtails, which each had two of the ribbon like feelers attached to them, as well as two on the dress like part of her mostly black body. She tried not to lose her concentration on what her mother was saying as she touched one of the white ribbon shaped feelers on one of her pigtails, it felt kind of warm to the touch. Maybe it was because she had recently been using her psychic powers? Or did they always feel warm? Bow hadnt really thought much about it.
Stella noticed that her daughter was starting to lose her concentration, and figured it was best to catch her attention once again. Stellas blue eyes began to glow, as did the bow like feelers on her own body. This caught Bows attention once again, as Stella began to levitate and made a projection of a starry sky appear around them.
Our powers comes from the stars, by looking up at them, we receive our visions. This information we can share with the Pokémon that seek our advice, our wisdom. And with that, Stella abruptly made the illusion vanish, startling her daughter somewhat.
Bow, Stella said, floating back down to the floor. Someday, you will take my place as the oracle, and Pokémon will come to seek your wisdom.
They will? Bow tilted her head slightly.
Of course, Stella nodded, looking into her daughters eyes, which were blue just like her own.
I find that kind of hard to believe, Bow said, looking down at her legs. I mean, Im not very wise, or anything
Well, you might not be ready yet, but some day, you will be, Stella replied, placing her light purple hand on her daughters shoulder, giving her a reassuring smile.
But Im also very forgetful What good would I be as an oracle if I cant even remember my visions?
You could write them down? Stella suggested.
I tried that, but I forgot where I wrote it down, and where I put the thing I wrote them down on, Bow responded, looking down sheepishly.
Stella couldnt help but chuckle a little bit, only to stop as she noticed her daughters embarrassment over the whole thing. Before Stella could offer her daughter anymore advice, or do anything else for that matter, Stella felt a presence from downstairs, two presences actually.
Ah, we have visitors, Stella said, and began walking down the stone stairs, Bow following closely behind.
Stella? Sera called out as she and Blitz entered the house, pushing away the curtain covering a hole in the stone wall that was essentially the front door. It didnt take long before Stella and Bow came down the stairs.
Ah, hello there, Serafina, Stella said, addressing the Eevee by her full name. Oh, and you too, Blitz.
Hi there, Blitz said, awkwardly looking around. There were a few slots carved out in the walls, with some purple crystals in them, which were capable of glowing in the dark. Blitz guessed they were probably either powered by starlight, or the psychic energy from Stella. There were a few empty slots in the wall, but what he and Sera were delivering would take care of that.
Here are the purple light crystals you requested! Sera said, sticking her face into a bag she was carrying, and pulling out a smaller bag with her mouth, placing it on a table. Stella then opened it and examined the purple crystals inside.
Excellent, these are exactly the crystals I requested. Well done you two!
Oh, it was no big deal; anyone couldve done that, really Blitz commented, awkwardly rubbing his forelegs against each other, creating more little sparks between them.
Well, yes, anyone could, but that doesnt guarantee that anyone would, Stella explained, wagging her finger. Everyone is different. They may have different tastes, different priorities. Some rescue teams have different motives, and may not accept just any mission.
You mean like Mirage, and how she only does missions she knows she can get a big profit from? Sera asked, tilting her head slightly to the left.
Yes. There are indeed some rescue teams who only do it for the rewards, while some are just out to find the biggest adventures they can. The Gothitelle smiled as she looked at the two young Pokémon. While theyre all good, I like to believe that the best rescue teams are often the ones who remember that rescue teams exist to help others.
Well, thats nice and all, but, Sera and I have only been a rescue team for just a little over a week. Blitz said. We cant really call ourselves a great rescue team
Well, maybe not now, but someday, Stella said, smiling. I certainly see a lot of potential in you two, and I believe you two have the capability to become a really great rescue team in the future.
Do you really think so? Sera exclaimed, her ears perking up in excitement.
Yeah, do you mean it, or is this something you say to any young rescue team to make them feel better about themselves? Not that Im questioning your judgment or something, I I just Blitz awkwardly looked down at his paws. I just dont see what you mean Im just like every other Shinx, theres nothing special about me.
Oh, I wouldnt say that, everyone is special in some way, even if they dont always see it. The Gothitelle kneeled down, petting the young Shinx. Just because one cant see something, it doesnt mean that it is not there.
What do you mean? Blitz asked, tilting his head sideways in confusion.
Oh, thats something youll have to figure out on your own, dear, Stella said, giving the young electric lion cub a reassuring smile.
Ill take your word for it, then? Blitz really wasnt sure how to respond to this, or what it was he was supposed to look for.
So, were really going to become an amazing rescue team? Sera asked again, still excited.
You certainly will, Stella said to the excited little Eevee. Of course, you do have to work for it.
Dont worry, we will definitely work hard!
Stella then noticed that her daughter had just been standing around in the background this whole time, unsure how to contribute to the conversation in any way.
Hey, Bow? Why dont you pick out two Oran berries for Blitz and Sera as their reward for taking the time to run this little errand for us?
Oh! the young Gothorita instantly perked up. Sure! I can definitely do that!
The young psychic type walked over to a basket full of berries, telekinetically lifting two blues ones out of the basket and levitating them across the room to Sera.
Wow! Youre really giving us two Oran berries? she asked as she looked up at the two blue berries floating in front of her.
You didnt really have to Blitz added, awkwardly rubbing the yellow rings on his forelegs together again.
Oh, it is no problem at all! I want you to have them! Stella said, smiling sweetly.
Thanks! I promise well use them wisely! Sera said as she accepted the two berries and placed them inside the bag she was carrying.
Well, I guess you two should get going now, and take care of some missions? Stella reminded the two.
Oh, thats right! Come on, Blitz! Lets get to it!
And with that, the two young Pokémon left Stellas house and began heading back to the town. Before heading out to a mystery dungeon, the two were going to head over to the rescue team HQ to check what missions were available for them. Little did they know, that the adventure they would go on today would be the beginning of an even bigger adventure.
End of chapter one


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Those pictures are out of this world Kenny
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nice photos, haven't seen some of them.
It's never too late to take care of business.
Well i can't recall seeing any of them beforeOriginally posted by kennyelvis@May 3 2004, 07:40 PM
Thanks NightRider, the pix are good i know , and not often seen
I think your pictures are amongst the best i've ever seen
You have some collection my friend.
TCB Chris.
Great stuff, Kenny!
...you won't forget me when I go.
I have just put up 10 more, this time its from June 10th 1972, madison Square Garden 2.30 pm Show
They are good unchained, i know, i remember the first time i saw them myself
It`s cool that you like them to, and this site and my site are the only place i tell that i have them up
I have about 700-800 pictures from 1976-1977 and thats not my favorit time in our mans life, but i know you and many people at this board like that period, so i will keep them coming
The photos are great and it's always good to see new ones, but I really hate with a vengeance that suit he wore in Asheville. Are there a few variations on the theme? I just think he went a bit too far with that kind of outfit. Each to his own of course.
"Walk A Block In My Socks"
Hey Kenny - greaty pix and nice site. It's easy for guys like me to click on to these sites every night for a look and only contribute the odd thought, but you people who create and maintain the sites are doing a great thing. Just letting you and all those responsible for this site know that your efforts are appreciated.
It's with sites like yours Kenny,the legacy of that great man will never fade..;thanks!!
"And i'm never gonna cease my wondering..."
More Great Pictures
FANTASTIC.....again Kenny
TCB Chris.
Thanks for the great pictures Kenny
without a song, a man ain't got a friend,
without a song, the road would never bend,
without a song, so I'll keep singing the song.
OH BOY Kenny ! Great pictures! Fantastic, awesome.............
I loved them ALL!
'My music is why I was put on this earth' Elvis Presley
Elvis from Russia
great pics! Kenny you rock! lol


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