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Harvard economist Martin Feldstein, who was Ronald Reagan's chief economic guru, strongly opposed the notion that the disparity between rich and poor has reduced social mobility in the US. At the Economist Buttonwood Conference Feldstein urged the audience of investment managers and entrepreneurs to adopt his favorite operative rule of social mobility in America is "It's okay if Jones is very rich as long as I can get a little richer." This attitude, Feldstein asserted, is the reason why further concentration of the nation's wealth in the hands of the few will not result in violence or political revolution. Feldstein is not troubled by inequality; he is worried about poverty, the poverty of the very old without sufficient income, and the poverty of the young who cannot find jobs by which to support themselves.
Liberal economist Joseph Stigler of Columbia University does not agree one iota with Feldstein's simple rule of thumb. He claims the social rule of mobility has become that of a "rent collector"- those who benefit from monopoly patents, crony capitalism, buying political power and all the ruling class paraphenalia like trusts that compound earnings to assure that the 1% will continue to lord it over the 99%.
Feldstein isn't buying this stagnant view. " Look at the CEOs of the 500 largest companies.You do not have to be a Harvard or Yale graduate to become CEO of a major company," Feldstein told an audience of investment managers and business executives at The Economist Buttonwood Conference, which is held every October in New York. The Economist magazine recently reported in a special survey on economic inequality that as few as 16,000 families have combined wealth equal to 5% of America's GDP. The issue of the disparity in wealth between the very rich and the middle class has become an edgy controversial issue of the Presidential campaign.
Feldstein, a Republican, was opposed in the debate by Joseph Stiglitz, a Columbia University economist who was chairman of Bill Clintons Council of Economic Advisers. Stiglitz scoffed at Feldstein's proposition underscoring that political measures aiding the private business sector are leading to "rich getting a lot richer from one decade to the next." And Stiglitz, whose book on the wealth disparity in the US was published this year, emphasized that this "income inequality spills over to political inequality." He mentioned the Supreme Court decision on Citizens United, which holds that corporations can spend as much money on political issues as they like, as long as they are independent from the candidates.
Feldstein pushed to replace the issue of inequality with the issue of poverty. For Feldstein, the worst inequity is not the tax code, but the poverty of the very old population which may not have sufficient Social Security or health care distributions from the government to properly live out their lives.
Feldstein prefers not to place a cap on the specific tax deductions that aid the wealthy– like the deduction on home mortgages and the deduction on state and local taxes. In their place he prefers to place a fixed dollar limit on the total deductions the wealthy can take on their incomes, a notion that has been proposed by Republican candidate Mitt Romney during the presidential campaign.
It seems that there are two (perhaps more) options in dealing with poverty. One is to punish success by overtaxing the successful and give the proceeds to those who have not earned (for whatever the reason – there are many to be sure). The other is to find a way to improve the earning nature of the poor. I find it odd that with two parties, we don't spend much effort on the latter, only the former.
The first question is how much impact on the current housing market would result from limiting or eliminating the mortgage deduction? As I mentioned previously, I'd start with no deductions and work from there in rewriting the tax code. We don't want anything that will negatively affect the housing market.
The notion that anyone has a possibility of joining the 1% does not make it right, just, efficient or anything else positive for such a disproportionate portion of any society's wealth, income and power to be funneled into the pockets of any 1%. They simply don't deserve it, or earn it, or return service to society at large in any way to merit it.
It still constitutes theft — legalized, structural theft — when some of us get to reap what others sow.
I encourage you to read Henry George's "Social Problems" (a book of essays) and "Progress and Poverty" (a more methodical approach) to understand better how our structures enrich the few and impoverish the vast majority. Both are online. And Drake's modern abridgment of P&P is also online and available through Amazon, Schalkenbach and other places.


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Platform complies with ISA18.2 and provides support for a company-wide alarm database.
SILAlarm is a new alarm rationalization tool from exida, a supplier of functional safety and security products, services, and certifications. The company says SILAlarm supports compliance with the ISA18.2 alarm management standard and good engineering practices, and guides users through the alarm rationalization process tailored to reflect the requirements of a company's alarm philosophy document. It serves as the master alarm database, recording the results of the alarm design (priority, limit, deadband, classification, and suppression) as well the cause, consequence, time to respond and recommended operator response.
"Alarm rationalization is one of the key activities in ISA18.2's alarm management lifecycle and is critical to create a sustainable and effective alarm management program," said Todd Stauffer, exida's director of alarm management services. "In the past, companies considered rationalization too burdensome and expensive. Today, SILAlarm easily and economically reduces alarm loads on the operator, eliminates nuisance alarms, and improves operator response."
SILAlarm can be used with new and existing systems and is available standalone as well as integrated with exSILentia, exida's suite of functional safety engineering tools.
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Achieving that Brigette Bardot-esque "bedroom hair" look is damn tricky. I tried it once, and instead of getting sexy, sultry, I-just-rolled-out-of-bed sexpot locks, I wound up with messy, unkempt, Amy Winehouse-in-her- darkest-days hair. Not pretty, to say the least. To make sure I get it right the next time, I consulted Liam Carrey, stylist from New York's Ted Gibson salon, for his top tips on how to get glam — not grunge — bedroom hair.
1. Consider what your hair naturally does in the morning, and use that as your inspiration.
"Bedroom hair" is soft, not particularly well-manicured hair with lots of texture and loose, tousled messiness — essentially, what you get when you just wake up, but prettier, Carrey says. After you drag your butt out of bed in the morning, look at your hair in the mirror, paying careful attention to the volume you get at the crown and the natural waves and bends it has taken on. "Creating your 'bedroom hair' look should be a cleaned-up, prettier version of your reflection," he explains.


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Glee's Chris Colfer stopped by Rolling Stone's headquarters to talk with Peter Travers about staying busy with his new fantasy book, The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell, which is set to land atop the New York Times bestseller list this week. "There's lots of writing in hotel rooms and planes," says Colfer of his book. "Sometimes I'd have an idea on stage [on the Glee tour] and I'd be singing 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' and I'd run offstage and go to my computer where the dressing room was and type the idea and then I'd go off to do 'Single Ladies.'" But with his story, Colfer looks to find fresh inspiration from the original, darker Grimm versions of fairy tales. "We've really kind of bastardized it a little bit, we've made them into something they're not," he says.
"I was born certainly with the desire just to be a storyteller, just to entertain someone," admits Colfer, who cites Stardust, the Harry Potter series and The Princess Bride among his early childhood influences. Colfer also embraces his theatricality on Land of Stories' audio book, on which he does all of the characters' voices over eight-and-a-half hours.
The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell is available now and Glee's fourth season is set to premiere in September. Colfer also wrote, produced and starred in the upcoming film Struck By Lightning, which is set for a December release.
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With more than 27,000 homeless students in Washington, lawmakers are taking steps to ensure that more is known about a large, and growing, population.
The federal McKinney-Vento Act requires school districts across the country to identify homeless students within their district and provide them with the necessary support to complete their schooling. In Washington, that information is collected, but not broken down at the state and local level.
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane, would require the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to compile and record dropout rates among homeless students in an effort to better understand the issue of homelessness among students. OPSI would be responsible for reporting the information back to the Legislature and developing training for school districts to better understand homeless students, and help improve their educational outcomes.
By analyzing the information collected, "homeless students can reach their full potential," Parker said.
House Bill 2373 passed off of the House floor Friday morning with a bipartisan 92-4 vote. Senate Bill 6074, a companion bill to the House's version, passed unanimously off the Senate floor Wednesday.
Both Republican and Democrat lawmakers spoke in favor of the bill's passage Friday.
Rep. Kathy Haigh, a Democrat from Shelton, said supporting homeless students by compiling information will help keep them in school and make sure they receive the right services to help them succeed.
Newly-appointed Rep. Jesse Young, a Republican from Gig Harbor, said the legislation hit close to home. Young said that as a youth, he struggled with homelessness.
"There are certain homeless demographics that we don't have data for," Young said. "For us to be able to have this data at our fingertips is paramount."
Republican Rep. Elizabeth Scott from Monroe opposed the legislation Friday. She said that she was opposed "purely on the data collection" component.
"Until I'm convinced that the parents will be notified" and told who the information will be shared with, I cannot support the bill, Scott said.
Seattle Democrat Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos said that as a state, there is a responsibility to make sure that all children succeed in school.
"We cannot help if we don't have particular information of what the student needs," Santos said. "Data drives policy, data drives programs...let us make sure we know what those children need."


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On view Feb. 21-Dec. 1, 2013
Schatten Gallery at the Robert W. Woodruff Library
Featuring original material from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) archive kept by the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) at Emory University, this exhibition highlights the tireless efforts of the significant civil rights organization to achieve positive social change in the years after the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Opening events on Feb. 22 in the library: Lecture with Dorothy Cotton noon-2 pm and celebration 6-8 pm, free and open to the public. http://bit.ly/SCLC-exhibition. Hours: http://bit.ly/pmmkxN.


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By Marc Carig
---- — NEW YORK — From his simmering feud with reliever Joba Chamberlain, to his status as one of the driving forces behind the Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis gave Yankee fans plenty of motivation to boo.
But come Opening Day, they'll be scrambling for reasons to cheer.
The Yankees' bizarro offseason took its latest twist yesterday when the longtime foe agreed to the terms of a 1-year, $12-million deal, according to multiple sources, who said the deal is still pending the completion of a physical.
By the time Youkilis' signing is official sometime this week, a source said that the Yankees will likely be on the verge of making another critical offseason move, re-signing veteran outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a one-year deal of his own.
In tandem, the moves will allow the Yankees to fill openings left by injuries and free-agent defections.
Ichiro, 39, is expected to play in rightfield, filling the void left by Nick Swisher. Youkilis, 33, will fill in primarily at third base as Alex Rodriguez recovers from hip surgery that is expected to sideline him for at least half the season.
When Youkilis is not at third, sources said the Yankees intend to use him at first base and at designated hitter, where his righthanded bat will add balance to a lefty-heavy lineup.
On the surface, Youkilis appears to be an odd choice. In nine seasons, spent almost exclusively with the Red Sox, Youkilis is a .283 hitter with an on-base percentage of .384. The three-time all-star and two-time World Series champion has also displayed power with 148 career homers.
Youkilis' successful run in Boston ended last summer with his trade to the White Sox, where he hit .236 with 15 homers and 46 RBIs.
It was during his time with the Red Sox that he became an easy target for Yankee fans.
Through the years, his bad blood with Chamberlain led to several testy exchanges, adding fuel to an already tense rivalry between the rivals. His quirks at home plate, including his unorthodox batting stance, have long invited scorn from Yankee fans.
But old loyalties often prove no match for current convenience, as the Yankees have experienced with the likes of Johnny Damon, Derek Lowe and now Youkilis.
The Yankees essentially matched Youkilis' 2012 salary to bring him aboard. But by accepting a one-year deal, he proved to be a fit for the budget-conscious Bombers, who are determined to keep payroll under $189 million in 2014.
But Youkilis' signing comes with some risk. Various injuries have limited him to an average of 117 games over the last three seasons.
Ex-Spinners manager back with Sox
Former Lowell Spinners manager Gary DiSarcina has been hired as the new manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox.
The Billerica High graduate managed the Spinners from 2007-09, leading them to 125 wins and two playoff appearances.
He left the Boston Red Sox organization late in 2010 to join the Angels, for whom he played 12 seasons.
DiSarcina recently had been named special assistant to Angels GM Jerry Dipoto.


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Grimm has returned to NBC and it looks like the stakes have got even higher for detective Nick Burkhardt.
NBC have released the following clip from tonight's episode, which sees Monroe and Rosalee try to assuage the fears of the supernatural community when the Wesen Code is broken.
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text: 10 Major Cities Where Buying Beats Renting By Meg Handley May 2, 2011 | 2:06 p.m. EDT + More Where It's Better to Buy Next » 1 of 12 (iStockPhoto) Experts say the housing market can't get much better for would-be home buyers this spring. Buying is now more affordable than renting in nearly four out of five cities, according to the quarterly Rent vs. Buy Index released by online real estate resource Trulia. Mix in attractive mortgage rates luring house hunters, and experts expect to see some life restored to the flat-lining housing market this spring. Here's a look at 10 major cities where it might be smarter to buy than rent: Next: Las Vegas


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37Hz-20kHz ±3dB
98dB @ 2.83 volts/1 meter
125 watts maximum continuous (500 watts peak)
8 ohms compatible
Bass reflex via rear-mounted port
Two-way system using one 1" (2.54cm) magnetically shielded, titanium dome compression driver tweeter with a integral 6" (15.2cm) square 90°x60° Tractrix® Horn and two 8" (20.32cm) magnetically shielded, aluminum cone woofers
K-130-DN 1" (2.54cm) Titanium dome compression driver
6" square 90°x60° Tractrix® Horn
Two K-1122-OB 8" (20.32cm) Cerametallic® cone / cast polymer frame
Two sets of binding post speaker terminals (connected via brass strap jumpers)
40.9" (103.9cm) x 9.25" (23.5cm) x 14.8" (37.6cm)
54 lbs. (24.5kg)
Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF)
Black Ash, Light Cherry wood-grain vinyl
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I'm sure most of you know that I got into tube gear over the summer. It started with a Dyna ST-70 tube amp and then I got an Antique Sound Lab AQ-2004DT tube pre amp. I love the sound of tube equipments and have always heard great things about tubes and high efficiency horn speakers. Along with the great things, I've also heard horror stories of horn speakers being too bright, harsh and fatiquing. I knew it was going to be a gamble when I get a pair of horn speakers. I was either going to like it or not.
I decided to look into the Klipsch Reference series after I read some positive reviews. The Refrence speakers are pretty much the LSi of Klipsch. The RF-35 is the middle man in the line of tower speakers. There's an RF-15, 25 and the two bigger boys are the RF-5 and 7.
When I was ready, I went down to the nearest Klipsch dealer. They had all the Reference models up to the RF-35. The thing that surprised me at first was their size. I had no idea they were going to be very big. Anyways, I decided to give them a listen. At first the bass was too strong and then I remembered that they have large ports on the back and the speakers were set up to close to the front wall so I ignored the bass and focused on the highs and mids. They were powered by a high end Onkyo and a TOTL Denon DVD/CD player. They sounded very good there in the demo room. I was surprised that I didn't hear bright highs. The mids was warm sounding and the highs was very airy.
After listening to the RF-35, I listened to the RF-25. I was thinking I should go for the 25 because it's much smaller than the 35. But after listening to them I decided I should get the 35. I really forcused on the mids when listening to both speakers. The RF-25 was good but it didn't sound as warm as the 35. The mids was slightly brighter. The bass was very impressive on both models, but the 35 had more slam and dynamics. After hearing the 25 I knew I'd be happier with a pair of 35 and the only thing that wouldn't be happy is my pockets.
I brought them home and set everything up. I had a problem with a woofer on one of the speakers. I brought the speaker back to the store. They sent it out to the nearest repair center and I got it back in 4 days with a new woofer.
The RF-35 looks very expensive with the grilles off. But as you get close to the speakers you will notice that the cabinet is not very good. By looking at it and feeling it, you will know it's vinyl immediately. Those of you who love the build quality of Polk speakers will be dissapointed here. But there is one feature I just love. These speakers have magnetic grilles that snap on and off easily. So with the grilles off you won't see any holes around the cabinet.
I'm running single wire right now with speaker cables in place of the metal jumpers. I haven't tried bi-wiring on them yet.
These speakers are very difficult to set up. I would move them around every night trying to find a spot where they would sound better than the last. They also need a good amount of toe-in. This is probably because the horns are very directional.
I hooked them up to my Dyna amp and ASL pre. The RF-35 are extremely efficient speakers. They are rated at 98db/w/m. My RT800i are 90db/w/m which means that to reach a peak of 110db, the Klipsch will only need 16 watts of power while the RT-800i will need almost 128 watts.
So what kind of sound do you get from high efficiency speakers? Very clean, undistorted and very dynamic sound. Just like a concert. The RF-35 sounds a million times better at home with my gear than the demo room in the store.
These speakers really need to break-in. At first I noticed this sharp sound in the highs and upper mids. It wasn't annoying or distracting but it was there. After about 2 days it was hard to tell anymore, and within one week it's completely gone. Other members on the Klipsch forum noticed the exact same thing. The highs are now very smooth and detailed. The way the tweeter radiates sound is controlled. The horn is 90 degrees vertical and 60 degrees horizontal.
The sound is very different from normal direct radiating speakers. Direct radiating speakers have a mellower sound with less dynamics. The Klipsch is more forward, lively and doesn't sound compressed even during the loudest passages. They are brighter than both my RT800i and LSi9. It's not a bad kind of bright. "Lively" is probably a better word for it. There's also less warmth in the upper mids compared to my previous speakers.
One thing the Klipsch does very well is providing BIG sound. They sound like much bigger speakers with dynamics that can scare the crap out of you. They can play very nicely and suddenly hit you really hard without any strain. You will hear the weight and power of a bass drums and bass guitars. The decay of each instrument can clearly be heard as well.
One form of music they really stand out with is extreme metal like Cradle of Filth, Amon Amarth, Moonspell, etc. They just sound effortless, crystal clear and extremely dynamic on the Klipsch. I was listening to some metal at very high volume a while ago and I got the same feeling I get in metal concerts. Usually when the music builds up to a climax, it sounds like the whole venue is about to collapse from the sheer power and very high volume. I get the exact same feeling with the Klipsch during loud passages. The only thing missing is the bass that that moves the hair on my head.
They perform very well on other forms of music too. While listening to Sarah Brightman, it sounded like she was right there singing in front of me. The way vocals sound on the Klipsch is amazing. The sound has so much presence that it grabs your attention immediately. Her airy voice was sounded very sweet. I really like the way the horn tweeters make your room feel alive. The sound just takes over the whole room and when needed it will pound you! The RF-35 will make your amp sound like it has an unlimited supply of power.
Classical also sounds superb. The dynamics contrast between each instrument can clearly be heard. But again, the "airy" sound makes the big orchestra sound, well....big.
Just like the LSi9, the RF-35 will play to a certain point and then it drops like a brick. I'm guessing the RF-35 begins to drop fast around 40hz. But what you hear over 40hz is amazing impact and dynamics. Drum rolls and double bass rolls sound effortless and they don't skip a beat. IMO a subwoofer is not needed for music.
This is one area that some people would consider a weakness with the Klipsch. The soundstage is there but not as pin-point accurate as Polk speakers. Instead, the sound feels closer and sounds much bigger. It sounds more like a concert than home audio speakers. There's also less depth in the soundstage. The thing that makes up for this is the way it does front to back imaging. Very big sound with a great sense of "air".
I also gave them a good listen with my SS gear. They sound excellent with the ASL pre and NAD amp. The tube smoothness and warmth went through the NAD amp and sounds very sweet with the Klipsch. Again, it sounds like you have an unlimited amount of power and reserves. The highs also sounded very sweet with the tube pre/ss amp combo. It sounds a lot like the ASL/Dyna combo but without the extra air and warmth.
My least favorite is probably the NAD pre/NAD amp combo. I didn't listen to this combo for too long but from what I heard, I didn't really like the highs and the bass was too warm. I still need more time with this set up.
Last night and today I gave them a good listen on the Rotel pre/NAD amp and really enjoyed the sound. Not as good as any of the tube combos but it had a very clean and detailed sound. So far it was better than the NAD pre/NAD amp combo.
The Klipsch Reference series are awesome speakers that far exceeded my expectations. Forget all the horror stories you heard about horns. If you have good gear, they will sound great. If you're looking for a new pair of speakers and want a very big, dynamic and lively sound, give the Klipsch a listen.
Thanks for reading my review. I hope it didn't bore you too much.


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Park Jae Sung aka Psy has taken over the United States with his South Korean pop song 'Gangnam Style'. Psy made an appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live in a Lids Skit which featured 'Gangnam Style'. Just this past week Psy has appeared on The Ellen Show and The TODAY Show.
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The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon [Ordinances]
Last amended: 2003
SUBJECT:___Fiscal Management
Fiscal Management Ordinance
(a) PURPOSE: To set forth uniform policies and standards to ensure that the Tribe maintains the highest standard of fiduciary care in utilizing, managing and protecting Tribal assets. The Council has determined that uniform policies and standards are required to ensure all Tribal Divisions exercise proper care in the use and management of Tribal assets.
(b) BACKGROUND: The Tribal Council, as the tribe's governing body, has fiduciary responsibility to efficiently manage and protect Tribal assets. It is the intent of the Council that all Tribal Divisions exercise fiduciary care in the use and management of all Tribal resources.
(c) GENERAL POLICY: Every Tribal Council member, committee member, employee and individual who serves the Tribe in any capacity shall be expected to protect and manage Tribal resources in accordance with generally accepted standards and in keeping with good stewardship practices.
(d) DEFINITIONS:
(1) Tribal Division: Any department, division, committee or office of the Tribe, the Grand Ronde Tribal Health Authority, the Grand Ronde Housing Authority, the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission, and the Election Board.
(2) Tribal Governmental Corporation: Shall have the meaning given in the Governmental Corporations Ordinance.
(e) FINANCE OFFICER: There is hereby created the position of Finance Officer (" FO") in the Finance Department of the Tribe. The FO shall serve as the primary financial executive of the Tribe. As such he/ she shall direct the Tribal government's accounting practices, financial planning, management and reporting. The FO shall have financial oversight responsibility for all Tribal Divisions and Tribal Governmental Corporations. The FO shall report directly to the Tribal Council.
(f) FINANCIAL STANDARDS:
(1) Revenue and Depositories:
(A) Unless otherwise directed, or as needed to maximize tribal assets, all monies of the Tribe shall be deposited in accounts collateralized by the respective financial institution or insured by the Federal Government as to both principal and interest.
(B) Monies not used for current operating expenses shall be invested pursuant to the tribe's then-current Investment Policy Statements (" IPS").
(C) The Council may also deposit monies into "Tribal Reserves." A two-thirds (2/ 3) vote of those voting in a duly authorized Tribal Council meeting in which a quorum is present is required to create a Reserve. The Reserve will become a Trust fund of the Tribe.
(i) Once established, the Reserve may not be abolished or reduced except by amendment to the Tribal Constitution or by a unanimous vote of the full Council at a regular Council meeting. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, said vote may not be taken until the following steps have been taken:
(A) The change in the reserve must be discussed as an agenda item at a previous regular Tribal Council meeting,(ii) Any increase in a reserve must be adopted by a majority vote of the Tribal Council.
(B) After discussion at a Tribal Council meeting, the change must then be discussed as an agenda item at a regular General Council meeting.
(iii) The purpose, policies and rules governing the operation of the Reserve must be clearly stated in the resolution establishing the Reserve. Examples of such Reserves are Endowment Fund, Pension Fund, Scholarship Fund, Housing Fund, etc.
(2) Accounting:
(A) All financial resources and other assets of the Tribe shall be accounted for in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (" GAAP"), and in accordance with the following:(3) Borrowing:
(i) The accounting records of the Tribe shall be maintained by the Finance Department, provided, however, that records of Tribal Governmental Corporations may be maintained consistent with their respective corporate charters or articles of organization, subject to inspection and review by the FO and his/ her designee.(B) Audited financial statements, including all informational notes and disclosures shall be published by the Tribe for each year for all financial activities, within seven months after the end of each calendar year. Such statements shall be provided to all members of the Council and made available for inspection, upon request, to any adult member of the Tribe.
(Ii) The accounting year for the Tribe shall be the calendar year (twelve (12) months ending December 31).
(iii) All resources over which the Tribal Council exercises any form of governmental, fiduciary or agency responsibility shall be accounted for in Tribal accounting records including all Tribal Governmental Corporations.
(iv) Assets having an acquisition cost or value in excess of $5,000 and useful life in excess of one year shall be capitalized within the accounting records of the Tribe.
(C) The FO shall ensure that interim financial reports are provided to the Tribal Council on a monthly basis.
(A) No borrowing or other financing arrangement shall be entered into on behalf of the Tribe unless authorized by the Council by resolution.(4) Audits: The FO shall establish procedures to safeguard all Tribal assets and provide for accurate and consistent accounting of all financial transactions of the Tribe.
(B) For the purposes of (A) above, leases or rental agreements, the terms of which exceed three years and/ or $100,000 shall be considered financing arrangements.
(A) Internal Audit: The FO shall conduct such audits and examinations of financial and program records as are considered necessary to ensure the financial and programmatic integrity of Tribal operations and records.
(B) External Audit: The FO shall recommend and the Council shall select firms of independent Certified Public Accountants who shall conduct annual audits of all of the financial operations and records of all governmental, for-profit, and not-for-profit entities of the Tribe for each calendar year.
Audits shall be conducted in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and shall provide for all financial statements and other reports required by the Tribe, the Federal Government and any other funding source. The report of such auditors shall be addressed and directed to the Tribal Council. The FO shall schedule and coordinate such audit in a manner which facilitates delivery of completed audit reports in a timely manner.
(g) RECORDS MANAGEMENT: The FO shall establish policies and procedures for the effective organization, maintenance, storage, retrieval and safeguarding of Tribal financial records. Special care shall be given to any record determined to have present or future cultural or historical significance to the Tribe.
(h) INSURANCE AND BONDING:
(1) The FO shall obtain such insurance policies as are considered necessary to protect the interests of the Tribe. The policies shall include the following:
(A) Liability insurance that covers the Tribal Council, Officers, Managers and other appropriate employees of the Tribe.(2) The FO may recommend and Council may approve self-insurance programs to reduce the overall cost of insuring against losses.
(B) Employee fidelity bond covering all employees having access to monies and other assets of the Tribe.
(C) Property and casualty policies providing for the replacement of assets lost due to fire, theft or other casualty.
(D) Such other liability policies as the FO deems necessary to protect the Tribe.
(i) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AND OTHER LAWS: The FO shall establish such policies and procedures as considered necessary to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance, any applicable Federal laws and regulations, and any other legal requirements of funding sources other than the Federal government.
I certify this to be a true copy of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Fiscal Management Ordinance.
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50 metres from the beach 1 st floor flat no elevator,living with 2 sofabeds,double bedroom,1 more bed ina separate small room, gas heathing,brand new kitchen and bathroom
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beautiful summerplace near the beach and historical site
medieval town at a stone-throw distance, boating fishing and diving available, trekking in the natural park and free climbing at monte Orlando. Monasteries and sanctuaries. Naples and Rome by train or car
car parking is free from oct 1 st to apr.15th just outside the house,whilst from apr15th to oct. 1st free parking is available at about 500 mts from the house
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Oregon St. Coach Riley made the Forbes list of "College Football's Greediest Coaches In 2011" coming in at number nine. Now I know this is looking at one season's results, and I personally would argue that is a bit unfair overall, but it does make for provocative sports journalism! I also think this is interesting in light of the criticism about Coach Riley from the last couple seasons from many here and within the fan base. But to make me take it a bit more with a grain of salt, former Penn Coach Joe Paterno made this year's "Most Efficient College Football Coaches" coming in at number 9! They did provide a "note" about him being replaced this season. And it cracks me up that one side is "efficient" and the other side "greedy" but hey it is Forbes and the bottom line you know!
Impressive list
A nice piece about Riley. "Do not be fooled or misled by Mike Riley's outwardly placid, Pacific Northwest-mellow, uncomplicated attitude. Oregon State's veteran football coach is ultra-competitive, motivated by what he calls a 'fear of sliding backwards.'"
For all you alums going to the game (which does not include me, sigh...).
Here is where you can access audio, video, GameTracker, and other stuff about the UNLV game online. I don't know right now if you have to pay for the audio and video access, but a nice resource page overall for the game.
More buzz around Quizz.
Looks like some more ex-Beaver success in the NFL. and some more on Afalava: BEARS IN BRIEF: Afalava earning all A's so far Chicago Bears: Al Afalavadingdong
Don't think anyone has posted this yet. Rivals has OSU as No. 26.
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After 30 years in Bangladesh, BRAC has more or less perfected its way of doing things and is spreading its wings round the developing world. It is already the biggest NGO in Afghanistan, Tanzania and Uganda, overtaking British charities which have been in the latter countries for decades. Coming from a poor country—and a Muslim one, to boot—means it is less likely to be resented or called condescending. Its costs are lower, too: it does not buy large white SUVs or employ large white men. - The Economist
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She is said to be independant and active, and she especially loves to swing. She is shy with other children, and seeks attention from adults, cuddling up when hugs and affection are available.
From her medical records: Down syndrome, esotropia, flatfoot, secondary cardiomyopathy.
From a missionary who visited with her in March 2012: One time the care giver made her sit with other children she was so desperate for me all to herself shecried! she really didnt want to share me. This is seriously one child who wants a Mama! She seemed so bright, there is so much potential here being wasted. She whacked the other children to keep them away from me but I could tell she was not an aggressive child. Tania is fiesty and able and just desperate for love! I loved her!!! I wanted to bring her and Katarina home. Tania is always active and she loves playing with her swing set, unlike the other kids who rather just play with their toys. The child is a bit shy around the children of her age. However, she is very brave and courageous when dealing with new visitors. The girl suffers from a lack of motherly care and gentleness, so she is attracted to everyone who is nice and kind to her. She hides her lonely soul behind the wall of her active and independent lifestyle. But as soon as she receives a warm hug and a little love, the mischievous girl suddenly becomes docile and calm.
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As you hustle and bustle this season to find the right gifts, attend parties, decorate the house and prepare holiday treats and meals, don't forget safety. A safe holiday season may be the best gift you give (or receive) this season and even have a life-impacting effect on you, your family, and friends.
No one wants a tragedy to be the reason we remember this holiday season. We want to remember it for the special moments, gatherings with friends and family, traditions and good food. I hope this holiday safety checklist will help provide the gift of safety to you and those around you this season.
Deck the halls...
- Check all extension cords and holiday lights for frays, loose connections or damaged plugs.
- Don't overload extension cords.
- Avoid using outdoor lights or lighted decorations inside or indoor lights, lighted decorations and indoor extension cords outside.
- Unplug or turn off all lighting decorations before going to bed or leaving the house.
Trees and plants
- If you prefer a real tree, buy a fresh tree. If needles are falling off, the tree is too dry and should not be purchased.
- Leave a fresh tree outside until you're ready to decorate it.
- Place the tree in a cool area of your home, away from heat sources or where it could get knocked over.
- Check and fill the water level of a fresh-cut tree daily.
- Make sure toxic holiday plants, such as holly and mistletoe, are out of reach of children and pets.
Fire safety
- Keep flammable items away from fireplaces and temporary heaters.
- Avoid leaving burning candles unattended. Keep them away from flammable materials and make sure they are in an area where they won't get knocked over.
- Check to make sure smoke detectors and their batteries are working. (Smoke detectors make great gifts!)
- Be prepared by having an operable fire extinguisher readily available. (Fire extinguishers make great gifts too!)
Out and about...
Shopping and gatherings
- Stay alert while shopping and always walk confidently.
- Avoid carrying large amounts of cash by paying for gifts with checks or credit cards.
- Use the trunk of your car to keep purchases out of sight.
- Volunteer to be the designated driver at a holiday party.
- After the holidays, don't put empty boxes out for garbage, which advertise gifts received. Instead, break down boxes and put them in a recycle bin, trashcan or dumpster away from your home.
- Lock doors and windows when leaving your house. Avoid leaving your drapes open where presents may be seen.
- Unplug all unnecessary electrical items, such as table lamps, electric heaters and small kitchen appliances.
- Make your house look lived-in if you are going to be away for an extended period. Use automatic timers for lights, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to occassionally park in the driveway, and stop delivery of mail and the newspaper.


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A resident of the 24600 block of Cherry Street called Dearborn police on Thursday, Dec. 6, after discovering a bullet hole in his home.
The man told police that he had heard a loud "bang" the previous day, but after going outside and seeing nothing out of the ordinary, went about his day thinking nothing more of the noise. It wasn't until Thursday afternoon that he went into the upstairs of his house and saw a clear bullet trajectory into his spare bedroom from the outside.
According to police, the bullet appeared to come in through the east wall of the house and went through the closet door and into another wall in the room. Officers investigated outside and found what appeared to be an "exit" hole in a neighboring home.
Officers spoke with one of the residents of that home, who said he lived there with two roommates—one of whom owned firearms. That roommate spoke with police and said that he did have a gun, and had been handling it on Wednesday when the "bang" was heard.
He told police that he had removed the magazine and de-cocked the gun, put on the safety and placed it on the headboard of his bed. Ten seconds later, he said, the gun went off.
The man said that he couldn't find a bullet hole in his wall, and assumed that the shot did not actually release a bullet.
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Parkinson's is thought to result from the deposit of pathological forms of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain, causing the death of cells, particularly in the region known as the substantia nigra.


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Dubbed a "shopper's paradise" by local and metropolitan residents alike, Montgomery County offers every type of merchandise and retail setting you could ever dream of. 33 Department Stores. 657 Spas and Salons. 743 Jewelers, Boutiques & Specialty Stores.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series on poverty in Orange County, particularly in the areas covered by our network of Patch websites. To read Part 2, .
Between losing his home and attempting to support a sick foster child and two daughters in college, Leon Williams is hanging on by his fingernails.
"It's just about driven me over the edge," he said earlier this spring. "We just turned the keys into our house last Saturday. We lost our home."
Williams went from employing 10 people at a $1-million-per-year cabinetry business to having his home seized and struggling to keep his business afloat. Since 2010, he's had to cut three jobs, cut pay twice—and even fire his own wife.
That's because his higher-end clients, people happy to spend $30,000 on a remodeled kitchen, have all but disappeared, he said.
"It's a failure you have to deal with as a man of the house, as a provider," Williams said. "I've got kids in college. I don't know how I'm going to help anyone. I had a daughter who got married last July. She asked me what can I afford to help pay, and it's hard to say 'very little.' Between the anxiety of wanting to do more and not being able to, that takes its toll on you."
We all know the cliche. Orange County is all gated suburbs and tilt-up McMansions. Its opulence has spawned a national sub-genre of reality television, starring meticulously surgerized middle-aged women and spoiled, vapid teens.
It's "The O.C." -- new money and trophy wives and upward mobility.
It doesn't include the poor. Yet they are also part of our landscape, and their numbers are growing at an alarming rate. The last five years have seen a 51 percent increase in CALWorks welfare rolls and a 126 percent increase in the number of CALFresh food stamp recipients countywide. According to one Orange County Social Services official, 185,000 people—an "astounding" 5.27 percent of the population of Orange County—are on food stamps.
Poverty Hits the Suburbs
Where is all this poverty? Contrary to some perceptions, it's not limited to the urban centers of north Orange County. In fact, close to half of the county's food stamp recipients live south of Irvine, in the less densely populated reaches of South Orange County, said Teri Lynn Fisher of Orange County Social Services. Although South O.C. is considered the richest part of the county, boasting such wealthy communities as Laguna Niguel, with an average median household income of $97,018, it has not been immune to the economic woes that have plagued the nation since the 2006-07 fiscal year.
Sometimes, those stricken by poverty were the formerly rich.
"[People who] would never dream of receiving government assistance… are applying for food stamps; people previously with six-figure incomes," Fisher said.
In South County, home to the wealthy Real Housewives of Orange County, the food pantries have been doling out millions of pounds of food, struggling to meet a demand that has risen dramatically since 2008.
South County Outreach, a Lake Forest-based nonprofit that provides services to the poor and homeless, saw a 53 percent jump in the number of people served at its food pantry between 2008 and 2009.
According to Dave Davis, outgoing head of the Mercy House food warehouse in Laguna Niguel, the warehouse is moving more food than ever, despite the improving employment picture nationally. Davis said the need for food is "well above" the need in 2010. "It's greater. I don't care what the unemployment rates are telling us. The demand here? Massive."
Perils for the Elderly
Some elderly residents, having fallen prey to real estate scams, foreclosures, tax liens, shrinking retirement accounts or dementia, end up homeless. They barely survive the grind of sleeping on mats in the county's armories.
Others are lucky enough to keep their homes but may end up choosing medicine over food, which can make them disoriented and prone to injury. Paramedics take them to the emergency room. "That's $3,000 as soon as you walk in the door," said Marilyn Ditty of Agewell Senior Services.
In such cases, they often can't tell doctors what kind of medicine they're on or who their primary-care physician is.
"This happens constantly," Ditty said in December. "This happened three times last week."
When the Underground Economy Falters
The underground economy, formerly thriving in industries such as construction, is suffering. Day laborers who used to have full-time construction jobs gather daily at dozens of spots throughout Orange County, such as Lake Forest's Home Depot on El Toro Road and the Rite Aid pharmacy on Camino Real in San Clemente.
"I work sometimes three days, sometimes four, sometimes one day," said one laborer who gave his name only as Rafael. "I have a couple of patrones, I call them up and ask, 'You have a couple of days' work?' There's nothing, [so] I go to my house and watch TV."
Rafael said even the homeowners who aren't struggling to pay their mortgages don't want to sink extra money into their homes with remodeling because the properties are already underwater.
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A native of Hungary, Dr. Kalmar graduated summa cum laude from the SemmelweisMedical School of Budapest. After serving as a Clinical Instructor and Assistant Professor of Radiology at Semmelweis Medical School of Budapest, he completed his internship and residency training in Sweden at Sabbatsberg, Lowenstromska and Danderyds Hospitals as well as the Psychiatric Hospital of Beckomberga. He also completed a radiology residency at Ochsner, where he served as Chief Resident. He is board certified in radiology and has been on staff at Ochsner since 1978. He is a Clinical Professor of Radiology at Tulane University Medical School. Among his numerous professional obligations, Dr. Kalmar has served as the Chairman of the Radiology Section of the Southern Medical Association. Dr. Kalmar speaks Swedish, French and Hungarian and reads German and Russian. He is also a former World Champion and an Olympic Bronze Medal medal winner in Saber Fencing and an International and Olympic Fencing Judge for the USA.
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Ali AlMatrouk, Alfredo Bermudez, Jeff Kakinami
The development of an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensor consists of an RFID reader that can interface with the NXT. This provides LEGO Mindstorms NXT users the ability to create robots that can sense objects in their environment using radio frequencies. An RFID Sensor interfaced with the NXT will be capable of reading information from RFID tags and processing the information into the NXT. The output of an RFID reader will be interfaced to the input of the NXT central processing unit. This will enable the NXT to perform numerous other applications, such as taking an inventory of all the tags read within an area or going into search mode with its other sensors once the RFID reader picks up a strong signal from the RFID tag. Since the NXT can serve as a model for larger autonomous robots, the RFID sensor will benefit those who wish to simulate potential real-world RFID projects in a time when RFD technology is quickly expanding.
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According to an article published by the Red Cross in March 2005, over 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. As a result, over 2.2 million people die from unsafe drinking water every year. The need for simple, efficient, and inexpensive water purification has become increasingly urgent. The goal of the COOL Water Purification Project is to make potable water using electro-mechanical power to boil contaminated water and extract clean vapor. This is accomplished by converting mechanical power into electrical power through a generator. This electric current runs through the contaminated water transferring heat, causing it to boil. The water vapor created then condenses through a concentric tube heat exchanger and the result is potable water. The amount of power transmitted to the water will be efficient and all components of the device will be low cost and simple to construct/maintain.


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When the Senate approved it, so many grassroots groups bristled that tea party-backed Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston took the unusual step of trying to recall it. But the House had already begun working on it.
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Carlsbad Challenge Grand Prix event number five is in the books. The single file rolling start to this race was a sight to be seen and was near flawlessly done by all 13 racers. And the start surely set the tone for the remainder of the race. Kc Cook quickly pulled away from the pack, but the battling went on for the remaining two podium spots and in the end it was Kc Cook on top, Brandon Walsh in second, and Charles Eichlin rounding out the podium in third.
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We had a record turnout for the Jr. League so for this season with 14 drivers which created 2 groups. The Southwell brothers started in a the #1 and #2 spots for the beginning of the race but it did not last. An early spin out caused Davis to fall to the back of the pack for the remainder of the race while his brother, Landon was able to secure his spot in 2nd place by only dropping back 1 position from where he started. Brayden Stansel made a good showing by climbing 5 spots and eventually making his way to 1st place.
The B-Main race remained steady with not many position changes besides the top 3 drivers. Nolan Agresti, who had claimed pole position for the start of the race based on his qualifying lap time was passed by our 2nd and 3rd place drivers early on in the race which left him finishing in 3rd. Mathias Lebrun and Gavin Solarez both claimed #1 spot putting them in 1st and 2nd place. The rest of the racers started and finished in exactly the same order.
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FLORENCE, S.C. -- The Columbus State Lady Cougars volleyball team (No. 4) was defeated by fifth-seed Montevallo 3-1 Friday in the Peach Belt Conference tournament hosted by Francis Marion.
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Katie Poole led the Lady Cougars with 14 kills. She also had two assists and 15 digs.
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"I am looking forward to coming back to the Channel Islands. It is always exciting to play in international competition as we don't get much recognition in Japan," said Laidler. "To give the boys a chance to show how cricket is a global sport is fantastic and we are looking forward to playing in the event. I really hope we can finish first or second and go into Division 6. After playing in Jersey last year we had a chance to understand the standard that we are actually up against and we know what we will have to come up against."
Laidler admitted that Afghanistan's recent success, having risen from Division 5 last year to gaining ODI status in the recent ICC World Cricket League, was a great inspiration to Associate and Affiliate members.
"It is a fantastic story and the competition is really well done by the ICC as it does give teams a chance to go up the rankings. Being from the EAP region we used to only play against the same teams, but we are now getting an opportunity to play against everybody, and that gives you a lot of encouragement if you want to play better teams," said Laidler.
Having played in similar conditions at the Division 5 event last year in Jersey, Laidler is hopeful that his side can learn from its experiences and apply them to the pitch conditions it will face in Guernsey.
"I am expecting Guernsey's facilities to be as good or even better than Jersey. We learnt quite a bit about the wickets last year, as we are used to playing on harder wickets, while the wickets over there were a bit slower and held up a bit. We know what we are up against now."
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Archive for April 2008
Analyze on Software Not on Paper
Let's visit a very common conversation that I have often been involved in or heard of: Q: What's the difference between Waterfall and Agile? A: Agile doesn't involve the upfront analysis that Waterfall plans and invests in. This is probably the first thing you hear in terms of differences between Agile and Waterfall. The follow-up question usually is, "How can you do software development without any analysis?" It starts the classic dialog that a lot of agilists repeatedly have. The Luck Factor How can we really deliver business value without 'proper' analysis? We may be able to deliver some, but it'd just be a matter of luck. That's exactly the inspiration to invest in upfront analysis; eliminate the factor of luck. The temptation to know it all and plan everything is just too much. Sometimes, before you even realize someone reminds you that your planning and analysis is starting to look like Waterfall. Not planning, I think, is wrong. Not analyzing is a blasphemy. You are wasting money and time if you are not planning and analyzing. But if its all on paper, powerpoint or visio and planning your software to the Nth possibility you are most likely about to run into a lot of potential waste. Release Zero The solution to this paradox is to have a release of whatever you are tyring to build as soon as possible. Get that extra-lean yet functional piece of software out to your small test-user base ASAP. A colleague of mine termed it 'Release Zero'. In addition to a lot of usability feedback, this would provide your analysts a working system that they can analyze. Scenarios, situations, dead ends, etc. that I as an analyst have come across in actual working software could never ever have been thought of if I were to design theses flows in detailed functional requirement documents and system design documents. The stretch of imagination needed to design a good system on paper becomes so thin and flaky that it starts to consume extraordinary amounts of energy and time to make them useful. So, do just enough, think only so much ahead in time. Before you proceed any further on that theoretical trajectory, get it built. Do your analysis on this release and iterate further. Example Imagine designing a content management and publishing system where a user should be able to:
- Create article, etc.
- Publish, revise, republish articles.
- Rate and comment on articles.
- Search on articles
- Provide sneak peak into some work-in-progress articles to readers.
- Workflow between writers and editors.
Excellence in In-House Software Development
One of my client groups recently had a meeting in which they briefly discussed what it means to be excellent in software development. The client is an IT arm of a company whose staple is not software product or services.
It was interesting because this group's definition of 'excellence' did not include a few key points. I feel bad for these key points being overlooked. It's probably because my business is software development whereas software is a means to a different end for this group.
Here under are some attributes that would constitute 'excellence' in my opinion. In a software company or a software support arm of a non-IT business, I would strive to achieve an environment of:
- Transparency - This could be anything from who's busy doing what to how the past efforts have been impacted the business. It never hurts to update your team on why certain decisions have been made. Transparency is the foundation of excellence.
- Problem Solving - Often we find people say that they are problem solvers or that their's is a group of people that solves problems. I am not surprised anymore when on further investigation it turns out that most of them are patching problems up. Solving a problem is a bigger initiative. It, usually, requires bold steps and long-term vision without a greed for short term results.
- Innovation - Continuing to solve problem the way you have been for the last 5 years, if at all, may not the best return. How have you, your team, your systems, and your processes become better and more efficient?
- Entrepreneurship - Innovation and problem solving often remain in silos. Is there drive, energy, and enthusiasm in your innovators and problem solvers to take on the challenge to weed out inefficiencies from the system? Entrepreneurship usually is a response to an incentive of some kind; tangible or intangible. Create a few to foster it, if you haven't already inherited some.
- Solution Focus - Enthusiastic technologists, specially in IT, are very eager to try new products, services, languages, and platforms and want to build their skills in them. Sometimes this is the reason why we find hundreds of applications written in 10 different languages with 4 different database systems. This also happens to be a reason why we also find features in these applications that took months to build but are rarely used by very few in the user community. That happened because it was a cool thing to build. Gist is that, after all, it is not about software. In the end, it's still about a solution to a business problem. It's a tough job to balance the big picture with the innovation.
- Investment in Knowledge Sharing - One of the big reasons that high-end IT consulting is such a big industry is because consultants seem to know the latest and the greatest. On a few occasions I have been surprised how much one of the client associates already knew about a certain topic. It was even more surprising to know that in some of those cases the managers knew that a certain employee is very knowledgeable but did nothing about it. Instead, they waited for the consultants to show up and charge high dollars for it. Give your people room, time, and incentive to share what they know with the rest of the community.
- Discipline in Action - Innovation, Solution Focus, etc. become the culture only if there's discipline around it. Do it every time and at every given opportunity. Very few people realize how demoralizing and demotivating it is to find out that there's really no rigor around in the culture.
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Demise of Offshore in an Agile World
The increasing adoption of Agile software development and management practices is starting to create an interesting dynamics. Agile adoption is not restricted to collocated teams anymore. Distributed projects have also been executed for long using these practices. But offshore projects are now being experimented with Agile. The primary difference between distributed and offshore is that the entire development, QA, and analysis, in offshore project is located away from the product owners/project managers. Another subtle distinction, which exists in the consulting world, is that offshore teams are typically all-consultant teams with little or no client members.
Agile, as practioners recommend and as teams experience, is a very disciplined approach to software development. It also demands a redefinition of the concept of a team. In the agile world a software development team is not just the developers, analysts, and QAs. A team also includes product owners, product managers, and program managers. This is a team of equals and is empowered. Every team member can and should make decisions that benefit the project and propells the team.
Given the team dynamics and interplay required for the success of Agile teams, offshore projects usually struggle a lot. They don't achieve the velocity that the team is capable of if they were collocated or distributed. Physical separation and time zone differences erode the benefits that collocated or distributed agile teams reap. The wastes created due to offshore hurts the agility.
I sometimes wonder what the future of Offshore is. How about offshore consulting? Will the politics and lack of trust that inherently plague client-consultant relationship restrict Agile exclusively to co-located or distributed projects? If Agile is the way to go forward, does that mean demise of offshore?
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THE crowd that gathered for the first Central Lancashire 5km Grand Prix of the series at Leverhulme Park, Bolton on Sunday led a minute's applause for former Radcliffe AC president Terry Nortley before the race.
Steve Lomax was the best placed Radcliffe runner, finishing 37th out of a 245-strong field in a time of 18mins 23secs.
Bury AC's Katie Geelan earned a superb fourth place finish overall in the women's race in a new personal best of 19:28. The time saw her finish second in the veterans' race and first in her W35 age category.
Elsewhere, Radcliffe's Donna Cartwright earned a well-deserved fourth place in the Studmarks from the Summit race near Littleborough.
She completed the 5.5 mile fell course, which is the first race in the Run the Moors Grand Prix series, in 43:45.
Other good results for Bury AC runners at the weekend included Andy Milligan's sixth place in the Heaton Park 5km, which he completed in a time of 18:36.
And Grace Conroy, who also runs for Edinburgh University, finished 31st in the Scottish National Under-20 Women's Cross-Country Championships in Falkirk, completing the Other Radcliffe AC results Leverhulme Park 5km: Dave Bartlett: 19:02, Rob Shiels 19:06, Rob Andrew 20:02, Don Whiley (V45) 20:04, Tony Holt (V50) 21:00, Mark Emmett (V50) 22:39, Ross Calvert 23:32, Mark Murphy 24:48, Eileen Sharman (V55) 25:55, Vince Ashton (V40) 26:30, Iain Harris 30:31, Jim Rhodes (V65) 30:36.
Studmarks from the Summit: Completing the course were George Critchley (V50), Steve Hamer (V50), Mark Cartwright (V40), Kath Davies (V45), John Kirham (V60), Berin Jones, Alan Sumner (V65), Sheila McNulty (V65) and Tom West (V70).
Other Bury AC results Heaton Park 5km: Les Smalley 20:09, Laurie Milligan 24:46, Darren Reynolds 25:27.


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With the plane leaving Roma internationally at 9:50, our group of six students returning on the same flights had to be at the airport way early. I woke up before six, which meant five hours of sleep and a long, twenty-four hour day ahead of me. Jeff had arranged a bus for us to get to the airport, and that left at 6:30. We arrived, got checked in and all that jazz, and I found two chocolate muffins for breakfast, the last things I would pay for in euros.
We boarded a little late, but I was doing fine, so I was happy. Whenever we were on the plane coming to Italy, all I did was ask for water whenever the attendants walked by so I wouldn't get a headache, and as long as that didn't happen, I was good to fly. The plane took off, then I listened to music on the personal sound system for most of the flight. When I used my own headphones, the quality was perfectly fine.
The flight was long, but each one got shorter. The layover from Newark to Chicago was perfect, and customs didn't take all that long, and I got a solid lunch, even though we had been served a meal and snack on the international flight. I think I fell asleep for a half hour on the second flight, which was helpful. Then, the Chicago to Omaha flight was the fastest and easiest, knowing that it was the last flight I'd have to take in a long while.
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One essential element in becoming a great singer is great material, and Judd showed a surprising timidity in selecting songs for last year's solo debut. Things start slowly again on the follow-up: The album's first three songs are familiar tales of romantic confusion and personal resolve, and Judd's interpretations are merely coolly professional.
Suddenly, however, she stretches out boldly with a pair of exceptional Jesse Winchester tunes, including "Just Like New," an offbeat look at the lingering Elvis Presley legend. When she follows with Kimmie Rhodes' nostalgia-tinged "I Just Drove By" and Naomi's fiery "That Was Yesterday," the results are chilling.
"I Just Drove By" is a can't-miss No. 1 country single, but it's "Yesterday"--a powerful song about walking away from an abusive relationship--that best showcases the younger Judd's gifts. In a masterful performance that incorporates elements of country, blues and jazz, she offers a show-stopping glimpse of what appears to be an almost unlimited potential.


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The webOS smartphone is dead, another victim of HP's current and ever-growing streak of fail, but a group of volunteer developers are trying to resurrect the operating system on new devices within the next three years.A group of volunteers called Phoenix International Communications, in reference to the fabled bird that incinerates itself upon death and is reborn from its ashes, are teaming up to "assist in the development, manufacturing, and implementation of new hardware running webOS," according to the mission statement on the group's site.
The group states that its vision "is to build a version of webOS with that Phoenix touch that will start a fire throughout the social sphere, internet and beyond." It's currently looking for volunteers, mostly developers.
Palm OS > webOS > Nowhere
The group does not have history on its side. Dead operating systems tend to stay dead, even the superior ones. The only operating system to have some kind of second coming was NextStep, which saw some parts of the OS work their way into Mac OS X. But NextStep and Mac OS had Steve Jobs behind them.
webOS took a more tortured path. Palm derived it from the Linux operating system and introduced it on its Pre line of smartphones, which were the toast of the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. Palm took too long to bring it to market, however, and couldn't gain traction.
In April 2010, HP bought Palm for $1.2 billion, and announced all kinds of grandiose plans; more phones, a tablet, and possibly even PCs running webOS. We all know how that ended. A year later, HP abruptly killed off the entire line, including the well-received but poor-selling TouchPad.
HP tried to sell off webOS, but failing at that, too, it decided to open source the platform and let the community have it. Finally, in August 2012, it launched The Open webOS project.
A Second Rebirth
When asked by Brighthand for comment, Phoenix's Marketing Manager Daniel Giovannetti said that the group was under a crunch deadline and he would be able to speak in a few weeks.
Matthew Zakutny, who is leader of the group, has given one interview, to MIT Technology Review, where he said the group's first goal was to get webOS running as an app on existing smartphones. The first phone is Google's Nexus S, which he said runs "extremely slowly."
Phoenix hopes to eventually have its own low-end or mid-range phones running native webOS by 2016. Zakutny told TR that in addition to hiring more volunteers, the group is currently working on a Kickstarter application to raise money for the production of a prototype device.
Ken Dulaney, research vice president with Gartner for mobile devices, isn't optimistic. At all. "It has no potential except in niche markets -- probably low cost. But even there it will struggle. Would be amazed if this went anywhere except as a research project for these people doing the project," he said.
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