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NFL teams are still in the process of making final roster adjustments as they gear up for the 2013 NFL Draft in just over a week, as well as the start of offseason training activities. The best draft prospects are also taking visits around the country, allowing teams to take stock one last time.
Things may have calmed down since the start of free agency on March 12, but there are still plenty of rumors and various wheelings and dealings to satiate news hounds. Here's what you may have missed yesterday:
Eagles release Trent Edwards
Trent Edwards will not be a part of Chip Kelly's offense next season. His release may have been foretold as far back as February when the Eagles signed Dennis Dixon to the depth chart. Edwards was No. 3 on the depth chart behind Michael Vick and Nick Foles last season, in an Andy Reid offense that was a much better fit for his skillset. Kelly's offense is expected to incorporate spread and read-option elements, and will likely emphasize a base level of mobility that Edwards clearly lacks.
Edwards is an NFL veteran at this point, and should be able to find a backup job elsewhere for camp. Don't expect him to see the field except in case of emergency, however.
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Justin Smith expected back in July
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Justin Smith should be back by Training Camp, according to reports. Smith underwent offseason surgery to repair a partially torn triceps muscle, and is apparently recovering well. He missed the final two games of 2012 regular season with the injury, but was able to return during the 2013 NFL Playoffs. Smith wasn't particularly effective, however, after proving to be one of the Niners' most important defensive pieces through the first 14 games of the season.
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Darrelle Revis receives strong bill of health
The New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still dancing around a potential trade that will send Darrelle Revis down south. There are several potential hangups, but the veteran cornerback's health likely won't be one. Revis is reportedly on track or ahead of his rehab schedule for the torn ACL he suffered last season after MRI results came back negative Monday. It appears that he will be 100 percent healthy by the start 2013 season, ensuring that the Bucs (or whoever) will be getting something close to vintage Revis if they do finally pull the trigger on a trade.
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Dee Milliner visits Titans, will visit Chiefs
Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner visited the Tennessee Titans on Monday, and will visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, according to reports. Milliner is the consensus best cornerback in the the 2013 NFL Draft class, and isn't expected to fall past the Top 10. He isn't likely to be taken by the Chiefs at No. 1 overall, but if they trade down Milliner could certainly be a possibility. The Titans have a clear need in the secondary, and are in fair position to nab Milliner at No. 10 overall.
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The New Orleans Saints added Seneca Wallace to compete with Luke McCown for the top backup quarterback spot behind Drew Brees. Wallace brings years of backup experience to the table, after spending seven years with the Seattle Seahawks and two seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He is a career 59 percent passer, and has thrown a respectable 31 touchdowns to 18 interceptions.
Wallace was one of the top options available among the few free agent quarterbacks still left on the market. Matt Leinart, Tyler Thigpen, Byron Leftwich and the recently released Trent Edwards are among the biggest names still waiting to be picked up.
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APPLE VALLEY, MN — A woman who was employeed at the Paradise Car Wash here has been accused of swindling the carwash out of $350,000, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
The June 3 story said Connie Rogers, 46, has been charged with "nine counts of felony theft by swindle."
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The inexperienced Wyoming Cowboys (0-1) came out slow out of the gate and never led in a 77-61 loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Friday night.
South Dakota State (1-0) returned all their starters from last season and they took advantage of a young Cowboy team. The Jackrabbits hit 11 of 21 from 3 point range and shot 53% from the field.
The Jacks held a 45-25 lead at halftime and were led by Clint Sargent with 18 points and Kai Williams with 17 in the game.
Wyoming tried to come back in the second half but couldn't dig themselves out of the deep hole they found themselves in. Afam Muojeke led the Cowboys with 19 points followed by AJ Davis with 14. No other Cowboy scored in the double digits. The Cowboys shot poorly from 3pt range (3 of 13) and despite getting to the charity line 27 times they only made 18 shots.
Cowboy of the Game:
AJ Davis - 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting. 2 for 2 from the FT line. Plus 4 steals in 24 minutes
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Jaydee Luster - 3 points on 1 for 7 shooting. 4 rebounds 2 assists 4 fouls in 33 minutes.
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One of the key issues which have faced the humanities throughout time simply pertains to their justification, legitimization, and hence acceptance in the canon of subjects at the academy. At the same time all cultures have been fundamentally determined by humanities. Yet the increasing capitalization of our world today, oriented toward profit making only, represents a new dimension in the attack on the humanities. Of course, there could be a lot of hype in such cheap shots against literature, the arts, philosophy, religion, or history, but in the present climate everywhere money seems to matter most. Nevertheless, as numerous influential scholars have argued recently, such an approach can only be called short-sighted and ultimately self-destructive since human life in all of its dimension requires considerably more than money, which is certainly necessary, but only a medium for other ends. We do not need to preach to the converted, but we need to engage the community of scholars in the humanities and their allies in all other disciplines to embrace the ideals represented by the humanities and explain effectively and convincingly what we can achieve, why we are important, if not essential, and how we can establish dialogues across the disciplines for the improvement of all human lives. Papers are invited that will probe more deeply what it means to pursue humanistic scholarship and how this can be connected with the basic human quest for meaning. Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome.
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FDA Veterinarian Newsletter May/June 1999 Volume XIV, No III
The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) regulates, in whole or in part, diverse animal biotechnology products. Two general areas that involve genetic modification are germ line transgenic modifications and non-heritable modifications (a.k.a.: somatic cell therapy and gene therapy).
Non-heritable modifications are still in early stages of development for animals, although this is a very active area in human medicine. These products are anticipated to be individual animal injections that would modify only some of the cells of the body to express a protein, protein hormone or enzyme. For example, individual steers could be modified to produce more muscle mass without having to modify the breeding herd, where additional muscle mass could cause calving difficulties.
Germ line transgenic modifications of animals, including fish and shellfish, have already begun to receive public attention in the U.S. and abroad. Most of the modifications currently relate to improving animal productivity. The biology of fish and shellfish facilitates more early work in the area of agronomic traits, compared to other farm animals.
One example is the inclusion of a gene cassette for increased expression of growth hormone in fish for increased growth rate and improved feed efficiency. This is a gene-based version for fish of CVM's first recombinant DNA product - recombinant bovine somatotropin (BST) for dairy cows.
Most, but probably not all, gene-based modifications of animals for production or therapeutic claims fall under CVM regulation as new animal drugs. As strange as it may seem at first, many of the modifications being investigated involve the addition of new animal drug substances. For example, adding growth hormone to a cow can be accomplished through use of BST injections, through gene therapies to create BST-producing regions in the body of the cow, or through germ-line modification, making a transgenic variety that contains extra BST-coding genes in every cell of the body, including reproductive cells. It all amounts to adding an animal drug, but the conditions are different – dose, areas of the body where the drug is released, opportunity for a withdrawal time, etc. The substances being added are for the purpose of improving animal health or productivity.
Absent a new, special law for regulating transgenic animals, the Federal government is directed to apply the existing laws. The animal drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act best fit transgenic animals that have agronomic traits now being investigated and developed. Other transgenics will no doubt come along that could be viewed as containing food additives, color additives, vaccines, and nutritional supplements. Development of site-specific gene insertion techniques and animal genome projects could change the scope of potential genetic modifications to yield a wider variety of products than are currently being investigated.
As there is active investigation of transgenic fish abroad, as well as in the U.S., the public and the research community are occasionally exposed to predictions of the imminent commercial release of transgenic fish into the food supply. This should not occur without the pre-market approval from CVM, for those fish that have an added gene-based animal drug. No transgenic fish have been approved for producing food in the U.S., although a variety of transgenic fish species can be found in laboratories around the world.
It might be useful to describe how transgenic fish varieties are currently being produced. In addition to the genes being added, the techniques used are the source of some of the safety questions being raised at FDA.
Steps for Making a Transgenic Fish
Step 1 Decide on which gene to add, e.g., tilapia growth hormone gene.
Step 2. Decode the growth hormone protein and translate it into the corresponding DNA code, i.e., make an artificial gene to express growth hormone.
Step 3. Add the DNA code for a promoter gene and/or other regulatory genes and prepare a gene construct.
Step 4. Insert the gene construct into a bacterial plasmid (plasmids are small, self-replicating, circular pieces of DNA that carry a number of genes, often including drug resistance genes).
Step 5. Insert the plasmid into a bacterial cell line, such as an E. coli K-12, and grow up billions of copies of the plasmid.
Step 6. Isolate the plasmid from the bacteria and cleave it into linear cassettes.
Step 7. Inject a million or so cassettes into each newly fertilized, undivided egg of the fish to be modified; repeat hundreds of times.
Step 8. Incubate eggs and grow up surviving fry.
Step 9. Survivors will include many transgenic individuals, each one unique in the site of integration of the cassette, the number of cassettes integrated in the genome, and the degree to which the added genes are expressed, i.e., the amount of extra growth hormone produced. Find the transgenics and pick out the individuals that have the growth characteristics that are potentially marketable.
Step 10. Embark on breeding program to stabilize the genetic construct in the new fish variety and to obtain enough individual fish to assess for commercial value, food safety, etc.
Step 11. Now that there is a reasonable example of the final product, seek regulatory approval for it. Develop safety and other data and convince a number of governments and the citizens of those countries that your transgenic fish strain is commercially desirable, safe to eat and safe when lost into the environment. Design biological or physical containment for the new variety of transgenic fish to protect wild populations from gene introgression and competition.
Current Technology for Producing Transgenic Fish Has Limitations
The current technology has limitations that affect what types of transgenics can be developed.
The "transgenes" are limited to short gene constructs and are inserted randomly and in variable numbers of copies in each individual. This creates difficulty in stabilizing genetic modifications in a breeding population. There may be uncontrolled expression of the transgene. It may be expressed all the time; it cannot be turned off. Insertion sites for the transgenes may inadvertently affect the expression of other genes by disabling them or turning them on at an inappropriate time. The incidental insertion of drug resistance genes from bacterial plasmids introduces further uncertainties as to food safety.
Breeding programs are needed to stabilize the transgenes in a patentable variety and to produce numbers necessary for regulatory approvals and for marketing. Biocontainment strategies, both from an engineering and biological point of view, are necessary to prevent escape of the transgene into wild fish populations and to provide a means of control over the unlicensed breeding of the patented variety. These features add to the costs of development and affect competitiveness of the approach versus other, more traditional, breeding approaches.
Biocontainment needs are specific for each species and the location where it would be reared. The primary environmental concerns about releases of transgenic fish, for example, include competition with wild populations, movement of the transgene into the wild gene pool, and ecological disruptions due to changes in prey and other niche requirements in the transgenic variety versus the wild populations. For example, transgenic tilapia (with cold tolerance similar to the unmodified species) might require little containment in the northern tier of the U.S., but might be excluded from the Gulf States altogether, where tilapia may be a serious exotic invader of freshwater streams and ponds. These site-specific concerns may make it necessary to control the sites where transgenic fish are reared and the level of biocontainment required might differ from site to site. Any biocontainment other than absolute containment will have to be assessed for specific proposed sites.
Public acceptance of foods derived from transgenic animals will be important to the success of any transgenic variety introduction. Approval by FDA or a food regulatory group in another country does not guarantee public acceptance. Labeling of food from transgenic animals will likely be even more important to consumers desiring a choice than has been observed for milk derived from BST-treated dairy cows or for transgenic plant varieties. Ethical concerns among the public over the appropriate use of animals are issues, not evident with transgenic plants, that may affect public acceptance of transgenic animals as food sources. There is also expected to be variation among the citizens of different countries as to their acceptance of transgenic animals.
Competition from Alternative Approaches
Finally, alternative approaches to breed improvement are in competition with transgenic approaches. This is especially true in fish and shellfish species, where there has been only a short history of attempts at breed improvement through selective breeding. The use of new genetic screening techniques in combination with selective breeding could produce even faster results. The strains of animals produced through these means face less regulatory or public scrutiny than transgenic varieties.
Improved nutrition and management techniques may also yield increased productivity, disease control and profitability of aquacultured species. Orally active growth promoters that can be withdrawn pre-harvest are currently not available for aquaculture. Such classical animal drug approaches, while regulated by the same process as transgenic fish, could be applied to any individual of the species, a potentially larger market than a transgenic variety could penetrate.
Does this mean that transgenic fish are not likely to be commercialized in the U.S.? Not at all! It means only that the improvements offered by transgenic fish, and any other transgenic animals, must be dramatic when compared to what is possible by other, better-accepted, approaches. Benefits to producers and consumers must be tangible and outweigh the costs in royalties, license fees, biocontainment, and regulatory and public acceptance. The technology for creating transgenic animals is constantly improving and will soon begin to reduce the limitations of the current approaches and improve the competitive balance with other approaches to breed improvement.
John Matheson works in the Office of Surveillance and Compliance where, among other duties, he follows biotechnology developments for CVM.


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H.S. Football: North 1, Group 1 capsule, Pompton Lakes vs. Cedar Grove
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Saturday, 1 p.m., MetLife Stadium
How they got here: Pompton Lakes defeated No. 6 Verona, 27-16, and No. 2 Saddle Brook, 39-33. Cedar Grove defeated No. 8 Belvidere, 41-14, and No. 5 Hasbrouck Heights, 27-24.
Story line: Cedar Grove has won nine straight games since losing to 9-2 Caldwell, 40-12, on Sept. 15. The Panthers came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat Hasbrouck Heights in the semifinals Friday night. The Cardinals' stingy defense must neutralize junior QB Joe Slattery (2,066 yards, 20 TDs) if Pompton Lakes is to win its second straight North 1, Group 1 championship.
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The body of Shannon Michelle Johnson, who had been reported Thursday night as missing, was located Friday night in Tyler.
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A flower garden on the campus of Dartmouth College is a silent reminder of two beloved professors whose lives were snatched away in an instant.
Robert Tulloch and James Parker, both of Chelsea, committed the brutal murders of Half and Susanne Zantop. Prosecutors say Tulloch was the mastermind behind the crime which took place in Etna, N.H., in 2001. Tulloch was just 17 years old when he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a mandatory sentence of life without parole. But a recent Supreme Court ruling says mandatory sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional.
"Alabama versus Miller was the case in which the United States Supreme Court said that it was cruel and unusual punishment to sentence juveniles to mandatory life sentences," said Cheryl Hanna of the Vermont Law School.
That ruling was the basis for a court hearing in Concord Tuesday morning. Lawyers for four New Hampshire murderers-- including Tulloch, who waived his right to attend-- want their clients to get an opportunity for a new sentence with a hearing before the fact.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeff Strelzin disagreed.
"The usual rule of retroactivity is that new decisions are applicable to defendants who have cases pending at the time that new decision comes down. None of these four murders had cases pending at the time that the new rule was announced in Miller versus Alabama," Strelzin said.
Strelzin acknowledged that anyone under 18 convicted of murder in the future would not face a mandatory life sentence.
"Miller's new rule is that there has to be individualized sentencing for juvenile murderers before the state can impose a life without parole sentencing. So that is the law of the land and that is what the state will follow going forward in the future. But the issue is whether or not that rule applies to cases in the past," Strelzin said.
Even if the judge does allow a new sentencing hearing, it does not necessarily mean Tulloch will ever be a free man.
"The court did not rule out life sentences for juveniles, but said that judges had to figure out whether the child was acting in a way that reflected just bad judgment of their youth or whether they were somebody who should never be let out of prison," Hanna said.
The judge did not issue a ruling Tuesday, that will come in the next 30-60 days. Lawyers say whoever loses is likely to appeal. So this debate could very well end up back at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Under a deal with the state, Tulloch's accomplice, Parker, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He's serving a 25-to-life sentence. Therefore Tuesday's debate does not apply to him.
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Peters was listed as questionable heading into Sunday's game after missing practice all week with a quad injury. Heprovides the solid foundation the offensive line needs while the team continues to deal with injuries across the board.
The Eagles have a crucial game against the Redskins on Sunday as they chase the Dallas Cowboys for the top spot in the NFC East. With Michael Vick still out with a hamstring injury, Nick Foles has filled in admirably, outside of a career-worst game against the Cowboys on Oct. 27.
Cornerback Bradley Fletcher is listed as inactive for Sunday's game, with Najee Goode likely to see his first start of the season on Sunday. Quarterback Michael Vick is also inactive on Sunday.
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One of the reasons you have homeowners insurance is to avoid paying out of pocket for extensive property damage. Another reason you're paying for homeowners insurance is to have an attorney on retainer to defend you should you be sued if someone gets hurt on your property.
I would like to share a story about how a client dealt with fraud related to a customer claiming she was injured at the client's shop. This is one of my business clients, but my homeowners insurance clients could learn a lesson from how she handled the situation.
A tale of a fraudulent claim
My client owns a beautiful gift shop. She had a customer who came into her store and was looking around briefly, then left. Moments later, this customer came back into the store and told my client she had tripped on a loose garden hose on the steps outside the store.
My client, a very smart, savvy person, first inquired what injuries were sustained and if immediate medical attention was warranted. She because suspicious with the answers she was getting and decided to do a little investigating.
Luckily there was a painter working outside of the store who said the only thing he witnessed was the woman exclaiming, "I've just fallen!" The painter said he then saw her go to the nail salon across the street after leaving the store. My client asked the painter to provide a statement.
My client then asked about the woman's behavior at the nail salon. The employees there said the woman did not look injured and their cameras could show her behavior after the alleged fall.
This potentially costly insurance claim had a happy ending for my client; she presented her research to the woman who was claiming injury, and that woman was never heard from again. My belief is that my client did enough research to prove to the other woman that any claim would be scrutinized.
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I totally agree with your remark about English language. It's just not poetic in nature.
I also love the Good Die Young part …. so true and so sad.
Tupac was one of a kind rapper, a lyricist and poet.
I'm gonna be blasting Tupac all day
If this was Jeopardy the answer would read:
The two greatest poets of the English Language,
One was a playwright & the other a musician.
Of course the question would be: Who are William Shakespeare and Tupac Shakur?
His life will always be the voice of our generation, and his words are even more relevant today then ever before. He showed us the different sides of a man, and most people simply could not handle that fact. Everyone has been brought up believing this fairy tale story about mankind, but reality is beautiful and strange and magnificent. To be a man, is to be hundreds of different things all at once, and Tupac Shakur was all of those. He was a born Leader, and although he may have been given all this pressure and power at only 22 years young, he always knew what was coming for him, even when death was just around the corner.
The tragic part in all this, is the sad state our society has fallen into, where instead of embracing a brilliant rose from the concrete, we allow our fears – with the help of the media, who manipulates everything, and perpetuates racism and discriminates against anyone who speaks up against our system – we allow our fears to control our reason and somehow we lock up and kill these brilliant fearless people. The reason Tupac got into the trouble he did was because of the way he lived his life, as he said himself because of "his big mouth". He always spoke his mind, and in this society, where he was surrounded with brainless sheep, it is always a dangerous game to play. Even though he had a big mouth, he also had a huge heart, and it is a loss to the world to lose a born leader,someone as good and creative as Tupac. One of the most tragic occurrences on this planet is that the Good Die Young, and the evil men live to be 90 years old. (Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Khomenei)
For all the controversy that this young poet had in his life, it should not come as a surprise that his death is still one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. If someone was to sit down and listen to his music, especially the final albums, it is clear he is aware that death is coming for him, and it is almost prophetic the way he went about the last year of his life.It is still unclear what happened in his last night in Las Vegas, and still to this day, people around the world still hold believe that he faked his own death, and is living somewhere save and sound making music and writing poetry.
God Bless you Tupac Amaru Shakur, God Bless you wherever you may be.
hopefully you're in Jamaica sippin' daiquiris
I totally agree with your remark about English language. It's just not poetic in nature.
I also love the Good Die Young part …. so true and so sad.
Tupac was one of a kind rapper, a lyricist and poet.
I'm gonna be blasting Tupac all day


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Last month on these pages I discussed "The elephant in the corner"–the wholly unrealistic IC development schedule nobody dares openly question. In truth, the situation is often much worse than I described. Usually it isn't just one elephant in the corner, there's a herd—a portfolio of projects. In fact, one of the most insidious problems of portfolio management is the failure to adequately verify that project plans are realistic. Because most R&D organizations lack a reliable verification capability, most portfolios end up in chaos—indeed, "the best laid (portfolio) plans of mice and men often go awry."
With that in mind, how many chip design projects is your R&D organization currently working on? If it's a handful or more, my guess is that many will miss schedule—too many projects, too few engineers. When projects are understaffed, the implicit assumption is R&D teams will compensate by achieving enormously high productivity. It doesn't happen. Instead, much of the portfolio slips schedule—often by a lot.
Oversubscription by more than 40 percent is common in the semiconductor industry. That means R&D organizations needs at least 40 percent more engineers to meet the portfolio's time-to-market objectives.
Perhaps it's an open and shut case of wanting to "have one's cake and eat it, too." There simply aren't enough engineering resources to handle all the business opportunities marketing and senior management pursue. But that inconvenient fact rarely prevents major over-commitments. Instead, most projects simply end up underfunded. "Book the business now, and we'll worry about on-time delivery later," seems to be the common refrain in the industry.
R&D organizations can offset portfolio under-resourcing in a number of ways:
(a) reduce the scope of projects—difficult to do because markets and customers demand maximum functionality & performance, and likewise, competitors are constantly upping the features/performance ante; (b) re-sequence the portfolio's execution pipeline by delaying certain projects' start dates ("resource leveling")—it's done sometimes but typically not enough to have much impact; (c) "encourage" the R&D organization to work longer hours, which increases engineering throughput—it happens quite a bit, but engineers burn out and productivity often declines; (d) the R&D organization can attempt to boost its productivity; unfortunately, productivity often must increase far more than humanly possible within the target time horizon, because chip design complexity is increasing faster than productivity typically improves.
So what's the solution? First, organizations must be far more discriminating in selecting business opportunities and projects. That puts the onus on marketing organizations, as well as senior management, to gain greater insight into the markets they serve. To this end, marketing should establish a robust process for quantifying the likelihood of achieving its forecasted revenues—assuming R&D meets its commit dates—and it should present those (realistic) probabilities to senior management. Second, productivity implied in project plans must be measured at the outset of each project, and projects assuming unrealistic performance should be flagged. Implementing this strategy leads to streamlined portfolios whose projects meet schedule and revenue targets. Moreover, both the engineering and marketing organizations become more accountable for meeting schedules and forecasts.
Originally published at: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/r-d-roi/4237939/The-best-laid-plans-of-men-and-mice#
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Too many companies today are still engineering-driven despite of their emphasis on the need to understand the market well.
Hum, "Too many companies today are still engineering-driven despite of their emphasis"; I can agree that leadership is a vital ingredient in a companies success.
I could use some of that yesterday style leadership!
I have seen and worked for companies that are "Engineering Lead" (think Intel, Google) and those that are now "MBA Lead" (think Axcelis, TI, HP).
It seems inevitable, when a company helm is handed to a MBA, the business was inevitably parceled out and shriveled back from it glorious past.
In an industry that grows by staying on the leading edge only with technical vision, a vision for products that win market share and revenue growth; it's my impression, MBA's universally lack technical vision and direction. They are good followers, with lots of business discipline; but crappy leaders that can't lead with a physical product innovation!
Not to say that Eng Lead companies are always successful, they aren't. They are just more often the leading edge, remarkable success stories that people talk about, then an MBA lead company ever was.
One word: MOTOROLA. When led by the founder, Paul Galvin, later (after Paul's tragic death in the mid 1950s) his son Bob Galvin, the chairs were primarily businessmen. However, they "knew what they didn't know" and thus relied on a very strong core of engineers to actually run the company. Dan Noble was what would today be the CTO, and the presidency was held by a series of engineers who turned out to be superb leaders too. The sorry decline and fall of this formerly great company started when the 3rd generation (Chris Galvin, who as an MBA was CERTAIN that he knew everything) took over.
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You hit the nail on the head with "organizations must be far more discriminating in selecting business opportunities and projects."
The simple truth is there are far more chips that COULD be designed than the number that WILL be designed, and verified and manufactured, qualified, etc. Deciding what to invest in and what not to invest in is the most important phase of a new product development. And sometimes projects need to be killed to free up resources for a different project that has a better chance of making money.
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I can say from almost 2 decades of experience another schedule killer is scope creep! More often than not, the schedule was too aggressive and the team under resourced (people/machines) but most importantly, marketing/sales insisted on adding a new feature or "just tweaking" the specifications with no regard for the impact to the development. I have seen changes ripple into the pipeline depth, chip size, layout, power, memory needs, pinout and the list goes on. The end effect on far too many designs was the short circuiting of the testing/verification step and an attempt to "speed things up" schedule wise by committing to a layout before all the verification runs were done (or even started). Normally, there were bugs found and redesign/layout needed which set the project back further than if they had finished verification. Upper management is a primary cause of this error and should be held responsible. Most often, the designers were left holding the bag!
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the best-laid plans of mice and men gan aft agley in the original Scots. 'oft go awry' is a decent translation, fine, but keep the mouse / man word order, will you?
This is akin to "Who will bell the cat"
Wikipedia explanation of "Who will bell the cat":
"The Fable concerns a group of mice who debate plans to nullify the threat of a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around its neck, so that they are warned of its approach. The plan is applauded by the others, until one mouse asks who will volunteer to place the bell on the cat. All of them make excuses. The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan not only on how desirable the outcome would be, but also on how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan."
Neo1, thanks for the comment — great comparison!
Grant Martin
But you need to finish the Scottish connection between "the best laid plans o'mice and men gang aft agley" and "Bell the Cat".
A wee bit more in Wikipedia finds : "Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (1449 – October 1513), was a late medieval Scottish magnate. He became known as "Bell the Cat". " and later "In 1481, Angus became Warden of the east march, but the next year he joined the league against James III and his favourite Robert Cochrane at Lauder. Here he earned his nickname by offering to "bell the cat" – specifically, to deal with Cochrane – beginning the attack upon him by pulling his gold chain off his neck, and then ordering the hanging of Cochrane and others of the king's favourites. (The phrase "to bell the cat" comes from one of Aesop's fables, "The Mice in Council", and refers to a dangerous task undertaken for the benefit of all.)"
Now the circle of cross references is complete!
This is especially relevant for all references to Scotland at the point in time where the Encyclopedia Brittanica has ceased publishing its printed edition. To quote the Usurper again:
"The Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopædia still being produced. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, UK"
or for those in the know, Edinburgh SCOTLAND.
Is it really true that all stories end up with a Scottish connection?
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- Explicit use of derogatory terms or stereotypical generalizations. For example, referring to a gay male as a fag; stereotyping all feminists as lesbians, or all lesbians as man-haters.
- Use of "humorous" images or statements that demean or trivialize people because of gender or sexual orientation – e.g. blond jokes, portraying women as sex objects. Women who do not laugh, for example, at blond jokes, are frequently told that they have no sense of humor…but remember - the jokes are directed at women – why should they laugh? Would you expect a person whose skin color was the butt of a racist joke to laugh? If not, why would you expect it from women?
- Reinforcing sexist stereotypes by using classroom examples that exclude women (if the topic is one traditionally associated with a male role) or men (if the topic is one traditionally associated with a female role). For example, always referring to scientists as men or primary teachers as female.
- Continued use of the generic "he" or "mankind". Although many people believe that this is an overrated issue - that mankind really does refer to both men & women, as does the word "he" when used to apply to both sexes – 25 years of research reveals that these terms invoke only masculine images. Students think of men when they hear mankind – not humankind.


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With all the talk (and most has been justified) of the apparent screw job given to South Carolina by the SEC concerning the 2012 schedules of the Gamecocks and Bulldogs, a few positives have been overlooked.
- The start of the schedule sets up nice for the Gamecocks. Get out of Nashville with a win to start the season and the Gamecocks have a great shot at being 5-0 when Georgia comes to William's Brice stadium on October 6 th.
- I realize trading a road trip with Alabama in exchange for Missouri is no fare barter but having to travel to Columbia, Missouri for their inaugural SEC host game will probably be no easy task for Georgia. The Tigers will be looking to make a statement in their first ever game as an SEC member. Keep in mind Georgia has struggled vs "Big 12" teams on the road in the past, see recent losses to Oklahoma State in 2009 and Colorado in 2010.
- Two seasons ago when Arkansas came to Columbia it was being labeled as "the game that didn't matter" because the battle for the Eastern crown was looming with the Gators the following week. With this game being the last conference game of the year and falling on November 10th chances are there will still be a lot to play for in this one. South Carolina should still be in contention for the East and be ready to give this game everything they have. The Gamecocks will get a week off before this game giving new defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward some extra time to get ready for Bobby Petrino's offense.
- Can Georgia handle the hype? The difference in the strength of schedules between the two teams will easily make Georgia the preseason darlings to return to Atlanta. There is already talk of them possibly competing for the BCS title should they be able to make it through their "easy" schedule unscathed. I remember the 2008 expectations crumbling around that Georgia team as the hype seemed to get the best of them.
- On the flip side you got the Gamecocks who will have the usual mantle of underdog bestowed upon them in this race despite having what I believe will be a preseason ranking of 12 or better. The only pressure being put on this team to win the East will come from within and that's not always a bad thing. Very rarely in life or football do things work out exactly how people think they will. More often than not things don't. A lot will happen between now and next football season, but until then, looking at the black clouds of SEC scheduling I for one see a garnet lining. Granted though, one must be looking awfully hard for it to be able to see it.


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Macauhub News Agency reports that deputy transport and communications minister Eusébio Saide said here that the improvements being made to the ports included dredging of the access channel and manoeuvring basin at the port of Beira, construction of the coal terminal and an ocean dredger with a capacity of 2,500 cubic metres.
"Alongside this work in Beira, improvements are also being made to the Sena and Machipanda railroads in order to improve their capacity and safety," said Saide, cited by Mozambican daily newspaper "Notícias", after signing a formal delivery and final acceptance protocol for three ships as part of the project to "Improve Sea Operations at the Port of Beira."
Taking into account the limited capacities of both the Sena line and the port of Beira, several studies are underway for construction of facilities to ensure the transport of high quantities of minerals expected to be mined over the next few years.
The new railway lines that are being considered include two branch lines linking the Sena line to the Nacala line to allow for the use of the port of Nacala, as well as construction of another line linking Moatize to the port of Macuse, in Zambézia province.
"These alternatives should be complemented by construction of coal terminals in Nacala-a-Velha and in Macuse," said the deputy minister.
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Walking barefoot
barefootguy 4 posts
I missed todays show. Can someone please tell me what was said about going barefoot. I live a barefoot lifestyle and go almost everwhere barefoot: stores, restaurants, movie theaters, libraries, etc and have never had a problem. I'm really curious to know what the show says to scare people away from going barefoot. Also, I was wondering if anyone else lives a barefoot lifestyle, or would like to, and would like to know more about it.
Webster2008 82 posts
they recommend going barefoot around the house only cause you can get different bacteria out and about and not just that if you step on glass or a nail it will hurt.
JohnnyN 1 post
After watching the segment on walking barefoot, I was surprised that they did not mention the Vibram five fingers as an alternative to walking outside without the need of larger shoes. For those who do not know, the Vibram five fingers are basically a mix between the flexible foot hugging sock and the protective shoe. I am a proud wearer and believe that they give me the experience of walking barefoot while protecting my foot from objects on the ground, including all of the harmful organisms discussed on the show today. I think it would be great if maybe on one episode the Doctors would try them out as they do with other products.
barefootguy 4 posts
Thank you, Webster2008, for the info.
Webster2008 82 posts
your welcome any time. Also going around barefoot around the house especially if the house is cold and you have a certain disease like raynauds disease you are not suppose to go around barefoot.
scorpnet 3 posts
Walking barefoot is perfectly fine, there has been numerious studies that its perfectly healthy. As a matter of fact our feet were helthier before the invention of shoes, our bone structure was more prominent. The bacteria and other bugs issues is sorta true, you can pick up alot of bacteria but the skin is designed to keep agents out, so unless you are sucking your toes or puting your feet on surfaces your going to eat from, you are more likley of picking up something bad from a public restroom with yoru bare hands even after you washed then getting something from bare feet in the worst conditoions. Walking barefoot improves your arch, eliminates Athlietes foot, and one of the best things, dry feet dont stink. Without shoes the feet have a perfect chance to dry out witch iliminates odor, And over time by walking barefoot enoug you will be able to walk through any surface, even hot ashfault or broken glass. Im just surprised that the doc's Wouldnt say any of this. Theres nothing wrong with it, its just a Taboo on wich sociaty has not accapted that is all thats wrong with it.
ruokir 1 post
I love being barefoot. I never wear shoes in the house. Outside if I did not have too I wouldn't wear them either. I believe it is safer to wear shoes outside though. I have alot I mean alost of shoes and they don't hurt my feet it is just a I choose to be barefoot.
barefootguy 4 posts
Ruokir, you should try going barefoot outside and everywhere else you go. You'll soon realize that it isn't dangerous and it feels great.
barefootguy 4 posts
Ruokir, if you or anyone else wnats to talk to me about living a barefoot lifestyle feel free to e-mail me at email@example.com. and I'll be happy to tell you what it's like and supply you with any advice and encouragment that you need.
scorpnet 3 posts
I think it would be nice for the doc's to talk about how it really is. How benifical it is and what the risks are. Yes there are risks but you have to weigh them to see if the benifits outweigh the risks. Thier not much but if you know what your doing those risks are next to nothing. I am a bit dissapointed that they didnt mention any of this.
eacahill 1 post
I just saw this episode so not sure if anyone else will see this, but I used to love walking barefoot until I got cellulitis and I didn't just get it once I got it twice and my doctors said it was becuase I went barefoot and probably picked up some bacteria some where. Be careful if you go barefoot.
SleepTech 107 posts
I love to go barefoot and do it at home all summer long, I will walk out to he van, or maybe even across the street sometimes without shoes, and It does feel nice. I don't think I would want to walk in a public place barefoot, it seems very unsanitary to me (I am kind of a germaphobe, and with Lupus I am very prone to infection) the parasite talk I heard about being barefoot though scared me the most, especially the worms you can get in your legs they burrow into the feet. The thought really creeps me out. There is nothing better than barefeet on plush carpet, or nice grass though. I guess I ma kind of middle of the road on this one. :0)
scorpnet 3 posts
There was a study out, the Human foot was healithier BEFORE the inventrion of shoes. The Human foot was designed to walk without shoes!
SleepTech 107 posts
I believe that, people slept better before the wide spread use of electricity too.
I was watching the episode today about the Five Finger shoes and they mentioned that they were having a giveaway. Did anyone catch that and where to find the link on-line? Thanks


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I think I might be in the market for a new bike this Spring/Summer and am starting my research now. There appear to be a tonne of bikes to choose from, and don't ask me why but I am drawn towards the Specialized Venge range.
Does anyone here at the Cafe have any experience direct or not too indirectly with these frames?
I am not of small stature. At 6 ft tall and 185 lbs, Pantani wannabees sit on my wheel on the flat roads and get the draft from heaven, only to disappear from sight when the road goes up. However I am not aware of any (significant) weight limitations on these frames.
Oh and there appear to be some great deals out on ebay etc for 2012 models. I'm aware of the general potential pitfalls in buying a second hand bike, but still, am drawn to the notion of putting my money on a higher end bike from last year versus a brand new bike....


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A Warren County man lands in jail after being accused of firing off his weapon to scare off a community softball league.
Authorities said the incident happened during an adult softball game at Newtown CIC and Ballpark in McMinnville last Saturday evening.
According to the incident report, participants of the game said 49-year-old Herbert Crockett Conley, who they said complained to league officials for months about softballs being hit on his property, heard several gunshots being fired from his home.
Softball league officials explained once they heard the gunshots, nearly 150 adults and children quickly sought shelter at a neighboring community center, fearing for their lives.
"It was chaos," said Derrick Carter, Director of Newtown CIC Softball League.
Conley told News 2 he is upset for being jailed, especially since he said he never fired a weapon on the day in question and is convinced he was setup by the baseball league.
"I don't know who shot the gun. I was in the house. We can talk it out in court," he stated.
Newtown Softball League officials told News 2 Conley has complained for months about softballs landing on his property, which faces the outfield.
They said Conley has kept balls that land on his grounds and are convinced he was behind the shooting in an effort to scare them off.
Conley, however, said since moving into his home last March, the league has been a nuisance.
He explained that during an evening adult softball game a few months ago, someone threw rocks at his home and at several of his vehicles, causing over $1,000 worth of property damage.
Conley added he is convinced it was someone associated with the game.
After that incident, league officials set up a 100 yard rope to help prevent trespassers from entering Conley's property.
Prior to that, they even put up a chain-linked fence halfway around the field to prevent softballs and trespassers from coming across and entering Conley's yard, but they said Conley still complained and would occasionally keep softballs.
League officials are hoping they can talk to Conley and finally resolve the issue, while Conley said he is possibly looking at legal action against the league.
Conley was charged with disorderly conduct and disrupting a meeting.
He was arrested on Tuesday, but has since bonded out and is expected in court on August 27.
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Summer festival fun Feel nature between your toes on the Barefoot Walk, play Plant Croquet, refresh in the Gin & Tonics Garden
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What is the equivalent of the length 25 meters in A foot (plural: foot or feet; abbreviation or symbol: ft or ′ (the prime symbol), the non-SI unit of length in a number of different systems including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary unitses?
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When the Big East decided last fall to expand from eight to 10 teams in football, UMass officials, using the Kraft family as contacts, lobbied hard for consideration. But Big East officials were focusing on conference member Villanova and were reluctant to add two more schools after announcing that TCU would join as a ninth full-time member starting in the fall of 2012. So UMass officials resumed talks with the MAC.UMass will announce a move up to the FBS ranks today, joining the MAC for football only. Their decision is an interesting study in contrasts to Villanova, who seem to want everything given to them on a silver platter. If Nova really cared about football for any reason beyond preserving their privileged status in basketball, they would not have any qualms about moving up to FBS in order to prove their worth as a full Big East member. UMass should be announcing future FBS games today, and immediately become a realistic scheduling option for Big East teams. At minimum UMass should be a boon to all future Pixies-related references.
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The Guy Hanks and Marvin Miller Writing program established by Bill and Camille Cosby in 1993, at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, is taking applications for 2012.
The application period is open from July 15th to September 15th.
Named in honor of Camille's father, Guy Alexander Hanks and Bill's producer, Marvin Miller, the fifteen-week intensive workshop was designed with a two-fold purpose: "To assist writers in the completion of a film or television script, and to deepen the participants appreciation for and comprehension of African American history and culture."
Click HERE to apply now!
Renzie Wilson | August 12, 2011 11:47 AM
I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to dowblaod the aplication for the screenwriting program. Is is possible for an application to be mailed to me?? I have written my first screeplay, which is adopted from my novel, December's Eve by Renzie and I am very much interested in these classes.
Eileen H. | August 5, 2011 5:05 AM
I assume the concentration is on African American culture because that is an area where professionals in this field are severely underserved. Who better to assist in that area than experts on the subject matter?
Unfortunate for me, it is on the other side of the country.
Tamara | August 3, 2011 5:11 AM
Got 3 in order, though not polished (read: completed). i will be entering. that is my plan.
BodeBrown | August 1, 2011 8:02 AM
I am a nigerian @ home, how can i participate in the bill cosby school program. Or is it by correspondent?
Hedda Lettuce | August 1, 2011 4:54 AM
Why a concentration on any particular ethnicity?
America deserves talented writers who stop putting an emphasis on race and ethnicity, who instead focus on reality. Reality is, the entire country is in dire straits. Let's not add fuel to the fire, eh?
Pete_Grimm | August 1, 2011 4:27 AM
Sounds like you could get the equivalent of an intensive college course taught by people who have "been there - done that."
mlm | July 28, 2011 10:37 AM
sounds good! I always forget about these fellowships and what not until after the deadlines have passed.


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Metro police are searching for a 39-year-old convicted murderer who is being charged in a shooting that injured multiple people at a Madison apartment Friday afternoon. The shooting was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Brink Haven Avenue off of Gallatin Pike.Earnest Woodley, also known as Earnest Moore, was in the process of moving to Memphis with his 34-year-old girlfriend Nicole Luke when they stopped by his cousin's apartment.
Luke's twin daughters, 14-year-olds, went inside with the couple while Luke's third daughter, a 15-year-old, stayed inside the car.
While inside the apartment, Woodley and Luke got into an argument. Woodley pulled out his gun and shot Luke and her twin daughters before opening fire on the third daughter waiting in the car.
All four victims were transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where they are listed in stable condition.
There were three other children inside the apartment at the time of the shooting, including Woodley and Luke's 3-year-old daughter and Woodley's cousin's children, two boys ages seven and 13.
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According to police, Woodley then fled on foot into a wooded area.
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Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities reported that Woodley has multiple felony convictions out of Shelby County for charges including second degree murder, aggravated assault and cocaine possession. He was on parole until 2010.
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Carolina Beach Police Beat: CBES Students Write and Draw
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CAROLINA BEACH - Once Again, as the second half of the school year begins, the students at Carolina Beach Elementary School (CBES) will be able to participate in a theme based writing and art competition being sponsored by the Carolina Beach Police Department (CBPD) and its Police Advisory Committee (CBPAC).
The themes selected this year are drawing a CBPD officer with a vehicle or dog or writing on the subject, "If I Were the Carolina Beach Police Chief".
Teachers are always seeking ways to hone the skills of their students and this competition will provide such an opportunity while additionally giving them a chance to create a civics lesson. Students participating will be grouped into two categories, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders and 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. The younger students will be developing the art work while the upper class students will be composing on the writing theme. The submissions will all be judged by the CBPD and the CBPAC. As in past years, Target Department Stores generously will be providing the selected winners each with a $25 gift certificate. Winners from each category will have their winning entries published in the Island Gazette.
The writing competition is just one of several efforts that the CBPD and CBPAC undertake to maintain a cooperative working relationship with the school and to enhance the relationship between police efforts in Carolina Beach and the youth of our Town.
Island Gazette readers can anticipate reading the results of the writing competition in March. The CBPD and CBPAC look forward to maintaining their good relationship with the CBES and sponsoring other endeavors.
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The big squares are 9.5" wide therefore the 9 patches should be the same!
What could have happened?
- my cutting is crappy (no way)
- my sewing is worse (say it isn't so)
Let's move on. All of the 9 patches are complete. The options as I see it are:
- rip some seams / do over
- cut all blocks down a bit so they are the same size (big blocks would have to be cut as well)
- pretend this isn't happening and make the quilt top
- learn from this
I went with options 3 and 4. While considering option 1, Sammi Seam Ripper walked out the door. And, I thought, time is precious. How do I really want to spend my time? I'm moving forward and trying to figure out what I learned.
|Sammi, walking out the door, literally
What would you do in this situation?
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An Introduction to Medicine for Students in Bioscience and EngineeringBioscience and engineering students strive to bridge the gap between the laboratory and the clinic throughout their careers. Stanford University offers a course designed to make bridging that gap easier. Introduction to Medicine is a project-based course that uses diabetes as a model disease in a survey of medicine. It provides students a perspective of the clinical knowledge of a health practitioner, while also teaching them how to find information and explore a disease. Students survey the basic pre-clinical sciences and numerous clinical disciplines. Grades are based upon a group project which proposes a novel solution to an existing problem in diabetes. When surveyed, a majority of students reported that the course had impacted their career direction. Introduction to Medicine exposes bioscience and engineering students to the principles of medicine and strives to enhance their future contributions to the field.
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