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Make Me Famous was awful.
That being said, Dusty is a decent drummer.
so they're gonna incorporate dubstep now?
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Fuck off
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Dusty is a decent drummer, and I kinda really like the sound of Serj's vocals (the lyrics are atrocious).
"Oceans Red"? Must have been on their periods
band is terrible yet someone actually donated $1,500 to these losers
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who did? a single person?
I remember watching that Dennis dude's vocal covers back in the day
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New band name, I call it
band was awful before and still sounds pretty awful
Well that was awful.
This core sound is going to go the way of hair metal and grunge.
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It'll drop off the face of the earth. And of course, you'll have the fans trying to revive their dead scene by saying things like "This music is the better than what's on the radio today!" or "the late 2000s and early teens were the best for music." Kind of like what people do now.
This sucks so hard but I respect the band for not being afraid to drop denis since he was basically the face of MMF. Too bad they make terrible music apart from the vocals.
It's bands like them that give metalcore a bad name.
I can see an elitist's response to my comment already;
"metalcore gives metalcore a bad name"
if I was a millionaire, I honestly would pay select musicians up to $200,000 each to get together (including broken up bands) and put an LP out.
The music wasn't all that bad. Wasn't good but it was something. Glad they dropped the asshole of the group. New production sounds fucking terrible though. I can't tell if that's snare drum or the top to a plastic container. That being said, band is still better than Capture The Crown .___.
They have some crazy names
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Hey everybody. I am working on my game design portfolio, and my art skills as a whole. If you wanna, you can tell me what you think about my work.
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Oh, I love your art very much. It's beautiful. I enjoy it.
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Thanks, Svetheart.
The idea of this is like the Beavis and Butthead poem "I shall never see anything as stupid as a tree..."
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I agree with the need for life drawing. I feel a heavy graffiti/urban vibe going that usaully results in creating abstract shapes that give the idea of a form without actually showing the correct form... if you know what I mean. I'm a firm believer in learning the accurate/realistic way of portraying a thing before you start twisting and warping the thing. Ya know, learn the rules before you break the rules.
Keep posting... and I'll keep bitching!
"Baby, you make me wish I had three hands!"
June 25th, 2006 #8
Great imagination! Work on proportion and forshorting. post some life drawings if you can.
June 25th, 2006 #9
Thanks for the compliments everybody. I'd love to get some more life drawing going, maybe I'll sign up for a class at SCC. My buddy says that have a really top instructor.
This life scribbles are all a couple years old, maybe more.
June 26th, 2006 #10
a resketch of a character ive already been painting for 8 hours =(
this'll be the next character i paint in her primordial form
this is bobble-head creepy shakira
July 7th, 2006 #11
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Maybe you should try more copying/drawing from life. It's not fun but it's the only way you have a chance at learning.
September 1st, 2006 #14
I will sign up for a life drawing class next semester. Until then, as 'do more life drawing' has been 50% of the comments already. Until I take that class, please tell me something else!
September 3rd, 2006 #15
Keep postin, keep not commentin. This is not a great relationship.
September 9th, 2006 #16
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Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook. I'm not sure I totally understand your suggestion. Do you think you could come back and expand on what you mean, maybe even take my paper drawing and paintover to give me a better idea of what you're saying.
As far as your sb, your stuff looks really good. You have some really great female figures. I really think you could benefit from face studies. That seems to be one of the least refined areas of your work. Sit down with a friend or in front of a mirror and draw faces over and over from different angles. I agree some life drawing would probably do you some good.
I really like your style.
September 12th, 2006 #18
Some good work. You have to clarify all your principles - forms and modelling - with more life study. And it's not about taking a life drawing class (however important that is). It's much more working observationally and initially distrusting your imagination.
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October 8th, 2006 #19
I like a lot of your linework. I second Listing, life study would help you out. You have some cool designs, but a lot of them read as flat, no 3d form to them. Heheh, I know you don't want that crit, but yeah, not the class, actually just go and draw stuff from life, like staplers, and chairs, or whatever. Are we still down for that creature trade? I think I may have been slacking on my end. How about we trade on wednsday?
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Shield Emitter consoles (Science) are by far the most useful for any given ship except for a Science Captain. The better emitters give your shield heals extra oomph.
As for you using cannons, personally, I'd have at most two cannons on the front (Since you can't equip duals). With your horrid turn rate in a cruiser (RCS Accelerators help, considerably), cannons are difficult to bring to bear (Point at enemy). Beam Arrays are generally better for cruisers, because the primary function of a cruiser is to take damage, not necessarily deal it. Fire At Will and Overload are good ways to get the enemy to fire at you, and you need to keep the enemy off of the escorts, so that they can sit in one place, and keep all of their weapons firing.
As for the Aegis set, after having looked it up again, it is a good engine for High Power levels (Anything over 50, I'd guess). If you're going to lower your engine power setting in the future, I'd recommend having an 'Efficient at low power' engine sitting around for you to use.
And don't underestimate the power of Beam Overload, combined with Quantum Torpedoes. Done correctly against a small ship, Overload III and High Yield III can take out the smaller targets in a single salvo (For informational purposes, the definition of 'Salvo' is "Firing two or more weapons at one time," while Alpha Strike means to "Fire all weapons at one time") And I'd also recommend going entirely beams, or entirely cannons/turrets. The reason being that turrets also benefit from the cannon abilities (Rapid Fire, and the Cone fire ability {the name escapes me at the moment}) So you don't want to have to split between cannons and/or beams, if you can help it.
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Kelpshake was a drink-shaped restaurant chain that appeared in the episode "Best Frenemies."
Kelpshake was owned by Barnacle Products Incorporated. It was created as a business to ruin the Krusty Krab and the Chum Bucket. These restaurants sold Kelp Shakes, a popular soft drink comprised of kelp juice. Their stores also served pastries and baked goods.
The restaurant chain attempted to expand their business into Bikini Bottom, where (literally) hundreds of these restaurants eventually came into business by multiplying (the stores split in two like amoebas). The Kelp Shakes eventually became so popular that nobody wanted to drink anything else from other restaurants and the Krusty Krab initially lost all of its customers when Mr. Krabs announced a 'no outside drinks' policy.
When Mr. Krabs and Plankton saw that these restaurants were creating unwanted competition, Mr. Krabs and Plankton worked together to figure out the secret formula behind the Kelp Shakes. When they finally got their hands on one, they went to the Chum Bucket, where Karen analysed the drink and said that the main ingredient was Kelp Juice. Unfortunately, it had dangerous side effects, which Karen tried in vain to warn the duo about. This ingredient was later revealed to be toxic, as it made everybody who drank it grow green hair. When this was discovered, the stores were all closed down at the end of the episode.
Bikini Bottom has professionals draining each stand dry of its toxic waste, which according to them, will take decades.
The store is a green building in the shape of the bottle it comes in. It served as competition to the Krusty Krab for a short time. The restaurant has a basic interior with tiled floors, a counter, chairs and a big line. They were placed all over Bikini Bottom in random places. A new marketing strategy Mr. Barnacle of Barnacle Products Incorporated came up with. The Kelpshake logo basically displays "KELPSHAKE" in a red font. The restaurant has the ability to multiply. Despite the fact that it blocked traffic by spawning in the middle of a road, legal action was not taken until the end of the episode, and even then not for this reason.
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Kelpshakes were an addictive and potentially toxic soft drink served in the Kelpshake restaurant chain. They make their first and only appearance in "Best Frenemies."
The drink was very popular and tasty (although Plankton described it as having "a pungent aftertaste"). The drink bottle also contained a straw.
It was eventually proven by Karen that the drink was 99% kelp juice and the remaining percentile was an unknown radioactive material that, at the end of the episode, was revealed to make the consumer grow green hair on their entire body, and abnormal round butts.
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In the end of "Best Frenemies," SpongeBob, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton were the only ones seen being the victims of the Kelp Shake. However, since almost everybody else in town drank a Kelpshake, they all suffered the same symptoms.
The body changing of the Kelp Shake made the consumer look similar to a gorilla, and even your clothes, socks, underwear, and shoes became green kelp too. For some odd reasons, however, it took everybody except for Mr. Krabs and Plankton about two days to grow green hair and round buttocks.
It is possible that the Kelpshakes were all made at the same time, and were going to mutate the characters at that exact time, regardless of when or how much people drank as Mr. Krabs and Plankton only had one bottle between them while others had many more.
- In "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V," when Mermaid Man was taking along time to order, he looks at the Krusty Krab menu (galley grub) and a Kelp Shake appears on that Menu for $2. This has no relation to the Kelp Shakes in "Best Frenemies."
- When the characters drink the Kelpshakes, no fluid is seen swishing about in the bottles. Although it is clear that the beverage is present, it almost looks as if it is not there, and that it is just a bottle. However, it may be that the liquid is the same color as the bottle itself.
- The presence of the Kelpshake restaurants on either side of the Krusty Krab pokes fun at the similar locations of Starbucks stores unnaturally near other Starbucks stores.
- The Bikini Bottom professionals seemed to have not tried the kelp shake, since one of them said they will feel sorry for who ever drank it.
- The owner of the Kelpshake restaurant may be a scientist like Plankton, since he made it duplicate and chemicals are present in the drink.
- Two Kelpshake restaurants are seen at both sides of the Krusty Krab - but when we see through the window from the inside (while Krabs and Plankton argue) the Kelpshake restaurants are not there.
- In a way, the Kelp Shake is similar to Spongy Patties because both food products caused side effects to it's clientele.
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Agenda Item: 8 ICT OUTSOURCING CONTRACT EXPIRY – OPTIONS AND ISSUES Improvement & Development Committee – 1 July 2008 Report of the Assistant Chief Executive - Finance and Resources Resolution Required EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose of Report To summarise the current arrangements for delivering the ICT operational service via the outsourced contract with Steria and to indicate the possible options on contract expiry and to seek a steer on those options that could be explored further. Key Issues The main options are: (a) Simple re-tendering of ICT Service. To start a new ICT contract from 1st January 2011. This could be a full EU tender or a reduced tender process based on the Catalist Framework agreement. (b) Take the service back in-house (c) Shared services (i) two (or more) Local Authorities joining for in-house ICT service delivery (ii) two (or more) Local Authorities jointly tender for an outsourced ICT service delivery contract (iii) two (or more) Local Authorities join up in-house for a wider package of service provision (i.e. more than just ICT) (iv) two (or more) Local Authorities join up and jointly tender for a wider package of service provision (i.e. more than just ICT) (v) Spelthorne tenders for a wider package of service delivery (i.e. not just ICT) Issues considered have included the nature of the market, the shared services agenda, in- house capacity, service standards and quality, benchmarking of costs and performance, potential for innovation and improvement, together with the contractual, financial and service delivery risks. Financial Implications The ICT outsourcing contract, at around £0.5 million a year, is a major element of the Council"s budget. It is essential to get the best value for money from the expenditure, whilst also ensuring that we are able to use ICT to deliver the operational day to day service, generate efficiency and service benefits throughout the Council, whilst minimising risk. Recommendations That the I & D Committee recommend to the Executive a steer to officers as to which options they wish officers to explore in detail and for officers to report back by the end of 2008. Contacts: Helen Dunn - ICT Manager, Terry Collier - Assistant Chief Executive (Finance and Resources) Portfolio Holder: Councillor Michel Bouquet MAIN REPORT 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 In 2006, the existing Steria contract was extended for a further three years after consideration of a number of alternative options. This was agreed by Executive following a report to I & D by a Task Group of six elected Members and the contract was signed to run until 31 December 2010. See the confidential report to the Improvement and Development Committee 4 December 2006 produced by Richard Wilkinson which this report updates. 1.2 This Task Group also recommended that they should be reconstituted after May 2008 to explore the options further in light of the contract expiry date. Although expiry may seem some way off (end 2010), should an alternative to the straight outsourcing option be given full consideration, it would need significant lead times. 2. MAIN ISSUES 2.1 The main options are: (a) Simple re-tendering of ICT Service. To start a new ICT contract from 1st January 2011. This could be a full EU tender or a reduced tender process based on the Catalist Framework agreement. (b) Take the service back in-house (c) Shared services (vi) two (or more) Local Authorities joining for in-house ICT service delivery (vii) two (or more) Local Authorities jointly tender for an outsourced ICT service delivery contract (viii) two (or more) Local Authorities join up in-house for a wider package of service provision (i.e. more than just ICT) (ix) two (or more) Local Authorities join up and jointly tender for a wider package of service provision (i.e. more than just ICT) (x) Spelthorne tenders for a wider package of service delivery (i.e. not just ICT) 2.2 The key issues in appraising the options are: (a) The contract extension ends on 31 December 2010. We need to consider which option we wish to investigate to take us to 2015 and beyond. (b) Depending on the outcome of the options considered, resources and timescales may dictate that we need to start the process now, especially if options (b) or (c) are viable. (c) A full re-tender could be an EU open tender taking several months or could be based on the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Framework suppliers agreement, in which case a restricted tender is appropriate which could be completed in a shorter timescale. 1 (d) Market place – what would be the likely market response? Knowing there is a successful incumbent supplier, would other possible suppliers judge it worthwhile to bid, given the substantial costs of bidding and the transitional costs that would also have to be built in and the lack of prospects of additional income from projects etc. (e) Strategic Fit – appropriateness to the Council"s corporate strategies and service delivery (f) Shared Services - how do the options relate to this agenda? (g) Business continuity and risks. (h) Costs - contract or operational costs, and costs of achieving the change. (i) In house capacity - e.g. for Service Delivery and/or client and contract management. (j) Innovation and development of ICT services and benefits realisation. (k) Service Quality - customer satisfaction and service performance. (l) Contractual/legal/procurement issues. 3. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 3.1 A full re-tender or shared services approach would require significant work to establish our long-term service requirements. An in-house service would give greater flexibility to adapt to immediate priorities. 3.2 Appendix 1 summarises some of the key characteristics of the present contract and areas where improvements might be sought. 4. SHARED SERVICES 4.1 The expression "shared services" covers a wide spectrum, from low level joint working through to the delivery of major functions under partnership arrangements. The Local Government White Paper on re-organisation encourages more use of "shared services". 4.2 Shared services could take several forms. Some examples: (a) Two or more authorities joining up their ICT services through some form of in-house service provision (possibly through an arm"s length organisation). (b) Two or more authorities conducting a joint procurement for ICT services or a particular system. (c) One or more authorities packaging a set of back-office services together for delivery as "business process" managed services by an external supplier. (d) Lower level joint working (e.g. sharing training arrangements or in- house software developments). 4.3 We have held a range of discussions with other Surrey authorities about options for shared services. Whilst there is interest in principle, experience shows that shared services can often take a long time to set up. The circumstances of the individual partners need to be closely aligned, and issues of timing and 2 governance can be very difficult to resolve. Currently, there are not strong enough links to do this, even if it was just to offer ICT resilience between some Surrey Districts. 4.4 The ESIP (East Surrey Improvement Partnership) between Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge and Mole Valley demonstrates the challenges and pitfalls of shared services. Initially anticipated to be a considerable success, this has now all but dissolved owing to a lack of shared vision and leadership and buy in from the top and despite considerable time having been spent by the partner authorities and the pump-priming investment of the South East Centre for Excellence (SECE) laying the foundations in terms of governance arrangements etc. The complexities of technically "joining" up networks should not be overlooked. The Audit Commission in its recent publication "For Better for Worse" has highlighted the risks and issues which have to be addressed when pursuing strategic shared service partnerships. 4.5 No other Surrey District has an outsourced ICT service and a number of them do not have Service Level Agreement (SLA) type contracts internally for service delivery. 4.6 There is, however, already a great deal of lower level joint working with other Surrey authorities and elsewhere. The Surrey IT Managers Group (SCITO) meets regularly and opinion on the possibility of joint services or partnership working could be explored more fully here. 4.7 Outsourcing is itself one form of "shared services", and Spelthorne already benefits from Steria"s ability to deliver shared services in various respects: (a) The Help Desk runs from Risley (Cheshire), which serves a wide range of Steria"s clients. They use sophisticated (and costly) systems, and provide access to a wider range of skills and staffing (including longer opening hours) than would be possible from a local operation. (b) Applications support is provided from Bexley. The staff are used flexibly, and the larger team gives cover and enables wider skill development. They undertake all our batch processing and reconciliation work and enable the interfaces between the financial systems. This work is key to the daily financial operation of the Council and should not be overlooked in its relevance and complexity. (c) Desktop and network support has single management covering Spelthorne, Three Rivers and South Buckinghamshire. This provides cover for sickness or leave. We have benefited from Steria"s previous experience at other sites in implementing Planning Public Access, Websense, Network Back-up, Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery and other systems, meaning that they have been able to call on staff with pre-existing expertise. Without this, it may have been necessary to treat these as more substantial projects requiring additional paid-for consultancy. (d) With the expectation these days of 24x7 availability, the Steria team at their headquarters at Hemel Hempstead provide a system monitoring tool that alerts the on-site team to any breaks in service. 3 We have benefited on more than one occasion from this service out of hours and have averted some major outages. (e) The notion of shared staff and a resource pool of expertise is a comfort factor in an age where external contract resources are expensive and elusive. (f) The development with Steria of the Technology Roadmap for Spelthorne on which the strategic ICT direction is going to be based for the next three years is crucial to the support aspect of the contract. With the introduction of "virtual" environments for the servers and "thin client" desktops, our carbon footprint will be improved, costs reduced and more efficient and effective support processes introduced. 4.8 The possibility of a wider package of services (i.e. not just ICT) needs to have the in-house motivation and ambition to see this through. Which services would be included, the impact on the staff and the general uncertainty could affect the whole of the organisation. 4.9 Arvato have a presence in the East Riding of Yorkshire (a unitary Council) and provide revenues, benefits, HR, payroll, print, debtors, ICT and customer services. They have provided a presentation at Spelthorne to ourselves and several other Surrey authorities on their approach to delivering successful shared services. Arvato could see ICT at Spelthorne as part of the possible package. There are a number of other suppliers who may also be interested if the wider service package option was a viable. 5. RE-TENDERING 5.1 There remain a number of suppliers in the market for local authority outsourcing. Advice from the Office of Government Commerce is that the market is moving in favour of the suppliers, who are now more interested in larger contracts or in shared services approaches, and all are looking for opportunities for contract growth – which may be limited if the contract is tightly drawn. 5.2 Tenderers incur high bidding costs, and weigh these against the prospects for success and future profitability. Initial interest often does not translate into an actual bid – especially if there is known to be an existing incumbent with which the authority is not dissatisfied. Costs of transition also need to be recovered. 5.3 The market constantly changes, and may be influenced by moves to shared services. 5.4 There is a risk of no other bid as the incumbent supplier is seen to be successful. 5.5 A new supplier would introduce the possibility of TUPE issues for the current Steria staff and possibly the client side in-house Spelthorne team. The Steria staff could choose to stay with Steria whereby a whole new team would be introduced resulting in a massive learning curve. This should also be identified as a risk. 4 6. IN-HOUSE 6.1 As noted above, every other Surrey district has an in-house team. This option, if viable, needs to be worked up fully, further to the work done prior to the contract extension in 2006, as prices will have changed and the existing in-house capacity has since been restructured and reduced. It is estimated the in-house team would have to significantly increase in numbers to be able to deliver the current service. With an in-house approach there would issues with respect to the recruitment and retention of the skilled staff required. TUPE would apply but existing Steria staff may not transfer. 6.2 There would be considerable initial investment, (transition and implementation costs estimated of at least £100,000) significant risks to service delivery and a period of instability while the service is being set up and settling down. 6.3 Whilst an in-house option would provide better control of revenue spend, the risk would be in the resilience of the service and the change of expectation within the service delivery. For example, an in-house option is unlikely to offer the range of support hours offered by a large outsourced Helpdesk facility. The lack of technical expertise or developers within the current team would identify the need for a considerable training budget as the skill set cannot be transferred. 6.4 Benchmarking has been undertaken with other Surrey authorities to establish the likely costs and implications of an in-house service. The exercise would also consume a lot of in-house resource (in ICT, Finance, Human Resources and elsewhere) in setting up the new service, which would need to take priority over other work. The risks would also have to be assessed, and may result in additional costs if they materialise. 6.5 The Customer and e-Government Services Business Process Improvement review in 2007/08 saw a reduction in the number of FTE posts in the department and the retirement of the former E-Government Service Head in October 2008. The in-house team would have only one FTE with any experience of the culture and dynamic of an in-house team. This makes the in-house option a significantly bigger challenge and risk. 7. STERIA 7.1 The Current Position The following table shows the current (08/09) regular expenditure with Steria: Original Service Applications £365,200 Desktop & Network £113,700 Sub Total £478,900 Extras Print Management £4,000 Depot Link £2,500 CCTV £7,000 Web Support* £21,500 Network Support £33,200 Members† £9,750 Sub Total £77,950 Total £556,850 5 * Including 3rd party software support and maintenance for Content Management, Search Engine etc † In full year. Additional charges will be incurred for call-outs – estimated at £4,000 pa 7.2 Apart from the formal chargeable changes, Steria have absorbed a number of additional services/changes without additional direct charge: (a) They now support 48 servers (25 at start of contract) (b) They now support 330 PCs (283 at start of contract) (c) A wide range of new systems and interfaces (d) Extensive development in remote access and security. (e) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. 7.3 In some cases these have been managed by adjustments within the contract, in others they have just been absorbed. Steria and the Council have put in place many operational and efficiency changes to enable workload increases to be handled within the available resources, and Steria have been proactive and extremely co-operative in delivering these. As an example, minor upgrades and patches are often installed over the weekend to minimise downtime and disruption, at no extra cost. 7.4 A 2.5% efficiency element was also built into the Steria contract extension which means a cumulative reduction for each of the three remaining years of the contract, although there is also an inflationary increase because the contract costs are predominantly based on people, not the technology. 7.5 Steria would not incur any transition costs if they re-tender and nor would there be a significant need for skills transfer. 7.6 Appendix 2 is the options appraisal matrix that was developed for the review in 2006. 8. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 8.1 It is recognised that more work will be needed to work up the financial implications of the different options, unless there is one preferred option from the start. 8.2 The Council needs to achieve the best value for money from the provision of ICT services, taking account of the current pressures on the Council"s budget. It is also important to achieve the best combination of value for money and flexibility for potential partnership or shared services, whilst minimising risk. 9. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS 9.1 Procurement is subject to EU Procurement rules. 10. RISKS 10.1 Whichever option is chosen, it should be noted that there are significant risks of service delivery in the run-up to the end of a contract – even if the supplier 6 makes every effort to sustain service quality, it may be very hard to retain locally knowledgeable and committed staff when these staff see an uncertain future. 10.2 A full risk assessment should be taken of all the options, if they are to be investigated fully. 11. OPTIONS APPRAISAL 11.1 The options are as follows : (a) Simple re-tendering of ICT Service. A re-tender could be undertaken through the OGC Catalist framework agreement. This tender could take varying guises. (b) Shared services – currently insufficiently defined, with insufficient interest and commitment from well-matched partners. (c) Take the service in-house –considerable disruption and risk. Could involve some significant service reductions in certain areas – e.g. it would be hard to deliver the existing support hours provided by Steria (including evening and weekend support for Members), and to secure the same range of technical expertise and cover for the absence or vacancy of critical technical posts. There would also be a significant period of disruption while the new service is being established and settling down. 12. TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION 12.1 A simple re-tender could probably be achieved within 12 months from the point of the decision of how to specify and procure the services or less if it is possible to use the Catalist process. 12.2 The in-house option could take anything up to two years and would have to run in parallel with the existing contract for skills transfer etc. 12.3 The shared services options could take anything up to two years depending on the nature of the specification of services and the challenge of writing this specification with the full agreement in principle of all parties. The documentation is a key factor here as it would likely mean starting from scratch. Legal clauses and liability would constitute a time factor being built in and could be a big risk. Report Author: Helen Dunn ICT Manager 7 Appendix 1 CURRENT STERIA CONTRACT DELIVERABLES The Steria outsourcing contract started 1 Jan 2003, for 5 years until 31 Dec 2007. It was extended in 2006 for a further three years. It expires on 31 December 2010. Key elements of the current service are: Service Hours Normal Support Hours (Helpdesk and other support, with staff on-site) from 8 am to 6 pm weekdays, though Services are expected to stay available at other times. E-mail and website problems are remotely monitored and (where feasible) fixed from 6 am to midnight. Members and officers (within "reasonableness" parameters) can log support calls 8 am to 10 pm weekdays and 9 am to 5 pm Saturdays – some issues can be resolved by the off-site Helpdesk directly without reference to the on-site staff. Extensions can be arranged for particular needs (e.g. to install new releases). Services Steria provide a range of services, including: Help Desk and Problem Management. The Help Desk operates from Risley, and can fix some problems directly (around 10%), but most require action by on-site engineers. They take an average of 300 calls per month on our behalf. Network and Security Management. By extending the network, with the addition of wireless and widening access from outside (e.g. public, home workers, Members), this is now much more complex and demanding. The threats from viruses, worms, hacking etc have increased greatly and need to be met with enhanced skills and resources. The introduction of our joining the Government Connect Secure Infrastructure (GCSi) and the higher standards of security demanded by this make this element of the service much more challenging and time consuming. Server Operations. Server management, back-ups etc. At the start of the contract we had 27 servers; we now have 48. Some are monitored off-site (e.g. Unix servers). New back-up hardware and software has greatly improved resilience. File and print support. Steria are now managing the Multi Functional Devices (MFDs) (i.e. the networked photocopiers), offset by a reduction in the number of networked printers. Desktop support. We have had a slight increase in the number of desktops, and have upgraded or replaced many desktops over recent years and continue to do so with a rolling refresh program. E-mail/Exchange. New e-mail archiving software is being introduced. "Push" e- mail is provided to senior staff members with the use of mobile XDA devices. Internet and Intranet Services. We have no ongoing support for web developments, which are commissioned as individual projects, but we need access to good technical skills on a day-to-day basis for minor problem solving and enhancements. 1 Application Support. All batch, interfacing and reconciliation work is done by the on-site Steria team at the London Borough of Bexley. Contingency Planning/Disaster Recovery. This now covers 12 core services and is sub-contracted through SunGard, Steria"s preferred BC/DR supplier. A recent test (April 2008) was seen to be very successful. Inventory Control and Asset Management. General advice and guidance. Projects and consultancy as commissioned. Some minor development can be undertaken within the general contract terms; projects will typically incur additional charges, subject to quotation and approval. Members support. Steria now support the Members set-up with a back to base "hot-swap" principle but much more is provided in practice. This has included the introduction of "push" e-mail to remote mobile devices (XDAs) for Executive Members. Potential areas identified for improvement are: Website development – need to provide a number of days available on call-off basis rather as for minor developments. Business Process Improvement – we will need support in delivering changed processes, probably in workflow and system integration (including middleware and connectors). Authentication, access control and personalisation – giving the public and staff secure access to personalised information. May require portal development and use of Government Connect, as well as personalisation of systems. Extension of Members" diagnostic remote support to cover weekends and bank holidays between 9am and 1pm. This would not include home visits but would be more than simply logging the call. Remote log-on by the on-site team would aim to diagnose and resolve the problem. This would be done on a rota basis. The strategic direction of the "Technology Roadmap" development and new ways of working to 2011. Introduction of software to support improved information and records management. Introduction, development and support of integration tools to link front and back office functions and activities. 2
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PICO RIVERA >> A man died after being stabbed inside his home early Saturday, and his teenage son and the family car were missing, authorities said.
The fatal stabbing took place about 1:30 a.m. at a home within a gated community in the 3700 block of Oaklawn Lane, Lt. Holly Francisco of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said.
The circumstances of the slaying remained a mystery as investigators poured over the scene Saturday afternoon.
"At this time, we don't know what happened inside this residence," Francisco said.
Coroner's officials did not release the name of the 50-year-old stabbing victim, however neighbors identified him as Sergio Gutierrez.
His son, 17-year-old Sergio Anthony Gutierrez, was believed to be home at the time of the stabbing, but has not been seen since, Francisco said. Also missing is the family car, a silver, 200 Infiniti with a California license plate of 4MAB667.
The teenage son was not considered a suspect, but was being sought for questioning as a "person of interest," Deputy Kelvin Moody of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said.
The victim lived at the home with his wife, their son and a woman who rented a room in their home, Francisco said.
Deputies first responded to the home after victim's wife called 9-1-1 and reported a robbery, Francisco said. Further details regarding the initial 9-1-1 call were not available.
Deputies arrived to discover the homeowner lying in the front family room of the home, suffering from several stab wounds to his torso, Francisco said. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m.
There were no signs the home had been broken into or that an intruder had been present, Francisco said. It had not been determined whether anything other than the family car was missing from the home.
Deputies have visited the home more than once in the past for domestic violence calls, however further details of deputies' previous visits to the home were not available, the lieutenant said.
Neighborhood resident Ariel Acosta, 22, said he grew up with the teenage Sergio Gutierrez.
"It's sad. I just want to know what happened," he said.
Acosta described the younger Gutierrez as a "calm" and "quiet" boy who loved soccer, and had previously played for El Rancho High School.
"He's a normal kid, just like the rest of us," Acosta said.
The neighbor said although he did not know the parents as well, "To me, it was a normal family."
The father was often seen taking his son to school, or playing soccer with him in the family's front yard, Acosta said.
Acosta said the husband and wife often walked their pet Chihuahuas in the neighborhood.
Despite Saturday's tragedy, Acosta said he believed the neighborhood was a safe one.
"I've always felt safe in here. I've lived here 18 years," he said.
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UPDATED: Pico Rivera man mistakenly shot and killed by sheriff's deputy during gun battle with fleeing parolee
PICO RIVERA >> A sheriff's deputy was believed to have accidentally shot a Pico Rivera man Friday during a gun battle with a fleeing parolee who had broken into his home, authorities said Saturday.
A SWAT team ultimately shot and killed the gunman after he held the homeowner's wife hostage for eight hours, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Detective Division Chief William McSweeney. The hostage was rescued unharmed.
Coroner's officials did not officially identify the slain homeowner Saturday, however family members identified him as Frank Mendoza. The rescued hostage was his wife, 60-year-old Lorraine Munoz, family members said.
Parolee Cedric Ramirez, 24, of Pico Rivera was killed about 1:30 a.m. as SWAT deputies forced their way into the home in the 9000 block of Rosehedge Drive, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
The incident began about eight hours earlier when Ramirez fled from officials and ran into the home, engaging deputies in a shootout, sheriff's spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said.
The deadly encounter began about 5:30 p.m. Friday when sheriff's gang deputies spotted Ramirez, a wanted parolee with two felony warrants, in the 9000 block of Reichling Lane.
"He entered the backyard of the victims' residence where he exchanged gunfire with the deputies," sheriff's officials said in a written statement. "Ramirez then broke into the victims' home through a window."
"Pursuing deputies, fearful the occupants would be harmed, went to the home's front door and began evacuating the residents from the house. An adult and two children were rushed from the house when Ramirez appeared in an interior hallway and began shooting at the Deputies. The Deputies returned fire and then retreated to the front yard, seeking cover," McSweeney said.
"Within seconds of their exit, an adult male suddenly appeared in the front doorway," the chief said. "Believing the man was Ramirez, a deputy fired two shots at the man. The man dropped unconscious in the doorway and was subsequently recognized to be one of the residents. Preliminary information indicates those shots likely struck Mr. Frank Mendoza."
Paramedics pronounced Mendoza dead at the scene.
Officials said Ramirez then fled into the home, taking the 60-year-old woman hostage. Nishida said. A SWAT team surrounded the home as a crisis negotiator spoke with Ramirez by telephone and tried to persuade him to surrender peacefully.
After eight hours, the SWAT team moved in.
"After an extended standoff, a Special Enforcement Bureau, special weapons team, entered the location which ended with the fatal shooting of the suspect," according to the sheriff's department statement. Deputies rescued the woman, and Ramirez died at the scene.
Family members of the victims and neighbors described a harrowing ordeal.
Frank Mendoza lived at the Rosehedge Drive home with his wife, four sons, and young grandchildren, daughter-in-law Tanya Mendoza said.
When the shooting began and Frank Mendoza was mortally wounded, one of his sons who was home at the time gathered his two young children and rushed them out of the home, family members said.
Deputies rushed them to cover behind a parked car, said Sandra Monge, whose 83-year-old mother and brother live next door to the involved home. They were trapped for about two hours before being evacuated by deputies through their back yard.
While continuing to trade gunfire with Ramirez, deputies pulled Frank Mendoza around the corner and out of the line of fire, neighbors said. It was there, at the corner of Lindsey Avenue and Reichling Drive, that the wounded man was pronounced dead.
Lorraine Munoz, who walks with difficulty and uses a wheelchair or cane, was not able to get out of the home.
Family members did not know Ramirez, Tanya Mendoza said, adding that it appeared he broke into a random house while fleeing deputies.
"This incident was beyond tragic, and all of law enforcement grieves with the Mendoza family," McSweeney said. "We have made personal contact with the family, and have expressed our regret and sadness over these events.
"This investigation continues, and every aspect of this incident will be assessed for compliance with the law and Department policy," McSweeney said.
Ramirez was in violation of his parole and being sought on warrants for being an convicted felon in possession of a firearm and taking a vehicle without the owner's consent when deputies encountered him Friday, officials said.
Los Angeles County court records show Ramirez was convicted in of possessing a loaded firearm along with narcotics in 2013, vandalism in 2008 and carrying a loaded gun in 2007.
Heartbroken family members described Frank Mendoza as a light-spirited and dedicated family man who had lived at the same home on Rosehedge Drive for 32 years.
"He was just a great guy," sister Kathy Mendoza said.
"He was hard-working man," she said, adding that her brother was three months away from retiring from his job working on machines for a grocery company, where he had worked since he was a young man.
In addition to his wife, he's survived by four sons, one daughter, two step-sons and one step-daughter, Tanya Mendoza said. He had 12 grandchildren and two more on the way, and two great grandchildren.
"He was a joker. He was always willing to help," Kathy Mendoza said.
"He was always the life of the party," son Jeremy Mendoza said.
Tanya Mendoza thanked the community for its support following Friday's tragedy.
The Sheriff's Homicide Bureau is spearheading the investigation. As is common procedure in Los Angeles County deputy-involved shootings, the incident is also being investigated by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the County of Los Angeles Office of Independent Review.
PHOTOS: (TOP) Family members of a slain homeowner and Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators congregate in front of the home where a wanted parolee allegedly engaged deputies in a shoot-out, killing 54-year-old Frank Mendoza. Ramirez then allegedly took Mendoza's 60-year-old wife hostage for about eight hours before he was shot and killed by a SWAT team in the 9000 block of Rosehedge Drive in Pico Rivera in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. (Staff photo by Brian Day) BELOW: Frank Mendoza, 54, of Pico Rivera (right), pictured with wife Lorraine Munoz, 60. Mendoza died during a shoot-out between sheriff's deputies and a fleeing parolee as the suspect forced his way into the couple's home. Munoz was held hostage by the suspect for more than eight hours before a SWAT team killed him and rescued her in the 9000 block of Rosehedge Drive in Pico Rivera in the early morning hours on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014.
(Courtesy of the Mendoza family)
UPDATED: Bystander killed following shoot-out between suspect, deputies in Pico Rivera; stand-off ongoing
PICO RIVERA >> A person believed to be a innocent bystander died and an armed parolee remained holed-up inside a Pico Rivera home with a hostage following a shoot-out between the suspect and deputies Friday afternoon, authorities said.
It was not clear Friday if the bystander had been shot by the suspect or struck by deputies' gunfire, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said.
The incident began about 4:30 p.m. in the 9000 block of Rosehedge Drive, just east of Rosemead Boulevard, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. Sheriff's gang investigators had been hunting for a wanted parolee when they spotted him.
Deputies had been searching for an armed man witnesses had reported seeing in the area when they encountered the suspect, Crosthwaite said.
Sgt. Crosthwaite of the Los Angeles County sheriff's Pico Rivera Station said. He declined to give his first name.
The man fled as deputies approached and ran toward the backyard of a nearby home, said Sgt. Crosthwaite of the sheriff's Pico Rivera Station. He declined to give his first name.
"He turned and fired at deputies," the sergeant said.
The deputies, who were not struck by the suspect's bullets, returned fire, Crosthwaite said. It was not known if the suspect was wounded in the exchange.
A man exited the home with at least one gunshot wound a short time later, Crosthwaite said. The wounded person, believed to be an innocent bystander in the incident, was pronounced dead.
No deputies were injured, officials said.
The armed parolee was believed to have a woman as a hostage as a SWAT team engaged the suspect in a standoff that continued into the evening, Nishida said.
A sheriff's crisis negotiator had been speaking with the suspect by phone, urging him to surrender and allow his hostage to leave, officials said.
"Crisis negotiators are trying to communicate with him and have him surrender peacefully," Nishida said.
The identity of the 24-year-old parolee was known to investigators, but withheld late Friday as the stand-off continued, she said.
There was no known connection between the suspect and the home where he was believed holed-up, Crosthwaite said.
Deputies evacuated homes along Rosehedge Drive between Rosemead Boulevard and Lindsey Avenue as the situation continued Friday night.
The Red Cross opened a shelter for evacuated residents at El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd.
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Metallic balloons knock out power for thousands in Pico Rivera
PICO RIVERA >> More than 3,500 Southern California Edison customers lost electrical service Wednesday afternoon after metallic balloons became entangled in equipment, according to the utility.
The outage began about 2:20 p.m. in the area of Rosemead and Beverly boulevards, according to data published by SCE.
More than 3,500 customers remained in the dark as of 10 p.m., officials said.
The outage was blamed on metallic balloons interfering with equipment, and the utility estimated all power would be restored by 7 a.m. Thursday.
Newborn boy surrendered at Pico Rivera fire station; second Safe Surrender this week
PICO RIVERA — For the second time in three days, a mother has turned over a newborn infant to authorities under Los Angeles County's Safe Surrender program, Supervisor Don Knabe's office announced Friday.
A baby boy was surrendered Wednesday at a Los Angeles County Fire Department station in Pico Rivera, Knabe representatives said in a written statement.
Another newborn, a girl, was turned over to officials at a Lynwood hospital Sunday.
The Safe Surrender program was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2001, with the goal of giving mothers who are unable to care for their babies a safe, anonymous way to turn the children over to authorities, rather than potentially abandoning them.
"It's incredible that we have had two Safe Surrenders in one week," Knabe said. "As word continues to spread about the program, mothers in a desperate situation learn that they have a better option. Because of their courageous decisions, these babies have a chance at a new life with a loving family."
As always, the surrendered newborns were taken into protective custody prior to being placed with foster families by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
Under the Safe Surrender Program, newborn infants no more than three days old maybe anonymously handed over to officials at hospitals or fire stations, provided the infants show no signs of abuse.
Nine babies have been surrendered in Los Angeles County under the program this year, and 122 newborns have been surrendered since the programs inceptions 13 years ago.
For more information on the Safe Surrender Program, visit www.babysafela.org.
Two men wounded in Pico Rivera shooting
PICO RIVERA — Two men suffered wounds in a shooting in a residential Pico Rivera neighborhood Wednesday evening, officials said.
The gunfire was reported about 7:25 p.m. in the 9500 block of Burma Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Alex Villanueva said.
Deputies responded to reports of gunman chasing after a man while shooting at him when they encountered two men who had been shot, according to officials and sheriff's radio traffic.
One of the men had been shot three times in the torso, and the other had been struck in the leg, Villanueva said. Both were initially expected to survive their injuries.
No suspect description or motive was available, though deputies suspected the shooting was gang-related, Villanueva said. The victims were not cooperating with investigators.
A blue Chevrolet pickup truck with an extra cab was spotted leaving the area at the time of the shooting, he said, though it had not yet been determined if the truck was involved.
13 arrested at Pico Rivera checkpoint
Deputies arrested one person on suspicion of intoxicated driving and a dozen others on suspicion of other crimes during a checkpoint late Friday and early Saturday, officials said.
The checkpoint was held from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday on westbound Whittier Boulevard, just east of Rosemead Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
One driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana, officials said.
One person was arrested for knowingly allowing an unlicensed person to drive, according to the sheriff's department statement. Seven others were arrested and sent to court for driving without licenses, and four drivers were arrested and sent to court for driving on suspended or revoked licensed.
Deputies impounded one vehicle for a single day, and seven vehicles were impounded for 30 days, officials said. Four cars were released at the scene under checkpoint guidelines.
A total of 1,187 vehicles passed through the checkpoint.
Sheriff's checkpoint planned Friday in Pico Rivera
PICO RIVERA — Officials are planning to check drivers for both sobriety and valid licensed during a checkpoint late Friday in Pico Rivera, authorities said.
The checkpoint will take place from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location within the city, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
Funding for the checkpoint is being provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
El Monte woman, Pico Rivera woman accused of defrauding immigrants
Federal authorities arrested an El Monte woman and Pico Rivera woman Thursday on suspicion of filing fraudulent green card applications on behalf of immigrants, bilking some of them out of their life savings, officials said.
Claudia Arreola, 35, of El Monte, who own Los Angeles-based California Immigration Services, and her employee, 35-year-old Leticia Gutierrez of Pico Rivera, were taken into custody by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations division, U.S. Department of Justice spokesman Thom Mrozek said in a written statement.
A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted the women on six fraud-related counts, officials said.
Six victims are named in the indictment, however investigators suspect there are likely dozens more.
The defendants charged undocumented immigrants who were married to U.S. citizens as much as $24,000, claiming to be able to help them secure legal immigration status, Mrozek said. But they went on to submit fraudulent documents, such as fraudulent I-94 cards stating the clients, who came to the U.S. illegally, were in the country legally on visitors' visas.
"Subsequently, investigators say when several of the foreign nationals sought refunds after they failed to receive 'green cards,' the defendants allegedly threatened to contact authorities and have the aliens deported," according to Mrozek.
"Fraud scams run by so-called notarios threaten the integrity of the immigration process and offer false hope to desperate people,' U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said. "The two women in this case victimized immigrants for years by giving the false impression that they could fix immigration problems."
Additionally, "at least some of the victims in this case could have obtained green cards legally," Special Agent in Charge for HSI in Los Angeles Clause Arnold said. "Instead, they placed their trust and, in many cases, their life savings, in the hands of individuals who were focused on enriching themselves rather than helping hopeful immigrants realize the American dream."
The similarity between the acronym for Arreola's business, CIS, and that of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, "was no coincidence," Mrozek added. Investigators found that money orders and cashiers checks issued to USCIS had been deposited into a bank account controlled by Arreola and Gutierrez.
The two defendants, among others, previously came under federal scrutiny in 2003 when they were sued by the government for allegedly providing immigration services in violation of California law, officials said. Under a settlement, they agreed not to engage in any illegal immigration consulting services.
They opened California Immigration Services in 2006.
If convicted as charged, Arreola and Gutierrez could each face up to 60 years in federal prison. They were scheduled to be arraigned Monday in federal court in Los Angeles.
$5,000 reward offered in fatal Pico Rivera hit-and-run
PICO RIVERA >> A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the capture and conviction of the driver who fatally struck a 25-year-old Pico Rivera man as he crossed Beverly Boulevard last week.
Christopher Ventura died after he was struck by two vehicles, one of which fled the scene, late June 16 along Beverly Boulevard near Abbeywood Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff's and coroner's officials said. His residence was listed at the coroner's office as transient.
Ventura is survived by two daughters, including one who is now orphaned following the death of her mother from a medical issue last year,friends and family members said.
Officials said he was struck by an eastbound vehicle, which continued driving, before being struck by a second westbound vehicle, sheriff's Detective Jose Marquez said.
A description of the hit-and-run vehicle was not available, the detective said.
"It's going to have front-end damage," Marquez said. A shard of headlight glass left behind at the scene led investigators to suspect the vehicle that struck Ventura was likely of an older model, but did not allow officials to narrow down a year, make or model.
The driver of the second vehicle remained a the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to sheriff's officials.
A banner advertising the $5,000 reward, offered by a family friend, has been placed at the collision scene, along with candles, pictures, balloons, hand-written messages and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. The donor did not wish to be identified, saying he did not want to distract attention from the search for the hit-and-run vehicle.
In order to help the grieving family, a series of car washes are planned.
They are scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Flo's Coffee Shop and Restaurant, 4597 Peck Road in El Monte; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at McDonald's, 15000 Whittier Boulevard in Whittier; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Arco, 113 E. Arrow Highway in Glendora; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Latin Skulls Tattoo Studio, 5036 Passons Boulevard in Pico Rivera; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at EZ Auto Repair, 4625 Peck Road in Monte.
Anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run vehicle can contact Detective Marquez at the sheriff's Pico Rivera Station at 562-949-2421. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.