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Tucked away in this former tin-mining town, past the small farms of banana trees and oil palms, is one of the solar industry's best-kept secrets. The six factories here with cavernous rooms up to one-third of a mile long constitute the production backbone of First Solar. Working alongside minivan-size robots adapted from car assembly plants and other industries, 3,700 employees produce five-sixths of the American company's solar panels. Workers in Ohio make the rest.
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Vivint Solar plans to continue expansion in 2015, announces 20 new offices
Vivint Solar (Lehi, Utah, US), provider of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States, on December 12th, 2014 announced that it plans to open more than 20 new sales and operations offices in 2015.
North Carolina Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Q3 Solar Installations
Continuing its strong solar progress, North Carolina installed 95 megawatts (MW) of solar PV in Q3, more than all the solar installed in the state in 2010 and 2011 combined and enough to rank the state 3rd nationwide for added capacity, according to the new quarterly report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The Solar Market Insight Report found Q3 2014 represented a 172 percent increase over the previous quarter for North Carolina.
New Report Shows Residential Solar in Colorado Up 30%
Demonstrating continued support for clean, renewable energy, residential solar installations in Colorado in Q3 were up more than 30 percent over the same period last year, according to the new quarterly report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
SEIA Applauds New York PSC Decision to Raise NEM Cap, Move Community Solar Forward
In another step forward for clean, renewable solar energy, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved raising the net energy metering (NEM) cap from 3 percent to 6 percent for all utilities. At the same meeting, the PSC announced plans to advance Community Shared Renewables, an innovative concept that could enable renters and millions of other New York energy consumers to go solar for the first time.
SEIA Urges White House to Preserve Solar ITC
Calling it "a huge step backward," Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said President Obama's 2015 fiscal year budget, which was unveiled today, would severely damage the U.S. solar industry by eliminating the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and replacing it with a refundable Production Tax Credit (PTC) at the end of 2016.
New Report: U.S. Solar Market Grows 41%, Has Record Year in 2013
Continuing its explosive growth, the U.S. solar industry had a record-shattering year in 2013.
SEIA Applauds Approval of New Solar Energy Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reacting to the announcement that two solar energy projects located near the Nevada-California border have been approved as part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, Ken Johnson, vice president of communications for the Solar Energy Industries Association, issued the following statement:
SEIA Congratulates Teams Selected for Solar Decathlon
WASHINGTON, DC - In response to Thursday's announcement of the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015, Tom Kimbis, vice president of executive affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association, released the following statement:
SEIA Applauds Success of DOE's SunShot Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Department of Energy's announcement today that its decade-long solar SunShot Initiative is more than 60 percent of the way to achieving "cost-competitive utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity," Tom Kimbis, vice president of executive affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued the following statement:
Rancho Cucamonga Becoming a Solar Energy Hub
As residents here are increasingly adopting solar energy to power up their homes, one solar company is hoping to stir up more interest with a new incentive program.
Riverside- and San Diego-based solar energy firm Sullivan Solar Power has put forward a program offering Rancho Cucamonga residents up to $2,000 in cash. The program, modeled after the California Solar Initiative rebate program, offers early adopters the highest cash incentives. The incentive level drops as more homeowners sign up.
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Solar energy poised to blossom in Utah desert
SunEdison has the most ambitious plans for Utah, with several projects in the works in southwestern Utah. The company has secured agreements to sell 33 megawatts and is negotiating contracts for another 55, according to the company's Sam Youneszadeh. It also is eyeing four large-scale projects across sites that could generate up to 260 megawatts — about two-thirds the capacity of Salt Lake City's Gadsby generating station.
Solar bill good for environment, economy: Guest commentary
Assembly Bill 2188, authored by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, is meaningful progress on the goals first adopted in 1978 and will create a streamlined permitting process that will help continue to drive down the cost of going solar and increase access to more Californians, writes Ken Button, president and co-founder of Verengo Inc, a Torrance-based residential solar installation company that operates in California, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
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GE Energy Financial Services Inc., a unit of General Electric Co. (GE), will invest in a 32-megawatt solar power project in southwest Japan's Okayama prefecture.


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I'm very excited to announce that someone who has a long history in the tech space in Nairobi is coming on board to help manage the iHub. Jessica Colao is the new iHub manager as of this month. She's in charge of operations and will be the main point of contact at the space.
Jessica has been a very active member of the Nairobi tech community over the years, putting on events and engaging both students and professionals at many levels in her role at Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre. She's also a TED Fellow and was named by 'Business Daily' as one of the top 40, under 40 years of age women in Kenya's business scene.
"My goal is to put Kenya on the map as the hub for ICT in Africa." - Jessica Colao
Jessica is a coder, she's a great Java programmer in her own right, but has since moved on to the research fields. Here at the iHub, besides the normal operational work, she'll continue working on research and will communicate with universities about how they connect to the greater tech community in Nairobi.


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No.18 Shengping Zhong Road, Xiaolan, Zhongshan Zhongshan, GD 528415 China (People's Republic)
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Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (CAN)
- Distance from hotel: 40.39 MI/ 65 KM North East l
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- Distance from hotel: 105.63 MI/ 170 KM East l
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Xiao Lan Station
-Distance from hotel: 1.24 MI/ 2 KM North
- Car Parking Available
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- Totally 74 parking spaces
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- Closest City: Guangzhou
- Distance from the Hotel: 60.0 KILOMETERS
- Local Time Zone : GMT+8
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (CAN)
Distance to hotel: 40.39 MI/ 65 KM North East
Shenzhen Airport (SZX)
Distance to hotel: 105.63 MI/ 170 KM East
Nearest Train Station
Xiao Lan Station
Distance to Hotel: 1.24 MI/ 2 KM North
Convention Center
Zhongshan Exhibition Center
Distance to Hotel: 18.64 MI/ 30 KM South
Hawii Spa Center
Distance from hotel: 12.43 MI/ 20 KM North
Shun Chang Supermarket
Distance from hotel: 0.62 MI/ 1 KM North
Yin Xiu Temple
Distance from hotel: 3.11 MI/ 5 KM North
Jinyi cinema
Distance from hotel: 3.11 MI/ 5 KM North
Nearby Businesses
Gu Li Security Production
Distance from hotel: 124.27 MI/ 200 KM South
What's New
For a glimpse into the extent of China's accelerated growth visit neighbouring Guzhen, where an entire town has grown up around the manufacturing of lights. The city's annual Light Fair is as much a cultural celebration as it is an industry show.
Time your visit to Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Xiaolan for November to coincide with the flowering of the chrysanthemums. Known as the City of Chrysanthemums, once a year Xiaolan blooms with over 800 different kinds at locations throughout the city.
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Tasting some of the local cuisine in the area surrounding Crowne Plaza Zhongshan Xiaolan. Famed for its Cantonese food, you can go in search of crispy fried pigeon or soft and succulent fish balls, making your first stop our Grand Palace restaurant.
Must See
Watch the city lights twinkle on at dusk as your river boat tour winds its way under 40 different bridges along Xiaolan's Shui Se Za river. Our Concierge can arrange the tour tickets for journeys around the city's ancient buildings and modern skyscrapers.
Must Do
Zhongshan is dotted with leafy, green spaces. Stroll along its wide boulevards connecting the parks, stopping to admire the statue of Sun Yatsen, the founding father of Republican China, in Sunwen Memorial Park or the neon Fufeng pagoda in Zhongshan Park.
Recreational Activities
Theme Park
Long Shan Park
Distance from hotel: 186.41 MI/ 300 KM North
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park
Distance from hotel: 2485.49 MI/ 4000 KM South
Museum or Gallery
14.29 MI/ 23 KM South East
Movie Theaters
Jin Yi International Cinema
Distance from hotel: 62.14 MI/ 100 KM North
Park Details
Xiaolan People's Park
Distance from hotel: 310.69 MI/ 500 KM North East
Activities for Children
The children under 10 year old can play in the pleasure gronnd where a wide range of fun kits such as slides and balls pool are arranged.


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Tyler Williamson
Boemer named finalist for $5,000 post-graduate scholarship
Allen, Hadfield earn honorable mention honors
Pruitt, Willis earn first-team All-MVFC
Both players are eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be released in December
SIU outscored EIU 24-0 in the second half to overcome a 21-14 halftime deficit
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2014 (Senior)
2014 Game-by-Game
Started all 12 games�Second-team Academic All-American�First-team Academic All-District�First-team Academic All-MVFC honoree�Named to 50-man FCS ADA Academic All-Star team�Honorable mention All-MVFC linebacker�Ranked fourth in the MVFC in fumbles recovered (2) and eighth in fumbles forced (2)�Second on the team with 76 tackles�Team-leading 5.5 sacks�Second on the team with 7.0 tackles for loss�Forced two fumbles (vs. SEMO and at PUR) and recovered two fumbles (vs. SEMO and INS)�Broke up four passes�Had five quarterback hurries�Blocked one kick at Youngstown State�Had double-figure tackles twice, recording 11 at Eastern Illinois and 10 at Missouri State�Named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after 11 total tackles, seven solo tackles, and one sack at Eastern Illinois, while leading the SIU defense to a second-half shutout at the 14th-ranked Panthers�Had two sacks in a win vs. Southeast Missouri�Had 1.5 sacks against Indiana State.
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2013 Game-by-Game
Capital One Academic All-Region V...First-team MVFC All-Academic team...Team captain...Started all 12 games at outside linebacker...Second on the team with 66 total tackles...Tied for the team lead with 4.0 sacks...Led the team and fifth in the MVFC with 13.0 tackles for loss...Forced three fumbles, two shy of the national leader...Finished the season tied for SIU's all-time lead with six forced fumbles...Twice recorded double-digit tackles, including 11 tackles and 2.5 TFL against Missouri State...Set a new career high with 3.0 TFL in the season finale against Indiana State...Intercepted a pass against Illinois State...Received the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.
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2012 Game-by-Game
Selected to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Played in all 11 games at outside linebacker...Named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Illinois State despite not starting the game...Led all SIU non-starters with 32 total tackles and 17 solo tackles on the year...Recorded a season-high seven tackles, an interception and 1.0 sacks against Illinois State...Fourth on the team with 4.5 sacks and 5.5 TFL, including a season-high 2.0 TFL against Illinois State...Led the team and tied for third in the MVFC with three forced fumbles...Tied for sixth in the MVFC with two fumble recoveries...Received the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which resquires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.
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Recorded 85 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, six forced fumbles and one interception in 2011 -- his only year at Highland Community College...Began his college career at Bowling Green where he redshirted in 2010.
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First-team All-State selection as a senior...Two-time All-District and All-Region selection...Earned Defensive MVP honors at the Tennessee East-West All-Star game...District 4-AAA Defensive Back of the Year...Went 44-8 in four years of high school football, including a 6A Tennessee state championship as a junior...Four-year letterwinner...Posted 180 tackles, 12 interceptions, 18 pass breakups, nine forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in high school...Also played quarterback, passing for over 3,000 yards in his career...Earned the Scholar-Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation...Also played three years of basketball.
Full given name is Tyler Stoakes Williamson...Son of Elizabeth and Mark Williamson...Father is an accountant and was a member of the University of Tennessee National Champion swim team...Has an older brother and a younger sister...Born Oct. 25, 1991 in Knoxville, Tenn...Majoring in kinesiology.


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I have been a long time BlackBerry user and have always been so used to them since they are so convenient and east to use. I bought Torch 9800 about 2 years ago on a plan and I used it for quite some time. I have always been really fond of their keyboards since it's basically like typing on a... Read full review »
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I've had my Blackberry Torch for a glorious 1.5 years at least. My cell phone background includes several version of Nokias (which are apparently indestructable) and a Samsung Impression (possibly the phone I loved most of all, but mechanically it had issues that I'm assuming Samsung has... Read full review »
Blackberrilicious, highly recommended!
This review is for the RIM Blackberry Torch 9800 on AT&T. There are similar versions of this phone on other carriers. The phone comes in red, white, gray, and black. I have the version that comes in black with silver trimming on the touchscreen, however, in my opinion all of them look great. I have... Read full review »
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Watson: Colin Powell, a day late and many lives lost
Sec. Colin Powell, why now?
Now, more than nine years after telling the United Nations — and the world — that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, he admits in his new book and on the accompanying book tour, that seemed to kick in high gear right before Memorial Day, that the Bush administration knew it was wrong.
But "by then, the President did not think war could be avoided," Powell writes in "It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership." "He had crossed the line in his own mind, even though the NSC (National Security Council) had never met — and never would meet — to discuss the decision."
Powell, as secretary of state, told one news outlet last week that he realized six weeks after the Feb. 5, 2003, speech, what he calls in the book as "one of my most momentous failures," that the intelligence findings appeared to be wrong.
War could not be avoided? Shots had not been fired.Tanks hadn't advanced. Soldiers had not been killed.
The toothpaste, for lack of a more sensitive metaphor, wasn't out of the tube.
Even so, wouldn't it have been better to wipe up a little squeezed-out toothpaste than spend the next decade trying to figure out how to throw the tube away?
Instead, the United States continued down this path. Anti-war protesters, even those who simply requested patience, were painted as un-American. Cindy Sheehan would not be the only grieving American vilified.
We came up with Freedom Fries to skewer a country that refused to join the "coalition of the willing."
And instead of taking a second — or third or fourth — look at the intelligence — a CIA operative's cover was blown because her husband wrote an op-ed piece that questioned the administration's statements.
Lines were crossed, and not just in the president's mind.
"(The WMD case) was a disaster. It was incoherent," he writes. "I learned later that Scooter Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, had authored the unusable presentation, not the NSC staff.
And several years after that, I learned from Dr. Rice that the idea of using Libby had come from the Vice President, who had persuaded the President to have Libby, a lawyer, write the 'case' as a lawyer's brief and not as an intelligence assessment."
Powell also fought Dick Cheney's vocal push to link Iraq to 9/11. But he was outnumbered.
Now, you tell us this? NOW?
Those who still want to support the war in Iraq will say the Democrats saw the same intelligence, even Hillary Clinton voted on the resolution that authorized force against Iraq.
We have even more evidence that defensive stance was — and is — hollow.
At some point, early on, someone knew differently.
Someone knew differently, and allowed the rest of us to pay for the " momentous mistake."
When Powell spoke to the U.N. nine years ago, I believed him.
A skeptic who still wanted someone to pay for what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, I believed him.
If anyone would know, Powell would know.
If anyone could stand up and say we were making a mistake, Powell could.
He didn't.
If anyone could have splintered off from the administration and fought against the Freedom Fries modus operandi, it could have been Powell.
He's that much of a force, that revered.
Why now?
Maybe, just maybe, there is a future leader out there who will take Powell's advice today, to stand up for your convictions, even if you are the only voice, and risk ire and vilification to alter history.
Do what he says, not what he did.
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Mt. Rainier: Four Day Summit Climb Teams Top Out!
Posted by: Casey Grom, Geoff Schellens | September 22, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb Teams for September 19 - 22 led by RMI Guides Casey Grom and Geoff Schellens reached the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning just before 7 am PT. Casey reported a change in the weather with increasing winds as the teams approached the crater rim. Both teams will return to Camp Muir for a short break before continuing down to Paradise later today.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
AWESOME! So proud Patrick, John and Joseph!read more
Posted by: Darlene Halloran on 9/22/2014 at 11:46 am
Mt. Rainier: Four & Five Day Summit Climbs Reach Summit
Posted by: Geoff Schellens, Tyler Reid | September 14, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guides Tyler Reid and Geoff Schellens led their teams to the summit of Mt. Rainier this morning. Both teams reported great route conditions and a beautiful day. The teams began their descent from Mt. Rainier's crater rim shortly before 8 am. They will return to Camp Muir and then continue down to Paradise this afternoon.
Congratulations to today's Four & Five Day Summit Climb teams!
Well done Mike. What a great accomplishment!read more
Posted by: Mum and Dad on 9/14/2014 at 4:03 pm
Congrats Jason and team! We are so happy to hear about your success. Look forward to celebrating when you get back.read more
Posted by: Nikki & drew on 9/14/2014 at 9:45 am
Mt. Rainier: September 2nd Update
Posted by: Brent Okita, Geoff Schellens | September 02, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Brent Okita radioed from the Mount Rainier summit! He reported fairly warm temperatures, sunny skies with winds 5-20 mph and gusts to 45 mph. At 8:15 a.m., the team left the summit and started their descent back to Camp Muir.
Congratulations to today's summit climbers!
High five!read more
Posted by: Sherry Jones on 9/2/2014 at 10:01 am
Woo-hoo! Congrats, guys!read more
Posted by: Jennifer Dempsey on 9/2/2014 at 9:26 am
Mt. Rainier: Four Day Teams Reach the Summit!
Posted by: Geoff Schellens, Adam Knoff | August 28, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb teams led by RMI Guides Geoff Schellens and Adam Knoff reached the summit of Mt. Rainier today under sunny skies. The teams spent a little time on the crater before starting their descent around 7:30 am. Once at Camp Muir the teams will take a short break and continue down to Paradise.
Congratulations to today's Summit Climb teams!
Woo Hoo!! Congrats Patrick and Matt! We knew you could do it. You must be so thrilled to have accomplished your goal. We are so happy for you. Looking forward… read more
Posted by: Mom and Da on 8/28/2014 at 7:26 pm
Congrats Matt and Patrick! Your hard work and determination has paid off. I am so incredibly proud of you guys and can't wait to hear all about it! :)read more
Posted by: Jessica Volkman on 8/28/2014 at 1:54 pm
North Cascades: Seminar Team Summits Sahale Peak
Posted by: Geoff Schellens | August 21, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *North Cascades
Elevation: 8,680'
RMI Guide Geoff Schellens just called from the summit of Sahale Peak! The team had a great climb and ended up above the clouds with great views of the surrounding North Cascades peaks peeking out.
The seminar team has had a fun week of training and climbing, reaching the top of Aiguille and Sahale Peak. Tomorrow they will finish their training and descend back to the trail head before parting ways.
Mt. Rainier: August 8th Summit!
Posted by: Eric Frank, Geoff Schellens | August 08, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
At 7:32 a.m. the RMI Mt. Rainier Four-Day Summit Climb teams began their descent from the crater rim. RMI Guides Eric Frank and Geoff Schellens reported light winds, a marine layer and cold temperatures.
We look forward to congratulating them at Rainier Basecamp this afternoon!
Brent Wolfe !! You and the rest of the team ROCK!! ...literally! Way to make it happen. I guess this shows the biggest obstacles really are just in our mind!… read more
Posted by: Bre wolfe on 8/13/2014 at 5:28 am
That's what I'm talking about! Well done guys!read more
Posted by: MrsRobber on 8/8/2014 at 10:31 am
Mt. Rainier: Teams on Top via Emmons and Disappointment Cleaver Routes
Posted by: Garrett Stevens, Geoff Schellens, Win Whittaker | July 31, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climbs led by RMI Guides Garrett Stevens and Win Whittaker reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. The teams reported cool temperatures, winds 20 mph and clear skies. They began their descent from the summit at 7 am en route to Camp Muir. They will take a short break there before continuing down to Paradise.
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons led by RMI Guide Geoff Schellens also made their summit push today. Geoff and team were also beginning their descent from the crater rim around 7 am. They will return to Camp Schurman for their final night on the mountain.
Congratulations to today's climbers!
Way to go Pete Lynn! Want to hear all about it. Tracked all the way up.read more
Posted by: Bill Adkins on 8/1/2014 at 5:43 pm
Hi Arthur and Owen with team Emmons. Have been following you all the way to the summit (well at least since 6.00am!). That was so awesome to watch. Congrats to… read more
Posted by: Shirley Eigenbrot on 7/31/2014 at 5:05 pm
Mt. Rainier: Teams on the Summit!
Posted by: Mike Haugen, Geoff Schellens | July 11, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
The Four Day Summit Climb led by RMI Guide Mike Haugen along with the Expedition Skills Seminar - Paradise led by Geoff Schellens reached the summit of Mt. Rainier early this morning. As of 7 am both teams were on their descent and approaching the top of Disappointment Cleaver en route back to Camp Muir.
Conditions are beautiful this morning with warm temperatures and light winds reported from Camp Muir (10,080').
Congratulations to today's climbing teams!
Congratulations team. I was so intent on getting my post climb comma sleep I did not get to say a proper good by to you all. It was a pleasure… read more
Posted by: David Fruin on 7/12/2014 at 6:58 am
Helen and Roger, I hope you are having the time of your life. I've been thinking about you and praying for your safety. Stay warm and I am sure you… read more
Posted by: Vickie Davis on 7/12/2014 at 4:50 am
Mt. Rainier: Summit Teams and Emmons Seminar on Top!
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Geoff Schellens, Pete Van Deventer | July 02, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount Rainier
Elevation: 14,410'
RMI Guide Tyler Jones radioed at 7 am with his Four Day Summit Climb on their descent after reaching the summit of Mt. Rainier earlier this morning. Tyler reported moderate winds and a cloud cap on the summit. As the teams descended they were reaching the base of the clouds. The second Four Day Summit Climb team led by Geoff Schellens was also descending with Tyler.
The Expedition Skills Seminar - Emmons led by RMI Guide Pete Van Deventer reached the crater rim around 7:30 am. The team was going to spend to a few minutes on top before starting their descent. They will return to Camp Schurman for their final night on the mountain.
Congratulations to today's teams!
Fantastic! So proud of you. Gave a safe descent.read more
Posted by: Lydia on 7/3/2014 at 1:20 pm
Congrats! So proud of you guys.read more
Posted by: Ellen Seib on 7/2/2014 at 12:59 pm
Mt. McKinley: Jones and Team Wrap it Up
Posted by: Tyler Jones, Garrett Stevens, Geoff Schellens | June 23, 2014
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
June 23, 2014 - 2:10 PM PT
The day, yesterday, dawned cold and windy again, seemingly the weather theme for the entire trip. We decided to launch out of 11k camp anyway, with the siren song of airplane rides motivating our packing. When all the kits were loaded into duffels, we started the Kahiltna Shuffle in whiteout conditions, a stiff breeze keeping the temps cool despite the hard work of dragging big sleds downhill.
Soon we passed our friends who were camped at 9500', and stopped in for a quick hello as the weather got just a little better. We continued down the glacier under improving skies, with only one or two minor freak-outs over the cumbersome sleds that threatened to take us out at the knees.
Finally the sun broke through, and the last grind up Heartbreak Hill was about as hot as anywhere on earth. But with the blue skies, we knew that the planes were flying - and that kept us moving right into base camp. Within about 10 minutes, our K2 Aviation Otter had landed, and we loaded up the kit and let internal combustion take over.
The evening wrap-up by the Susitna River was a special event, and Denali even came out from behind the clouds to give us full closure. It has been an incredible adventure from the very beginning, and while the actual climbing is over, the memories and experiences we've shared will remain. Thanks for following along and for all the support along the way!
RMI Guide Tyler Jones and team
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Congrats to the team! I can't wait to hear more about the trip and see more pictures. Love you Jake and hope to see you soonread more
Posted by: Bonnie Garfield on 6/24/2014 at 7:33 am
Tyler, Garrett and Geoff….well done and thank you from all of the John Stenderup family. The RMI experience for John included weather adversity and other circumstances that will be life… read more
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Are You Big Data Ready?
Are you interested in big data? There are many reasons to come to Informatica World 2015 but one very good reason is to learn how you can become Big Data Ready! Becoming Big Data Ready is about succeeding with analytics in a Big Data world. It's about unleashing productivity, repeatability, and confidence. Join us at Informatica World on May 12th for the Big Data Ready Summit, the industry's first event dedicated to making Big Data ready for analytics.
During the "Big Data Ready" Summit, you will learn how to successfully accelerate the transition from the traditional world of data management to the new world of Big Data analytics. Join us for an engaging discussion with customers, partners and industry leaders as we share best practices for data management, data governance, and data security in a Big Data world. Space is limited – add the Big Data Ready Summit to your schedule now before space runs out! If you haven't already registered for Informatica World, register today.
After the Big Data Ready Summit, learn even more about Big Data with numerous breakout sessions throughout the week. These sessions cover everything from Hadoop-based data lakes and data hubs to Big Data integration pipelines, reference architectures, and best practices.
I encourage you to sign up for one of six Meet the Expert sessions which are small group meetings for business-level discussions around Big Data and next gen analytics in a Big Data world. If you want to see firsthand how all this Big Data technology works I encourage you to sign up for the Big Data Edition and Intelligent Data Lake Hands-On Labs.
To help start your planning, here is a listing of the Big Data Summit agenda, breakout sessions and other related activities this year. We look forward to seeing you at Informatica World 2015!
Big Data Ready Summit, Tuesday, May 12
|1:30 pm – 1:40 pm
|Ash Parikh, VP Data Integration & Data Security Product Marketing, Informatica
|1:40 pm – 2:25 pm
|Keynote: The New World of Analytics 3.0
|Tom Davenport, Distinguished Professor in Management and Information Technology at Babson College and best selling author
|2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
|Partner Panel: Succeeding with Big Data and Avoiding the Pitfalls
|Steve Jones, Global Vice President – Big Data, Capgemini
|Clarke Patterson, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Cloudera
|Poornima Ramaswamy, AVP EIM Banking Financial Service, Cognizant
|John Kreisa, VP Strategic Marketing, Hortonworks
|3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
|Customer Panel: The Big Data Journey – Traditional BI to Next Gen Analytics
|Deepika Sinha, IT Manager Enterprise Business Solutions, Johnson & Johnson
|Dave Beaudoin, VP Data Architecture, Transamerica
|Christine Miesner, Manager E&P Data Management, Devon Energy
|Thomas Reichel, Lead Architect, KPN
|Pravin Darbare, Sr. Manager Data Integration & Visualization, Western Union
|4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
|Accelerate Big Data Projects with Informatica
|Jeff Rydz, Senior Director Big Data Solutions, Informatica
|4:35 pm – 5:20 pm
|Topic TBD on the Big Data Ecosystem & Trends
|Michael J. Franklin, Professor of Computer Science, U.C. Berkeley
|5:20 pm – 5:30 pm
|Closing Remarks
|Amit Walia, SVP & GM Data Integration and Data Security, Informatica
Breakout Sessions, Tuesday, May 12
|Intuit and the Hadoop-Based Enterprise Data Hub
|11:30 am – 12:15 pm
|Castellana 1
|Managing Big Data with the Business Data Lake
|11:30 am – 12:15 pm
|Gracia 2
|Putting Big Data to Work to Make Cancer History at MD Anderson Cancer Center
|11:30 am – 12:15 pm
|Gracia 4
|Spreading Like Wildfire: Fast, Accurate Big Data for Smart, Quick Decisions
|11:30 am – 12:15 pm
|Gracia 1
|Data Integration in a Digital World
|4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
|Gracia 2
Breakout Sessions, Wednesday, May 13
|Data Lake Architecture Panel Discussion
|10:45 am – 11:45 am
|Gracia 6
|Integration Excellence at J&J with Big Data Services and Best Practices
|2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
|Gracia 4
|Big Data Integration Pipelines at Cox Automotive
|2:55 pm – 3:55 pm
|Gracia 4
|Moving From 'Datasets' to 'Data Assets' for Insights and Innovation
|2:55 pm – 3:55 pm
|Castellana 1
|CTO Led Workshop – Best Fit Engineering in Analytic Architecture
|4:05 pm – 4:50 pm
|Gracia 4
|Integrating with Hadoop: Best Practices for Using Informatica Big Data Edition
|5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|Gracia 4
|Advanced Scaling and Metadata Management with PowerCenter 9.6
|5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
|Castellana 1
Meet the Experts, Wednesday, May 13
|Meet The Experts
|Big Data – Delivering on the Promise of Big Data Analytics
|12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
|Castellana 2
|Big Data – Delivering on the Promise of Big Data Analytics
|1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
|Castellana 2
|Big Data – Delivering on the Promise of Big Data Analytics
|2:55 pm – 3:55 pm
|Castellana 2
|Analytics – Next Generation Information Architecture for a Big Data World
|12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
|Castellana 2
|Analytics – Next Generation Information Architecture for a Big Data World
|1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
|Castellana 2
|Analytics – Next Generation Information Architecture for a Big Data World
|2:55 pm – 3:55 pm
|Castellana 2
Breakout Sessions, Thursday, May 14
|Extending and Modernizing Enterprise Data Architectures
|10:10 am – 11:10 am
|Gracia 4
|Best Practices for Saving Millions by Offloading ETL/ELT to Hadoop with Big Data Edition and Vibe Data Stream
|10:10 am – 11:10 am
|Gracia 2
|Big Data Real Time Streaming Analytics
|10:10 am – 11:10 am
|Gracia 1
|How to run PowerCenter & Big Data Edition on AWS & connect Data as a Service
|2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
|Gracia 1
|How to Enable Self-Service Analytics with Tableau and Informatica
|2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
|Gracia 2
Highlights of a Data Quality Love Fest – IDQ Summit 2014
Over 100 hardcore data quality professionals gathered at IDQ Summit 2014, held in Richmond, Virginia from 10/6 – 10/9.
The agenda was fully packed. Over 40 sessions were launched during the two-day main conference period. In addition, there were two full-day of tutorials being held before and after the conference, covering topics from data quality for beginner to how to establish lean, agile data governance program. I am happy to report there was no shortage of passionate debates over various subject areas among us data quality maniacs. We "argued" about things like what exactly is "good quality" data; where do ethics stand in data governance practice; should data privacy become fundamental human right. We got an update on data management challenges in EU; shared data quality practices in various industries, and had a glance at data governance basics and operating models.
As a first timer for IDQ Summit, I found it refreshing to meet other data quality professional and hear their stories, it is also reaffirming that many of the practitioners in this space share similar views as we at Informatica has been advocating. The consensus on the importance of quality information will help increase the adoption of data quality tools and drive the development of true data –drive culture in many organizations. Data alone has little value, only the data that meets the quality requirement becomes real asset.
My key takeaways are the following:
- It is well understood that data quality is a business process and involves multiple stakeholders – business unit owns the data and makes requirements about the data they need; analyst prepares and manipulates the data for the business; IT enables an efficient data quality process by recommending and implementing the right tools for analysts and business users.
- Data Governance is a journey and takes in different forms. Operation-wise, it can be centralized, decentralized or hybrid, depending on the culture within a particular organization. Senior management sponsorship is critical in making it a success and sustainable. It is recommended to start the practice within business unit rather than IT, as business often has the ownership of the data and understand the context of the data.
- Quality of the data is not an absolute measure – it is largely agreed that quality of the data is only considered "good" when it meets the right requirement at the right time to the right people. When the requirement is no longer valid, or the person responsible for the data has moved away, or the timing has changed, then "good" data is no longer good.
- Data quality means different things to different people (boy have we heard that before!). Therefore, it is suggested that persona should come to consideration when discussing data quality with people in different roles.
- Should ethics be considered in data governance practice? Some stated ethics could be different from one country to another, however, aligning our personal code of conduct with the professional code of conduct is a good thing. When in doubt, ask yourself: "Would I do this to my loved ones? If not, then why should I do this to others?" Loosely quoted from one of the speakers. Well said.
- Collaboration between IT and business is critical to the success of data quality process. Tools that help facilitate this joint effort are needed to enable a true data-driven culture.
- Metadata should be considered a key component while implementing data governance practice. I like the what was presented by Ron Klein, a seasoned metadata practitioner from KPMG, which says: "Metadata provides a pedigree to the information: what the information is, where it came from and how it got there, what systems use it, its relationships to other information". Metadata is important, period.
I welcome your views on those topics and would love to hear your stories. Meanwhile, I invite you to visit our Linkedin group discussions on data quality and related topics here.
What do a mission to Mars, riding a bike, and data governance have in common?
Do you remember NASA's $125 million mistake in 1999? The Mars orbiter was lost as the result of a failed information transfer in which one engineering team used metric units while another used imperial units.
I remember because I could relate. After moving to the U.S. from Canada for graduate school, I had to communicate my height in feet and inches instead of meters and centimeters and give directions in miles instead of kilometers.
On a trip to Vancouver, Canada, Andrew Donaher reminded me about NASA's costly mistake and how it could have been avoided with a business-friendly data governance program. Following much positive feedback from our last blog, I invited Andy to discuss data governance. You may recall that Andy is the Director of Information Management Strategy at Groundswell Group, a Western Canadian consulting firm that specializes in information management services.
Q. According to www.governyourdata.com, data governance is not about the data. It's about the business processes, decisions, and stakeholder interactions that you want to enable. What's your take on the value of data governance?
A: The goal of data governance should be to give people confidence in the data they use to make decisions or take actions. They benefit by not wasting time and energy vetting data or creating new processes. That is a huge value to the organization both in terms of risk mitigation and opportunity. At the absolute highest level, data governance is critical to establish trust and confidence in data.
Q. Explain how IT leaders could approach data governance the wrong way.
A. Typically data governance is approached from a restrictive, security-focused and policing perspective. I have found it much more productive to approach it from an enablement, conversational and guiding perspective. The benefit and value of the rules, policies and procedures associated with governance are that people do not have to re-invent the wheel every time. All those things are set up so people can leverage them to provide value faster.
Think back to when you were learning to ride a bike. Hopefully your parent didn't stand at a distance barking instructions on what to do and what not to do. He or she started by holding the back of your bike so you felt stable and supported, providing you with guidance on how to do it, words of encouragement about what you're doing well, and constructive advice on what you could be doing better. Then something would click and you'd get it. When you looked back with a smile on your face, feeling proud of yourself, you'd see your parent was no longer holding your bike. He or she was a few steps behind you smiling back while you rode your bike all by yourself!
Remember that feeling of confidence and elation? That is a form of governance too. It isn't about shutting things down, it is about enabling and supporting. To do this properly you need to listen and understand what the goals are and what is important. I encourage IT leaders to work closely with line of business leaders to ensure trust and confidence in the data. Everyone should know how to get the proper data they need to help the organization move forward.
Q. Can you share some examples of data governance rules, policies and procedures that are more policing than enabling?
A. An example is when "Hold" or "No" are the default responses to every access request. Typically every database request submitted sits in a queue until an administrator reviews the access request and contacts the person with a series of questions that typically add little value. Sometimes the request is granted or it's escalated for further investigation. While there is absolutely a level of security and policing that needs to occur on sensitive information, sometimes security and governance can unnecessarily become synonymous.
A potential policy alternative is first distinguishing between sensitivity in data structures and then codifying access policies. For example, imagine someone requests read-only access to a generally available schema in the enterprise data warehouse. This person has a particular job title and works in a particular department. Another person with the same role has similar access. The process requires an "approver" to manually review and approve the request. In this instance, you could set up the access request for automatic approval. The risk will have been mitigated through the applied rules, so you have the necessary governance, but you've enabled the business to move faster. That's a win for everyone involved.
Q. Can you give some concrete advice about how to kick off a successful data governance initiative using an enabling approach?
A. I have two recommendations:
- Recruit Business Partners: Make certain you have some highly respected, experienced and motivated business partners to participate in the kick-off.
- Quantify the Value: As a group, quantify the value of risk mitigation and opportunity cost. For example
- To quantify the risk, measure the dollar value of a wrong metric going to the investor community, the impact on the market value and the percentage chance of it happening. Or quantify the executive team making a wrong decision based on incorrect information.
- To quantify the opportunity, calculate the value of speed-to-market, getting a product to customers quicker than a competitor. You should be able to find examples of how much it cost your organization when you launched a product before a competitor and when you launched a product after a competitor. You can leverage that in your calculation to ensure everyone knows exactly how important enablement is.
When you work collaboratively, business and IT will be on the same page. Business leaders should understand the pressures the IT group is under to protect corporate data. The IT team should understand the pressure business leaders are under to get answers to questions quickly to cut costs and find opportunities for growth in revenue and profits.
Q. Any tips on how to enable data governance processes with technology?
A. You may want to consider these two valuable elements to make data governance and analysis even easier:
- Metadata Manager provides a frame of reference or the context to give data meaning. It enables IT staff to manage technical metadata and perform an impact analysis of a proposed change before it is implemented. While root cause analysis enables business partners to dig into a term in a report to understand the source of the data and how it was moved and transformed before it was added to a report.
- Business Glossary maintains a standard set of business definitions, accountability for its terms and an audit trail for compliance. It enables business partners and IT to collaboratively manage business metadata. To use a healthcare example, does "Claim Paid Date" mean the date it was approved, the check was cut or the check cleared? Turn to Business Glossary to find out.
Q. Can you rescue a data governance initiative that was built based on a policing approach?
A. Absolutely. It takes effort and thought but it can absolutely be done. The key to doing it is realizing the opportunity cost of having people create their own business rules and metrics. While there is a cost to the wasted labor, the greatest cost is lost opportunities. If people are spending time trying to recreate rules and reconcile numbers, they won't have time to focus on the game changing insight you get from predictive analytics or optimization, which is where the real competitive advantage lies.
Collaboration is the Key to Metadata Success
Guest Post by Norman Steele, CDMP, CBIP, Enterprise Metadata Management at Fannie Mae
Of all the IT disciplines I've worked in over the past 30 years, nothing seems harder to standup than a metadata program that delivers business value day to day. When you turn a light on in a dirty closet, not to many folks want to dive in and clean it up. They would rather shut the door and deal with it later or not at all. Pretty much the same thing happens when a metadata team comes along and tells you that you can find out where your data is by importing your business glossaries and application data models into the repository and attempts to connect them together, only to find inconsistent practices across the organization reducing the ability to connect them.
Glossaries and data models had not been used this way in the past and this exposes numerous inconsistencies:
- Terms defined differently in parts of the organization
- Valid values defined inconsistently
- Multiple naming conventions for the same object
- Data types changing for like objects
- Use of logical names with syntactic structure instead of business terms
- Inability to connect precise business terms to high level concepts found in enterprise data models
- Business terms that do not align with the data model
- Logical side of the data model that does not align with the physical side
How to change this? The premise here is for a metadata team to be self sustaining, where the business asks to get their metadata into the repository and asks for guidance on how to improve its quality, requires collaboration with several groups:
- Governance's ability to define standards and monitor metrics for adherence is invaluable. Working together, the factors behind each of the issues described earlier can be more effectively communicated through governance standards and best practices and metrics collected to measure progress.
- Business Units ability to see the benefit of the cleanup work, provide the resources not only to learn how to look at their processes a bit differently but make the investment to improve the metadata quality.
- Management support is crucial, especially during the initial phases where it takes time to get a tool configured to work with the design time artifacts the way the organization sees it, not just what the tool does out of the box.
- Every company implements its development process in slightly different ways so when using a tool to help manage your metadata, the tool needs to be configured, enhancements made to fill the gaps which can only happen when you have a good working relationship with the tool vendor.
Only when the collective efforts of these groups are brought to bear on the quality of metadata and the capabilities of the metadata tool can the organization start to see the benefits of connecting them together, something that the evangelists and visionaries tell us lies ahead.
- For more on some of these lessons learned, attend the Fannie Mae Breakout Session at Informatica World 2014.
- To learn more about the conference and keynotes, click here.
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Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Fannie Mae.
Metadata, So Mom Can Understand
Dear Mom,
I'm glad you enjoyed my last letter explaining what data is and how people in my industry make a living managing it. After that letter, you confidently answered all data-related questions your knitting-circle friends could throw at you. But then Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor and world-renowned whistle-blower, came on the scene. Suddenly mainstream news anchors are talking about metadata.
I got your panicked voicemail and, as promised, I'm going to try to clarify what metadata is and how it relates to data. (more…)
Seven Reasons Why Using a Spreadsheet for a Business Glossary Won't Cut It
A number of customers have asked me recently about the benefits of using a business glossary product over using a spreadsheet or Sharepoint. The discussion is worth sharing.
If you have a smaller company and all you need is a list of standard business terms to provide a common business vocabulary across the company, a spreadsheet or Sharepoint can work, …up to a point. The problem is that once your organization reaches a certain size, you are going to have trouble scaling the management of the business terms, making them available across a larger organization, and fostering collaboration based on the agree-upon business terms. (more…)
The Architectural Scope of Data Governance
It's important to note that I didn't title this post "Implementing a Data Governance Architecture". Data governance is not a technology space, tool – or architecture. As our data governance framework illustrates, tools and architecture represents but one of many facets needed to support an enterprise data governance competency. But once you've defined your vision and business case with a clear approach for managing the people, process and policy facets, technology can play a significant role in determining the ultimate success or failure of your data governance efforts. Complex and poorly integrated current state architectures present a significant obstacle to applying common standards for the delivery of trusted and secure data across the enterprise. Data architects play a pivotal role in enabling data governance by designing and evangelizing the data management reference architecture to support data quality and privacy requirements. In addition, these architects must recommend enabling technologies to support data governance and stewardship workflows that aid the core processes of discovery, definition, application and measurement and monitoring (Stay tuned – I'll be sharing a lot more about these core data governance processes in a future post discussing the "Defined Processes" facet of our framework). Whatever you do, don't fall into the all-too-common IT trap of selecting the tools before the goals, strategy and processes of data governance are in place. If you skip these steps and just try to build it, they ('the business') most assuredly will NOT come. (more…)
The U.S. Supreme Court: Owners of the Constitutional "Business Glossary"
Any personal opinions on the health care mandate being irrelevant; I can't help but be amused by the liberties taken by both major political parties on the definition of a "tax." When Chief Justice Roberts' gave the majority opinion that the individual health insurance mandate was constitutional under Congress' power to tax, the political spin doctors went into overdrive. Everyone on both sides is simultaneously agreeing it is and is not a tax in order to promote their agendas – and has managed to confuse the heck out of the American public in the process. (This ABC News story prompted me to write about this).
I bring this up here because this national debate on the constitutionality of "Obamacare" and the definition of what constitutes a tax is no different from many of the politically-charged debates occurring within your organizations with passions running equally high and confusion reigning supreme. (more…)
Master Metadata
Metadata has the same challenges as data. It is created in silos, there is lots of variation and inconsistency, it is growing exponentially and it is of little value if not managed. For example:
- An entity relationship diagram in a data modeling tool is metadata about a database.
- An application portfolio in an EA repository is metadata about systems.
- Server information in a CMDB is metadata about IT assets.
- Mapping information in Power Center is metadata about data lineage.
- Data profiles on a data quality scorecard is metadata about the quality of information.
- An XML schema in a service registry is metadata about canonical message format.
- A business glossary in a metadata repository is metadata definition of business data.
- The status of a new BI report on a project dashboard is metadata about how data is changing. (more…)
Who Needs Metadata?
Consider this situation: Would you try to ride a bicycle blindfolded? You could probably pump the pedals and steer without trouble, but you would be lacking the visual feedback that the changes you are making in direction and velocity will keep you on your intended course and avoid harm.
This question undoubtedly sounds crazy, but people are making changes to their data integration environments every day without the tools in place to visualize the environment and to tell them the impact of proposed changes.
There are good tools available today to help with this problem.


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Boston, MA - Boston College quarterback Dominique Davis is transferring after his academic suspension. The school said Tuesday he has not decided where he will go.
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