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TT with HD: Brian Tolle
[Ed. note: The consultancy operated by BT, which is mentioned below, is The Tolle Group. Other entities mentioned below: The Ann Arbor Chronicle and The Workantile Exchange.]
HD: Let's climb aboard.
BT: [laugh] It takes me back to--who's going first?
HD: Well, you know it's a collaborative endeavor.
BT: I like this view. The street is so great.
HD: It's not bad. [Photography ensues. HD encounters problems with the high-tech camera.]
BT: Technology is not my strong suit.
HD: Oh, that's not true, I know that for a fact. Well, I think I know that for a fact. So, welcome to the teeter totter!
BT: Thanks, Dave.
HD: Now, when you say that you don't know anything about technology, that's simply not true, right? I know that.
BT: [laugh] Because I'm holding an iPhone?
HD: That would be one piece of evidence. The other evidence is that you, your consulting company, provides consulting services to technology companies, right?
BT: But not on technology. On the people stuff.
HD: Really.
BT: Yes.
HD: So what does it take to qualify as a "technology company"? For example, is the Ann Arbor Chronicle a technology company? We use cutting edge technology--the Internet and the whole World Wide Web! Is that enough to qualify?
BT: Not everyone knows what WWW stands for! No. When I say "technology company"--if you hire a lot of engineers or scientists things like that, that's where I come into play. Because the work that I do is helping those folks who have a lot of training on the technology side--whether that's science or IT--to help them be better managers of people. A lot of times there is a disconnect between being really good at being a biomedical engineer: "But don't make me a manager--because this people stuff is very confusing!" I make it far less confusing.
HD: So, you supply training for people on how to become a manager?
BT: Yes.
HD: And as a part of this training you have classes?
BT: A lot of my work is in the classroom. Most of it is sponsored by a company versus a public function. And I also do one-on-one coaching.
HD: So do you need a place to do this sort of thing? So you have some sort of space that you call your offices?
BT: No. I work out of the home. And most of the time when I'm in a classroom, it is the space provided by the client. So either they have rooms, or I also collaborate with a business school in Chicago--they have space.
HD: So what would you do if you found yourself in a situation where someone said, Well, you provide the space. Or maybe a company, say in Detroit, said, "We'd like to avail ourselves of your services, we can come to you." I mean, you'd prefer that, right?
BT: [laugh] I would have to cut the grass in the front yard!
HD: Right, but you wouldn't want to have these people hanging out at your house, right? You're not set up for a conference room, you don't have a chalkboard in your living room, do you?
BT: No.
HD: No white board.
BT: No.
HD: No conference table.
BT: No. [laugh]
HD: So what would you do then?
BT: That's why God created hotels!
HD: Hotels?
BT: Because they have a lot of public space, breakout rooms. So a lot of my work over the years has been in hotels. That has changed with the economy, because that's an added expense. If the company can do it on their own premises ...
HD: ... so how much space would you need? I mean, how many people are typically in a class--are we talking about 150 people or more like 12?
BT: More like 20.
HD: Okay, so here's where I am headed with this. I am a member of something called the Workantile Exchange ...
BT: ... yes! I've been there! I met--it's too early in the morning--who is the guy who is kind of the ...
HD: ... Mike Kessler?
BT: Yes. I met Mike.
HD: So one of the things that they tout about the space is the Training Loft is what they call that space for classes and whatnot. And if you want a more intimate setting away from the noise of the public parlor down below there is a fairly sizable conference room. I think if you had 12 people you could absolutely do it in there.
BT: There's the Training Loft that I saw, which was very appealing to me for what we are talking about. But did you just say that there is another space?
HD: It's not nearly as big as the Training Loft, but it has a door that you can close and it has a big conference table and it has a chalk board.
BT: And is that on the lower level?
HD: It is right under the Training Loft. And then there is an even smaller conference room. And then there's another one which is the smallest size, it's for making telephone calls. I mean it's bigger than a telephone booth, but ...
BT: ... I don't remember if Mike said this. How is it hooked up with a video screen, or if I brought in my laptop with a PowerPoint--the projector is already set up?
HD: I don't believe they currently have a projector in-house, I think you would have to bring your own projector, I think. But I don't know. It's the kind of thing that I believe they plan to add as membership allows. Actually, they have articulated a certain series of benchmarks for membership levels that once they get to a certain benchmark they will be able to add such-and-such an amenity. I don't have all the details in my head. Because for me, I don't really think of it as a meeting space per se. I like it for the symbolic value of sitting in the front window with a view to Main Street, writing the news. That just seems right to me. It feels right.
BT: [laugh] Yes! As it's happening sometimes.
HD: So, speaking of the news, it's all over the Internet this morning, today is the Ann Arbor News' last day of publication. It's like people are surprised somehow.
BT: Well, I was hoping we could talk about that.
HD: Well, then let's!
BT: Just to give you a little bit more background about the work I do, the field I'm technically in is called "organization development."
HD: Uh huh. But nobody knows what that is, though.
BT: No, no. One time I explained it to my mother and you know, a very nice woman, but she kind of looked at me and said, People pay you to do this?? But it is based on the premise that organizations or companies can be healthy, productive creative places to hang out, be successful and so forth--so that's the positive side of organization development.
HD: So you're imagining that the Ann Arbor News as an organization maybe didn't quite fit that description?
BT: [laugh]
HD: Is that where you're going with this? [laugh]
BT: We might go back there, hold on for a second. Now, the dark side is an understanding and acceptance that things change.
HD: Only if you let them. [laugh]
BT: Well, let's put it this way: Some people will say organizations are mechanical things, all right? My training and the field that I'm in says ...
HD: ... they're organisms?
BT: They are organic. And thus organic organization. Which means that I tend to take what would be more like a medical model. What's going on with the organization? And when you take that model, all of a sudden you start using the same language: Blindness--they didn't see it. What's causing that blindness? That's where I am not the most empathetic person--so when it was announced that the Ann Arbor News was closing, my first reaction was: Not entirely surprising given all of the technology trends--things like Craigslist taking away all the classified ad work and so forth.
HD: Yeah, you know there is a guy--I'm grasping for his name--who wrote a column for us today who reminisced about ...
BT: ... Outliving the Ann Arbor News.
HD: Exactly. He wrote about the introduction of computers at The News years ago and he said at that time, "Oh, we are doomed." And in a way, yeah, he was right, I guess. But take classified ads, I suppose you could still go ahead and offer them, but to try to compete with a free product like Craigslist, is just ...
BT: ... it's not a good long-term strategy.
HD: Right. It's not a good long-term strategy to say that we'll try to compete with that, because they are just doing it so super well that it doesn't really make much sense to say, "Well, we've got a beef up our classified advertising!" Well, no. Any effort you put into that is lost. Why not just concede that revenue stream to Craigslist basically, and let's not put any effort into that and let's think of a different way to get money.
BT: I think what the healthier approach to take then is to sit back and say, "Well, why should we be in existence? What value do we have that these other places, and other mechanisms don't?" And the answers aren't always straightforward. And they can be very scary, because a lot of times, people's gut reaction is: We don't deserve to survive, I mean, I need my job, but the world has changed so much ...
HD: ... so we have to bail out of it completely, as opposed to becoming fitter and stronger by doing push-ups?
BT: Right. Now what I say, though, is that if you keep pushing that conversation, you do start to find different ways of bringing your value to your customer. And it may not be straightforward. Let me give you an example. I talked to two different people around this Ann Arbor News closing. And they're both from the Detroit area, so the actual newspaper impact is not going to happen--but the Detroit News, I guess, it's going down to two- or three-day delivery?
HD: One of those two papers is cutting back dramatically, I think. But they are at least keeping the name of their paper as far as I understand. Not to be too pointed about it!
BT: [laugh] Sidenote: The Ann Arbor News--it's going away to become the AnnArbor.com--is the paper version masthead going to be AnnArbor.com?
HD: That's what I understand.
BT: So I mentioned [to these people], you know, our paper is closing and so forth. And they said, I'm really bummed about the Detroit News situation as well. And I go, Why? And one of them said, Because I really like to relax on a Sunday morning, and the Sunday paper is kind of my indulgence with my cup of coffee and so forth. And I said, Well, how much do you read that paper for the actual news and information exchange? She's like, Not much, it's kind of an additional piece of how I unwind. And she goes, I'm going to miss that.
HD: Oh, I am the wrong guy to ask.
BT: Anyway, he goes, You know, they're going to stop home delivery, or it's not everyday and so forth. And I go, What are you going to miss about it? And he said, he's got four kids from 12 down to six, let's say. And they have this morning ritual--the entire family of where they all get together at the kitchen table to have breakfast before they go off ...
HD: ... so, every morning?
BT: Every morning. Not just Sunday, every morning. And he says it's a great tool to have a family gathering, without having to talk. Because they just had dinner together the night before, there is only so much you can talk about the next morning. So one of his sons is the first one downstairs, he goes and he looks at it fast, especially in the warmer months to see--I guess they have a rule where if they have a certain temperature he gets to wear shorts to school.
HD: Wow.
BT: So he immediately looks at the weather.
HD: That would be quite a household to live in!
BT: So that's his use for the newspaper. He brings it into the kitchen and people start coming down, sections are tossed around and so forth. And so there's a community aspect to it ...
HD: ... so, are things read aloud?
BT: There might be some, Oh, this is interesting! but there's almost like an unspoken rule: No conversation. And not so much like they don't want to talk to each other, the understanding is you don't need to expend your energy this early in talking. Everybody's cool with being around the same table, separating the newspaper. And he says he can't find a replacement. You know they've tried to do the Morning News, but that's very "We are giving you the news in the sequence ..."
HD: ... when you say the "Morning News" you mean?
HD: So TV doesn't work, how about radio?
BT: Same sort of thing. I think he said what doesn't work for radio and television is that he is given news, he is being fed news, not in his way. Taking a newspaper, you can go to the business section right away, go to sports, go to the front page.
HD: Yeah, there is also a certain chunking that the physical paper provides, even beyond sections. So even though those stories I'm sure are written and edited and prepared on a more or less rolling basis--I mean they get slotted in and finished, they don't wait to declare all of the stories finished at the same time--but they publish them all at once. But we publish stories as they get done, we're not to wait until the following morning ...
BT: ... you were talking about The Chronicle?
HD: Right, yeah. So there is no sense of an "edition" or a collection of stories that we are calling that day's edition. Actually we have a little link on the left side bar that says "Today's front page" which is meant really ironically. The sequence of stories there is presented in the order of publication, most recent on the top.
BT: So it's not necessarily important in your mind, from an editorial standpoint?
placement by importance versus chronology in presentation of news
HD: Right. We're committed to the idea of chronology. So the sequence of stories, reflects simply the order in which they were published--the one on top doesn't reflect that we think it's the one that's most important at any given time. If we happen to have a couple of stories coming ready for publication around the same time, we might give some thought to which one would we like to have on top.
BT: ... and the chunkiness of it. So those are glimmers of a future version of a physical newspaper. And who's to say how big the buying population is, given those demographics. Part of my work is also around innovation--and not so much that I come up with innovative ideas, but I teach people either how to break down some mental barriers, or to see patterns in the business world that repeat enough that you can plug into them.
HD: ... but the printing business.
BT: Right, the printing business of the newspaper. So it has that physical changeability. You have lower overhead. So these are the sort of things that I am fascinated by. But if you talk to certain people, it is very terrifying to them. Especially if you have spent your career working on printing presses. So getting back to the original thought, organization development people tend to be able to handle these situations with a lot less emotion. So I have to be on the lookout for when I am getting too excited about change, recognizing that some people's lives are severely disrupted by the change.
HD: Let me bounce an idea off of you related to creation of a printed version of the paper--Hey here's our plumber, he's going to give us a new toilet.
BT: Yes.
HD: It would maybe need to be a specialized ink jet printer, but we've seen innovation in the inkjet printer industry to adapt that hardware to various specialized purposes. For us [at The Chronicle], the simplest adaptation would be the ability to feed a roll of paper. We are rather notorious at this point for writing really long stories, and I think the easiest way to handle that is just to print in on a really long piece of paper, as long as it needs to be. So you can imagine--and I think there already are such printers, Epson has one I think--a roller-fed inkjet printer. So you print the thing out and you have the unwieldy mess of this thing--so let's embrace the old-school technology of the scroll.
BT: Okay!
HD: So you've got this very long piece of paper. The easiest way to manage it would be to have rollers at each end. So I'm imagining a piece of hardware that someone would have to innovate and design that would essentially be a tablet-sized thing.
BT: I'm sure you have nice neighbors.
HD: [beat] Oh. You were suggesting that I would borrow the bathroom of a neighbor?
BT: Yes.
HD: I thought you were suggesting that my neighbors would be nice enough to turn a blind eye to what I might undertake in the backyard.
BT: [laugh] No, I had the first thought.
HD: It's interesting how our two minds work.
BT: A different perspective.
HD: So anyway, the device to be innovated, it would be something--it would need to be no muss, no fuss, you wouldn't have to fool around with it--but you would take this role that comes out of the inkjet printer and you plop it in and it would auto feed itself. So it would load the story onto the two rollers and it would have a little motor in there that would allow you to interact with this very long sheet with by scrolling physically. And what I like about this idea is the irony, first of all. The word that we use for the Web to talk about ...
BT: ... we scroll down, yeah!
HD: Right. to get from the top of the page the bottom you use the scroll bar. So maybe you could brand this device as the scroll bar or the scroll something-or-other. Even though the idea is half tongue-in-cheek, it's only half tongue-in-cheek. It's the kind of thing that I would hope somebody might put some energy in to prototyping it, how it might work, what would it actually feel like.
BT: But that is only the beginning of testing that out. Because the more that you do the kind of market research that isn't about, "Why do you use a newspaper?" It's more, "Are you going to miss your newspaper?" And if they say Yes, then you need to start asking, Well, why? How do you use it?
HD: Will this thing work as a substitute?
BT: And I think that's fascinating, because most of the time when you take a different approach--and it's kind of based on this philosophy out there in the market research world that people "hire"--air quotes ...
HD: ... yeah, I'll put in the air quotes.
BT: They hire products or services to help them get a job done. So let's go back to my friend with the family and the morning breakfast. He hires a newspaper--he buys a newspaper, subscribes--to help him have a family interaction without talking. So they are connected through this product without having to talk. We helped him get that job done, and he knows it's an important job, because he's feeling the pain of no replacement now that that product is going away.
HD: So the idea is essentially that the traditional kind of market research questions about newspapers, involve the assumption that what you're reading the newspaper for it is news and information, which is probably not the case always.
BT: It might not be.
HD: I think a lot of people look to the local paper for affirmation.
BT: Of?
HD: That the way they see the world is basically the right way to see it. So they want to see editorials run that confirm that the way they see the world is the right way to see it. They don't want to subscribe to a paper that runs editorials constantly that they disagree with, that conflicts with the way they see the world, because that's not very comforting.
BT: Are these the people who read the letters to the editor? To try to get that sense of how the community is jiving with their worldview?
HD: I don't know if I would say that they read the letters to the editor, but I think that they place great value on the idea that there is an editorial stance presented by the paper on the important local issues of the day, and national issues probably. I mean, the most frequent comments I hear about why people didn't like The News, was the endorsement of Bush twice. So that was clearly upsetting to people, which is understandable, but the degree to which it was upsetting is really fascinating. What they expect another local newspaper is some reflection of their own personal way of seeing the world.
BT: Okay!
HD: Anything else you want to get off your chest and onto the teeter totter?
BT: No. Just wondering am I on the teeter side or the totter side?


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She said Brussels is open to any initiative that will put an end to the violence and lead to de-escalation of the crisis. The EU is actively involved in the search for a political solution, and is open to any initiatives if they are useful, Ashton's representative said.However, Kocjancic did not comment on the possibility of the deployment of international peacekeepers in Ukraine.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2002 He's the commander no one wants to see.
This is the response that Army Brig. Gen. Jerry Grizzle received when he met the officials of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee.
It's not that the Oklahoma native is a bad guy, but he represents a unit that specializes in the aftermath of a nuclear, chemical, biological or radiological attack. He commands Joint Task Force-Civil Support, based in Norfolk, Va.
He didn't take the Salt Lake comments negatively. "I took it as they fully understood what my job was, and if I have to come do my job, things are not good," said the National Guardsman.
JTF-Civil Support is the DoD organization tasked with consequence management in the event of an attack on the United States by an enemy or a terrorist organization using weapons of mass destruction. Grizzle assumed command of the unit in November 2000.
He said the JTF's work has not changed since the terror attacks on New York and the Pentagon, but the perception of the organization did. He said the work of the JTF received greater visibility and the importance of its work was validated.
"A lot of people struggled prior to (Sept. 11) with what the organization was conceptually supposed to do and how it was to fit in with first responders," Grizzle said.
There were more questions than answers about the JTF and its mission. How would the JTF fit in with first responders? What would the military bring to such a crisis? If something so significant occurs that local and state authorities are overwhelmed, how would the JTF interface with those on the ground? What would trigger JTF-Civil Support's involvement?
"Since then, we've spent an enormous amount of time dealing directly with those issues," he said.
The JTF was not called to help at the World Trade Center. "New York City has enough resources to handle a tragedy of this scope," Grizzle said. "We were in constant communication with the lead federal agency at the site and we were ready to help if needed, but the people in New York had the resources and, more important, had trained with the resources to be able to handle the crisis by themselves."
He said an attack of such significance in any other city in America probably would have quickly exceeded local capabilities to respond, and so a JTF call-up would have been more likely.
JTF officials were in constant contact with New York's adjutant general throughout the Trade Center aftermath. Had they been needed, Grizzle said, they could have been at the site almost immediately.
One off-shoot of the attack was renewed emphasis on homeland defense. The JTF is part of a new Homeland Security Directorate at U.S. Joint Forces Command. The command has overall responsibility for land and maritime defense of the United States. The new directorate focuses squarely on the homeland security mission. Army Maj. Gen. Edward Soriano leads the effort. Since Sept. 11, the JTF's staff doubled to about 180 people from all services.
The command is working on tailoring assistance packages based on locales and threats. "A lot of that comes from working with the states and cities and understanding what their capabilities are so the command can tailor the force to their deficits," Grizzle said.
He used Missouri as an example. If something were to happen in St. Louis or Kansas City, there would be no need to call in engineer assets from outside the state. First, he said, the Missouri National Guard is "engineer heavy," and second, the Army's Engineer School is at Fort Leonard Wood -- right in the middle of the state.
"So, I could concentrate on what the cities or the state did not have, be it medical facilities, military police, whatever," he said.
JTF staff also know what agreements exist between states. For example, if a chemical, biological or radiological attack hit Philadelphia, the planners know what resources Maryland and Pennsylvania have agreed to share. So the JTF experts know where to turn and what governors need should the attack spill across state lines.
Grizzle said preparation levels vary across America, but Sept. 11 has been a common thread forcing federal, state and local officials to examine their emergency plans and resources. "Already, plans have been tightened and resources made available," he said.
The JTF sponsors and participates in exercises around the country. "We try to participate in all exercises regarding consequence management," Grizzle said.
He said the JTF already works closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but he hopes for even tighter ties, co-sponsoring exercises to help local officials measure successes and debits and to mark the limits of their resources and when to call for federal help.


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Hey Carl,
Choking has since been added to the statute, hence the felony charge.
And BTW... where is Carl these days? I haven't seen a post from him in forever... my feelings might be hurt!
LOL... Now that was funny. At least I know y'all are paying attention!
All I know is my story is fine. I didn't get into anything else.
Carl, We've contacted the mayor twice about this issue. She said the story is fine and needs no correction. We stand by the story.
I wasn't ignoring you. I haven't received anything from you. Send it again. Next time call me when you have a complaint. I'm easier to catch on the phone than through email.
Oh yeah... We need a mugshot of you on file! LOL
The mugshots are up now. Sorry... I had to run out and chase a sniper.
From its insurance company, but the amount is unclear.
Sadly no. We're not allowed cameras in federal court.
It wasn't us... Sometimes — if the post is too long — our system will flag it as spam. It happens to Carl sometimes, too. Just send me a note if your post doesn't show up and I'll unspam you as soon as I can.
I've been told his daughters are teenagers.
I don't Carl... but you can email me at email@example.com
Thanks! I've written way too much already today. It must have been a full moon all weekend!
Awesome question! Let me do some checking and I'll get back with you.
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When she decided to see what her body could do when she wasn't sitting at a desk, Susan Hagstrom started small. She ran for 30 seconds, and walked for 30 seconds. She worked up from there to riding a bike to Los Angeles, and swimming the Bay from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Hagstrom tells her story and gives tips on how to get things done in life and at work.
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Just announced via Yvette Nicole Brown's Twitter, Community is set to return to television on Thursday, February 7, at 8 p.m., taking over for 30 Rock when it ends in January.
The return may not be as soon as we'd hoped, but at least Community will be back in its old timeslot. Instead of Fridays. Or just canceled.


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Cartoon Network and Turner Learning have developed a national character education program for middle school students that is designed to aid educators in creating caring, principled and responsible adults. Animate Your World: Shaping Character is an interactive program using animation technology to infuse character education into the curriculum. Pilot programs are currently running in middle schools in Atlanta, Cincinnati and Seattle, with a national launch scheduled for fall.
The program focuses on three character behaviors: respect for self, respect for others and responsibility to community, and uses animation technology to make these life lessons come alive in the classroom. The program comes with a CD-ROM that can be used in language arts, social studies and guidance counseling, as well as in other curriculum areas such as art, technology and science. In addition to character education lessons, students learn problem-solving skills, the art of storytelling and visual thinking, and the basics of animation. For more information about the program, visit www.animateyourworld.com.
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2002 issue of THE Journal.
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Charles Bullock, who holds the Russell Chair in Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs, wants his students to be politically active all their lives.
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William Finlay, professor and department head in sociology, says he thinks of his discipline as a kind of toolkit to explain human behavior.
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Phaedra Corso has been part of the creation and development of UGA's College of Public Health and hosts the TV show Public Health Impact on WUGA-TV.
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Mark Huber is director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement in the Terry College of Business and plays a leadership role with the UGA Teaching Academy.
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Christine Franklin is passionate about teaching statistics and believes that statistical literacy is essential for all citizens in today's data-centric world.
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Trisha Reeves, associate professor in the School of Social Work, uses the classroom experience to demonstrate how knowledge derived from research informs new understandings of human behavior.
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Beth Phillips, Rite Aid Professor in Community Pharmacy and director of the residency program at the VA Community Outpatient Clinic in Athens, encourages her residents to integrate teaching with scholarship and service, a practice that she follows closely.
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David Berle, an associate professor of horticulture, won the 2011 Scholarship of Engagement Award for his public service and outreach work and the service-learning opportunities he has provided to students.
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Topic: Poland Ekstraklasa picks 3-5/12
Jagiellonia vs Slask
Slask are much better at home than they are away and the hosts have outstanding home form.
Over 2.5 goals.
Polonia B. vs Belchatow
Polonia B. have 1-1-1 on their last three home games while the visitors have 0-1-2 on their last three away games.
Under 2.5 goals.
Ruch vs Lechia
Ruch have 1-2-0 on their last three home games while Lechia have 1-0-2 on their last three away games.
Under 2.5 goals.
Arka vs Wisla
Wisla are at the top of the form table but the hosts are very strong at home and it could be a close one.
Cracovia vs Legia
Legia have very strong form and Cracovia are at the bottom of the form table. The visitors should win this one.
Legia win.
Zaglebie vs Korona
Zaglebie have very strong home form and I expect them to be able to win this one at home against Korona.
Zaglebie win.
Polonia W. vs Gornik Z.
Polonia W. have very weak form but the visitors have failed to impress me in their recent away games.
Polonia W. win.
Lech vs Widzew Lodz
Lech have very strong home form while Widzew Lodz have been terrible in their recent away games.
Lech win with 0-1 handicap.


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This evening the Elbert County Board of Education will hold a work session in anticipation of their regular monthly meeting coming up on next Monday.
Three speakers are expected to give presentations this evening. They include Anne Grace from the Elbert County Library, Mary Ann Martin from Educational Resource Inc., and Pam Harris who is representing Classworks.
The work session will be held in the Board of Education work session room beginning at 5:30pm. The work session is open for the public to attend.


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Collaborating with the Arkansas Arts Center, UALR's College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is bringing ancient Egypt to UALR this semester.
Laura Amrhein, associate professor of art, was approached by Director Nan Plummer of the Arkansas Arts Center to design a course to coincide with the World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed exhibit.
"We thought presenting this UALR course at the museum would be a wonderful way for students and community members to have direct access to one of a kind art works with lectures to place them in some deeper context," Amrhein said.
Throughout the spring semester, scheduled lectures and discussions will take place in the Art Center's exhibition space. Students will choose a piece from the exhibit to use for research projects and presentations.
"Viewing art works in person rather than studying images in textbooks or slides is truly a unique and sometimes life-changing experience," Amrhein said. "I hope students will benefit from their direct contact with art – which in turn I hope will inspire creative approaches to their research and learning process in general."
A wide range of students have signed up for the course, and Amrhein said it may result in new ideas for research or propel creative experimentation in painting, sculpture, ceramics, and applied design. She says the course will benefit students wishing to expand their knowledge of other cultures, and is a good resource for students in the Middle Eastern Studies program.
"Students may even decide to develop their studies further or pursue fields such as art history, archaeology, anthropology, and epigraphy – all of which have greatly informed our current knowledge of Egyptian art," she said.
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View and download 18 IT Professional and Developer focused live sessions from San Diego starting at 9am PDT October 26th. Focusing on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange Server 2010, you can listen to Microsoft experts, download valuable resources and explore the live launch event "virtually".
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Alright folks, today is a big day: it marks the season finale episode of my comedy 'Gringa Latina'! Have you been watching? If not, it's ok because the show was actually made to be enjoyed in a single binge watching session, so have at it:
And now that you've done that, I would really appreciate it if you took a moment to nominate us in the 'Best Comedy' category in the Streamys. It's super easy, all you have to do is follow the link and submit. No major commitment, no inputting all of your details – just click to vote!
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Illinois gubernatorial candidate cuts a big check to Chicago's South Side Community FCU.
Peoria credit union's CEO comments on his credit union's experience in past decade in light of upcoming switch by metro St. Louis peer.
Granite City credit union seeks to expand into more Illinois counties.
Credit Union 1 in downstate Illinois buys out assets in deal through American Share Insurance.
Illinois credit union joins effort to help improve infant health.
The $5 million Armstrong Preferred Members FCU in Bourbonnais, Ill., is now running on the Sharetec core processing system from Bradford-Scott Data Corp. in Indianapolis.
Joliet, Ill., credit union sends 7% December dividend to checking account holders.
The 93,000-member CU said it has paid more than $2.1 million in bonus dividends over the past 10 years.
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Cyrus Mehri Lecture Series
The Cyrus Mehri Public Interest Lecture Series features an annual major address to the law school community by a leading public interest law practitioner. This Lecture Series is made possible by a generous contribution from Cyrus Mehri '88, a dedicated supporter of public interest-minded Cornell Law students.
Featured Speakers:
Spring 2014:
Michael S. Levine '80Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, NY "Community Development Law -How to Make a Difference"
Spring 2013:
Joseph E. Krakora '77, Public Defender for the State of New Jersey, "Myths and Misconceptions: Public Defenders as 'Real Lawyers' for 'Real Criminals'".
Spring 2012:
Matthew Glasser '77, Lead Urban Specialist, The World Bank, "International Development in the 21st Century".
Spring 2011:
Gary Guzy '82, Deputy Director and General Counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, presented the keynote address for the 2011 Energy Conference "Gas Drilling, Sustainability & Energy Policy: Searching for Common Ground", sponsored by the CLS Environmental Law Society and the Water Law and Land Use Clinics.
Spring 2010:
Neil Getnick '78, Managing Partner, Getnick & Getnick, "Meeting the Public Interest Challenge Head-On in the Marketplace."
Spring 2008:
Arthur Eisenberg '68, Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union, "George Bush, the Rule of Law, & the Exercise of Unilateral Executive Authority."
Fall 2006:
Kica Matos '99, Executive Director, JUNTA for Progressive Action, "Immigration Policy and the Death Penalty: The Defining Civil Rights Issues of Our Time."
Fall 2005:
Shannon Minter '93, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights, "Creating Change: The Future of LGBT Rights"
Spring 2005:
Gregory Watchman '85, Executive Director, Government Accountability Project, "Fighting for Civil Rights and Worker Protections: Confessions of a Washington Insider"
Spring 2004:
Sam Zia-Zarifi, '93, Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch, "In the Trenches: Human Rights During the War on Terror"
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Joseph Iarocci '84, General Counsel, CARE, "What Am I Doing Here: From Wall Street to Abse Teferi"
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Douglas Lasdon '81, Executive Director & Founder, The Urban Justice Center, "Urban Justice: Advocating for the Poor"
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Tonya Gonnella Frichner, President and Founder, American Indian Law Alliance, "Make the Road by Walking: Reflection on Using the Law in Service to the Community"
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Yes, it is nonsense when used primarily as a self-promotional tool. But it is not nonsense when used to describe a focus on understanding and improving growth of a product. In this case it is, however, poorly and inaccurately applied as a descriptor of the job. One should simply say "I work on improving user growth and engagement" or "I'm a <insert role> on User Growth" e.g. "I'm a Product Manager on User Growth."
I don't feel like being agnostic with my opinion on this either. Agnosticism of beliefs makes sense in cases where evidence isn't populous or clear enough to render a clear conclusion on the absolutism of something in question. But in this case, I think the evidence for "growth hacking" being used mostly as self-promotion is strong. So, I won't be agnostic on this. I think "growth hacking" is distracting and a bastardization of something very hard, completely legit, and bound to be a core part of consumer internet startups i.e. building a Growth team.
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My beef with "growth hacking" stems from how I see it being used today. It is more about self-promotion with hand-wavy discussion toward "being aggressive" and "testing everything." It lacks substance but is abundant in personal brand-building.
I'm disparaging of the term for a few reasons:
- It's very clearly a method of self-propagandism since the people who most aggressively cast themselves into the growth hacking culture are those who don't have a background that demonstrates they've actually grown anything to significant scale.
- It undermines a very legitimate thing. You don't find the people running growth at scaled companies (LinkedIn, Facebook, DropBox, Airbnb, etc) casting themselves as "growth hackers." They will however tell you that they work on growth and that they are part of a team that comprehensively approaches that problem of increasing scale by bringing together design, analytics, engineering, and internet marketing.
- I see a lot of startup founders spending too much time involving themselves in this sort of hype, building their own reputation, instead of focusing on building their company first.
- You're undermining your own legitimacy. Top-tier companies and top-tier people can see through the bullshit. Calling yourself a "growth hacker" isn't actually the best long-term optimization of establishing yourself as a growth and engagement expert. Experience and demonstrating expertise does that.
That's not to say that everyone and anyone who has ever participating in a "growth hacker" discussion, event, or blog post is a self-promoter and nothing more than that. I know quite a few very legitimate experts that do participate e.g. people like Chamath Palihipitiya and Aaron Batalion were speakers at a recent Growth Hackers event and have seen companies through growth into tens or hundreds of millions of users. But the most talented and experienced of the bunch simply do their job and shy away from labels or titles.
I had lunch recently with someone very smart and experienced, and I shared my point of view on the "growth hacker" craze. He wisely said, "Take it easy on them though. Don't forget that for a lot of people the 'growth hacker' advice is pretty new stuff and very helpful. Everyone starts from zero." He is completely right, and I should pump the brakes a bit and not be too critical or forgetful of the fact that I too started from zero at one point.
So, if I had to spin it as advice, I would say that if you're interested in working on user growth (it is a very interesting and valuable thing to learn!) you should focus on substance more than salesmanship. Forget the hype. Find great products and try to work on them and help them understand and improve growth. Don't use this as an opportunity for elevating your name in the absence of demonstrating real skill and a track record of producing results.
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Rounding out the student-athletes' experience
There's one obvious part of my job that's still one of the most fun things, and that's going to athletic events and practices, seeing our coaches teach and our student-athletes develop their skills. I also enjoy watching our athletes in other areas, too, especially when they take leadership roles on campus.
We are in the process of implementing a Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) program. This is important because our SAMs receive training that gives them the skills to mentor our first-year student-athletes. This mentoring helps new students adjust to college athletics, and assists in the overall transition to SU. The SAM program will further strengthen the sense of community among out student-athletes and also provide another opportunity for leadership development. Our staff takes pride in our efforts to develop leaders. We're trying to equip them to be good leaders not just for their time on a team, but for the rest of their; lives. Athletics here are about much more that success on the playing field; we take very seriously that part of our mission that says we're preparing students for lives of service.
I talk about those bigger issues whenever I speak to parents, and I tell them that we in the athletics department are dedicated to helping their children get a degree in four years. We want their children to be the best athletes they can be, and we also know we're in the business of developing them as people. I invite those parents to look at our coaches, our administrators and our facilities; you won't find a better place to compete at the Division III level.
When we talk about athletics here, we're not just talking about varsity sports. We have a number of club sports and a robust intramural program, so that SU students can get involved in everything from ultimate Frisbee to ice hockey to a Pilates or yoga class. Even if you don't play a varsity sport, you can still enrich your college experience by competing, belonging to a team, building friendships and taking an exercise break from classes.
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Tesla Motors Takes Down 350K SF in Palo Alto's Stanford Research Park
August 18, 2009
Tweet In what will likely be one of the largest deals done this year, Tesla Motors has signed a deal with Stanford to lease a portion of the Agilent Technology buildings high up in Stanford Research Park. According to Tesla's press release, the facility will be used as the headquarters, as well as manufacturing site […]Read More >>
Bordeaux Centre Taken By Lender
July 31, 2009
Tweet CBC, California Bavarian Corp, the developer of Bordeaux Centre in Sunnyvale has lost the property to its lender, Wrightwood Capital. The asset had debt on it of approximately $34M, and consists of two (2) 61,921 SF 3-story buildings, and is located at 1376-1380 Bordeaux Drive. The asset was taken back by the lender when […]Read More >>
Hines and Sterling American Forfeit 333 Bush
July 29, 2009
Tweet Hines and Sterling American have decided to return 333 Bush Street to the lender. The 550K SF property was acquired at the peak of the market in 2007. The deal fell on its head in September 2008 when the law firm Heller Ehrman, a tenant anchoring 14 floors at the building, voted to dissolve. […]Read More >>
Decline Continues in Moody's/REAL Commercial Real Estate Index: April Down 8.6%
June 23, 2009
Tweet Moody's/REAL CPPI measured a value decline of 8.6% in April as compared to March. This represents the single largest one-month decline in the history of the index. The index now stands 29.5% below the peak measured in October 2007. Moody's/REAL is out with its April commercial real estate index numbers, and the decline continues. […]Read More >>
MySpace/Fox Interactive Highlights Trend
June 5, 2009
Tweet We've been saying for some time that office vacancy will continue to climb for sometime even if the employment numbers begins to stabilize. Despite all their efforts to be proactive, most companies are reactive to economic conditions when they are deteriorating. As a result, we see companies continuing to go deeper when considering cuts […]Read More >>
Getting Warmer: EOP Drops Redwood Shores Rents Again
May 28, 2009
Tweet We've spent some time in the past discussing the Redwood Shores as a sort of case study. We originally discussed the Redwood Shores submarket back in January of 2008 when we indicated that rent hikes in Redwood Shores were nothing more than hype, driven mainly by Equity Office. Let's look at that market again. […]Read More >>
Subleases Now Account For 40% of Midtown Manhattan Office Space
May 26, 2009
Tweet From the NYT: In Midtown Manhattan, for example, 13 percent of prime, modern, well-located offices — which brokers often refer to as Class A space — was available in April, up from 6.5 percent a year earlier, according to Colliers ABR, a commercial real estate services company. And sublets now account for some 40 […]Read More >>
Tishman Looking to Sell 550 Terry Francois
May 24, 2009
Tweet Tishman is reportedly seeking a buyer for 550 Terry Francois in Mission Bay. The building is fully leased to Gap until 2017. According to Tishman's site: Built in 2002, 550 Terry Francois is a 6-story office building, totaling 282,773 square feet. The property is a state-of-the-art facility, featuring an attractive window wall system and […]Read More >>
Trouble in San Diego for Jay Paul Company
April 11, 2009
Tweet Calculated Risk had another post up on commercial real estate, and it involves a project in San Diego called The Summit Rancho Bernardo. This is Jay Paul Company's southern California version of Moffett Towers (or is Moffett Towers Northern California's version of The Summit Rancho Bernardo?). According to the project's web site, the Summit […]Read More >>
Surprise: San Francisco Office Rents Are Falling
April 8, 2009
Tweet Bloomberg has a hit piece out on San Francisco office landlords, in which it cites Colliers International's numbers: Q1 2009 office rents in the "city" dropped 24%, year-over-year Class A rents fell from $50.92 to $38.80 psf/year Office vacancy rose to 13.2 percent from 12.6 percent in the previous quarter, and up from 10.2% […]Read More >>


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BBC Radio 1′s Danny Howard premieres this new Matisse & Sadko remix of The Aston Shuffle's "Can't Stop Now". Look for this available September 16th.
"SLVR" is now available via Beatport. 7/16/13: Steve Angello first debuted "SLVR" on his BBC Radio 1 Essential mix a few weeks back, and this past weekend, Pete Tong re-premiered the track on his show. Here's the radio rip for the song, due Aug. 12th on Size Records.
The wonderful animated official video for Matisse & Sadko 'Stars'. Future release on Doorn Records, release date July 1.
Matisse & Sadko – Stars, as premiered on Sander van Doorn Identity 181. Forthcoming July 1st on Doorn Records.
Kaskade's latest entry in his Mashup Monday series. The title says it all.
UPDATE: Our favorite single of the week is out now on Beatport. We predict this track goes to #1 this week. Oooooh, this tastes good. Hard Rock Sofa, Swanky Tunes, and Matisse Sadko channel early Prodigy on this new firestarter that was premiered on Nicky Romero's Protocol Radio #8, over the weekend. No word on [cont.]
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NVIDIA, please, fix Adobe Flash 10.2.x and 10.3.x
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For people running into either the "leaking overlay" or the "blue people" problems, I wrote a patch to libvdpau_trace.so designed to suppress them.
Please clone libvdpau from git and apply this:
This will cause the resulting trace library to change the VDPAU behavior of any clients that have tracing enabled, so make sure you only enable tracing for the web browser that loads the Flash plugin (eg. for Firefox in Ubuntu, you'd add an "export VDPAU_TRACE=1" line to /usr/lib/firefox-n.n/firefox.sh). Trying to use tracing on any other VDAU client after this has been installed won't work right as it suppresses all the tracing messages and swaps color channels for some operations. Please make sure to restore a vanilla build of libvdpau_trace.so on your system before filing a VDPAU bug against something else.
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Mind the gap
It's Wednesday afternoon and your company has just announced a comprehensive new line of financial products. Things are going well. Inquiries have been coming into your call center and customers are posting favorable comments on your company blog. The last thing you're thinking about is someone breaking into your customer data and trying to steal credit card numbers. But that's happening right now — malicious code has penetrated one of your systems and is about to "phone home" to a server on another continent for further instructions.
Welcome to the connected world, where technology is rapidly transforming the way we live and work — and the way we must deal with security threats.
Embracing transformative technologies such as cloud, big data and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) mobility helps enterprises inspire creativity and innovation while maximizing efficiency gains. At the same time, the move to a highly distributed, highly personalized computing environment exposes enterprises to complex risk factors in a constantly evolving threat landscape. Increasingly complicated IT infrastructures intensify the need for proactive protection as the volume, velocity and variety of security threats continue to escalate and morph.
For example, according to data breaches analyzed by the Verizon RISK team, 75 percent of the breaches were considered opportunistic attacks, with 76 percent of network intrusions exploiting weak or stolen credentials. Also, the proportion of breaches that used social tactics such as phishing was four times higher in 2012 than in the previous year, with the increase being attributed to the widespread use of these tactics in targeted espionage campaigns.1
Now visualize this: strong, proactive protection that is easy to deploy and manage in a highly distributed computing environment, where everything — including infrastructure, information, devices and applications — talks to everything else. This is no longer blue-sky thinking. Dell Security is designed to deliver on this vision with a portfolio of solutions that span four pivotal, interrelated areas: data and endpoint security, identity and access management, network security and security services.
Closing security gaps
Today, enterprise data resides in myriad locations — on-site, virtualized or in the cloud — and users need to access it anytime, anywhere, from any device. In many organizations, however, security for users, devices and infrastructure is still being managed in silos. Disparate tools may not work together smoothly, if at all. Dealing with rapidly evolving security threats in a complex, highly connected world requires a fresh, interconnected approach.
Dell Security mitigates risk by providing a comprehensive lifecycle approach that covers the enterprise from endpoint to data center to cloud (see figure). Dell Security enables organizations to knock down silos that leave organizations exposed to security gaps, which can be exploited and hinder efforts to reduce security-related risks. Moreover, decreasing the number of disparate solutions boosts efficiency and minimizes costs. This connected approach also helps simplify the process of security oversight and governance so IT groups can effectively combat both internal and external threats — while helping ensure that security measures do not stand in the way of conducting business.
Dell Security: Lifecycle approach that protects from endpoint to cloud
Dell Security heightens the effectiveness of security management by enabling IT staff to respond promptly to security issues before they affect the business. Common-sense reporting spans the network and infrastructure, helping lower the risk of missed problems or threats — and saving precious time. As well, the approach enables IT to unify the patchwork of security tools and processes to minimize the complexity of managing security and compliance. (For more information, see the sidebar, "Leading by example.")
Leading by example
Every year, Security magazine recognizes top executives who have positively affected the security industry, their organization and their peers. The executives are nominated by their colleagues, and they are selected based on their leadership and the overall impact of their security initiatives. The magazine named Michael Dell one of the Most Influential Security Executives for 2013.In recognizing Michael Dell's leadership, the magazine cited the role of Dell's converged, connected core approach to advancing enterprise security. According to the magazine, "Dell's security vision is one that sees the need to shift our paradigm from reactive technologies to more integrative solutions that deal with the variety and complexity of the threats poised against us today. The time is ripe for a more coordinated, connected approach to security, enhancing our contextual awareness as we do battle, leveraging the richness inherent in the data stores of these historically siloed solutions. Not only does Dell now offer his customers end-to-end IT solutions, he's overlaying across that infrastructure commensurate security solutions that will no longer operate in isolated silos."
Building a connected foundation
The Dell Security solutions portfolio spans the IT spectrum — from endpoint to network to identity to security services. (For more information, see the sidebar, "4 pillars of protection.") The real value of these protective capabilities comes from how Dell brings these solutions together and merges their intelligence so that they work within a cohesive, unified framework.
Connect security to infrastructure
Dell believes that embedding security natively into hardware is one of the most proactive measures enterprises can take with security. Accordingly, Dell hardware rolls off the assembly lines with embedded security capabilities, such as signed BIOS, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication (PUB) 140-2–certified Trusted Platform Module (TPM), hardware protection of end-user credentials and IT-friendly data-centric encryption. In fact, Dell offers the world's most secure business PCs with industry-leading endpoint security solutions that include comprehensive encryption, advanced authentication and leading-edge malware protection.
Connect security to information
Dell Security solutions work together to gather, analyze and report on information from disparate systems, providing active information protection from endpoint to cloud. Combining information from Dell solutions with threat intelligence from Dell SecureWorks information security services and from Dell SonicWALL helps enterprises detect, protect, respond and even predict threats before they impact the organization.
For example, consider a Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewall that has detected malicious activity from a device. Dell envisions a scenario in which the firewall contacts the Dell identity and access management system and users who logged in to that device, informing them that the activity should be treated as suspect. The Dell SecureWorks command center continuously monitors threat alerts from a worldwide network that includes Dell firewalls, leveraging the global threat visibility to deliver early warnings and actionable security intelligence.
Connect security to other security solutions
Dell connects its security solutions with each other and with security services, enabling each solution to be context-aware. Also, this connection facilitates the enforcement of policy-based management to provide a proactive and efficient response. Dell Security is designed to eliminate the silos between users, data, networks and services.
An example of this Dell vision is a scenario in which Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls are integrated with Dell Data Protection | Encryption solutions. In this vision, the firewalls would enforce that data is encrypted and protected on the endpoint before they allow the data to be sent to the cloud. The firewalls also could check that endpoint management is installed, that configuration settings are correct and that patches are up-to-date before allowing users access to the internet.
4 pillars of protection
Dell Security solutions span four areas that are essential to business assurance in the real world. These solutions are designed to avoid security silos, enabling comprehensive protection across data, endpoints, users, the network and services.
Data and endpoint security. At the endpoint, data at rest is encrypted, and devices are embedded with protection capabilities. Dell solutions are designed to prevent data loss across the entire business, regardless of device or location, and to ensure tight protection for desktops, laptops and other endpoints — all while safeguarding user productivity.
Identity and access management. Dell solutions for identity and access management help improve visibility into who has access to vital information assets. Administrators can centrally control and monitor privileged accounts, as well as automate mandatory identity-management tasks that must be performed on every system. These solutions enable users to be governed, audited and managed with exceptional efficiency.
Network security. Dell next-generation firewalls deliver a wide range of capabilities designed to secure the boundary without sacrificing user productivity or network performance. Secure remote-access solutions allow enterprises to extend the network to off-site employees and extranet business partners. Dell email security leverages multiple threat-detection techniques as well as worldwide monitoring.
Security services. Dell security services address threats that require deep expertise, tools and techniques that some organizations may be hard-pressed to attain on their own. Offerings include managed security services that provide 24x7 protection, counterthreat intelligence, incident response, and security and risk consulting. These security services are provided by a large, dedicated team comprising some of the most proficient researchers in the industry.
Embracing a connected strategy
In the past, organizations achieved a high level of security when data was kept inside the enterprise, barricaded by mainframes and firewalls. Now, thanks to transformational technologies and paradigms such as big data, cloud computing and workforce mobility, data is everywhere and the perimeter has disappeared. That's the heart of the challenge.
Dell Security is designed to bring order to today's complicated, fragmented security landscape, overcome evolving cyberthreats, advance operational efficiencies and help ensure compliance. But perhaps most importantly of all, it enables enterprises to confidently adopt transformative technologies to achieve business results they could only dream of a few short years ago.
Michele Kopp is a director of global security solution marketing at Dell.
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1 "Verizon 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report," by Verizon RISK Team, 2013, verizonenterprise.com/DBIR/2013.
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Bath Rugby's George Ford "massively excited" by England Six Nations call-up
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Bath Rugby fly-half George Ford says dad Mike managed to stay silent over his selection to England's Six Nations squad, despite knowing about it 48 hours before.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster visited his Bath Rugby counterpart at Farleigh House on Tuesday to inform him who had been selected.
Among them was 20-year-old George, who was promoted to the senior squad for the first time, but Mike was sworn to secrecy - and managed to keep quiet until the official selection was confirmed yesterday.
"I actually found out from Stuart," George told BBC's Points West.
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"The first person I rang was my mum, and she was pretty happy, then I spoke to my dad. He hadn't told me because Stuart wanted to.
"He's my dad, and he was really happy for me, but he's also the coach here at Bath and he has to stick to what's being said.
"I'm massively excited. It's obviously going to be a new environment and a new situation for me. Going into the unknown is always exciting.
"I've not been involved with Test rugby yet and you don't know what to expect until you've experienced it, so it's going to be a massive learning curve for me but I feel like I'm in a good place.
"I want to get my head down, train as hard as I can and get my hat in the ring for selection, that's all I can do. I'm not thinking too far ahead of that really. If you do, you're putting yourself in a dangerous situation."
George believes his call-up vindicates his decision to leave Premiership champions Leicester Tigers in the summer and thanked his new team-mates for his impressive start at The Rec.
"I obviously came here to get more game time, I was at that stage of my career where I needed to be playing every week," he said.
"Thankfully I've been able to do that here. I've had 11 or 12 games on the run and I've really enjoyed it. I feel like I've learnt a lot already.
"We've got a mindset at Bath of going out there and trying to score points, a really attacking game, and as a 10 it's great to have the forwards giving you that platform and exciting backs outside you to distribute to.
"Every game, bar one or two, our forwards have dominated the opposition. They have been outstanding and, as a back line, we can't thank them enough. We try to repay them by scoring a few tries and managing the game."


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Lexi plots against Maria, Sophia keeps Tania fueled up on pills and Lance has a tough decision to make!
Amanda tells Luke to prove to her that he is interested by staying the night with her. She tries to figure out why he is unwilling to stay and informs him that she really likes him. He tells her that he is being cautious because he moved really fast with his last girlfriend. They make another date for tomorrow night and Luke leaves.
William rents out the room next to Sophia for Tania to stay in. Sophia gives William a hard time for keeping Tania so close to them and reminds her that she can't stay with him because Nikki could come over at any time. He insists that she will be useful to them and that Tania being with her is good so that she can keep a close eye on her. She takes the opportunity to remind him that he should make Nikki live with him. William leaves and his mother informs him that this conversation is not over!
Michelle meets Lance for drinks. He tells her how happy he is that she wanted to do this, but she quickly informs him that this is just business and that he shouldn't get his hopes up! She demands to know why he faxed copies of her designs to the critics. He tries to deny it and tells him that Maria has nothing to do with this. She throws her drink in his face and tells him that he is no different than he used to be. She tells him goodbye and storms out. When Lance tells Maria the news, she is mainly concerned about the fact that they have a spy�.not his love life! He tells her that it must have been someone she told because it surely wasn't him. Maria thinks for a moment and comes to a harsh realization�..that Dr. Woods is telling William everything! She starts throwing things and kicks Lance out. He leaves the office and Maria picks up the phone and calls Dr. Woods. She tells him that she needs to see him right away!
Gloria stops in to see Eddie as he watches Spangler's latest news conference at his shop. She tells him that she has to quit and that she can't make a clean start being around there. He reminds her that hiring the hit man was not his idea. She takes responsibility for that but insists that she has to put Alec first and this will be best. He tells her to take care of herself and that he will always be there if she needs him. She goes to the hospital to see her son and the doctor informs her that he is still hanging in there. He notices that she is all dressed up and tells her that she looks great. She informs him that she is looking for a job and for him to call her if Alec's fever gets any worse. On the way out she seductively thanks him for the compliment!
Maria sits with Dr. Woods and acts like she is simply there so that he can see her on a good day, instead all the bad one's that he is used to. She tells him a little about her face of Gianni shoot and that she hopes it goes well. She informs him that she can't take anymore bad news. She smiles and insists to him that she will come out on top of all of this! Amanda and Luke have lunch on the beach. He tells her that he still cares for Michelle, but that they are no longer together.
Gloria arrives back at the hospital and is informed that his temperature is much better. When she tells the doctor what kind of experience she has as an executive assistant, he suggests to her that she apply at the hospital. He tells her that it is something to think about and that it would ensure medical coverage for her and Alec.
Maria meets with Michael to discuss the photo shoot. They joke around a bit but are suddenly interrupted by the door bell. Michael leaves as Congressman Spangler walks in. He tells Maria that if she is not careful the DA may still be able to score election points because of Eddie laundering money through her company. He informs her that he is only telling her this because she has been so good to him over the years. He then explains to her that the money that they are funneling through Gianni is stolen. Maria insists that she did not know anything about this. He shrugs off her reply and tells her that there is another reason that he is there�..because the last witness showed up dead! He tells her, friend to friend, that she should consider hiring some protection.
Maria asks him what she can do to help him and herself at the same time. He tells her that if she can get Lance Miller to wear a wire, they could get the information that they need to put Eddie away��.and he could keep Gianni out of this! Maria tells Spangler that she believes that she can get Lance to do just about anything. William leaves Tania in his mother's care while he is gone to work. She insists that between all of the pills and the wet bar�.Tania will be no trouble at all. Dr. Woods calls William and tells him that Maria is doing a photo shoot today for the face of Gianni and that it is important�..personally and financially! William insists on the details concerning it.
Michelle tells Lexi that she is almost certain that Lance is the one that stole the designs for Maria. Lexi tells her that Maria is a bully and that they need to get even by ruining her face of Gianni shoot. Lexi tells Michelle that she is going to break in and destroy the negatives from the photo shoot and that it will costs Maria a fortune! She asks Michelle if she is up for a little sabotage! Luke tells Michael about Amanda�.but it is obvious that he is still hung up on Michelle. Michael tells him that he is certainly not like he used to be. Michael informs him that moving to New York is not going to help his situation at all.
Lexi shows up at Gianni to see John. She unbuttons the top of her sweater and asks him if he wants to hear her offer. Lexi tells John that Gianni is going to fall and that there a lot of things going on that he doesn't know about. She leans in and kisses him so that he will want to hear more. John finds this a little suspicious but Lexi tells her that the only reason that she didn't give into him when she worked there was because Maria strictly prohibited it. As they kiss she reaches into Maria's purse and grabs the extra key to the Luke's loft. She then informs John that she has to get back to work and rushes out.
Tania walks into Gianni looking like she hasn't slept in over a week. Tania walks up to Hans and Harold as they discuss how horrible the designs have been since John has been in charge. Tania goes ballistic when they inform her that Maria is in a photo shoot for the face of Gianni! Tania attacks them and ends up pulling the fire alarm. When she finally gets the door opened, she finds that it is not really the photo shoot. Hans and Harold inform her that someone gave her the wrong information! Hans and Harold pull themselves together and then call Maria to inform her that someone tried to stop the fake shoot just like they thought. She stands all dolled up at the real photo shoot and tells Michael that things are just fine.
Lexi lets herself into Luke's loft and steals the extra key that he has to Michaels's studio. Maria poses for Michael and truly is the Face of Gianni. He insists that she looks amazing and that the pictures are going to be fabulous! She tells him that flattery is not going to get him a bonus and goes to change for the second shoot. Michelle meets Lexi outside the studio and tells her that they are going to beat Maria, but that they are not going to do it by becoming her. Lexi tells her that it is high time that they stand up to her and this is their chance! Tania goes home and tells Sophia what happened. Sophia tells her not to worry and that Tania did the best that she could. Sophia tells her that their information must have been incorrect but promises that Maria will pay for all she is done. Maria finishes the last round and tells Michael that it is time for them to go and celebrate.
Congressman Spangler visits the DA and tells him that Maria is going to get someone inside Eddie's business and that everything will be on tape for them. The DA is reluctant to let Maria off without any charges, but Spangler insists that it must be this way, and that they both need a win right now!
Lexi goes to scope out the doors while Michelle sits alone in the car. Michelle ducks down in the seat when she sees Maria come out of the building. Michael and Maria arrive at her car, but when she goes to open the door she notices Lexi's car parked along the curb. She asks Michael for his keys because she thinks that she may have left something inside. Lexi is at the table searching through the negatives when Maria walks up to her. As soon as Lexi turns around, Maria slaps her and asks her how she got in there! Michelle sees Michael turn to go back in and picks up the phone to call Lexi. Maria and Lexi fight it out as her cell phone rings in the background. Lexi finally pushes Maria onto the table and runs out as Michael enters. Michael stands in shock wondering what just happened!
Maria tells Lance that Congressman Spangler is a friend of hers and that his office has connected Lance to Eddie's money laundering. She insists that it is going to lead them straight to her as well. Lance panics and tells Maria that Eddie is a killer and that are finished! He informs her that he is going to put a hit on Spangler and that he killed someone in front of Rodney to prove a point. Maria tells him that they are not out of options and that he is going to wear a wire to record Eddie admitting to fraud and the hit on Spangler. Maria tells him that if he doesn't do this he will be taken in as an accessory. She insists that she will be okay because she can deny all knowledge. Maria tells Lance that Eddie will not find out and that he has got to do this. She reminds him that Eddie could find him in prison too!


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"We updated this great old Maine recipe to be healthier by using white whole wheat flour, less sugar, and butter instead of oil. We also added pumpkin seeds and raisins. It's still moist and spicy, and wonderful for healthy holiday gift giving as bread or muffins!"
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1 (15 ounce) can
pumpkin puree
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups
low-fat buttermilk
1 1/2 cups
packed brown sugar
2 cups
white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon
ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon
ground ginger
2/3 cup
2/3 cup
pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon
raw sugar for sprinkling on top
I cut this recipe back by half as I only had half of a can of pumpkin to use. It's not really the season for pumpkin seeds, I used 1/3 cup chopped pecans instead. I made no other changes. I made muffins out of this recipe instead of one big loaf, I did get exactly 12. Baking them at 350*, they were done at exactly 20 minutes. These were VERY moist and the perfect muffin-texture, I think the only thing I was missing was more spice. I will make these again but double the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
I have made this recipe two times now ( I forgot I had made it once already). The taste is ok, but I think the bread comes out with no complexity at all-complete Wonder Bread texture. I left out the raisins and pumpkin seeds so maybe I need to add something interesting next time, but it is absolute mush. Just not a fan. Maybe I am doing something wrong-I added molasses, as I always do to my pumpkin bread, or maybe it is where I live-high altitude cooking. I need to keep looking for that perfect recipe.....
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I really liked this recipe. I only had freshly cooked pumpkin, sour cream, sour milk, and apple sauce to sub, which made it come out more like pie which I liked, but I will make it the way it's presented next time, as I think both will be grrreat, thanks!
A definite 5-star recipe. Instead of buttermilk I used almond milk mixed with 1.5 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. As I was out of raisins, I used dried cherries (currents or dried cranberries also sound like a delicious possibility). I do not like nuts or seeds in breads so I left those out. Because I did not have mini loaf pans and I wanted to bake this "like..now!" I had to use two regular-sized loaf pans. Novice bakers should know that they will need to drastically increase the baking time if they do this.
Next time I am going to use fresh ginger instead of dried for that extra zip that it provides breads and muffins.
I will be making this recipe, with the changes I mentioned, for Thanksgiving presents for all of my family. -Chaya
Used craisins in place of raisins and chopped pecans in place of pumpkin seeds.
1/2 of a recipe makes 4 mini loaves and cooks for 35mins.
Great recipe, my friends loved it! The bread has a very delicate taste.
I halved the recipe, and filled one loaf tin. I omitted the pumpkin seeds and cut the raisins in half.
We ate it with butter. Would definitely make again.
Yummy! Decided to cut the recipe in half and used my 9x5 loaf pan. Omitted the raisins and pumpkin seeds, also replaced half of the brown sugar with white because I ran out. I'm giving this recipe five stars because it's a great healthier alternative just like the recipe states, although I prefer it a tad sweeter. This bread was delish, very moist and full of flavor! It's a keeper. :-)
I added choco chips, came out good!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 209
Calories from Fat: 63
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