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Seniors Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.), junior Dean Pavlou (Cleveland, Tenn.) and freshman Nick Soto (Spring Hill, Fla.) all qualified for the national tournament by winning the Southern Conference Championship at their respective weights. Sophomore Levi Clemons (Kissimmee, Fla.) was a late addition as an at-large bid at 174.
Selected matches at the Championships will broadcast live on ESPN3.com and ESPNU. Below is the full schedule of sessions, along with the broadcast information:
Thursday, March 15
Session 1 - 1st Round - ESPN3.com - Noon (E.D.T.)
Session 2 - 2nd Round and Consolation Rounds - ESPN3.com - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 16
Session 3 - Quarterfinals and Consolation Rounds - ESPNU HD/ESPN3.com - 11:00 a.m.
Session 4 - Semifinals - ESPNU HD/ESPN3 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
Session 5 - Medal Rounds - ESPNU HD/ESPN3 - 11:00 a.m.
Session 6 - Finals - ESPN HD/ESPN3.com (simulcast) - 7:30 p.m.
ESPN3 provides an exclusive four-screen, four-mat viewing experience unique to wrestling on the multi-screen sports network. Beginning Thursday, March 15, at noon, ESPN3 viewers will have the opportunity to view hundreds of individual matches throughout the three day tournament, utilizing the resource. Shawn Kenney and three-time All-American Jim Gibbons voice sessions one and two on ESPN3.
Two of the four quarterfinals, as well as the semifinals, will be televised on ESPNU in a revised side-by-side format to maximize the HD viewing experience, allowing viewers to catch the action in two matches at the same time.
ESPNU will televise the Championship Medal Round and the individual weight class Championships on Saturday, March 17, with the Finals at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. During the Finals, two referees per match will wear a microphone, providing fans with even more access and understanding of the action.
In total, ESPN showcases more than 50 hours across multiple platforms to cover every angle of the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". After that, we prefer to be called "Chattanooga" or "UTC". Our nickname is "Mocs".
Chattanooga has been represented at the NCAA Wrestling Championships every year since moving up to Division I in 1978. The Mocs' best finish was a tie for 14th in 1983. UTC has scored points every year except for 1997, 2003 and last season. UTC's second-best result came in 2007, coming in 21st. They also tied for 21st in 2005.
Individually, the Mocs have 12 All-American honors won by nine different wrestlers. Cody Cleveland was the last to earn All-American status, finishing eighth at 141 in 2008. The best individual finish was Charlie Heard's runner-up at 118 in 1983.
Nick Soto (Spring Hill, Fla.) is making his first appearance at the NCAA Championships
after winning the Southern Conference title at 133. The 2012 SoCon Freshman of the Year is 24-6 overall.
Soto burst on the scene with a second-place finish at the Southern Scuffle in January. He is 2-5 against the field with wins over Illinois' B.J. Futrell and Hofstra's Jamie Franco.
Soto will go against the fourth-seeded Futrell in the first round on Thursday. Soto defeated Futrell with an 8-2 decision in the Mocs dual with the Illini on Dec. 18. Futrell was an All-American last season with an eighth-place finish at the NCAAs. He has a 24-5 overall record in 2011-12.
Soto vs. the NCAA Field
Scott Festejo (ODU-11/4) - L-Fall, 5:36
No. 6 Devin Carter (Va. Tech) - L-Fall, 6:53 • Hokie Open - Nov. 6
No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Ill. 12/18) - W-D, 8-2
Jamie Franco (Hofstra) - W-D, 7-5 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Chris Dardanes (Minn.) - L-D, 2-7 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 17 Zach Zehner (Wyoming) - L-Fall, 5:34 - NWCA Duals - Feb. 12
Brian Owen (Boise State) - L-Fall, 1:26 - NWCA Duals - Feb. 12
Dean Pavlou (Cleveland, Tenn.) spent most of the season as the backup to senior Kelly Felix. He finally beat Felix out the week before the Southern Conference Championships. Pavlou capitalized on his opportunity, winning his second SoCon title at 149.
Pavlou is 19-8 overall and 17-8 at 149. He had a sixth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle and a third-place showing at the Appalachian Open.
This is Pavlou's second appearance at the NCAA Championships. He went 0-2 as a freshman in 2010.
Pavlou went 1-4 against the NCAA field this season. He will open against sixth-seeded Tyler Nauman of Pittsburgh. Nauman is 24-5 and is a four-time EWL champion.
Pavlou vs. the NCAA Field
Justin Accordino (Hofstra) - W-D, 5-3 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 1 Frank Molinaro (PSU) - L-TF, 0-16 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 14 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) - L-D, 4-5 (2OT) - Southern Scuffle Jan. 1-2
Cristop Villalonga (Cornell) - L-D, 3-6 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 8 Josh Wilson (UVU) - L-D,3-6 - Lonestar Duals - Jan. 14
Senior Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) is making his second trip to the NCAA Tournament after winning the SoCon Championship at 157. He also qualified as a freshman in 2009 when he won the SoCon at 149. He lost both of his matches at the 2009 tournament.
Waddell's season looked like it was headed for an unceremonious end in the finals of the SoCon Tournament. He was trailing Campbell's Nick Rex 2-3 with seconds left in the match. After failing to get to Rex's leg, he went high and grabbed him in a headlock and slammed him to the mat with two seconds left for the takedown and the win.
Waddell is 21-9 overall and 2-5 against the NCAA field. His first match is against sixth-seeded James Fleming from Clarion. Fleming won the EWL title to qualify for the NCAAs and has a 27-2 overall record.
Waddell vs. the NCAA Field
John Nicholson (ODU-11/4) - L-D, 5-11
No. 20 Donnie Kirby (CMU 11/20) - L-D, 2-3
No. 16 R.J. Pena (Oregon St.) - W-Forfeit - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Corey Mock (UNC) - L-TF, 0-17 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Bobby Barnhisel (Navy) - W-D, 10-7 - Southern Scuffle - Jan 1-2
Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) - L-D, 0-3 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 14 Georgi Ivanov (Boise State) - L-MD, 4-14 - NWCA Duals - Feb. 12
Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.) is 21-9, including wins in 12 of his last 14 matches. He qualified for the NCAAs after winning the 165 title at the SoCon Championships. This is his second trip to the NCAAs. Wright won the SoCon title at 174 last season but went 0-2 at the national tournament.
Wright defeated No. 15 Kyle Blevins of Appalachian State in overtime to win the SoCon title. He is 4-7 against the NCAA field.
Wright opens with David Cheza of Michigan State. Cheza has a 15-10 overall record and qualified by finishing eighth at the Big Ten Championships.
Wright vs. the NCAA Field
Tristan Warner (ODU-11/4) - W-D, 3-2
Tristian Warner (ODU) - L-D, 4-5 - Hokie Open - Nov. 6
Mike Ottinger (CMU 11/20) - L-D, 2-3
Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) - W-Fall, 0:35 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 3 Paul Gillespie (Hofstra) - L-D, 1-4 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Tristian Warner (ODU) - W-D, 4-1 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia) - L-D, 1-5 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) - L-D, 1-7 Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 16 Kyle Blevins (ASU 2/5) - L-D, 6-3
No. 3 Shane Onufer (Wyoming) - L-MD, 0-8 - NWCA Duals - Feb. 13
No. 15 Kyle Blevins (ASU) - W-D, 3-2 (OT) - SoCon - March 3
It may have been a day late, but sophomore Levi Clemons (Kissimmee, Fla.) got the call he was looking for last week. He was a late addition to the list of at-large bids for the Mocs when another competitor in the bracket pulled out a day after the field was announced.
Clemons was 20-14 at 174, finishing third at the SoCon Championships. He is 0-7 against the NCAA field this season. Clemons opens the NCAAs against Minnesota's Logan Storley who is 21-5 overall.
Clemons vs. the NCAA Field
Te Edwards (ODU-11/4) - L-MD, 4-14
No. 9 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) - L-D, 1-7 - Hokie Open - Nov. 6
No. 13 Nick Purdue (Ohio 12/12) - L-Fall, 2:17
No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Ill. 12/18) - L- MD, 6-19
No. 2 Ed Ruth (Penn St.) - L-Fall, 3:11 - Southern Scuffle - Jan. 1-2
No. 19 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel 1/29) - L-Fall 5:35
Patrick Martinez (Wyoming) - L-MD, 4-12 - NWCA Duals Feb. 13
When you get to the NCAA Tournament, there are no easy matches. However, the Mocs really have a tough go in the opening matches. Four of the five will take on a top-6 seed.
Freshman Nick Soto opens with No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Illinois) at 133. Junior Dean Pavlou takes on No. 6 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) at 149. Senior Dan Waddell faces No. 6 James Fleming (Clarion) and sophomore Levi Clemons has No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) in the first round.
Senior Brandon Wright is the only one who is not facing a seeded competitor. However, if he wins his first round match he will likely face No. 1 David Taylor from Penn State.
Each of the five Mocs headed to the 2012 NCAA Championships made either the Dean's List or the Athletics Director's Honor Roll in the 2011 fall semester. Freshman Nick Soto lead the group with a 4.0 last term and was joined on the Dean's List by senior Brandon Wright, junior Dean Pavlou and sophomore Levi Clemons. Senior Dan Waddell made the Athletics Director's Honor Roll with a 3.0+ g.p.a.
Niko Soto is the 2012 the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year. Currently ranked No. 17 in the nation at 133, Soto is 24-6 overall and won the 133 title at the SoCon Championships. His freshman campaign took off when he finished second at the prestigious Southern Scuffle in January. He also has two wins over top-5 opponents and posted a 4.0 grade-point-average in the fall.
Soto is the seventh Moc in school history to be named SoCon Freshman of the Year and the first since Jake Young in 2010. Gerald Carr (1993), Josh Lambrecht (2000), Jared Sullivan (2001), Matt Pitts (2002) and Jason McCroskey (2009) are the others who have taken home the honor from UTC.
Freshman Nick Soto was joined the All-Southern Conference team by seniors Manny Ramirez (125) and Dan Waddell (157). Waddell earns his second All-SoCon honor and the first since his freshman season in 2009. Ramirez got the nod at 125 after transferring to UTC from UNCG in January.
Nick Soto was also on the Southern Conference All-Freshman team, along with heavyweight Kevin Malone. Malone leads the team with a 25-12 overall record.
The Mocs are one of four teams listed as receiving votes in this week's NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Top-25. Chattanooga won nine of its last 12 matches and is on the verge of being ranked for the first time since the end of the 2007-08 season. UTC finished that regular season No. 18 in the nation. For a complete list of the rankings, check out page 4 of the .pdf of the Mocs wrestling match notes.
Head coach Heath Eslinger is currently sixth on the Mocs all-time coaching victories list. Eslinger is 34-22 (.607) in his third season at UTC. He passed Ralph Manning (1991-95) Manning with the win at VMI on Feb. 20. Manning went 33-26 (.559) in five seasons with the Mocs. Eslinger needs five more wins to catch his predecessor, Chris Bono who was 39-17 from 2007-09.
Chattanooga's 22-15 upset win over No. 12 Stanford on Nov. 20 in Maclellan Gym was the first win over a ranked team since UTC defeated No. 9 Ohio State 19-16 on Nov. 10, 2007 in Chattanooga.
UTC has a pair of Mocs who have been named SoCon Wrestlers of the Week this season. Junior Niko Brown took the first honor when he pinned Alen Yen (1:55) to clinch an upset win over No. 12 Stanford on Nov. 20. Freshman Nick Soto grabbed back-to-back honors, the latter after placing second at the Southern Scuffle.
The UTC wrestling team had 17 members on the Athletics Director's Honor Roll for the 2011 fall semester. The student-athletes recognized for having a 3.0+ semester grade-point-average include Niko Brown, Joseph Burns, Levi Clemons, Cole Hayes, Kelly Felix, Alex Kooser, John Lampe, Dean Pavlou, Jared Presley, Bradley Rogers, Austin Sams, Nick Soto, Blake Thomas, Dan Waddell, Adam Wilson, Brandon Wright and Jake Young.
The Mocs are no strangers to tough competition, having faced at least one opponent ranked in the top-10 in each of the last 10 seasons. The last time UTC posted a win over a top-10 opponent was Nov. 10, 2007, when they defeated No. 9 Ohio State 19-16 at home.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team ranked No. 7 in the nation in grade-point-average for the 2010-11 academic year according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). The Mocs had a 3.14 cumulative g.p.a. among its top twelve wrestlers for the 2010-11 academic year. The team g.p.a. is comprised of 12 student athletes, including the 10 wrestlers that were the entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they may fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the season.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27th 2012
Contact: Charlie Szoradi
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 484-588-5406
Made in U.S.A LED Tubes
Gain Market Share over Chinese Imports
The Shift to Manufacturing in America is Central to Tripling the Sales for a
Leading LED Tube Company, Attracting Authorized Resellers, and New Job Creation.
Greater Philadelphia, PA (USA) – March 27, 2012 -- Independence LED Lighting, LLC (www.IndependenceLED.com) reports that its 2011 sales grew nearly 300% from 2010. LED Tubes, which are used in new construction, retrofitting and replacement applications for fluorescent linear tube lamps, are currently a subset of the overall LED industry. LED Tubes for building illumination dominate the commercial property sector and the socket lamp LEDs are more common for residential and other applications.
The LED Market is Large and Rapidly Growing:
The McKinsey & Company Report (Lighting the way: Perspectives on the global lighting market), cites that the total LED Market in 2010 was $10 Billion and forecasts growth to $54 Billion in 2016, representing a 5.4X increase and a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32%. McKinsey classifies the lighting market into three categories: Automotive, Backlighting, and General Lighting. General Lighting includes Residential, Office, Shop, Hospitality, Outdoor, Industrial, and Architectural. McKinsey estimates the LED General Lighting Market in 2010 was $4 Billion and forecasts it will grow to $44 Billion in 2016 representing an 11X increase and (CAGR) of 46%. Clearly, demand is growing for energy efficiency across the marketplace. Although the LED Tubes are a subset of the total LED market, the adoption rate is growing fast. LED Tubes are forecasted to increase at a dramatic average annual growth rate of 75% from 2011 to 2016, according to ElectroniCast.
The Made in U.S.A. Factor:
The Independence LED 300% increase in sales from 2010 to 2011 is well above the industry average. The increase is in part a testament to the shift in manufacturing from China to America.
"We knew that we were doing well, but we were surprised we were growing so much faster than the industry. We credit our growth and leadership position to five key factors: Our Shift in Manufacturing from China to America, Thermal Management, UL Classification, Reseller Support, and the overall Recession that has forced Owners and Managers to look harder at their operating costs." – Charlie Szoradi – Independence LED, Founder and Chairman
The Five Star Factors contributing to the recent growth in LED Tube Sales:
#1: In the summer of 2010, Independence LED moved its manufacturing from China to Boyertown, PA and now produces high quality LED Tubes with domestic and imported components. The resulting quality control and ability to deliver product on time or even ahead of schedule has been critical to building confidence with Authorized Resellers. These distributors had significant frustration from past dealings with products manufactured overseas.
#2: Heat is the enemy of the Light Emitting Diode, and Independence LED has superior Thermal Management over imported LED Tubes. This is accomplished with the External Driver, Deep Fin Heat Sink, Surface Mounted Diodes, and thermally-conductive Printed Circuit Boards. The added cost and material weight of these measures is a deterrent for the "mass market" Chinese producers. Independence LED focuses on "value" and reduces cost to the end user through innovations in automated assembly at the U.S. plant. Details of the Technology Differentiation are available on the company website, and the result of this focus on engineering has built confidence among the resellers and the end users of the LED Tubes.
#3: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Classification became a key driver for 2011 growth. Independence LED secured the UL Classification on its entire system of linear lighting rather than just the components. The system includes multiple lengths and wattage levels for the LED Tubes as well as different color temperatures. Securing the UL Classification was also opened the doors to Utility Company Rebates in major metro markets like New York City.
#4: Independence LED works with a broad range of Distributors and Value Added Resellers in its Authorized Reseller Network. In most cases the resellers have a fundamental understanding of a "consulting" sale vs. a "commodity" sale, and Independence LED has hosted numerous LED Boot Camps over the years to support the Solution Selling approach to high performance lighting with ROI Calculators and a host of support files. The company continues to seek out qualified Manufacturer Reps and Resellers to join the network.
#5: The global economic downturn and recession has forced property owners and managers to look harder at their operating costs. This macroeconomic impact has created opportunities for LED Tubes to provide a welcome solution because they typically save 50% or more over fluorescent equivalents.
Recent Market Leadership:
The 2011 sales momentum for Independence LED culminated over the fourth quarter of the year with a benchmark order by a national auto service chain. Independence LED delivered the tubes to retrofit the first 50 of more than 800 locations in the chain, and the project may stand as the largest retrofit to date with US Made LED Tubes in American History.
A New Generation of LED Manufacturer Reps and Authorized Resellers Traction:
The following feedback is from a range of five different sample Authorized Resellers that have toured the U.S. LED Tube production facility for Independence LED.
Lite Savers: Newark, NJ and New York City Metro Market - "I saw the manufacturing at the LED plant first hand, and it helped me speak to the American Made LED tube quality assurance process. This was key in the course of selling LED tube retrofits to accounts like one of the largest financial services firms in the world and one of the largest insurance companies. After two years of working with the team at Independence LED, I am pleased to see the sales traction from private corporations as well as the most recent public sector pilot program for a leading transit authority."– Bill Maguire, CEO - Lite Savers
LED Lighting Solutions: Baltimore, MD – "In order to build our confidence for a major account within the US Defense and Security sector, it was imperative to witness the LED tube operation here in the States. After a long flight from California, I was pleased to see that the rigor of the LED tube engineering was matched by the rigor of the product manufacturing. The Made in USA aspect of the LED tubes was naturally key for our Military." - Kevin M. Button, President - LED Lighting Solutions
G2 INC: Greater Philadelphia, PA – "I have worked with Independence LED's Chairman, Charlie Szoradi, over the past three years, through our roles as Board Members of the Sustainable Business Network. I was impressed with the LED tube facility and the four different automated lines that can apply between 18,000 and 40,000 diodes per hour on their printed circuit boards. I now see a clear path to add value to this American Energy Revolution as a Certified Minority Owned Business for a range of public sector LED retrofit accounts." - Bill Reddish, President - G2 INC
Southern LED Solutions: Meridian, MS – "We flew the key members of our team in from Mississippi to see the production and meet the Independence LED management team. The trip gave us the confidence in their domestic manufacturing and account support to dedicate more resources to our LED lighting retrofit business." - Tim Hogan, General Manager - Southern LED Solutions
Absolute Energy Solutions: Washington, DC Metro Market – "We knew the pitfalls of delivery delays and poor quality with imported Chinese LED tubes, so I took the initiative to rent a van and drive eight of our team members up to the Independence LED factory tour and full day LED Boot Camp. Seeing the process and the 1/1,000 of an inch tolerance on the automated assembly goes a long way to reassure me, our sales people, and our clients that American Made LEDs are the right path forward for sustainable energy reduction. As the principal of a Certified Woman Owned Business I also wanted to make sure that in this "Green Economy" that our company can deliver quality at every turn."– Sue Willison, Principal - Absolute Energy Solutions,
Size of the LED Tube Market:
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are over 2.3 Billion Fluorescent Tube in American ceilings. Approximately 600 Million of the fluorescent tubes burn out and are discarded each year in America. The estimates on the adoption level of LED Tubes may be conservative given the massive opportunity for savings with LED Tubes over the existing Fluorescent Tubes. This Press Release includes a Chart in Attachment #1: Number and Length of Linear Fluorescent Tubes across major U.S. Property Sectors (Source: U.S. Department of Energy) The Chart also includes the breakdown of the tubes by length and type. For more information on the 2012 "Tipping Point" and the opportunities to retrofit the least efficient T12 Fluorescents with LEDs, see the T12 LED Tube White Paper.
Support Info for Authorized Distributors and Resellers:
Independence LED is still a privately owned company that is also "independent" of any merger and acquisition or joint venture deals with major international fluorescent lighting companies. This autonomy allows Independence LED to have the agility to respond to the needs of distributors and end users and also make long term engineering and other investment decisions without the short –term pressures faced by publically traded companies. Independence LED is committed to servicing its Authorized Reseller Network through the support files for its LED Boot Camp.
About Independence LED Lighting, LLC: www.IndependenceLED.com
INDEPENDENCE LED Lighting, LLC is a US manufacturer of industry leading Linear LED products. The Company's signature EAGLE LED TUBE System is comprised of a full line of Fluorescent Replacement Products as well as a portfolio of Multi-Tube Fixture Options. Over the summer of 2010, INDEPENDENCE LED brought its manufacturing from China to Boyertown, PA. The LED Tubes are certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and meet the Buy America standards of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In addition to producing top quality lighting products, the Company offers comprehensive support services for its growing Authorized Reseller Network. INDEPENDENCE LED has led the industry with installations across the Fortune 500 and also won the Green Business of the Year Award by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce.
ATTACHMENT #1: Number and Length of Linear Fluorescent Tubes across U.S. Property Sectors
(Source U.S. Department of Energy – DOE January 2012 Report)
|Linear Type
|All Sectors
|T12 4ft
|T12 Greater than 4ft
|T12 Less than 4ft
|T12 U-Shaped
|T8 4ft
|T8 Greater than 4ft
|T8 Less than 4ft
|T8 U-Shaped
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Sample Event Coverage: MADE IN AMERICA Panel with ABC World News - David Muir

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By Post Staff
The 34th annual Chadron Rotary Colter Run was held Saturday morning as part of the town's Fur Trade Days celebration, and it was marked by a first of its kind occurrence: a 3-way tie for 1st in the women's 10-kilometer race.
Three members of the Chadron State College cross country team conspired and came across the finish line in the 10-kilometer race holding hands to share the victory…Ashley Riesen of Chadron, Jayme Nunes of Alliance, and Becca Volf of Central City.
When members of the sponsoring Chadron Rotary Club wondered if they'd have to buy two more plaques, the three young women said they'd figure out a way to share the one that goes to the winner.
Their shared winning time was 49 minutes flat, 40-seconds better than the next woman to cross the finish line – April Stangle, who grew up on Sioux County ranch west of Hemingford.
The men's 10-k winner in a time of 36:59 was James McGown, principal at Leyton who set the Colter Run men's 10k of 33:11 in 2002, an era when he was a highly-competitive runner who made the U.S. Olympic Trials. McGown also won in 2010 with a time of 36.20.
2nd place among the men this year was Crawford native Dylan Stansbury, who will be a member of the CSC cross country team this fall. Stansbury's time was 40:49.
The men's 5-k race was won by Phil Duncan, who will be a senior at Chadron High this fall, in a time of 19:10. Recent Hay Spring High graduate Jordan Houser was 2nd in 21:46, just ahead of Alex Jensen of Chadron and Jeremy Wright of Colorado Springs.
Stacy Girard, the Alliance High star and former Chadron State distance standout, won the women's 5-K race in 20:38. Girard holds the Colter Run records for both the 5 and 10k races, setting the 5k record of 18:14 in 2008, the same year that she earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Meet in the 1500 meters.
Now a mother of two girls, she finished some 33 seconds ahead of recent Chadron High grad and incoming CSC student Nicky Applegarth with Jessica Hartman of Whitney 3rd in 21:25.
Overall, this year's 5-k and 10-k Colter Runs drew 197 runners, with several dozen others participating in a two-mile "fun run and walk."


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My rating: 5 of 5 stars
BDSM is not always my thing. But good writing is, and this book is chock full of it.
You might be wondering why I read it, if I'm not generally turned on by leather, or pain, or the wide-variety of things that BDSM is.
To be honest, the first reason is that it was edited by Mr. Sinclair Sexsmith. They are like King Midas: everything they touch turns to gold.
The second reason. When I went to the reading, Sinclair said they did this anthology because they still think that there isn't enough representation of what "we" do in bed. And I entirely agree. There's a dearth of information about what two queer people do in bed together, especially two kinky queers. Or more than two kinky queers. ;0) In reading this anthology, my eyes were opened up to some of the things we do in bed, some of the things I don't think about as "BDSM." When I jumped into this, I expected "BDSM" to mean mostly leather floggers, piercings, and pain. I expected to love the writing, but not really be that "into" it, if you know what I mean. What I got was play with power, gender, play between characters that genuinely trust each other. Some characters, like Sinclair and Kristin, that genuinely love each other. And I did wind up turned on by some of the stories. There is nothing sexier than consent, than characters who are turned on by the people they are playing with. And I know enough to know I don't know enough–there is always going to be an unexpected moment, something that sends a shiver up my spine, something that makes me wish I weren't reading in public so I could–well, you get the picture. Some of my favorite moments:
-"I imagine this woman, this young wife. I've been thinking about her all day. When my mind turns to consent, misogyny, how fucked up this fantasy is, I push those thoughts aside and remember how hot this makes me. We live in this society every day, breathing in misogyny and homophobia and gender policing with the very air. The least we can do is get off on it." –Housewife, by Gigi Frost
-"Her body pulses with mine. We fuck like a combustion engine, compressed intake stroke cranking her shaft up and down my connecting rod." –Call Me Sir, by BB Rydell
-Too much of "Spanking Booth" by Dusty Horn to actually pull a quote from. That narrator just has such humor and wit, she slays me.
So the moral of the story. Even if you're "not into that," you should still pick up a copy of this book and read it. It fucks with gender. It turns pain into play, trust into the most important thing in the world. It is both sexy and representative of what we do in bed, just as Sinclair Sexsmith wanted it, I'm sure. So wake up your inner voyeur and take a peek into these character's bed rooms. No matter what you're into, you won't regret it.
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I'll be honest. I planned to write a post about the Medieval Faire I attended in October, but couldn't think of a creative angle. I wanted to leave you with more than the memory of dazzling pictures. I almost passed up writing this, but one thing kept replaying in my mind. The phrase, "That is wrong." Ah, yes. I think we have something here.
In October, I was privileged once again to attend the Medieval Faire put together by my dear friend, Rebekah Ray. Amid the elegant, and mostly authentic, medieval ware we learned more of the true history surrounding the time of the crusades.
But before that, we experienced some genuine medieval entertainment in the form of mock battles demonstrated by members of the Fellowship of Christian Swordsmen.
They also treated us to an inside look at the process of bringing a battle to life. Their spokesperson, Kevin Karaki, cautioned kids to "not try this at home." Sorry, parents, I don't believe it did much good.
A Dose of Truth
After the feasts and fights, we settled in for Kevin's oratory on the crusades. He's majoring in history, but still asked if anyone present had been to the Holy Land. When no hands went up, Kevin said, "Good, then no one can dispute what I'm about to say."
With humor and audience interaction, he simplified the stark time in history. His goal was to dispel the misconceptions about what started the crusades and the fueled conflict that spanned generations. After stating a common belief, he requested that if any of us heard someone say it, we should walk up to them and say, "That is wrong." And proceed to give the facts. We practiced this throughout Kevin's talk, always on queue with, "That is wrong."
I benefitted from the laughs and the history lesson, then went about enjoying the day, which included archery. I joined in this year, and actually sank one of my three arrows into the target.
Before we started though, there was an issue with finding the arrows we were to use. As we waited, Rebekah's dad made a good humored joke using one of those misconceptions. We laughed, and someone said, "That is wrong!"
Sometimes it's just the thing we need to do. Take a stand.
In a loving spirit: "Come now, and let us reason together," says the Lord. Isa 1:18
Imagine. What would our world be like if all who knew the truth—simply said it?
For Him,
Sarah Elisabeth
About Sarah Elisabeth
Sarah Elisabeth is a freelance writer and flash fiction master, turning the pages each day to see what God has next for her life.
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Wow! Great point!!! Every Christian- young and old- need to be able to have the courage to speak the truth. This "age" of tolerance has people quaking in their boots, afraid to offend. If we don't speak the TRUTH- (and of course always with love) how will they know they've been lied to?
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The fall campaign of, 40 Days For Life, has starkly brought this conviction to the forefront of my mindset.
Haha! Nice! Love this post Sarah…. Although as always I am running a little behind the others!! But it is so much fun to re-live the day through your eyes!


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Actually, it's anything but. Designing a fridge for the modern age is a careful balancing act, one that juggles space constraints, technological necessity and hygiene considerations, and a solution that ultimately allows everyone to stack their shelves the way they want to. After all, 'our fridges say a lot about us,' says Laurent Giraud, Product Marketing Manager, Health and Environment at Sharp Europe.
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This is not a joke. I searched & found 122 websites with this recipe. Apparently it is a breakfast food. Some people like a pancake wrapped around a sausage, or maple syrup flavored sausages. I guess this is along those lines. I don't know about that sausage ice cream though. Sounds really weird.
ran across this recipe by accident, and just had to try it. Made as recipe as directed except per other recipes on the net I changed the spices a bit to 2t cinnamon, 1/2t allspice, 1/2t cloves. and 1/2t nutmeg. Brought it to work this morning for my coworkers to try. It really tastes like a spice cake, can't taste the sausage or the coffee in it, except it does have a different texture, maybe from the sausage. I drizzled the top with a glaze of powdered sugar, touch of milk and vanilla (per other internet recipes). Average review from work: 2 1/2 stars, most workers said it was "good" but not something they would beg me to make again. Hope this helps those of you that were skeptical. Also, baked at 350 degrees and was completely done in 1 hour not the stated 1 1/2 hours.
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Yay! I had this recipe in the booklet that came with my Bundt pan and was heartbroken when I lost it. I always got raves (and a few puzzled 'what is in this - it's delicious!') when I made it for parties. It'll be great to make it again!!! Thanks!!!
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We have made this and we love it in our home. It is easy to modify with whatever dried fruit or nuts you may have on hand. We have not yet tried the sausage ice cream though (wink) Be brave, be bold!
Ummmmm... sausage ice cream?
I made this as a "gag" birthday cake for a sausage-themed birthday dinner, but it was surprisingly good. Everyone seemed to think it tasted like a date nut bread. We had it for dessert and again for breakfast the next morning. I sprinkled power sugar on top to dress it up a bit.
I made this recipe on a dare. The smell this recipe gives off is volatile, raw meat goes into the mix with a huge amount of coffee, and the spices are so far off. I highly suggest never making this cake. Also, there is no recipe on the web for sausage ice cream however, there are recipes for bacon ice cream and mustard ice cream.
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A store clerk, who was shot and killed Friday during a robbery in Northwest Albuquerque, is being remembered as a great employee.
Albuquerque Police are still searching for his killer.
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The owner identified the victim as Richard Glass, a great employee who leaves behind a daughter and a son.
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Read circa 1997; re-read July 2015. I think it might have been an updated edition, and not just the cover - I remember there being a description of pads and belts in the version I read when I was younger, but in this one, it's just regular sanitary napkins that stick. Anyway, it doesn't seem too terribly dated. Pre-teens are still concerned with appearances and fitting in and friendships. Margaret's preoccupation with religion might set her apart, but with more and more mixed-religion (or no-religion) families, her conundrum may apply to more people than ever. The short sentences make this story accessible to younger readers.
My mother's always telling me about when she was a girl. It's supposed to make me feel that she understands everything. (24)
I just want to be normal....Please...let me be like everybody else. (100-101)
Overall, I definitely enjoyed this novel because it brought back some memories of middle school and growing up. In this book, Margaret, a 7th grader, moves to a new town right before junior high starts. She begins to meet friends and they all begin to grow up and experience pre-adolescence changes emotionally, socially, and physically. My favorite part about the book was the humor used. Judy Blume used a lot of humor to depict the girls and their secret club. For example, the club had a special rule where they each had to bring a different list each week of which boys they liked. I also enjoyed how relatable the characters were. Throughout the story, Margaret was always wondering about different things such as religion, boys, when she was going to get her period, bras, etc. which are all things middle school girls start to wonder about. I feel like this novel would be extremely relatable to middle school girls and help them feel as if they weren't alone. Finally, I enjoyed the overall message of the story. Essentially, the overall message of the story was that it's ok to have a lot of questions about life and all of the changes that occur during it, which is great because it leaves students with a sense of hope and reassurance as they grow up.
I would recommend this novel for middle school girls because it is definitely something they can personally relate to and find humorous at times.
Summary: This is a classic coming of age story that has the main character Margaret asking questions about growing up and the magical time of puberty. She has just moved and is trying to fit in and make new friends in the most awkward time of a young girls life.
Personal connection: My mother gave me this book to read growing up, and I always like the story and found it to be informative of that weird time in a young girls life.
Class use: Use this book in health class to help girls understand that the changes that they are feeling are completely normal. This could be a better way of learning instead of being lectured and being shown diagrams.
I read this book as a pre-teen, and then again later in life. I think this book is a great addition to a classroom library for the older elementary-middle school grades. It connects with most girls at a time that is an incredibly hard and confusing part of life, in addition it explores a girl making choices regarding religion and other topics. As a teenage girl, it is important to experience these things and decisions, but it is equally important to have a book/character that will connect with girls to help them through...perfect representation of bibliotherapy.
I enjoyed this book for a couple of reasons. The writing is addresses some controversial topics such as religion, but is engaging and helpful for a young teen. The characters are relatable for young women. Overall, the big idea could be that being a young woman has it's challenges, but friendships and family help.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0440404193, Paperback)If anyone tried to determine the most common rite of passage for preteen girls in North America, a girl's first reading of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret would rank near the top of the list. Judy Blume and her character Margaret Simon were the first to say out loud (and in a book even) that it is normal for girls to wonder when they are ever going to fill out their training bras. Puberty is a curious and annoying time. Girls' bodies begin to do freakish things--or, as in Margaret's case, they don't do freakish things nearly as fast as girls wish they would. Adolescents are often so relieved to discover that someone understands their body-angst that they miss one of the book's deeper explorations: a young person's relationship with God. Margaret has a very private relationship with God, and it's only after she moves to New Jersey and hangs out with a new friend that she discovers that it might be weird to talk to God without a priest or a rabbi to mediate. Margaret just wants to fit in! Who is God, and where is He when she needs Him? She begins to look into the cups of her training bra for answers ...
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Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
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I just found out that, fifty years ago, somebody told me a lie - though I suppose I can't really blame him. Let's face it, when you ask your grandfather a question to which he doesn't know the answer, but he feels he really should (and you are of a suitably gullible age), making up something plausible is probably the typical response.
You know the kind of thing I mean: "Grandpa, why is your face all wrinkly?" "Ah, that's because when I was castaway on a desert island a long time ago, before you were even born, I was captured by natives and their witch doctor cast a spell that shrunk my head, so now the skin doesn't fit properly."
When I was at that gullible age I can remember my grandfather telling me that the day after Christmas was called "Boxing Day" because they always have sport on TV that day. Usually its horse racing, but in those days there was always a boxing match as well. It's only now, some fifty years later, that I decided to look up the real reason; only to discover that it's because, traditionally, people gave boxes of gifts to their tradespeople (such as the baker and butcher that delivered every week) as a reward for services rendered during the year.
What originally prompted this investigation was the weird occurrence of Boxing Day not being the day after Christmas Day this time. In fact, Christmas day falling on a Sunday in 2011 certainly seems to have confused the calendar manufacturers as well as me. The little square for 26th December on my wall calendar says "Christmas Day observed", and "Boxing Day observed" for 27th December.
At first I wondered if they meant "to be observed", or whether they'd done a "Back to the Future" thing and been to see what people actually celebrated and then reported back. But reading the small print, it seems that the above is not true for New Zealand. Maybe, as they're amongst the first to see the sunrise, they get to choose what day it is.
Though why Scotland decided that they'd also have "Boxing Day" on the 26th December, and then follow it with "Christmas Day observed" on 27th December, seems very strange; especially if you live somewhere like Berwick upon Tweed in the far North of England. Imagine hosting a party on Boxing Day for your friends both sides of the border - you'd end up having two parties on different days.
But delving deeper reveals that the calendar is printed by a German publisher, and it identifies the 25th and 26th of December simply as being the first and second days of the two-day celebration named Weihnachten. And the 27th is just an ordinary day in Germany it seems, not even a holiday. What a wonderfully organized approach. And a good excuse next year for having a Weihnachten party that lasts two days, so it won't matter which day people arrive.
Mind you, in little letters at the bottom of the back page is says that the printer "cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies". I suppose it's not like you'd buy a calendar and actually expect it to always show the correct days of each month. Maybe they are just covering themselves against claims from irate people who turned up at a party on the wrong day.
And it doesn't even have the usual "Although we go to great lengths to ensure the accuracy of the information we provide..." disclaimer. Like the printer just took for granted there'll be a full moon three weeks on Wednesday, or made an assumption that August 15th is Assumption Day, or took a wild guess at when October starts.
Of course 2012 is a leap year, and so you can look forward to having to work an extra day to earn your annual crust. Though I suppose it only makes up for the lack of productivity because we had an extra day's holiday at Christmas...
How about we start this week with a short quiz: What do you reckon is the most common thing that visitors to the Royal Mail website will be looking for? I'll give you a clue: Christmas is coming and it's likely that you'll be sending out lots of items using the old-fashioned "put it in an envelope and stick a stamp on it" delivery method, rather than the email approach you use the rest of the year.
My answer would be that, faced with the regular rises in the price of stamps, most people will want to know how much it costs to post a Christmas card to their relatives in the next town or city. The fact that here in the UK we're blessed with a pricing system that takes into account not only the weight of a simple envelope, but also the width and the thickness, means that this isn't a trivial question.
So, faced with just this query posed by my wife this week, I did the obvious "look on t'Internet" thing. Drop into http://www.royalmail.com and scan the page for a link to the price list. Oh, there isn't one. Not in the menu bar or in the list of links at the bottom of the page. Hmmm, but there is a big "Personal Customers" button, so click that.
Ahh, nice pictures of the special Christmas stamps, and a Postcode Finder, and even a Price Finder. Click that. Now there's six big buttons, including another Price Finder and ones for packets, bulk mail, a calculator for the price of posting more than 1000 items (something "personal customers" probably do quite often?), and an online dispatch manager. Wow. So I click Price Finder and it says "Service Update - unavailable".
Go back to the Home page and start again. Click the Payments tab on the Personal Customers page and there's a link saying Stamps. Click that and it says "Sorry, the page you requested cannot be found". Go back to the Home page again and, this time, click the Site Map link in the page footer. Amongst the hundred or so links is Postal Prices. It's even in the section marked Top Links, though how it can be a top one is hard to understand when it takes this long to find it...
And what you get are two tabs saying "Find a postcode" and "Find an address". If I'd wanted to do either of those things I'd probably have clicked one of the links to them ten minutes ago. So back to the Home page again and click Personal Customers for the third time. There's a link on the right that says "Print postage online" so, out of desperation, I try that. Just a minute - On the left there's a panel that says Top Links, and one of them says Postal Prices.
OK, so let's not get too excited, we went to the Postal Prices page before and it was broken. But no! This link goes to a different Postal Prices page. There's another button to go to the (broken) Price Finder, but there in the small text halfway down the page is a link to "View a full list of prices"! The page it opens has a bold link right at the top asking if you are "having trouble downloading or printing PDFs?" I sure am - I can't find any!
The rest of the page has links to calculators and PDFs for business account customers, help for new business customers, and stuff for franking customers. But there in the middle of the "Stamps and franking customers" section is a link to "UK Prices Wall Chart 2011". It opens a really nice PDF that tells you exactly what you need to know. And it only took fifteen minutes of increasing amazement at how hard Royal Mail must have worked to make the task this difficult.
Mind you, on the Home page there's a note explaining that "More work has been completed over the weekend to identify and fix some of the issues with our website ... following difficulties experienced by some customers over the past couple of weeks". Their Director of Customer Experience explains that "my team and I continue to work hard to resolve outstanding issues as quickly as possible".
I suppose I could just have gone to Bing and typed the question instead of becoming entangled in the horrors of a site that actually has a whole page devoted to "Website Technical Difficulties". Though you have to wonder (a) who actually tests the site with ordinary customers to see what they most commonly look for, and (b) why they chose what is probably the busiest time of year for postal services to do things that broke the website.
A lesson, perhaps, for us all. Here at p&p we focus strongly on getting and acting on feedback from our target market and from users at large. We also work hard to make sure stuff works before we release it. It's a design pattern that is probably most likely to result in satisfied customers...
One of the nice things about working for a UK company but being on permanent assignment to a US one is that you get twice as many public holidays. While I'm not sure we want a Black Monday here in Little Olde England, maybe we could come up with some excuse for celebrating Thanksgiving. Perhaps without the turkey. Even though it's a moveable feast (the fourth Thursday of November) it usually coincides with our wedding anniversary, so it's a great opportunity for a few days away.
This year it was South Wales, and I managed to avoid the usual "going to Wales" joke (Q: How do you get two whales in a Mini? A: Across the Severn Bridge). Talking of the Severn Bridge, you have to pay £5.70 for the privilege of crossing it to get into Wales, but they say it's not so bad because there's no charge to get out again. Except we came back a different route via Monmouth, so where do I go to get my £2.85 refunded?
What did surprise me, though, is how few Welsh people there seem to be in South Wales. When I booked the hotel, the website said it was "in the heart of Welshest Wales". Yet we'd got past Swansea before I heard a Welsh accent. And you can't even stop to look at the sea in Swansea without climbing over a huge wall. I suspect they built it especially so that all the English visitors have to pay to park their car. And that's after charging me just to get into Wales...
But once you get past Swansea to somewhere like Mumbles and Knab Rock, the whole outlook changes. Old-fashioned towns and villages with superb views across the estuary, and the wonderful hospitality (though the waiter in the cafe was Polish, so still no Welsh accent).
Then, the next day, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been in the UK. Llanstefan is like somewhere time forgot. Wide open and deserted beaches and mud flats, incredible views towards the valleys, and a sense of peace and tranquility that you never expected after going through places such as Port Talbot and Cardiff.
There wasn't a breath of wind that morning, and all you could hear was a farm tractor slowly plodding up and down a distant field. What an amazing place. OK, so I suppose you can't expect the only shop and tea-room to be open in late November, even though there was a huge sign saying "Open All Year" (it didn't say which year).
Next stop, Saundersfoot. No, I have no idea where the name came from. Strangely, the further West you go in South Wales, the less Welsh the place names get (think Pembroke, Haverfordwest, and Fishguard). Maybe we passed through Welshest Wales and out of the other side. But Saundersfoot is a nice little seaside resort where we were told to go and try the local delicacy named "Cawl". Supposedly it's a kind of mutton stew, though the place we were recommended to serves it with beef and cheese bread. It was nice, but cost about the same as a three-course meal here in the wilds of Derbyshire where I live.
But the highlight of the trip was to see Tenby. We watched an edition of Grand Designs on TV some weeks ago that featured a couple who had converted the old lifeboat station into an amazing house. The town and beach looked so nice in the program that we thought it was worth a visit, and we weren't disappointed.
The old town is quaint, though it would have been even quainter if the tide hadn't been out, and if local council hadn't been digging up all the cobbled streets that week. However, the views from the cliff are wonderful, and the deserted South beach provides an opportunity for a pleasant stroll along the coast. Preferably in the same direction as the 40 mph wind is blowing.
Coming home, we motored into the valleys planning to see the scenery and the Brecon Beacons, but were defeated by the sudden change to cold, wet, and misty weather. I managed to shoehorn in a brief diversion to the Brecon Mountain Railway, in the delightfully named village of Pant, but other than the cafe it was closed for the winter. The one highlight was in Neath Valley when the weather calmed down for a short while. A brisk and refreshing walk up a beautiful valley to the local waterfalls proved well worthwhile. OK, so it's not quite Victoria or Niagara, but it's a beautiful place.
I wonder if I can use the left-over half of my Severn Bridge fee to go back to Wales in the summer...
It's becoming clear that creating guidance on cloud computing is great deal more difficult than for most other development environments. Or, to be more precise, following our usual practice of combining written guidance with a reference implementation (RI) code sample is turning out to be what you might whimsically call "an interesting experience".
It's not that we can't create suitable examples, and we seem to be doing OK writing guidance to accompany them. It's the deployment and setup that are causing the problems, which most of our users have yet to encounter as we get further down the road with our Windows Azure Integrating with the Cloud hybrid applications Guide.
As it's a hybrid application integration scenario, we are demonstrating and providing guidance on a whole range of Azure technologies and services. There's a smattering of Azure Connect, a pinch of Data Sync, some Service Bus Queues and Topics, a VM Role, a choice selection of SQL Azure databases, a wee snifter of Enterprise Library Extensions for Windows Azure, a delicate combination of SQL Azure Reporting with Windows Marketplace, and a dollop of Azure Cache to top it off.
And that's not all. We're using the Access Control Service (ACS) to authenticate application users, and installing the website part of the application in multiple datacenters to demonstrate using Traffic Manager. We're even simulating an external transport partner based on the interaction pattern typical for companies such as DHL and UPS. As part of the team that designed the architecture and technology map for the project, I suspect I must be suffering from some kind of self-harming psychosis.
What's at the root of the problems is that almost all of these application ingredients are services exposed by Windows Azure (which makes sense considering the scope of the guide), and require users to manually create and configure a namespace for each technology using the Windows Azure portal. We can ease some of the pain by providing a setup program that uses the Azure Management API to configure the services after the namespaces have been manually created, but users still have to edit the program and all of the configuration files to specify their namespaces and their Azure account credentials.
On top of all this, there's connection strings to the databases, queue names, connection endpoints, WIF settings, data sync paths, cache URIs, and more to configure before it all works. The setup instructions in the readme file grow by the hour, and keeping them up to date is a whole new career opportunity I seem to have acquired, without actually applying for the job.
And, of course, users have to subscribe to Azure and pay for all of the services. I can see that this might dissuade some from actually setting up the example. If the first bullet point in the instructions is "Sign up for all of the Azure services in three data centers", we might just encounter some opposition. Strangely enough, the Azure people don't seem very keen for us to fill their data centers with applications running for free.
So one of the simplifications we've had to make is to limit the requirements of the sample application by making it auto-detect the presence of some services and change its behavior if not present, and allowing users to turn off some features where they don't have a suitable Azure service subscription. I suppose you could call this unintegrating with the cloud (or dehybrigation if you read my post from a couple of weeks ago). And, as far as Traffic Manager and SQL Azure Reporting go, we don't include them in the sample at all so we can make do with just one datacenter.
Yet the guide still has to cover all the bases. If we're doing hybrid applications, we need to provide guidance on the typical hybrid application technologies. So we've got the dev guys building spikes to test and confirm our initial assumptions and to discover the gotchas. The guide will patiently explain how our fictitious example corporation built their application to use all these features, but users won't see a few of them in the sample code.
Hopefully the Sale of Goods Act (1979) or my professional indemnity insurance will cover me against claims for what's missing...


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October sees the first release of Wah Lum's Library the offshoot of Twisted Dreams Magazine. All inclusions for this release were by invitation only. Yours truly was fortunate enough to be invited. My featured work includes; Part 1 of a serialisation of Vampires Revealed and several articles written by alter-ego Bektamun.
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I couldn't agree more with fepIII, another example of Kurdys and her "Monday morning Quarterback" routine. It is so easy to criticize now, it should have been brought up at the time. Are you kidding me, "vowed to keep a low profile"! This is a life or death matter and she wanted to keep a low profile? Move on Melanie and Dale, you both should have spoken at the time. My question is, why didn't you?
Julie.....I hope to all hope that you never make a mistake in your life. It really makes no sense to me why you continue to smear the schools and people of Portage. This is not news, it's smut that belongs in the national enquirer. You are shameless and your employer is just as bad. I'm canceling the Gazette and I'm urging everyone else to do the same. Is this how you would like to be treated? I doubt it. Scummy reporting!
I told myself I would never comment again on Gazette articles; however, this article is a travesty! The Gazette and Julie Mack should be writing to tell the community how to get help in times of need rather than defaming this lady in the public eye. You act as if you are the judge, jury, and prosecutor and have this lady targeted as guilty when you, nor I, have any idea why this happened. Both the Gazette and Julie Mack are disgraceful. This is infuriating, unless you (the gazette and Ms. Mack) write an article about mental and substance abuse issues outlining the ways to seek help, you are useless. Stop sensationalizing something that should be private, regardless of her profession. I wonder if you should be allowed to keep your job after writing such garbage? Perhaps you should look deep inside and try to figure out how this women feels and the sense of helplessness she may have after you continue to defame her in the public eye. Senseless, garbage reporting!
This needs to stop and the Gazette needs to stop feeding the interests of the wolves. Please let this Board and Superintendent Wells have the time necessary to communicate their differences and fix the problems. The continued to reporting of negative information will make for an uphill battle at election time with millage renewals and the Gazette knows it. If the Board continues with their disrespectful ways we must vote them out. Let's use democracy to solve the issues and don't let the media dictate what WE want.
I have an idea. Why don't youbsave the money and buy the product when you have enough, it's the same as lay away. Why in the world would someone be upset that a lay away program is going to be gone. This is the most insane thing I have ever heard.
Possibly because you weren't smart enough to save the money you need to go to college while you were in the Military or smart enough to work your way through College?
We are failing our children if we let the State Legislature reduce funding for schools and, at the same time, bring home the same wage and benefits that they enjoy day in and day out. We need to force these ELECTED OFFICIALS to make it painful for themselves as well.
A $1,000 bonus for agreeing to your contract??????? Are you kidding, these are the same unions that are ruining America. I have never in my life seen a group of people that think the are entitled more then the Union Workers. Ratify the contract and move on........you should be happy to have a job, I am!
michiganconservative.........He could drive his own vehicle and have his staff do the same if necessary. There is absolutely no reason he would need a top of the line motorhome for his campaign. This goes for any candidate for any office, there is no reason for this.
Are you kidding me! Look at the tour bus that this guy is riding in. How in the world can you lead by example when you are spending huge sums of money on a luxury tour bus? Now.....I will totally eat crow if someone can prove that this tour bus was given to him to use free of charge.