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The Department of Medicine has an immense collaborative community, allowing researchers to cross into different disciplines to answer important questions. Our research teams work to ensure that tomorrow's science is practiced as today's medicine.
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The Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago is committed to advancing knowledge and translating discoveries at the bench into clinical practice. Faculty members in each of our eleven divisions are dedicated to basic and translational research which focuses on latest innovations in a variety of diseases and health care services. Additionally, we have 5 Organized Research Units which focus on specific areas of interest and include faculty members from several divisions.
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In 2012, the University of Illinois at Chicago ranked 47 in NIH funding granted to medical schools. The Department of Medicine, with its 226 faculty members, obtains external research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), private foundations (e.g., American Heart Association, National Kidney Foundation), clinical trials, and industry. The department currently has over 35 Research Project Grants (R01), 5 Research Program Project Grants (P01), and 4 Institutional Training Grants (T32) totaling over $30 million. Research in the Department of Medicine occupies over 30,000 sq. ft. in six buildings on the West Campus.
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Subpart D--Prosthetic Devices
(a) Identification. A mercury and alloy dispenser is a device with a spring-activated valve intended to measure and dispense into a mixing capsule a predetermined amount of dental mercury in droplet form and a premeasured amount of alloy pellets.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in 872.9.
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Events happening in the Coastal Bend Monday
COASTAL BEND - Events happening in the Coastal Bend Monday:
PHI-TUNES: PhiTunes, a pop music recital presented by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and Phi Sigma Sorority, begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Wolfe Recital Hall, Fine Arts Center Music Building, Del Mar College East, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Free. Information: 698-1214.
JAZZ MASTER CLASS: The Department of Music at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will hold a Jazz Master Class from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Center for the Arts, Room 136. The class will feature jazz trombonist Bill Watrous. Information: 852-5523.
STEM DEADLINE: The deadline to apply for the "STEM Summer Institute: Underwater Robotics" at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is Monday. The School of Engineering and Computing Sciences will hold two sessions of the weeklong summer educational program from June 9-15 and July 7-13. Information/cost/registration: 825-6025; email email@example.com or entc.tamucc.edu/stemsi.
'Grease': John Paul II High School Theatre Arts Department presents "Grease" by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Cost: $5; $10/reserved seats. No one under age 8 will be allowed. The musical will be held in the school cafeteria, 3036 Saratoga Blvd. Information: 361-855-5744, ext. 251 or 361-774-0033.
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By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2004 Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraqi officials are continuing negotiations with insurgents in Fallujah and southern Iraq, CPA officials said in Baghdad today.
Fighting across Iraq has caused about 70 U.S. and coalition combat deaths since April 1, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt told reporters at a Baghdad news conference. The general estimated enemy casualties to be "10 times" over coalition forces' losses during that period.
At present, Kimmitt added, "there's no reliable figure" on the number of civilian casualties incurred during the Fallujah fighting. Kimmitt is deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7.
U.S. Marines deployed around Fallujah are taking a watch-and-wait attitude during the cease-fire, Kimmitt said, while enemy forces in the area continue to snipe at the Marines.
Kimmitt said the coalition's cease-fire should not be construed as an indication that enemy resistance in Fallujah has eroded the Marines' will and ability to fight. "With regards to the question whether the Marines have stopped fighting because they've run out of fight, I can tell you that there is nothing further from the truth," the general emphasized. "The fact is that the Marines are ready, on order, to continue the operations to complete the destruction of enemy forces in Fallujah."
The Marines, he added, are "more than capable, they are more than equipped, they are more than armed" to do the job.
U.S., coalition and Iraqi officials, Kimmitt explained, are "working a political track to achieve the ultimate end-state, which is to restore legitimate Iraqi control" of Fallujah.
A reporter noted Baathist insurgents in Baghdad are distributing leaflets warning Iraqis not to support U.S. and coalition efforts. That, Kimmitt observed, is "just another tactic on the part of the enemy to try to cow the population into relenting on their deep aspiration to move toward sovereignty and democracy and individual rights."
Insurgent elements in Iraq, Kimmitt emphasized, will "use any tactic they can - - whether it's combat, whether it's intimidation, whether it's terrorism -- to try to derail the process."
He said coalition and Iraqi security forces "remain resolved to attacking these elements, defeating these elements, killing these elements, and moving forward."
Insurgents in Iraq "are trying to use mob violence to determine who will have power in Iraq rather than relying on elections," said CPA senior spokesman Dan Senor, who accompanied Kimmitt at the briefing.
Insurgents who killed and debased four U.S. contractors in Fallujah, plus other disruptive elements such as outlaw Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, represent a societal "poison" left over from decades of dictatorial rule in Iraq, Senor pointed out.
It is "critical," Senor said, to confront insurgent elements in Iraq "now, rather than after" the slated June 30 handover of sovereignty to an Iraqi government. Otherwise, "the task will only become more difficult down the road," he concluded.
Related Articles:Bremer Blames Violence on 'Poison' in Iraqi SocietyFallujah 'Under Control' as Gunfire Punctuates Cease-FireDelaying Sovereignty Transfer is Enemies' Wish, Bush SaysCoalition Overpowering Pockets of Resistance in IraqMarines Prepared, Trained for Iraq Mission, Says Commander


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Mike's Backyard BBQ Sweepstakes
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Mike's Backyard BBQ (the "Sweepstakes") is open to residents of the State of Minnesota who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of KARE ("Sponsor"), Gannett Co., Inc., By The Yard, CalSpas, and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.
3. How To Enter. The Sweepstakes will begin at 12:00 p.m. (C.T.) on Monday, May 9, 2011 and end at 11:59 p.m. (C.T.) on July 29, 2011 (the "Sweepstakes Period").
Internet Entry: Enter by visiting the Mike's Backyard BBQ sweepstakes official registration page on the KARE 11 website - www.kare11.com and submitting one original food recipe appropriate for a backyard BBQ, and completing all of the required information and following all posted instructions. Each submitted recipe must be an authentic, original recipe and the entrant must own the copyright in the recipe submitted. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn't interfere with processing your entry. Complete the entry form and any other required fields and then submit your entry by clicking on the "SEND" button. By entering, you agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions on the Sweepstakes website or in any email received from Sponsor. Sponsor may select one or more entrants to appear on the "Mike's Backyard BBQ" segment on KARE, during the Sweepstakes Period, to make their submitted food.
Limit one (1) entry per person.
Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned.
4. Winner Selection. One (1) Grand Prize Winner and one (1) First Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing, from among all eligible entries received, to be held on or about August 17, 2011.
5. Prizes and Odds. One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a CalSpa Platinum™ PL870L hot tub provided by Spa Store of Plymouth (ARV: $10,999). One (1) First Prize Winner will receive an outdoor patio furniture set from By The Yard (ARV: $2,450).
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Entrants selected to appear on the "Mike's Backyard BBQ" segment on KARE during the Sweepstakes Period do not have increased odds of winning.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified on or about August 22, 2011 at the telephone number or email address provided on winner's entry form. Sponsor will call during regular business hours at number provided on entry form and will leave no messages. Failure to reach winner in person by phone after three (3) attempts or return of email notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. Sponsor will provide the identities and contact information of the winners to the prize providers, who will facilitate the award of the prizes directly with the winners. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as instructed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner's consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Sweepstakes is compromised by: a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsors will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries (either photos or ballots), poor quality photos, or for failure to receive entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries or votes submitted by the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries, or votes by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Sweepstakes.
8. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
9. Sponsor. The Mike's Backyard BBQ sweepstakes is sponsored by KARE. The decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Sweepstakes. For a list of winners (available after September 30, 2011, or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Winners List/Official Rules" (as applicable), Mike's Backyard BBQ Sweepstakes, 8811 Highway 55, Golden Valley, MN 55427. If you have any questions regarding this Sweepstakes, please contact Jessica Petron at 763-797-7330 or email@example.com.


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Priceless Jesus Painting Found In Trailer Park
A 73-year old Tennessee man by the name of Frosty, yes like the snowman, had his home burglarized by a woman by the name of Kelly Ghormley. After the robbery Ghormley noticed that the painting was of the imaginary man in the sky's son. So she tried to pawn it off on a local Church. The Church immediately noticed the painting might be worth something and decided to take her up on her offer. Turns out they were way right. The painting is based on the Veil of Veronica, aka the towel Jesus wiped his face on during the crucifixion. As the story goes when Veronica looked at it after Jesus wiped his face, his face was imprinted on the Veil. The painting, being a replica of the veil, is therefore priceless since Christians believe it is historically correct. The painting is an actual replica of the real face of Jesus. The painting is so significant in fact, that it was blessed by Pope Leo XIII who served back in the 1800's. [Gawker]


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2013 Georgia Tech Football Preview: Paul Johnson has led the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to five bowl games and two ACC Championship Game appearances in his five years as the head coach. However, after winning 20 games in his first two seasons that included an ACC championship, the Yellow Jackets are 21-19 in the last three years. The offense will continue to rely heavily on the run game with sophomore Vad Lee expected to be the point man in the triple-option offense. With Lee at quarterback, senior David Sims should lead a very deep group at the running back position.
The defense will return eight starters under Ted Roof, who took over as the defensive coordinator during the season last year. The Yellow Jackets will end the season by hosting state rival Georgia Bulldogs, with home contests also slated against Virginia Tech, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh.
2011 Georgia Tech Football Preview: Behind a strong running game, Georgia Tech had solid years in both 2008 and 2009, but the Yellow Jackets took a step back last season and finished 6-7. This year, head coach Paul Johnson returns a number of starters who will be looking to return to prominence in the ACC.
Perhaps the biggest question heading into the year is who will be under center. The presumptive favorite for the job is Tevin Washington, who got some playing time in four games last year, but redshirt freshman Synjyn Days could beat him out for the job. Whoever starts will have to operate in the Yellow Jackets unique spread option, which places a strong emphasis on the running game of Orwin Smith and Roddy Jones.
The defense will look to fill holes in the secondary caused when all four starters from 2010 left. However, while the secondary may be thin, the Yellow Jackets have a strong front seven led by linebackers Julian Burnett and Steven Sylvester. Defensive end Jason Peter should provide strong senior leadership as well as significant pass rush from the side. It will be up to them to put pressure on the quarterback and give their upstart backfield a chance to catch up with the veterans on the squad.
2010 Georgia Tech Football Preview: Paul Johnson has had the Midas touch since taking over as head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 2008. Using his unique flexbone option offense, the coach led his team to an ACC Coastal Division Co-Championship in 2008 and a Conference Championship in 2009, the team's first in 11 years.
In Johnson's brief tenure, the Yellow Jackets beat their arch rivals, the University of Georgia Bulldogs, for the first time since 2000, defeated the Virginia Cavaliers on the road for the first time since 1990 and broke a 0-17 stretch to opponents ranked in the top five in the nation by toppling the fourth ranked Virginia Tech in 2009.
There aren't many improvements Georgia Tech can make on last season, but another ACC Championship and a Bowl Game victory would be a good start.
To help make their run this season, the Yellow Jackets bring back last year's starting quarterback Joshua Nesbitt, who threw for 1,701 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2009. Though the team has named Tevin Washington as a backup, Nesbitt's job seems safe as he's proved that he can tactfully manage the team's spread-option offense.
2009 Georgia Tech Football Preview: Head Coach: Paul Johnson The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be a team to watch in 2009. That is because Georgia Tech had a hugely successful in 2008, under first year Head Coach Paul Johnson. And many experts are predicting a repeat performance of that success heading into the 2009 season. The Yellow Jackets return a strong offense that will again rely on the triple-option spread to confuse and overpower opponents. If GT can keep things rolling they should be in the conversation for BCS bowls again in 2009.
2008 Georgia Tech Football Preview: Head Coach: Paul Johnson Coming off a .500 season and the loss of Chan Gailey at head coach, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program has a lot of question marks around it this coming season. Tech fans will be excited to see what the future holds for the team. Paul Johnson from Navy has taken the coaching job for 2008, and fans will fill Bobby Dodd Stadium this year to cheer their team on to an ACC Championship, a bowl game, and perhaps most importantly a win over their archrivals the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Southwest working on Canadian hookup
Southwest Airlines is working on a deal that could let passengers book travel to Canada via the carrier. It's building a codeshare partnership with WestJet Airlines of Canada. The deal still requires approval from both the Canadian and American governments. But once in place, the expectation is that Southwest customers will be able to book […] [Read More]
What's with the cargo plane?
(Clocking In/Sean M. Wood) Click to see a bigger, crappier picture. Contrary to what some PR experts might think, I don't make a habit of hanging around the airport. But when you live two miles north of the place, it's hard not to notice some things that happen there. Especially from the intersection of Starcrest […] [Read More]
AT&T teams for Olympic soundtrack
Nastia Liukin does the splits to Nelly. Everyone likes a little workout music to get the blood pumping — from Olympic athletes to those of us just trying not to fall on our faces when we run on the gym treadmill. To help the U.S. Olympic Team go for the gold at the 2008 Olympic […] [Read More]
Valero's refinery fire in McKee to be dissected
The Chemical Safety Board will release its final report on Wednesday about the propane fire at Valero Energy Corp.'s McKee refinery near Sunray on Feb. 16, 2007. The accident sent three workers to the hospital with burns and led to the plant's being shut for two months. The board, which is also releasing a video […] [Read More]
Tesoro to upgrade its North Dakota plant
Tesoro Corp. plans to spend $125 million to upgrade its refinery in North Dakota. But don't expect the plant to pump out more gasoline. The upgrades will boost the Mandan, N.D. plant's capacity to produce ultra-low sulfur diesel to help it meet federal standards, according to our colleagues at the Associated Press. Lots of refiners […] [Read More]
His heart's still here
Devin Brown, a former San Antonio Spur guard who signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers last year, is back in San Antonio with his annual summer basketball camp that this year will include special help for 400 needy families. In conjunction with Feed the Children, Brown will give 25 pounds of food and a box of […] [Read More]
Valero sells its smallest refinery
Valero Energy Corp.said today that it has sold its Krotz Springs refinery in Louisiana to a Dallas-based independent refiner for $333 million plus $143 million as part of an initial payment toward working capital. The buyer is Alon USA Energy Inc. Valero had earlier this year that it would explore "strategic alternatives" for the plant, […] [Read More]
Want solar with your Prius?
(Toyota Motor Sales) There is a report out of Japan that Toyota will add solar panels to the Prius when it redesigns the vehicle in early 2009. The panels will be used to help power the air conditioner on the car. There is also word that Toyota will try to reduce the weight of the […] [Read More]
Kyle Busch is a freak
(AP Photo/John Raoux) Kyle Busch waves to fans from his No. 18 Toyota Camry. Toyota needs all the help it can get selling Tundras. So the more wins racked up by Camry driver Kyle Busch on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit, the better. Busch won again, Saturday night, in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona […] [Read More]
Sunday's report, now in HD
AT&T's headquarters relocation to Dallas is one of those stories that just keeps on giving. You see that in this Sunday's business news report as Barry had our resident AT&T expert, <a href="Sanford Nowlin, on to talk about the airport and if anything could have been done to keep the telecom company here. There's also […] [Read More]
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Michael De Leon
Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
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By Jose Grijalva, Project Spurs.com If you thought Metta World Peace just reserved his "out there" behavior for the basketball court, then you haven't done yourself justice by visiting his Twitter page. Click HERE for the complete article. [Read More]
Parker unveils new limited edition Tissot watch
by: Jeff Garcia Aside from making a statement on the basketball court for the San Antonio Spurs, Tony parker also likes to make a fashion statement off the court. It is no secret TP loves fashion and he shows this with his choice of watch – Tissot. And as the playoffs are well underway, Tissot […] [Read More]
(Photos) Tony Parker goes to the zoo
by: Jeff Garcia Before the San Antonio Spurs found out who they'll face in the West Semifinals (Golden State) and aside from taking in practice, Tony Parker visited the San Antonio Zoo in his spare time. From being used as a perch for birds to putting his arm in a hippo's wide-open mouth, it seems […] [Read More]
Goudelock wasn't worried about Parker in Game 3
by: Jose Grijalva Andrew Goudelock was called upon by the Los Angeles Lakers in desperation. The team lost both of its starting guards (Steve Nash and Steve Blake) to injury and had two other on the team that couldn't play the whole game despite a short rotation. This would be his first NBA playoff game […] [Read More]
Spurscast #293: The Spurs take a 2-0 lead over the Lakers and some more
by: Kyle Boenitz On this week's playoff edition of the Spurscast, Jose Grijalva and Trevor Zickgraf join me to talk about what the San Antonio Spurs have been doing right to take a 2-0 lead on the Los Angeles Lakers and what they need to do in order to make it a sweep. We also […] [Read More]
Matchup of the Game for Game 2: Spurs vs. Lakers
by: Jose Grijalva The matchup of the game for Game 2 will be between San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Blake. Tony Parker ended Game 1 with 18 points, but it wasn't a vintage Parker-like performance. He looked a step slow and still may be bothered by the ankle injury he […] [Read More]
By Jose Grijalva, Project Spurs.com San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker wasn't himself when he played against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon. Parker has been a step slow since his ankle injury in the regular season and has not caught up to his former MVP-like play, especially with his 8-21 shooting. His counterpart, Steve Blake,got […] [Read More]
Lakers' Blake pleased with defense of Parker in Game 1
by: Quixem Ramirez Much was made of Manu Ginobili's hyper-efficient Game 1 line and rightfully so. Ginobili, far removed from his days as the San Antonio Spurs' offensive catalyst, tied a team-high in points (18) in a mere 19 minutes. Click HERE to read the article [Read More]
By Jose Grijalva, Project Spurs.com The Los Angeles Lakers won't be in full force come Sunday for Game 1 of the first round of the 2013 postseason, but they might be getting a little bit more help with Steve Nash. Click HERE for the complete article at Project Spurs [Read More]
Parker, Ginobili's absence affecting Splitter's offense
by: Trevor Zickgraf The San Antonio Spurs have a number of problems heading in to the playoffs. Most of them revolve around the fact that their two best guards can't make lay ups at the moment because of various injuries. However, the injuries and recoveries of Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have created trickle down […] [Read More]
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Elizabeth "Betty" Herrington-Matchner
Elizabeth "Betty" Herrington-Matchner, age 88, died Monday, July 23, 2012, in Fort Myers, FL, where she had lived for the past 25 years.
Born Sept. 17, 1923, in Oakdale, PA, she was a daughter to Perry and Agnes (Campbell) Tarr. She graduated from West Minster College and received her masters from Kent State University. Betty taught at Hoover High School for more than 30 years. She was a charter member of Faith United Methodist Church of North Canton, and an associate member of Grace Church Olga- Fort Myers Shores Campus. Betty was a past matron of the Augusta Chapter and member of Legacy Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her second husband, Frank Matchner, Jr.; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Michael Poole of Sinking Spring, PA; son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Lynette Herrington of Canton; three grandchildren, Brian and Kevin Poole and Crissy Herrington; three great grandchildren; and a brother, Scotty Tarr of Atlanta, GA.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Orin Herrington; and a sister, Amy.
Funeral Service and Eastern Star tributes were held July 28 in Faith United Methodist Church with interment in Herrington Cemetery, Mechanicstown, OH. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Herrington Church, 4184 Arbor NE, Mechanicstown, OH 44651 or Faith United Methodist Church 300 9th St. NW, North Canton, OH 44720. Those wishing may sign the guest book at www.shriverfuneralhomes.com.
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i would not saying buying the fully loaded quad g5 is rash.. I actually love mine.. but thats besides the point.
I would buy the most you can afford. Tomorrow is WWDC and I am read that the powermac replacement will be released, and I feel that if it is going to be released any time soon, then tomorrow would be the big time to do that, because all the world is watching. I would buy that if you have the money, you seam to like to keep computers for a long time, and I think that computer will last the longest into the future. Other wise I would buy a iMac core duo, and instal the ram myself because it saves money (although with the quad I just had them do it looking at the inside of that would require you to take out a few things to get access to the ram and that was not worth my time. I am only telling you this incase you decide to do the rash thing) The next option if you are still stuck on ppc would be to get a used powermac g5 low end, single processor or lower clocked dual processor, what ever you can find for a low price. Good luck getting your new computer.
post script: I would keep that computer as a itunes server if that function is still working for you, why replace something that still works? I would just expand and put that computer else where, where i can provide you your music while keeping your hard drive on your new computer empty for your songs you are going to record.
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The Georgia Department of Transportation looks to continue scheduled routine maintenance in Elbert, Franklin, Madison and Hart Counties.
In Elbert County, Georgia DOT crews will fill in cracks in the asphalt on State Route 72; a lane closure will be in place while this work occurs. Another crew will replace raised pavement markers on state routes throughout the county.
In Hart County, driveways along State Routes 77, 51,328, and 17 will be serviced.
Crews in Franklin County will repair and restore the grade of shoulders along State Route 174. The shoulder and one lane will be closed for that work.
And in Madison County, ruts alongside State Route 8 will be repaired, and trimming or removing of vegetation will occur alongside State Routes 17 and 72.
Work should resume today, and will continue through Friday, March 22nd from 7:00am until 5:30pm, as long as weather permits.
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"I did my research on Bruce," Dockett said. "And he's a great guy. I talked to a lot of players that played with him — Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney, even some guys in Pittsburgh. They all vouched for him. They all said he's a good guy.
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Remember the lateral knee joint capsule reaches 1.25-2cm above knee joint, dont forget the distal femoral physis in children.
In general, the pin should pass along or slightly posterior to the midcoronal plane of the femoral shaft. It should also pass just proximal to the adductor tubercle in order to avoid engagement of the collateral ligaments. This lies almost at the level of the proximal pole of the patella in the relaxed and extended knee.
Flex the knee slightly during insertion to draw the periarticular soft tissues into the position they will occupy while the limb is in traction, thereby reducing pressure necrosis of the skin.
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Contraindicated if the knee ligaments have been injured.
Insertion point 2cm distal and posterior to Tibial tuberosity. Dont let the pin creep anteriorly while inserting the pin.
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Calcaneal Traction
Halett et al suggests for a calcaneal pin place it 2 cm below and behind the lateral malleolus or 3 cm below and behind the medial malleolus BEWARE Tornetta et al show no position is completely safe when placing a medial calcaneal pin or transcalcaneal pin. Ensure you are as far posterior as possible yet still engaging bone.
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After you upgrade to Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Instant Messaging Service may stop responding to Instant Messaging client requests.
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Officials await OK to break ground on United Therapeutics project
United Therapeutics Corp. has plans readied for a new research lab facility in the Research Triangle Park that's designed to support research into the use of pig lungs for human transplant.
But Avi Halpert, vice president of real estate for the Maryland-based company, said he's waiting on the word from top company executives on when construction can begin. In a previous interview, a company leader said construction on the new research facility was targeted to run from 2015 to 2017.
"We're hoping the science and all the research and development that we're working on all over the United States and even down here; we hope that it'll ultimately allow us to move forward with the construction of an R&D facility on-site," Halpert said. "There's a few milestones in the laboratory that need to occur."
United Therapeutics is dedicated to developing treatments – and a cure -- for pulmonary arterial hypertension, which is characterized by high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs.
On 132 acres of land bought from GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 for $17.5 million, United Therapeutics planned to renovate a portion of an iconic building known as the Elion-Hitchings Building as well as to build a new research facility. The purchase also included former GSK buildings referred to as the South, and South expansion.
The tract purchased from GlaxoSmithKline in 2012 was contiguous to United Therapeutics' existing facilities in the park.
On a tour of the site last week, Halpert showed that the South and South expansion buildings' renovation is complete.
One of buildings is being used for office space, and the other is being used for office as well as lab space, he said.
They also have space for future growth and future projects.
Halpert pointed to bicycles parked outside one of the two buildings that employees can use to ride between buildings.
"We want to grow here, in Research Triangle Park, and to be able to cut through a property. To have continuous and abutting sites sort of creates that campus atmosphere," Halpert said. "If we were all hodge-podged all over the place, it just wouldn't have that same flavor and campus environment."
He also said demolition on the site is complete for portions of the Elion-Hitchings Building the company did not plan to keep.
About 150,000 square feet of the building remains; they demolished about 400,000 square feet.
The building was designed by architect Paul Rudolph on a 22.5-degree slant, and was filmed for the 1983 science fiction film "Brainstorm."
Halpert said the company discussed its demolition plan with neighbors and other stakeholders. It kept the most architecturally significant portion of the building, he said, that's also visible from nearby roads.
Demolition took about six months, according to an email from Thomas Kaufman, corporate real estate coordinator for United Therapeutics. Seventy-eight percent of the demolished material was recycled, including 38,100 tons of concrete, 7,683 tons of steel, and 215 tons of stainless steel and copper.
"It was an incredible amount of material that came in that building," Halpert said. "GSK left it fully furnished. There were chairs and laboratory fume hoods – you could have back-filled it with a company just with people and you could have got it going."
In addition to renovating a portion of the building, the company also plans to build a new lab facility. Kaufman said in an email that the Elion-Hitchings renovation is not necessarily tied to the construction of that facility. The renovation and construction work may occur at the same time, or it may happen in a multi-phased process, he said.
The company's plans for the new research facility, which will be about 250,000 square feet, show it will resemble a star when viewed from overhead.
The design would allow scientists to keep different types of pigs for engineering lung tissues and transplantation research. It will have a central hub to simplify delivery of food and water to the animals.
The company has plans to work on engineered lungs and lung tissues that could be transplanted into patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension or other lung diseases.
In 2011, the company acquired Revivicor in Virginia, which focused on genetically engineered pigs to provide, among other things, diabetes treatment and organs and tissues for use in transplant surgery known as "xenografts."
Andy Fisher, a spokesman for United Therapeutics, confirmed that the company is looking to build a new designated pathogen-free research facility in the RTP for pig lung research, but also said that the company has other non-xeno-regenerative tissue and organ research programs that would not be located in that facility.
The company doesn't have a definitive timeline for the project, Fisher said. He did say that the designated pathogen-free facility and the renovation of the Elion-Hitchings Building will each take about 24 months to build or renovate. He said the company hasn't shared the specific milestones that need to be met to move forward.
While construction and renovation work has not yet begun, the company is launching work on a solar field on the property.
Halpert said United Therapeutics has been accepting shipments of solar panels for the solar field, which is estimated to cost more than $7.5 million. In total, they plan to have 14,124 solar panels in an array that would produce 4 megawatts of power.
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Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says plaintiffs in a suit seeking to overturn the state's new immigration law must "provide a clearer picture of the issues to be addressed" as the suit goes forward.
The motion, filed on Wednesday, says the plaintiffs in the suit should direct which charges are being brought against the 11 named defendants in the case, all state officials. The motion calls the initial lawsuit a "shotgun pleading."
The AG's office says, for instance, that schools superintendent Joe Morton, one of the defendants in the case, is being asked to defend a charge that the statute's law enforcement provisions violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable search and seizure, something an educator would not have a role in.
"The Plaintiffs should be necessarily forced to clearly state their exact causes of action, the Plaintiffs asserting each one, the Defendants accused in each one, the legal grounds for each, and any relevant factual support," the motion says.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Immigration Law Center filed suit earlier this month to overturn the immigration law, which makes it a crime to be an undocumented alien in Alabama and gives law enforcement the power to detain those they have "reasonable suspicion" of being in the country illegally.
The lawsuit seeks class action status to allow the plaintiffs to represent all those who may be affected by the state's new immigration law, signed by Gov. Robert Bentley on June 9. The suit says the defendants could bring harm to the plaintiffs because as state officials, they have a duty to enforce the law the plaintiffs seek to block.
"I don't think there's any doubt about our claims and what we're setting out," said Linton Joaquin, general counsel for the National Immigration Law Center. Joaquin said they would file a reply to the motion.
Earlier today, groups representing the plaintiffs filed a motion for an injunction against the immigration law while the lawsuit proceeds. If not granted, the immigration law would go into effect on Sept. 1.
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15 foot Rope climb, 2 ascents
100 foot Sprint
225 pound Squat clean, 4 reps
100 foot Sprint
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Keep on fighting Drew, we are all rooting for you!
Drew sounds like a brilliant mind and a good soul. I hope that by sharing his experiences he heals and gets the support he needs and deserves. Find that balance, Drew, and please keep us posted.
P.S. I love that Elisabeth is killing it at Regionals. Keep up the great work, lady!
Drew, much respect
This one will be fun. I'll be scaling to women's weight of 135.
I don't have any sort of climbing rope. Anything I can substitute for?
@braden: towel pull-ups. vary your grip though each round (i.e. right hand above left and vice-versa). 5 - 8 reps per 'ascent'
Scaled squat cleans to 185#
Regional score = 10:04
10:04 Rx'd
No rope so I did 7 towel pull-ups per assent
Scaled clean squat to 175#
Scaled squat cleans to 135 Lbs.
The rest Rx'd
Thank you, I hadn't thought of that. Gonna go do this now.
Musings in the filter, thoughts on the Games...
watch/phone shut off
15 shoulder press
15 steps w/135
30 towel pull-ups for 2 x 15 ft rope climbs
135# squat cleans
13:49...used 135# for Squat Cleans. Still not deep enough, but improving.
Subbed 4 pull ups/4 knees to elbows/4 squats for each rope climb
squat cleans w/ 125#
9:00 used 155# for cleans.
that was amazing to watch!! way to go!
Scaled weight to 185# (my 1RM is 205-210#)
Time - 11:04
Did this one today:
20 minute AMRAP of:
3 wall walks
10 up downs
5 pass throughs
10 grass hoppers
8 rounds rx'd.
Will make up today's WOD this week.
2 rounds:
100 double unders
50 shoulder to overhead, 45#
25 knees to elbows
Last time, 16:38
Four rounds for time of:
12 foot Rope climb, 2 ascents
100 foot Sprint
155 pound Power clean, 4 reps
100 foot Sprint
Subbed 8 pullups per rope climb.
185lbs squat clean
There aren't any legit subs for rope climbs in my book, because nice you learn to wrap your feet around rope, they aren't very difficult. I find towel pull-ups to be MUCH more difficult.
Subbed 15 pullups with a rope over the bar per rope climb, scaled squat cleans to 135 lbs, did 30 seconds row for the first sprint, and 30 seconds bike for the second sprint.
got 25:38
Spealler wins event six!!!
1st CF wod since accident in Aug 2012......no rope sub 15 chest ups ..scaled 185 for cleans..... 13.12!!
did 7 pull ups for each ascent. this was legit.
M 53 6'2" 195 Don't have a rope, and don't want to sprint in 108 degrees. Did 50 95lb thrusters, 40 chest to bar pull-ups, 30 185lb deadlifts.
Modified WOD with what I had on hand
12 foot pole at playground, 4 ascents
6 foot chain at playground, 14 ascents
100 meter sprint, 8 reps
16 squat cleans, 70 pounds, broken
arms are wobbling now
clarification on my post, the 6 foot chain ascents were beginner climbs
Still looking for Bingo's Sunday musings. This is two weeks in a row for his posts being hung up. Did he say bad words?
sub'd 10 towel pullups and 185lbs.
subbed 15 burpee pull-ups for 1 rope climb
4 rounds
30 burpee pull-ups
100m sprint
165 x 10 reps squat cleans
100m sprint
subbed 155 sqaut cleans
Brock 8:28
Seb 8:30
Modified/Scaled for my CoCr & Polymer Knee
Four rounds for time of:
10 Rope Pull-ups
50 foot Sled drag, 105 pounds
155 pound Power clean, 4 reps
50 foot Sled drag, 105 pounds
Être prêt
Subbed 30 alternate towell pull ups for 2 rope climb
Subbed 5 tuck jumps for 100 foot sprint
Scaled to 140# squat clean(63.5kg)
Four rounds for time of:
30 alternate towell pull ups
5 tuck jumps
140 pound Squat clean, 4 reps
5 tuck jumps
19:31 time
Subbed 10 pullups
Subbed 100m run for 100ft
Squat Clean @ 95#
14:47 time
Subbed 10 pullups
Squat clean @ 35#
Go hard or go home!
We're fighting for you drew.
Rx'd minus 15 towel pu per round and 135lb sc
10 towel pull ups
100 meter row
40kg SC
100 meter row
The CFK course in Morristown was fascinating and very motivating. It is incredible what we can get teens and kids to accomplish! Thanks to all the trainers, you guys were awesome.
Sunday musings (Games worthy)...
Bloombert BusinessWeek reported that Rich Froning signed an endorsement contract with Oakley, calling it a "the defining moment in CrossFit's history." Think about that for a moment. The signing of a single endorsement contract by Rich is being called THE defining moment in CrossFit's, not the CrossFit Games' mind you but CROSSFIT's entire history.
I prefer to think of Rich's Oakley signing as just one more milepost along the maturational highway of the CrossFit Games, CrossFit as sport. When we eventually have a Nike sponsored athlete or a Gatorade commercial (hmmm...who do you want to see with the fluorescent perspiration cascading down the body after a clip of butterfly PU?) then we will know that CrossFit the sport has broken through to the masses, not unlike that snowboard kid--what's his name, the Floating Eggplant or something like that--getting an Amex commercial in the Olympics OFF season.
No, I think there actually have been a couple of defining moments this past year or so, one that is CrossFit in general and bridges the CrossFit/Non-CrossFit divide, and one which is specific to CrossFit, the sport and is confined for the moment within the CrossFit community.
The first one is easy: CrossFit, Inc produces and sells the CrossFit Games to ESPN. Now THAT, boys and girls, is a defining moment. There is no Oakley contract, heck there's probably no Reebok without the gut check GG and the HQ staff made when they went it alone at the HDC in year one. Signing that ESPN deal is the very essence of a defining moment. Think Adidas is happy about that? The CrossFit Games and the Reebok/CrossFit deal is a defining moment for the second largest athletic company on the planet, let alone just CrossFit. Now that the CrossFit Games are on "The Deuce" almost all of my conversations about CrossFit occur without the need for an introductory explanation, a true paradigm shift for CrossFit. I'll bet that's changed for most of you, too.
The other defining moment is an internal one and involves CrossFit the sport, the CrossFit Games for both participants and CrossFitting spectators. It speaks to the growth and continued maturation of both the sport and CrossFit. Each year the Games season has had an "issue" that in retrospect has made perfect sense as it related to the particular stage of development of both CrossFit and the Games. We had entries cut off at a particular number without a qualifier. We had locally-run Regionals which generated controversy about WOD choices. We had the first Open and the surprising number of participants straining the resources of the Games staff. We had Regional venue variability. All of these were acknowledged by HQ and all of them were resolved in each subsequent year.
And now we have folks at home making rules calls. Evaluating judges calls no differently than we see people talking about balls and strikes, one foot inbounds or two, charging or a block. The event and the audience have now grown so big, and both have become so sophisticated that this year people are talking about pretty darned subtle judging issues. The Games have grown and CrossFit has separated along the lines of those who compete in the Majors and those who compete for fun (if at all). Not unlike golf or tennis or any manner of endurance sport, the divide between the 0.1% and the rest of us now exists in CrossFit.
It is a gulf no less wide than any professional sport you can name, and its existence does not rest on an endorsement contract. The power of this defining moment in my opinion (no endorsement, here or ever, from HQ) is that we have reached a point where we all understand the nuance of CrossFit to the degree that we are knowledgeable enough to comment on judging. At the Games, at the Regionals, and at the Open. The fact that some of us choose to do so may or may not be a good thing, but the depth of knowledge that is now present across the spectrum of people doing CrossFit, manifested by our collective awareness of the act of judging, is a significant defining moment for CrossFit, the sport.
So best of luck to Rich and all of the athletes going through the Regionals right now. Congrats to Rich on signing a landmark endorsement deal, whether or not it is a "defining moment" for CrossFit (I loved his Oakley toss to the crowd at 13.5 in Santa Cruz!). Good luck to anyone who wants to buy a pair of Rich Froening Oakleys--in my day job we sell the brand and let's just say that they haven't figured out the inventory/customer service thing.
But mostly best of luck to all of the judges at all of the Games events. Let's remember that every year HQ has evaluated the Games experience and come back better the next, solving each year's issue as the Games grow into next year's. This year will be no different. Each one of those judges is you, and they will be back with you in the Box next week in the never-ending struggle of you vs. you.
Each of you looking for your own, personal, CrossFit "defining moment".
I'll see you next week...
Posted by bingo at June 2, 2013 7:38 AM
Sub 15 pu
185 sc
4 beginner rope climbs feet on floor each round
155# clean
Musings re-posted by request.
Scaled squat clean to #185 7:07
As rxd
9:07 scaled sq cleans to 195lb
could do pwr clean at 225 and then front squat, if i went slow and concentrated, but sore, tired, afraid of injury, etc., (max clean is 235), started at 205, dropped to 195 after 2 reps.
short, heavy, done relatively fast--my kind of wod, unlike today's grind!! of 30 min run.
7:33 w/ 185# squat cleans
135# power clean
Sub 10 regular pull ups for rope climbs
And did 75# squat cleans
Scaled to 135#
4 Rounds
10 Dips
8 PullUps
6 135# Cleans
Good Workout
4 rounds
8 towel pullups, 8 squats
100' sprint
135# squat clean, 4 reps
100' sprint
Subbed 5 towel pull-ups + 5 squats for each rope climb
Scaled squat cleans to 60kg
20 close grip pull ups for rope climbs
185lb squat clean
9:09 at 155
2013-06-04: Sub: 200M run,2XLPullups, 2X135#Squat Clean. 16Rnds@29:31.
as Rx'd (pretty much) rope is a bit short but a bit slippery too.
4x (2 rope climbs, run down driveway around truck, 4 x 135 squat cleans, run around truck)
Great wod!
Scale squat cleans to 185#.
Regional athletes are beasts.
Kept messing up my rope climbs. Took up too much time. Gotta keep practicing.
Subbed rope climbs for 30 alternate towel pull ups.
Scaled squat weight to 88lb
Did squat cleans with 185lbs
scaled to 1 rope climb, hang squat clean, and sprint to garage across parking lot and back. still 4 rounds
Ricky 6:17 (65)
Lil Kim 6:45 (65)
Meghan 6:35 (95)
Amanda 6:45 (45/lay down)
Megan K 7:50 (65)
Aaron 5:20 (35/lay down)
Katie B 5:25 (55)
Bubs 6:21 (75)
Alison 5:50 (75/front squat/pull-up)
Erin 8:06 (65)
Jay 5:43 (135)
Jesse 4:16 (65)
Jacob 6:49 (135)
Jason 4:59 (105)
Joe 5:01 (75)
Lauren 5:59 (35/lay down)
Renee 6:00 (35/lay down)
Aly 6:28 (65^)
Mr. Wonsil 10:30 (95^/lay down on last round)
Shannon 7:02 (75)
Potter 5:48 (55/powerclean)
Marianne 6:16 (75)
Jamie 6:48 (35/lay down)
Ryan 6:36 (95)
Cam 6:52 (135/modified)
Mrs. Carey 7:56 (65/lay down)
Sandi 8:06 (35/lay down)
Kyle 9:15 (65/modified)
Wendy 7:40 (55/lay down)
Mario 4:15 (95/modified)
Josh 5:25 (135/modified)
Tara 5:42 (95/lay down)
Mrs. Carey 7:56 (65/lay down)
Pudge 8:01 (65)
Mr. Carey 7:04 (95)
Heather 8:28 (35/lay down)
160 pound Squat clean
6 pullups per ascent
No barbell so did 80lb single arm DB snatch (2 each arm) instead of cleans
155lbs on the squat cleans
Subbed 15 pull ups for rope ascent
135# Squat Cleans
Did not time, focused on correct form.
Four rounds for time of:
30 towel jumping pullups
100 foot Sprint
155 pound Squat clean, 4 reps
100 foot Sprint
8 minutes and something
CFWU-2. Superman. Burgener. DU.
Had to scale to 205. First 2 rounds terrible. Only got 1 rep on those rounds. Rest were just attempts. Better after that. Keep arms (triceps) tight seemed to help. Contrary to normally coached technique I guess, but oh well.
sq cleans at 205#
Split per round at 1:57, 2:28, 2:45, 2:04
4 RFT of:
4 beginner rope climbs
6x5m shuttle sprint
4 squat cleans @60kg.
6x5m shuttle sprint.
Modified to 4 rounds for time of:
15 Pull-ups
10 Box Jumps (12 inch box)
135 pound Squat Clean, 4 reps
10 Box Jumps (12 inch box)
Brutal workout. Did cleans @ 185lbs, otherwise did it RX'd. Didn't do the last 100ft. run since the competitors didn't have to.
Subbed 2 Rope Ascents to 2x14 Towel Pull-ups
Scaled Squat Clean to 135lbs
10 jumping rope pu per rc
5 sc with 135# instead of 4 225#
Buy in:
25 foot vertical tree climb
90lb farmer carry 300 feet
2 squat cleans 135 pounds
10 air squats
Four rounds for time of:
25 foot vertical tree climb, 2 ascents
100 foot Sprint
135 pound Squat clean, 4 reps
100 foot Sprint
Cash out:
300 foot walk with 135pound barbell
400m run
*Tree climbs were significantly harder and slower than rope climbs.
Burgener warmup
Scale squat clean to 85kg


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I seriously doubt anything will ever quell the heated arguments over Salesfore.com (NYSE:CRM), it's future prospects, and its valuation, but the company's fiscal second quarter earnings are likely to give the bulls a little extra ammo for the time being. Salesforce.com remains an expensive stock with questionable operating leverage, but it also remains a share gainer in a large market. Moreover, while stocks like Salesforce.com and Workday (Nasdaq: WDAY) aren't my cup of tea at all as an investor, I know better than to play chicken with a freight train.
Reacceleration In Q2
Salesforce.com showed evidence of a business reacceleration in its fiscal second quarter results, with numbers that came in ahead of expectations at multiple levels.
Reported revenue rose 31% for the quarter, slightly above the average estimate for the quarter. Subscription revenue remains the bulk of reported revenue, and the growth rates of 31%/7% (yoy and sequential) were accordingly in line. While reported billings growth came in at 38%, the "adjusted organic" number appeared to be in the high 20%'s, but it's worth noting that no two analysts or investors seem to calculate this number in an identical way. Either way, though, it appears that there are multiple underlying signs of improving momentum.
Margin leverage is still a relevant topic, though. Non-GAAP gross margin slipped a half-point, while non-GAAP operating income improved only by single digits on both an annual and sequential basis. While the non-GAAP operating margin contracted about two and a half points from last year, it was still three points higher than Wall Street analysts expected.
Market Versus Market Share
Workday and Salesforce.com address different parts of the enterprise software market, but both are broadly exposed to IT spending from larger enterprises. To that end, the strong billings growth at both could be seen as a sign of improving IT spending – a positive sign for other enterprise software vendors like IBM (NYSE:IBM), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT).
On the other hand, a big part of the argument for the SaaS approach of SAP and Salesforce.com is a substantial reduction in total lifetime ownership costs. To that end, it's at least credible that the strength here is simply a result of gaining more share from traditional on premise vendors and/or taking a bigger part of a smaller spending pie.
More On The Way?
With the recent large acquisition of ExactTarget, I would think that Salesforce.com is out of the large M&A game for a little while. Given how the Street reacted to that deal, that's likely a positive for the stock.
But that doesn't mean that there won't be events to watch. Dreamforce and ET Connections should be out in the fall, and analysts will certainly be watching to see how these are received. I'm also curious to see what happens in terms of hiring as the year goes on. The link between sales reps and sales growth is not one to one, but I'm curious if Salesforce.com will need to drive improved productivity to address a tougher hiring environment and improve its operating leverage.
The Bottom Line
Salesforce.com has been an expensive stock for quite some time, and remains so today. It's not as expensive as Workday, but then it's much larger and not growing as quickly. In both cases, talking about conventional discounted cash flow valuations feels largely pointless. The Street continues to show that it is happy to pay for growth and the ability to significantly disrupt large software markets. As long as the growth momentum continues, that can work. While there's probably a day of reckoning at some point in terms of valuation, I'm not willing to predict when that will be, nor put my own money at stake on it.
Disclosure – At the time of writing, the author did not own shares of any company mentioned in this article.


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Brooklyn, Mich. (June 14, 2009) – When asked which is his favorite track on the circuit, Biffle often replies that it is Michigan and then attributes that to the success he has had at the two-mile oval. He and the 3M team nearly added another win to those impressive stats this Sunday but ran less than one lap short on fuel. Biffle ran second to Jimmie Johnson for most of the race but had the lead with less than 10 laps remaining. Johnson got by with five laps to go but ran out of fuel just before the white flag. Biffle then had the lead but also came up short of fuel on the final lap. He was, however, able to coast to a fifth-place finish and remain seventh in the point standings.
Biffle was in the top 10 in every practice session over the course of the weekend and seemed very happy with the car in race trim. He qualified 20th during time trials on Friday, which was not where the 3M team had expected but they got back to work on preparations for Sunday's race. Following Happy Hour on Saturday, Biffle and the team knew they had a top-five car and they would prove to be correct.
When the green flag dropped on Sunday, Biffle was on the outside of row 10 and began a rapid climb through the field. He had picked up 14 positions by the time the first round of green-flag pit stops began on lap 36. Biffle was running in the fifth position when the green flag stops were complete on lap 42 and then continued his climb through the field. He took over the second position around lap 50 and kept it for the next 100 laps other than during another round of green-flag pit stops.
Biffle had reported that the car was a little loose while maintaining the second spot behind Johnson. On lap 150, the third and final caution of the day came out allowing Biffle to pit for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. The 3M pit crew knocked out the stop in 12.88 seconds and sent Biffle out in the lead. The field restarted with 44 laps remaining and crew chief Greg Erwin informed Biffle that he was a little short on fuel and would need to conserve as much as he could.
Over the next 35 laps Biffle maintained the lead while still conserving as much fuel as possible. On lap 195, however, Johnson claimed the lead. Three laps later Johnson ran out of fuel and Biffle was out in front again. Unfortunately, the battle with Johnson for the lead left Biffle just a little short on fuel and he informed the team that he was out of gas as he was making his final lap of the race. Four drivers were able to get by Biffle before he took the checkered flag and he was credited with a fifth place finish.
"We had to save that whole round," said Biffle. "We were a couple of laps short. We would've made it, but the 48 came up there and put pressure on us. I felt like I had a faster car than the 48, but I knew running that pace we weren't going to make it, so I backed it off a little bit and I saw the 48 was a little loose, and I asked [Greg] Erwin if I could run him down, because I think I can beat him, and he said, 'Go for it.' There were only three laps left, but if I would've let the 48 go – if I would've stayed with my program, I would've made it, no problem. I don't know if I would've beat the 5, though, because I would've had to pick it up when he came along. But, overall, it was a good run for us. I'm really excited about how our 3M Ford car ran up here at Michigan. It's unfortunate that it came down to that; I think we had a really good car for today."
Greg Biffle and the 3M team remain seventh in the Sprint Cup point standings following their fifth-place finish in Michigan. They are 276 points behind leader Tony Stewart but 106 points ahead of 13th. The 3M team will return to the track on Sunday, June 21st at Infineon Raceway.
About Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing operates nine full-time motorsports teams, five in NASCAR Sprint Cup with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; Three in the Nationwide Series with Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, McMurray, Ragan, Erik Darnell, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Colin Braun; and one in the Camping World Truck Series with Braun. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com. For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.


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This tip provides guidelines for monitoring high priority job CPU utilization. Using a guideline value from this tip, you can be prepared and receive alerts to:
- Possible response time degradation in the near future
- Possible cause for longer than normal response time
Managing performance is important to ensure your IBM eServer iSeries server maintains availability. Don't wait until your iSeries server slows down before you deal with performance issues. By monitoring CPU utilization for critical applications, you can receive warnings before major problems occur. This tip provides updated cumulative CPU utilization guideline values for monitoring your interactive-like, response-time critical applications. Use a guideline value to alert you to possible response time degradation in the "near future" or a possible cause for "longer than normal" response times. The guideline values increase as the number of processors available in the system or partition (LPAR configuration) increases.
Guidelines are just that -- guidelines. There may be instances when response time is acceptable at values that are higher than the guideline values shown. Alternatively, there may be instances when response time is not acceptable and the CPU utilization guidelines are not exceeded.
The following table shows the updated set of guideline values for monitoring steady-state CPU utilization of high priority jobs that run under OS/400, where response time is an important consideration. These guidelines apply to jobs or threads that perform work based upon input data and receiving a response. This work includes jobs that do 5250 transactions, Web serving, Domino server functions, and SQL-oriented database file operations.
Number of processors per system/partition
|Guideline values for high priority jobs or threads
For your application environment, you need to determine the OS/400 run priority values for jobs or threads that you want to monitor. The guideline for a job or thread at any given priority value includes the cumulative utilization of all jobs or threads that are active at equal or higher priority, compared to the priority of selected jobs or threads. You then monitor the cumulative CPU utilization of all jobs or threads running at equal or higher priority to that value. For example, we assume you want to monitor HTTP serving functions. Find out the run priority for the associated HTTP jobs or threads running under OS/400. By using HTTP configuration defaults, this would be OS/400 job or thread RUNPTY 25. By using a RUNPTY value of 25, you include the other OS/400 functions that run jobs and threads at RUNPTY values 0 (iSeries microcode) through 25.
Under OS/400, key high priority functions and applications with default RUNPTY values less than 25 include:
- 5250 jobs: These jobs have default priority value of 20.
- QSQSRVR jobs: Perform Call Level Interface DB2 UDB SQL functions used by IBM functions such as Management Central and typically by Java-based applications performing SQL. These jobs or threads default to running at priority value 10.
- QZDASOINIT jobs: Perform ODBC/JDBC SQL functions requested by client workstations. These jobs or threads default to running at priority 20.
- Domino for iSeries server jobs: Perform various Domino functions. These jobs default to running at priority 20.
- QRWTSRVR DDM target jobs: Perform DDM requests from a DDM source application. These jobs default to running at priority 20.
You can achieve an approximation of the cumulative CPU utilization according to job type run priority values from the Resource Utilization Expansion section of the System Report. This report is one of the functions available with the Manager feature of Performance Tools for iSeries (licensed program 5722-PT1). Performance data used by this report is collected using OS/400 Collection Services.
Starting with V5R1, iSeries Navigator (Operations Navigator) Management Central System Monitor or Job Monitor functions can assist you in real-time monitoring of CPU utilization values for the various jobs or servers that you want to monitor. Note that there is no specific real-time high priority work monitor function through V5R2. Here are some suggested techniques, all or some of which may be useful in your environment:
- Use Management Central System Monitor metric CPU Utilization (Interactive Jobs). This monitors average CPU utilization for all active jobs performing 5250 input and output (I/O) operations. The percent is relative to the total processor capacity (processor CPW) of the system or partition. This does not include work performed by a high priority job that is not performing 5250 I/O operations. For example, CPU utilization (Interactive Jobs) would not include CPU consumed by the QSQSRVR, QZDASOINIT, Domino, or HTTP-related jobs.
- Use Management Central Job Monitor and select job types Interactive, Batch Immediate, and Prestarted. Depending on your runtime environment, this may cover only the jobs in which you are interested. For example QSQSRVR, QZDASOINIT, and QRWTSRVR are prestarted jobs. The jobs that do most of the Domino server and HTTP server work run as Batch Immediate (BCI) jobs.
Note: CPU may be consumed by other batch immediate and prestarted jobs in your environment.
The following examples are windows from an active Job Monitor. They show the Batch Immediate, Prestarted, and Interactive jobs that would be included in a Job Monitor.
You cannot apply these high priority CPU utilization guideline values directly to another OS/400 performance metric - Interactive Feature utilization. A complete discussion about a set of guideline values for the Interactive Feature utilization is beyond the scope of this tip.
However, here is some information that may assist you with setting up your own guideline values for the Interactive Feature utilization:
- Each system or partition with a low interactive CPW capacity and a single 5250 job consuming high CPU utilization over an extended period is considered an administrative job and may use more CPU than you expect with a low interactive CPW capacity.
- Interactive Feature utilization applies where there are two or more 5250 jobs consuming high CPU utilization over an extended period of time. Interactive Feature utilization varies. It is based on the time interval of consistently high CPU utilization by jobs or threads that perform 5250 I/O operations and higher interactive CPW capacity for the partition or system.
- In general, the Interactive Feature utilization is computed by the microcode and the algorithm can be characterized as slow to anger (high 5250 jobs CPU utilization over several minutes time span) and quick to forgive (lowered 5250 job or thread CPU utilization over a "short" time span).
- At this time, the general recommended guideline value for Interactive Feature utilization is 70%. As with the high priority CPU utilization guideline, there may be times of acceptable response time when Interactive Feature utilization approaches 100%. There may also be times of degraded response time when less than 70% of the Interactive Feature is used over an extended period of time.
- As the percent of Interactive CPW rating approaches 50% or more of the partition's (or total system) Processor CPW rating, guideline values higher than 70% may be applied. Additional information requires further investigation.
This tip assumes you are using V5R1 or later. If you are running V4R5, you can use Management Central System monitor support, but not Job Monitor support (new in V5R1). V4R5 or later Management Central System monitor support includes monitoring Interactive Feature utilization. V4R5 or later OS/400 Collection Services collects Interactive Feature utilization. After associated performance database files (QAPMcccc) are generated, the Manager feature of Performance Tools for iSeries can produce System and Component reports that contain Interactive Feature utilization values.
For additional information, see:
- RedDraft Managing OS/400 with Operations Navigator V5R1 Volume 1: Overview and More, SG24-6226, provides overview information on Collection Services and detailed information on using a System or Job Monitor. You can find this RedDraft on the Web at (search on the RedDraft number SG24-6226):
- iSeries Information Center at: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter
Select Systems Management -> Performance.
Special Notices
This material has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is published AS IS. It has not been the subject of rigorous review. IBM assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a client responsibility and depends upon the client's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the client's operational environment.


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