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|Dragons take down Cougars in doubleheader
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
Holyoke bats continued to stay hot during the Dragon baseball team's 14-9 and 10-0 home victories over Burlington Tuesday, April 2.
HHS is clicking on all cylinders as they consistently put runners on base on offense while Dragon pitchers have given up very little on defense.
Both pitchers to take the mound for Holyoke went the distance, picking up wins in their complete-game performance.
Holyoke 14, Burlington 9
The first game of the doubleheader between the two teams was a slugfest for four innings as each squad made solid contact with the ball.
After shutting down the Cougars in the top of the first inning, three Dragons crossed home in the bottom half of the inning.
Trevor Dalton got things started with a one-out double down the left-field line. Jaydin Goldenstein singled up the middle to bring Dalton home for the first score of the game.
Three batters later, Logan Tharp doubled to the left-center alley, bringing in two more runs, giving the Dragons an early 3-0 lead.
Burlington responded in the second with four runs of their own on four hits and two Dragon errors.
Burlington's 4-3 lead wouldn't last long as the Dragons added two runs in the bottom of the second inning to gain the 5-4 advantage. The inning was highlighted with a Goldenstein solo home run to left field that sparked the two-out, two-run inning for HHS.
Holyoke showed their power again the next inning as Deyten Klein sent a Burlington pitch over the left-center fence for a three-run shot. The Dragons picked up six runs in the inning to further their lead to 11-4.
Deyten Klein is greeted at home by his teammates after launching a three-run home run during the first game of the Tuesday, April 2 doubleheader with Burlington.
The Cougars had another big inning in the top of the fourth as five players touched home.
"We have had a few bad innings that we need to cut out. We can't have those types of innings against good teams," coach John Zilla said.
HHS scored three more runs in the bottom half of the fourth to take a 14-9 lead.
Both teams went quiet in the remaining three innings as the Dragons held on to the 14-9 lead for their fifth consecutive win.
Alfredo Santos got the start for the Dragons. The complete-game win marks the second win on the season for Santos. Out of the 36 batters Santos faced Tuesday, he walked one, hit one and struck out six.
Offensively, four Dragons had multi-hit games. Dalton led with three hits while Goldenstein, Jesus Hermosillo and Klein each had two apiece. Klein had a game-high three RBIs while Goldenstein, Tharp and Dalton each batted in two runs.
The Dragon power was on display in the game as they had five extra-base hits. Hermosillo, Tharp and Dalton each doubled in the match while Goldenstein and Klein each had a home run.
Holyoke 10, Burlington 0
In six innings of work, Klein didn't allow a single run as the Cougars could only muster three hits in the game.
Pitching has been a point of pride for the Dragons. Pitchers have proven they can not only consistently hit spots, but they can throw into the later innings.
While at the plate, HHS is very dangerous. Hitters in all nine spots are a threat to rope an extra-base hit and once on base, many players can easily steal bases.
None of the players who start on the team have a batting average below .350. Dalton leads the team with a .576 average.
Dragon catcher Jesus Hermosillo keeps Burlington base runners on their toes Tuesday as he tries to catch them off guard after a pitch by throwing down to first.
Tuesday was no different as seven players recorded hits during the 10-0 win against Burlington in the second game of the doubleheader.
Tanner Smith and Dalton each crossed home twice while six other Dragons also scored in the lopsided win.
After a four-run second inning, the Dragons had a safe 5-0 lead. They tacked on two more in the fifth and three in the sixth to evoke the run rule, giving the Dragons their sixth win of the season.
Klein gave up just three hits to the 24 batters he faced in Tuesday's game. Of those 24, only three reached base on balls while seven struck out in Klein's third win of the season.
Dalton continued to find success at the plate as he went 3-4 with three RBIs in the game. Tharp had a two-hit performance, driving in one run while Hermosillo was responsible for two RBIs in the match.
Junior varsity improves to 2-2
The Dragon junior varsity squad picked up their first wins of the season Tuesday, April 2 with a pair of victories over Burlington.
In the first match the Dragons won 9-5.
"We saw some good things out of some of the younger kids," coach Marcus Kammer said. "We have a lot of learning to do, but we played a lot better than we did in Haxtun (Friday, March 26)."
In the second game the bats came alive for the Holyoke squad as they beat Burlington 15-5.
Kammer noted that the team is doing a much better job of learning their roles and getting a better feel for their positions.
Holyoke Enterprise April 11, 2013


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years, received final congressional approval Monday.
The bill passed the Senate 75-20, despite labor opposition to a deal cut between the Democratic-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House on rules governing union organizing elections at airlines and railroads. The House had passed the bill last week, and it now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The bill authorizes $63.4 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration over four years, including about $11 billion toward the air traffic system and its modernization. It accelerates the modernization program by setting a deadline of June 2015 for the FAA to develop new arrival procedures at the nation's 35 busiest airports so planes can land using the more-precise GPS navigation.
Instead of time-consuming, fuel-burning, stair-step descents, planes will be able to glide in more steeply with their engines idling. Planes will also be able to land and take off closer together and more frequently, even in poor weather, because pilots will know the precise location of other aircraft and obstacles on the ground. Fewer planes will be diverted.
Eventually, FAA officials want the airline industry and other aircraft operators to install onboard satellite technology that updates the location of planes every second instead of radar's every six to 12 seconds. That would enable pilots to tell not only the location of their plane, but other planes equipped with the new technology as well - something they can't do now.
The system is central to the FAA's plans for accommodating a forecast 50 percent growth in air traffic over the next decade. Most other nations already have adopted satellite-based technology for guiding planes, or are heading in that direction, but the FAA has moved cautiously. The U.S. accounts for 35 percent of global commercial air traffic and has the world's most complicated airspace, with greater and more varied private aviation than other countries.
The bill is "the best news that the airline industry ever had," Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said. "It will take us into a new era."
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the bill "will provide the stability and predictability to ensure critical aviation safety programs ... and infrastructure investments move forward."
The FAA is also required under the bill to provide military, commercial and privately-owned drones with expanded access to U.S. airspace currently reserved for manned aircraft by Sept. 30, 2015. That means permitting unmanned drones controlled by remote operators on the ground to fly in the same airspace as airliners, cargo planes, business jets and private aircraft.
Currently, the FAA restricts drone use primarily to segregated blocks of military airspace, border patrols and about 300 public agencies and their private partners. Those public agencies are mainly restricted to flying small unmanned aircraft at low altitudes away from airports and urban centers.
Within nine months of the bill's passage, the FAA is required to submit a plan on how to safely provide drones with expanded access.
The bill's passage culminates a five-year struggle by Congress to pass a long-term FAA authorization bill. The last long-term operating authorization for the agency expired in 2007. The agency has continued to limp along under a series of 23 short-term extensions, but its ability to commit to decisions on major acquisition programs that extend over many years, like air traffic modernization, was hindered by the uncertainty over how much it could spend and by a lack of direction from Congress.


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Events Set For W.Va.'s 150th
City Reveals PlWheeling will host five days of activities for state's birthdayans for West Virginia's 150th
May 3, 2013
WHEELING — The West Virginia Legislature, historical re-enactments and a commissioned musical work celebrating the Mountain State's history all will be part of West Virginia's 150th birthday......
There does not seem to be much consideration of the policies of early WV vs Virginia.There were reasons for the split and new policies put in place after Statehood.Public Education for all was a big change;including the first Lincoln School in Wheeling c. 1866.Among the first in the USA for black children.Public education in general was non existant in Virginia at the time of the War. The Museum seems to have lost it way-its mission- now. I do not see any real consideration of why the split was made.The "reasons" for WV.
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Frank and the Mayor really need Adkins!
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atoddh, Chokingsmoker: As a 31 year old who is constantly keeping himself busy between work and play, and have witnessed your disparaging comments over the past few months, I have to also finally ask you each to ask yourself: Are you that unhappy with your life that you take it upon yourself to disgrace everything our small city attempts to do or offers to you? Are you not aware that Wheeling is no longer a big city like Pittsburgh or Columbus? If that's what you're looking for, do you realize that they are only 45 minutes and two hours away, respectively? Have you not been to the Capitol to see a Broadway show? Or the Symphony? Or comedians like Seinfeld and Ron White? Or huge musical acts like Luke Bryan or The Avett Brothers? Or even off-the-wall stuff like The Price Is Right Live? Or are you still blaming Wheeling for losing JUSA when 100% of the blame goes to Live Nation, a 5.3 billion dollar corporation out of Beverly Hills, CA, who were the owners of the building (CONT'D)
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(CONT'D) when they closed its doors and took the rights to the JUSA name in the 2000s?
Have you never felt the thrill of betting on a greyhound dog or spinning the Roulette wheel at Wheeling Island Casino, one of only 5 in the state?
Have you not shopped at Cabela's, one of only 40 in the WORLD?
Have you never journeyed to New Vrindaban to view the majestic Palace of Gold and to explore their exotic gardens?
Have you never been to Oglebay to golf the Arnold Palmer course or walked through WV's only zoo in the summer? Or experienced the Festival of Lights in the winter?
Have you never eaten at any of our one-of-a-kind restaurants, like Coleman's? Or Uncle Pete's? Or Later Gator? Or Figarettis? Or Undos? Or The Alpha, etc? Or are you more of a Chain restaurant-goer not into supporting local businesses? Have you never gone to see some of the best live and local musical acts out there at Down On Main Street? Or Market Vines? Or River City? Or the Stifel, etc? (CON'TD)
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(CONT'D) Have you never coughed up the money to enjoy the Bluesfest or Wine & Jazz Fest at Heritage Port?
Too cheap for that? What about one of the many FREE events at Heritage Port like the Italian Festival? Or 4th of July Fireworks? Or the Chili Fest? Or the Sternwheel Fest? Or the Raceboat Regatta, etc.?
Do you not realize that Sesquicentennial means 150 years? Or are you just holding out for the Bicentennial in 2063?
Are you aware that it took me about 10 minutes to make this list and I'm just a normal Wheeling guy who holds no affiliation with any part of the City?
After all that, tell me atoddh and Chokingsmoker, are you really that miserable of a human being that you will continue to ridicule the present and future of our beloved city?
If the answer is yes, can you please do all of us a favor and move away?
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In the last three years I've been to Delaware, Florida, Maryland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Toronto, Buffalo, NYC, Nashville (3 times, South Carolina, Cincinnati and Cleveland multiple times, not including a multitude of trips to Pittsburgh and Columbus, so yes sir I have been out of the zip code more times than I can count. Yet, I still respect where I come from. I suggest you do the same.
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And yes, you do trash Wheeling every chance you get. If you didn't, I wouldn't have known your "Chokingsmoker" name to call you out on it.
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You asked me 1 question: have I been out of the zip code? I answered it.
I asked you dozens of questions, you answered NONE of mine.
I have a positive attitude towards our area, and boasted just a few of the many reasons why Wheeling is a great place. YOUR responses were nonsensical gibberish.
If I love Wheeling so much, how on earth am I part of the "Wheeling Problem?"
Think before you type next time. That's my last advice to you. You're making yourself look like a buffoon.
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West Virginia is doing better than Idaho. I heard Diane Feinstein wants to expel Idaho because if lay it on its side, it resembles a gun.
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future: I am the largest single donor to WVIH:hundreds of thousands in art and artifacts.I have another 50K for them. I am a strong advocate or Randalls's.
The plans for Downtown have not unfolded despite the tens of millions invested.That is not opinion.It is fact.The City is desolate now. The Capitol is not a tourism draw now.They play only to locals vs JUSA which was regional.JITH still is regional.Just the facts.Not opinion.
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*of Randall.He has worked wonders with the DCH.
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I am surprized the staff talk so bad about Randall;especially the manager.not good for ones job. The museum is drifting away from its mission.Too much local influence.
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|MMH improves its emergency preparation
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
Improvements to first responder services were highlighted during the Tuesday, July 23 East Phillips County Hospital District board meeting.
MMH Administrator John Ayoub informed board members that an Emergency Support Functions group had been initiated. The Colorado State Emergency Operations Plan is maintained by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and lays out the roles and responsibilities for several agencies during a disaster. Responsibilities are assigned as Emergency Support Functions.
The hospital receives grant funding for participating in these activities. Through the program, it is required to establish working relationships with other organizations for smoother operations in times of emergency.
Ayoub mentioned that while participating in this program, it became clear that MMH needs to have a better relationship with Phillips County and be ready to work through the emergency operations management of the county.
Recently Ayoub met with Phillips County Emergency Manager Randy Schafer and a few other organizations around the county to make sure the MMH emergency plans reflect reality. The meeting aimed to ensure organizations were ready and capable of working together in emergencies.
Ayoub also notified board members that the district had been awarded the Phillips County ambulance operational review grant.
A review of MMH will take place in the upcoming months to help determine how MMH can better serve the entire county.
MMH also received grant money for the ambulance and trauma departments. The biggest item the grant will help with is the purchase of an AutoPulse, an automated, portable, battery-powered cardiopulmonary resuscitation device.
The device straps on to patients' chests and automatically performs compressions. Ayoub noted that the piece of equipment is especially useful when transporting patients.
He mentioned that there have been instances in the past when transporting patients in storms that chest compressions had to be performed for hours, and the machine eliminates the tiring process for the medical staff.
"This is becoming more and more the standard for care for first responders," Ayoub said.
The state will cover half of the expenses for the purchase.
Programs put to use at MMH
MMH had a record month in June, performing 32 ultrasounds, the most ever for one month. Banner Health performed 11 during the month to match May's total.
"We're starting to see more volume for our program with our equipment and our people without seeing a decrease in volume that Banner is doing out here," Ayoub said.
The recently purchased stroke robot also saw action within two weeks of going live.
Ayoub reported that the medical team responded great and the patient was flown to Swedish Medical Center in Denver. Before arriving in Denver, the patient's symptoms began to resolve and a full recovery is expected.
"I just couldn't ask for a better start to the program," Ayoub stated.
Board members also viewed a video related to preventing harm and death by medical errors.
According to the video, roughly 98,000 people die every year from medical errors, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Board members discussed ways in which to prevent such errors through the flow of information, policies for administering drugs and communicating with patients' family members.
Other business
In other business July 23, board members:
—approved credentialing of Sidney Adler, M.D., OB/GYN; Daniel Possehn, D.O., radiology; and James Swinehart, M.D., dermatology.
—announced that the next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Holyoke Enterprise August 1, 2013


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Beeville — When Ronnette Guevara graduated Mathis High School in 2006, she had her sights set on the art world.
After getting her associates at Coastal Bend College, she went on to get her bachelor's degree in fine arts.
This Saturday, she will be starting the Beeville Drawing Club and teaching young and old alike how to draw superheroes for the first meeting.
"I have a teacher's certification," Guevara said. "So I can teach anywhere, but it's hard finding an art position.
"I've always wanted to teach drawing, so I figured it'd be sort of a starter.
"Maybe get the library up in numbers and get more of the community involved."
And, while female comic book fans are still a minority, with movies about superheroes like The Amazing Spider-Man and the unbridled success of "The Avengers," fans now come in all ages and genders.
"I noticed that when the "Avengers" came out, and it's based off of comics, I figured people will want the comics or like the superheroes, so why not just draw them."
And who's her favorite superhero?
"Iron Man, of course."
But she's just not into comics, either.
She didn't get her bachelor's degree for chuckles.
"I've always had a passion for the arts. Photography, painting – it was all just fascinating to me.
"I am really good at oil paints.
"I didn't know I could paint at all until Jayne Duryea said, 'Just try it. Play with the paint and see how it goes.'
"I thought it was really different. She was shocked by a watercolor portrait of Marilyn Monroe I did.
"She asked, 'Did you do that?' and I said 'yes.'
"It was my first time doing watercolor, and she was just shocked.
"I painted another one in oil paint. The first one was a monochromatic yellow and okra color. And the other one is full color."
And every year for the last three, she's entered the Arte Verde Recycled Art Contest and won third, second and finally first place in 2012.
"It was a recyclable contest, you make sculptures out of cans, trash, plastic bags.
"I made a seagull out of newspaper, and I sculpted it; I painted black around it, and it was dripped in oil, so that got me first place."
And though the prize is a pretty handsome wad of cash, the accolades seem the only thing that's lasted.
"So far, the total for all those contests I've won has been $2,000.
"It's all art supplies, though.
"So far, I think I've spent about $6,000 in art supplies.
"I spent $4,000 in one semester. I had taken Design II, which is a sculpting class and then Sculpting I, and that costs a lot of money, because they expect you to make sculptures that are about 4 to 6 feet tall.
"I actually had to make a sculpture that was 7 feet tall."
And having to haul around a 7-foot sculpture in a tiny car isn't easy.
"I had to break it down. I can barely fit stuff in my car. And I had four pieces. Every day, I had to bring back a box.
"Some people were looking at me at the gas station, because I'd have my car filled with a big red box then one strapped to the top of the roof," she laughed.
"From Mathis to Corpus with a red box on top of your car."
And these days, heading out to college isn't easy. Or cheap.
But her parents made sure their children all made the walk across the stage.
"They're the ones that got me through college."
She smiled as she reminisced, "Every sibling of mine had to go to college. You go to college or you get out of the house.
"My little sister graduated with me with her associates. And my brother is about to graduate in half semester."
Guevara's drawing club will start from the beginning. She'll be teaching the members the basics of anatomy and how to balance the shapes that make up the human body as well as dynamic poses that make a hero super.
In the future, she plans on also teaching Japanese comics' style, maybe dinosaurs and reptiles and even a few animal lessons.
But, most of all, she just wants people to come out and have a good time.
"I want them to enjoy themselves and learn something new somewhere other than being in the classroom."
And since there really isn't anyone teaching the art of comics in the city, it's a welcomed art form.
And maybe we'll get our own superhero out of it.
The Beeville Bee, anyone?
The drawing club will meet every third Saturday of the month at 3:30 p.m. at the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library in Beeville.
Paul Gonzales is the entertainment writer at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 116, or at email@example.com.


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In the ongoing saga of Western & Southern vs. the Anna Louise Inn, there have been several court cases and zoning rulings, most of which have been appealed by one side or the other. Today it was the Cincinnati Zoning Board of Appeals' turn to rule on something that's already been ruled on, and it went in favor of the Anna Louise Inn.
The Board upheld a certificate of appropriateness for the Anna Louise Inn's planned renovation, which essentially also upholds the Historic Conservation Board's right to issue a conditional use permit — at least for now. Western & Southern is expected to appeal that permit, granted by the Conservation Board Aug. 27, before its 30-day window to do so expires.
Before this series of appeals can play out, the 1st District Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Anna Louise Inn's appeal of Judge Norbert Nadel's May 27 ruling, which set in motion the Inn's attempts to secure zoning approval from the Historical Conservation Board in the first place.
(All of this could have been avoided if Western & Southern would have purchased the Anna Louise Inn when it had the chance. CityBeat previously reported the details of Western & Southern's failure to purchase the Inn and the company's subsequent attempts to force the Inn out of the neighborhood here.)
About 40 people attended today's hearing, including City Councilman Wendell Young, who said he supports the Anna Louise Inn but was not there to testify on its behalf.
By upholding the certificate of appropriateness, the ruling keeps alive a conditional use permit that could allow the Anna Louise Inn to move forward with a $13 million renovation of its historic building, once the expected appeals process plays out. (CityBeat covered the Aug. 27 Historical Conservation Board hearing here.)
The Board heard brief arguments from lawyers for both Western & Southern and Cincinnati Union Bethel and then entered executive session for about 15 minutes before ruling in favor of the Anna Louise Inn.
Western & Southern lawyer Francis Barrett, who is the brother of Western & Southern CEO John Barrett and a member of the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees, told CityBeat after the meeting that he disagreed with the board's finding because a designed expansion of the building's fifth floor has not yet had its use approved.
"With this case, the Historical Conservation Board is basically approving for the certificate of appropriateness the design of the building," Barrett said. "But the design included an expansion of the fifth floor, and until that use issue is resolved the code reads, in my opinion, you can't approve the design because the use hasn't been approved."
Barrett during the hearing read a written statement to the board arguing two main points: that the Historic Conservation Board didn't have the jurisdiction to grant the certificate of appropriateness; and even if it did, Barrett argued, the physical expansion planned makes it a non-conforming use which wouldn't qualify for the building permit.
Cincinnati Union Bethel attorney Tim Burke told the Board that the Anna Louise Inn is not seeking a permit for non-conforming use because it already received a conditional use permit from the Historic Conservation Board.
"Western & Southern is doing everything it can to block this renovation from happening," Burke told the Board.
At the Historic Conservation Board hearing last month
Western & Southern tried paint a picture of the Anna Louise Inn's
residents contributing to crime in the area because a condition of the
conditional use permit is that the building's use will not be
detrimental to public health and safety or negatively affect property
values in the neighborhood. But the Board granted the permit, stating
that the Anna Louise Inn will not be detrimental to public health and
safety or harmful to nearby properties in the neighborhood and that the
Board found no direct evidence connecting residents of the Anna Louise
Inn to criminal activity in the neighborhood. Western & Southern has until next week to appeal that ruling.
It will be headed to the riverfront, after all.
U.S. Transportation Ray LaHood will hold a conference call Thursday afternoon with media to announce that Cincinnati's planned streetcar system is getting a $10.92 million grant. The announcement is set for 12:15 p.m.
A series of contradictory tweets and blog comments posted by members of an anti-transit group has observers wondering of there is dissension in its ranks — or whether one member simply has anger management issues.
Ever since an initiative put on the Nov. 8 ballot by the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) was rejected by voters, someone with the group has vowed on various local blogs that it still would try to block Cincinnati's streetcar project.
A social worker that has written a new book criticizing Cincinnati's development efforts in Over-the-Rhine will conduct a book signing Thursday.
Alice Skirtz, a Cincinnati native, is the author of Econocide: Elimination of the Urban Poor. She will host a book signing from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Skirtz & Johnston bakery at Findlay Market, 113 West Elder St.
Proceeds from book sales at the event will be given to the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless. Skirtz is the founding organizer of the coalition.
The book profiles growing economic inequalities in the city that is reflected in policy debates over contentious issues like panhandling, homelessness, planning and funding for affordable housing, zoning for social service agencies and site selection for shelters.
Written from a social worker's perspective, Econocide focuses on advocacy for people who are most vulnerable in society to promote and make sure they're included in the socio-economic policies of local government.
"Based on over 40 years of experience in working with the urban poor, I wrote this book to call attention to how they have become increasingly at risk of being removed permanently from the community and civic life," Skirtz said. "The growth of privatization has led to increasing economic inequities, lessening influence in administrative and legislative affairs, and decreasing access to housing and even public spaces. I intend for this book to lead to a change in how we treat the urban poor."
The book includes a blurb by David Mann, a local attorney who also is an ex-Cincinnati mayor and former congressman.
"You cannot read her book without tears coming to your eyes at some point and without wondering why a supposedly enlightened society cannot better balance the needs of the least among us with overall economic health and viability," Mann wrote. "You will ask yourself why we cannot do better."
The person who often ranks in polls as the most popular politician in Hamilton County is breaking with his Republican colleagues and is appearing in a new radio commercial urging a "no" vote on Issue 48.
Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis Jr. asks residents to oppose the anti-streetcar initiative that was placed on the ballot by the NAACP's local chapter and the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST). The commercial will begin airing Wednesday during the morning drive time period on WLW (700 AM) and WKRC (550 AM), two stations with predominately conservative, Republican audiences.
A new Census Bureau report reveals that from 2005 to 2009, a segment of Over-the-Rhine had the highest income inequality of more than 61,000 communities nationwide.
The segment — known as Census Tract No. 17 — is the northeast quadrant of Over-the-Rhine. The findings were featured in an article Tuesday by McClatchy Newspapers, which attributes the disparity in the tract partially to gentrification and the influx of young professionals into the predominantly low-income neighborhood.
Queen City Bike today sent out an email asking for help in convincing St. Bernard Service Director Phil Stegman why including a climbing lane on Mitchell Avenue between Vine Street and Reading Road is important to the area's cycling infrastructure. According to QCB, St. Bernard's engineers prefer to keep 10 feet of space for parking rather than use 8 feet for parking and include the bike lane. The city of Cincinnati, which owns half the road, needs St. Bernard to sign off on the infrastructure improvement, according to QCB.
The city of Cincinnati is planning to restripe a section of Martin Luther King Drive between Reading Road and Victory Parkway and would like input from cyclists who commute into Clifton and Walnut Hills. Queen City Bike today sent out an email asking anyone who regularly uses the route to fill out an online survey to help planners determine which infrastructure improvements to make.


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May 25, 2016
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- The second man accused of plotting to wage violent jihad overseas is expected to appear in federal court next week.
AL.com reports Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair is expected to appear in court Monday.
The man was arrested in Georgia at a bus station in December on his way to Atlanta.
Authorities have said Abukhdair and Randy Wilson were plotting to leave the country to join Islamic radicals fighting in North Africa.
Wilson in late December pleaded not guilty and is tentatively scheduled to go to trial in March.
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May 31, 2016
The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, shocked the world Monday by saying he is resigning.
The pontiff says, while his mind is good, he is simply too physically weak at age 85 to carry out his obligations.
Pope Benedict is stepping down, effective Feb. 28.
It's the first time a pope has stepped down in nearly 600 years.
The leader of Meridian's Catholic community, the Rev. Father Frank Cosgrove, says the next pope will be selected by the conclave of cardinals within the coming weeks.
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Cosgrove referred to the tradition of burning the ballots after each vote. Black smoke means a failed ballot. White smoke means a new pope has been chosen.
A spokesman for the Vatican says there will be a new pope by Easter.
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It's here, unlike anywhere in the world, that Titanic's soul, story and sorrow are etched not just on the city, but in the history books, too.
Take yourself down to the Edwardian-era Thompson Dry Dock where the past looms large. There's still a sense of those Belfast trades, those carpenters, fitters, plumbers and apprentices who made Titanic tick. Among them was the Guarantee Group, whose journey went from jubilation to disaster when they perished with the ship.
Within sight of that dock is the vast shimmering shell that is Titanic Belfast. Over one million visitors have passed through its doors since it opened in 2012. Eight galleries – tracing the ship's story from creation to tragic sinking – tell the entire tale on an awesome scale. Expect gantry rides, an underwater cinema show and stunning cabin recreations.
Join a Titanic tour of the area, and you may visit the old drawing offices, where Titanic was transferred from dreams to paper, or board the White Star Line's only remaining ship, the SS Nomadic at Hamilton Dock. Built as a tender to the ship of dreams, she is a modest echo of the Edwardian era when the White Star Line was a byword for quality and luxury.
To cut a long story short, Titanic is Belfast and Belfast is Titanic. If you want the whole story, this is the place.
Maritime majesty
Meet the one and only White Star Line ship that still remains: the SS Nomadic. Thanks to sterling work and charitable donations, the SS Nomadic, Titanic's tender ship, has made its way back to Belfast. Restored to its original glory after a lengthy sojourn in Cherbourg (the Nomadic shuttled first- and second-class Titanic passengers to the ship from the French port), this image of White Star Line perfection is now a floating museum charting 100 years of maritime history.
With Titanic Belfast, the Dry Dock and Pump House, and SS Nomadic commanding so much attention, it's easy to miss the more subtle Titanic moments in Belfast. Sights such as the Titanic Memorial on a grassy patch at City Hall, or the Titanic Rooms in the grand building itself are just two examples of Titanic attractions that are easy to miss. Titanic's reach in this city is stunning: even Belfast author C.S. Lewis's father worked on the ship. Find our more about the Narnia creator at the C.S. Lewis exhibition at Belmont Tower.
Does anyone know Titanic's story more than those who live and breathe its hometown daily? We're not so sure. Along with the insight of their ancestors who lived during and, even more importantly after, Titanic's build, Titanic tour guides in Belfast are unrivalled in their connection to the ship. Titanic Walking Tours and Titanic Tours Belfast run by Susie Millar (great granddaughter of a Titanic engineer who perished with the ship) are just some options.
Visting Titanic Belfast (as world-famous astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield finds out in the video above. Just click the play button to watch) doesn't just mean reading about the history of the ship on interactive displays, posing beside reconstructions of first class cabins and boarding the Shipyard Ride – an electronic journey set high over Belfast shipyards in the early 1900s. It means more.
It means viewing a cinematic display of the Titanic wreck under water, sharing the cold stillness of the aftermath, and immersing yourself in the controversial inquiries.
Titanic Belfast isn't a museum: it's an experience.
If you miss it, you miss out.
Sitting discreetly on a side street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter (the eponymous cathedral, St Anne's, is just around the corner), the Titanic Pub and Kitchen (2-14, Little Donegall Street, Belfast) takes its Titanic connections seriously. Once occupied by Robert Watson & Co furniture manufacturers (known for creating mattresses and tables for Titanic and her sister ships) the pub's stylish Edwardian theme isn't just a coincidence. White Star Line posters and boarding cards add a dash of old-school drama, while the menu is filled with classic fare such as lamb shanks in rosemary gravy, and sirloin steak with chunky chips.
Somewhat in the shadow of the Crown Bar Liquor Saloon next door, Robinson's (38-40, Great Victoria Street, Belfast) is well deserving of an extended visit, especially for Titanoraks. In fact, so unique is Robinson's Titanic collection that they invite visitors to take a stroll around the pub moving from piece to piece as if pottering through a museum. Among the stunning array of Titanic prizes are a Titanic steward's badge, a commemorative jewellery box and Philomena – a doll reputedly rescued from Titanic's floating wreckage. White Star Line china, a life jacket and an array or original Titanic postcards are similarly moving additions to the collection.
The 'Multi-Award winning' tag is perhaps used more than it should be these days. In the case of Rayanne House, though, the shoe fits. Choose your room well here and you could end up with a balcony looking out over the lough where Titanic first sailed. Sitting on the tree-lined quiet of Desmesne Road, Rayanne isn't just about a bed for the night. In the kitchens here, Chef Conor McClelland has gone to colossal culinary lengths to recreate the original Titanic First Class menu once devoured by the likes of Benjamin Guggenheim and 'The Un-sinkable' Molly Brown. Among the nine courses expect Filet Mignon, oysters and Rose Water and Mint Sorbet.
Can't get enough of Titanic? We, and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum understand. Home not only to a permanent Titanic exhibition (documenting the construction, voyage, and eventual sinking of the ship) the museum digs right under the skin of Belfast's transport boom. Whizz back to Edwardian Belfast and wander through 170 acres overlooking Belfast Lough, illustrating early 20th-century rural life. Expect farms, crops and even livestock. Chug along to the Great Southern Railways Class 800 locomotive, one of the three largest and most powerful steam locomotives ever to be built and run in Ireland. There is even a model railway operated by the Model Engineers Society of Northern Ireland.
The infamous "Paper Car" is where things get quirky. This ingenious (some say mad) creation is a replica of a Fiat Panda made entirely from old issues of The Belfast Telegraph and The Irish News. A cross community effort, this car was a curiosity that made headlines (in more ways than one) in the 1990s.
Did you know that the pogo stick was invented in Comber, County Down (home of Titanic designer, Thomas Andrews)? Well it was, and you can find an example of this bouncy little invention at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, too.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Some Republicans are taking aim at the White House over misconduct by the Internal Revenue Service in targeting conservative groups for closer scrutiny. The agency says some employees took aim at Tea Party groups during the 2012 presidential election. The IRS has apologized for what it calls "inappropriate" behavior by low-level employees.
A number of Republican lawmakers want a full investigation and want President Obama to accept some of the blame for allowing the agency to unfairly scrutinize conservative political groups during an election year.
The White House says the IRS an independent agency and is in no way acting on behalf of the administration. However, we now know and have just learned that senior officials at the headquarters in Washington, D.C. knew about this activity two years ago. Republicans say that certainly is the reason why all Americans should question the government.
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Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Paul Splittorff passes away at age 64; team to wear memorial patch
The Kansas City Royals are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Royals' Hall of Fame pitcher and broadcaster Paul Splittorff, 64, due to complications from melanoma. The all-time winningest pitcher in franchise history passed away this morning at the family home in Blue Springs, Mo.
"This is a very difficult day for our organization due to the passing of Paul Splittorff," said Royals Owner and CEO David Glass. "My prayers go out to Lynn, Jennifer and Jamie, who like all of us will miss him terribly. Paul was a lifer as a Kansas City Royal, first as a stalwart on the field who became the winningest pitcher in franchise history and then transforming himself into an outstanding broadcaster. We will not only miss the insight and humor that he injected into every telecast, but most importantly we will miss his friendship. He epitomized class and was always a great ambassador for the Kansas City Royals."
Splittorff's entire big league career was spent in a Royals uniform from 1970-1984, where he compiled a record of 166-143 with a 3.81 ERA in 429 appearances, including 392 starts. The club's 25th-round pick in the 1968 amateur draft is the Royals' all-time leader in wins, starts and innings pitched (2,554.2) and was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987. Splittorff, who became the club's first 20-game winner in 1973, averaged nearly 15 wins and 220 innings per season from 1972-1980. He made seven postseason appearances, including four starts, going 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA. He started the 1980 ALCS Game 3 clincher at Yankee Stadium, allowing just one run in 5.1 innings.
Upon retiring from baseball in 1984, Splittorff worked in broadcasting as both an analyst and in play-by-play. 2011 was his 24th season as a Royals television broadcaster and he also worked basketball games for the Big 8 and Big 12 conferences as well as local high school events.
Splittorff was born in Evansville, Ind., and was raised in Arlington Heights, Ill., where he graduated from Arlington High School. He starred in both baseball and basketball at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, before being selected by the Royals. Splittorff is survived by his wife, Lynn, daughter, Jennifer, and son, Jamie.
To honor Splittorff's memory, the Royals will wear a memorial patch that says "Splitt" on the sleeve of their jerseys the remainder of the season. Funeral arrangements and other plans to honor Splittorff will be announced at a later date.
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Tipranavir must be given with ritonavir to work effectively. When these two drugs are combined, there have been rare (sometimes fatal) cases of severe liver problems. Your doctor will monitor you closely and perform simple blood tests while you use this medication, especially if you also have infections that affect the liver (chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C).
Patients being treated with tipranavir and ritonavir may rarely have a serious (sometimes fatal) bleeding problem in the brain (intracranial hemorrhage). This effect may be due to other drugs you are taking or conditions you may have, so do not stop taking tipranavir and ritonavir without consulting your doctor.
Seek immediate medical attention if you develop severe stomach/abdominal pain, unusual tiredness, loss of appetite, dark urine, yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual bleeding or bruising, or mental/mood changes.Who should not take Aptivus?
This drug must be used with other HIV medications to help control HIV infection. It helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your chance of getting HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life.
Tipranavir belongs to a class of drugs known as protease inhibitors. It must be given with ritonavir, another protease inhibitor, to increase ("boost") the levels of tipranavir. This helps tipranavir work better.
Tipranavir is not a cure for HIV infection. To decrease your risk of spreading HIV disease to others, do all of the following: (1) continue to take all HIV medications exactly as prescribed by your doctor, (2) always use an effective barrier method (latex or polyurethane condoms/dental dams) during all sexual activity, and (3) do not share personal items (such as needles/syringes, toothbrushes, and razors) that may have contacted blood or other body fluids. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start using tipranavir and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions regarding the information, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth with or without food, usually twice daily or as directed by your doctor. If you are using the capsule form of this medication, swallow whole. Do not crush or chew. If you are using the liquid form of this medication, carefully measure the dose using a special measuring device/spoon. Do not use a household spoon because you may not get the correct dose.
Tipranavir must be taken at the same times as ritonavir, another protease inhibitor.
Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. For children, dosage is also based on weight and body size.
It is very important to continue taking this medication (and other anti-HIV medications) exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
This medication works best when the amount of drug in your body is kept at a constant level. Therefore, take this drug at evenly spaced intervals. Remember to use it at the same time(s) each day. Do not skip any doses.
Do not take more or less of this drug than prescribed, or stop taking it (or other HIV medicines) even for a short time, unless directed to do so by your doctor. Skipping or changing your dose without approval from your doctor may cause the amount of virus to increase, make the infection more difficult to treat (develop resistance), or worsen side effects.
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Diarrhea, nausea, drowsiness, dizziness, headache or vomiting may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Some people may experience worsening of a previous medical condition (such as an old infection) as their immune systems improve, or develop new conditions because their immune systems have become overactive. This reaction may occur at any time (soon after starting HIV treatment or many months later). Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: unexplained weight loss, persistent muscle aches/weakness, joint pain, numbness/tingling of the hands/feet/arms/legs, severe tiredness, vision changes, severe/persistent headaches, signs of infection (such as fever, chills, trouble breathing, cough, non-healing skin sores), signs of an overactive thyroid (such as irritability, nervousness, heat intolerance, fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, bulging eyes, unusual growth in the neck/thyroid known as a goiter), signs of a certain nerve problem known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome (such as difficulty breathing/swallowing/moving your eyes, drooping face, paralysis, slurred speech).
Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: depression, increased thirst, change in the amount of urine.
Seek immediate medical attention if any of these rare but serious side effects occur: symptoms of a heart attack (such as chest/jaw/left arm pain, shortness of breath, unusual sweating).
Changes in body fat may occur while you are taking this medication (e.g., increased fat in the upper back and stomach areas, decreased fat in the arms and legs). The cause and long-term effects of these changes are unknown. Discuss the risks and benefits of therapy with your doctor, as well as the possible role of exercise to reduce this side effect.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
Tipranavir can commonly cause a mild rash that is usually not serious. However, you may not be able to tell it apart from a rare rash that could be a sign of a severe allergic reaction. Therefore, seek immediate medical attention if you develop a rash. Taking estrogen (in birth control or hormone therapy) may increase your risk of developing this rash.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Before taking tipranavir, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to sulfa drugs; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: diabetes, heart problems (coronary artery disease, heart attack), blood or bleeding disorders (e.g., hemophilia), other conditions causing an increased risk of bleeding (e.g., injury, surgery), high blood fat levels (cholesterol/triglyceride), other viral infections (chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C), liver disease (including abnormal liver function tests).
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.
This drug may rarely make your blood sugar rise, an effect that can cause or worsen diabetes. High blood sugar can rarely cause serious conditions such as diabetic coma. Tell your doctor right away if you develop symptoms of high blood sugar such as unusual increased thirst/urination. If you already have diabetes, check your blood sugar regularly, and tell your doctor if you notice unusually high blood sugar levels.
This medication may make you more sensitive to the sun. Avoid prolonged sun exposure, tanning booths and sunlamps. Use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing when outdoors.
This medication should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
It is not known if this medication passes into breast milk. Because breast milk can transmit HIV, do not breast-feed.
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Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur: cisapride, pimozide, certain heart rhythm drugs (amiodarone, bepridil, flecainide, propafenone, quinidine), benzodiazepines (e.g., midazolam, triazolam), certain cholesterol-lowering drugs (atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin), eletriptan, eplerenone, ergot-containing drugs (e.g., ergotamine), ranolazine, certain drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove tipranavir from your body (rifampin, St. John's wort).
If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting tipranavir.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: antiplatelet drugs (e.g., clopidogrel), artemether, "blood thinners" (anticoagulants such as warfarin, heparins), NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen, sulindac, indomethacin), disulfiram, estrogens (e.g., ethinyl estradiol), garlic supplements, vitamin E, lumefantrine, metronidazole, drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove tipranavir from your body (such as certain anti-seizure medicines including carbamazepine/phenytoin, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin).
Tipranavir can both speed up and slow down the removal of other drugs from your body, thereby affecting how they work. These affected drugs include (not a complete list): clarithromycin, colchicine, fluticasone, omeprazole, salmeterol, valproic acid, trazodone, calcium channel blockers such as felodipine, drugs that suppress the immune system such as cyclosporine/tacrolimus, certain narcotic pain medications such as meperidine/methadone, other HIV medications (such as etravirine, other protease inhibitors including fosamprenavir/lopinavir/saquinavir), other rifamycins including rifabutin, drugs to treat erectile dysfunction-ED or pulmonary hypertension (such as sildenafil, vardenafil), antidepressants such as fluoxetine/sertraline/desipramine.
Aspirin can increase the risk of bleeding when used with this medication. However, if your doctor has directed you to take low-dose aspirin for heart attack or stroke prevention (usually at dosages of 81-325 milligrams a day), you should continue taking it unless your doctor instructs you otherwise. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
This medication may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control such as pills, patch, or ring. This could cause pregnancy. Talk to your doctor about additional or alternative reliable forms of birth control, and always use an effective barrier method (latex or polyurethane condoms/dental dams) during all sexual activity to decrease the risk of spreading HIV to others. Tell your doctor if you have any new spotting or breakthrough bleeding, because these may be signs that your hormonal birth control is not working well.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Tipranavir is always given with ritonavir which also has many drug interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.
Do not share this medication with others.
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Tivoli at Innovate: It's All in the Family
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This weekend partners, developers, and IBMers will be descending upon Orlando, Florida for Innovate 2011, the Rational Software conference.
Not surprisingly, Rational's "first cousin" Tivoli will have a prominent presence at the conference, including 30 sessions that highlight the Tivoli/Rational integration, six booths in the Solutions Expo, and several executive speaker slots.
Tivoli delivers innovative solutions to address business priorities, with Integrated Service Management providing the Visibility, Control and Automation™ to overcome growing complexities and keep up with global competition. But more specifically, Integrated Service Management is the catalyst that can smooth out the interactions between development and operations for IT and business professionals across all industries.
So be sure to browse all of the Tivoli sessions using the Innovate 'Streams and Tracks' tool, and if you are already registered, start building your agenda .
Once the event begins, you can access all the keynote presentations and videos in real time on the web via the livestream feed, ...and follow social media coverage on the 'Innovate Conversations' page or by using the Twitter hashtag #ibminnovate
Automating Security: Bringing IT Audit and IT Operations Together
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Today's post comes from Sandy Hawke, Manager IBM Security Solutions.
I recently presented to the ISACA community on a live webinar. I focused the discussion on how to leverage automation to improve endpoint security and compliance. The archived webinar is available here. Just as a brief background, ISACA is an international professional association that focuses on all aspects of IT Governance and has over 95,000 members worldwide.
The online event drew a pretty substantial audience which is good, and yet a bit surprising in two key ways. First of all, many of the recommendations I made to the audience were not radically new concepts, but basic foundational controls that all security professionals agree are critical for achieving and maintaining solid security and demonstrable compliance. So haven't they heard this story before?
Maybe not. And that's the second observation. Most of the ISACA membership is in the IT audit/Risk Management line of business. While they're not the folks who are implementing security technologies on a daily basis (i.e. "hands at keyboards")- they are keen to understand how security is implemented, how it works, how automation can be used to facilitate audits, etc. And that's the new trend we've been witnessing. While the audit team knows what the policy controls should be, they may not know if/how these controls get enforced, maintained, monitored and reported on- essentially how security is "operationalized." The more that they know what's possible with respect to security operations and automation, the better they'll be at knowing what questions to ask IT operations during audits, what technologies to recommend, etc.
Years ago, the IT Audit/Risk Manager organization and activities were kept quite separate from the IT Operations/IT Infrastructure teams. And at the time there were pretty good reasons to keep these groups as distinct as possible- you've all heard of "keeping the fox out of the hen house" analogy, right? The IT Audit/Risk Mgmt teams could set and enforce policy and conduct assessments that wouldn't be influenced by the operations staff. Well, with the advent of converging technologies, economic trends, and the increased importance of measuring security investments and compliance program- in real time, these groups are coming together. More so than ever before.
And technologies that can foster that type of trust, cooperation, and collaboration are indispensable.
Upcoming Webcasts: Virtualization and Cloud Computing
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Are you interested in learning more about Cloud Computing and Virtualization? Be sure to register and attend these two community webcasts happening this week on June 8th and 9th. These promise to be very informative events you don't want to miss!
WEBCAST on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 11:00AM Eastern USA
Webcast title: Get your image sprawl monster under control – secrets to image management from an expert
Sign up for this webcast here
Description: Companies have embraced virtualization primarily to impro! ve utilization of hardware and save costs. However, virtualization especially on x86, has led to significant growth in management costs. Much of this increased cost stems from growth in images. We will discuss some of the key challenges around managing images and how IBM is taking a holistic approach to solving these pain points and restoring control.
Speaker: Ruth Willenborg, IBM Distinguished Engineer in IBM Software Group, Tivoli
WEBCAST on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:00AM Eastern USA
Cloud - Extending your virtualization into the cloud
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Description: The benefits from cloud computing seem clear: cost reduction, better flexibility, scale to meet business demands, etc. However, getting to cloud involves a lot of decisions Learn how some of your colleagues are leveraging Tivoli solutions to automate virtualized environments and move to private clouds.
Speaker: Mohamed Abdula, IBM Director, Service Automation and Cloud Solutions Product Management and Bowman Hall, IBM Director, Cloud Computing Client Engagements, IBM Software Group
Webcasts are free to Members of the Tivoli User Community. Membership is free -
Once you become a member you can join a local or virtual user group, take advantage of our online education and certification resources as well as our networking and collaboration tools.
Other benefits
include; Pulse Conference Discounts codes; 40% Discount on Tivoli books
from IBM Press, Free certification testing at local user group meetings
and much more!
Intelligent Building Management Thursday
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Buildings have always been a source of both pride and frustration to many of our customers.
Pride: when you look at something like Nataktomi Plaza and how it is an icon of the city.
Frustration: when you see how much money it takes to run the darn thing (and that's before the whole "McClane incident of '88").
Regardless. Buildings, as I mentioned in a prior post (see "Smarter Than The Average Building"), are one of the largest costs on any company's budget.
To requote Dave Bartlett:
Buildings are a significant line item on any company's expense sheet. In fact, for many, they are second-largest expense, after payroll. On average, buildings consume 42% of all electricity worldwide.
Which is why there's a lot going on with Smarter Buildings at IBM and today in Manhattan, we are conducting a customer event to talk about the new IBM Intelligent Building Management.
It is the same solution that Karl Helbig just wrote about on the Asset Management blog (see "Facilities Friday (a day early): IBM's new solution for Smarter Buildings").
He's got a fantastic write-up of the new solution and there's also some great information about it in the press release as well.
The press release has information about, "... three unique projects in New Orleans, New York and Minnesota that show the potential of applying advanced analytics and automation to buildings."
Read up about it in his post and stay tuned to this blog, where we'll have a wrap-up of the event and even more discussion of IBM Intelligent Building Management in the near future.
In the meantime, feel free to post comments below about your strategy for Smarter Buildings. What are the critical aspects you're looking to change in your current building strategy?
To close, I will say: Welcome to the party, pal. (you thought I was gonna say "Yippee-ki-yay," didn't ya'?)
devops? should I have known what that is?
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Rock 'em, Sock 'em Products & Services
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I can remember the day in 4th grade when I got my first calculator. Other than my "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots", that Texas Instruments 1030 was THE coolest, most magical consumer product that I had ever owned up to that point. It featured the standard four math functions, buttons for percentage, square root, and pi, and an 8 digit LCD display.
Now fast forward to 2011 and consider the fact that it takes dozens of microprocessors running 100 million lines of code to get your average car out of the driveway, and a complex ecosystem of developers, engineers, suppliers and partners to bring smarter products to market.
From automobiles to meat cases to artificial hearts, today's smarter products represent a new generation of capabilities that fuse together sensors, actuators, electronics and mechanical systems.
By all accounts, smarter products and services are transforming the world and the way we interact with it, and IBM is at the forefront of all of the above.
So visit our recently launched Smarter Products and Services web site and learn more about how we help make your everyday products and services smarter!
....AND THEN take a look around your house and office, and let us know what product or service is the "smartest" of them all....or maybe the dumbest? We'd love to get your opinion!
(This blog had additional contributions from Betsy Thaggard...Thanks BT!)
A New SWG Blog Post - DevOps
Noah Kuttler 110000SVNJ email@example.com Tags:  tivoli rational devops innovate 2,391 Visits
I'm not a fan of duel posting, but did want to make you aware of an article that I posted to the SWG Blog entitled, "There Will Be DevOps!"
It's about a great video that RedMonk* analyst Michael Coté did with us about DevOps.
Go there. Read the article. Enjoy.
* note that IBM is one of RedMonk's clients.
ISM is 'LinkedIn' to social media
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Recently, we enhanced and expanded our "IBM Integrated Service Management" group on LinkedIn.
The group is made up of a very diverse audience, including IT professionals, analysts, IBM Business Partners and of course, IBMers.
Members of this group share knowledge, news, training, and events around Service Management solutions, including Tivoli, Rational, WebSphere, Information Management, Storage, Security, DevOps, Smarter Planet, Green IT and Cloud Computing!
So join our group, and initiate a discussion, or weigh on on an existing discussion!
bad apples and cool - small reasons for big decisons
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After my last blog – asking what devops was – the idea of collaboration across the whole life of service has been in the forefront of my mind. From that wider perspective I was musing around one of my frequent topics – how we fail to get the service right because we don't understand how it is being used, or what the customer really cares about.
Actually the simple picture of supplier and customer doesn't really describe the world most of us have to live in. If we go with the ITIL concept of a customer (someone who has financial influence or authority) then we also need to worry about what our users think. In other frameworks you might hear a more general concern about taking the whole range of stakeholders into consideration. Doesn't matter which recipe you follow – does matter that you see the complexity.
Some of the problems come from being so close to how things are done (rather than why they are being done), and by being so close to what you think matters that you don't spot what matters to those receiving the service. Sometime it is the silliest things that make the customers and users unhappy and reject a service. Maybe that is an example of the 'One Bad Apple' syndrome – something firmly embedded in the human condition seems to be our ability to allow one bad aspect to overbalance a dozen good things.
I had my own version this week, when I found myself refusing to continue with an online application for a new bank account because the software insisted on spelling my name incorrectly. (For reasons I cannot fathom, it seems to have decided that any name starting with 'Mac' must have a capital afterwards – so it turns 'Macfarlane' to 'MacFarlane' without giving me the chance to turn it back.) I didn't stay around to see what else the service offered, I just closed the web page and got my new account somewhere else that will let me spell my name properly.
But there is also the positive face of the same coin – the power of 'cool'. Imagine you have found the perfect shoes for your child – scientifically designed to protect their feet while supporting their bones and they are even waterproof. As a caring parent these are the only pair of shoes you want your child to be running about in (see IKB later in this blog). As it happens your dreams have come true because your child loves them. Is it because they are good for them, and will help their feet develop properly – no, they agree to wear them because the heels light up with each step. They will wear them – and save their feet – but only because they are 'cool' – according to rules you will never understand. By the way, don't think the illogical 'cool' factor only applies to children, it is there in just about every service you deliver or use – at work or at home. If you look for it then you will see it. I don't want to make this posting too long or I could list dozens – but just imagine trying to sell powerful and effective software products against others with less relevant features at higher cost – but with a fancy graphical interface – sound familiar to anyone?
If you think about these two situations – where apparently less important elements disproportionately affect decisions - I am sure you will find many examples of the two extremes; like the fast-food restaurant that you still avoid because of one bad burger or one element of bad service, hundreds of miles away and several years back.
Those issues tend to come from how the service is delivered, yet the same problem can easily come from how it is built (like my name issue). But one of the differences is getting the message back to where it might make a difference, because at best the complaints go to the operations side of the house, and this does not get fed back, maybe because it is dismissed as trivial – because it doesn't seem important to whoever received the message.
It isn't just about hiding complaints though, we also have the ability not to pass the cool factors back. Do we always find out why people really like something? It seems to me that we don't often ask the right people the right questions. And it also seems there are simple reasons why we do that:
Both of these situations are understandable – after all, we are human so of course we see things first and best from our own perspective, and without being forced out into another's environment then why should we have the ability to understand people we have never met? The second is also inevitable in the complicated amalgams of customers, users, services and suppliers we exist within. Never mind the neat little service chain pictures you get in the books – it doesn't really look that simple, it looks complicated, and mostly because it is complicated.
We can do something about these difficulties – but they require addressing the way we – and our colleagues – think, and that takes time and effort.
There are other causes and factors – and maybe there is one we could do something about, and it is something that would magnify the beneficial effects when you finally get around to addressing the two points I listed above: when we do find things out we don't tell the people who could do something about it. And the very best way to get that wrong is to build silos within your supplier organisation and stop people sharing ideas and information.
After that last blog on devops, I was thinking about that particular kind of communication issue. There is something deep rooted in the human psyche that needs to dismantle their immediate environment into teams[1] (or groups, or departments or silos or tribes – call them what you will). IT organisations are perfect examples – with high level internal teams always emerging once they gets past a certain size[2]. And if you separate into teams that feel the need to compete, then helpful messages will not be fed across between them. So what was built wrong and delivers the wrong thing stays there and will be wrong in the next version too. That is the inertial element of behaviour that initiatives like devops and whole service lifecycle approaches have to contend with. We shouldn't think it can be as easy as just telling people to collaborate and communicate. Like all challenges we need to recognise what we are fighting – and to fight back.
So – what are good ways to start? Perhaps as simply as recognising that while we might bond comfortably into (say) a 'development' team or an 'operations' team (or any one of a dozen more) – that doesn't make the other team the opposition – I think that would be a good first step, if we can finally realise that – by and large – what benefits one team also benefits the other.


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Vick threw a touchdown pass on the first drive of the game, but took a pair of
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The oft-injured Vick has not missed a game all season, though he has only
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Nick Foles, Philadelphia's third-round draft pick out of Arizona last April,
made his NFL debut midway through the second quarter and threw an incomplete
pass on his first attempt.
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