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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A rain-soaked day forced the Alabama football inside on Wednesday as the team strapped on full pads for the first time this spring for a two-hour practice at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility.
The Crimson Tide linebacker corps has focused on versatility during the early stages of spring workouts with several returners seeing action at different positions as they learn to play multiple positions within the unit.
"We are trying to develop multiples in players and flexibility in players by moving them around so we increase their flexibility in terms of how they can contribute to the team," Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. "It gives us more options in how we can fit in players in the future to get the best players on the field. But to do it you have to go through the growing pains of developing those guys at different positions."
Dont'a Hightower saw extensive action at the jack linebacker spot in passing situations in the Sugar Bowl and the Tide want to see what he can do in more extended action at the position during the spring. The coaching staff is also taking a look at Cory Reamer at inside linebacker.
"We have six or seven linebackers that we are looking at, at different positions," Saban said. "We are going to come out of spring practice knowing what the best combination of those guys are and where can we have an opportunity for a young guy to play next year, if we have one."
Tight end Colin Peek is also a key for Alabama during the spring. He sat out last season after transferring from Georgia Tech and should figure prominently into the Tide's plan at tight end. The tall and athletic Peek should be a valuable asset catching passes as well as blocking.
"It is definitely rewarding to have the chance to be back on the field this year," Peek said. "I've gotten both sides of the experience; sitting on the sideline for a year and now you get a chance to get back in the action.
"It was great to have a year to get acclimated to how Coach Saban runs the program and the practices. I'm excited to be back in the mix on the field and excited to have a chance to contribute."
Alabama will practice again on Friday and Saturday as the Crimson Tide work toward A-Day on April 18 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.


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Toyota (NYSE: TM) is an automobile manufacturer based in Aichi, Nagoya, and Toyko, Japan, and founded in 1937. It builds, exports, and sells cars and other motor vehicles worldwide. Fujio Cho is Toyota's current chairman; Katsuaki Watanabe is its president; and Shoichiro Toyoda is its honorary chairman.
Company Description
"Fertile rice paddies." That's the direct translation of Toyoda, the surname of Toyota's founding family, and perhaps an odd description of a company that began with the world's first automated loom, and found its destiny in the automobile. While his father Sakichi, the company's founder, focused on weaving, son Kiichiro became fascinated with cars. After traveling to the U.S. and Europe in 1929 to research their manufacture, Kiichiro started a motor vehicle division within the company. In 1936, the first Toyota vehicles were announced; the company changed its name slightly because "Toyota" takes eight brushtrokes to write -- a lucky number -- and because even in Japan in 1936, no one wanted to associate cars with rice paddies, however fertile they might be.
In 1957, the company founded sales offices in the United States and Brazil, and began exporting its first cars for foreign markets. The Jeep-like Land Cruiser managed to sustain Toyota's initially rocky sales in the U.S.; not until the Toyota Crown rolled across the Pacific (not literally, of course) in 1965 did Toyota's sales here truly begin to pick up. In 1968, the company introduced a model whose name may possibly sound familiar: the Corolla.
By that point, Toyota had passed Volkswagen as the nation's leading importer of cars. It continued to gain sales through the gas-starved 1970s with small, fuel-efficient, reasonably high-quality offerings. In 1986, Toyota established its first U.S. manufacturing plant, initially as a joint venture with General Motors; today, the company operates 11 plants here.
Ford distinguished itself with superior manufacturing processes; General Motors with innovative branding and design efforts; and Toyota grew successful via a similar pioneering approach to its corporate culture, which prizes long-term strategies, efficient manufacturing, and a focus on function and quality. U.S. carmakers have striven to emulate this process, resulting in various degrees of success and inspiring at least one 1980s Michael Keaton movie rapidly and mercifully fading from public memory.
Today, Toyota is the world's No. 2 automaker, and a constant and growing threat to top dog GM. It built more than 8.5 million motor vehicles in 2007, more than 7.2 million of which were cars (surpassing GM in that department by nearly 1 million cars). It ranked fifth in the 2008 Fortune Global 500 survey of the world's largest companies, with more than $230 billion in sales and roughly $15 billion in profits. Though cars are its bread and butter, the company has also ventured into robotics -- and yes, it's still making automatic looms, too. Recently, it's even made investments in startups devoted to agricultural biotechnology. "Fertile rice paddies," indeed.
Brands and Divisions
In addition to its flagship Toyota brand, the company also offers the high-end Lexus line of cars, launched in 1989, and the boxy-but-hip, youth-oriented Scion brand, which debuted in 2003.
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Col. Jerry P. Martinez goals have carried him to being promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
Guymon native, Col. Jerry P. Martinez has recently been promoted to Inspector General, at Headquarters Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Under that title he leads a selectively manned unit which enhances readiness by assessing AMC's mission capability and ensuring command-wide environment of customer services, continuous improvement, safety, efficient use of resources and responsiveness to the needs of AMC's people and organizations. General Martinez previously served as executive officer to the commander of AMC.
General Martinez, a 1981 graduate of Guymon High School, was commissioned in May 1986 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance AFB, Okla. General Martinez also holds a Master of Arts degree in business administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Mo.
He was recently assigned as a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow with the DuPont Corporation in Wilmington, Del. General Martinez assisted with strategy development and subsequently served as the commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash., overseeing the Air Force's only Prime Nuclear Airlift Force.
With over 4000 flying hours, General Martinez is a rated command pilot. He has flown in combat during Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
In February 2010, General Martinez will be deployed to Afghanistan for one year to serve as deputy commander of political-military affairs for combined security transition command in Kabul, Afghanistan. He will serve as a liaison between the Afghan ambassador and General Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.
General Martinez is the son of retired MSGT Ernie and Mabel Martinez of Guymon and grandson of the late Ernest and Ameila Martinez of Des Moines, NM. He is the brother of JoAnn Mallard of Guymon and Ronnie Martinez of Fritch, Texas. He is married to Kim (Ogletree) Martinez, formerly of Guymon. They have two children, Travis and Tayler. Travis, following in his father's footsteps, is currently a sophomore at the U.S. Air Force Academy and Tayler is a junior at Mascoutah High School in Illinois.
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Jamaal "Mali Music" Pollard is not new to the music scene.
The well-known and accomplished Savannah-based singer, songwriter and producer is breaking out of the box of traditional gospel music. According to his bio, "Jamaal began playing piano at age 5, and wrote his first song at 8. Since age 11, he has been actively pursuing his music ministry and career, and has added acoustic guitar and electric bass to his instrumental expertise. His love for music is largely influenced by legendary music lovers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. His sound, heavily inspired by the work of musical geniuses Bilal and D'Angelo, is free, boundless and uninhibited."
Now coined as a multi-genre artist, the 26 year-old talent has a new song out which has an incredible sound to it, but the most powerful part of the hit is the message it accompanies.
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When I was growing up we often had a jigsaw puzzle in process on a card table sitting in the corner of the room. It was a joint project with all of us contributing our talents piecing the puzzle together. We started with the border and then each of us would focus on a certain section until we had a finished puzzle to show for our efforts. Lately I have had the itch to work on a puzzle so I purchased one with 500 pieces and couldn't wait to get started. However, the seal was no sooner broken on the box when I realized this would be an individual project. I would not be getting assistance from anyone and all of a sudden the puzzle lost some of its appeal.
It wasn't long before I made the connection between a person's life and a jigsaw puzzle. We are born as one piece of the puzzle and the size of the puzzle grows and our life changes and grows. The outside frame is the foundation, much like the firm foundation my parents gave me. They loved me and in the process taught me to love. My parent's cared for me, and in the process I learned to care for others. I learned respect, responsibility, honesty, trust, all traits of a person that was given a firm foundation. The traits are much like the pieces of a puzzle, all individual pieces until fully assembled to form a finished project.
I would like to think that as a parent I have given my children a firm foundation on which they can build on. Just as my parents worked on me, added a piece here and there, I want to continue to build my children up to be a big, 1000 piece puzzle with interlocking pieces. Puzzles used to be fun because of the interaction between others, now it is a prime time for contemplation.


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DC Comics and Dynamite Comics have announced a partnership to bring two iconic characters together through two legendary story tellers in Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner.
Zorro, the Z carving vigilante will come face to face with the slave freeing freedom fighter Django who most prominently came to the cinematic forefront in Tarantino's 2012 film "Django Unchained." This will be a sequel of sorts to the popular film.
The unorthodox filmmaker will team up with the long tenured comic writer Matt Wagner to co-pen this multi-publisher crossover. Wagner is a multi-time Eisner winning writer who has written Zorro for Dynamite in the recent past.
Coming off the success and popularity of "Django Unchained," DC Comics purchased the license to publish a "Django Unchained" comic that followed the first draft storyboards of Tarantino's original vision for the character. Under the Vertigo label, the Django comic was able to bring an unfiltered version that was not feasible on screen. Tarantino had this to say about his co-plotters:
I'm very very excited about both this story and the opportunity to work with Matt. It was reading his Zorro stories that convinced me what a good idea it was to join these two icons together. And the story idea we came up with is thrilling, and I think will be an exciting new chapter for both characters
This unlikely team-up will not be the first time Dynamite Comics and DC Comics unite. Just a month earlier, the two publishers released a Green Hornet/Batman '66 team-up comic, bringing the two dynamic and flamboyant vigilantes together.
Zorro comes face to face with Django somewhere in the latter half of 2014.
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At this moment in the Paul Lundgren Happy Hour on Wednesday at Teatro Zuccone, the host discusses with Bob Boone technique for slicing into an exercise ball.
When Paul Lundgren was painting the town with signs for the three-part "Paul Lundgren Happy Hour" series, he ended up posting one adjacent to an advertisement for Gallagher's show at Grandma's Sports Garden. The local writer said he thought this was hilarious, and took a photograph of the juxtaposition.
Oddly enough, it was the 1980s prop comic that I was thinking of when I leaned over to the man next to me during Lundgren's show on Wednesday at Teatro Zuccone, and whispered "This is way better than Gallagher."
This connection was made soon after Lundgren easily coaxed Bob Boone from the front row of the audience so the publisher could try his hand at kitchen knifing his way into an exercise ball. (Boone took a volleyball serve approach and the ball deflated, more than popped. Later he confessed that he wished he had tried a different technique).
Wednesday's show, which included singer/songwriter/guitar player Rachael Kilgour's music interludes and sometimes sidekick-ery. (These performances are at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays in February. Next week's show includes actor Christa Schultz and on Feb. 24 poet Ryan Vine shares the stage). Lundgren is billing these as something like variety shows without the variety, but that's not exactly true: He was rich in variety — and a total riot — on Wednesday.
He was a stand up comedian;
A prop comic;
A harmonizer on Kilgour's take on "Islands in the Stream" (where Lundgren, um, rapped the Kenny Rogers parts) and "Leather and Lace";
A storyteller (although he didn't read from his newly published collection "The Spowl Ribbon," because apparently he isn't the sort of person who gives away the milk for free).
It was a great show at just more than an hour, and Kilgour was totally fun covering "She Bop" and co-starring in one of Lundgren's stories as the telemarketer violating Lundgren's Do Not Call listing.
Matthew Perrine has a fun Q&A with Lundgren here. Rich Narum, of course, has some great photos on PDD.


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- Primary SD area: Sustainable Cities
- Keywords: Risk, resilience, rehabilitation
- Location: Selected cities, regions and national authorities worldwide
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Urban resilience and post-crisis rehabilitation
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Achievement of CommitmentCity, regional and national authorities will have increased resilience to the impacts of natural and human-made crises and have undertaken rehabilitation in ways that advance sustainable urban development.
How this will be achievedPartner cities, regional and national authorities will implement and integrate risk reduction strategies and programming within their urban planning and management systems with the collaboration of UNISDRs, local government authorities, CSOs and the private sector, OCHA.
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It used to be simple... there were 4 NVIDIA cards and 4 other cards (long long ago :p) But today both NVIDIA and ATI have so many graphic cards at the same time it's near enough impossible to compare them.
Does anybody know of an up to date list which puts ATI and NVIDIA in comparison?
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Microsoft can help you make sense of your organization's current licensing situation, including pointing you to easy solutions if you find that your organization is not properly licensed or has inadvertently acquired counterfeit software.
Figuring out whether Microsoft software installed on your PC is properly licensed is important. Here are a few scenarios that will help you understand the most common licensing mistakes:


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Where can I find the Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.1 package needed to use the ITDSv6.3 idssnmp, idsadsync or idslogmgmt solutions?
ITDSv6.3 provided a soft bundle on Passport Advantage to the Tivoli Directory Integrator version 7.1 package.
As indicated in the System Requirements guide, under optional prerequisite software:
For IBM Tivoli® Directory Integrator solutions
If you want to use SNMP, perform Active Directory synchronization, or manage logs, Tivoli Directory Integrator version 7.1 is required.
Since IBM Tivoli Directory Server v6.3 provided a soft bundler to TDI 7.1, the TDI 7.1 package is not included within the ITDSv6.3 pacakages.
ITDSv6.3 Part Numbers: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24027373
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Information about the herb Tienchi Ginseng
Panax notoginseng, also known as San Qi is part of the Araliaceae plant family. Tienchi Ginseng originates from China.
Various forms of Ginseng have been used in medicine for more than 7000 years. Several species grow around the world, and though some are preferred for specific benefits, all are considered to have similar properties as an effective general rejuvenator. The roots can live for over 100 years.
American and Asian Ginsengs belong to the species Panax and are similar in their chemical composition.
Botanical Name: Panax notoginseng, Panax pseudoginseng San qi
Plant Family: Araliaceae
Common name: San Qi, Tan Qi, Tienchi Ginseng
History: Used in Chinese medicine
Plant Constituents of Tienchi Ginseng
It also contains:
Tienchi Ginseng is not used as a general energy tonic. While most Ginsengs are deemed to be either yin or yang in action, Tienchi Ginseng is considered to be neutral.
Medicinal Parts Used: Root
Tienchi Ginseng is used for:
Blood Conditions
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Tienchi Ginseng is not used as a general energy tonic. While most Ginsengs are deemed to be either yin or yang in action, Tienchi Ginseng is considered to be neutral.
Caution: Tienchi Ginseng is a stimulant and taken at high doses may cause:
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Drug Interactions
Do not use Ginseng without first talking to your practitioner or healthcare provider if you taking any of the following medications:
Blood Thinning Medications
Caffeine or other substances that stimulate the central nervous system
Ginseng may increase their effects possibly causing:
Haloperidol (anti-psychotic medication)
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors MAOIs (antidepressant medication) especially:
Phenelzine - Interaction with Ginseng may cause symptoms such as:
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Grand Theft Auto IV (referred to as GTA IV or GTA 4), is the eleventh Grand Theft Auto game in the series, the first of the GTA IV Era.
The game was developed by Rockstar North and was published and released by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions were been released worldwide to widespread hype on April 29, 2008. GTA IV was subsequently been awarded the Gaming World Record of the Most Successful Entertainment Launch of All Time, and has received numerous other awards and accolades. The PC version was been released on December 3, 2008.
Two Episodes of downloadable content have been for Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360 - The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. These have also been released together in the standalone Episodes from Liberty City pack. EFLC will be released for the PC and PlayStation 3 in April 2010.
- "Life is complicated; I killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different." -- Niko Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV is set in 2008 in a redesigned Liberty City, a stylized recreation of New York City. Niko Bellic is an Eastern European (Serbian) that has come to America to find a better life and to look for that "special someone," following the advice of his cousin Roman. When he arrives, he finds that Roman has been lying - he isn't rich, he isn't popular, and he's actually heavily in debt from loan sharks. Niko has been duped into solving Roman's problems, and soon ends up in trouble himself. The story later reveals that Niko isn't just in Liberty City for the women and the luxury condos. His plans to live a better life change drastically when he is been forced to kill Mikhail Faustin. Faustin's second in command, Dimitri Rascalov, ends up turning on Niko, Dimitri finds that Ray Bulgarin lives in Liberty City, which makes it even harder for him to get started with his new life.
Two episodes have been released for Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360, and will be released for Playstation 3 and PC in April 2010. The Lost and Damned was released on February 17, 2009, and features biker Johnny Klebitz as the player character. The Ballad of Gay Tony was been released on October 29, 2009, with Luis Fernando Lopez as the protagonist. It was simultaneously released with the disc version Episodes from Liberty City, which features both games. These episodes are set in the same city and time as GTA IV, and have many overlapping storylines, characters, and missions. They add new missions, characters, vehicles, weapons, and other gameplay features.
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Target has been ramping up digital efforts for a few years now, but its Digital Vendor Marketing (DVM) team is putting the retailer on the mobile games map.
Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food is teaming up with celebrity fashion designer Malan Breton to organize a runway show featuring feline-inspired fashions at Style360 New York Fashion Week.
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Hmmm... I think I just discovered something interesting here.
This is a posible style for a series I made, which has been boggling my mind for awhile. what do you think?
Made in Open Canvas
This is a posible style for a series I made, which has been boggling my mind for awhile. what do you think?
Made in Open Canvas
heh this is so darn cute ^^
Thats cute as hell.
Hmmm, cyborg-animal action T.V. show, eh?
Cute. She even has an arm cannon. ^^
It reminds me of Sawyer from Cats Don't Dance for some reason... It's just got that floofyness and the "I'll kick your ass if you piss me off" kind of thing going on.
I like it nonetheless XD;
I like it nonetheless XD;
Awwwww! It looks so cute. ^^ A total instafav.
gah! *dies from cuteness overdose* ^.^
Adorable ^ ^ it's a great style! i say go with it
cute kitty! she kinda reminds me of Jigglypuff (by the hair on her forehead), and that's one thing that makes her look so cute.
She is so cute!!!
Thats brilliant, Andy! Hardcore and cute!
I really like the style :3 She's very adorable and I quite like her hair-do.
I like it, a combination of anthro, and robo ... appeal for both girls and boys ^_^ deffiantely has potential!
Megaman meets Samurai Pizza Cats! yay!
Looks awesome to me!
Oh, I think she's simply adorable! The pose is awesome, and I really like the look of surprise on her face.
Nice Drawing, but i agree with Battybuddy , its erriely similar
Hmm... Looks almost like my Maggie with the hair... Just a different color and not destroying everything around her..
Maggie?... o_o from the SImpsons?... I don't get the connection
ooooh, roboy....
huh. interesting kitty chara.
XD Well Ive always had a place in my heart for cute and cuddly things with armor.
ooh, looks like its got potential. Nice pic there.
This is a really great style man, I love it a lot.
I would definetly do more this way.
I would definetly do more this way.
For a moment there, at first look, I thought you made a Samus Aran furry art...
Whether or not that's the case, it's still very cute.
Good job.
Whether or not that's the case, it's still very cute.
Good job.
Christ yes, the design is beautiful.
I think this has much potential. The style is very cute.
I think the pointy, yet inflated look of it is really excellent! I definitely like har you did her arms.
I'm usually quite critisisive of your work but this I really like
like the style
I think it's a good design. You should do some sketchs of her. And it look like she is colord in zelda the wind waker style on this pic. =3
Disney meets Mega Man X...
That is too cute! I really like how she came out.
Wow. That's surprisingly cute. XD
I think this style is grand. I would really like to see more of it. This one is very cute.
very nice.
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Verizon starts replacing 3G with 4G LTE
LTE is the direction we're headed for mobile technology, which is great for high speed data transfer. It's also where we are headed for voice, with VoLTE now rolling out via approved handsets. Verizon, a leader in 4G LTE, has begun testing the high speed signal over their 3G spectrum. The move also means the old CDMA standard is starting to disappear, which is a good sign the days carrier-locked handsets could go with it. So far, New York is the only market where this is known to be happening.


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In early 2009, Manchester Council borked their own system by introducing the Conficker virus via USBs. This appears to be the most popular Freediot link on the subject. It's certainly one of the more demented.
In the red corner, we have a "£1.5 million" loss. In the blue corner, we have … well, it's not quite clear what we have, exactly.
Breaking down this £1.5 million loss:
£ 43,000 "in 'lost' bus lane fines"
£ 600,000 "in 'consultancy support' ... which involved drafting in experts from Microsoft"
£ 169,000 "going to clear up a backlog of benefits claims … and bills"
£ 9,000 (I've broken it out for the lad) in unspecified other staff costs
£ 428,000 (I've broken it out for the lad again) in unspecified other costs "to the IT Department"
£ 257,000 — roughly — (I've broken it out for the lad yet again) in unspecified other costs.
This is gibberish, pure and simple. Anyone who has ever worked in a large organisation (and I assume that Manchester City Council is a large organisation) has experienced this sort of feeding frenzy, when things go wrong, amongst the PHBs and CYAs who inhabit the seedier layers of middle management. None of these figures actually mean anything, except the loss of fines for motorists travelling in bus lanes. Let's all shed some tears for that one.
Other than that, it's a bog standard tale of an incompetent IT department, a ludicrous set of security policies, a badly thought out backup strategy and an astonishing inability to accept automatic (or semi-automatic) patches. Yeah, all that stuff will go away when they install Ubunti all over the place…
The really good kicker comes at the end, where our hero quotes some lunatic who is apparently famous in his own TwitterLand: "We could migrate Manchester for less than £600k! What a heinous waste of taxpayers money proprietary software is…" And now we're back in that circular argument that started the whole hissy fit. Free software is free as in speech, so we don't need to talk about TCO. Except that other people do, so we will too. In the red corner, we'll accept ludicrous cost figures from absolutely and entirely disinterested managers of a busted department. In the blue corner, we'll take the word of some nitwit called Mark Taylor (he Tweets!) that he can out-Munich Munich and replace an entire city's IT infrastructure with Linux for "less than £600K!"
Maybe even in less than ten years! Are these people for real?
So all the supposedly devastating arguments about the "secret" TCO of GNU/Linux are totally nullified by failing to recognise this far more massive but rarely-mentioned cost of using Windows and other Microsoft software, which remains one of the greatest scandals in computing today.
I hereby apologise to our cousins in the colonies for the regrettable standard of current education in England. We try to teach the silly bastards logic, but it just doesn't take. Hitting the idiots over the back of the head is also frowned upon.
Luckily, these people are in positions that do not matter, in companies that do not matter, in a country that does not matter in the slightest.
Otherwise I'd be quite worried.
One small addition on the side.
I was trying to guess which particular orifice "Mark Taylor" had picked the £600,000 quote for a Linux Transubstantiation from, and it suddenly occurred to me that he's back-hoeing it onto the entirely unsubstantiated £600,000 for "consultancy."
Well, obviously. Because some of that consultancy fee has gone to naughty, naughty, must be whipped for other people's stupidity, Microsoft.
My guess, on the other hand, is that Microsoft charged, essentially, postage and packaging for their consultancy. Maybe ten thou or so. The rest was almost certainly made up by people actually fixing the procedures.
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"Eating potatoes may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and replacing them with whole grains may lower this risk, according to a study published online December 17 in Diabetes Care.
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In U.S. and foreign controlled studies, the frequency of serious adverse reactions reported was very low. Of 702 patients, 11.8% reported adverse reactions and in only 1.5% was GLUCOTROL (glipizide) discontinued.
Hypoglycemia: See PRECAUTIONS and OVERDOSAGE sections.
Gastrointestinal: Gastrointestinal disturbances are the most common reactions. Gastrointestinal complaints were reported with the following approximate incidence: nausea and diarrhea, one in seventy; constipation and gastralgia, one in one hundred. They appear to be dose-related and may disappear on division or reduction of dosage. Cholestatic jaundice may occur rarely with sulfonylureas: GLUCOTROL (glipizide) should be discontinued if this occurs.
Dermatologic: Allergic skin reactions including erythema, morbilliform or maculopapular eruptions, urticaria, pruritus, and eczema have been reported in about one in seventy patients. These may be transient and may disappear despite continued use of GLUCOTROL (glipizide) ; if skin reactions persist, the drug should be discontinued. Porphyria cutanea tarda and photosensitivity reactions have been reported with sulfonylureas.
Hematologic: Leukopenia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia (see PRECAUTIONS), aplastic anemia, and pancytopenia have been reported with sulfonylureas.
Metabolic: Hepatic porphyria and disulfiram-like reactions have been reported with sulfonylureas. In the mouse, GLUCOTROL (glipizide) pretreatment did not cause an accumulation of acetaldehyde after ethanol administration. Clinical experience to date has shown that GLUCOTROL (glipizide) has an extremely low incidence of disulfiram-like alcohol reactions.
Endocrine Reactions: Cases of hyponatremia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion have been reported with this and other sulfonylureas.
Miscellaneous: Dizziness, drowsiness, and headache have each been reported in about one in fifty patients treated with GLUCOTROL (glipizide) . They are usually transient and seldom require discontinuance of therapy.
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The pattern of laboratory test abnormalities observed with GLUCOTROL (glipizide) was similar to that for other sulfonylureas. Occasional mild to moderate elevations of SGOT, LDH, alkaline phosphatase, BUN, and creatinine were noted. One case of jaundice was reported. The relationship of these abnormalities to GLUCOTROL (glipizide) is uncertain, and they have rarely been associated with clinical symptoms.
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Hepatobiliary: Cholestatic and hepatocellular forms of liver injury accompanied by jaundice have been reported rarely in association with glipizide; GLUCOTROL (glipizide) should be discontinued if this occurs.
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The hypoglycemic action of sulfonylureas may be potentiated by certain drugs including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, some azoles, and other drugs that are highly protein bound, salicylates, sulfonamides, chloramphenicol, probenecid, coumarins, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and beta adrenergic blocking agents. When such drugs are administered to a patient receiving GLUCOTROL (glipizide) , the patient should be observed closely for hypoglycemia. When such drugs are withdrawn from a patient receiving GLUCOTROL (glipizide) , the patient should be observed closely for loss of control. In vitro binding studies with human serum proteins indicate that GLUCOTROL (glipizide) binds differently than tolbutamide and does not interact with salicylate or dicumarol. However, caution must be exercised in extrapolating these findings to the clinical situation and in the use of GLUCOTROL (glipizide) with these drugs.
Certain drugs tend to produce hyperglycemia and may lead to loss of control. These drugs include the thiazides and other diuretics, corticosteroids, phenothiazines, thyroid products, estrogens, oral contraceptives, phenytoin, nicotinic acid, sympathomimetics, calcium channel blocking drugs, and isoniazid. When such drugs are administered to a patient receiving GLUCOTROL (glipizide) , the patient should be closely observed for loss of control. When such drugs are withdrawn from a patient receiving GLUCOTROL (glipizide) , the patient should be observed closely for hypoglycemia.
A potential interaction between oral miconazole and oral hypoglycemic agents leading to severe hypoglycemia has been reported. Whether this interaction also occurs with the intravenous, topical, or vaginal preparations of miconazole is not known. The effect of concomitant administration of DIFLUCAN® (fluconazole) and GLUCOTROL (glipizide) has been demonstrated in a placebo-controlled crossover study in normal volunteers. All subjects received GLUCOTROL (glipizide) alone and following treatment with 100 mg of DIFLUCAN as a single daily oral dose for 7 days. The mean percentage increase in the GLUCOTROL (glipizide) AUC after fluconazole administration was 56.9% (range: 35 to 81).
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AMD might have won the contract for the hardware inside of Sony's PlayStation 4, but NVIDIA's PhysX and APEX technologies will be supported on the PS4. NVIDIA have announced their support for the PS4, introducing new PhysX and APEX SDKs for developers.
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White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. -- The New Orleans Saints have just one more full day of practices before flying to St. Louis for the preseason opener against the Rams.
The team's practice Tuesday at the Greenbrier was lighter than recent practices, perhaps because the team's injury list continues to grow.
The Saints also worked on some special teams scenarios, likely in preparation for the real game on Friday.
Here's a glance at Tuesday's practice, by the numbers:
2: Interceptions by Corey White in the last two practices.
0: Number of first-team guards present on the Saints' offensive line for most of practice. Ben Grubbs has missed virtually all of camp, and Jahri Evans departed at some point in practice and did not return.
2: Tulane Green Wave players who connected on a big run: Quarterback Ryan Griffin to running back Derrick Strozier.
5: Number of players who weren't present at all for Tuesday's practice: Fullback Erik Lorig, offensive lineman Ty Nsekhe, receiver Steve Hull, tight end Je'Ron Hamm and outside linebacker Victor Butler.
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By Chris Kawalek-Oracle on Oct 18, 2011
The desktop virtualization team is on-site starting this afternoon at 2011 EDUCAUSE in Philadelphia, PA. This is another trade show where all of the Oracle demos are being hosted and displayed using the Oracle desktop virtualization portfolio.
Using desktop virtualization in a trade show booth is really a perfect application because it allows attendees to view whatever demo they want at any of the demo pods. Gone are the days where everyone is crowded around one pod waiting for a demo while another pod stands idle! It also allows for easy setup from templates that can be easily swapped or re-used from show to show (we're using the same set of backend servers and Sun Ray Clients that we used last week at Cerner Health Conference for this show, just with different virtual desktop images!).
This premise also translates into everyday business and education scenarios, too. For example, a computer lab in a school can use desktop virtualization to share student workstations, but keep a persistent environment for each student. Or a contact center can allow agents to work at any available work space, simply by logging in to their dedicated virtual desktop from any available workspace.
For 2011 EDUCAUSE, we're very excited to be hosting the Oracle demos in booth 526. If you happen to be there, please stop by and have a look at Oracle desktop virtualization in action.


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|Gold medalist coming to Moscow
Donna DeVarona had just won two Olympic gold medals in swimming. She'd been on the cover of three major magazines - Life, Look and Sports Illustrated.
And she was just 17 years old - an age when today's logic would tell you collegiate swim programs from across the country would be lined up with the hopes of being the lucky one to sign her to a scholarship to take their program to the next level.
That, however, wasn't the case. In 1964, athletic scholarships were not available to women.
"Fortunately for me," DeVarona remembers, "there was a gentleman at the time that felt young women Olympians didn't get a fair shake. He said, 'You can go to any university you want and I'll help fund you.' At that time, I made a commitment I would do something like that if I was ever in a position to do so."
Play it forward almost 50 years and you can look back over the decades and see that is exactly what DeVarona has done. DeVarona, who is in Moscow Wednesday as the guest of University of Idaho swim coach Tom Jager - a fellow Olympian, joined forces with tennis legend Billie Jean King to form the Women's Sports Foundation. Over the years, the organization raised more than $30 million for programs, advocacy and scholarships for girls and women in sport.
DeVarona presents Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the Haddock Performance Hall at the Lionel Hampton School of Music. It is free and open to the public.
As much as DeVarona earned fame as a swimmer, she, too, gained renown when she became one of the first women's sports broadcasters when she signed with ABC in 1965. She embarked on a career that included stints on Wide World of Sports and as an expert commentator during several Olympic competitions.
"I'd become very close to those guys on Wide World of Sports," DeVarona said. "I used to tell them what races to look for and what the strategy would be. They put cameras under my lane with divers. I became like a teammate in this process."
When she decided her competitive career was over, she called her friends at ABC.
"I said I could bear to leave the sport if I could be near it as an expert commentator," she said. "That was how it first began."
In those days, though, a foot in the door didn't mean in the door.
"When I wanted to do something else, it was, 'A women's voice doesn't have authority,' or 'We don't see you in another role,' " she remembers. "There were a lot of barriers to break down."
Break them down she did. Bold and competitive by nature, she did more than break down barriers in broadcasting. In joining forces with King, we sought to break them down in sport - hence the Women's Sports Foundation. She also served on the George W. Bush-era Opportunities in Athletics Commission.
"I still think we need to re-address what we're doing in sport," she said. "It's always such a big item of discussion because it provides such a great training round on so many levels."
DeVarona knows the impact well.
"I've known a lot of great coaches," said DeVarona, who ultimately graduated from UCLA. "They have one thing in common. That is: No matter what is going on around them politically, they stick to the principles of teaching. Teaching technique, hard work, consistency, honesty, going beyond what you're capable of, having goals, using defeats to learn something from.
"These are basic to all the great coaches. They live by those rules themselves. That was such a gift to me when I was able to work with those coaches."
All this stemmed from a little girl in San Francisco tagging along with her brother when he went to the local pool to rehabilitate an injured knee.
"I found my sport," she remembered.
DeVarona went from those little races at the local pool to the international stage in just a few short years. The memory of being on the podium to receive her gold medals is vivid.
"For my individual medley, which was my signature event, it was relief," she said. "I was expected to win. That kind of pressure is something; just overwhelming.
"But the second one, when I made the relay team and won the gold and broke the world record, that was a lot of joy because I was part of a team," she said. "It was a different feeling."


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Incoming men's golf freshmen Nick Huggins has kept himself busy this summer. He tied for 52nd place in the 94th Western Junior Championship held at Beverley Country Club located in Chicago. The tournament attracts some of the best junior golfers in the nation. Past winners include current professional golfer Rickie Fowler, who won it in 2005.
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One Duke fan didn't appreciate the presence of a pair of North Carolina fans waving "FREE P.J." signs at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night.
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The "FREE P.J." signs of course were a reference to North Carolina wing P.J. Hairston, who is in limbo indefinitely as the NCAA investigates whether he accepted extra benefits that would jeopardize his eligibility. Fellow Tar Heels wing Leslie McDonald has also sat out every game this season while the NCAA assesses his eligibility as well.
Whether Hairston and McDonald have to sit the rest of the season or are allowed to return at some point, what's frustrating from North Carolina's perspective is the uncertainty. The Tar Heels deserve a resolution soon so these issues don't hang over them the rest of the season.
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Users of IE6 are reporting that YouTube now displays a banner to them warning that the service will soon be phasing out support for the browser. The logos of Google Chrome, Firefox, and IE8 appear right next to the text encouraging users to upgrade to a more modern browser.
Security experts and even Microsoft itself have also been urging users to upgrade as fast as possible. So long as major sites continue to provide support for IE6, however, the longer it will take for it to disappear entirely � so when a major site like YouTube announces their intention to say goodbye, it can generally be seen as a good move. We can probably expect a more formal declaration soon.


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Neighbors' prayers are answered with latest development plan in Greenfield
Homes are proposed for site where Mormon church was considered
Greenfield — Most neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief now that homes, instead of a church, will likely be built at 35th Street and Barnard Avenue.
Mainly due to fears of increased traffic congestion, the Common Council two years ago narrowly voted down a land-use change that would have allowed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to build a 500-person sanctuary on the southeast corner of that intersection.
At the time, some supporters suggested that a church was better than letting the land, which has been vacant a long time, sit idle. But, following the city's refusal, the Mormon congregation bought a portion of Arlington Cemetery in the city for a new facility there.
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Meanwhile, a developer has proposed single-family homes for 35th and Barnard, which is already zoned for residential use.
Mayor Michael Neitzke was pleased that the city held out for homes.
"Single family homes are the right thing there, and the church found a home in the city," he said. "The city is trying to do the right thing in the right places."
"We all are happy that the church is not (going to be) here," said neighbor Geri Ekstrom, who was among the neighbors speaking against the church in 2011.
Neighbors don't like the nine-home proposal, either, she said, but it's better than a church. What they would really like is for the 4.2 acres to remain vacant and a place for wildlife, she said.
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Ironically, Gerry Klamrowski, the developer on this proposed nine-home project, presented a plan to build nine homes there in 2008. After that effort fell through, there were no development proposals for the land until the Mormon church expressed interest in 2011.
Klamrowski has received preliminary plat approval but still needs to go through the approval process involving the Plan Commission and Common Council.
The only difference in the 2008 and the 2013 plans is the stormwater pond in the 2013 proposal, said Chuck Erickson, director of economic development and planning. The pond addition meant that some of the lots would be a bit smaller, he said, but all still would conform to city requirements for square footage and frontage.
The stormwater pond would catch runoff from roofs and driveways and release the water no faster than water drains now, Erickson said.
Also, a frontage road along 35th Street would be extended for the three homes proposed for 35th Street. That would eliminate the need for three driveways all entering 35th Street.
Those three homes would be built first, along with the stormwater pond and frontage road, Erickson said. Funds from that first phase would help pay for the other six in the next phase. Those six proposed homes would be built on 34th Street around a cul-de-sac.
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Shortly after becoming entranced by the beautiful blooms and aromatic scents that announce Spring, we are reminded of those pesky pests that find their way into our homes and gardens. Read on to find ridiculously simple solutions for avoiding pests on you, in your garden, and in your home.
Ants: A relatively new discovery for killing off ants is Aspartame. That lovely chemical that sweetens your diet sodas acts as embalming fluid to ants and kills them, yet they can't resist that sweet flavor. (Research shows it does the same to us on a smaller scale.) You can apply a packet of Equal to an ant mound and watch them die off quickly. Ants also respond well to sulfur, diatomaceous earth, and club soda.
Mosquitoes: With all the harsh chemicals and gimmicks on the market for mosquito repellents, there is one natural solution that works. Soap. Put some Murphy's Oil Soap in a spray bottle, even better if it is the citrus kind, and spray it on yourself. You can also add soap to standing water and rain barrels to avoid Mosquitoes.
Roaches: Diatomaceous earth and boric acid are the best solutions to roach infestations. You can place either one around the outside of your house and as the pests cross that border they ingest the powder, which is fatal to them.
Ticks: The essential oil Rose Geranium is a natural tick repellent. Try putting a few drops on your dog's collar or your own clothing when hiking through woody areas. Wear a hat and light colored clothing so you can spot ticks easily. Check animals before they get back into your car or house.
Garden pests: Pests of all sorts will invade your garden. Let your first line of defense be companion planting. Plant marigolds, peppers, and beans among your garden to deter pests. When that doesn't do the trick, try the good old soap in a spray bottle, and add cayenne pepper to the soap if they persist. The soap and pepper spray will not harm your plants and should be reapplied after rain. Neem oil is also a good product to spray that will make the pests unable to reproduce, but it only lasts 3-7 days. Crushed egg shells and coffee grounds are fatal to slugs.
Japanese Beetles: These pests have the worst reputation among the gardeners. Once they hit they are tough to get rid of. Captain Compost suggests hand picking them off plants and placing in a bucket of soapy water. He also suggests making a trap where you have a smaller bucket with rotten fruit inside a larger bucket filled with canola oil and soapy water. The beetles will be drawn to the fruit and drown in the soapy water. Milky spores and nematodes should be applied to soil in the fall to keep Japanese beetles from reappearing.
Keep in mind that pests cannot build a tolerance to these natural pesticides. So not only are you treating your garden and yourself right by not using harsh chemicals, you also aren't helping create super-pests that become immune to chemicals and cause us to create a more harsh pesticide.


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The pillage ant discovered attacking and enslaving other ants in northeastern forest floors of the Unites States is making headlines today thanks to its barbaric methods.
According to a Jan. 13, 2014 report by Web Pro News, the diminutive newly discovered pillage ant uses a solitary "scout" to scope out its prey. A small party of ants is then dispatched to attack the victims, killing some via a stinger to the soft spot on the ants' necks and kidnapping others.
Among the pillage ant's spoils are both juvenile and adult ants, both of which are brought back to the victors' nest to act as laborers and slaves.
It wasn't long ago that so-called "crazy ants" were making headlines. Now, it's the pillage ant. If you haven't heard of crazy ants, an invasive species from Brazil and Argentina that were first spotted in the United States near Houston, yet, check out the video at the top of the page.
Why do they call them crazy ants? The ants exhibit movements that are nonlinear and random, earning them the moniker of crazy ants. These ants are sometimes called Raspberry crazy ants in honor of the exterminator who discovered that the ants were causing problems more than a decade ago, in 2002. The name Raspberry refers to exterminator Tom Raspberry, not the deep red fruit of the same name.
The pillage ant was discovered by scientists from the University of Mainz and the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Goerlitz. Its scientific name is Temnothorax pilagens due to its propensity to pillage other ant colonies.


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Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 8, 1913 in Cincinnati, OH
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Mike Will Made It Surpasses China as World's Leading Manufacturer
ATLANTA – With the completion of Miley Cyrus' new album BANGERZ (and the release of the beautiful mixed-race child that will accompany the deluxe edition), 24 year-old producer Mike Will Made It will surpass China as the world's leading manufacturer.
Mr. Will Made It celebrated the momentous occasion by opening new production facilities in Shanghai, Atlanta's famed Magic City strip club, and Miley Cyrus' uterus.
"We've been working towards this day since I don't when, man," said a tearful Mr. Will Made It from within the echoing walls of his state of the art Miley Wide Studio. "We've managed to keep emissions down, productivity up, and white parents everywhere terrified. I really feel like I've accomplished a lot."
The only potential snag remaining is an inspection by the FDA to ensure that the new facilities practice proper waste management and tasteful auto-tune use.
"We're not like those Chinamen. We have standards," said Mr. Will Made It as he put the finishing touch on DJ Khaled's "Bugatti" remix: A snare recorded from repeated open-palm smacks on the ass of a passed out Miley Cyrus.


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Dyana Pierre is 12 points away from becoming the 20th player in school history to join the 500-point, 500-rebound club.
Feb. 22, 2014
|Southern Illinois (4-20, 2-11 MVC) at Evansville (10-14, 5-8 MVC)
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The Southern Illinois women's basketball team plays its final game in a three-game road trip at Evansville on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. CST. The three-game road trip for Southern is the longest of the MVC season. SIU is looking for its first road win against an MVC foe since the Salukis knocked off Evansville in 2012.
Southern Illinois took a one-game advantage in the series with its win in Carbondale on Jan. 26. The Salukis have a 25-24 advantage in a series that dates back to 1985. Despite losing two of three games against Evansville last year, the Salukis have won four of the last six games in the series. The last time SIU got a road MVC win was Jan. 29, 2012, at Evansville.
Evansville might be the hottest team in the Missouri Valley Conference at the moment. The Purple Aces have won three-straight games, all of which have been over teams in the top half of the conference standings. Evansville started the streak with a win over second-place Northern Iowa--the only team in the conference to beat Wichita State this year--and followed it with wins over Illinois State and preseason MVC favorite Indiana State. Before the recent win streak, Evansville was 2-8 in the conference, including a loss to SIU in Carbondale on Jan. 26. Evansville's rise has coincided with star forward Mallory Ladd returning from an injury. Ladd is the only player in the MVC averaging more rebounds per game than Southern's Dyana Pierre. Ladd nearly averages a double-double, pouring in 11.7 points to go along with 9.8 rebounds per game. Evansville is led by freshman sensation Sara Dickey, who ranks second in the conference in scoring at 18.3 points per game. Dickey poured in 30 points when SIU and Evansville met earlier this year.
Evansville's defense has also been a key in its winning streak, holding opponents to 56.0 points per game in the stretch. The Purple Aces are second in the MVC in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 38 percent shooting. League-leading Wichita State is the only other team in the conference to hold teams under 40 percent shooting.
The Evansville Purple Aces got a signature road win with a 63-56 win at Indiana State last Sunday afternoon. Evansville got a career-high 30 points, including 19 in the second half, from Kat Taylor on just 13 total shot attempts. Sara Dickey added 18 points as the Purple Aces picked up their third-straight win. The difference in the game came from the 3-point line, where Evansville went 9-for-22 and Indiana State went just 2-for-20.
Southern Illinois erased a 15-point deficit with 7:30 remaining in regulation to briefly take a lead over Illinois State last Sunday afternoon. The Redbirds came back to take a three-point lead with 15 seconds left, but Mercedes Griffin hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. Illinois State took a quick four-point lead in the OT and held on for a 68-63 win over SIU. Dyana Pierre collected her MVC-leading ninth double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
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Salukis Top Evansville Behind Pierre's Monster Double-Double
The Southern Illinois women's basketball team got a much-needed 66-57 win over Evansville on Sunday afternoon at SIU Arena. Southern outhustled the Purple Aces, getting 26 offensive rebounds and forcing 22 turnovers.
Dyana Pierre APPROACHING 500-500 CLUB
Dyana Pierre is 12 rebounds away from becoming the 20th player in SIU history in the 500-point, 500-rebound club. Pierre has 552 points and 488 rebounds in her 55-game SIU career. She is only the third Saluki player since 2001 to join the 500-500 club. When she records her 500th career rebound, Pierre will be the fourth player in school history in the 500-500 club with fewer than 100 career games played.
Pierre surpassed the 500 career points mark at Missouri State. The sophomore center became the 50th player in program history to score 500 or more points. After scoring 238 points as a freshman, Pierre eclipsed that mark in the 18th game of her second campaign. The sophomore is second on the team in career points, trailing only Cartaesha Macklin, who has 1,031 points in her career.
Senior Jordyn Courier is on a roll to end her senior year. Courier didn't score in six of the first eight games of the year and totaled just four points in that time. Since, she has raised her scoring to 4.0 per game. She has started the last seven games for SIU and scored nine or more points in five of those games. She is averaging 7.7 points per game in that span. Courier, who is seventh in SIU history with 99 career 3-pointers, led the team with 13 points and three 3-pointers the against Drake.
Sophomore center Dyana Pierre has already exceeded her block total from her freshman campaign. Her 36 blocks both as a freshman rank fifth in school history for blocks in a single season, and her two blocks at Indiana State night gave her 38 for the 2013-14 season, which tied her for fourth on the school's single-season list. With at least six more games to play, Pierre needs four more blocks to tie Cathy Kampwerth's 1988-89 total of 42 blocks, which ranks third in school history. Combined, Pierre's 74 career blocks already rank eighth in school history, and she is just 9 blocks away from third-place on the school's all-time career list.
Southern has started 12 different lineups in 24 games this season, and no one starting lineup has recorded more than four starts for the Salukis. Each of the last 10 games have featured a different starting lineup, and 10 different players have started at least two games for the Salukis. Dyana Pierre is the only player on the roster to have started all 24 games in 2013-14. Mercedes Griffin has also cemented her spot in the lineup, starting all 13 conference games, and Azia Washington has started 22 of 24 games this year. Pierre, a sophomore, has been a staple in the lineup for her entire career, collecting 51 starts in her 55 games, including the last 50 consecutive games.
Dyana Pierre is the MVC leader with nine double-doubles in 24 games. She is also the active career double-double leader with 18 double-doubles, four more than Mallory Ladd of Evansville, who is second with 14. In two years at SIU, Pierre's 18 double-doubles are the most of any SIU player in at least a decade. Against Bradley, Pierre put up 33 points and 18 rebounds, including eight offensive boards. In 23 games this year, Pierre has scored in double-figures 15 times and has recorded double-digit rebounds an MVC-leading 10 times.
Pierre is also one of the top rebounders in the MVC. At 8.7 rebounds per game, Pierre ranks second in the conference in rebounding and has the most 10+ rebound games of any player in the MVC with nine.
Merceds Griffin has stepped up on both ends of the court for the Salukis in conference play, nearly doubling all her statistics from non-conference play. Griffin totaled 14 assists in 11 non-conference games (1.3 per game); but she surpassed that total in the first four MVC games this year. Griffin racked up 17 assists (4.3 per game) in the first four games and has 35 in MVC play (2.7 per game).
Griffin has picked up her scoring, too. After scoring in double-figures once in the first 13 games this season, Griffin has piled up 114 points in the last 11 games (11.4 points per game) and scored in double figures six times in that span, including a career-best 17 points at Illinois State.
Mercedes Griffin has picked up more than one steal in nine of the last 12 games. After averaging .8 steals per game in the first 12 games of the season, Griffin has picked up 25 steals in the last 12 games (2.1 per game). In 13 conference games, Griffin averages 1.9 steals per contest, which ranks sixth in the Valley. Griffin had five steals against both Evansville and Wichita State.
With the team having only nine available players, all nine have stepped up and contributed during MVC play.
Carlie Corrigan scored a career-high nine points at Indiana State, which led the team.
Jordyn Courier is averaging 7.7 points over the last seven games, leading the team with 13 points against Drake.
Sidney Goins knocked down six 3-pointers--the second-most in a single game in school history--and had a career-high five assists in helping SIU beat Bradley 100-96 in double-overtime.
Mercedes Griffin had a career-high 17 points at Illinois State and hit the buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the game to overtime. Griffin has nearly doubled her output in every statistical category during MVC play from non-conference play.
Ariel Haynes totaled 10 points, three assists, and six rebounds on a weekend road trip against Drake and Northern Iowa. She pulled in a career-best eight rebounds at Wichita State.
Kim Nebo hit the game-clinching free throws in double-overtime to clinch SIU's conference win over Bradley. Nebo also posted a career-high 10 points at Missouri State.
Dyana Pierre leads the conference in double-doubles (9) and 10-rebound games (10). She had monster performances in both of Southern's conference wins, totaling 33 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Salukis to their win over Bradley and 24 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Evansville.
Hannah Shores scored a career-best 11 points vs. Drake.
Azia Washington is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 10.0 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Six of Southern's losses have come by single-digit margins, including five games decided by five points or fewer. Twice, SIU has has lost a two-point game with an opponent jumper with 1.5 seconds remaining, dropping games to Austin Peay and Drake at the last second. In addition, SIU sent the game against Illinois State into overtime with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer but lost 68-63 in OT to the Redbirds.
The Southern Illinois women's basketball program announced promotions for the final two home games of the year on Friday. The Salukis will support the "We Back Pat" cause on Thursday, Feb. 27, vs. Missouri State and "Donate Life Organ Donation Awareness Day" on Saturday, March 1, vs. Wichita State.
"We Back Pat" supports legendary former Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011. There will be information about Alzheimer's in the SIU Arena lobby, and the Illinois Chapter of Alzheimer's Association will be available to answer questions. "Courage" wristbands will be available for sale, with the proceeds going towards grants for research, education, and support for Alzheimer's.
In addition to honoring SIU's two seniors, Jordyn Courier and Sidney Goins, on March 1 against Wichita State, the Salukis will be wearing green shooting shirts to raise awareness for organ donation. Two-time heart recipient Sharon Clark will sing the national anthem, and fans can sign up to be an organ donor at computer terminals in the lobby; registration takes less than two minutes.
The Southern Illinois vs. Drake game on Feb. 8 was Southern's Go Pink game. Southern Illinois wore unique, pink jerseys for the game. Ten winning bidders had the opportunity to put the name of their choosing on the back of a jersey, including the opportunity to honor a survivors or victims of cancer. The winning bids totaled more than $4,000, all of which is going to the Hope is Home campaign, Southern Illinois Healthcare's fundraiser for a new, comprehensive cancer center in southern Illinois. After the game, bidders kept were given their jerseys to keep. Combined with the three years of the Black Out Cancer annual football game and jersey auction, Southern Illinois athletics has raised more than $200,000 for the Hope is Home campaign.
The 2013-14 season is the first at SIU for head coach Cindy Stein, who inherited a team that went 5-26 in 2012-13 and didn't win more than eight games in the previous four seasons. Stein comes from Illinois Central College, where she coached ICC to a 32-4 record and a third-place finish at the NJCAA Division II national tournament during her lone season in 2012-13. Prior to Stein, ICC had gone 16-16 in 2011-12. Stein's coaching profile includes a successful 12-year stint at Missouri and a three-year period at Emporia State to start her head coaching career. Over 16 seasons as a head coach, Stein holds a 282-206 (.578) record, three NCAA Tournament appearances, a Sweet 16 run in 2001 and three trips to the WNIT -- all at Missouri.
First-year SIU head coach Cindy Stein spent 12 successful seasons in Columbia, Mo., at the helm of Missouri's women's basketball program from 1998-2010. Stein inherited a Tiger basketball team that went 11-16 in 1997-98 and turned that around to 21-10 and a trip to the Sweet 16 by only her third season at Mizzou in 2000-01. Stein's run with the Tigers saw 185 wins, five WNBA Draft selections and seven postseason appearances -- including three NCAA Tournament appearances (2001, 04, 06). Stein's players earned 24 All-Big 12 honors (four First-Team) and 46 Academic All-Big 12 nods.
Coach Stein brings a brand new support staff with her to Carbondale. Andrea Gorski (associate head coach), Kat Martin (assistant coach/recruiting coordinator), Christelle N'Garsanet (assistant coach), Amanda Hanneman (video coordinator) and former Saluki head coach Julie Beck (director of operations) round out the new crew in the Boydston Center offices. Gorski comes from Concordia University, where she turned around a sub-.500 club into a national NAIA powerhouse in five seasons. Martin comes from Kishwaukee College, where she was the associate head coach for six seasons. N'Garsanet, a former standout of Stein's at Mizzou and a 2006 WNBA Draft selection, spent two years at Illinoic Central College -- including Stein's 32-4 season in 2012-13. Hanneman is also a former player of Stein's at Mizzou from 2006-10, and she spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Sonoma State. Beck returns to Carbondale for her 30th year in Saluki Athletics as the director of operations. Beck was an assistant coach under Saluki Hall of Fame head coach Cindy Scott from 1981-1998, took over as head coach from 1998-2000, and worked in marketing and group sales for Saluki Athletics an additional 10 seasons after her coaching career ended.
The flagship station for Saluki women's basketball is WVZA 105.1 FM, although 10 regular season games will be broadcast on WHET 97.7 FM due to conflicts with SIU men's basketball broadcasts. Bryce Williams is in his second season as the full-time radio broadcaster for Saluki women's basketball, while Logan Lee enters his first season as the team's color commentator.
The official Twitter of Saluki women's basketball is @SIU_WBasketball. This account features team news as well as live in-game updates. Fans can also follow Saluki Athletics @SIUSalukis for news on all SIU sports.
Coverage for every Saluki women's basketball game is available online though Saluki All-Access at www.SIUSalukis.com/allaccess. A live audio stream will be available for every game and live video will be available for all home games. Saluki All-Access also has on-demand content for all 18 Saluki sports.
SIUSalukis.com is the official website for SIU Athletics. It is the best source for up-to-date information on the Saluki women's basketball team. Rosters, box scores, cumulative statistics, pre-game notes and other materials are available on the site. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read PDF files.


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The Netflix mea culpa: Did it work?
You can learn a lot about someone by how they apologize. The same is true of CEOs trying to save face.
Case in point: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' recent letter and video to customers apologizing for how his company botched its service and pricing changes. Looking at the nearly 30,000 searing comments on Netflix's blog, I'm not sure his mea culpa did the trick.
So how did Netflix fumble, and did Hastings' remorseful communications achieve their objectives?
Netflix ignited a fury among customers over the summer when it announced plans to split its DVD-by-mail and streaming-movie services. The kicker was Netflix's decision to discontinue its free movie streaming, which until that point, had been bundled with its DVD-by-mail service. This meant that a Netflix customer paying $7.99 a month for one DVD and streaming movies would soon have to pay $15.98 for the same service. Ouch.
There are two issues at play here:
- Netflix's business decision to change its service and pricing, and
- How Netflix communicated (or didn't communicate) these changes to customers
Why the fury?
Like many loyal Netflix customers, I was annoyed to learn that my service—which I've paid for more than a few times without ordering a DVD, by the way—would soon double because, well, I didn't exactly know. Hence this blog post.
The problem with the price change is this: It's tantamount to Netflix backing out on an agreement—a deal—it made with customers. Now Netflix wants to change the terms of that deal because its fiscal situation changed. I know, It's only business and I respect that. But do you think Netflix lowered the price for all its customers who are out of work during these tough economic times? Because, you know, their fiscal conditions changed? I doubt it.
AT&T didn't raise its monthly data charges on its existing customers (like me) when unlimited data plans became untenable. AT&T honored its agreements with existing customers. Netflix should do the same.
Now for the letter
Hastings' communications offer some good takeaways on how NOT to apologize to customers. But he did one thing right, so let's give credit where it's due. Hastings came right out and admitted he screwed up. "I messed up," he said. "I owe you an explanation." Commendable. But from there, the letter went downhill. Here's my critique, framed in some familiar content categories.
Communications strategy
Grade: F
It doesn't appear that there was a strategy. Unless you consider a 151-word explanation in a press release a strategy. So in this category, Netflix fails.
Lesson learned: Have a rock-solid communications strategy before you double prices on your customers. See below for more details.
Communications execution
Grade: D
This near-failure on execution is a triumvirate: Netflix failed to anticipate the impact of its pricing and service change, overlooked the importance of communicating it well, and Hastings waited a full two months and five days before explaining it to customers. The PR battle was over before it began. If anything, this demonstrates a major ignorance of how today's social-media driven communications cycle works. Or it was arrogance. Either way, it was bad form on Netflix's part.
Lesson learned: Assume the very worst reaction when doubling prices on your customers. And if you have to do it, plan the smartest, most transparent and timely communications plan possible.
Voice and tone
Grade: D
Hastings' tone leaves something to be desired. It alternates from self-pitying and apologetic to defensive, cute and didactic. In a section about the new business model, Reed writes: "There are no pricing changes (we're done with that!)." His tone suggests that he and I are buddies and I'm supposed to think, "Oh Reed, you little devil, you!" He tried to work in some customer benefits, but that didn't work either.
Lesson learned: If you have to communicate bad news to customers, don't wait two months. The longer you wait, the more defensive you have to be. And don't try to diffuse the message with cute phrases or sarcasm. Be direct, honest, and to the point.
Grade: D
Stylistically, Hastings' letter was standard fair: a straightforward apology written in first-person narrative—no imagery, creative fonts, etc. Sure, it's important to communicate the apology in an unencumbered, humble fashion. But at the same time, it seemed bare and devoid of creativity. I didn't read a single phrase that resonated with me or made me sympathize with Netflix's plight.
Lesson learned: Eloquently written text can make the medicine—or the message—go down a bit easier.
Companies are run by humans and humans make mistakes, so it's understandable that Netflix "messed up" in dealing with a difficult business challenge. But the problem lies in how Netflix and its CEO communicated to customers in the aftermath. Yes, "what" you say matters a lot. But if this episode proves anything, it's that "how" and "when" you say something means just as much.
Update: The fall-out from the recent announcement continues. On October 10, Netflix announced that it's abandoning its plans for Qwikster, the intended spin-off of its DVD-by-mail service. Members were unhappy about the idea of two websites, so Netflix.com will remain the place to go for streaming and DVDs.


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Tell us a little bit about yourself, anything you'd like your readers to know:
I am a thirty something mother of one amazing daughter. I live in Pennsylvania and have my whole life. I attended St. Francis and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Family is extremely important to me. I enjoy reading various genres, writing, art and music. I love to laugh.
What made you do decide to become an author?
Writing was a dream I didn't even know I had. I started reading heavily at the beginning of 2013 and met some amazing authors through Facebook. I always wrote little things, but never thought to take it any further until a few authors were like, "Hey, that fits the story I am writing. I would love to include that in my story line". I wrote for some wonderful authors and they encouraged me to take the next step and publish my own book of poetry.
Who are your favorite authors, and how have they influenced your writing?
This is a hard one. I have so many authors I truly love and will buy anything they release. Shayne McClendon and Kelly Elliott sucked me into reading. They are such brilliant writers. They are also the first two authors I met online. Seeing them make their dreams a reality really influenced me. Clara Fox, Layla Stevens, Wendi Hulsey and Angel Steel, all talented writers and friends, encouraged me daily to publish my own book.
Where can we find you online?
I have an author's page: https://www.facebook.com/authorjuliemishler.
And my website: http://julzmishler.wix.com/authorjuliemishler
Tell us about your book!
Words From the Heart is a collection of poems covering every emotion; happy, sad, love, heartbreak, loss, moving on and learning to live again. I write from the heart and soul. It may not be something that necessarily happened to me, but something that happened to someone close to me and it struck a chord with my heart. Writing is a way to free yourself from that which you hold inside. It is your voice when you can no longer speak.
You can buy Words From The Heart everywhere! Find it on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Words-Heart-Julie-Mishler-ebook/dp/B00L4NLNAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404137868&sr=8-1&keywords=julie+mishler
Everyone has their idiosyncrasies, what's yours?
I am OCD. Ha ha so this could be so many things. The misuse of words, slang and misspelling are major ones with me. I have food ones, but we won't go there or you will definitely see how weird I truly am.
What's your favorite book turned movie and why?
I will most likely get, "Are you serious?" for this answer, but The Twilight Saga. I am a huge Twilight fan.
What's your favorite genre to read?
I am and will always be a romantic. I love the romance/erotica genres the most, but have started reading some more of the paranormal.
Which do you do more, read or write, and why?
Initially it was reading since I don't seem to ever sleep. Now it is a combination. I write when something strikes me. Even if it is only a sentence, I write it down because I know I can take it and run with the thought later.
What is your writing process like, and what's your favorite part of it?
I think I actually answered that in the above question. I write when it strikes me. When a thought rambles through my mind and I feel there is something others might need to or want to hear. We all have something to say, but we all don't know how to sometimes. I don't have a style, nothing I do is conventional. I just write and hope that my words will help or inspire another.
Julie Mishler resides in Pennsylvania with her family. When she is not spending time with family, she enjoys writing, reading various genres, art and listening to music. Words From The Heart is her first compilation of poetry and her poetry has been featured in books by other authors.
More about Words From The Heart:
Each of us has a story to tell. Words free us from all we hold inside, whether they are happy memories or sad. This collection of poems are words from the heart. Whose heart you ask? Well, that I will never tell. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them.