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Of all the classic songs Richard Thompson has penned and performed in his legendary career as member of Fairport Convention, the duo (with ex-wife) Richard and Linda Thompson and his ensuing solo years, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" has become perhaps his most-requested.
The song, which originally appeared on Thompson's 1991 album Rumor and Sigh, tells the story of an outlaw biker in England who owns a fabled 1952 Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle who, dying after a police shootout, gives his girlfriend ("red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme") one last kiss and the keys for "his Vincent to ride."
But it's not only Thompson's die-hard fans who love the song. The Del McCoury Band recorded it on its 2001 album Del and the Boys—changing the Box Hill location in the original to Knoxville. Most recently, it's become a much-requested number for New York singer-songwriter Julia Haltigan.
"What initially attracted me to the song was that it talks about a motorcycle," says Haltigan.
"It's hard to find a well-written song about motorcycles that isn't cheesy," she notes. "Then you realize it's a perfectly written tragic love story that brings chills down your spine. I've literally been brought to tears myself while singing this song, as though the tragic events and moving sentiment were happening to me. He's a rebel who robbed his way to owning one of the most beautiful motorcycles, and when his lifestyle finally gets the best of him, he gives her the bike as a token of their young undying love."
"I mean to me that's right up there with Romeo and Juliet," she adds. "In fact, as a biker myself, I think I'd appreciate that gesture more!"
Haltigan, incidentally, rides a 1970 Triumph Bonneville.
In "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"'s original lyrics, Thompson states that other famous bikes, specifically "Nortons and Indians and Greeveses"—though other makes have been cited in performance--"won't do."
Mark Wenner, frontman of the venerable D.C.-based harmonica blues/roots band The Nighthawks, is a motorcycle collector who owns six Indians at last count ("I just sold the seventh"), and was likewise drawn to Thompson's song, though circuitously.
"The first time I heard it was a live album version by folk musician Greg Brown," says Wenner. "I thought, 'This is cool as s—t!'"
But like many others, Wenner is most familiar with the McCoury version.
"I was actually at a concert one time where Del paused and said, 'What do you all want to hear?' and I couldn't have been prompted more! I'd bought tickets for all my hoodlum biker buddies, so I yelled it out and he fired right into it."
And while he's never seen Thompson perform it live, Wenner has seen him sing it on video, "and it raises the hair on the back of my neck!"
But Wenner never cut "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" himself.
"I thought about it but never did," he says. "It has a lovely melody, but it's a little elusive for a voice like mine."
Like Haltigan, he appreciates a motorcycle song that isn't "dorky," offering as an example The Cheers' (featuring, incidentally, Bert Convy) 1955 hit "Black Denim Trousers."
"1952 Vincent Black Lightning," to the contrary, is "like watching [the classic 1953 Marlon Brando outlaw biker film] The Wild One," notes Wenner. "[Brando's character] was an outlaw guy with an ultra-cool, ultra-fast motorcycle. It's why I do a comparable but more obscure song, Johnny Horton's 'The Wild One.'"
He relates the mythological aspect of Thompson's "Vincent machine," which James Adie, the song's protagonist, "robbed many a man to get."
"When I was growing up and getting involved in motorcycles, guys talked about them," he recalls. "The first time I saw one was in Nashville. I asked the guy, 'Is that really a Vincent?' and he said, 'Yes.'"
Only 30 or so Vincent Black Lightnings were ever made.
"The speedometer says 150 miles per hour, which is completely insane on a motorcycle," says Wenner, "quite a bit faster than a good, hopped-up Harley, which can go 110. A guy set the national motorcycle speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah wearing nothing but a bathing suit."
He's referring to Rollie Free, who famously rode a Black Lightning in swim trunks and lying prone in order to cut down on drag; in 1950 he was able to average 156 miles per hour.
"It was virtually a race bike," says Wenner, noting that the Black Lightning was indeed a racing version of the Vincent Black Shadow model. Some 1,700 Black Shadows were made, with a 1952 model selling at auction last year for $134,800.
"But I have a little curious bone to pick with the song," says Wenner. "The first time I heard it, I knew too much: Most of the Black Lightnings came here or went to Argentina or Brazil or Australia, so the reality of someone riding around on one in England is pretty slim. There would have been only one or two, and not owned by some Marlon Brando type but by an extremely rich person, probably of royal blood, who was interested in racing and capable of flying it to Bonneville or riding it on a beach in Australia. And it would have been highly documented."
But he notes that he's being picky, being so knowledgeable. "There were indeed Lightnings in 1952," he adds. "I checked it."
As for the other bike names checked in "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," Wenner, who owns a 1940 Crocker ("a California bike that's even more esoteric than a Vincent. They only made 70 in all!"), explains that Greeves is "a pretty obscure British bike for an American, and a little bike--not really in the same class as any of the others."
British-built Nortons, he notes, "came over here in the '30s, I think, and are very well-known as an ass-kicking motorcycle. They just cleaned house! Indian was an American bike, but in the 'teens and '20s it was the biggest-selling bike in the world: The Brits were making bikes, but Indians were at all the racetracks in Europe at that point, and well-known from Ireland to Shanghai."
Thompson, by the way, has said that the 1952 Vincent Black Lightning was known as an "exotic" bike when he was a kid, and fit his search for English topics that had enough romance in them to write a song around.
And Wenner, meanwhile, has a new Nighthawks album coming out in May, 444, on Ellersoul Records.
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We need a sinless human to die for all of our sin because we would all in up in hell if we died for our own sin. Yet, there is no sinless man and an angel can't die for all the world(an angel in not infinite even though sinless), so God is the only one who could die for all the world at once and for all time(because he is infinite and sinless). So, God came in the form of a man to be the sinless, once and for all time offering. There just is no other way to do it. It isn't that Yeshua is simply a middle man, he is the only way, the only man capable. Once forgiven, you have direct access to God because he has cleansed you. Yeshua lives in you and you become one with him and there is no "middle man" in a sense.


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STANFORD, Calif. -- The Washington women continued play at the ITA Northwest Regionals on Saturday with some more impressive results. Three doubles teams advanced to Sunday's Round of 16, while a pair of singles players won in the morning, before being knocked out in the evening Round of 16.
Washington was led by a pair of freshmen, including Grace Ysidora who advanced to the Round of 16 in singles. Ysidora knocked off Alice Duranteau of California, 6-4, 6-3 in the morning round of 32, before falling to eighth-seeded Ellen Tsay of Stanford, 6-3, 6-3 in the afternoon.
Elianne Douglas-Miron also advanced to the Round of 16 with a straight-set victory. She knocked off Stephanie Skaras of Santa Clara, 6-4, 6-0. However, the freshman's run ended there when she was ousted by Klara Fabikova of California, 6-0, 6-0.
Andjela Nemcevic also was still alive in the main draw on Saturday, but fell to Lynn Chi of California in the Round of 32. Chi won that match 6-2, 6-3.
In the consolation draw, Capucine Gregoire advanced to the Round of 64 with a win over Nicolette Wolny of Santa Clara. Gregoire advanced in straight sets, winning 6-1, 6-4.
Three Dawgs came up short in the consolation round, including Julija Lukac who fell to Olga Musilovich of Washington State, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0. The others were Natali Coronel who was defeated by Sabastiani Leon Chao of San Jose State, 6-0, 6-1 and Brianna Kemp who fell to Kathryn Webb of Cal Poly, 6-0, 6-2.
Washington was highly successful in the doubles portion of the tournament with three teams advancing to the Round of 16.
Among those to advance were the team of Gregoire-Kemp who advanced to the Round of 16 with an 8-5 victory over Anne McPike and Kathryn Webb of Cal Poly.
Also advancing to the Round of 16 was the teams of Nemcevic-Shimizu and Coronel-Lukac. Those teams of Huskies knocked off Elizaveta Luzina and Erin Troedson of Washington State, 8-4 and Katie Edwards and Melanie Yates of Gonzaga, 8-6.
In contrast, the seventh-seeded team of Douglas-Miron-Ysidora was upset by Catherine Isip and Hannah Likekvist of St. Mary's, 8-4.
The Huskies will be back at in on Sunday with the three doubles teams looking to continue to move forward in the main draw. In addition, several Dawgs will continue to compete in the consolation rounds of the singles.
Washington Women's Tennis
ITA Northwest Regional Championships
October 19, 2012 - Stanford, Calif.
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Singles - Round of 32
Grace Ysidora d. Alice Duranteau, 6-4, 6-3.
Elianne Douglas-Miron d. Stephanie Skaras, 6-4, 6-0.
Lynn Chi d. Andjela Nemcevic, 6-2, 6-3.
Singles - Round of 16
Ellen Tsay d. Grace Ysidora, 6-3, 6-3.
Klara Fabikova d. Elianne Douglas-Miron, 6-0, 6-0.
Singles - Consolation Draw
Olga Musilovich d. Julija Lukac, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0.
Sabastiani Leon Chao d. Natali Coronel, 6-0, 6-1.
Capucine Gregoire d. Nicolette Wolny, 6-1, 6-4.
Kathryn Webb d. Brianna Kemp, 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles - Round of 32
Gregoire-Kemp d. McPike-Webb, 8-5.
Nemcevic-Shimizu d. Luzina-Troedson, 8-4.
Coronel-Lukac d. Edwards-Yates, 8-6.
Isip-Likekvist d. Douglas-Miron-Ysidora, 8-4.


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The Wolf Among Us: A Telltale Games Series will ALSO be arriving in stores for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita on November 4th! For those who prefer to run more in the virtual world, the full season will be downloadable for PS4 and PS Vita as well (you can already get all 5 episodes via digital download for PS3).
Great news for The Walking Dead fans who've been looking forward to playing the Telltale Games series on PlayStation 4… you'll be able to do just that later this month! We're thrilled to say that all 5 episodes of The Walking Dead: Season Two will be available on retail discs in North America for PlayStation 4 AND PlayStation 3 starting October 21st.
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College Hockey:North Dakota Hangs On Against Minnesota-Duluth
Apparent Goal Waved Off at the End
DULUTH, Minn. — No. 3 North Dakota's victory over Minnesota-Duluth Saturday night featured an impressive comeback, solid goaltending, and spirited play from a struggling team going against one of the nation's best. However, what people will probably remember most about the game is the late goal that didn't count.
With six attackers pressing in the Fighting Sioux (20-5-5, 15-4-2 WCHA) zone, UMD (5-21-2, 2-17-2 WCHA) appeared to have tied the game just as the buzzer sounded. Jon Francisco had poked a loose puck past goaltender Andy Kollar and into the net, moments after Kollar had smothered the puck for what would have been a faceoff. The goal judge turned the red light on, but referee John Seidel waved it off. As a result, North Dakota wins 4-3 and sweeps the weekend series.
It also appears both head coaches heard different explanations why the goal was waved off.
"The referee said the light went on before the puck crossed the line", said North Dakota's Dean Blais.
"All I know is that the red light came on, he [Seidel] said it might be malfunctioning," said UMD's Scott Sandelin, "I can't accept that; it's disappointing.
"He never blew the whistle [after Kollar controlled the puck], he said he blew the whistle, then there should have been time left on the clock and there should have been a faceoff."
It was also disappointing to most of the 4,987 who attended the game at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Some fans littered the ice with garbage to protest the referee's decision.
Yet many of those same fans cheered Seidel's decision to let a controversial first-period Bulldog goal to stand. UMD took a 2-1 lead after Nate Anderson deflected in a Francisco centering pass. With a Sioux defender hounding him, Francisco charged along the left faceoff circle and shoved the puck through the crease, and Anderson sent it in off his skate for his 14th marker of the season. After a brief protest by North Dakota, the referee allowed the goal to stand.
After the game, Sandelin wondered if the disallowed goal was an attempt by the referee to make up for allowing the Bulldogs second goal to stand.
"Maybe it evened up," he said, "maybe Nate's goal wasn't a goal."
Senior winger Wes Dorey and Kollar were the stars on the ice for North Dakota. Dorey scored UND's tying and winning goals late in the third period, while Kollar stopped all 21 Bulldog shots he faced after relieving starting goaltender Karl Goehring at the beginning of the second period.
Goehring allowed all three UMD goals on only nine shots. North Dakota outshot Duluth 43-30.
It was a game UMD appeared to have in its back pocket, although things didn't start out its way. The Fighting Sioux took the game's first lead in the opening minute. Jeff Panzer and Ryan Bayda led the charge on a two-on-one break. Shortly after crossing the Duluth blue line, Bayda sent the puck to Panzer on the right wing side. Bulldog goaltender Rob Anderson raced out of his net to challenge Panzer, and appeared to have him beat. Anderson saved Panzer's shot as he sprawled across the ice, however the puck rolled over the sophomore netminder, and Bayda flipped it into the open net for his 15th goal of the season.
After that, Duluth owned the first period. Drew Otten tied the game on a power-play at the seven minute mark. The sophomore right wing scored his seventh tally of the season after he slammed a rebound of a Tom Nelson shot through Goehring's five-hole.
That was followed by Nate Anderson's skate-deflection goal at 13:30.
UMD would make it 3-1with two minutes remaining in the opening session thanks to Francisco's 11th goal of the year. Francisco and Nelson skated in on a two-on-one, and Francisco fired it in from the slot after receiving Nelson's pass from the left faceoff circle.
Quinn Fylling narrowed the gap for the Sioux at 6:39 of the second period when he scored his fourth goal of the season.
Then came Dorey's heroics.
Dorey tied it at the 12:37 mark of the third shortly after a faceoff in the Bulldog zone. Center Kevin Spiewak won the draw and sent the puck immediately to defenseman Chad Mazurak in the high slot. Goaltender Rob Anderson stopped Mazurak's shot, but a big rebound bounced to his right side. Anderson dove after the puck, but Dorey shoved it underneath his airborne body and into the net.
Dorey's game-winner also came with help from his center. Spiewak controlled the puck in the corner and sent a pass to Dorey, who skated behind the UMD net and went out in front to the slot, where he fired a wrist shot that beat Anderson.
"I just got some great help from my linemates," he said. "Spiewak made a great play out of the corner and I put it in top shelf."
However, UMD wasn't done yet. The Bulldogs pulled Anderson for an extra attacker with just over two minutes left to play in regulation. Otten appeared to lead the charge. He caught a North Dakota clearing attempt, and followed that with a backhander that went just wide of the goal, and moments later fired a turnaround shot that Kollar knocked away.
Otten says considering the effort his team put in, it was a tough loss.
"It has to be the most frustrating loss of the year; it really hurts."
Along with holding the lead for most of the game, UMD also shut down a key element of the Sioux's attack. The Bulldogs held North Dakota scoreless in its three power-play opportunities. UND came into the game with a 23.9% power play success rate.
Blais credits UMD with good work between the blue lines for much of its success.
"There was not a lot of room in the neutral zone," he said, "they clogged it up pretty good."
Otten says that shows how well his team can play.
"We know we can play with any team in the country, it's just a matter of puttin' together a full 60 minutes worth of effort."
The loss extends North Dakota's unbeaten streak against Minnesota-Duluth to 12 games. It also gives Sandelin an 0-4 record against his old team since taking over as UMD's head coach at the beginning of the season. Sandelin was an associate head coach at North Dakota before he began his duties in Duluth.
UMD also learned Saturday it has likely lost the services of Judd Medak for the rest of the season. The Junior forward is expected to be out 4-6 weeks due to a separated shoulder suffered in Friday night's game.
Minnesota-Duluth hits the road next weekend for two games at Michigan Tech. North Dakota returns home for a two-game series against Wisconsin.
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UnitsAbout 9,200 in the U.S. and 960 in CanadaDescriptionThis recall involves the Bugaboo Cameleon3 strollers. The stroller has an aluminum and plastic frame with rubberized wheels, a removable seat and bassinet, a removable �U�-shaped carry handle, an under-the-seat storage bag and a sun canopy. The bassinet, seat and sun canopy come in a variety of colors. The removable carry handle is used to transport the bassinet or seat separately from the chassis. The words �Bugaboo� and �Cameleon3� appear on a fabric tag on the side of the sun canopy. Strollers included in the recall have serial numbers from 19010 11153 00001 to 19010 51248 00215. Serial numbers are printed on a horizontal bar of the stroller�s chassis beneath the seat.Incidents/InjuriesBugaboo has received 16 reports of carry handles breaking. No injuries have been reported.RemedyConsumers should immediately remove the carry handle from the stroller�s bassinet or seat and contact Bugaboo for a free replacement handle. While awaiting the replacement handle, consumers can continue to use the seat or bassinet when attached to the chassis but should not attempt to use the seat or bassinet separate from the chassis.Sold atBuy Buy Baby, Toys R Us and other baby product stores nationwide, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, online at Bugaboo.com and other online retailers from September 2012 to March 2013 for between $889 and $1,600.ImporterBugaboo Americas, of El Segundo, Calif.ManufacturerBugaboo International B.V., of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsManufactured inChina
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Meanwhile, real estate is no longer the dividend-stock type of
investment that it was in 1960s and 1970s. Today it's more of a
growth-stock style, with prices as high as 15 times the property's
annual net. "So 'poof' goes the cash flow, because you make your
mortgage that much bigger and the rent is what it is," says
In fact, the infomercial kings like to skip any mention
that this is a business that requires a lot of investment capital,
he says. "Because with any capital-intensive business, you
are riding on a piece of driftwood in the ocean. You have no sail,
no paddle. If interest rates go up, you'll get creamed and there's
nothing you can do about it," he explains. "It doesn't
matter how competitive, skilled, smart or good looking you are.
You have to have a certain amount of luck."
If your goal is to quickly resell the property without
using your own money, or "flip" the property, the game
has changed since salespeople originally began touting it. Technically,
you use a double escrow to pull this off: Real estate license dictionaries
describe it as an escrow that will close only upon the condition
that a prior escrow is consummated. That makes each deal contingent
on the other. In other words, you are acting as both a buyer and a seller in two deals, using the final buyer's money to finance the deal. It is illegal in many states unless full disclosure is made to the parties.
Reed himself was an advocate of the practice for a
while. But when he began to investigate the specifics for his newsletter,
Reed says that he discovered that "flipping is to real estate
investment what brain surgery is to the medical profession,"
he says. "But the gurus push flipping because it helps them
overcome the objection, 'I don't have any money to invest.'"
The folks he found making money at quick turnaround
deals owned real estate brokerage firms with a staff whose sole
function was to find cheap properties. After the team finds a property,
the investor sends in his team of contractors to bring the property
up to snuff and taps into the Multiple Listing Service to put it
back on the market. Speed is the key. If you can't turn this around
in days, weeks at most, the profit melts away, says Reed.
"We're talking about busting your butt to buy
the property in the first place at somewhere between 60 percent
and 75 percent of value. Then, to get a buyer quickly, you offer
it for sale at 95 percent of market value in order to move it fast
enough not to lose all your profit on carrying costs," he explains.
To toss in another monkey wrench, a lot of title companies
won't do double escrows any longer. The most popular loan originators,
such as FHA and VA, also refuse to get into a deal if it's too soon
after the previous sale. "That's a hell of a handicap,"
Reed says.
Most investors find these properties in the foreclosure
channels. But buying foreclosures, Tripoli says, has landed many
folks in court because there's a fine line between buying a house
in this category and committing a crime. For instance, some infomercial
plans advocate scooping up the foreclosure property by making a
deal with the current owners. You save them from the horrors of
being thrown in the street, by allowing the owners to transfer the
title over to you and then buy back the home.
This part of scooping is OK, no handcuffs are involved,
even if you do get the distressed owner to agree in the fine print
to pay you more than he owes on the house. But if the current resident
thinks he's only signed a promissory note, you're up on fraud charges.
Tell the truth and the deal is likely to fall through on the spot.
"The tactics being touted by a lot
of these [real estate investment people] are equity-stripping," Tripoli says.
"That's how they can say you'll get rich with real estate investing -- by
finding people who are scared, desperate and then rip the equity out of the home.
"I don't think the vast majority of Americans
would feel this is an honorable way to make a living."
advice on a budget
Storms advises the curious to start their research at the library
or bookstore. At least read about some of these approaches before
you go into a seminar to see if you have the stomach for it. "And
know that the first seminar you attend -- the free one -- is mainly
a repetition of the infomercial. You won't get anything unless you
pay for it," he says.
Reed tells his fans to sign up for the local real
estate classes at a community college and earn a real estate license.
The exercise will help to give a good overview of the law, if nothing
else, and it costs far less than the thousands of dollars you could
sink into seminars, he claims. Second, join a real estate investor
club in your area. Here you can meet folks higher up the experience
ladder in what you're eyeing.
This, of course, requires more
time than the infomercial route, and that's music to certified financial planner
Stephen Lovell's ears. After all, one way he tests an offer's legitimacy is by
the amount of time it will allegedly take you to succeed. When a person is on the up-and-up,
he'll likely lean toward a longer time frame. "I have to convince people
there aren't any get-rich-quick schemes that work," he says. "Look at
the wealthy -- they build it over time."
Reed agrees.
"Real estate is scary and people want someone
to hold their hand. The salesmen don't give you what you need. They
give you what you want, and charge you a lot of money for it,"
he says. "This is like any business. If you're well-suited
to it, study and don't do stupid things. Over time you'll have success."
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ComiXology is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a deal that's pretty difficult to pass up: a bundle of 100 titles from comiXology Submit, its self-publishing platform for independent creators, for just $10.
That's 10 cents each for comics like Wolves by Becky Cloonan, Aw Yeah Comics! #1 by Art Baltazar, Franco and others, nemu*nemu: Out of This World by Audra Ann S. Furuichi, Feather #1 by Steve Uy, and The Pride #1 by Joe Glass, Marc Ellerby, Joshua Faith and Gavin Mitchell. Plus, y'know, 95 others.
"We're thrilled to be able to celebrate our 5-year anniversary by getting so much new and undiscovered talent into readers' hands through this bundle," comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger said in a statement. "We did a similar promotion at SXSW this past spring that was a smashing success, and it's exciting to do this again today."
You can find the full list of titles here. The offer ends Sunday.
Would love to snap it up, alas I have boycotted Comixology ever since they closed in-app purchase.
@Dimo1, that's silly.
No, it is not. I know that especially the indy artists suffer, but I no longer support the major conglomerate dictatorship. Sorry to come across as a total nut, but I stick to my principles.
@Dimo1 You do realize that by buying comics on the website, before the changes, the indy artists got the extra 30% of sales.
Not to mention, in the first Submit Bundle (which you had to buy on the website, there was no in-app purchase because the app couldn't do bundles) the money I made was 4 times more than my overall.
I'm sure you're "to save indy comics, first we have to kill it" theory seems noble to you, but I assure you, it doesn't help anyone. It doesn't help you discover new comics and creators, and it doesn't help the creators get a little pocket money to help continue to do what they love to do.
Your logic is flawed and your stance is hardly principled. You should be boycotting Apple…not Comixology. I can make in-app purchases on my Android based Nexus 10 without any problems. It's apple who doesn't want ANY company selling anything without getting a cut of it. Comixology which now part of Amazon refuses to give Apple a cut.
Get an Android device, and you can make in-app purchases. However I will point out that Bundles have yet to be made available in-app.


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Black Tabbed NSIC Newcomer of the Year
USF freshman Jazzelena Black has been selected the NSIC Women's Track Newcomer of the Year.
A native of Oxnard, Calif., Black continued her outstanding freshman season at the NSIC Indoor track and field championships, where she was crowned both the women's long jump and triple jump champion.
On Friday, she blew away her competition in the long jump with a leap of 19-7 (5.97m) to meet the NCAA automatic qualifying standard. Black separated herself from the field by close to six inches. Black followed up Friday's effort with an NSIC record-setting mark in the triple jump. She turned in a mark of 40-7.5 (12.38m) to reset both the USF and NSIC record and meet another NCAA automatic qualifying standard.
Black was previously selected as the NSIC field athlete POW honor for a triple jump victory and third place finish in the long jump at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 18.
Black will next compete at the 2013 NCAA Division II Festival, to be held March 6-9 in Birmingham, Ala. She will enter the NCAA championships ranked no. 2 in the long jump and no. 3 in the triple jump. Black is one of two freshmen to qualify for the NCAA's in the long jump and one of four freshmen to qualify for the triple jump.
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Whatˇ?s Happening in the Clubhouse: The No. 6 Arizona womenˇ?s golf team will tee-off Monday through Wednesday, October 8-10, at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational hosted by the University of Washington in Sammamish, Washington.
The Course: The Sahalee Country Club Golf Course stretches 6,127 yards and is a par-72.? The course is rated one of the best in the country.? The course was home to the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 World Golf Championship-NEC Invitational.? Sahalee means ˇ?High Heavenly Ground,ˇ± and was opened in 1969.
The Field: Joining the Wildcats at the tournament are 5 other teams ranked in the top-25, four of which are ranked in the top-15, according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, including No. 3 Southern Cal, No. 4 Arizona State, No 15. Pepperdine, and No. 19 California.? Also in the top-50 are No. 35 Stanford, No. 37 BYU, and No. 42 Washington State.
The Schedule: 18 holes will be played each day with tee times scheduled for 9 a.m. PT.? A shot-gun start at 9 a.m. is scheduled for Wednesday.
Coming to You Live: Live scoring for the tournament will be provided on www.golfstat.com. Complete scoring will be available on www.arizonaathletics.com after each round of play.
Who's on The Green for Arizona:
Golfer?????????????????????? Year??? Stroke Avg.????? Top 10/20???? Low Round????? Events
Alison Walshe??????? Sr.????? 70.83????????????????????? 2/0???????????????????? 68??????????????????? 2?
Mary Jacobs???????????Sr.?????? 74.50????????????????????? 0/0??????????????????? 72???????????????????? 2
Adriana Zwanck???? Jr.?????? 72.50????????????????????? 1/0??????????????????? 70???????????????????? 2?
Amanda Wilson???? Jr.?????? 78.00?????????????????????? 0/0??????????????????? 73???????????????????? 2
Alejandra Llaneza?? Fr.????? 77.33?????????????????????? 0/0??????????????????? 76????????????????????2
By the Numbers: Stanford was last yearˇ?s Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational winner, having also won in 1990, 1994, and 1996.? Arizona has won the tournament five times since its appearance in 1981, with the most recent title coming in 2003.? The last Wildcat to win the tournament was Erica Blasberg, who tied for first in 2003.? USC has won the most invitationals, with six total victories.
Last Time on the Fairway:? The Arizona womenˇ?s golf team finished in a tie for sixth at the NCAA Preview, held at the UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, N.M, September 24-26.? The Wildcats shot a four day total of 885 (+9).? Leading Arizona individually was senior Alison Walshe who carded a tournament total of 209 (-10) to claim third place.? Walshe also garnered her tenth top-10 finish as a Wildcat at the tournament.? Duke won the tournament after carding an 860 (-16) through three rounds of play.
Also competing for the Wildcats was junior Adriana Zwanck and senior Mary Jacobs, who finished in a tie for 21st place and 42nd place respectively.? Freshman Alejandra Llaneza finished in a tie for 61st place with a score of 230 (+11) after 54 holes of play. Junior Amanda Wilson tied for 88th place with a total score of 243 (+24).
Interesting Notes: Senior Alison Walshe leads the Arizona team in several categories following two tournaments of the fall season.? The Westford, Mass., product has a stroke average of 70.83 and the lowest tournament score of 209.? Walshe also maintains the lowest round score of 68 and the most rounds at or under par, having gathered four thus far.
Trio of Pac-10 Honors: Three Wildcats earned Pac-10 honors during the 2006-07 season.? Junior Alison Walshe was named to the first team, while junior Mary Jacobs and sophomore Adriana Zwanck received second team recognition.? The Wildcats have had at least three players earn Pac-10 honors in 11 of the last 12 seasons.
Wildcat All-Americans:? Two Arizona golfers were honored as All-Americans for the 2006-07 season.? Alison Walshe was named a first team All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and a second team All-American by Golfweek magazine.? Mary Jacobs was an All-American honorable mention selection by the magazine as well.
Smarty ˇ®Cats:? Alison Walshe and Mary Jacobs also earned Pac-10 All-Academic team honors after the spring 2007 season.? Jacobs was named to the first team, while Walshe garnered honorable mention honors.? Jacobs is majoring in Psychology and currently has a 3.5 GPA.
The Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational:? The tournament is named for Ihlanfeldt, founder of the Washingtonˇ?s womenˇ?s golf team and one of the Pacific Northwestˇ?s most honored golfers.? The program at Washington began in 1974 after Ihlanfeldt donated her salary to the program in order to fund scholarships.
Coach Haywood Teeˇ?s Off:? ˇ?I feel really positive about this weekˇ?s event. We have 4 players with experience on this golf course which is something we didnˇ?t have last year. Sahalee is the finest course we play on all year. It hosted the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2002 World Golf Championships, so a round of even par is a great score. We have 5 ladies that are capable of shooting under par at any given time, which is very exciting. Consistencey is going to be a key here and our course management and knowledge will be a huge advantage. We arenˇ?t looking for some fantastic under par scores like the Preview or Mason Rudolph, we just need to play smart and be extremely patient. We have worked really hard on short game this fall and is is paying off in our statistics. It will definitely come in handy at Sahalee.
Iˇ?m really proud of these ladies and the dedication they have shown to myself and their teammates. We have a great group and we are all striving for excellence. If we do the things we are supposed to this week on the golf course, we will be successful.ˇ±
Driving Range Rankings:? Arizona is currently ranked 6th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.? Individually, senior Alison Walshe ranks No. 8, while fellow classmate Mary Jacobs ranks No. 74.? Junior Adriana Zwanck is ranked No. 22 to round out the top-trio of Wildcats.
Chipping the Competition:? The NCAA Preview is composed of 5 teams that rank in the top-25 according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.? Seven of the Pac-10 teams are participating, four of which are ranked in the top-20.? The field also includes three other teams ranked in the top-50, including BYU, Stanford, and Washington State.
Top Flight:? The Wildcats finished in the top 10 at each of the events that they participated in during the 2006-07 season, excluding the NCAA Championships.? Arizona placed an individual in the top 10 six times throughout the fall of 2006, with two first-place finishes by Alison Walshe.? Through eight tournaments in the spring, the Wildcats continued their streak by adding seven more top 10 finishes to their record, four of which were top-5 finishes at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, the BYU Dixie Classic, and the Pac-10 Conference Championships.? Three Wildcats finished in the top-10 at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, with Alison Walshe leading the way in fourth.? Amanda Wilson finished fifth and Mary Jacobs tied for ninth.? Following two tournaments of the 2007 fall season, the Wildcats have begun the tradition once again, tying for sixth place at the Mason Rudolph Championship and at the NCAA Preview.? Two Wildcats also finished in the top-10 at the first tournament, as Adriana Zwanck finished eighth and? Alison Walshe tied for tenth.?? At the latest tournament, Walshe garnered her tenth top-10 finish as a Wildcat, finishing in third place.


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Lone senior on the team ... Will be counted upon to provide leadership on a very young team ... Team's top returning assist distributor ... Good fee throw shooter.
As a Junior (2005-06)
Played in all 28 games and started 18 games, including the final 11 of the season ... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per game and second in assists per game (2.0) ... Ranked among the Conference USA leaders in three-point field goals per game (1.71/14th) ... Made a three-point field goal in 26 games, including the first 17 of the season, fourth longest streak in school history ... Made three or more three-point fields five times, including a career-best four at Wake Forest ... Scored a career-high 15 points in the Pirates' win over UNC Wilmington on New Year's Eve, going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line and 2-of-2 from behind the arc ... Lead ECU in scoring three times with 14 points at Wake Forest, 13 at Southern Miss and 12 at Tulane ... Scored double figures in four consecutive games against UNC Wilmington, Wake Forest, Saint Paul's and Memphis ... Averaged 10.1 ppg in the Pirates' eight wins and 10.1 ppg in non-conference games ... Made his first career start in the season opener against North Carolina A&T, scoring 10 points and dishing out four assists.
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Averaged 16.3 points and 5.6 assists per game during his final season at San Jacinto College ... Connected on nearly 40 percent (39.7) percent of his three-point field goal attempts ... Earned first-team all-region honors and led the Ravens' to a 31-3 overall record as a sophomore ... Played behind former Cincinnati guard Jihad Muhammad as a freshman, averaging nine points and five assists per game ... Named second-team all-region as a rookie ... Ravens were a combined 57-7 during his two years ... Coached by Scott Garnander.
High School
Three-year letterman at Galveston Ball High School ... Two-time second-team all-state player ... Earned district and county MVP honors as a senior ... Three-time all-district selection ... Named Newcomer-of-the-Year as a sophomore on the varsity squad after playing on the JV team as a freshman ... Increased his scoring average each season and finished his career averaging 22 points and four assists as a senior ... Led his team to a 27-7 record during his final season ... Career-high for points in a game was 43 ... Coached by Jerry Herd.
Son of Joyce and John Chaney ... Born March 22, 1985 in Galveston, Texas ... Has a younger brother, Quinton, who is a senior at Galveston Ball High ... Academic major is communications.


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This Halloween night, have ghoulish fun at Belvoir Winery for Cancervive KC's "Nightmare at Oddfellow's Halloween Bash!" Cancervive KC is a local non-profit group dedicated to raising money for local families who are currently battling cancer by featuring and raising awareness for local artists. Enjoy Belvoir's excellent wine selection and be wowed by Cancervive KC's eclectic mix of local attractions.
Where better to spend Halloween Night than at a notoriously haunted winery raising money for local families afflicted by cancer? Tickets can be purchased at: Cancervive KC Tickets.
Attractions for the evening include:
Performance art by MoonDrop Circus
Live Music by Cahoots, Gino Bueno and the Sideshow Band, and Alice Sweet Alice
Visual Arts and Crafts by local artisans
Food Samples by local culinary artists
Food Truck by Nani's Kitchen
Games and Costume Contest
Haunted Attractions
Amazing prizes to raffle donated by local restaurants, fitness centers, night life, and more, including an online auction for a fiddle signed and donated personally by Charlie Daniels himself
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Hakola: Guitar Concertos / Timo Korhonen, guitar; Santtu-Matias Rouvali
1 CD / Ondine / 2013-05-28Works: Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra; Toshio Hosokawa: Voyage IX, Awakening, for guitar, string orchestra & percussion; Blossoming II, for chamber orchestra
Performers: Korhonen, Timo [Guitar]
Conductors: Rouvali, Santtu-Matias
Ensemble: ; Oulu Symphony Orchestra
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013
The intensity of Hakola's response to the music compels attention through every bar of the [central] movement...The Oulu Symphony Orchestra are...continue...
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Folksongs by Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)On The Fields of Tapiola / Jorma Hynninen, baritone
1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-01-01Works: Toivo Kuula: South Ostrobothnian Folk Songs, for voice & piano no 2, Op. 17b; Prelude and Intermezzo, for organ, Op. 16; Meren virsi (The Song of the Sea), for chorus, Op. 11/2; Häämarssi, ...
Performers: Hynninen, Jorma
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: ; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
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Haunted America - Kitzke, Torke, Hakola / Present Music
1 CD / Innova / 2006-03-27Works: Jerome Kitzke: Haunted America; Michael Torke: Song of Isaiah; Kimmo Hakola: Chamber Concerto
Conductors: Stalheim, Kevin; Torke, Michael; Hakola, Kimmo
Ensemble: Present Music
Personnel: Eric Segnitz (vocals, violin); Karl Lavine (vocals, cello); William Helmers (vocals, clarinet, bass clarinet); Phillip Bush (vocals, piano, keyboards); Terry Smirl (vocals, percussion); Jer...continue...
Hakola: Piano Concerto, etc / Storgårds, Sigfridsson, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 2005-01-20Works: Kimmo Hakola: Piano Concerto; Sinfonietta, for orchestra
Performers: Sigfridsson, Henri
Conductors: Storgårds, John
Finnish composer Kimmo Hakola was recently portrayed by The New York Times as, "possessed of a joyful, mischievous spirit." The article described his music as...continue...
Länsiö: A due; Saariaho, Lindberg, etc / Kriikku, Karttunen
1 CD / Ondine / 2003-04-30Works: Jukka Tiensuu: Plus II, for clarinet & cello; Olli Kortekangas: Iscrizione, for clarinet & cello; Kaija Saariaho: Oi kuu, for bass clarinet & cello; Magnus Lindberg: Steamboat Bill Junior, for clarin...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]
This disc features music written for clarinet and cello - no classical precedents exist for the duo of these two Romantic melody instruments - by...continue...
Hakola: Clarinet Concerto, etc / Kriikku, Oramo, et al
1 CD / Ondine / 2001-11-27Works: Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra; Verdoyances crépuscules, for orchestra; Diamond Street, for clarinet solo
Performers: Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]; Tukia, Esa
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The powerful modernism of Kimmo Hokala still remains a central feature of his idiom, but now he throws in ethnic materials, Hollywood Romanticism, and Oriental...continue...
Hakola: Clarinet Quintet, Loco, Capriole / Kriikku, Avanti
1 CD / Ondine / 1998-02-24Works: Kimmo Hakola: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings; Loco for clarinet solo; Capriole for bass clarinet & cello
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kriikku, Kari [Clarinet]


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It was announced today that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action has banned a payment processor from using a new payment method to debit accounts after allegedly debiting millions from consumers' bank accounts without their consent. Payment processors provide merchants with the ability to obtain customer payments for products and services via electronic banking. According to the FTC's complaint against ... Read More »
Fraud Scheme Related to the World Trade Center Site Clean-Up
A trucking company's owners have been indicted on embezzlement, tax evasion and million dollar fraud charges related to the World Trade Center site clean-up. A thirty-one count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn this month charging trucking company owners Gerardo P. Fusella and Vincent J. Fusella, Jr., with crimes including embezzlement, mail fraud and tax charges. As alleged ... Read More »
Arizona Telemarking Scam Leaves 5,000 Out Of Over $6.3 Million
Earlier this month word broke when a complaint was issued against four Arizona LLCs and 11 Arizonians that Arizona telemarketers had defrauded almost 5,000 people out of over $6.3 million. These criminals conducted a scam that used victims' credit-card limits to determine how much to charge them in setting up their very own "web mall" business that they would receive ... Read More »
Is It Prescription Harvesting Season Again? Sixteen Arrested In Conjunction With Operation "Psyched Out"
I love the names investigators attach to investigations. For example, last week 16 arrests in conduction with Operation "Psyched Out" were made. Operation "Psyched Out"! Love the name, not the act. Apparently sixteen people affiliated with the Manor Medical Imaging Clinic and pharmacies in and around the San Gabriel Valley in California participated in "prescription harvesting" related to an $18 ... Read More »
It's Been A Year Since The TSR – What's Changed With Debt Settlement?
A year ago this month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) barred debt settlement companies that used telemarketing from accepting up-front fees. Although it's been an entire year since this change we are still see companies trying sneak in those up-front fees with businesses trying to exploit loopholes. The whole purpose of the Telemarketing Sales Ruling was to help consumers from ... Read More »


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This is the story of a lady born in the 30's, from her life as a child, during the last world war, she recalls the terror of living in London during the blitz, describes her experiences, and others around her.
Then on to teenager with boy friends, and marriage, to childbirth and being abused and beaten by her husband.
Then the divorce, and working in a foundry to earn money to keep herself and child.
On to marriage again, and the events in her life with her Sons father.
Emigrating with family plus Mother Step father and cat and dog to Africa.
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Foxcub says Thought this biography to be a good read, & found it difficult to put down once i had started. Always interesting to learn of other peoples' passage through life, especially one that has been so varied, so full of good and bad. It certainly makes me realise how lucky i have been. One very strong willed and brave Lady.
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Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny (guitar)
Bright Size Life (ECM 827133-2)
Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius (bass), Bob Moses (drums).
Recorded: Tonstudio Bauer. Ludwigsburg, Germany. December, 1975
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life ensemble avoided the "supergroup" moniker (and associated bad karma) by presenting compositions that allowed melodic invention and interplay to rule over runaway displays of chops. This title track from Metheny's debut release finds the guitarist running lines that are clearly inspired both by the inventive drumming of Moses and the muscular drive of close friend and jazz force of nature, the late Jaco Pastorius. Many artists shun their early work, finding it underdeveloped and embarrassing. It's a commentary on the strength of this performance that "Bright Size Life" remains in Metheny's live repertoire to this day, over thirty years after its release.
Reviewer: Mark Saleski
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The fast and easy answer is "they are both important." However, what if this is not true? Many companies have been successful by relying more on one approach than the other. We could argue that one approach is better than the other, depending on the circumstances. If so, then we need to look at the key factors that would lead one approach to be better than another. I have put the following matrix together to illustrate companies that have been successful using one or both approaches. I have also included a column for service as it has distinct differences from product innovation.
Comparison of Companies Using a Combination of Process, Product and Service Innovation
Treacy and Wiersema in their book "The Discipline of Market Leaders" argue that organizations can be successful by being either product innovators, service innovators or process innovators but that they must focus on a primary objective and that this objective will depend on the industry they are in. They used the terms operational excellence (process), product leadership (product) and customer intimacy (service).
Thus, companies like Medtronic and 3M should focus on product innovation, with perhaps a secondary objective on process innovation. If they reverse this order, given the competitive nature of their industry they will not be successful. According to Treacy and Wiersema, there is less value in their focusing on customer service. At the Metropolitan Waste Treatment Plant in St. Paul, the primary objective was on process quality (operational excellence) with a secondary emphasis on customer service. It was accepted that there was little value in trying to come up with new and innovative waste treatment products.
The Ford Model T
Most of us know the story of how Henry Ford invented the assembly line. This process innovation streamlined the assembly of automobiles and led to a dramatic reduction in the cost per automobile. Mr. Ford is also famous for declaring that you could have his car in any color as long as it was black. His color comment and the standardization of the Model T have led many to ignore the role that product innovation played in the success of the Model T. According to Ralph Stein (The American Automobile), the Model T was in many ways ahead of its time "With heads that were removable and an engine, clutch, transmission and universal joint that all shared a common oil bath." These were conveniences for repair and maintenance that other automobiles did not have. Product innovation added a distinct competitive advantage to that already afforded by the assembly line process.
In the automobile industry, there are three factors that are usually indicated as fundamental to success. They are:
- Design of the product
- Product quality/reliability
- Distribution and maintenance networks
These factors easily fit into the product innovation, process innovation and service categories or disciplines. People want a car that looks good, drives well and is easy to get serviced. As opposed to the Treacy and Wiersema concept though, the automobile industry has had to compete on all three disciplines. When the first Japanese cars came over, the American automobile industry held a distinct advantage in the distribution and design disciplines. The Japanese held the advantage in the reliability and quality discipline. Their dominance here was driven by their relentlessness in process improvement. As Dr. W. E. Deming often said: "If you improve the quality of the process, you will decrease waste and rework, lower costs and gain market share." The Japanese took this message to heart and gained considerable market share with a focus on quality and reliability. Nevertheless, no automobile company could be successful today unless it was competitive in all three disciplines.
Deciding Which Factor(s) to Compete On
Treacy and Wiersema describe very well factors that impact a company's choice of disciplines. Wal-Mart became the most successful retail company in history through their focus on process innovation and operational excellence. They had the same products as K-Mart, Target and many other discounters but their process innovations allowed them to lower costs and capture the market. The same story was true for Dell Computers. They had the same products but their mass customization gave the customer more choices at lower costs. Thus, it appears that success can be based on a single discipline.
However, when a competitor decides to open up a new playing field, you may find yourself playing catch-up. Wal-Mart and Target have both started to compete more recently on the field of product innovation. Dell no longer has the advantage in process innovation it once had. Competitors imitate you and the game resets to zero. Strategy and innovation are moving targets. How then do we decide when to start competing on another playing field? Another way to look at this decision is illustrated by the following diagram:
The above diagram illustrates the point that innovation must be continuous. The world does not remain stagnant and as Heraclitus (535 BCE) noted "You cannot step twice into the same stream." Steve Blank puts it the following way:
"Over time, innovations outside the company (demographic, cultural, new technologies, etc.) outpace an existing company's business model. The company loses customers, then revenues and profits decline and it eventually gets acquired or goes out of business."
A company may compete well on service innovation but the game changes when the competition adapts the same or even better service innovations. Product innovations only last so long and you can guarantee that the competition will soon come out with an even better product at a lower cost. Process innovations are perhaps the hardest to imitate, but they too can be copied and they are difficult if not impossible to patent or trademark.
There are many different innovation cycles, but most describe a process for innovation. I particularly like the concept of incremental innovations versus disruptive innovations. I am not sure though how one goes about creating a disruptive innovation. They are easier to identify after the fact. A "Cycle of Innovation" based on the three fundamental types of innovation in the model above suggests that a company needs to focus its strategy on continually innovating in all three areas. Granted, in some industries one or more innovation disciplines might not be as important. Nevertheless, you cannot afford to take your eye off the balls. Or as they say "You snooze, you lose."
When we look for the causes of great business success, it is not difficult to find the reason as being tied to one of the key innovation disciplines:
- Google destroyed Alta Vista with a better more innovative product – Easier to use interface and higher quality results.
- Amazon revolutionized the book industry by selling online and bypassing the traditional book store – Better service with lower costs as well.
- Wal-Mart radically changed how products were distributed – Operational processes that lowered costs and increased turnover.
- Curves created a work-out model for middle aged career women – Thirty minutes a day any time during the day, and no "hulks" to stare at you.
- The Geek Squad systematized and took the risk out of dealing with computer repair people – Service that was standard and reliable.
- Netflix almost single-handedly put the neighborhood video shop out of existence with both process and service innovations – No late fees, no return postage, no waiting at the video store.
- Honda and Toyota continue to dominate the automobile market by focusing on quality – Improved quality of process leads to improved quality of service as well improved quality of the product.
In the final analysis, it may not depend on how well you do at any one of the innovation disciplines, but on how well you do at all of them. A good case can be made that the heart of all innovation starts with process innovation and that the core of a business must be based on strong and continuous innovation in this area. However, I would not want to be competing on the basis of a single discipline when somewhere in the world someone is working on the next breakthrough and it will probably be in a discipline where you are not strong.
Business books talk a great deal about organizational structure in terms of span of control, hierarchy and division of labor. I have yet to see one business textbook talk about responsibility for innovation or responsibility for imagination. Organizations need to worry less about HR Departments, IT Departments, Legal departments and Accounting Departments and more about Departments for Process Innovation, Product Innovation and Service Innovation. If organization structure decides what gets done, then it seems reasonable to me to have a department for each of these key disciplines.
Each department would be tasked with monitoring key innovation processes and measures both inside of and outside of the organization. Every manager would have a desktop information system with key metrics for how the organization was doing in each of the three innovation disciplines. In addition, there would be metrics to show how our key competitors were doing in each area and how our key customers currently were viewing our efforts. Our suppliers and business partners would also be evaluated on their contributions to product, process and service innovations. At the end of each month, progress charts for each key discipline would be distributed to all employees in the organization so that they could see how we were doing. Innovation groups would be sponsored throughout the organization to discuss local innovations as well as cross functional innovations. No employee would be left out of the discussion on product, process and service innovations.
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Dr. John Persico is a partner with Ms. Peg Peck-Chapman in the Minnesota Consulting Alliance. Dr. Persico has been in management consulting since 1986. He has worked with organizations in both the profit and non-profit sector.


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Nokia, Microsoft to announce alliance tomorrow, possibly related to MS Office
Microsoft and Nokia aren't exactly the best pals in the world, so it comes as a surprise the fact that, tomorrow, the two giant companies will be announcing some sort of alliance.
According to CNET, the deal is about Microsoft's Office suite, which is might become available to Nokia's Symbian smartphones.
Speculating a bit, Microsoft and Nokia could also unveil an upcoming Nokia smartphone with Windows Mobile – but this will probably never happen
A press conference was announced for tomorrow, August 12, at 11 AM (NY Time), when more details about the Nokia-Microsoft alliance will be unveiled.
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Crazy about chocolate chips? This chewy cookie has plenty, not to mention lots of heart-healthy oatmeal. The gang'll come back for more and more... so this big batch is perfect. —Diane Neth, Menno, South Dakota
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: about 7 dozen.
Originally published as Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies in Taste of Home August/September 2007, p37
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Reviewed May. 13, 2016
"I am not a baker BUT you don't have to be! These cookies I baked for church were fabulous and so easy!!! Rave reviews!!!"
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2016
"These were simply delicious. The only thing I did differently was I use the small chocolate covered raisins in place of the chocolate chips. I had some left over from the holidays and thought this was a great way to use them up. Will continue to make this way for my family, but if you are not a raisin fan, these are outstanding as the recipe is written."
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2016
"Everyone liked these.I made half a recipe and got 39 cookies using my small (2 Tbsp.) cookie scoop.I also cut the sugar, but only to about 2/3 of the original amount. (They still are sweeter than I like them.) I also used whole wheat flour."
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2015
"These cookies were delicious. The only difference is that I cut the sugars in half. Everyone raved about them."
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"way too sweet and does not make 7 doz. I won't be making them again."


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Although SWAT 3 originated from the Police Quest but it was developed completely on new game engine and with advanced AI techniques. The game depicts simulated environment developed very accurately. Game is based on CQB activities. Player takes the role of LA Police Commandant who is leading a team of 5 SWAT. Players aim is to safeguard city from criminals, splinter groups, terrorists and safeguards native from the nuclear threats. Player in SWAT 3 is also responsible for keeping an eye on the important treaty signed. The plot for the game is set in the 2005 Los Angeles just before when UN Nuclear Abolishment Treaty was signed.
SWAT 3 features 16 missions based on different activities. Some real world locations of LA are also depicted in the game. The game is different from other games in the sense that player arrests the suspected and not shoot him down. Player also takes the role of Police Officer in SWAT 3 unlike other tactical first person shooter games like Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Four types of weapons are included in single player. Some of these weapons are additionally modified to make SWAT take advantage of the situation. Bullet fired can also dig the wall, so spray-fighting in SWAT 3 may be a risk against innocents.
SWAT 3 has levels of difficulty namely easy, normal and hard. SWATs look like real officers and have metal jackets also. Life bar indicates the health of the team. Game has two missions: stealth and dynamic; within the game. Dynamic mode is more quick and explosive. SWAT 3's three versions were released before SWAT 4 was released in 2005. Elite Edition included multiplayer version that was not previously included in the close quarter battles. Game of the Year Edition was also released with few more scenarios. All these upgrades are free and are available for free at official website.
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The Jets may be interested in working out a trade with the New Orleans Saints for running back Chris Ivory, according to Conor Orr of NJ.com. Ivory visited with the Jets on Friday.
New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer is helping to give shoes to 250 children as part of his foundation.
While out promoting his new reality show former St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner wondered out loud if the New England Patriots did cheat in the 2002 Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Don Banks of SI.com had an excellent story on Michael Mauti of Mandeville, who just finished his Penn State career and hopes to get drafted.
Dennis Dillon of SI.com has the story of BYU defensive end Ezekiel Ansah.


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Connected Cars Fueling Up to Take a Drive in Europe
A few notable—and mainly U.S.—programs aside, the car has remained stubbornly resistant to the impact of the Internet.
Early connected car services allowed drivers to call emergency services or helped police track stolen vehicles, but linking true mobile broadband to vehicles promises to open up a range of new services and generate revenue for car makers. And thanks to a combination of regulatory pressure, consumer demand and shifting business models, the age of the connected car may be about to dawn in Europe.
A recent report suggests that the process will be more evolutionary than revolutionary. Commissioned by Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica SA and written by analysts Machina Research, "Connected Car Industry 2013″ predicts that by 2022 the connected car market will be worth $422 billion, up from $22 billion in 2012. Much of that value is from the additional data costs but a significant amount comes from new services.
The car industry faces challenges if it is going to benefit. Given how fast technology changes, the industry is either going to have to surrender to the smartphone, and just work on integrating them into cars, or build in future-proofing to stave off tech obsolescence. "The way [car manufacturing] is set up at the moment, this is a problem," said Ian Digman, general manager, Europe cross carline product planning at Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. But, he said, it can change. "You can make cars more modular, more flexible. It does change how we design the car."
Connecting cars to the Internet brings three main benefits, said Don Butler, vice president, Cadillac global strategy: It makes vehicles better; it generates new business models; and it allows car makers and owners to know what is going on in their cars all the time.
Adding connectivity "lets consumers stay in touch with the things that are important in their lives," said Mr. Butler. "They do that now through smart devices like phones and tablets. The notion that a vehicle is another device is very attractive, they want to stay connected."
But the areas that are generating the most excitement are the new business models that the connected car opens up.
According to Mr. Digman, there is a growing resistance to the traditional ownership model upon which the car industry is built. "We have a lot of data that says car ownership among younger people is in decline. €15,000 [about $19,500] on a car that is going to stay stationary for the vast majority of its lifetime is not something they are willing to spend money on.
"How do you attract those people? Car sharing is much more appealing."
While such services, such as Zipcar Inc. or City Car Club, already exist, Mr. Butler said adding enhanced connectivity makes them more attractive.
"The car knows where it is, what state it is in. Users would have greater levels of assurance."
What is also exciting both car makers and network providers are opportunities in new areas. Telemetry-based "pay-as-you-drive" insurance that uses onboard systems to monitor how, where and even when you drive (more accidents happen at night or in cities) is already offered, with the insurance company adding an after-sales black box. For car makers, building those devices into the car represents a potential new revenue stream. According to the "Global Insurance Telematics Study" by Brussels-based strategy consultants Ptolemus Consulting Group, revenue from insurance telematics premiums in Europe will grow from €1 billion in 2012 to €21 billion by 2020.
One area that everyone agreed on was the importance of dynamic fault monitoring. While cars have had onboard diagnostics for many years, typically the data have been accessible only to the garage or to the user when a warning light blinks on.
Connecting that data to the Internet allows continuous monitoring of the car, which has two benefits. First, said Mr. Butler, drivers like it. Maintenance warnings can be given to the driver before a problem happens, not after, reducing cost and downtime—and nonmechanical upgrades can even be done over the air.
"We can anticipate problems, alert the consumer and the information is already passed to the dealer, or perhaps get the driver to do something simple themselves that prevents a more serious problem further down the line."
The second benefit is for the car maker. "The data we collect can help design future new cars," said Mr. Digman. "If I have a fleet of a million cars that give me feedback on how the suspension is coping, or how the battery is lasting, that will help us develop better quality products in less time."
There are risks of over-egging all of this. Will it really disrupt the car industry model? Probably not, said Matt Hatton, author of Connected Car Industry 2013. "It is easy to overstate this shift, not least because a car is not just a means of getting from A to B; it is also a status symbol." Telemetry-based services have considerable privacy issues surrounding them.
Even adding everyday tools such as email and Facebook into the car wasn't universally welcomed. "The thing that people least wanted in their cars," said Mr. Digman, "were Twitter feeds."
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|Grand Central: An American Treasure
Saturday, February 22, 2014
California State Parks and the California State Railroad Museum are proud to announce the West Coast premiere of a new film, Grand Central: An American Treasure, by award-winning producer Richard Luckin, Two special screenings of this documentary -- introduced by Mr. Luckin and followed by a question and answer session -- will take place on Saturday, February 22, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Museum Theater. With more trains, tracks and track platforms than any other railroad passenger terminal in the world, Grand Central is the world's largest train terminal. Less well known is that Grand Central is at the very heart of the historic preservation movement in America.
The release of this documentary film in early 2014 coincides with the 101st anniversary of Grand Central Terminal, which opened in 1913 following a massive construction project which replaced an earlier station at the site. From its many tracks, famous express trains departed frequently and with great fanfare, packed with celebrities, movie stars, politicians and business tycoons. It was at its busiest during World War II, but by the 1950s and 1960s, the crush of rail passengers had subsided and the glory days of Grand Central were over. The once-glorious terminal was filthy and its financially struggling railroad owners allowed it to fall into disrepair. A steel and glass office tower was proposed in its place by owner Penn Central, but the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission refused to allow this to move forward. Penn Central in turn filed suit against the City of New York.
Grand Central thus became the centerpiece of a very public debate in the 1960s, regarding whether a city or other government body was "taking" a property when it required preservation of an existing structure based on exceptional historic value. Among the personalities engaged in the debate was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the demolition just a few years earlier of nearby (and also quite grand) Pennsylvania Station had galvanized citizens across America. The courts ultimately ruled in favor of preservation, stopping Grand Central's proposed demolition and setting the stage for significant structures to be protected all across America going forward.
Following the bankruptcy of Penn Central, the station soldiered on, still very much in need of repairs. New York's MTA in the 1990s signed a lengthy lease on the terminal and, with support from the Municipal Art Society of New York and the dedication of civic groups, concerned citizens and the Metro-North Railroad, oversaw a successful $200 million dollar preservation project. Today, 650 trains arrive and depart on weekdays and 750,000 people visit Grand Central each day.
Grand Central: An American Treasure producer Richard Luckin will be on-hand at the Railroad Museum on one special day in February to introduce the documentary showings and will be available afterward to answer questions and sign copies of the DVD for interested guests (the DVD will be also be available for purchase).


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28 Feb Women's World Cup #1 Final: Schedule + start lists
Posted at 16:18h in Events, Latest News, Subsports, UIPM Modern Pentathlon 0 Comments
The Women's World Cup #1 Final sees 36 of the world's best pentathletes line-up against each other at the Unidad Deportes Acapulco today. Keep up to date with live scores on the www.pentathlon.org homepage
Women's Final Schedule:
- Fence 09:30
- Swim 14:00
- Ride 15:45
- Combined 18:00
Start list: Woman Final Start List Fencing – Woman Final Start List Swimming
Due to technical problems, the event will not be broadcast live. A highlight show will be made available soon on www.youtube.com/user/uipmchannel


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I have a function $f(k) = \pm 2^k$ with probability $1/2$ of either sign. How would I express this in a cleaner notation? I'm guessing to use the Kronecker delta somehow, but I can't put a finger on it.
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You might try $f(k)=2^kX_k$ where $X_k$ is a symmetric Bernoulli random variable (this means that $\mathbb P(X_k=+1)=\mathbb P(X_k=-1)=\frac12$).
How about using 2 cases? \begin{align} f(k)&=\cases{+2^k\qquad w.p.\;1/2\\-2^k\qquad w.p.\;1/2} \qquad k\in \text{Whatever} \end{align}