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SAN JOSE -- The last time Ileinna Jasso needed medical care, she went to an emergency room, emerging with a simple prescription for antibiotics -- and a $1,700 bill she couldn't afford.
So the 20-year-old Gavilan College student was happy to wait in line Saturday to sign up for affordable health coverage at Berryessa Community Center, just two days before Monday's midnight deadline.
More than 500 similar workshops to help people get their applications in on time are being held from Friday through Monday across California.
They're drawing droves of people.
"Turnout was like zero before this,'' said Dana Howard, a deputy director for Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, who attended the Berryessa event. "Friday, we had 1,000 people in Panorama City in Southern California alone.''
The line at the Berryessa center trailed all the way out to the parking lot, as about 400 people flocked to the center, many accompanied by squirming kids or aging parents.
The deluge of applications was jamming Covered California's computer system, said George Derbedrosian, a county medical administrator who was helping out at Berryessa.
By 1 p.m., it appeared as if it would take up to two hours with the help of an intake worker to sign up.
"We're overloading the system,'' Derbedrosian said. "So we switched at noon to just doing express applications, and we're making appointments with people to fully process them later.''
Howard said health coverage is not available for undocumented workers or anyone who is incarcerated, the only two exclusions.
The event was coordinated by the SEIU Local 521 as part of a yearlong, $1 million grant from Covered California to do outreach.
The wait was worth it to Jasso, who had health care until two years ago when her mother, a retail clerk at TJ Maxx, died.
"If anything were to happen, we'll be able to get a doctor,'' said Jasso, referring to herself, two young brothers and her father, who does landscaping for a living. The family scrapes by on about $43,000 a year.
Jasso had trouble signing up because of computer glitches on Covered Covered's site (coveredca.com), as recently as last week.
"We kept trying on the computer,'' she said, "but it wouldn't take our tax information.''
Also waiting in line was truck driver Pedro Padilla, who left signing up to the last minute because he works six days a week and doesn't have a computer. He said his boss gave him time off Saturday to enroll.
"I'm very happy,'' he said. "This is good news for me and my family.''
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport


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Q It was so sad to read about your challenge with Charcot foot in Sunday's paper and your inability to drive for six to eight months. If anyone has a boatload of good karma it is you! Everyone who needs to get around the Bay Area -- and that would be EVERYONE -- counts on Mr. Roadshow's info, advice, and humor to keep us sane and somewhat on time.
Your honest disclosure is another example of good karma. You may be getting information out to someone who needs it. I wish you a speedy, complete recovery. Follow your doctors' advice, and keep your sense of humor.
Dee Danna
San Jose
A Folks, I am deeply touched by the hundreds of emails, letters and calls that arrived following my column on Sunday about the irony of being the Merc's traffic guy and being unable to hop in the car and drive around with this foot problem. This has been a tough time, but my wife-driver, Jan, and your words have me looking ahead to better days.
Q If folks are in a bind, there are taxis that have equipment for transporting people in wheelchairs, though quite costly. I have also had a lot of success with Safeway.com for grocery delivery. The delivery charges are not outrageous and the prices are the same as the ones in the store. The drivers are very friendly and helpful and are not allowed to accept tips. Hope you get well soon.
Sarah Gatenby
San Jose
A A number of readers mentioned the service Safeway provides, and others suggested testing cars with hand controls.
Q After surgery I was unable to drive for six weeks, but the town of Danville referred me to a volunteer who cheerfully took me to my physical therapy appointments. I don't know what I would have done without her.
Linda Fratto Brewer
A Linda asks that I ask other readers who can't drive how they get around. So please share your tips.
Q Hang in there, Gary. If you ever need a ride and I can help you, I will.
Janet Wozniak
A Would I get to ride in Steve's Hummer?
Q Ah, I would scare you to death if I drove that gigantic tank. I rarely drive it, and if I do it's just to take our dogs to the park they like to walk in. I would pick you up in a Prius!
Janet Wozniak
A Better yet!
Q Have you considered assembling a team of folks who can "be" your feet? I know that you often drive to locations relating to readers' questions and check them out for yourself. Given your current limited mobility, there are likely many of us who could help you in that role. ... If you ever need a ride just email me. You have many friends up and down the bay that would love to help. ... I would like to offer my services as a driver for you once a month in order to keep you on the beat and to give your wife a break.
Scott Summerfeld, Bill Harrison, Tom Lighthouse and many, many more
A Mrs. Roadshow and I are doing fine so far. A friend and co-worker often gives me a lift home, but if I need help from the many who have offered a ride, I will certainly ask.
Q Thank you for sharing your story. I was especially touched by the part of your wife arriving, smiling, to pick you up each day after braving 880 traffic. Sitting in traffic would leave me scowling, not smiling. So glad you have that support.
Yvonne Linton
A Me, too.
Q Don't even think about retiring! There are way too many of us in the valley who need YOU and some coffee to jump-start our systems every morning. I'd sooner switch to decaf tea before I'd give up reading your column. I even forgive you for driving a Prius. What a homely-looking auto!
Marialis Seehorn
A You made me laugh, and that is good.
Q Besides being the best wife and driver, Jan can cook shrimp rigatoni. I heard it can cure anything.
Andy Mauer
A Honey, shrimp rigatoni for Easter?
Q Gary, your tips have been so helpful, especially the latest with the goings-on for the Golden Gate Bridge. I do pray you will get back in the driver's seat soon. In the meantime, please keep writing.
Peggy Morrison
San Jose
A That is the plan.
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Service held for Henderson County native killed in murder-suicide
Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 6:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 6:13 p.m.
Loved ones gathered at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 inside a Waynesville chapel to remember a Haywood County couple with Henderson County ties whose lives were lost in a tragic murder-suicide.
The Haywood County Sheriff's Office says Charles Palmer Jr., 48, shot his wife, 51-year-old Judy Gail Guice Palmer, originally of Henderson County, at least twice before turning the handgun on himself.
The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, inside the family's mobile home at 514 Lookout Point in Clyde, according to Sheriff Bobby Suttles.
The couple's two sons, 17 and 20, were outside when the shooting occurred, he said. They called 911.
Charles and Judy Palmer were pronounced dead on the scene.
Suttles said they believe a domestic dispute occurred, but are unsure of exactly what led to the shooting. The department had received no prior calls for domestic incidents at the residence before, according to the sheriff.
Judy Palmer, daughter of Myrtle Gragg Guice and the late Roy B. Guice, was a 1980 graduate of East Henderson High. Charles Palmer Jr. was a longtime town of Clyde employee.
Funeral services for the couple were held in the chapel of Garrett Funeral Home in Waynesville. Interment followed at Maple Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. A memorial fund may be established for the sons.
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Although the cause of the adverse events initially was a mystery, the fact that Baxter's active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) came from China made headlines. The media focused on the Chinese API producer, Changzhou SPL (owned by Scientific Protein Laboratories [SPL, Waunakee, WI]) and the small Chinese operators that process an extract from pigs' intestines into crude heparin. The crisis became even more international as similar adverse events arose in Germany.
At home, the heparin debacle highlights the inadequacies of FDA's tracking of drug production in the US and abroad, a problem that has escalated with the proliferation of API and drug imports. FDA officials admit that their system is so obsolete that they have only a vague idea of what drugs are manufactured where and which overseas facilities have been inspected. The case also focused attention on FDA's preapproval inspection policy and raised the prospect that more sophisticated analysis of complex, biologically derived substances like heparin may be required in the future.ROOT CAUSE REMAINS ELUSIVE
The heparin-related adverse events prompted a global investigation into the source of the problem. First, it turned out that the Changzhou plant was never inspected by FDA or by Chinese regulatory authorities. Four years ago, SPL, the supplier of API to Baxter, began sourcing the API from the plant in Changzhou. That required Baxter to file a manufacturing supplement with FDA to add the Chinese plant as an alternate API supplier.
Because of an error in identifying the facility, US inspectors did not carry out the usual inspection of a newly listed API producer. It was not until January of this year, when hundreds of adverse event reports poured in, that FDA discovered the inspection error. "Unfortunately, FDA staffers confused Changzhou SPL's name with a plant that had a similar name," explained Joseph Famulare, deputy director of the Office of Compliance in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Because the other firm, which had been inspected, was entered into the record, Changzhou SPL was not visited. In addition, because the API was being produced only for foreign use, China's State Food and Drug Administration did not conduct an inspection, as fits its policy.
To uncover the root cause of the adverse events, FDA inspectors swarmed over SPL, its Chinese facility, and Baxter's operations. "We go back to the original raw material and to every production step," explained Michael Rogers, director of FDA's Division of Field Investigation, Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), at a press briefing. "We identify the manufacturing process and the raw materials used to make the product."
FDA inspectors ruled out problems with components or packaging at Baxter's Cherry Hill, NJ, finishing plant. But when they visited Changzhou SPL in February, they uncovered a number of "potential deficiencies" in procedures for removing impurities, process validation, equipment cleaning, waste handling, and product testing. Baxter says it also found similar problems during its own audit of the Chinese plant last September, but evidently the problems were not fixed.
Meanwhile, the hunt for the source of product contamination moved into the laboratories. The usual battery of API tests provided no clues. But nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and capillary electrophoresis revealed the presence of a heparin-like substance in API from both Wisconsin and China. FDA hesitated to directly link this contaminant to patient allergic reactions, but offered no other explanation. FDA posted information on the effective test, and urged all producers of heparin API and finished products to conduct this analysis.


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Wednesday, 1:39 p.m. — 51-year-old woman cited for shoplifting at Bi-Mart, 2200 block of Ashland Street.
Wednesday, 7:34 p.m. — 58-year-old man arrested for giving false information to a police officer and on a warrant, 100 block of Will Dodge Way.
Wednesday, 7:34 p.m. — 39-year-old man arrested on a Circuit Court warrant, 100 block of Will Dodge Way.
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Its an exciting time of year for lacrosse as both the men's and women's NCAA tournament brackets have been announced and high school boy's and girl's championships are underway. Its going to be an exciting couple weeks!
Ive recently collected some of my favorite articles, blogs and videos from around the web to get all of you lacrosse fans out there pumped up for the best time of the year.
Before you do anything though, make sure you vote for your favorite men's and women's college players in the 2008 LaxPower Fan Awards at LaxPower.
Ever wonder what college athletes do to stay in shape in the offseason? Well, check out a recent article from ESPNU, Denver lacrosse player has unique offseason conditioning program, to learn how Andrew Bourke prepares himself during the summer months. Well see if Bourkes training paid off when Denver faces Maryland in the First Round of NCAAs this Sunday.
Which DI men's team has the best attack unit? This video from Quint's Corner will analyze the best and the best and might just tell you which team will take home an NCAA championship this year.
Maverick, a major lacrosse company for gear and apparel, recently announced that they will provide all the gear Florida's premier club team, the Fightin' Possums, will need to compete at the highest level. It's great for Maverick and it's awesome for lacrosse in Florida. Check out the article High School: Maverik to outfit Florida's Fightin' Possums to learn more before this team starts taking it to the competition in summer tournaments.
Head Coach Julie Myers and her UVA women's lacrosse team are always competitive in the big dance, but they haven't been able to come home with the crown since Northwestern took over in 2005. Check out this video from LaxPower and watch Myers describe her team. Will they be able to win it in 2008? Only time will tell.
Tyler Tolson is one of DIIIs high scorers, but his lacrosse career almost ended before high school. Find out why in the Inside Lacrosse article, Finding his footing before Tolson and the Lynchburg Hornets take on the Washington Shoremen in the second round of NCAA play this Saturday.
If you know someone or are someone who wants to play lacrosse in college make sure you check out the College Recruiting Timeline for Lacrosse in the Active Recruiting 101 special section to ensure you are doing everything you need to get that spot on a college lacrosse team.
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"A lot of people don't know their serial numbers," she said. "They don't have them written down, and if your firearm is stolen and you don't have the number, if it's recovered later, there's no way to know because there's no way to trace it back."
Whether the serial number is known or not, some people just don't tell the police.
"There's certain times where people choose not to report a gun stolen, so there's no way to truly quantify that particular issue," Frederick said.
Frederick said there is no way to completely stop the theft and sale of illegal guns. But she said the biggest way to combat the problem is to educate gun owners on keeping track of their serial numbers and properly storing firearms in a safe.
Frederick encourages all gun owners to fill out a personal firearms record and store the information in a safe place separate from where the guns are stored.


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Choctaw County, Alabama, schools will be closed Friday, Feb. 7, and Monday, Feb. 10, due to widespread illness among students.
The action was recommended by health care providers to break the cycle of flu and flu-like symptoms.
The school district advises parents that their children should be "fever-free" for at least 24 hours before they are allowed to return to school.
If students have flu or flu symptoms on Monday, officials ask that they not be sent to school on Tuesday, even though classes will resume then.
Health officials say there's no flu epidemic, but other illnesses often mimic some flu symptoms.
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- Reports and Data
- Dollars to Results
- Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
- USAID Forward
- Progress
- Data Resources
- Evaluation
- Strategy and Planning
- Budget and Spending
- Performance & Financial Reporting
Strategic planning and policy improvement is a top priority at USAID.
We've been taking our efforts to the next level as part of our internal reform strategy, USAID FORWARD.
Our day-to-day activities are constantly informed and guided by this and other carefully crafted guidance frameworks:
- USAID Policy Framework 2011-2015: provides our staff and partners worldwide with a clear sense of our core development priorities
- Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR): an unprecedented joint review of USAID and Department of State capabilities
- USAID and Department of State Strategic Plan FY 2014-2017: outlines the USAID and Department of State strategic goals and objectives for the period FY 2014-2017
- Management Initiatives and Cross-Cutting Goals issued by the Federal Government
- Agency Priority Goals: our specific goals for fiscal years 2014-2015
All of our efforts are aimed at modernizing and strengthening USAID so that it can meet the most pressing development challenges and work more efficiently towards our ultimate goal—creating the conditions where our work is no longer needed.
Evidence-Based Approach
As a premier development agency, USAID must make strategic choices that are informed by experience and cutting-edge evidence and analysis.
The Program Cycle
The USAID Program Cycle [PDF] embodies the guiding principles and reform efforts. It represents USAID's efforts to link policy development, strategic planning, project design and implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning into a cohesive process that builds in evidence-based decision-making at every stage.
Country Development Cooperation Strategy
USAID's Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) is a multi-year, country-specific planning tool designed to make strategic choices based on evidence and analysis while encouraging innovative approaches to achieving development results.
The CDCS process results in a five-year documented strategy (shorter for countries in transition) that implements Agency policies and strategies, integrates U.S. Government assistance and Presidential initiatives, and sets the foundation for project design and evaluation.
Once approved, the CDCS informs assistance planning, budgeting, and resource allocation. The CDCS relies on thorough analysis and division of labor to set and achieve ambitious goals and objectives in close collaboration with host governments and citizens.
To date, 60 USAID missions have an approved CDCS.
Project Design
As part of the USAID Forward reform effort, the Agency is changing the way it approaches project design.
The project design process is based on evidence and supported by analytic rigor. It raises management attention to the project level rather than post focus at the individual activity so that multiple activities work together to achieve higher-level results. The process also ensures that projects define a clear logic and purpose, are based on evidence of what works, and develops detailed plans for evaluation, monitoring, and learning.
Budget Management
Annual budgeting involves reconciling and prioritizing many objectives and constraints at multiple levels.
Given the fluidity of the process, CDCSs do not serve as final five-year budgets. Instead they serve as directives over the annual budget process by rationalizing judgments of the relative value of assistance options within a country and region and across operating units.
Bureaus continue to play a key role in the budget formulation process, taking into consideration key country and functional priorities. During budget formulation and allocation, Regional and Sector Bureaus highlight the links between resources and results, and provide a brief analysis of the degree to which their recommendations align with approved CDCSs and projects. This information is used in budget reviews to try to maximize development results within budget constraints.
With the release of the Evaluation Policy in 2011, USAID made an ambitious commitment as directed in USAID Forward for quality program evaluation - the systematic collection and analysis of information and evidence about program performance and impact. USAID uses these program evaluation findings to inform decisions, improve program effectiveness, be accountable to stakeholders, and support organizational learning.
The Agency is aggressively working to identify high-impact opportunities for evaluation that can make a meaningful contribution to the evidence based on important development questions, with a priority focus on impact evaluations and Presidential initiatives. The Agency seeks broad input from across USAID and from external stakeholders, and in most cases these evaluations are conducted in cooperation with other offices in the Agency.
In addition, the Agency sponsors evidence summits to connect empirical research for important policy or operational decisions facing the Agency. These summits bring members of the research and academic community together with development practitioners to consider the available research findings and evaluation results and identify how that evidence bears on front-burner questions facing USAID.
Performance monitoring tracks changes in indicators to see if desired results are occuring and whether implementation is going in the right direction.
It includes:
- A Performance Management Plan that defines the monitoring plan, evaluation plan and performance measures to monitor progress at each level of the Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS)
- Detailed Monitoring and Evaluation Plans for each project at the design stage. These feed into the overall Performance Management Plan.
- A learning plan that uses evidence to adapt projects to improve performance
- Regular portfolio reviews to assess performance and make adjustments.
This process is an integral part of program reviews and influences decision making and resource allocation.
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ST. MARYS - As the oil and gas boom continues to grow in the Mid-Ohio Valley area, education officials are working to partner with the industry to train a local workforce.
Many of the area's hotels and RV parks are full of out-of-state workers employed in the surrounding oil and gas fields. Educators have been trying to develop education and training programs to fill the still-increasing need for workers.
Mike Winland, director of secondary schools for Wood County Schools, said the topic is being discussed by a technology consortium that includes schools in Wood, Pleasants, Wirt and Jackson County schools as well as West Virginia University at Parkersburg and business groups in the area.
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Tim Rogers is an instructor for the oil and gas program at the Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute in Pleasants County. The program, now in its second year, was the first in the state attempting to introduce high school students to the booming oil and gas industry. (Photo by Jody Murphy)
"Our local area is aware of the out-of-state workers and is beginning to make adjustments to meet the workforce demand," Winland said. "We are in the infancy stages of training in our schools, adult training and local colleges."
Ryan Haught, director of the Mid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute (MOVTI) outside St. Marys, and instructor Tim Rogers said they are a few years behind the development of the industry and are trying to catch up.
"The housing and motels and RV lots are full because the skilled labor wasn't here," Rogers said.
For developing prospective employees at the high school level, officials in Pleasants, Wood and Ritchie all pointed to the oil and gas development program at MOVTI.
The program, now entering its second year, was the first in the state to introduce high school students to the industry.
Rogers, the program's instructor, said the courses are basic, and not everything is geared to the Marcellus shale or pipeline work.
"Our major is basic oil and gas," he said, adding the school also offers Safeland and Rig Pass training.
Classes this year are learning about electrical systems and hydraulics and pneumatics as they relate to oil and gas work, he said. They are are also touching on abstraction and research work.
"Our job is exposing them to the skills," Rogers said. "Our mission, our job is to open the industry up to them. Do they know all the opportunities available to them?"
Students spend two-and-a-half hours every day at MOVTI, which pull students from Wetzel, Tyler, Ritchie and Pleasants counties. Rogers said unions and craftsman have a lot people retiring and there a lot of recognized skills gaps. Educators have no problem filling the programs, opening with the 30 students last year.
Haught said as officials worked to build the program they sought input from employers in the field. The initial meeting with oil and gas industry employers produced more than 25 people interested in developing a program.
Rogers said last year - as officials worked to get the program off the ground -they depended on guest speakers and field trips. This year, Rogers said companies have pledged the use of some heavy equipment and they will simulate pipe and trench work in the field.
Students are also focusing more on electrical systems, hydraulics and pneumatic systems.
However, Rogers said colleges offer advanced training MOVTI can't. Haught said area higher education schools are developing programs at West Virginia Northern Community College, Pierpont Community and Technical College, the Washington County Career Center and Zane (Zanesville) State College.
Marietta College has offered a four-year petroleum engineering degree for decades.
Tabitha Anderson, vice president of Workforce and Community Education at WVU-P, said the college has a host of programs, mostly certificates and two-year degrees.
"We are adding as the technology changes," she said. "Everyday, we are looking to expand and increase as business and industry comes to us with a need."
Anderson said most of the programs are hands-on, short-term programs,
Winland said Wood County Schools has a welding program offered at the Wood County Technical Center. The Caperton Center operated by Wood County Schools is starting a new program called Energy, Transportation and Energy Designs.
"Both of these programs tie to the gas and shale industry, but are not directly related to drilling sites," he said.
Officials do not yet have placement data as a result of the MOVTI program. Haught said that won't be available until spring. Rogers said one student is working in the industry, while another has gone on to Marietta College, in pursuit of an engineering degree.
Haught said in listening to employers detail struggles to fill the workforce, the problem was almost universal.
"One of the most common things we here is getting people to show up on time and pass a drug test," he said.
Rogers said MOVTI officials have also implemented teaching job application and interview skills.
"The worst case is preparing them for a job and they don't get hired because they can't interview," Haught said.


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PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast Mavericks inaugural hot stove dinner and silent auction, headlined by the Boston Red Sox's Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Durham native and Tampa Bay outfielder Sam Fuld, will be held on Jan. 25.
The banquet will be held at the Residence Inn's Harbor Events Center in Portsmouth, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are now on sale for $80 with tables of 10 available for $700.
The menu features a choice of short ribs, baked haddock or chicken breast.
Tickets can be purchased at www.seacoastmavericks.com or by calling 603-431-6700.
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Dental supplies distributor streamlines order fulfillment
Benco Dental's network of five DCs handles two million packages per year, offers a same-day ship solution, and achieves one-day shipping time to more than 80% of its customers. The central DC in Pittston, Pa., is also the largest. And, it can receive, store, pick, pack and ship approximately 41,000 unique SKUs including pieces, cases, dental equipment and dental furniture. By coupling warehouse control software with a zone route conveyor network, the company cut order-processing time in half.
A smart convey and sort system drives the order fulfillment of pieces and cases. Piece picking, case picking and replenishment are accomplished simultaneously in one shift. For the piece-pick operation, typical order size ranges from four to six line items, and picking accuracy is more than 99.99%. In a typical day, the DC will pick, pack and ship approximately 2,500 to 3,000 customer orders.
Pickers only access inventory in a small area, which eliminates the need to travel through the entire warehouse. This configuration reduces picker travel time to each pick face. There are 12 pick zones where order totes can be routed. A typical order may only need to travel to three zones. Slow-moving inventory is staged furthest away from the pickers in the flow and shelf areas. Faster-moving inventory is stocked in or near the pick face nearest the picker depending on item velocity.
A discrete order picking method uses standard plastic totes to gather all the SKUs in an order. The warehouse management system (WMS) interfaces to the warehouse control system (WCS) software and orders are downloaded throughout the shift. The WCS manages the routing of each tote throughout the warehouse, starting with the order induct station.
First, a bar code on the tote is married to each customer order. Once the tote bar code and shipping manifest bar code are scanned, the software takes over and controls the tote on the zone route conveyor network. Each tote only travels to zones where there are items to pick, minimizing the travel distance, congestion, and time required to process each order.
Workers at one of 24 pack stations provide a quality control check while packing the items into a cardboard shipping container. The shipping container moves from the pack station module to the void fill and case-sealing zone before it is scanned, weighed and sorted for shipping.
A four-level case pick module accommodates all the full case SKUs. The zone route conveyor network also provides the reverse logistics method to bring returned items back to the pick face.
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NEWARK -- Clark Redeker, one of Newark's original elected leaders, has died. He was 96.
The longtime Newark resident was admired for his tireless service and the witty, upbeat leadership style he used to help found the city, said former Mayor Dave Smith.
"He was so involved with so many aspects of the community, he became a truly iconic Newark figure," said Smith, 68. "I always told him I wanted to be like him when I grew up."
Born in Idaho in 1917, Redeker moved with his family to Palo Alto in the 1920s. There, he attended Stanford University, played tuba in the college's famous band and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1940.
That same year, he married his first wife Marjorie Marliave and they moved to Newark, where Redeker would live for the next 74 years. He soon was promoted to chief chemist of an East Bay paper and chemicals company.
Newark incorporated in 1955, when the rural town had less than 10,000 residents, and he emerged as one of its most active leaders. He served on the first City Council and was its third mayor, serving from 1958 to 1959. In 1954, he joined the Alameda County Fair Association board of directors, a post he held for nearly 50 years.
He was a founding member of the Newark Rotary Club, and served 31 years on the Fremont-based Alameda County Water District board of directors, including seven terms as board president.
The water agency dedicated in his honor its Newark Desalination Facility, which was built on a road the city named Redeker Place.
Even with those accomplishments, he never took himself too seriously, said son Alan Redeker.
"When reminded that Redeker Place was named after him, he'd often reply, 'I know my place and it's a dead-end street,'" his son said.
City leaders say his positive mantra -- "The good guys are still ahead" -- illustrated his optimistic view of life.
"How could you not embrace that philosophy?" Smith asked. "Even when he got older and faced health challenges, I never once saw him be negative."
After retiring, Redeker continued his community service: He was past president of the Newark Chapter of AARP, and regularly volunteered at the Newark Senior Center.
Redeker died May 30 from natural causes.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Marjorie Marliave Redeker; and his second wife, Mildred Hamann Redeker. He is survived by three children, eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Saturday at Newark Community Church.
"Clark was a wonderful, extraordinary person who had a modest style and was highly respected by all," said John Weed, an Alameda County Water District board director. "If Clark called you one of the good guys or gals, that was a true honor."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.


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Definition of substrate in English:
1A substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular.
Example sentences
- Where volcanic material has been extruded on to a soft substrate, the rate of erosion of the substrate can exceed that of the lava flow.
- Also, special designs of roadbed through wetlands in permafrost terrain are required to protect the thermal regime in the underlying substrates.
- Cameron found Vermiforichnus clarkei in many substrates from Ordovician to Holocene ages.
1.1The surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment.
Example sentences
- The premature growth arrest of breast and skin epithelial cells grown on plastic substrates may be due to an inadequate culture environment.
- In the first type, plants grow on a soil substrate that has a relatively high chance of being covered with leaf litter.
- A lichen may absorb certain mineral nutrients from any of these substrates on which it grows, but is generally self-reliant in feeding itself through photosynthesis in the algal cells.
1.2The substance on which an enzyme acts.
Example sentences
- Another approach would be to increase the cellular level of enzyme substrates such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
- Enzymes that act on substrates such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, oligosaccharides, or lipid membranes often interact with more than one substrate molecule.
- Type O is a nonfunctional allele, because it does not recognize the enzyme substrate.
1.3A material that provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed, for example the silicon wafer used to manufacture integrated circuits.
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- Only on very smooth substrates like polished silicon wafers, can the thickness of deposited wax layers be measured exactly.
- A trench is etched in a surface of the integrated circuit substrate such that a tip is formed.
- A liquid-crystal panel comprises a pair of transparent glass substrates each being provided with an electrode.
Early 19th century: anglicized form of substratum.
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Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, announced Friday a GOP Assembly Conference plan to reform implementation of the state's new learning standards, Common Core.
Kolb wrote in a column that members of the Assembly Minority Conference this fall "engaged parents, students, teachers, administrators and concerned community members about the shortcomings of the implementation of the Common Core Standards." The conference's 11-stop tour of the state resulted in the group compiling "a number of reforms to the state's education system aimed at protecting students and teachers alike," Kolb stated.
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In my original response I was hoping to differentiate Regular Season--where it is likely one team's designated parent will keep the books--and Tournament Play--where the TD has THE official scorer. So while it is everyone's experience that working with someone "slightly" outside the dugout might occur, I guess some District got anal about it during LLWS.
My point was that only the three designated coaches can approach the offical scorer for information (pitch count, awareness of subs, pitching changes, etc). That's an easy one to enforce. And their requests are more than reasonable.
Odd story: In 2011, I did the VA State 9-10 tournament. We had a case where the VT wanted to pull a pitcher before he exceeded 20 pitches. The offical scorer had 21! EVERYBODY ELSE (in the stands, for instance) had 19! VT Manager wanted to protest. I remined him that before the game we briefed that the official scorer's table has the "official" stuff--for better or worse. Now, I guess I felt bad to the guy, but it was not the umpire's job to worry about it. (But guess who was in everybody's crosshairs!)
No way would I require the benches to keep a book; they chose to do it to watch out for MPR violations, BOO, etc. But absolutely none of that is official. Both managers should get a copy of their own line up and the other team's line up at the plate conference; and so they have all the tools necessary to watch for a third-world situation.
One might also note that at the LLWS in W-Port, perhaps at some Regionals, and even State tournaments, the dugouts are darned well isolated from the fans. So this issue is less likely to happen in the first place. (Then, there are cell phones, but that's another discussion for another time.)
Mike CVUA
You are right Manny; a dad just outside the dugout keeping score probable isn't a big advantage. But consider a dad out in center reading signs or, dad 2 next to opposition dugout listening in. Realistic there is very little that can be done. Because there is no rule that prevents fans, extra coaches from talking INTO the dugout or field.
I also make a distinction between regular season and tournament. For me regular season is much more casual. I strive for and hope we achieve a feeling of community. So yes there is more chatting and passing of energy drinks. Comes tournament time it becomes more formal, more pomp and circumstance.
I also agree some of Little Leagues rules are a bit silly and there are times I feel really OOO. When I had to call outs for missed bases with no appeal in high school a few years ago I thought that was dumb.
My point is I have to work the way my association or district wants or I don't do games. I will do games their way until I can't abide by the way they want things done.
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You are right Manny; a dad just outside the dugout keeping score probable isn't a big advantage. But consider a dad out in center reading signs or, dad 2 next to opposition dugout listening in. Realistic there is very little that can be done.
What you're describing is essentially coaching. That is something our DA is adamant to stop when it happens.
In our district there were two or three leagues that were notorious for placing dads around the fences. Those dads--some of them wearing the same shirts as the manager and coaches--would coach individual players, moving them around like chess pieces. And in the days when LL allowed only two adults on the field based upon roster sizes, one of those dads would be right behind the fence next to the kid base coach, and he, not the kid, would be coaching the base runners. As a TD, I would walk around the field and send those dads back into the bleachers, telling them if they really wanted to coach, they would have to do so from the dugout by replacing one of the coaches in there. Eventually, our DA put a stop to it by informing the managers at the tournament meeting to knock it off.
But keeping a score book is not coaching, IMHO. It's just, well, scoring.
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We had a similiar local situation, during T-play, 2 years ago. In that case the scorebook was being carried and maintained in a coaches box. ER ruled no can do in an email back to me at that time.
So, a coach can't keep the score book in the base coach's box. That means the lone adult in the dugout has to do it, per ER mandate. But the lone adult is supposed to stay in the dugout to supervise safety and help with game flow. How does he maintain that supervision when he's checking the book to verify pitch counts and the like? What's more important, in ER's mind? The safety of the kids in the dugout, or the accuracy of the book being maintained by the coach in the dugout? It sounds to me like the latter.
It continues to amaze me how the powers-that-be in Regional Centers and in Williamsport can take a kids game and turn it into such a serious ordeal. I've umpired in a lot of high-level games for other organizations that are similar to LL's tournaments, and those sanctioning bodies don't have anywhere near the nitnoid rules that really don't affect play on the field. They don't limit the number of adults in the dugout. They don't care that parents talk to the kids by the fence. They don't require score books be kept by coaches. They understand the meaning of the words "youth" and "amateur" and "game".
Points well taken Manny.....but two points in rebuttal.
1)---Yes---while one adult in the dugout is mandated and does in fact occur; but more often than not, there are TWO adults in the the dugout or dugout opening on offense; with one of the allowed three adults in a coaches box. On defense ALL three adults must be in the dugout---OR, at the dugout opening.
That "one adult in the dugout" rule, altho applying when the full complement of three adults allowed are present; is most applicable when one or more adults of the allowed three are a no-show at any given game.
2)---A point made by ER, back to me, that I did not heretofore mention; a point I totally agree with... re SAFETY!
A coach maintaining a scorebook in a coaches box is putting himself/herself in harm's way when paying more attention/focused looking down on the scorebook as opposed to watching the action on the field, particularly as to errant thrown balls by infielders between innings----and errant thrown balls within the infield celebrating a strikeout.
The same diversion you cited, maintaining a scorebook in the dugout, as to the one adult supervising kids supposedly to insure the safety of the players in the dugout, that diversion would also apply to a coach in a coaches box----but in the coach's case---its his/her (own) safety that's being comprimised!
I wish your last sentence in the post above also included the word "safety."
Particularly with youth ball where the adage...."safety is our top priority" or words to that effect, are commonly noted---verbally and in writing!
1)---Yes---while one adult in the dugout is mandated and does in fact occur; but more often than not, there are TWO adults in the the dugout or dugout opening on offense;
Perhaps in your neck of the woods. I don't believe I have ever seen a game locally, at any level from Majors through Seniors, in-house or district all-star in which a team had three adults but put a player out as a base coach.
On your second point, I don't think Manny disagrees with that, he is only saying that, for half of the game each of the three adults need to give their full attention to the game/players, so who is left to keep score?
I will mention one more time that when the number of adults allowed was increased from 2 to 3, this was for the express purpose of bringing the book into the dugout. But then LL forgot about that and increased the allowed number of adult base coaches from 1 to 2. If LL really wants to have the book in the dugout and allows two adult base coaches, then they should allow a fourth adult in the dugout (and require at least two adults in the dugout at all times - hehe). Or have a player do the book while on offense - double hehe.
I can't speak for your "neck of the woods"---but I CAN speak for mine---- players, in my district play, have been used in a coach box; more so @1st base
I can also speak for LLWS TV games I and others watched coming from Williamsport and Regional where players have worked the 1st base coaches box.
Indeed---in two specific instances I recall,----a manager had called time and inserted his (player) 1st base coach as an SPR or straight out Pinch-Runner....with the players coming off the base replacing the player in the 1st base coaches box.
If you are speaking for Manny agreeing with my point #2---I rest my case! triple hehe!
As far as LL Inc. allowing two adult base coaches, going back many years they allowed one--BUT---allowed local leagues to use two adults as an adopted option (local rule)--before the games began. Try the 2003 rulebook, Rule 4.05.
As far as LL Inc. allowing 2 or 3 adults in T-play--and three "for the express purpose of bringing the book into the dugout"---I don't think so. First of all, allowing only two adults was a "penalty" for rostering less than 12 players; while rosters with 13 or more were allowed three adults. [That has now been replaced with the 2012 tournament MPR requirements.]
And if you look at the time line where two adults were allowed as base coaches, versus when Wiliamsport went into their 2 or 3 adults being allowed in T-play-----you will find that two adult base coaches came first---and had nothing to do with the "express purpose of bringing the book into the dugout"----at least not in writing; but tacitly encouraged making it happen.
quadruple hehe!!
The transition from two adults allowed to three adults allowed in regular season play happened _way_ before the tournament roster size penalty.
The order of events was:
1. Two adults allowed, one could be a base coach, the other stayed in the dugout.
2. Three adults allowed, one could be a base coach, the other two stayed in the dugout
(this change was made to bring the scorekeeper into the dugout)
3. Two adult base coaches allowed
(by now people had forgotten about bringing the scorekeeper into the dugout and wondered why it was necessary to have two adults in the dugout while on offense)
4. MPR introduced into tournament play (this might have come before #3, I can't quite remember)
5. Restriction to two adults for teams with fewer than 13 players
6. MPR increase for teams with fewer than 13 players.
7. Today
"The transition from two adults allowed to three adults allowed in REGULAR SEASON PLAY happened way before_way_before the tournament roster size penalty." my caps!
And what year was that? I have "never" in regular season play!! Three adults always, yes! at least going back my 45+ years in LL.
MPR was alive and well in tournament play 2003----"three(3) consecutive defensive outs, OR, one(1) at bat. Changes to T- MPR came later---and often, based on rosters, and number of players available to start a game.
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Great Salt Lake Institute (GSLI) was named one of two local partners supporting Dia Art Foundation in the stewardship of Spiral Jetty. Together with the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, we commited to protect and value Spiral Jetty as a unique world-renowned piece of artwork and as a place where we can conduct valuable research on the Great Salt Lake.
"For fifteen years, students and faculty from Westminster College have been traveling to The Spiral Jetty to research the science of Great Salt Lake. What we never anticipated is how the artwork would draw us in. This is the power of land art-Spiral Jetty makes a statement about the nature of the environment in which it exists. GSLI can harness this and bring this sensibility to all our educational, research, and public programming," said Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Director of Great Salt Lake Institute.
Are you planning a trip to Spiral Jetty? Directions can be found on the Dia Art Foundation website here.
Image Credit: Robert Smithson, the Spiral Jetty, 1970. Long-term installation in Rozel Point, Box Elder County, Utah. Collection Dia Art Foundation, New York. Photo: Martin Hogue.


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- Jan 24:
- Mavericks Festival draws crowds to Princeton-by-the-Sea
- Santa Cruz surfers head to Mavericks semis
- Jan 23:
- Mavericks Invitational History: Santa Cruz surfers have dominated
- Mavericks Invitational: Dwyers share special father-son big-wave connection
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- Mavericks surf contest on for Friday
- Mavericks surf contest on TV on Friday?
PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA -- Grant Baker of South Africa didn't sound like the courageous champion he was Friday after taming treacherous waves at the Body Glove Mavericks Invitational.
"Every single time you wanted to pull out," he said of riding the raw, roiling surf that smacked the Northern California coast off Half Moon Bay this week.
Baker, who six months ago lost sponsorship that sustains professional surfers, picked his waves wisely in difficult conditions. He had two remarkable rides that garnered perfect 10.0 scores on his way to the second consecutive title on the big-wave tour.
The latest swell to shake the famed surfing break out of its long hibernation did not arrive with the biggest of waves at an average of 15 feet. But with a low tide and shifty southerly winds, the conditions were less than ideal for the 24 invitees of the contest that has become one of the Bay Area's big winter attractions.
A devil's wind, San Francisco surfer Ryan Seelbach called it.
"Whoa, I don't want any of that," he added.
As if taking a 40-foot freefall isn't scary enough, the contestants had to contend with the bumpiest of descents.
"I'm just glad everyone was safe out there," said Santa Cruz veteran Anthony Tashnick, who cracked a board when it collided into a prominent rocky outcrop just off Pillar Point.
Tashnick finished sixth by using another board to scratch his way into the final. But it wasn't easy for the surfers because of the wind chop.
"It's like riding a bicycle down a giant stairway going 50 miles an hour," Tashnick said. "And the stairs aren't the same. After awhile you're going to mistime it."
Cameron Dollar, one of seven Santa Cruz surfers to advance to the semifinals, underscored what happens when the timing is off. He had one of the day's worst wipeouts that strained his back.
"It could be worse," Dollar said. "I could be really hurt."
The NASCAR nature of the sport keeps fans drawn to the action. The surfers get it. They live on the edge in an insane pursuit of an adrenaline fix.
But they also have a deep respect for their competitors, realizing their only real opponent is the supreme power of Mavericks.
The most dramatic moment came in the morning when Hawaiian Mark Healey had to be rescued from the impact zone after a nasty fall.
At the time Baker, known as "Twiggy," was commenting for the livestream broadcast.
"That put me on the back foot immediately," he said of the wipeout. "It just made me really nervous, looking like he did after that beating. I've never seen Healey like that."
The surfers become supporting characters in the aqueous play because Mavericks is one of the world's most challenging surfing breaks. The waves are steep and fast. The water is frigid. And the bone-sharp bottom can become a graveyard.
Add the south wind and "it amps everything up," Seelbach said. "It pushes our limits of everything we can handle."
The gusts arrived for the semifinals and final, but one man remained calm.
Baker, who spends part of his winter in San Francisco to ride Mavericks, kept his poise by staying in front of the raging waters.
He was too good on this day for runner-up Shane Dorian of Hawaii and third-place Ryan Augenstein of Santa Cruz.
Baker attributed his success to having the right equipment for the conditions. He switched boards when the winds kicked in and looked smoother than his competitors.
"He's textbook," Seelbach said. "You never see his arms waving, board out of control."
He just harnesses all the energy the seafaring gods can muster and lets it ride.
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Final results
Scores from the final round of Mavericks International:
1. Grant Baker 29.331
2. Shane Dorian 25.532
3. Ryan Augenstein 16.663
4. Tyler Fox 12.664
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My previous blog, Pay a little now, pay a lot later, generated a lot more traffic than I expected. Lots. As a consequence, it was seen by many people who probably aren't as familiar with certain aspects of free software as my normal target audience. This led to several misunderstandings.
First, I am a capitalist. More than a few people interpreted my comments as that I thought profit is bad and companies are evil. This isn't the appropriate forum for me to detail my political beliefs, but I assure you that this couldn't be farther from the truth. Suffice it to say that I enjoy making money and don't begrudge anyone else turning an honest buck.
Second is the apparently common misperception that I was referring to freeware—that is, software that can be downloaded for free—rather than free software. The difference is subtle but critical. In the former, users gain no other advantage over purchased software than lack of a price tag. In the latter, users gain the legal right to tailor the software to match their needs. Although both can (usually) be obtained free of charge, only free software interests me. In the long run, saving a few dollars on the initial purchase isn't terribly important. A company's ability to maintain customized versions of their mission critical software, even if their vendor goes out of business or changes it in inconvenient ways, gives it a huge advantage over its competitors.
It's not even strictly true that free software is always free of charge. Although unusual, it is possible to buy packages from certain vendors. Much more common is the purchase of support contracts. For example, if you buy a copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, you're really paying for Red Hat's maintenance and support. Although some have the idea that free software is supported exclusive by teenagers in their parents' basements, the reality is that many vendors specialize is charging for these services.
Next is the belief that I advocate free software because it "feels good". No. I personally support free software because I think it's the best solution for legal and technical reasons in addition to any moral arguments. I hate having to install proprietary software not because I think it's unethical to sell software or out of miserliness, but because I'm always acutely aware that my fortunes are then tied to the wishes of its authors. As an individual, I loathe giving up that control over my personal information. As a businessman, I detest giving someone else the reins to my ability to earn money.
In retrospect, I should have expanded on what I meant about open systems encouraging competition on merit. I mentioned that free software and open standards allow migration between applications. They also allow migration between vendors, which is at least as important and often more so depending on how heavily a company leans on external support. If you've been buying support from Red Hat, you can get a competitive bid from Novell for the same services. Besides maintaining standard applications, either of those companies will gladly submit proposals to create custom versions of those applications or GNU/Linux itself. How many companies will support you to the point of offering customized versions of Windows—at any price?
I do recognize that certain proprietary applications simply don't have suitable free software replacements (examples: Photoshop, CAD, R/3). If you have to use such software, then by all means do so. However, in these cases it's especially important that you follow development of any free contenders. If you absolutely have to use a certain program to stay in business, you are beholden to its vendor far more than the office who simply needs a good word processor.
Finally, some felt that I dismissed home users as incapable or unimportant. I don't think I did, and that certainly wasn't my intent. Still, I stand by my premise that it's not as critical for a home user to choose well as it is for a company, as the price for not doing so is much, much lower. If my sister sold her PC and bought a Mac, she'll spend a day getting familiar with her new system and copying her data over. Larger organizations don't have that flexibility. If they spend a huge portion of their IT budget buying a platform-specific application, they're basically locked to that platform until such time as the vendor ports it to another platform or the the company replaces it with something else. Put another way, it's still important for my sister to enjoy the same freedoms that I and other free software users enjoy, but her livelihood isn't at stake if she doesn't do so.
It's not my goal to respond to every opinion that disagrees with mine. However, my last column received such an unanticipatedly large audience that many outside my normal readership saw it and weren't sure what to make of my ideas. I hope a few of those people read this and that it clears up some questions for them.
Clarifications are good ...
It's good to have clarifications like this posted every so often.
I usually describe myself as a pragmatist, too, which is why I approve more of what some people call the "open source movement", though I view it purely as a marketing campaign, since as far as I am concerned there is no material difference between "open source software" and "free software" (All software must be "free-licensed" to be considered "open source" by OSI and other "open source" authorities and all software must have "open source" to be considered "free software" -- hence each is a subset of the other, which according to formal logic, means they are the same set. QED! Everything else is hype and politics*).
But I personally feel it is more constructive to argue the practical aspects of open source. For one thing, most of the "moral" or "ethical" aspects of free-licensing only make sense once you understand the consequences of the actions you take. It's only in that pragmatic context that the ethical arguments make any sense.
I think people who obsess on what they call "moral" arguments for free software are very sheltered people who just don't realize that their arguments are meaningless within (or openly hostile to) the moral worldview of a large part of the world. I spend a lot of time trying to explain my belief systems to people who don't share my fundamental worldview, so I have to learn to speak other peoples' "moral languages", as it were. Sometimes that means you have to do "fourier transforms" in your head, as it were, to get from one worldview to the other, which can definitely be hard work, but it's rewarding when people do finally start to see the light.
I figure that once people try out free software, they'll begin to see the ethical dimension as a natural consequence of experiencing the pragmatics.
But you have to argue the pragmatic side, or you get resistance. If people think that the people who write free software get nothing for their work, then that makes them suspicious and cynical (or else they feel like they are exploiting someone -- which suggests that free software is unethical). They think they're being offered something that is "too good to be true".
That's why it's so important to show what programmers' motivations are for creating free software (I'd enumerate, but I have a blog about that in the queue for later this month, so I guess I'll refrain).
Anyway, one thing I think I should say is that just because somebody primarily likes to describe things in pragmatic terms (because they believe those have the most persuasive power) doesn't mean they don't appreciate the ethical argument. In fact many such people regard all ethics as ultimately stemming from some kind of pragmatic argument (e.g. the evolutionary view of altruism). That's a worldview in itself, of course.
Oh yeah, and I've used Photoshop and GIMP both. Guess which one I prefer? Gimp ... everytime. One the things I hate about Photoshop is that the filters almost never have any options -- whereas Gimp filters tend to be extremely programmable and flexible. I do wish somebody would go ahead and add the CMYK support to GIMP, as it is an unfortunate oversight, but honestly, I don't find it sufficient to promote Photoshop as an "irreplaceable" proprietary app. I don't think I've found anything visual that I could imagine that I could accomplish with Gimp, Inkscape, and/or Blender (there are a many things I still don't know how to do, but I know they can be done).
CAD may be a fair cop. However, I'm getting interested in BRL-CAD, I'm starting to think it's stronger than I gave it credit for.
*I've glossed over the one pragmatic difference: OSI approves "talk back" licenses which require the original author to be informed of changes. While I disapprove of their choice on this tiny point, it is hardly a matter for civil war. The distinction is over the implementation of copyleft, which both sides regard as important to the maintenance of freedom. So you see, even the only material difference is about an "ethical" issue -- the maintenance of freedom. Or is that pragmatic? That's why I argue that the whole disagreement is "specious and fractious" -- "open source" and "free" are both contractions of "free-licensed open source" which is what both parties actually mean.
Morals don't sway business
I think that the ethics behind Free software are very important - they're what won me over originally, and I'm sure that RMS would say they trump all other concerns - but they don't hold much sway with business. Showing a company owner how the issue affects his bottom line is much more likely to gain his support than telling him that it's the right thing to do.
I prefer The Gimp, too, but my friends in the graphic design industry recoil in horror at it. I don't completely understand their reasoning (the biggest "problem" seems to be that The Gimp doesn't look exactly like PS), but it's pretty important to them that they have access to the software they've trained on for the last fifteen years. You might also have a look a Krita. It's still under heavy development, but it's recently hit the point that it's nearly as stable as The Gimp, and I prefer its interface by a wide margin. Oh, and it does CMYK.
CMYK support for GIMP
Terry Hancock on Sat, 2006-07-15 22:03 said:
I do wish somebody would go ahead and add the CMYK support to GIMP, as it is an unfortunate oversight,
this is just one of the links found by googling:
That's encouraging. Thanks for the link!
I don't actually use CMYK myself, it just seems to be the main tangible complaint of Photoshop users about Gimp, so I just want it in to shut them up! ;-)
Seriously, I'm glad to know there is a plugin for it. From the description, it sounds like it's still a bit immature, though.
I personally haven't found anything lacking in Gimp, and I use it quite often. I'm more of a vector-art user, though, so I use Skencil and Inkscape even more.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Saturday, 09/18/2004
Zilker Park, Austin, TX
Set 1: Curlew's Call, Money, Love and Change, Push On 'Til the Day, O-o-h Child, Alive Again, Mozambique, Night Speaks to a Woman
Set 2: Mr. Completely -> Stash[1], Drifting, It Makes No Difference, Last Tube > The Way I Feel
Encore: First Tube
[1] TAB debut.
Notes: This headlining performance was part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. "Stash" was a TAB debut and was the first performance of the song with horns since Phish's 7/27/91 gig with the Giant Country Horns.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Dave Grippo, Russell Remington, Peter Apfelbaum, Jennifer Hartswick, Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis, Ray Paczkowski, Cyro Baptista, Andy Moroz


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Saturday, 04/20/1991
Douglass Dining Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Set 1: Runaway Jim, Reba, Llama, Fluffhead > MSOMy Sweet One, LandladyThe Landlady, Esther > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Setting Sail[1]
Set 2: SlothThe Sloth, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Paul and Silas, Cavern > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Tweezer > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Sweet Adeline
Encore: Horn > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues
[1] Debut.
· In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease in Tweezer
Noteworthy Jams: Reba
Average Song Gap: 3.22
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Fish led the band in the debut of Setting Sail, which arose out of the vocal jam of YEM. Tweezer contained In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida teases from Page.
Song Distribution:
6 Lawn Boy
5 A Picture of Nectar
3 Stash
3 Junta
3 The White Tape
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Rift
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This show was part of the "1991 Winter/Spring Tour."
Some banter before the second set. Trey mentions that Fishs' parents are in the audience and the last gig they were at was the "Ithaca State Theater gig" where they gave away a car (2/14/91). Apparently the person who won it sold it and drama ensued, which was new news to Fishs' parents.
I actually would like to rate this 2.5 stars but I went with 3 stars just for the YEM-> Setting Sail.


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Wilby tops Wolcott Tech; Naugy downs Kaynor Tech
Infiniti Cancel scored 16 points to lead the Wilby girls basketball team to a 54-33 win over Wolcott Tech on Monday in Waterbury.
Rashida Trawick added 12 points for Wilby (1-2).
Casey Farrington led the Wildcats (0-3) with 12 points.
Watkinson 58, Chase Collegiate 49: Daene Williams recorded a game-high 28 points for the Rams (4-0) as they knocked off the host Highlanders.
Emily Grimes led Chase Collegiate (4-1) with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Idalis Miranda added seven points and nine assists. Natalie Fitzgerald chipped in with 11 points.
Naugatuck 62, Kaynor Tech 13: Angeline Piccirillo scored a game-high 15 points and added six steals in leading the Greyhounds in Naugatuck.
Amy Dietz added 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Steph Lima had 13 points for Naugy (2-1).
Kaynor Tech (0-3) got three points each from Donyeah Bryant and Daelyn Kale.
King 81, Chase Collegiate 72: Drew Sawyer scored 32 points to lead King (1-1), which trailed by eight at the half in Stamford.
Kyle Bonicki scored a team-high 24 points for the Highlanders (1-3), and Ryan Shiel added 15. Billy Robinson chipped in with 13 points, while Matt McClain had 11.
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Muznick wrote: Can I say.. I'm a little mad ?? I don't wanna sound too mad here but I worked really hard on my remix wich I sent friday night (from canada) and it never showed anywhere, so I couldn't get any vote. I had friends who were waiting to hear it.
I'd like to know if you at least got it ?? And why did it never show anywhere ? My remix wasn't standard.. it was very orchestral.. was that a bad thing ? please.. I'm just confused and angry for working so hard on something that.. pretty much seems to have never existed.
Sorry if my english is weird, I'm french.
Quote: I understand you are French and all, but you obviously didn't read what I took the time to write. You are "mad"? Don't be. Your remix isn't on beat. It's very offbeat. You plopped the vocals on the beat in the wrong place and I'm not even sure if any of it is at the right tempo considering how sloppy the vocals sound throughout the entire remix.
This is why your remix was not included in the final round.


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Messi was in unstoppable form for Barcelona during the 2011-12 season, smashing Cesar Rodriguez's record of 232 goals to become Barcelona's all-time top scorer at just 24 years old. He has now become the first player in almost 40 years to score over 60 goals in a season in the top flight. This beautiful photo will increase in value as Messi takes his career to even greater heights.
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I was happily hanging out in the sysadmin room of a major ISP around here in Western Australia (no, I wasn't meant to be there, if you really want to know!). Steve, the senior sysadmin in charge of the place, showed me a computer screen (running Vista, but I won't comment on that) and said "Oh yeah, I'm sure you know about this...". "Yeah, I know Google maps" I answered. He looked at me embarrassed. "Err... actually, we use Zenoss server monitoring here... look close. That's our VPN!" It was a map of their server in Australia. There were green lines between them. Green meant "OK". Thing is, I had no idea what Zenoss was until that very moment. I am supposed to be a capable system administrator. I have used Nagios for server monitoring, and I had even heard of RRDTool. However, what Steve showed me was what I call "server monitoring done right".
He was probably excited knowing something I didn't know (you get that when you're vaguely well-known), and did his best to show off his fancy monitoring system. He showed me more (carefully picked, I later discovered) screenshots, and decided to add my own server to the list of monitored ones--yes, that's www.freesoftwaremagazine.com. Which was down (no joke). I felt a little uneasy about asking the crucial question: "Is it free? You know, as in freedom...". "You mean Open Source?" "Alright, yeah, is it then?".
Zenoss is server monitoring done right. It has an ever-expanding community, it has all the buzz (something I have obviously missed, somehow...), and it's like the Ruby On Rails of web development: everything just seems to happen more easily while using it, and things "just work".
Who says that geeks don't follow fashion? I installed Zenoss on my own monitoring server that very night. I added a couple of devices, got lost in the configuration, read the documentation, found my way around it, and wasted even more time monitoring servers I keep an eye on as part of my night job. I am one of those people who installed Ruby On Rails when it came out, learned Ruby, tried to work professionally with RoR, and then went back to PHP/Drupal. Today, I am officially a Drupal developer. With Zenoss, will it last? I can't tell for sure, but it's been one week, and I must say I am highly addicted to the graphs I get from it.
"But is it free?" I had asked. "Well, not this version, no. This is the enterprise edition." My heart sank.
I don't like it when software is released under a free license... but it really isn't. PHP is a practical example, although not many are aware of this problem. PHP is free (as in freedom), but if you have a very busy web server and need an PHP cache, you have no choice but fork out money to Zend (all of the other free PHP caches will eventually kill your apache, more or less randomly). PHPA, a free accelerator by ionCube, was stopped after treading on Zend's toes a few years ago.
I like Zenoss. I plan on using it every day. As a magazine publisher, I would probably be offered an Enterprise edition for free. What's the difference? Well, this Zenoss comparison page sums it up well. Now, the first screenshot I ever saw of Zenoss was the "global dashboard". I liked it--a lot. However, you don't get it with the "Zenoss Core Edition" (released under the GPL). Other important (or shall I say Ruby-ish?) features are missing. The real question is: will the community develop a "free global dashboard" module? (It's only Python code after all...). If a member of the community does, will it step on Zenoss toes? What if somebody clones all the "commercial pack" features? I guess time will tell.
I ranted about the license. However, I do think that Zenoss is a fantastic product that deserves the attention it's getting (just like RoR did and still does). I am not just in love with the graphs, I think the full product has a degree of polish I rarely see in software these days. People are developing Zenpacks, and I am sure it will get more traction.
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Thanks for the positive review Tony. Just to clarify a few points. Zenoss Core is pretty fully featured the enterprise edition is a support offering combined with some instrumentation, though a savvy administrator could develop the same. The global dashboard is something that enterprises looking to scale into the tens of thousands are likely interested in which allows you to collate multiple instances of Zenoss into a single dashboard. Also we have many users who have a variety of backgrounds some use Zenoss Core to monitor 50 devices others use Zenoss Core to monitor thousands. Once again thanks for your kind words and thank you for using Zenoss.
Mark Hinkle
VP of Community
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Hi Tony,
Just want to quickly respond to a comment in your post. When discussing community contributions you said:
The real question is: will the community develop a "free global dashboard" module? (It's only Python code after all…). If a member of the community does, will it step on Zenoss toes? What if somebody clones all the "commercial pack" features? I guess time will tell.
I don't know if the community will develop a community version of the global dashboard or not, but as for stepping our toes - no way! We actively encourage our community contributions. We've had some "mechanical" issues with the collaborative elements of our site, but fortunately we have an awesome community who provides us with constructive feedback on how we can improve.
As for the community ZenPacks cloning our enterprise ZenPacks - that's already happening. You can see from the list here: http://www.zenoss.com/community/projects/zenpacks/ that "netdata" has already submitted a ZenPack for VMware ESX monitoring. Of course this will work fine for some (many?) users, but there is a lot of value to many organizations in obtaining an officially supported and tested ZenPack as part of an enterprise subscription.
Thanks again for the review - both the good and constructive points. Feel free to drop by our forums anytime in join in the (very active) discussion.
Rusty Wilson
Director of IT
You should try Hyperic's monitoring product
Hyperic actually provides a much better solution that Zenoss so I'd recommend trying them out as well.
Then you could write a side-by-side comparison of the two products and provide the key differences to your readers.
I see Hyperic as the clear leader in this space though.


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Definition of synonym in English:
1A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
Example sentences
- It was common ground that the closest synonym of damage is harm.
- He points out that I used hue in the sub-title of my article about colour words almost as a synonym for colour.
- Some think that considerations like this show that there are no genuine synonyms in natural languages.
alternate, substitute, alternative, equivalent, euphemism
1.1A person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind: the Victorian age is a synonym for sexual puritanism
1.2 Biology A taxonomic name that has the same application as another, especially one that has been superseded and is no longer valid.
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- The Choristodera in general, and particularly the Champsosauridae, are plagued with bad names - junior synonyms of unrelated genera and the like.
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- He wrote about perspective phenomena, but the etymological synonymity of optics and perspective has often led to the misconception that he wrote about perspective constructions.
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek sunōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of the adjective sunōnumos, from sun- 'with' + onuma 'name'.
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GRAND JUNCTION - One rematch down, one to go.
Eagle Valley and Glenwood boys basketball have really gotten to know each other this season. The Devils and Demons met for the fourth time this season Thursday night in the district quarterfinals at Central High School in Grand Junction, and Eagle Valley came away with its fourth win against Glenwood, 53-42, to earn another rematch.
The Devils face Palisade today at 4:30 p.m. at Colorado Mesa University in the semifinals.
While coach Jim Bair isn't doing handsprings over it yet - his comment was, "Let's win some more games," - Eagle Valley (15-5) did punch its ticket to state with the victory.
The Demons got back the services Collin Porterfield, while the Devils welcomed the return of Ayren Hart.
"He played limited minutes," Bair said. "They were good minutes, though. It was nice to have him back."
Next up on the agenda is seeding for the state tournament, and that means meeting No. 3 with Palisade. The Devils are glad of this reunion as the Bulldogs swept the season series.
"We need to be careful with the basketball," Bair said. "We have to play possession basketball. If you ask 50 coaches about the key to the game, 40 of them will say that, but it's true. Palisade is very aggressive. They hit the boards and are hard-nosed defensively. We have to cherish every possession."
Durango 52, Battle Mountain 33
GRAND JUNCTION - Durango is not the No. 1 seed at the district tournament for nothing.
The Demons jumped on Battle Mountain boys basketball in the first quarter of their district quarterfinal game Thursday, and didn't let go on the way to a 52-33 win at Colorado Mesa University.
"By far, that's the best basketball team we've seen this year," Huskies coach Tom Padilla said. "They're very worthy of the No. 1 seed."
The Huskies (9-12) are still very much alive in the state chase at districts. They play Montrose today at 4:30 p.m. at Central High School. The Indians (8-13) bowed to Palisade, 60-53, Thursday night.
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"I tend to like designs that are elegant rather than cute, and this design is beautifully elegant but trendy all at once. Perfect for the shower I'm throwing."
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7 people are confirmed dead and thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed by historic flooding in Colorado.
Refresh this article for the very latest from around the state.
Monday, Sept. 23
9:51 p.m. - 6 people remain unaccounted for. The death toll stands at 7.
Saturday, Sept. 21
State lawmakers have been assured a $100 million cap on federal highway emergency money will be lifted. That will help the state rebuild several roads washed away by recent floods. Representative Cory Gardner said Colorado could get up to $500 million.
Thursday, Sept. 19
4:02 p.m. - Officials have confirmed a 4th flood-related fatality in Boulder County bringing the storm death-toll up to 7 state-wide.
3:58 p.m. - 201 people are currently listed as missing.
10:08 a.m. - The man whose body was pulled from Sand Creek in southeast Colorado Springs on Sept. 16 has been identified as James Nelson Bettner, 47. The coronor has ruled the cause of his death was accidental drowning.
Wednesday, Sept. 18
5:12 p.m. - The Colorado Springs Disaster Assistance Center will open Thursday, Sept 19, at 12 p.m. at Cañon Elementary School, located at 1201 West Cheyenne Road. Hours of operation: Thursday: Noon - 6:00 p.m., Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - Noon.
4:38 p.m. - CO Highway 194 is open in both directions north of La Junta.
3:17 p.m. - Cheyenne Mountain Dist. 12: Cañon Preschool will reopen on a normal schedule beginning Thursday, September 19.
3:13 p.m. - The number of unaccounted for individuals has fallen to 197.
1:54 p.m. - Below is the text of a news release from Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station:
|By order of the CMAFS Installation Commander:
All mission and non-mission essential personnel will report to CMAFS as normal Thur, 19 Sep. Upper parking lot will be available in the bldg 100 and 101 areas.
Personnel coming to duty inside the mountain will process through bldg. 100 as normal and take the shuttle in from that point. Pedestrian traffic in and out of the portal is forbidden.
Be advised that speed limit is lowered to 15 mph at certain marked areas and there remains safety concerns in the area. All personnel should take extreme caution and abide by all safety notification and direction of first responders.
11:26 a.m. - Below is an initial list of flood damage to El Paso County Roads from the recent storms. The total initial and approximate estimated cost for flood damages from the recent storms is $1,850,000.
|Old Stage Road ($800,000)
The mountain gravel road saw a total washout over about a half-mile section, including ditches, culverts and road base and subgrade. Washouts along the County-maintained portion of the gravel road may also have damaged underground and overhead utilities and created hazardous trees within the right-of-way.
Rock Creek Canyon Road ($250,000)
A 300-feet section of low-grade paved road alongside a stream was destroyed when rushing floodwater overflowed the stream bed and washed out the surface of the road, leaving the road impassable and stranding more than a dozen residents. Temporary repairs allowed temporary ingress/egress to the residents.
Spruce Lane/Wind Dance Lane (Approximately $200,000)
Along Spruce Lane an approximately 300-feet section was damaged at the edge of the asphalt pavement and ditch line. Floodwater may also have damaged the storm drain inlet at the intersection of Wind Dance Lane.
Paseo Corto (Approximately $250,000)
Damage to gravel surface and ditches/slopes over an approximately 300-feet section. Some private accesses restored.
Academy Bridges (EPC 4099-02.36L and EPC 4099-02.36R) (Approximately $250,000)
These bridges are over Fountain Creek and have experienced serious impacts from the recent storms. Scour is increasing at the foundations of these structures causing concern for a potential catastrophic failure.
Golden Lane Bridge (EPC 2196-00.00) (Approximately $100,000)
This structure is located over Fountain Creek in Old Colorado City. Repair work is needed to repair abutment due to the recent storm events.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
6:09 p.m. - The statewide fatality number has been reduced to 6.
The two missing and presumed dead individuals from Larimer County are now listed under missing numbers to more accurately reflect their status
5:43 p.m. - The city of Colorado Springs says flooding has caused $10 million in infrastructure damage and that 89 homes have experienced significant damage.
|Closed Roads:
|Impact to city parks:
Greenway Trail (South of Nevada Ave and Treemont St to Polk St are closed)
12:17 p.m. - Voluntary evacuations along Cheyenne Creek in Colorado Springs have been lifted.
10:56 a.m. - Fountain Creek is overflowing into a parking lot in the 1300 block of Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs.
9:57 a.m. - CO 194 closed north of La Junta due to flooding. No estimated time to reopen.


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This is Barca's new home jersey for the 12/13 season.
A star and team captain with Arsenal FC after debuting as a teenager, Cesc Fabregas returned to his hometown club, FC Barcelona, in 2011. There he added to an already strong midfield with his creativity and skill, particularly with set pieces.
Barcelona's classic navy and red are fused for a unique look. Nike designed these jerseys to honor Barcelona's tradition of excellence with a modern/creative look to inspire and excite the team and fans. Mes que un club is screened on the inside of the collar. Red cuffs and collar design.
Includes embroidered Barcelona team badge and Nike logo with screened Qatar Foundation logo. UNICEF is screened on the back.
Advanced Dri-FIT for moisture control. 100% polyester. Imported.
Apoya al Barcelona con esta camiseta de local de Cesc Fábregas para la temporada 12/13. Viene en el tradicional tono azul con una franja roja en el centro. Nike diseñó estas camisetas para honrar la tradición catalana con una apariencia moderna y creativa.