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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 52 games, starting 50 for the Islanders … third on the team with 57 hits … hit one home run with 19 RBI, six doubles and scored 26 runs … fourth on the team in at-bats with 188 … had three hits in the opener against Prairie View (2/21) … had a 15-game hitting streak from 2/26-3/20 … had a five-game string of multi-hit games in that stretch … delivered back-to-back three-hit contests against Texas State (3/7) and UT Brownsville (3/9) … had a four-hit day against Houston Baptist (3/17) … hit a solo homer against UTSA (4/2) … went 4-for-4 with five RBI against Southeastern Louisiana (4/24).
2009 (FRESHMAN): Was a strong utility player, starting 46 games of the 51 he appeared in ... started games in left field (17) at shortstop (12), second base (9), first base (4), designated hitter (3) and in right field (1) ... hit .278 on the season with three homers, 20 RBI and 29 runs scored, which was fourth on team ... swiped seven bags in only eight attempts ... posted 13 multi-hit games which was fifth on the Islanders ... had a career-best three hits three different times ... picked up first hit and RBI against Texas State, as he was 1-of-2 ... was 2-of-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI against UTPA at Whataburger Field ... finished 5-of-7 in two games against Texas Tech ... posted first home run in Southland play, going 3-for-5 against Lamar with two RBI and two runs scored ... saw limited time on the mound, making four appearances ... tossed 3 1/3 innings with just one earned run allowed and two strikeouts.
High School: Dual threat at Ennis High School for coach Kevin Kelinec ... batted .439 as a senior with six home runs and 18 RBI ... on the mound, finished 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA ... finished with three saves and 117 strikeouts.
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Arlington, Va. – "While it is important that tonight's debate addressed sequestration and the looming budget cuts, it is clear however, we still need critical bipartisan consensus in resolving the issue. With 2.14 million jobs at stake, the trillion dollar budget sequester must not be allowed to stand."
"Thoughtless across-the-board cuts to defense and non-defense discretionary spending of this magnitude are a clear and present danger to our national security and economy. Both candidates must recognize how immediate and severe the risk is with less than 90 days to go before the sequestration pin is pulled. As the Congressional Budget Office and Federal Reserve Bank warn of a "fiscal cliff" and America's credit hangs in the balance, it's long past time for our leaders to clean up the sequestration mess."


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For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to sell to the credit-hungry working poor, including the instant tax refund and the payday loan. In the process they've created an industry larger than the casino business and have proved that pawnbrokers and check cashers, if they dream big enough, can grow very rich off those with thin wallets.
Broke, USA is Gary Rivlin's riveting report from the economic fringes. Timely, shocking, and powerful, it offers a much-needed look at why our country is in a financial mess and gives a voice to the millions of ordinary Americans left devastated in the wake of the economic collapse.
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"[A] scathing, important book, Broke, USA... includes one shocking anecdote after another." — —Joe Nocera, the New York Times
"Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling." — —Wall Street Journal
"Rivlin strives to portray the people behind Poverty Inc. in a fair light…but his sympathy and the reader's steadily evaporate with his well-chosen tales of the industry's coercive tactics and it's leaders' astonishing wealth….Rivlin is the consummate tour guide, quick with a memorable anecdote or telling statistic." — —New York Times Book Review
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"[An] incisive, important new expose, Broke, USA...is enraging, but Rivlin's work also is scrupulously fair.... [W]hat makes Broke, USA so readable is Rivlin's skill at telling a complex story through engaging characters." — —Cleveland Plain Dealer
"This is a powerful analysis, detailing how the financial sector has come to its current state of crisis and including personal stories of some among the millions of working Americans who have been exploited along the way." — —Booklist (starred review)
"To understand American finance, you need to understand Ace Cash Express as much as you need to understand Goldman Sachs. Which is why Gary Rivlin's "Broke, USA" is a necessary companion." — —Ezra Klein, Washington Post
"Gary Rivlin's Broke, USA is a necessary companion..." — —Newsweek
"Broke, USA is vital reading for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the economic crash of the past few years." — —Associated Press
"This thorough and thoughtful piece of reporting has much to teach us about the challenges the U.S. faces today, especially when it comes to improving financial literacy. It should be required reading for legislators and lenders across the land." — —Bloomberg News
"In Broke, USA, Rivlin lays out this depressing story in rich detail.... [H]is riveting look at the calamitous effects on America demands attention." — —Charlotte News & Observer
"A fascinating and very important work of investigation and explanation, which I hope gets the wide attention it deserves.... This is a book with the potential to stimulate outrage—and political reform." — —James Fallows, the Atlantic author of Breaking the News
"With revealing stories, Gary Rivlin spotlights the systematic, widespread economic abuse of the poor by supposedly respectable corporations whose predatory conduct breeds misery and undoes many efforts by taxpayers to alleviate poverty." — —David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Free Lunch and Perfectly Legal
"Broke USA will leave you mad as hell. Thanks, Gary Rivlin, for introducing us to folks like Bill Brennan, who early on saw it coming: the predatory lending that has destroyed communities. If only we had listened." — —Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here and Never a City So Real
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After six full weeks of power washing, scraping and applying 5 different colors of paint, the exterior of Whispering Pines is complete. To do this monumental job we hired Pat, who came highly recommended.
Pat and his twin sons did a fine job, but little did we know he is also a master of the barbecue. Each day he prepared lunch for his crew and always included Bill, husband and co-innkeeper. I declined to eat a healthier lunch. Some of the dishes he prepared were grilled chicken with his special sauce, rib eye steak, juicy hamburgers, brats with hot peppers and even a BLT sandwich.
Once his wife, Shannon, sent over a freshly baked peach pie and that was when I decide to indulge. It was so delicious especially with a scoop of Taggarts vanilla ice cream. She was delighted to share her recipe. Her secret is filling up the pie shell with juicy fresh peaches from our local grower. I won't serve you peach pie for breakfast, but I will serve a fresh peach shortcake with homemade biscuits. Bill put on a few pounds but soon will be back to eating a turkey sandwich.
Hope to see you soon,
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Most adults, especially women, are often recommended by their healthcare providers to take a calcium supplement to help their bones. Questions often arise regarding which calcium product has better absorption and the best time and way to take these supplements. I would like to point out some key points to consider to maximize the effectiveness of your calcium supplement.
1. The two most common forms of calcium are calcium carbonate and calcium citrate. Both of these forms are similarly absorbed if taken properly. Calcium carbonate is the most common calcium and is best absorbed when taken with food, while calcium citrate can be taken with or without food. If you have reduced levels of stomach acid it will be easier for your body to absorb the calcium citrate.
2. Calcium absorption peaks when the body gets no more than 500 mg at a time. So if your healthcare provider has suggested taking 1,000 mg/day it would be better to take two servings off 500 mg each, rather than taking one serving of 1,000 mg.
3. Vitamin D improves calcium absorption and it's very important to also get an adequate intake of vitamin D (400 IU) along with calcium.
4. Magnesium is also required for absorption and utilization of calcium. It prevents magnesium from building up in your soft tissues and gets calcium to your bones.
5. Calcium absorption decrease with age, so if you are over the age of 50, it's recommended that your daily intake is 1,200 mg/d.
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- Oxalic acid (found in some vegetables and beans) and phytic acid (found in whole grains) tend to reduce calcium absorption. For most people, though, this will be of little consequence.
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Fifteen members of the Tuesday Study Club were present at the Jan. 15 meeting at the home of Carol Paulson.
Carol Paulson's short program was about One Community One Book, a program sponsored by the Watonwan County Library.
Michael Perry has written Population 485, Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time, which tells about his experiences as an EMT in his small hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin. The book is one of 20 books chosen each year as "worldwide books."
Our community is encouraged to read the book and then join in several special events planned to discuss it. The library has a number of copies, and the book is also for sale at the Country Collage.
Jean Bruton introduced Beni and Marie Rete, who came to the United States from Romania in 2002. Beni told about how God had been with him through many hardships in his life.
Communism was brought into Romania by the Russians after World War II.
Growing up as a Christian in Communist Romania was very difficult for his entire family. His parents were never promoted from their low-level jobs, and Beni and his siblings were bullied at school.
Beni served in the Communist army and also spent some time in prison because of his beliefs. Marie grew up in Altura, Minnesota, and went over to Hungary to teach English. Beni and Marie eventually met, were married in Romania in 2001 and came to Minnesota in 2002.
Beni now works in the radiology department at St. James Medical Center, and Marie is kept busy with their four young children.
Beni concluded his talk with a beautiful rendition of "When Peace Like a River."
The next meeting will be Feb. 19 at the home of Vicki Eatwell. Marge Johnson is in charge of the program.
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Jeanne D'Arc Mukamuligo is one of 200 women weaving baskets for the Imasirire cooperative in Rwanda. She used to travel 40km just to purchase materials for her business. With mobile broadband in her village of Mayange, Jeanne can now order things online, saving time and money.
"Before I had internet access, I spent a lot of time and money on traveling every month," she says. "Internet access also helps me develop the business because I can e-mail and share information with clients from all over the world."
The basket-weaving business provides the women in the village with additional income for their families and is helping to raise living standards in the community. Mayange is part of the Millennium Villages project, fighting poverty at village-level through
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Themba Khumalo, CEO of MTN Rwanda, says: "Access to mobile communication can have vast economic and social impacts for people living in developing countries. The creation of local, sustainable businesses provides a platform for stable economic growth that can greatly help reduce poverty."
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RIPON - The Ripon Police Department on Thursday arrested a second person who was allegedly involved in a commercial burglary that occurred Tuesday at Burns Truck and Trailer, authorities said.
Robert Hendy, 27, of Ceres was arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary a day after police arrested Tony Arreola, 34, of Ceres, authorities said. Police believe Hendy and Arreola stole truck parts worth about $11,000.
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Indiana Mayhem Fastpitch Holding Open Tryouts Last Day! (A few spots remain open)
Sunday, August 11th from 1:00 to 3:00pm
Please arrive 30 minutes early for sign in and warm up. Pitchers and Catchers should plan on staying 30 minutes afterwards. Tryouts are at the Westfield JV Softball Field (322 West Main Street, Westfield)
We are transitioning to an A program over the next two years after two successful years as a "B" program. In particular, we need better pitching and hitting to successfully make that transition. We are seeking "A" players at all positions, but especially need a dominating "A" level pitcher, as well as an "A" catcher, and "A" third baseman. Otherwise, the Mayhem are looking for athletic players who want to work hard and improve their softball skills. We teach the game of softball as it is taught at the college level.
Coach Norwood is a successful 18U ASA/Showcase coach with 5 years of experience at that age group. He has taken teams to Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, including to the Hall of Fame Classic twice (invitation only for 25 teams around the country). Coach Norwood has sent over 20 players to the college level and is a college level hitting and pitching instructor who uses RightViewPro for video analysis and instruction.
Playing time is earned first in practice and then based on performance in competition. Playing time must be earned throughout the season. The Mayhem organization emphasizes player development and teaches players all aspects of the game. We will practice outdoors in the fall, spring, and summer; and indoors during the winter months. Practices will be twice a week and we will play approximately: 4 Fall tournaments, 5 Winter tournaments, and 7 Spring/Summer tournaments with a Summer World Series.
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Supercharger for EA81
Posted 29 August 2004 - 02:36 PM
I assume the prochargers cost too much to put on a $1,300 car. All the dealer websites I visited said "call for pricing." However, I stumbled on hints here and on a couple aircraft sites that someone might have retrofitted a Mazda supercharger onto an EA-81. Anyone have any details?
Posted 29 August 2004 - 03:45 PM
Posted 29 August 2004 - 04:49 PM
I believe the Eaton supercharger is on the buick 3800's too, as well as some Jaguar XJ6's, so they are available.
Posted 29 August 2004 - 04:55 PM
Either way, I'm just in the planning stages at the moment.
Posted 29 August 2004 - 08:36 PM
Posted 31 August 2004 - 10:00 AM
I'm sure you are right. I wanted to put a dual-range tranny in a turbo car and lift it, but I wanted an EA-81 NOW more
Well other than the manifold, drive belt, and fuel management, It would probably be in your better interest to start with a turbo engine. This way you have the block and internals designed for the forced induction. But you could easily get by with lower compression pistons, or just run low boost. But if your going thru all the trouble with the modifications to the induction set-up. you will want to run high boost to take FULL advantage of the supercharger.
I believe the Eaton supercharger is on the buick 3800's too, as well as some Jaguar XJ6's, so they are available.
Here is a link to the thread on the supercharged EA-81 with pics:
Looks like it was a Toyota supercharger on an EA-82.
Posted 31 August 2004 - 02:13 PM
as long as the s/c is not too big
you can get a custom drive pulley made for it
to provide the correct s/c rpm for x amount of boost
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OAKLAND -- If you let your thoughts wander during the Tampa Bay Rays-A's game Friday night, it would have been easy to convince yourself that you were getting a glimpse into the future.
Both teams still entertain visions of winning their respective divisions. For now, they are the two teams currently in possession of the wild-card playoff spots in the American League.
The A's beat the Rays 4-3 on Friday and moved one-half game ahead of them in the wild-card standings, not to mention within two games of the Texas Rangers in the American League West.
Catcher Kurt Suzuki and shortstop Jed Lowrie delivered the big hits, with Suzuki erasing a 1-0 deficit with a three-run home run and Lowrie breaking a 3-3 tie.
Suzuki was traded to the A's by the Washington Nationals on Aug. 23, just as the A's departed for a seven-game trip. He played at the Coliseum on Friday for the first time since the trade.
"You couldn't write that," A's starting pitcher Jarrod Parker said of Suzuki's timely blast. "You couldn't make that stuff up."
Who says you don't get a second chance to make a first impression?
"It was pretty special," Suzuki said. "That felt really good. For it to be off a pitcher like (David) Price, who's arguably one of the best pitchers in the game right now, is pretty neat."
As usual, the A's kept things in perspective and their focus on the playoff race.
There's a sizable margin between the A's and Rays and the teams chasing them for the two wild-card berths.
Therefore, it isn't difficult to envision these teams holding on and playing an even more meaningful game in October, with the winner advancing.
Seeing Parker and Price on the mound further validated the feeling that this three-game series merely is a prelude.
Price is the reigning American League Cy Young winner and Parker on Friday increased his streak to 17 straight starts without a loss, including a 4-0 mark in six August games.
Price and Parker delivered the kind of game commensurate with their resumés in what A's manager Bob Melvin called "one of those marquee matchups as far starting pitchers go."
The two aces engaged in a well-pitched game from the outset, with Parker allowing a two-out, run-scoring RBI single in the second for his lone blemish through five innings.
The A's managed only two hits off Price through the first four innings. It seemed as if they were going to need some unlikely occurrences to break through against Price.
Sure enough, that's what happened.
In the fifth, Alberto Callaspo reached base on a throwing error by Ben Zobrist, who entered the game with an 81-game errorless streak, a Rays record for second basemen.
Chris Young followed with a walk despite being hitless against the Rays all season and batting under .200.
Then came the capper, with Suzuki smashing Price's first pitch of the at-bat over the left-field wall for a game-altering home run.
However, it wasn't enough to ensure victory as the Rays rallied for two runs in the eighth to tie the game. For that, the A's needed Lowrie and Grant Balfour.
Lowrie delivered a one-out, RBI double in the bottom of the eighth that broke a 3-3 tie. He also made a nifty grab on an errant throw by first baseman Daric Barton in the ninth that turned a potential disaster into a force out at second.
Balfour closed out the game for his 34th save of the season. It came one day after he allowed four runs to the Detroit Tigers in the ninth and blew a save opportunity for only the second time this season.
His string of 17 starts without a loss is tied with Jim "Catfish" Hunter (1973) for the most in Oakland history.
Saturday's game
Tampa Bay (Alex Cobb 8-2) at A's (Sonny Gray 1-2), 6:05 p.m. CSNCA


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Immediate Past PhRMA Chairman Chris Viehbacher
Chris Viehbacher
Immediate Past Chairman of the PhRMA Board
CEO of Sanofi
Chris Viehbacher, born March 26, 1960, holds German and Canadian nationalities. He is a graduate of the Queens University (Ontario - Canada) and a certified public accountant.
After beginning his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, between 1988-2008 he acquired broad international experience in Europe, in the United States and in Canada with the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) company. In his last position, Chris Viehbacher was President, Pharmaceutical Operations North America, a member of the board and Co-Chairman of the Portfolio Management Board.
As from December 1, 2008, Chris Viehbacher is a Sanofi-aventis board member, CEO and a member of the Strategy Committee.
Chris Viehbacher is a board member of PhRMA in the United States.
Chris Viehbacher is married with three children. He speaks French, English and German. He lived in France for nine years and was made a knight of the French Legion of Honor in 2003.


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What Inspired Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium'
Neill Blomkamp's idea for his new sci-fi film "Elysium" came to him in 2009 as he completed his first feature, "District 9." He wanted to explore the haves and have-nots through the realm of science-fiction, but it was still "very loose, unguided and unfocused."
A few months later, it clicked. Blomkamp was inspired by an image that hung on his wall, of artist Syd Mead's rendition of the Stanford Torus space station (a proposed space habitat, with its own natural environment and agricultural system).
He thought, "maybe the rich live on that station, and that separation of wealth from the Earth." It led to a more concrete plan for a film that he developed and wrote for about one year.
Working with a $115 million budget and a cast that includes Sharlto Copley (star of "District 9"), Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, Blomkamp filmed "Elysium" in the second half of 2011 in two locations: Mexico City and his hometown, Vancouver.
In talking with Blomkamp about "Elysium," he's eager to share credit with the creative members of his team, including artist TyRuben Ellingson, who designed Copley's black hawk helicopter, and special-effects artist Cameron Waldbauer, who designed a futuristic Bugatti space shuttle. As with "District 9," Blomkamp brought in WETA Workshop, which designed and built robots, weapons and hundreds of other props, and Image Engine, which handled the film's visual effects.
Blomkamp, 33, a "massive squash player" and sports-car enthusiast who is obsessed with branches of science such as transhumanism, talked with the Journal about "Elysium." This is the second part of our three-part interview, in which he discusses the thematic elements of the film. (Read part one here and part three here.) Warning, there are some spoiler details below.
"Elysium" takes on topics of class, health care, and immigration. What prompted you to address these issues?
I don't know if "addressing issues" is the right way of putting it, because if you go about things with the mindset where you wake up one morning and go, "I'm going to address this important political issue," you shouldn't be making popcorn blockbuster films. You should go make a documentary or get involved in politics or do something else. But I think any artist at some level is going to have political thoughts somehow, or at least observations. If you're not observing the world around you, in some sense you're not really an artist because then that means you're just replicating other people's stuff or, I don't even know what you're doing. So, it's impossible for me to not look around the world and observe things and let them seep into the back of my subconscious and then have them not affect the artwork that you make.
I think growing up in South Africa, and then moving to Canada, I'm just genuinely interested in the difference between the first world and the third world, immigration, and how the new, globalized world is beginning to operate. All of those things run through my mind a lot.
Do you think of this film in terms of First World vs. Third World rather than 1% vs. 99%?
They're not exactly the same. The 1% lexicon of phrases and terminology is incredibly American. That's very specific to America. This film isn't really that. It's much more international. The 1% is a catchphrase that is thrown around at the moment. You could go back to the feudal ages and you have people living in castles and you have a thousand serfs on your land that were considered your property. This is nothing new at all. That kind of separation between power and wealth and then the working class, the poverty-stricken class, has been around for millennia. What's happening now with this globalized planet is there are other ingredients being mixed into that. The way that those population groups move, like how Africa is predominantly poverty-stricken, and North America predominantly has money — whether America is in a recession or not isn't the point, the point is the glass of America appears a lot fuller than the glass of Africa. As those reservoirs of wealth equalize, the pockets of wealth diminish and the poorer areas increase in wealth, a lot of really interesting stuff happens. Part of that is the rich try to preserve what they have more, while the poor want wealth more at the same time. The movie is really about that.
[Warning: Spoiler details] In the case of Max (Damon), the tipping point is when he gets very sick. He needs access to health care that's only on Elysium.
I wanted to inject the concept that when you live in a country that has a high level of income, you probably are going to have access to longevity, and access to medicine and to medical equipment that's going to help you attain a longer life span. As that wealth per capita drops off and it goes lower and lower, you find longevity dropping as well. So a way to explain the situation in a very innate way is that the people that have money tend to have better health care, and that's an idea I wanted the film to display. That if you go knocking on some wealthy country's door, you can possibly end up living a little bit longer than growing up in Sudan or some slum in Harare in Zimbabwe.
[Warning: Spoiler details] Another interesting concept in the film is ownership of data. The residents of earth have no privacy and their personal data is available to police. Max gains the advantage when he's able to steal key data from a resident of Elysium. Power lies in who holds the data.
On one level, to some degree what you're saying is true, which is that I do think with power and wealth comes control of information. So, that's definitely a theme that has worked its way into the film. A very true and interesting concept. But the second one, which is equally interesting in a completely different way, is the idea of transhumanism and the idea that we're at the door of human beings actually changing. As we unlock the genetic code that makes us what we are and the way that technology is going to begin fusing itself with us. The richer you become, if you fast-forward 50 years from now and you look at the wealthiest nations on earth, they will have human beings that are very intertwined with technology in a way that the poverty-stricken areas will not be. I wanted to make that part of the film too. It's like access to medical care is the same as access to information. That transhumanism part of it, the way that people who live on Elysium can upload information straight into their consciousness, and that degree of integration was definitely something I wanted to get in there.
Why did you choose the year 2154?
Well, the movie isn't meant to be strictly speculative science fiction. If somebody asked me if this was how I actually believe the world would be like in 2154, the answer would be no. Like there wouldn't actually be a space station with rich people because the whole movie is metaphor and allegory for rich and poor. So since the science fiction isn't specifically science and it's more metaphor, I thought I would just pick a date that felt like enough time had gone by that people could have built a space station and actually live on it for one or two generations. That date just seemed kind of natural.
[Warning: Spoiler details] Max seems to go through a journey similar to Wikus in "District 9" — something in his DNA has changed and he is desperate. Circumstances turn him into a wanted man and as he seeks medical help, he sees he can help others. You're obsessed with transhumanism, but your stories are full of humanity. Ultimately, no matter how scientifically modified humans become, are they in the end essentially their relationships to each other? Or are the two mutually necessary for progress?
I don't think they are connected, in fact I think the problems we deal with today – the ones Elysium addresses, are created because of human (mammal) DNA, and I think the only way to save us, is to engineer ourselves out of it — change our basic makeup, which includes things like the notion of humanity, and how compassion and other hormone-related triggers affect the globe.
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Hospital faces 'apocalyptic' cuts
Published: Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 12:36 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 12:36 p.m.
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma faces an "apocalyptic" cut, slashing more than $14.3 million from its budget and eliminating 245 jobs, more than a quarter of its staff.
A detailed look: Chabert cuts
$292,048: Close physical/occupational therapy.
$100,000: Close research department.
Within six months:
$3 million: Reduction in auxiliary and support staff.
$2.7 million: Close operating rooms and related clinical support service.
$1.7 million: Transfer and close residency programs.
$1.5 million: Close inpatient and outpatient orthopedic service.
$1.4 million: Reduce inpatient services from 48 to 24 staffed beds.
$1.1 million: Reduce emergency room services from 24 to 12 staffed beds.
$506,410: Close women's health services.
$503,152: Close eye clinic.
$376,500: Close outpatient pharmacy.
$228,740: Close dental clinic.
$195,952: Close physical medicine and rehabilitation service.
$195,000: Close neurology clinic.
$133,000: Close dermatology clinic.
$123,750: Close outpatient lab.
The cuts are a part of a plan the LSU governing board approved Thursday to eliminate $152 million from the state's university-run charity hospital system. The cuts will affect across seven south Louisiana hospitals, eliminating dozens of inpatient beds and 1,500 jobs.
LSU officials are reacting to significant federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other programs that have helped sustain the hospitals.
"This is an apocalyptic scenario for the entire hospital system," said state Sen. Norby Chabert, R-Houma. The hospital is named for his late father, former state Sen. Leonard Chabert.
"I'm outraged that the administration couldn't come up with a fix for these cuts," he said. "Myself, the local delegation and legislators around the state are doing everything we can to help the hospital system. This fight is far from over."
The state-run charity hospital, which provides care to many of the Houma-Thibodaux area's poor and uninsured, has an annual budget of $93.2 million and employs 840 people.
To absorb the cuts, Chabert Medical Center will downsize inpatient bed operations from 80 to 56 staffed beds, officials said. Its emergency-room capacity will drop to 12 staffed beds.
The cuts will require a number of closures to services and clinics, including dental, women's health services, surgery, rehabilitation and therapy.
"My major concern is for the patients and their access to care, especially specialty care," said Chabert Medical Center CEO Rhonda Green. "I'm concerned for our employees and the impact to the community."
Green said she is working with local government officials to try to find ways to stave off or reduce the cuts.
Chabert Medical Center has already dealt with several major budget cuts this year. In July, the hospital undertook a number of cost-saving measures to absorb a $3.7 million cut. In March, a $2.9 million mid-year cut forced the hospital to close its labor-and-delivery unit and lay off more than 100 employees — about 10 percent of its staff.
"Chabert hospital provides not only a tremendous service for its citizens but is a tremendous economic asset for this area," Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet said. "These cuts will affect a number of our hard-working citizens, and the services lost will be extremely difficult to fill elsewhere. These cuts will go to the bone."
The 245 job losses in Houma will not include many unfilled positions, said Dr. Frank Opelka, LSU System vice president for health care.
"In this plan, it's more real people," he said.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission's rapid-response program is preparing to offer a variety of services, he added, such as retraining, re-employment, readjustment and relocation.
Layoffs will occur over the next six months, said LSU Health Care Services Division spokesman Marvin McGraw.
Opelka said the LSU System will "leave the implementation" to the local hospitals.
"If they find a means to addressing this, we're flexible," he said.
The LSU system is working with Chabert to minimize the impact on patient services by pursuing public-private partnerships with other hospitals in the community, LSU officials said.
"I realize we will be creating disparities in care," he said, adding that public-private partnerships would offer some balance.
He didn't provide details on all talks involving the seven impacted hospitals but identified a partner for Chabert Medical in Ochsner, which owns a number of Louisiana hospitals, including Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital in Raceland. Ochsner already partners with Chabert for graduate student training.
"Ochsner has a vested interest in continuing that relationship," he said.
After the meeting, Opelka said no other regional hospitals appear to be seeking a partnership.
"Ochsner was the only one that stepped up," he said.
Officials at Terrebonne General Medical Center said Thursday they were just learning about the cuts at Chabert and were committed to staying involved to help plan for future patient care in the community.
"The significant cuts and layoffs within the LSU health system and to our local hospital are a challenge to both the health care needs of our community and the health care providers within our region," said Phyllis Peoples, president and CEO of Terrebonne General Medical Center. "Health care is challenging for all hospitals and providers who care for patients as funding continues to be rationed and cut at both the state and national levels. Over the last three years, TGMC also has experienced substantial state and federal budget cuts in health care reimbursement amounting to a 23.7 percent decrease."
Officials at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center couldn't be reached for comment.
While immediate job and service losses are aspects of the cuts, one of the most-significant impacts will be to graduate medical education in Louisiana at a time when health care industry officials expect to see future doctor shortages, Sen. Chabert said.
LSU plans to transfer Chabert's medical residents and possibly close that program.
"This hospital provides a training ground for (medical student) residents who oftentimes stay in our community," Claudet said. "It provides a future source of physicians who practice in Terrebonne and Lafourche."
The Houma hospital trains classes of 24 internal-medicine residents and takes in 18 graduate medical students from Ochsner programs and 14 medical residents from LSU. Many of those students work in Chabert's clinics.
LSU officials said they plan to protect and strengthen the LSU system's graduate-medical-education programs by forming private community partnerships and focusing more on outpatient care, an increasingly common practice in medical education.
Ochsner President and CEO Warner Thomas said the private hospital system will continue to work with LSU "to support the maintenance of their graduate medical residency programs."
He said Ochsner will work with residents in clinical rotation to ensure they receive the "highest level of training without interruption."
State Rep. Dee Richard of Thibodaux, who has no party affiliation, said one solution might be a special session of the Legislature.
His petition to do just that went out to lawmakers Thursday. It includes a proposed agenda that would allow the Legislature to reverse health care cuts in their communities and reverse the planned closures of the Paul Phelps Correctional Center in DeQuincy and Southeast Louisiana Hospital, a mental health care facility, in Mandeville.
If Richard has his preference, the special session will span 15 days beginning Nov. 26. But to make that happen, he needs 35 House members to sign his petition and 13 from the Senate, which would in turn trigger a paper ballot for the entire Legislature.
"It is our right to question and have meaningful input into any reductions or closures, and our constituents deserve nothing less," Richard said.
Capitol Correspondent Jeremy Alford contributed to this story, reporting from Baton Rouge.
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- Hard Drive
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- Graphics Controller
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- Audio Output
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- Networking
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- OS Provided
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- Manufacturer Warranty
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- Product Form Factor
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Processor / Chipset
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- Number of Cores
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- CPU Qty
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The recreation center will host Kids Night Out, a New Year's Eve celebration for children, on Monday.Two party options will be offered: one that costs $50 per child will take place from 6 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday; and another that costs $100 per child will take place from 6 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday.The cost includes the New Year's Eve Celebration (East Coast time), swimming, pizza, G or PG movies, games, crafts and a breakfast of cereal.Children must be dropped off between 6 and 8:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Children are encouraged to bring swim clothes, snacks, comfy clothes, gym shoes, a sleeping bag, a pillow, a sleeping pad, a New Year's hat, a toothbrush and a water bottle. For more information or to register, visit www.cityofslt.us/youthandteen or call 530-542-6056. Children can be picked up from the Boys & Girls Club Lake Tahoe main site if they are pre-registered by 5 p.m. the day before.
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MANCHESTER, Ky. (WYMT) - Legislators said they have been providing funding to one organization that helps fight the war on drugs since 2006. Some claim the so-called "war on coal" might have an impact on how much they can do.
The drug problem has affected many across the region and some said coal could actually have an impact on the fight against drugs.
"It is both catastrophic and it is tragic," said Sen. Robert Stivers (R) of Manchester.
Stivers and others said it is a problem that impacts everyone.
"Social services are removing children from the house, children are getting exposed to the manufacturing and the fumes of methamphetamine," said Stivers.
"And that is why the legislature, especially eastern Kentucky legislators, Democrat and Republican, have felt it appropriate to try to fund this at levels to where we can continue to make a difference."
Stivers and other legislators said they want to do more to combat the problem which they said shows no mercy on its subjects.
"It cuts across party lines. It cuts across geographic lines. It cuts across racial lines, economic lines," said Rep. Greg Stumbo (D) of Prestonsburg.
"It affects the rich and the poor, the well educated and the not so well educated… It is a true epidemic."
One lawmaker who had primarily worked in other areas said he asked to become part of the judiciary committee specifically to help pass legislation to fight that epidemic.
"Seeing the impact it was having in my district, seeing the children and the people that were silently suffering made me want to get involved," said Sen. Brandon Smith (R) Hazard.
Officials said coal has helped fight the war on drugs through coal severance tax dollars helping Operation UNITE.
Congressman Hal Rogers said when federal money was cut, state legislators stepped up and tapped into the multi county coal severance fund to bring that money to UNITE.
Stivers said with the decline in the coal industry, they were only able to allocate that money for so long. He said they are not sure what that is going to mean for the funding from the state level to the organization.
"That would be a concern of how much money we would have in the future if severance tax continues to decline," said Stivers.
Stivers said they wanted to help continue changing and saving lives through programs like Operation UNITE.
Many said the future is uncertain.
Officials said they have allocated millions for the program through the multi county fund which goes back into the counties in the district which generated that money.
They have only set aside funds until the end of the next bi-annual period, which ends in June of 2014. Stivers said the amount of coal severance tax dollars money is a function of 4.5 percent times the sale price per ton of coal. He said $300 million was generated, but he believed over the past six to eight months, that number has declined.
Stivers said the money began in 2006, when $1.5 million dollars was allocated to give to the program. In 2007 and 2008, $1.25 million was set aside and from 2009 until the present, $2 million per year has been given to UNITE.


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Why 39 Democrats Voted for GOP Bill to Fix Obamacare
The 39 House Democrats who voted to reinstate sales of insurance policies canceled under the Affordable Care Act had this in common: Most are being targeted by the House Republican campaign arm for their position on the health law.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has gone into overdrive, tailoring news releases around about dozens of Democrats like Reps. Ron Barber (D., Ariz.) and Patrick Murphy (D., Fla.), who are thought to be vulnerable in the 2014 elections. Friday's vote showed the pressure appears to be working.
"I would imagine that there would be more and more attacks coming for months on end," Mr. Murphy, a freshman, told reporters shortly before voting in favor of the Republican-led bill.
The 39 Democrats were four more than the 35 who voted for a GOP bill in July to delay the laws' mandate on businesses – the previous high water mark in Republicans' efforts to win Democratic support for rolling back the health care law. The 39 Democrats also tracked closely with the roughly 40 Democrats facing pressure from the NRCC.
Other Democrats on the NRCC's target list who voted "yes" included Reps. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.); Cheri Bustos (D., Ill.); John Garamendi (D., Calif.) and Sean Patrick Maloney (D., N.Y.) The House vote even appeared to seep into the Senate races, with Rep. Bruce Braley (D., Ill.), who is running to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), joining the group of Democrats breaking ranks with their party.
The White House has threatened to veto the legislation, authored by Rep. Fred Upton (R., Mich.), saying it would allow insurers to sell substandard policies to new customers next year. President Barack Obama one day earlier announced that he would allow insurers to re-enroll only existing customers in the health plans, many of which are being canceled because they do not meet the terms of the new health law. The House Democrats said that was not enough and they needed to show where they themselves stood.
"It is a matter of Congress being able to take a position," said Rep. Barber, who defeated his Republican opponent last year by less than one percentage point. "We need to let people know Congress is totally engaged."
The NRCC has decided that voting in favor of the Republican bill is not enough to protect House Democrats from criticism linked to the rocky rollout of the new federal health law.
"With ObamaCare proving to be a total disaster – from the botched website to the broken promises – it's no surprise that Bishop is now desperate to hide his support," the NRCC said in a sample news release aimed at Rep. Tim Bishop (D., N.Y.), who voted for the GOP bill. "But it's too late – Tim Bishop is part of the problem. Because of his support for ObamaCare, things are only going to get worse for New York families."
The four Republicans who voted against the GOP bill provide a look at an emerging concern among Republicans: Could voting for the Upton bill end up backfiring? One concern is that the vote, which Republicans widely view as a messaging bill since there is little chance it can clear the Democratic-controlled Senate, could end up looking like an effort to fix the Affordable Care Act — not end it.
"I am serious about putting a stop to Obamacare, and this bill does nothing to address Obamacare in the long-term," said Rep. Paul Broun (R., Ga.) explaining his vote against the Upton bill.
–Janet Hook contributed to this report.


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Favorite DU Photos: August 2011
Member Photos of the Day from the month of August
"At three months old, she is already sharp eyed and eager to retrieve." (photo by Johnathan Walls, Katie Edwards)
"Mom and her babies, there were 12 of them." (photo by Jennifer Goodwin)
"Mallard at Belle Haven Marina" (photo by Kim Taylor)
"Drake during a central Illinois early goose hunt." (photo by Justin Closen)
"Missouri Mallard" (photo by Scott Turnpen)
"Mallard (Mal for short) was exhausted after her first day in the duck blind." (photo by Timothy Austin, Jr.)
"My son the mighty hunter." (photo by Jennifer Aldridge)
"First light on the Missouri river." (photo by Jake Kavanaugh)
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0 "Successful retrieve on a cold snowy day" (photo by John Elashik)
1 "Carl took this picture of Tony Owsian's dog Trigger while on a diver hunt with Tony in Oregon." (photo by Anthony Owsian)
2 (photo by John Hakola)
3 "Mallard Hen up close" (photo by Brent Gale)


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A Marietta man will be spending six months in the Washington County Jail for an underage drunk driving incident that caused severe injuries to a female passenger.
Trey Moats, 21, of 133 Ohio Blvd., was sentenced Friday in Washington County Common Pleas Court on a charge of vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony.
Moats pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to the charge, which stemmed from a Dec. 1 2011 single-vehicle accident. Moats was 20 at the time.
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JASMINE ROGERS The Marietta Times
Seated next to attorney Rolf Baumgartel, Trey Moats, right, showed little reaction and spoke only to answer questions during his Friday sentencing. Moats, 21, of Marietta, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault after badly injuring a female passenger in a 2011 drunk driving accident.
Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Rings said he believed the defendant had been drinking at a party in Marietta that night. Moats and three friends piled into the car to go home.
Going around a curve of the 1400 block of Glendale Road, Moats lost control, went off the left side of the road, and flipped his 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The victim, who is now 25, was ejected from the vehicle.
"The young lady has a substantial amount of medical bills. She does believe she is finally done with surgery at this point, but she has undergone a lot of procedure," said Rings.
Rings said the state would not be opposed to community control sanctions for Moats, who does not have a prior felony record. However, he pointed out that Moats does have a substantial history of driving offenses.
The defendant also has a history of misdemeanor offenses, pointed out Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Ed Lane. Those offenses include two driving under suspension violations, two underage consumption violations, a charge of furnishing false information and several traffic violations, said Lane.
According to the victim impact statement, the victim has accrued around $90,000 in medical bills resulting from the offense.
Moats' attorney, Rolf Baumgartel said that Moats has a good job which he has indicated will still be available to him following a short incarceration.
"Has he already made any restitution payment?" asked Lane.
Moats indicated he had not. Moats also indicated that he did not know how much insurance he carried.
"This woman can hardly get out of bed in the morning, and he doesn't know the limits of his insurance policy," said Lane.
The lack of action and knowledge of the situation was indicative of Moats' ambivalence, said Lane.
"He wants to go on with his life and he doesn't want to own up to the consequences of what he's done," said Lane.
"Prison is perfectly appropriate in this situation," he added.
While most fifth-and-fourth-degree crimes no longer warrant a prison sentence under Ohio law, Moats was eligible for prison because the crime caused physical harm.
"Putting him in prison, all that is going to do is make him lose the job which means restitution is going to be that much less likely," said Baumgartel.
Lane seemed to agree, forgoing the maximum 18-month prison sentence and instead sentencing the defendant to a shorter jail stay. However, Moats is to follow the jail time with a stay at the SEPTA Correctional Facility and counseling at L&P Services.
"I know you've got a job, but we're going to deal with the addiction first," said Lane, referring to Moats' multiple convictions involving alcohol.
Moats also received a five-year suspension of his driver's license and five years of community control sanctions.
Moats declined to make a statement on his own behalf.


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The goal this year, although slightly more than last year, should not be an unreachable number even in an uncertain economy. Charitable giving usually increases during difficult times.
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This past year we had a significant increase in giving from the county and $91,250 was distributed to agencies that benefit Union County. The largest benefactors this year were the Boys and Girls Club of New Albany with $20,000, Good Samaritan Food Pantry with $16,000, the New Haven Center with $11,000 and the Salvation Army with $7,000. Twenty-one other agencies shared the rest.
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Apple is doing it again: they are releasing an app store for OS X on the 6th of January. Just like the iPhone app store, and the Android app store, this is going to be a hit: the OS X ecosystem will get a giant boost from it, and we are left -- once again -- with a lot to learn. Before you mention that GNU/Linux doesn't need an app store because it's free software, and before you even say that GNU/Linux already has an app store through one of the many software managers (Synaptics, Ubuntu Software Center, apt-get), please read this article.
The technology behind an app store
I am going to sound like a broken record to those readers who are unlucky enough to have read my editorials over the last few years. To keep things simple, I will make this a point list. Please note that by "application" here I mean a user-oriented, GUI application (think of Chrome, OpenOffice, Pidgin, Rhythmbox, Gnutella, and so on).
Here are the requirements -- and technical solutions -- for a GNU/Linux app store.
Self-contained applications. This means that an "application" needs to be a self-containing folder with libraries, icons, etc. "Installation" must mean "copying the folder over", and needs to be possible on a per-user base. At the moment: in GNU/Linux an application will spread itself all over your disk, making it impossible to have per-user installations and making it impossible to just copy an app over. What an app store needs: Every user on the system must be able to have their own apps installed, independently from other users, and needs to be able to copy it "as is" so that it works on a removable media, or on another users' computer.
Apps need to work in every complying distribution. This means that there must be an established subset of libraries that every complying distribution will have to provide. (Yes, both KDE and GNOME libraries would need to be present) Applications will be able to expect that subset, and will need to be statically linked to the extra libraries they need in order to work. At the moment: Each distribution has a set of libraries, and each application needs to be compiled on a specific distribution in order to work. What an app store needs: Every app needs to work on every complying GNU/Linux distribution.
Apps need to warn the user if they need updating, and they need to be able to be registered to open specific file types. Basically, this means that every application is registered on a per-user basis. At the moment: generally speaking, in GNU/Linux, applications are installed by a package manager (RPM o DPKG) which will deal with upgrades, while the user interface (Gnome or KDE) decides what application to run for specific file types. What an app store needs: a GNU/Linux app store will need an update mechanism that is not distro specific, and a way to associate self-contained applications to a file type.
It needs to be possible to rate apps in a central database and it needs to be possible to forward one to all of your friends. This would make it possible to have "viral" apps, and it would help create something that is missing in GNU/Linux now: an app culture. At the moment: users need to actively go and look for applications, and all sorts of non-graphical applications will pop up in most searches. What an app store needs: the ability to share information about an app, in a centralised way: votes, comments, suggesting an app to your friends, etc. Focus on GUI applications.
It needs to be possible to make apps that will run on different CPUs. I am not advocating something impossible: basically, the package would contain several directories, one for each CPU. It will be up to the packager to support several CPUs (if possible). Initially, this could be just a "theory" -- and get started with Intel CPUs. At the moment: the multi-CPU issue is pretty complicated, if not impossible to solve, with today's package management. What an app store needs: the ability to have self-contained applications that will work on several CPUs.
The application developers themselves should be responsible of creating the binaries for their applications; distributions should facilitate the process by providing ready-to-go build environments.
The technical side is something that should be taken for granted. GNU/Linux's fragmentation made such a technical scenario impossible -- at least for now. Major end-user distributions would have to agree on a set of libraries, as well as a common way to find out an app's version. They would also get their hands dirty together to develop a cross-distribution system to register the installed apps, and update them. Such communication between distributions might be impossible. As a result, distributions might end up sticking with what they have, and go their own way -- ending up with half-baked app stores.
Just to make it clear: the current way of installing software in GNU/Linux distro is not going to make a good app store possible. Having a nice interface to deal with a million dependencies behind the scenes" is like putting lipstick on a pig. The limitations imposed by the current "spread the app across the filesystem" are too far-fetching. In the GNU/Linux eco-system, having a distro-dependent app store means further fragmentation and less adoption. Having only system-wide installation implies that every user needs to be an administrator to install apps.
The economics behind an app store
This is the nice part of the article. Having a cross-distribution (or even cross-CPU) app store, where applications work regardless of what distro they are installed, opens up a world of opportunities.
Imagine this scenario:
You look for a GPL app, and find it. You download it, and start using it. It's free. However, a window pops up: it tells you that the author would love you to fund $1.5/year for its development. You can say "yes", "no, never", o "remind me next month". If you say "yes", you will help fund that application
You could have a system-wide setting, where you allocate $5/month to every application installed. The system would then monitor which ones you use the most, and partition those $5 amongst the apps you use. You should also be able to have a list of registered applications, and enlist the ones you want to share your monthly donation to.
Distro could be responsible of managing payments, and take a small (declared) cut for each payment. Distributions would then be in touch with the developers, and remit funds to them
Really popular applications would receive a lot of funding. However, the critical mass here is the real deal: with millions of GNU/Linux users out there, it becomes possible to write an application that has say 50000 users, and therefore receives $75000/year from its users.
All this is possible primarily because there are now millions of GNU/Linux users who rely on free software. Amongst them, there is a small percentage who would be willing to give back some money if they had an easy, fast way of doing so. 0.1% of millions is still a very big number. To me, this is a potential that is being left completely unexploited.
This is only a dream now. Could it become reality?
Could this little dream of mine become reality? I definitely hope so. The most concerning part is that it could also go horribly wrong, with distros implementing pseudo-stores and missing the real point: the cross-distro, user-specific, self-contained nature of such a setup. This kind of applications would work well on GNU/Linux desktops as well as tablets. Android's market us thriving. the iPhone market is thriving. It's a model that works, and that should to be copied. But, a bunch of people "up there" need to get together, and decide to give up some of the control they have.
Who can implement this?
Although I downvoted this article (by mistake of course!) I totally agree with your ideas Tony. However, can you be more specific about the people or companies that can implement this idea?
I do actually...
I am putting together some more specific research about this project.
I will let everybody know as soon as I have some more info...
You mentioned static linking, which is the worst thing ever invented on computers.
Some of the other things in the article are already being worked on.
Seems like a generally misinformed article to me.
More comments here:
(Grumpy hat on)
Please back your comments, especially if you call the article "stupid".
I didn't mention static linking. I mentioned the fact that any "uncommon" library should be available with the app, and it should be used IF it's not available in the system.
Please mention _where_ the other issues are being worked on -- maybe you mean LSB, which doesn't cover 10% of what I talked about.
Please also point out which parts of the article are misinformed -- especially if you call it "stupid".
Weasel words...
"Every complying distribution". :-D
I think a real response is going to require a full post, but as long as you're okay with excluding "non-compliant" distributions, your description is very nearly met by any of the major binary package distributions.
The "app store" environment, in fact, sounds very much like Linspire's CNR, which was basically just an extension of what GUI APT tools like Synaptic provide. The "Ubuntu Software Center" retains some of these concepts.
The differences get down to pretty fine engineering choices, and I'm not convinced that switching to a single-directory/per-user model would really help with the dependency and compatibility problems.
It's beyond that...
Terry, I really think that this goes _way_ beyond an engineering issue. It's a philosophical issue more than anything else. The limitations that are a clear consequence of the current "package management" system are too far-reaching (I listed them in the article). And no, they cannot be fixed. Per-user installation, root password requirement, multi-architecture, etc. (see the article for the details :D )
My idea does not involve pigs and lipstick. It involves a clear design and a neat way of doing something.
Who manages the app-store?
I'm not convinced by this idea. For one, splitting "GUI user" apps into an app-store while I presume leaving server apps to be managed by apt-get or whatever seems a little fraught with danger to me. It sounds good on paper/screen but in practice things are not that clear cut. I run a couple of development machines which have both GUI user apps and server apps on them. Managing such a machine becomes fragmented and troublesome in the environment you suggest. Yes that's my lookout but I choose my distro carefully depending upon the machine and I think a lot of other people do as well.
Secondly who manages the app-store. Implied within your idea is the concept that the end-user will expect any application they get from the app-store to "just work" once it is installed. So who determines whether and when applications are fit for release? In the case of the OSX store that will be Apple (and we've seen the problems associated with that). For Android that is Google (again with associated issues - witness Creative's attempts to get their tablet approved to use the store). So who manages the free software app-store? Who decides whether an app is ready and how they are categorised? Right now these decisions are made by distributions and the criteria differs greatly. Ask the users of Debian, Mint and gNewSense if they can come to a common consensus.
This is an interesting concept but I think that is all it can and should be. As Terry appears to be suggesting the real problem with any idea like this will be getting distribution buy-in. Not just the popular ones but the smaller ones as well.
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Apple's App Store for OS X
Regardless of your article and the comments on it, I just like to cheer you all up with a link to a review of Apple's App Store for Mac OS X on Lifehacker:
It's an absolutely scathing review. It couldn't be worse and regardless of how any GNU/Linux app store would be implemented it would not be hobbled by the restrictions listed in the article. Whatever else Apple have done right with the iPad seems not to have been replicated in their new Mac OS X app store.
Toshiba will be bringing out their own (bigger) version of the iPad later this year, featuring Honeycomb (Android 3) customised especially for tablets. That, in my opinion will be where free and open apps come into their own rather than on conventional distros on desktops and laptops.
Not welcomed by Mac users either
My experience tells me it is not well received by Mac users either. Several of the ones I know (particularly the experienced Mac users) have been moaning about it since its launch. Complaints include from applications not being available, lack of a clear way to upgrade applications and slow speed. These are not scientific research nor my experience (never touched a mac, never want to), they're just hearsay.
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Apple app store and GPL
Just to add fuel to the app store blaze... VLC was recently removed from Apple's app store because its GPL license conflicts with the app store Terms of Service:
Not sure how that's going to play out.
Whilst Apple are not known for reverting their stance, VLC is such a popular app that I'd be surprised if they don't revert this decision if enough users complain (or enough with the money to back it up).
This does highlight another downside to app-store's though: control. As I said above somebody needs to manage an app-store - even one for free software. Whilst a free software "store" would not be run along the same lines, this incident highlights the issues with such a service. If you are a dictator like Apple then you can do what you want (as long as you sell it as a benefit). if you are running a community service then you can't and pretty soon you'll end with death-by-committee.
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Jimmy Wales disagrees Tony
It seems Jimmy Wales disagrees with you Tony.
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well, at least we know how an app store works now. but let's get something straight, we don't have "so much to learn" from app stores, we have so much to teach them about respecting users and choices. so let's reserve the phrase "world domination" for people cheating and imposing themselves, not for advocates of user-empowerment ok? no one should be "dominating" anything.
success is another matter, i'm all for it. before you put too much stock in a system like the one you're describing, have a look at freedesktop.org. it should give you an idea of how much such a system will actually be embraced.
for every .deb package and arch tarball, how many programs out there with no standard way to install on any distro? how will those things fit into the app store? let's call it what it is then: not a radical new package management system worthy of designing most mainstream distros around, but an advertising system based on the illusion of choice, like american idol or x factor.
once we're less enchanted with the magic that the app store doesn't really bring to the table, we can still talk about looser, less top-down ways to implement one for fun. yeah, domination is top-down, and free software (by definition) isn't.
i would not be averse to a "universal repo," even though it wouldn't be universal. it would be the opposite of GLFS, it would be a repo, with sourcecode, pre-compiled binaries for everything in it, and i suppose then it would have to have some kind of "universal kernel." the kernel wouldn't be optimized, except for two or three cpu types, and all the other binaries would have to support it too. from this repo you could build all kinds of distros, really build your own. you could setup your "app store" using the same repo. it could be funded and maintained kind of like wikipedia is. but nag windows, tony? really? i think we can skip that kind of promotion. we haven't all moved our brains to the cloud yet.


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Creating a generic service with emcli ( Oracle Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface )
By sbarber_uk on Apr 29, 2013
- A Host, an Oracle Fusion Middleware Farm, a Database and a Listener
HTTP and JDBC Service Test
System based performance and usage metrics
Service based performance metrics
The following emcli verbs will be used during the exercise;
For this exercise we need to create an XML file consisting of the service test definitions and substitution variables. The documentation for the create_service verb implies that we can specify separate files in the -input_file parameter, one for the tests and one for the variables; however the documentation is wrong and this is being addressed by (Bug 16329952).
The XML schema definition transaction-template.xsd, contains the definition for both variables and template files, however we recommend that you create a template from an existing service definition using the UI and then use the emcli verb extract_template_tests command to extract a pre-existing template, however if you are comfortable with XML file creation then you can review the examples template.xml and variables.xml.
Creating a template from an existing service definition
Using the UI navigate to Enterprise > Monitoring > Monitoring Templates
Click on the Create button
Click on Target for the Copy Monitoring Settings using option button and enter the name of an existing service that you want to copy and then click Continue.
In the next screen provide the Name of the template and click OK; this will accept the defaults that were provided from the target being copied.
Extract the service test definition from the template using emcli.
emcli extract_template_tests \ -templateName="myTemplate" \ -templateType=generic_service \ -output_file=myTemplate.xml
At this point you need to edit the file myTemplate.xml and ensure that you have the correct values for the substitution variables at the top of the file.
<variables> <variable name="HOST1" value="myserver.company.com"/> <variable name="PASSWORD1" value="thepassword"/> <variable name="PORT1" value="7799"/> <variable name="PROTOCOL1" value="http"/> </variables>
Create the System and Service definition
Now we can start by creating the system definition.
emcli create_system \ -name="mySystem" \ -add_members="EMGC_GCDomain:oracle_ias_farm" \ -add_members="emrep.company.com:oracle_database:key_member" \ -add_members="LISTENER_myserver.company.com:oracle_listener:key_member" \ -add_members="myserver.company.com:host:key_member" \ -timezone_region="PST8PDT" \ -availabilty_type="ALL"
Before we can create the service we must first ensure that we have a beacon to replay the tests. Create a beacon on an existing agent.
emcli add_target \ -name="myBeacon" \ -type="oracle_beacon" \ -host="myserver.company.com"
Now we are ready to create the service.
emcli create_service \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -availType="test" \ -availOp="or" \ -timezone_region="PST8PDT" \ -systemname="mySystem" \ -systemtype="generic_system" \ -input_file=template:"/u01/app/oracle/home/myTemplate.xml" \ -beacons="myBeacon:Y" \ -keycomponents="emrep.company.com:oracle_database"
NOTE: Although -timezone_region is optional if it is not specified then the availability computation of the targets will fail and the service and its tests will always show status pending. Therefore you MUST specify the timezone_region parameter (Bug 16344350).
Additionally if you try to create a service with a name that has been used before it will fail with the error;
Oracle Error :ORA-20233: Target with guid CB9DED6762A117EC708709489C883230 does not exist
This is fixed by Patch 10096491.
We can now create a bunch of Usage and Performance metrics for the service definition that we can alert on. The key to these metrics is the MGMT$METRIC_COLLECTION view, from this view you will use the METRIC_NAME and METRIC_COLUMN field for the metric definitions for each target type. First we will create the Usage metrics which can only be based on the system definition and not the service.
Let's add a Usage metric based on the Active HTTP Requests across all targets on the system definition.
emcli set_metric_promotion \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -category=Usage \ -basedOn=system \ -aggFunction=AVG \ -promotedMetricKey="Active HTTP Requests" \ -metricName="ohs_server" \ -column="request.active" \ -depTargetType="oracle_apache" \ -depTargets="/EMGC_GCDomain/instance1/ohs1" \ -threshold="125;100;GT" \ -mode=CREATE
Now one for the Average Active Sessions for the database targets in the system.
emcli set_metric_promotion \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -category=Usage \ -basedOn=system \ -aggFunction=AVG \ -promotedMetricKey="Average Active Sessions" \ -metricName="instance_throughput" \ -column="avg_active_sessions" \ -depTargetType="oracle_database" \ -depTargets="emrep.company.com" \ -threshold="150;125;GT" \ -mode=CREATE
Next the Performance metrics, the first one based on the system definition for CPU Utilization (%).
emcli set_metric_promotion \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -category=Performance \ -basedOn=system \ -aggFunction=AVG \ -depTargetType="host" \ -depTargets="myserver.company.com" \ -metricName="Load" \ -column="cpuUtil" \ -promotedMetricKey="CPU Utilization (%)" \ -threshold="80;70;GE" \ -mode=CREATE
The second based on the Total Time (ms) for the JDBC test
emcli set_metric_promotion \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -category=Performance \ -basedOn=test \ -aggFunction=AVG \ -testname="Database Login" \ -testtype="JDBC" \ -beacons="myBeacon" \ -promotedMetricKey="Total Time (ms)" \ -column="total_time" \ -metricName="jdbc_response" \ -metricLevel=TXN \ -threshold="200;100;GT" \ -mode=CREATE
The third based on the Perceived Total Time (ms) for the Homepage test
emcli set_metric_promotion \ -name="myService" \ -type="generic_service" \ -category=Performance \ -basedOn=test \ -aggFunction=AVG \ -testname="Homepage" \ -testtype="HTTP" \ -beacons="myBeacon" \ -promotedMetricKey="Perceived Total Time (ms)" \ -column="avg_response_time" \ -metricName="http_response" \ -metricLevel=TXN \ -threshold="12000;6000;GT" \ -mode=CREATE
At this point the Service homepage in Cloud Control looks like;
You will notice it does not show a chart, the metrics do not appear however if you navigate to Usage or Performance metrics page and click OK the metrics appear on the chart and you have to do this for both Usage and Performance.