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RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Technology
| Organizations Opposing the Misuse of RFIDs | RFID Discussion List | News about RFIDs | Sources |
Implementing RFID Technologies in Libraries: Privacy and Confidentiality Guidelines and Technical and Managerial Aspects
ALA's Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) may be your best source of information on the technical and managerial aspects of implementing RFID technologies in libraries. LITA sponsors RFID Technology Interest Group, a special interest group dedicated to considering just this issue.
Similar resources include Management of RFID in Libraries (Karen Coyle), ALA TechNotes: RFID Technology for Libraries (Richard Boss), and Position Paper: RFID and Libraries (Lori Bowen Ayre; PDF).
For background information, see Jim Lichtenberg's presentation, "RFID at Mid-decade: What have we learned? Where are we going?" (PDF), is available on the OIF Web site.
Organizations Opposing the Misuse of RFIDs
Electronic Frontier Foundation | Privacy Rights Clearinghouse | World Privacy Forum
RFID Discussion List
RFID_LIB (April 21, 2004), "I [Margaret E. Hazel] am beginning a new discussion list, called RFID_LIB. RFID_LIB is, as far as I know, the first general online email forum for libraries to discuss the uses and implications of using Radio Frequency Identification technology in libraries. RFID is currently a hot topic in the library community as a method of controlling inventory, offering self-check, and using automated materials handling. The technology is developing rapidly, and this is a chance to get in on the ground floor of creating a potentially powerful tool for libraries. There is currently a small variety of vendors offering RFID technology to libraries in the United States and around the world. At the same time, there are public concerns about privacy and health issues, and there are similar technologies being developed in the commercial and defense arenas. This forum offers a chance for librarians to discuss the issues and keep abreast of developments."
Beginning in 2007, the list is now hosted by the Oregon State Library.
News about RFIDS
Radio Frequency Identification and the San Francisco Public Library (PDF; October 2005): ''In early 2004, the San Francisco Public Library became interested in using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to achieve a multitude of goals, including reducing repetitive stress injuries, increasing the efficiency of circulation and collection management processes, and improving security. The proposed use of RFID raised significant concern among the public, specifically surrounding privacy, health and cost issues. As a result, the Library Commission created the San Francisco Public Library Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee (LTPAC), whose role would be to explore the technology and privacy issues associated with Library initiatives. The first incarnation of the LTPAC was charged with investigating RFID, generating questions to include in a Request for Information to RFID vendors, and organizing one or more public educational workshops. The Committee began meeting monthly starting in April of 2005. In June of 2005 however, the funds that were earmarked for generating a Request For Information for RFID system vendors was transferred by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to other Library programs. At that point, the LTPAC decided to conclude its work, capturing what had been learned to date in a summary report, which is this document. During its tenure, the LTPAC explored the privacy, health, operational, security, and cost issues associated with using RFID systems in the library setting. Sources of information included library staff, issue experts, articles, vendors and others. The LTPAC considered the potential gain from such a system, as well as the potential risks of integrating RFID into the SFPL. The benefits the Library was hoping to achieve included reducing repetitive stress injuries, creating efficiencies in circulation tasks, redeploying staff to other patron-focused areas, improving collection management, and increasing security. The potential disadvantages that were raised included possible threats to privacy, the cost and uncertainty of the Return On Investment (ROI), the uncertainty of the quality of the performance, and potential effects on staff and patron health. Almost all aspects of RFID in libraries require further investigation, whether those aspects are potential benefits or disadvantages..."
You need not be paranoid to fear RFID, (October 10, 2005), '''I think the shocking part is they've spent the past three years saying, oh no, we'd never do this,' Albrecht said. But instead of taking their word for it, Albrecht and her colleague, former bank examiner Liz McIntyre, began reading everything they could find on the subject. Now they're serving up the scary results of their research in a scathing new book, 'Spychips.'"
Are Book Tags a Threat? (October 4, 2004)
Position Paper: RFID and Libraries (Lori Bowen Ayre; August 19, 2004)
California lawmaker introduces RFID bill (February 25, 2004), "Senate Bill 1834 would apply to any business or state government agency using radio frequency identification (RFID) systems to track merchandize or people —an activity that's on the rise. According to people familiar with the technology, state Sen. Debra Bowen is the first legislator in the nation to introduce a bill that seeks to govern the use of RFID, a technology that has sparked controversy since retailers began experiments last year."
RSA polishes RFID shield (February 25, 2004), "The security software maker announces a cloaking technology designed to protect information emitted by radio frequency identification tags."
RFID Implementation in Libraries: Some Recommendations for "Best Practices" (January 10, 2004)
Position Statement on the Use of RFID on Consumer Products (November 2003), "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an item-tagging technology with profound societal implications. Used improperly, RFID has the potential to jeopardize consumer privacy, reduce or eliminate purchasing anonymity, and threaten civil liberties."
RFID and Libraries: Both Sides of the Chip (Karen Schneider; November 19, 2003)
Three R's: Reading, Writing, RFID (October 24, 2003), "Stillman has gone whole-hog for radio-frequency technology, which his year-old Enterprise Charter School started using last month to record the time of day students arrive in the morning. In the next months, he plans to use RFID to track library loans, disciplinary records, cafeteria purchases and visits to the nurse's office. Eventually he'd like to expand the system to track students' punctuality (or lack thereof) for every class and to verify the time they get on and off school buses."
City Library Adopts Controversial RFID Chips (October 10, 2003), "Berkeley librarians insist that embedding their books with a state-of-the-art monitoring device despised by privacy advocates will not grant Big Brother a glimpse at patron's reading material."
RFID Chips Everywhere (September 6, 2003), "In "Hitachi develops RFID chip for bank notes, documents," IDG News Service said this week that Hitachi has developed a new radio frequency identification (RFID) chip which doesn't needed an external antenna. This opens the possibility to embed these chips into virtually anything, from bank notes to plane tickets. Here is a picture of these RFID chips sitting close to grains of rice (Credit: Hitachi, Ltd.)."
RFID blocker may ease privacy fears (August 28, 2003), "Researchers at a major security firm have developed a blocking technique to ease privacy concerns surrounding controversial radio frequency identification technology."
RFID and the Public Policy Void (August 18, 2003), Testimony by Beth Givens (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse) before the Joint Committee on Preparing California for the 21st Century California Legislature, Senator Debra Bowen, Chair
RFID Will Stop Terrorists (August 8, 2003), "Facing increasing resistance and concerns about privacy, the United States' largest food companies and retailers will try to win consumer approval for radio identification devices by portraying the technology as an essential tool for keeping the nation's food supply safe from terrorists."
RFID Chips Are Here (June 27, 2003), "I'm here to tell you that the bar code's days are numbered. There's a new technology in town, one that at first blush might seem insignificant to security professionals, but it's a technology that is going to be a big part of our future. And how do I know this? Pin it on Wal-Mart again; they're the big push behind this new technology. So what is it? RFID tags."
BISG Policy Statement: Policy #002: RFID - Radio Frequency Identification Privacy Principles (PDF)
RFID: A Brief Bibliography (ALA)Intellectual Freedom Issues, Privacy Tool Kit, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), "Radio frequency identification (RFID) first appeared in tracking and access applications during the 1980s. These wireless AIDC systems allow for non-contact reading and are effective in manufacturing and other hostile environments where bar code labels could not survive. RFID has established itself in a wide range of markets including livestock identification and automated vehicle identification (AVI) systems because of its ability to track moving objects."
RFID Journal, "RFID Journal is an independent, online daily devoted to one thing: educating business people about radio frequency identification and its many business applications."
Bibliothese RFID Library Systems, "The BiblioChip™ RFID library system greatly improves circulation productivity and security while simplifying patron self check-out and self check-in. One of the biggest benefits of the BiblioChip™ Library System is that it allows the library staff more time to assist patrons, which greatly improves their overall library experience."
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems (EPIC; Electronic Privacy Information Center), By Katherine Albrecht, the Founder of CASPIAN, "RFID would expand marketers' ability to monitor individuals' behavior to undreamt of extremes. With corporate sponsors like Wal-Mart, Target, the Food Marketing Institute, Home Depot, and British supermarket chain Tesco, as well as some of the world's largest consumer goods manufacturers including Proctor and Gamble, Phillip Morris, and Coca Cola it may not be long before RFID-based surveillance tags begin appearing in every store-bought item in a consumer's home."


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A group of Monte Sereno women has been busy making jewelry and wall art that will be part of a new exhibition opening June 27 at Vernon Davis' Gallery 85 at Santana Row. The 49er tight end opened the gallery last December as an adjunct to the Vernon Davis Foundation for the Arts. The exhibition's theme is "Huddle Up."
Davis' foundation promotes arts education and art appreciation for youth and awards college scholarships to artistically talented students.
Since Huddle Up is for a good cause, Monte Sereno residents Toni Yamamoto, Kathleen Dobkin, Colleen Smith and Johnnie Sue Cavanagh decided to donate their handcrafted jewelry and art to the gallery for the Huddle Up exhibition.
"We have things we're donating that are valued from $30 to $1,500," Yamamoto said. "All the jewelry is red- and gold-themed for the 49ers." Some bracelets have little footballs stranded between beads, while others contain massive amounts of dangling Swarovski crystals.
Cavanagh makes wall and garden art pieces from discarded plates that now grace the gallery's walls.
During the June 27 Huddle Up opening festivities, art consultant Barbara Goldstein will share examples of public art in baseball parks, transit and concert venues and tell stories about how the art came about. Emerging local band JurassiC will also perform. Festivities are from 6 to 9 p.m., with a $20 donation requested.
Visit vernondavisfoundation.org for more information. Gallery 85 is at 1180 Olsen Drive in San Jose's Santana Row.

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Applied Doctoral Institution Goals and ObjectivesPage address: https://www.mnsu.edu/strategicplan/doctoral.html
Goal 1. Increase the scholarly productivity of our faculty and external funding for faculty research.
Objective A. Explicitly identify external support for research as a strategic goal and make our aspirations public.
- Through 2014, increase the dollar amount of external support for applied research by 20% each year
- Increase the percentage of external funding from state contracts and federal and state earmarks for applied research.
Objective B. Use indirect cost recovery dollars as strategically as possible to leverage additional external funding.
- Examine current indirect cost recovery rates and adjust our rates to be comparable with the rates charged by our aspirational peers.
- Consider centralizing the allocation and disbursement of indirect cost recovery dollars to ensure they are reinvested in a strategic manner, channeling resources (via a representative decision making process) to researchers and research teams with the highest potential for securing external funding.
- Use indirect cost recovery dollars to fund incentive programs that encourage faculty to submit—and resubmit—external funding proposals.
Objective C. Use workload assignments, internal grant programs, and other decisions about resource allocation in ways that provide clear incentives to seek external support for research.
- Allocate graduate research assistants based on research productivity.
- Whenever possible, tie recognition, rewards, and incentives to success in securing external research funding.
Objective D. Identify and nurture a select number of interdisciplinary research centers with the potential to bring in substantial external support.
- Use indirect cost recovery dollars to provide start-up support for centers with clear potential for generating substantial revenue.
- Allow University research centers to recover 100% of indirect costs from grants and contracts generated by the centers to expedite the process of becoming self-sustaining and revenue positive.
Objective E. Increase pre- and post-award support and streamline the pre- and post-award processes.
- Consider moving responsibility for processing research contracts and subcontracts to the Research and Sponsored Programs Office.
- Provide additional pre- and post-award support at both the College level and the institutional level.
- Examine the pre- and post-award workflow from the Principal Investigator or Project Director's perspective and streamline the processes as much as possible.
- Develop an electronic workflow system for grants and contracts.
Objective F. Emphasize external research support in the hiring process for new faculty.
- Recruit and make every effort to hire faculty who have strong track records or a high probability of bringing in external support for their research.
- Whenever possible, hire faculty who will bring external support for their research (i.e. existing grants and contracts) with them to the University.
- Provide start-up packages for new faculty (research reassignment; equipment; research assistants) who show clear potential for securing external funding.
Objective G. Explicitly reward external funding in the promotion and tenure process.
- Emphasize the importance of seeking external funding during the hiring process, at new faculty orientation, in Article 22 and annual PDP/PDR meetings, and at promotion and tenure workshops.
- Send clear and consistent messages that seeking external funding is an expectation and an important consideration in promotion and tenure decisions.
Goal 2. Allocate University resources and align administrative structures in support of graduate education and research.
Objective A. By December 2010 provide ideas, forums, and resources for faculty members to redesign academic curricula and courses in ways that improve student performance and satisfaction and increase flexibility in faculty load and opportunities for faculty research and creativity activity.
Objective B. Within the guidelines of the faculty contract and parameters established by the University, develop mechanisms to allow those faculty members who wish to focus more heavily on criterion 2 (research and scholarly activity) the opportunity to do so.
Objective C. Explore possibilities for changing the IFO contract to be more supportive of graduate education in general and doctoral education in particular and explore ways in which current contract language can be used to shape new behaviors that will accomplish the same desired goal.
Objective D. Reallocate internal resources and seek new resources (indirect return on external grants and contracts, new endowed funds, redirection of current endowed funds) to support faculty research and dissemination of scholarship in significant venues (i.e., peer-reviewed national journals and/or presentations that are considered premiere venues within the discipline).
Objective E. Examine internal grant, incentive, and recognition programs to ensure that resources are aligned with our strategic goals.
- Ensure that there is support for faculty at each phase of the research trajectory – not only early in their careers.
- Invest in those scholars who show the greatest promise of developing a national reputation and/or securing external support for their research.
Objective F. Develop models to allow faculty who direct a minimum number of graduate theses/dissertations to be compensated for work in load if it does not negatively impact department credit generation targets or result in other faculty assigned overload.
Objective G. Establish a research mentorship program for new faculty members.
Objective H. Develop mechanisms for interdisciplinary interaction among graduate faculty that will result in collaborative research.
Objective I. Allocate graduate assistantships in ways that directly support the University's strategic goals.
- Fund teaching and research assistants with external grants and contracts whenever possible and streamline the hiring and compensation processes for externally funded graduate assistants.
- Remove barriers to hiring, compensating, and processing work authorization paperwork for graduate assistants who are employed on the timelines associated with grants and contracts rather than the University's academic calendar.
- Increase the graduate assistant allocation to programs that possess the capability to:
- Employ graduate teaching assistants to instruct classes that will significantly increase undergraduate credit production; and/or
- Employ graduate teaching assistants in order to adjust faculty workloads to promote increased external funding and faculty scholarly productivity.
4. Establish a "University Graduate Assistantship" allocation model for doctoral assistantships that is similar to the UGA model in place for master's assistantships.
Objective J. Elevate Graduate Education and Research within the Administrative and Decision-Making Structures of the University.
- Replace the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research with an Associate Vice President for Research who is a senior member of the Provost's staff (and also serves as Dean of the Graduate School).
- Include the AVP for Research as a member of the President's Cabinet.
Objective K. Mobilize university resources to pursue legislative approval to offer doctoral programs in all disciplines.
- By 2015, obtain permission to offer applied doctorates in any discipline.
- By 2020, obtain permission to offer the Ph.D.
Goal 3. Create and sustain a strong and vibrant graduate community
Objective A. Provide support for graduate students' research.
- Ensure that doctoral faculty and students are active in their professional organizations and present their research at national conferences.
- Align doctoral courses with ongoing research projects of the department.
- Offer research grant programs to support thesis and dissertation research.
Objective B. Enhance research support, IT support, and other academic and technical support for graduate students.
- Provide doctoral students the same level of IT and CESR support as faculty and staff.
- Provide doctoral students access to statistical software applications and site licenses and other software and computer support.
- Enhance library resources, including book collections.
Objective C. Enhance student support services for graduate students.
- Hire a Coordinator of Graduate Student Services who can serve as the "Campus Hub" for graduate students and a liaison with other campus offices that serve graduate students.
- Train front-line campus staff to be knowledgeable about graduate programs and the programs and services available to graduate students.
Objective D. Implement programs and services to create a strong graduate community.
- Strongly encourage participation in the annual Graduate Research Conference and include featured sessions by doctoral students.
- Develop a series of on-campus presentations (including networking receptions) featuring prominent scholars in the disciplines offering doctorates.
- Develop an e-newsletter for doctoral students, for dissemination of news, and information on resources and support.
- Develop awards for outstanding dissertations and doctoral advisors.
- Integrate doctoral students into the campus community by having them teach undergraduate courses, mentor undergraduate and master's students, assist faculty with research, etc.
- Explore options for establishing graduate student housing on campus.
- Enhance academic advising for prospective and current graduate students.
- Assess student satisfaction with the quality of advising.
Objective E. Implement career and professional development programs for graduate students.
- Provide regular and repeating workshops on topics specific to doctoral students, such as dissertation research and writing, job searches, etc.
- Fund doctoral travel to conferences and other professional development opportunities.
- Subsidize doctoral student memberships in professional organizations.
- Establish mentoring programs that connect graduate students with practicing professionals.
- Offer a career fair targeted specifically to graduate students.
- Enhance academic and career advising for doctoral students.
Objective F. Support Minnesota State Mankato faculty and staff who wish to enroll in one of our doctoral programs—both to recruit and retain quality faculty and staff and to build "buy-in" for doctoral programs across campus.
- Approve sabbaticals for eligible staff working on doctoral degrees.
- Approve release time for eligible staff working on doctoral degrees.
Objective G. Recognize and celebrate graduate education and research in our communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Intentionally "sell" Minnesota State Mankato as a doctoral institution in University branding and marketing campaigns.
- Aggressively market to prospective donors the opportunities for endowing Distinguished Chairs or other named gifts in support of research and doctoral education.
- Enhance the web presence of graduate education and research.
- Ensure that links to the Research and Graduate Programs web pages are prominently featured on the University home page.
- Allocate marketing resources strategically, recognizing that the web is the single most important marketing tool at the graduate level.
- Perform usability testing on graduate program web pages and make necessary enhancements to improve functionality.
- Provide graduate program coordinators with web development and editing support.
- Implement an internal marketing campaign that "sells" the value of doctoral programs to the campus community by emphasizing the benefits of a strong graduate presence on campus.
Goal 4. Foster, support, and market an undergraduate experience that is directly enhanced by our status as a doctoral institution.
Objective A. Reframe undergraduate recruitment materials to emphasize the benefits to undergraduates of attending a doctoral institution.
Objective B. Fully utilize the talents of doctoral students to lighten faculty workload by having doctoral students teach undergraduate courses, grade papers, teach smaller lab sections or discussion sections, and advise student organizations.
Objective C. Emphasize the value to undergraduates of research being conducted by our masters and doctoral students: As new knowledge is created, it immediately becomes part of the undergraduate curriculum.
Objective D. Encourage faculty to develop "vertical research teams" composed of one or more faculty members, doctoral students, master's students and undergraduate students (representing first-, second-, third- and/or fourth-year status) so that faculty and advanced students mentor newer and less advanced team members, who in turn become mentors when they achieve advanced status.
Objective E. Emphasize and support opportunities for undergraduates to participate in "high impact" educational experiences such as undergraduate research under the mentorship of a faculty member or doctoral student.


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Visor for OSX provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hot-key, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.
Visor provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake. Visor requires elements of Quartz only found in 10.4. Visor is compatible with 10.4 and higher only.
Required OS: 10.4
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Visor has been renamed TotalTerminal: http://osx.iusethis.com/app/totalterminal
I love this app. There are a ton of seettings about where you want the terminal to slide/fade in from (i like top-center personally) and it works great. I am so much happier when i have to do annoying SVN stuff now, its ridiculous.
It might not be actually useful, but its genuinely fun, and when I'm doing command-line stuff life needs a little extra fun ;)
wombert's amazing guide is unfortunately down.
Here's a repost of his tricks to make Visor run in the background, without a dock icon and independent of Terminal until you press the hotkey.
This doesn't seem to work with my .profile, .bashrc and/or .inputrc. Before I imported my settings from another computer, Visor was working. Now when I try to type in the visor, I just get the bell. If I open a new terminal (window) I can type like normal. I'm on 10.5 and I've tried both v1.5a and 1.2.
this is the new homepage: http://code.google.com/p/blacktree-visor/
btw, this has been out for a while, and the correct version number is 1.5a1
The new version is fantastic in Leopard. Even supports tabs.
This just transformed my Rails development workflow.
Seems interesting, but the Quartz animation don't work for me... Maybe I'll again later with the instructions and comments from http://blog.bitxtender.com/2006/11/04/the-perfect-visor/
Ugh, screwed the comment up below, please mod it spam. Here it is corrected:
Oh in the comment below, I've assumed you're following the instructions from wombert's link below. If you're not then use this command for the top-left key binding instead (it doesn't make a tidle on my mac):
defaults write com.apple.Terminal VisorHotKey -dict keyCode -int 10 modifiers -int 256
You can just press any key in the visor preferences with a modifier key, then open the correct preference file (~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.VisorTerminal or com.apple.Terminal as appropriate) with Property List Editor and change the VisorHotKey/modifiers value to 256 to remove the need to press the modifier key more than likely, if you wanted a different key.
http://blog.bitxtender.com/2006/11/04/the-perfect-visor/ has instructions on how to make Visor independent of Terminal running, without a dock icon etc.
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Terrebonne, Lafourche websites being upgraded
Published: Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10:26 p.m.
If you visit your parish government website you may be surprised.
Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are undergoing changes to their online content.
The new Terrebonne website went on display last week.
"We are excited about the launch of our newly upgraded website. In recent years our website has become a point of pride for Terrebonne Parish consolidated government as it has been mentioned among the best local government sites in the state," Parish President Michele Claudet said. "Our new website design certainly builds on our goal to deliver services to our residents in a user-friendly and transparent manner."
The new website includes features with helpful links for residents, easy ways to contact the various government departments, a "How Do I" box to give hints on how to get things done and an emergency banner for breaking weather alerts.
"The IT Development Staff took all suggestions into consideration and redesigned the new website so that is easy to navigate, well organized, eye appealing, and integrates recent website standards," parish officials said in a news release.
The Lafourche website is just starting its complete overhaul, said public information officer Loralei Gilliam.
The existing website was constructed almost a decade ago.
"It really limits the way in which we can communicate to the parish, to the media, the residents and businesses," Gilliams said.
The parish is contracting the work out to Vision Internet Providers.
Gilliam said the administration looked at local companies, but the selling point for Vision Internet was that it only works with municipalities and local governments.
"They have so many components already designed to service that type of website needed by the community," she said.
The parish will pay Visitation Internet $24,752 to construct the website.
Work on the new website began last week and will take 25 weeks to finish.
The parish also wanted the website to be based outside of the parish so it can be up during storms.
"We want to be able to have the website hosted out of state, so if a hurricane comes through it's still up and ready for us to keep the residents informed," Gilliams said.
Only two parish employees including Giliam know enough Web page knowledge to post on the website. The new website will be simple enough to allow each department to be able to update its own page.
"Whether it's what's going on with a pump station or promoting the Central Lafourche Market, (the departments) will be able to have ownership which will allow the content to be more fresh," Gilliam said.
Gilliam said she is personally looking forward to updating the website's search engine.
"The current search engine is very frustrating. There's not a lot of ability to find information through the search engine," Gilliams said.
The new website will also include page specific photographs, video and the ability for residents to file fix requests with the Department of Public Works.
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STOCKTON — A 20-year-old bicyclist was killed Sunday night after he was struck by a vehicle near Thornton Road and Wagner Heights Road, police said.
The call came in shortly after 7 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he died, police said.
Investigators were at the scene well into the night, and no further details about the circumstances were available.
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BlackBerry 10: The View From the CIO
On Wednesday Research In Motion is planning a press blitz to promote its new BlackBerry devices after nearly two years of delays. A big question is how corporations will react to the new BlackBerry 10.
As The Wall Street Journal points out today, RIM used to depend mostly on corporations and government agencies — 71% of subscribers, in fact, were enterprise clients in 2007 ahead of the iPhone's launch. Today, that share is estimated to be about 20% to 25%. Many large customers such as Yahoo, Halliburton and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives agency have dropped BlackBerry altogether.
Those losses — accelerated by the popularity of the iPhone and "bring your own device" programs — has hurt RIM's profits as these customers pay far more in subscription fees than consumers.
WSJ reporters Will Connors and Clint Boulton talked to some of RIM's corporate customers big and small to get their take on the outlook for BlackBerry. Here is a selection:
Ricoh America, which sells office equipment, still has 2,000 BlackBerry users in the U.S., down from 4,000 in 2009. "We've got an active strategy to move more toward (Android or Apple devices," said CIO Tracey Rothenberger. "We're simply not purchasing any new BB devices. If we're spending, we're spending on Android and Apple. They are more accepted by our employees."
Land O' Lakes, the Minnesota butter maker, is no longer planning on supporting BlackBerrys, said CIO Barry Libenson. About 2,500 Land O' Lakes employees, or about half of the staff, used BlackBerrys three years ago. Today that number is just 12.
Dell is one of the largest computer makers and also one of RIM's larger customers. But it isn't necessarily sticking with BlackBerry. "We are considering several vendors and have not committed [to BB10]," said Adriana Karaboutis, the CIO at Dell, which has about 28,000 BlackBerry users, or about 68% of its company-issue phones.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's global CIO, Larry Quinlan said he's had a look at BB10 and likes what he sees: "I think it is a well-conceived, attractive package and we intend to offer it to our people."
Fairchild Semiconductor, a chip maker, had 550 BlackBerrys in 2009 — that number is now down to about 20. CIO Paul Lones says he's simply not seeing the demand for the BlackBerry.NuStar Energy now manages about 60 BlackBerries out of a total of 1,400 mobile devices. "RIM still has to show why their business model is better than their competition," said Manish Kapoor, senior vice president of information systems. "They are still only playing catchup."


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The basic role is to arrive in the room before the session begins, greet presenters as they arrive in the room, introduce the session and presentation, maintain the scheduling of talks and complete the session check-in sheet. For complete directions on session presiding please download the directions and ask OSA staff if you have any further questions.


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Campbell for Kids Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament
On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Brian Campbell, Defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks, hosted a Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament at Harrah's Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. to raise funds for his new foundation, Campbell for Kids. The mission of the foundation is to raise funds for charities throughout Chicago and Illinois that serve children with special needs and learning disabilities. During this first year, the focus is to raise funds for autism, and Brian has named Autism Speaks as a primary charity partner.
The event was a tremendous success, with $115,000 raised. With dozens of celebrities in attendance, including Tony Esposito, Jim McMahon, Patrick Kane and other current and alumni Blackhawks team members, guests enjoyed a one-of-a-kind opportunity to mingle with some of Chicago's greatest athletes. Autism Speaks Chicagoland Chapter Vice Chair, Tricia Brouwers, acknowledged Brian Campbell during the opening remarks and expressed pride to be named a partner. More than 750 guests enjoyed top-notch tournament play. As an added benefit, those tournament players responsible for eliminating Blackhawks and the other celebrity players during the tournament received the Blackhawks jerseys right off their backs! Guests also enjoyed unlimited drinks and dining, live entertainment, casino gaming, a silent and live auction, as well as cash prizes that were awarded to the top five players in the tournament. The auction was an area of interest with several auction packages including signed memorabilia, including a helmet signed by hockey great Tony Esposito and dinner with three Chicago Blackhawks team members helped to raise more than $20,000 alone.
Campbell's interest in helping children sparked while in New York playing for the Buffalo Sabres. Brian spent time volunteering at the Summit School which provides special education for children and young adults with disabilities. At Summit he had the opportunity to interact with the students during the school day as well as attend various events to advocate for the education of individuals with disabilities. Since 2005, Brian has continued his relationship with Summit School through hosting the Summit Golf Tournament, where all proceeds benefit the school. Brian looks forward to expanding his work with Illinois-based students through his new foundation, Campbell for Kids. For more information on Brian Campbell, click here.
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STOCKTON - Three men sustained gunshot wounds to their legs in a span of about 90 minutes late Thursday night and early Friday morning in Stockton, including one man who accidentally shot himself, authorities said.
A 46-year-old man told police he was walking near South Sutter and East First streets about 10:50 p.m. Thursday when another man accused him of kicking rocks on him. An argument ensued. The victim said he tripped and then heard a loud pop before realizing he had been shot in the leg. The gunman fled in an unknown direction. He was described as a Latino man 40 to 45 years old with black hair, a gray jacket and a gray beanie, police said.
Less than an hour later, in the 2000 block of East Church Street, officials said Julio Zuniga, 27, admitted to police that he accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was treated at a hospital for his injury and arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, authorities said.
At about 12:25 a.m. Friday, a couple was walking near Center Street and Harding Way when they heard a gunshot, police said. After realizing he had been shot, the man flagged down a passing motorist, who took him to a hospital for treatment.
There was no description of the gunman, authorities said.
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INMAN, SC-- Gary Wayne Page, 64, of Inman, died Friday, February 22, 2013. He was son of the late Landrum Frank and Irene Campbell Page. He had worked at Hoechst Celanese.
He is survived by two sons, Scott Page and Matthew Page both of Landrum; three brothers, Roy Page of Inman, Kenneth Page of Fingerville and Roger Page of Union; two sisters, Dorothy Page of Travelers Rest and Sandra Waddle of Campobello and two grandchildren.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As he looked to bolster the Giants' rotation, general manager Brian Sabean felt that right-hander Tim Hudson "had every box checked." The right-hander felt the same way about San Francisco.
On a conference call Tuesday morning, Hudson said his family quickly embraced the idea of moving back to the Bay Area, where Hudson broke into the big leagues with the A's. Hudson, who signed a two-year, $23 million deal with the Giants, was looking to pitch for a contender, likes AT&T Park and the city, and was intent on staying in the National League.
"It was a pretty easy decision once it came down to the nuts and bolts of the whole thing," Hudson said. "It was pretty evident this was the place that felt right for me and my family."
Hudson said he doesn't care where the coaching staff puts him in a rotation that already includes Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum, and also plans on changing from his traditional No. 15 since Bruce Bochy has that one locked down. But with the way the manager spoke about Hudson on Tuesday, there may be some room for negotiation.
"To get Tim, who is one of the most highly-sought pitchers out there, I couldn't be more thrilled," Bochy said. "It certainly helps fill a very important need for us as we try to get back on track here and get where we were a couple of years ago. I couldn't be happier or more excited to have Tim, who brings great experience and is a winner. For him to choose us, we're honored."
Hudson said Bochy should be able to slot him into the rotation from the start of spring training. Four months removed from a gruesome ankle injury, Hudson had a screw removed from his right ankle last week and plans to start throwing soon.
"It's coming along just fine, just how we planned," he said of the surgically repaired ankle. "I don't anticipate it holding me up at all. I feel I'm going to be right on track where I normally am coming into spring."
Hudson had a physical on Monday in San Francisco.
"Once we got the physical squared away, there was no question he was going to become a Giant," Sabean said.
Even with Hudson now in the fold, the front office is still looking for another starter. Sabean said the Giants could re-sign right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, but they don't anticipate signing Vogelsong plus another veteran to battle for the fifth spot in the rotation. Sabean said he would not do that "out of fairness to Vogey" and pointed out that Yusmeiro Petit and Edwin Escobar give the Giants depth.
Sabean said the Giants are "very close" to re-signing left-hander Javier Lopez and continue to discuss options in left field. The free-agent market does not present many appealing ones, so the Giants could try to trade for a right-handed bat to platoon with Gregor Blanco.
"I think (Bochy) would want an everyday guy, but I don't know that that's going to happen," Sabean said.
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Powers of attorney granted by soldiers to Urrutia or Juan de Angulo to collect their annual salary and apply part of the sum on Urrutia's taxes.
September 25, 1735
Translation of powers of attorney granted by soldiers to Urrutia or Juan de Angulo to collect their annual salary and apply part of the sum on Urrutia's taxes.
September 25, 1735
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Copy of proceedings concerning the Cabildo, Justice, Town Council and settlers of San Fernando vs. Sandoval, charged with failure to comply with regulations relative to the distribution of lands and water and other rights to settlers.
January 24, 1736
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Certified copy of proceedings concerning release of Martín Lorenzo de Armas, Juan Curbelo and Francisco Xavier de Arocha of San Fernando. It contains Vizarrón y Eguiarreta's dispatch ordering release of the prisoners, and rendering decision on other matters relative to the price of grain bought by troops from settlers, priority to the Captains of Béxar, Los Adaes and La Bahía in the sale of garden products, and permission to Alvarez Travieso to go to Saltillo.
January 24, 1736
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Miguel Nuñez Morillo's surety for amount owed by Fermín de Iviric˙ to Francisco Fernández de Rumayor
April 4, 1736
Francisco Fernández de Rumayor vs. Citizens of Béxar, demanding payment of debts for merchandise.
April 11, 1736
José Antonio Rodríguez vs. José de Urrutia, demanding payment of amount owed by Urrutia.
April 23, 1736
Cayetano Pérez vs. Antonio Rodríguez Mederos, demanding completion of house, and appointing Pedro Flores y Valdés to prosecute the case.
May 24, 1736
Power of attorney from José de la Garza y Arellano and Juan Recio de León to Diego de las Cortes y Zánz, for collection of salary assigned to priest of Béxar and San Fernando.
June 25, 1736
Proceedings concerning Nuñez Morillo's signed petition to Sandoval, to be released as surety for amount owed by Iviric˙ to Fern·
July 3, 1736
Power of attorney from José de Urrutia to Ignacio Gonz·lez de Jord·n
August 23, 1737
Jáuregui y Urrutia vs. Cabildo, Town Council and residents of San Fernando, charged with failure to comply with ordinance concerning fence around cornfields and tending to cattle while grazing.
September 28, 1737
Proceedings relative to the request from the officers and soldiers of Los Adaes to Jáuregui y Urrutia, concerning supply of provisions while officers and soldiers remain in Béxar.
October 5, 1737
Jáuregui y Urrutia's ordinance relative to the use of firearms by soldiers and residents.
October 19, 1737
Proceedings concerning Vizarrón y Eguiarreta's dispatch to Orobio y Bazterra, for the immediate release of Sandoval who is to withdraw to Béxar until his residencia is ended.
December 2, 1737
Fifteen powers of attorney from the officers and soldiers for collection of annual salaries and allotment of gunpowder. It includes power of attorney to Orobio y Bazterra of January 24, 1738
March 8, 1738
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Protocol of notary of the Cabildo, Francisco José de Arocha, consisting of twenty-three powers of attorney, sixteen contracts of sale, four wills, one contract of gift and one resignation.
March 22, 1738
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Proceedings concerning Sandolval's petition to Orobio y Bazterra relative to the leave of soldiers from Los Adaes to Saltillo until after the demandas for Sandoval's residencia have been taken.
April 9, 1738
Proceedings relative to the petition from residents of San Fernando to Orobio y Bazterra for aid needed due to loss of crops by locust plague.
June 10, 1738
Certified copy of proceedings relative to the infidelity of the Apaches. (Note: Documents concerning return of the captive Antonio Treviño by the Taovaya Indians, and settlement of the Tawakoni and Yscani Indians in missions, also listed in title page of Cuaderno, are not included with the foregoing).
June 25, 1738
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Eagle residents on Neilson Gulch Road called deputies after one of them saw a man run out of their garage when she came home Nov. 13.
The woman said it looked like someone was using a flashlight inside the garage as she was driving in. She opened the carport door and a man ran out of a side door.
Stolen meat
On Nov. 16, a 50-year-old hunter told deputies he killed an elk on Hardscrabble Road outside Eagle on Nov. 15, packed the meat into a backpack, carried it to his camp and left it outside for the night. The backpack with the meat was gone in the morning and the man was certain a person was responsible. The $25 pack contained a set of knives worth $200 and 200 pounds of meat worth $500.
Gracious theft victim
A deputy spoke with a contractor and homeowner on Nov. 19 after several items turned up missing from the home after a remodel project started last April.
The home was on Strawberry Park Road in Beaver Creek. The owner said three DVD players went missing along with an envelope that contained $300 cash. He didn't want to officially report the thefts for the sake of keeping a good relationship with the crew but the contractor called the deputies to follow through with company policy. The homeowner said he knew it was unlikely the items would be recovered and was "blessed" that he could afford to replace them without difficulty.
No driver license and drugs in the car
A deputy stopped a car for speeding on Interstate 70 near Dotsero on Nov. 21.
The 19-year-old driver didn't have a license and the car smelled of marijuana. The deputy found the man had three active restraints on his license.
Next, the officer asked the man about the marijuana and the man admitted he had some in the car. Three pipes and a small bag with marijuana was in the car's center console.
The man was arrested for driving with a revoked license and cited for possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and speeding.
Off the side of the road
A deputy saw an SUV drive onto a sidewalk as it drove through a roundabout in Eagle-Vail Nov. 27. The officer made eye contact with the driver at that moment and noted the man appeared to be nervous. The officer followed the SUV, which sped up and made a sudden turn without signaling, nearly clipping the side of a bus in the process.
The deputy soon spotted the SUV idling in a parking lot. A man was lying underneath it. The officer called for backup and ordered the 34-year-old man out from under the car at gun point. The man slowly complied with the orders but didn't seem phased by the gun pointed at him.
He said he sped off because he didn't want to get a ticket. The officer said lots of people are scared of getting tickets but they don't run away.
The man appeared to be on drugs. He was wearing two left shoes. The shoes were two different kinds and there was a height difference between them that caused the man to walk with a limp. He said he hadn't noticed. The man later admitted to possessing Xanax the previous evening.
The man didn't have a license because it had been revoked for a DUI in September. He was arrested and he tried to bribe the deputy on the way to jail, asking if there was a way he could make it all "go away." The officer said there was not.
The man was charged for attempting to influence a public servant, driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both, vehicular eluding, reckless driving and failing to use a turn signal.
Bad passenger
A deputy stopped a car on the I-70 access ramp in Dotsero Nov. 21 because something was hanging off the undercarriage. While speaking with the 22-year-old driver, the officer recognized the 20-year-old passenger from previous contacts.
More officers arrived with a drug-sniffing dog and asked to search the car. The driver said no. The deputies had the men get out of the car so the dog could do an exterior sniff. The dog indicated drugs were in the car and the officers prepared a search warrant.
The men were also searched. The 20-year-old had brass knuckles in his pocket and smelled of alcohol. He submitted to a breath test and was cited for possessing an illegal weapon and possessing alcohol as a minor.
A search of the car turned up trace amounts of marijuana, two 40-ounce bottles of beer and a bag of white powder that turned out to be baking powder. A .22-caliber rifle was also in the back of the car. The 20-year-old said it was his.
Driving poorly
without a license
A fire truck driving behind a car on U.S. Highway 6 in Avon on Nov. 21 alerted deputies that the driver of the car might be drunk.
A deputy contacted the 20-year-old driver when she parked near some apartment buildings. The woman didn't have a license - it had been revoked for criminal mischief and theft. She also had a warrant for failing to appear in court. She was arrested for driving without a license and for the warrant.
Drunken driving
across a trailer park
A deputy saw two cars driving through an Edwards trailer park with their lights off on Nov. 22. The deputy stopped the car in front but the second car drove away.
The 28-year-old driver said he was driving his friends home from across the trailer park. He said he knew his lights were off, then he said he didn't know they were off. He appeared to be intoxicated as well and admitted he had a few mixed drinks earlier.
The man agreed to perform voluntary sobriety tests and failed. He was arrested for further investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol and submitted to a blood test. He was cited for DUI.
The car belonged to a 33-year-old passenger in the car. That man was later found to have a warrant for failing to comply with the courts and violating a protection order that restrained him from alcohol. The deputy returned to the man's residence and arrested him for the warrant.
Still too drunk to drive
Around 10 a.m. Nov. 23, a driver on I-70 told deputies that another driver appeared to be nodding off at the wheel.
A deputy saw the suspect car parking at a fast-food restaurant in Eagle. The 24-year-old driver had trouble parking and vomited when he opened the car door.
The officer contacted him and noted vomit was all over the inside of the vehicle. The man said he drank a lot of beer and tequila until 2 a.m., when he stopped, but he still felt sick. He agreed to perform voluntary sobriety tests and failed. He was arrested for DUI and driving without a license.
Whose car?
A deputy stopped a car in Gypsum on Nov. 24 because it was missing a headlight.
The 24-year-old driver didn't have a license and could not provide the insurance and registration for the car. He said the car belonged to his friend but he didn't know his name.
The car was impounded and the man was cited for the defective headlight, driving an unregistered car and driving without a license.
Underage drunken driving
A deputy stopped a car in Edwards on Nov. 24 after the car made a careless left turn in front of the officer, who was driving the opposite direction.
The car smelled of alcohol and an 18-year-old man was driving. His breath smelled of alcohol and he said he had two beers earlier. He agreed to voluntary sobriety tests and failed.
He submitted to a breath test and was cited for DUI, possessing alcohol as a minor and failing to yield to oncoming traffic. His license was confiscated and he was released to a sober person.
Miscellaneous mischief
• The back windshield of a car was shattered Nov. 18 while it was parked on West Thomas Place in Beaver Creek. The damage was estimated to cost $400.
• A silver Nissan two-door pickup drove away from a Gypsum gas station without paying for $30 of fuel Nov. 22.
• The side window of a Vail Resorts transport truck was shattered in the Elk Lot of Beaver Creek sometime around Nov. 22. The damage was estimated at $150.
• A car was keyed while parked in front of an Edwards restaurant Nov. 23. The damage was estimated to cost $450.
• Deputies stopped a 29-year-old man for speeding on Highway 6 in Avon on Nov. 25. The man didn't have a license. He was cited for driving without a license.


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A Medford man found dead at the base of a steep cliff near Applegate Creek in Northern California died from a gunshot wound, police said.
Michael Christopher MacCallum, 34, was found Tuesday, Nov. 20 after family and friends reported him missing. He celebrated his birthday Nov. 17 and had been on a camping trip in Hilt, Calif.
The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department declined to release the number of gunshot wounds because the investigation continues and persons of interest still are being interviewed. Sheriff Jon Lopey said investigators are getting closer to identifying a suspect each day.
"We're pretty satisfied with the way the investigation is progressing," Lopey said.
Police spent Tuesday recanvassing the scene where MacCallum's body was found. They also served search warrants around Medford and conducted interviews.
MacCallum drove for Checker Cab in Medford.
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|Length Overall
|35' 0''
10.67 m
|Dry Weight
13, 470 lbs.
6,109 kg
10' 9''
3.28 m
|Tested Weight
.99 m
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
172 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
30 gal.
|21 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
5' 10''
1.77 m
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
9' 5''
2.87 m
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
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Here is a shot of the team detailing the FX6 to perfection. By the time they're done, the boat looks like it should be under glass in a museum. Please oh please let the owner of this boat be well versed in the use of fenders when docking.
If Looks Could Kill...
As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and as first impressions go, the FX6 has little to worry about. Formula pulled out all the stops on this line and it shows at every turn. They couldn't just "do" anything, but they had to do it to the Nth degree throughout. Simple upholstery is out in favor of thicker vinyl protected from stains, and it surrounds flow-through padding that won't hold water. All seat frames are composite material that allows the water to drain and resist rotting. And then to top it off, the upholstery is custom embroidered with the FX logo, just to add frosting on the cake. Even the carpeting is custom embroidered. And there's so much more. It's an interesting mix of retro-class and contemporary flair, all in one boat.
Highlights of Features
Suffice it to say that there's too much on this boat to write about, but let's go over some of the notables. First, is the construction. Formula uses a chemical bond to join the hull and deck together and it joins the two as one.
The hull is finished to perfection in Imron paint. This is something very few builders in class even attempt. The reason is that it is costly, time-consuming, it must be done in environmentally-correct paint booths, and the people applying the polyurethane paint must be specially trained. Where gel coat is good enough for most builders, Formula wants a high-gloss finish that only polyurethane can produce. It also needs far less maintenance and its luster will last longer than gel coat.
Buff and Fluff
After the painstaking Imron process is applied, the boat is sent for detailing. Here a team goes over the hull with compound to remove any indication of orange peeling that may be present. Then it's on to the waxing and buffing and waxing and buffing... over and over again. My last visit to the Formula plant showed a team of four spending 8 hours each on this buffing process alone. Lights are shined at all angles to show the slightest defects, of which I found none, but that didn't stop the crew from smearing even more wax on and buffing it all over again. I doubt that any premium coach maker such as Bentley or Maybach does anything remotely close to Formula.
The cockpit is a continuous molded liner with more of the high gloss Imron paint that we saw on the exterior being used to cover detail items all over the interior. Imron painted interior? Look for that on other boats and tell me what you find. You'd be hard pressd to find any paint at all.
Notice the various texture lines of the FX6 that divert the eye from what would otherwise be just plain topsides. The stainless rub rail follows a nice contour curve to the swim platform. And notice the stainless cover over the engine vents.
Before the boat gets detailed, it's tank tested and all the critical components are run up for the first time. Notice the extended swim platform that runs well past the outdrives. And we love the look of the thru-hull exhausts. With the engine hatch in the elevated position (electrically actuated of course) you can see the aft sun pad / rumble seat with the custom embroidery work.
What would have prevented Formula from just cutting a hole and adding drink holders? Nothing except the fact that it wouldn't have fit the theme of elegance that the FX portrays. So it's stainless drink holders mounted to an Imron finished piece of trim -- this is more like art than anything else..
Dual Livorsi Monster and Redline engine instruments are the size and type that professional racers use so they can read at a glance what is going on. A moving map display is to one side, and the Vessel View display is to the other. Notice the sterndrive joystick in the upper right. I love the carbon fiber hub in the color-matched wheel. The circuit breakers are below on the starboard bulkhead, out of the way, but still easy to reach.
Rest assured as the Formula FX6 nears completion and launch, we'll be bringing you a full report with specs and prices. But for now, you can only be in the same boat as us -- looking at this FX6 from across the water and dreaming about being in that one instead.
|Exterior Features
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Shower
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|Hull Warranty
|10 Years
|Deck Warranty
|10 Years
|Engine Warranty
|5 Years
|Powertrain Warranty
|5 Years
|Gelcoat Warranty
|2 Years
|Blistering Warranty
|2 Years
|Accessories Warranty
|5 Years
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Lessons I Keep Learning told by Bill Harley
March 10, 2012
Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, History Center
7:30 p.m.
Two-time Grammy winner Bill Harley uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, schooling and family life. His work spans the generation gap and reminds us of our common humanity whether we are five, 25 or 65. A prolific author and recording artist, Bill is also a regular commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. He joined the National Storytelling Network's Circle of Excellence in 2001 and tours nationwide as an author, performing artist and keynote speaker.
This event is interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing.
$20 advance tickets, $25 door
For tickets, call (317) 232-1882 or follow the "Buy Tickets" link.
For more information on the performer or schedule changes, contact Storytelling Arts of Indiana at (317) 576-9848 or visit www.storytellingarts.org
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From a CMO perspective, the traditional strategy behind process development has largely been to quickly identify target operational values that hit a primary quality target. This type of development strategy has been intended to generate at-scale product for clinical trials as fast as possible. The resultant operational ranges have traditionally been either very narrow because of lack of supporting experimental studies or statistically derived with little to no data from experimental design to support the outer ranges. Timelines are often built without an opportunity to identify crucial aspects of the process, perform range finding experiments, or optimize the process. Additionally, fears of making "process changes" within the clinical-manufacturing phase have prevented many processes from being more robust and operationally friendly. The resultant process-control strategy becomes narrow and/or possibly at risk of consistent excursions outside of the acceptable ranges. As molecules progress through the clinical phase and begin gearing up for commercial submissions, the amount of development and characterization may increase and many experiments must be repeated, adding to timelines and cost. Thus, by not following a well-defined development plan up front (i.e., a quality-by-design [QbD] approach), there is a potential increased risk of delaying commercialization.
Although the phrase QbD has been thought of as a new or borrowed concept and discussed in terms of feasability, many CMOs have been using these concepts, albeit perhaps not in a well-planned, cohesive manner. Now the discussion has turned to breaking down the reality of a QbD strategy. Implementing the infrastructure of a QbD approach to process development involves formalizing the commitment and the strategy and integrating execution into quality systems. The end result is a road map for the development of the product from the very beginning.
The purpose of this paper is to present a scenario based upon a real case study, where the project decision making followed a "traditional" approach to development and commercialization, which in turn caused longer development timelines and increased program costs. In this example, the traditional approach involved minimizing development studies to keep costs down, waiting for clinical data to perform any further optimization, and then performing a long series of univariate characterization studies to complete the information required for a submission. In contrast to this approach, a second product with a different client was planned and scheduled against a timeline with a built-in strategy to gain knowledge of the process more quickly. The predicted result not only lowers the risk of the manufacturing commercialization effort, but should also be a significant time savings. For a CMO, occupying space in manufacturing or even on the bench costs money; thus, time is money in the truest form.


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Confidential wrote: Smug motherfucker. I don't think free speech means what people who hide behind it think it means. The government can't pass a law restricting your speech but your employer can fire you for being a hateful asshole.
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You'd think with the all the public officials in the last five years or so who have been virulently anti-gay in public who turned out to be gay in private, that these guys would give it a rest. Most of them now just come off as self-hating closet cases.
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Hot Links: Dallas council mulls ethics after Hill trial
The fallout from the corruption verdicts against Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Don Hill & Co. continues at City Hall, as we look at today's stories:
1. The Dallas City Council spent much of Monday talking about ethics reform, The News' Rudy Bush reports on the City Hall blog. Among the proposals: lobbyist registration, bans on lobbyist gifts and new requirements on zoning cases. The point of the last one: weakening the type of power that Hill, as a council member, wielded over developers who needed his approval for their projects in his district. The plan calls for multiple council members to weigh in on zoning cases.
2. I'm getting to this item a little late, and some of you may wish you hadn't ever seen it. The McClatchy newspaper chain found that Moody's Investors Service "punished executives who questioned why the company was risking its reputation by putting its profits ahead of providing trustworthy ratings for investment offerings." Doesn't restore your confidence in Wall Street, does it?
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January 12, 2011
DOE Offers $74 Million for Fuel Cell Research and Development
In an effort to support the research and development (R&D) of fuel cells for stationary applications such as buildings as well as for transportation, DOE announced on December 22 it is accepting applications for a total of up to $74 million in support of such R&D. Solicitations include up to $65 million over three years to fund continued R&D on fuel cell components, including catalysts and membrane electrode assemblies. The overall goal is to reduce costs, improve durability, and increase efficiency of fuel cell systems. The funding also includes up to $9 million for researchers to conduct independent cost analyses that will assess the progress of current research initiatives and will help guide future fuel cell and hydrogen storage R&D efforts.
Fuel cells use the chemical energy of hydrogen or other fuels to produce electricity or heat with minimal byproducts, primarily water. They can produce power for use in buildings or vehicles such as commercial forklifts, buses, and automobiles. DOE will be funding research and development initiatives related to fuel cell system balance-of-plant components, fuel processors, and fuel cell stack components. The announcement also seeks innovations "with the potential for radical improvements" in fuel cells, with a primary emphasis on new materials, architectures, or modes of fuel cell operation. These concepts for both low- and high-temperature systems will help meet commercial viability targets in terms of cost and performance. Applicants for the DOE program will likely include teams of university, industry, and national laboratory participants. Proposals are due March 3, 2011.
The $9 million cost analysis portion of the funding opportunity will help to determine the economic viability and technical progress of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for stationary, transportation, and emerging market applications. Among the expected applications are fuel cells for light-duty vehicles, forklifts, buses, and stationary power plants, as well as hydrogen storage systems. Grantees will be expected to conduct life cycle cost analyses for different manufacturing volumes to help gauge the near-term, low-volume market viability for these technologies, along with their long-term potential. Applications for the cost analysis solicitation are due February 18, 2011. See the DOE press release, the requirements on FedConnect cost analysis and fuel cells, and the Fuel Cell Technologies Program Web site.


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Shaw's 'Mrs. Warren's Profession' Opens SUNY Geneseo Theater Season
GENESEO, N.Y. – The State University at New York at Geneseo's School of the Arts opens it fall season with George Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession" Sept. 29- Oct. 4 in the college's Robert Sinclair Theatre in Brodie Hall. The Tuesday through Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. A Sunday matinee is scheduled at 2 o'clock.
The work was the Irish playwright's third play, written from 1893-94, but wasn't publicly produced in England for 25 years because of strict censorship rules. The first American production of the play was shut down the weekend it opened on Broadway and authorities arrested the cast. Although Mrs. Warren's "profession" is never named, the play debates her profession of prostitution as a reasonable choice for a working class woman, given that she is barred from most professions and educational opportunities and restricted by a repressive class system.
"As coordinator of the women's studies program, I am struck by the divided opinions about sex workers among scholars and students of women's studies," said Melanie Blood, professor of theater at Geneseo, who is directing the production. "Some feminists condemn the morality of sex workers, while nearly equal numbers praise them for working a poor system to their own favor. Shaw writes effective insights as to why this issue is so divisive that are still applicable today," she said.
The play focuses on the mother/daughter relationship between Mrs. Warren and her daughter Vivie, who has just graduated from Cambridge University, where she tied with the third wrangler in the challenging Cambridge exit examination. While the two women are more alike than they can easily admit, Vivie struggles to come to terms with her having been raised on the profits of prostitution.
The cast features senior MaryElisabeth Kimbark as Mrs. Kitty Warren; junior Becky Hoffman as her daughter, Vivie; senior Sean Miller as Frank Gardner; sophomore Brian Clemente as the Rev. Sam Gardner, his father; junior Jake Roa as Praed, an old friend of Mrs. Warren; and senior Angelis Duarte as Sir George Crofts.
The production staff includes Steven Stubblefield, associate professor of theater, scenic design; senior Megan Ball, costume design; senior Tao Li, lighting design; Johnnie Ferrell, associate professor of theater, sound design; junior Kaitlin Springston, properties design; and junior Alyson Ellis, stage manager.
Tickets for the production are $7 and are available at the Brodie Hall Fine Arts Box Office, 585-245-5833, or online.
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PACOLET, SC-- Mrs. Sarah Lee Lindsey, of 151 Smith Farm Road, passed on Wednesday evening, June 12, 2013, at her home. Mrs. Lindsey was the wife of Mr. Henry C. Lindsey. She was the daughter of the late Mr. Murge Hardy and Mrs. Lou Ethel Fernandez.
Mrs. Lindsey was a member of the New Salem Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include: her son, Mr. Henry (Annie) William Lindsay of Pacolet, SC; her daughter, Mrs. Lois (Derrell) Pitts of Spartanburg, SC; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ruth (Rev. P.J.) Wallace of Roebuck, SC, Mrs. Carolyn Foster, and Ms. Beather Hardy of Pacolet, SC; her sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Hardy of Pacolet, SC; 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at 2:00 PM at the New Salem Zion Baptist Church. Pastor Larry Black will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Mr. Henry William Lindsay, at 171 Smith Farm Road, Pacolet, SC.
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