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Job Opportunities for a Ferris State University Plastics Graduate
What Can a Plastics Education from Ferris State University do for You?
The Ferris State University Plastics Program offers both an A.A.S. degree in Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Science degrees in either Plastics Engineering Technology or Rubber Engineering Technology. Graduates work in areas ranging from processing to product design, tool design, materials science, and program management. Plastics & Rubber graduates are among the University's most heavily recruited as Ferris has Michigan's only B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology and the nations' only Rubber Engineering Technology degree. Visit the links in the left menu for more information on the Plastics Program.
During the 2013/2014 school year over 175 "engineer wanted" postings were received by the plastics and rubber program (with only 23 B.S. graduates available). This demand is demonstrated by a rapid placement which found many May graduates committing to professional positions in December and January.
Additional support for our superior placement can be found when the summer internship placement is reviewed. During the summer of 2014 the department has over 75 interns placed. 90% for these students are in Michigan.
Graduates enjoyed another strong year of placement. The class of 2013/14 all had accepted positions prior to graduation on May 10. We are pleased to announce salaries averaged over $58,000 per year, plus generous benefit packages. Also, many of these positions have a structured bonus system which ranged from 8% to 20% of the base salaries.
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BIG RAPIDS – Since 2010, Ferris State University's Plastics and Rubber engineering technology programs continue to experience student enrollment growth.
From 2012 to 2013, the enrollment total nearly doubled to 70 at the start of the Fall 2013 semester, said Robert Speirs, professor and program coordinator for the Plastics and Rubber Engineering Technology programs. Speirs added that enrollment numbers grew steadily from 28 students in 2010; to 34 in 2011; and 38 in 2012.
"These positive enrollment numbers reflect the hard work of our faculty and administrative staff. The Plastics and Rubber engineering technology programs recruit and retain high-caliber students pursuing a Ferris degree," Speirs said. "As we look toward the future, we will continue to work collaboratively to introduce as many people as we can to the wonderful career opportunities that are available to them with a degree from Ferris."
Speirs pointed to several potential factors for the steady enrollment growth. The Ferris programs partnered with the Society of Plastics Engineers' "Plastivan," an educational outreach program noted for its visits to Michigan schools to create awareness of polymers. Additionally, the programs have several faculty members who host career days on the Ferris campus each semester. These events typically welcome 100 to 200 high school students each semester who learn more about the program and career opportunities with a degree from Ferris.
"Graduates from the Plastics and Rubber programs enter the field as process engineers, project engineers, and design engineers, manufacturing supervisors or managers," Speirs said. "Many graduates are promoted to middle-or top-level managers within a few years."
Ferris' Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology degree is the only one of its kind in the Great Lakes region, and one of just five in the U.S. The Rubber Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science degree is the only one of its kind in the world. The internship opportunities for students pursuing these degrees reinforce the university's "hands-on" education approach demonstrated in these two Ferris programs.
"Graduates of these programs enjoy a wealth of respect from the industry and can expect the 100-percent employment placement to continue well into the future," Speirs said. "The Plastics and Rubber industry supports the graduates from the Plastics and Rubber programs at Ferris State University because they have seen them enter the field with skills to allow them to not only succeed but improve the industry."
To learn more about Plastics Engineering Technology, at Ferris, visit:
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Ferris State University is an equal opportunity institution. For information on the University's Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit http://www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination.


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President Obama's State of the Union Address Touts Clean Energy
February 1, 2012
President Obama called for clean energy tax credits and a clean energy standard in his annual State of the Union address on January 24.
President Obama called for clean energy tax credits and a clean energy standard in his annual State of the Union address on January 24. Saying, "I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy," the president framed the issue in terms of international competition, pledging not to "cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here." He also announced two initiatives to advance the deployment of clean energy technologies.
"I'm directing my administration to allow the development of clean energy on enough public land to power 3 million homes," said President Obama. "And I'm proud to announce that the Department of Defense, working with us, the world's largest consumer of energy, will make one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history—with the Navy purchasing enough capacity to power a quarter of a million homes a year."
President Obama also emphasized the need for greater energy efficiency, proposing to help manufacturers eliminate energy waste in their factories and to give businesses incentives to upgrade their buildings, potentially cutting their energy bills by $100 billion over the next decade. In addition, the president referenced a number of tax incentives that would aid domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies, including an extension of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. See the president's State of the Union address on the White House website, as well as the White House fact sheets on the president's proposals for energy and manufacturing.

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Press Release - Sessions Applauds Passage of House Energy & Jobs Bills
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 3826, theElectricity Security and Affordability Act, and H.R. 2641, the Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act:


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PARKERSBURG - Art lovers from around the Mid-Ohio Valley attended a free show featuring dozens of pieces made of different materials set up in Point Park on Monday.
"This is a great show," said Marietta resident Shelley Khatib. "The pieces are beautiful and the weather is great."
The first half of the event, which was scheduled to run from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, experienced sunny skies and warm temperatures in the 80s. The skies darkened and clouds opened up for the last few hours on Monday evening.
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Shelley Khatib and Felix Burrows, of Marietta, inspect a painting displayed in Point Park on Monday during the "Labor of Love" art show, which included pieces from 11 area artists, many of whom were in attendance, as well as performances from three local music acts. (Photo by Jolene Craig)
Wood sculptor Mamerto "Lagitan" Tindongan displays one of his hand carved canoes in the grass next to the Ohio River in Point Park as part of the "Labor of Love" art show. (Photo by Jolene Craig)
"Sun or rain, it's all good," said participating artist Mamerto "Lagitan" Tindongan. "You can't go wrong with art in the park."
Norm Payne, owner of Fidel's Fine Art Studio on Rosemar Road in Parkersburg, organized the outdoor art show to showcase local artists and their work.
"I'm hoping to get the local artists' names out in the community," Payne said Monday. "There are a lot of closet artists in this area and I want to help them become more known."
Monday's first-time event included 11 different area artists who work in several different mediums, including acrylics, oils, wood sculptures and knife making. Three musical acts also took to the amphitheater to show their talents.
Payne said he got the idea to have the event in Point Park near the amphitheater after reading a news piece about two of Tindongan's latest pieces being displayed in the water near Athens.
"I thought that if he could launch his canoes there, he could do it here," Payne said. "Besides, we have this beautiful park and the river is a perfect backdrop and setting for art."
Wood sculptor Tindongan, a native of the Philippines and current resident of the Athens area, had several of his pieces on display throughout the show area. His artworks included abstract and semi-abstract tables, chairs and circles.
The two pieces that received the most attention during the event were a pair of Tindongan's hand-carved canoes.
"I started carving the first (canoe) June 2012 and finished the second in May this year," Tindongan said. "They were just something I've wanted to try for a long time."
Each boat is carved from a single log of cottonwood, which Tindongan said is heavy when wet, but light and buoyant when dry.
"When carving, cottonwood doesn't split easily and it has no lumber value, so it is perfect for this carving," he said.
The artist was inspired to try his hand at canoe carving by a book written about President Theodore Roosevelt's adventures in and along the Amazon River in hand-carved boats.
"I'm a wood carver, so I already had the tools and the knowledge and, really, it's all about the basic design," Tindongan said. "I'm also an aeronautical engineer and I know the basic principles of aerodynamics - how planes fly in the air - and figured it wouldn't be that different from how boats move in the water."
Dragon heads are carved into one end of each boat, which Tindongan calls "ngna-buwaya," which translates to "snake crocodile."
"In Western cultures, dragons have wings and are more like birds, but in Asia, dragons are more snake-like and I took that image for my canoes," he said. "I have always had a strong spiritual connection to dragons and thought they would be good for these pieces."
While he is proud of the finished products and enjoys that they are both river-worthy, Tindongan said his favorite part of the canoes is the making of them.
"I enjoy the process even more than the finished product," he said. "There is just something about the creation and carving I really connected with."
Although the early evening rain on Monday dampened this year's outdoor art show, Payne said he plans to make "Labor of Love" an annual event.
"I hope to do this every year and include new and different artists each time," he added.


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The Do's And Don'ts Of Interning
You remember your colleagues' birthdays, jump in when they're running behind, and even volunteer to fix their slipups. In fact, you're so busy helping others with their work that your own projects are languishing. "It's alright to help your co-workers, but it's not okay for you to become a caretaker," explains psychologist Mildred Borras, who counsels people on personal and career matters. "If you're helping someone, make sure to set boundaries. You don't want to make this a habit because, eventually, you'll make your co-workers dependent on you and set yourself up to feel angry, resentful and victimized." Instead, Dr. Borras says, collaborate with your peers on projects and keep your volunteerism in check.
Everything you do is oscar worthy...including your latest paper cut. "Drama, when used effectively, can be a good thing," says Maria Hinojosa, an award-winning journalist who uses drama to reenact experiences and foster understanding amongst staff. "I purposefully make it loud and big; it is story telling." But, when used with little regard it can ruin camaraderie and be disruptive. "If you are bringing negative vibes...it will impact how everyone is feeling." If your story will connect and bring people together, go for it—otherwise take a break.
How to Choose a Career You'll Want to Lean In To


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1. Yet more haiku
How warm the sun is! I cannot reach it from here, but I'm glad it's there. ///
Cliff's edge. I look down and am steadied by the winds that play with my hair. ///
It is not yet spring. There are no cherry blossoms, but the tree remains. ///
Fruits before flowers — seeds are planted and nurtured before they can bloom. ///
Each plum bears in it the promise of blossoms. All things in season. ///
Frames of a movie — we fill in the space between thirty a second. ///
From the shadows cast, I feel the warmth of the sun. Oh, what a good day! ///
No one can own cats, but you have won their respect. They'll stay by your hearth. ///
2. CS21A: Time -- education
3. Kigo haiku
Small cherry blossoms — soon they will be ready. Then: a sudden blizzard. ///
Spring storms are too wild. Gentle snow and calm fires in winter, perhaps. ///
Spring water is cold... Too scared to jump into it, I test with my toes. ///
The mountain beckons, plum trees hinting at blossoms. The path leads away. ///
Autumn leaves crackle, but the deer keep their secrets. They pass without trace. ///
4. How to support assistive technologies
5. Gambas Almost Means Basic
6. Today's class: Somewhat harassed
CS123 test moved to next Thursday. I haven't finished writing comments on all the first drafts. Am soooo looking forward to the weekend.
Did actually finish the midterm questions I was supposed to make...
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Gun Vote
Listen to voice of reason, not the NRA
April 19, 2013
If anyone was searching for an act of courage on Wednesday, the chamber of the U.S. Senate was not the place to loo....
AaronS, Denver can't answer your questions because because his cable is out and he doesn't know what the clowns at MSNBC and CNN want him to say. So he'll just keep sipping his "Kool-Aid" and stalling for time while totally wasting yours. Denver and his ilk aren't worth arguing with. Their heads are so far up Odumma's butt that they will never see that the Socialist piece of scum and his cronies are destroying America. Anyone who believes in Odumma's idiotology are a bunch of moronic and pathetic losers. Not name-calling, just obvious facts!
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Par the course dennie, while you can regurgitate the DNC liberal puppet talking points, when challenged to answer on your own, you whiff big time.
The answer is simple. There is no reason to pass more laws that will not be enforced other than to mislead the American public into thinking liberals are actually doing something. If Manchin and Toomey actually wanted to address the situation, they would have addressed current laws and why they are not being enforced. They would have engaged gun advocates and said, "How do we come up with a bill that actually addresses the situation" instead of simply trying to manipulate the public with a bad bill that in no way would have prevented any of the recent tragedies that are driving this conversation.
Instead, they get on TV, cry and act like they are doing something and the minions eat it up without a clue as to why they are manipulated so easily.
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Little Buddy your the one with all the information.
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So now it's your turn dennie, why don't you answer stickhaulers question? Why pass more laws that won't be enforced?
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There you go "AaronS" "stickhauler" just answered our question!
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Denver, Joe Biden answered your question about WHY current laws aren't enforced. Because there aren't enough cops to arrest the law breakers, enough prosecuters to try them, not enough judges to sentence them, and nowhere near enough prison space to house them.
SO, the liberal response? Pass MORE laws they can't or won't enforce.
But, I guess that makes sense, since this bunch of clowns decided to sell guns to "straw purchasers", facilitate the smuggling of them across the Southern bordern to supply the drug cartels. All in some idiotic plan to arrest the cartel leaders. In a country where WE can't arrest them, and they kept this operation secret, didn't let the Mexican government, or their cops know it was going on.
And you trust these clowns with governing our country?
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No bill changes the Constitution.
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What specifically in the bill that Senator Manchin proposed, do you believe changes the Constitution? Background checks already occur, is there a Internet dealers or gun show loophole in the Constitution currently? That is what this article is about you know. So why would you need a Constitutional Amendment?
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11:06 post; I meant to say this last century speaking of the 1900's.
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neo: I don't believe any gun laws really existed until the gangster massacre days in the 20' & 30's. I may be wrong but believe that's correct. Remember people in general were not well educated as they are today. There also wasn't the communication capabilities either. It was easier for the government to take advantage of us as a whole intentionally or not.
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neo: on your 6:43 post; The Constitution doesn't provide any remedy for loss of rights under any circumstance. This is why I say it must be done by Constitutional Amendment. Until it is, every law written concerning taking of rights is unconstitutional. I agree completely that these issues need addressed badly. The thing is it has to be done correctly to keep our system above board. Until this century anyone that did anything, no matter how bad, didn't lose their rights. Through knee jerk laws we have allowed this to spiral out of control. A constitutional amendment would correct most of the problem. If we don't do all correctly we might as well not have the system we have at all and that would be bad for us all. We have to follow the rules to keep them.
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If you would take the time to read the document dennie you would know that slavery was delt with Constitutionally in the wake of the civil war, nearly 150 years ago so why would I defend a non-issue?
But thank you for making my point. If you want to change the 2nd Amendment then the ONLY way to do it is through a Constitutional Amendment, as was done with slavery.
What say you now?
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The 2nd Amendment was written over 200 years ago by people who were in real danger of being pulled out of their homes and shot in the streets. The Constitution, at the same time the 2nd Amendment was written, also specifically states that slaves aren't real people and don't count as full human beings. Is that part outdated too, or are you gonna to defend that? I'll wait....
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How much credit can be given to someone who doesn't know what our firm of government and falsely claims America a democracy?
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The fears Madison envisioned in Federalist 46 and were shared by iur Founding Fathers is the government we live under today. If they could see us now, it is not our guns they would take away, it is the control if our central government.
And the person faing to prosecute those who violate current law dennie is Eric Holder and the person who put him in the AG's office.
Who is that again?
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manyd, it is entirely possible for a democracy to go wrong. Or a republic.
The meaning of "militia" changes, but arms in the hands of the people are still part of the system of checks & balances, although implied rather than directly stated.
How can the people's weapons count for anything against the government's weapons? B/c NO government can long function w/o some perception of its legitimacy -- & ESPECIALLY a democracy. If the government has to resort to mass violence against its own people, it wins the battle but loses the war. That's a check. (How long it takes for the government's legitimacy to decay depends on how much the people are divided, & how effectively the government plays that. See Syria.)
On the other hand, if a minority think they are to be our saviors, form a militia & attack the government elected by the people, the government GAINS legitimacy by putting them down (& acquires thereby more power than it was meant to have
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final thoughts, what an idiot!
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FINAL THOUGHT: THE European Armies of 1778. were under the control of KINGS, and NOT a democracy as we have today... That's what Madison was talking about...
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AARON S, To twist and manipulate MADISON'S words {thoughts} {not laws} {I am TALKING ABOUT THE Federalist Papers #46} is a total disservice to his INTELLECT AND REASONING, at the time, OF 200+ YEARS AGO. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING [CIRCUMSTANCES] THAT ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY...
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Seems to me that many of you are failing to realize that our Constitution was written over 200 years ago. Instead of recognizing this FACT, you continue to cling to the MILITIA EXCUSE as a reason to hang onto ASSAULT WEAPONS. Our founding fathers that you so often quote couldn't have possibly envisioned the government or society that we have today... Their thoughts and observations are recorded in the FEDERALIST PAPERS... {as someone earlier quoted} MADISON. #46. Madison was talking about an ARMY similar to EUROPE's at the time, in 1778. That NO WAY relates to 2013.....
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@ jeffward: Last 3 lines of which? My post, I assume. True, & perhaps it was over-the-top.
This subject needs serious discussion, but has received a considerable measure of nonsense.
You have contributed both, by my reading; and I have made that distinction. It appears you do not make that distinction, you think everything you post is of equal value. Please take another look.
"Nowhere does it say our rights can be taken because of someone's bad behavior, including our own."
Does that mean that no one can lose his or her 2nd Amendment rights b/c/o conviction of murder, or any history of violence? How else am I to read it?
When I post nonsense like that, please call me on it. I'm not sure this time was it.
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"AaronS" Your asking the wrong person why our current laws are "NOT" being enforced, Id like to know that myself! When you find out get back with us and let us know. OK!
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Neo: The last 3 lines are the kicker!
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This Navy veteran agrees w/ most of your post, but it reads like you didn't really read my post.
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Capital Journal Daybreak: A Diplomatic Victory in Iraq | Missouri Police Shift Tactics in Ferguson | U.S. Seeks Allies to Stop ISIS's Growth
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NOURI AL-MALIKI QUITS: After eight years of turbulent rule, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gave up power Thursday, a step U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more united front against Islamic State militants. The surprise change avoids a potential crisis after Mr. Maliki had disputed the designation of another politician to the job and had ominously deployed extra security forces across Baghdad. Mr. Maliki's departure achieves an Obama administration goal of a peaceful and democratic political transition, and opens the way for more U.S. military aid to Iraq. Matt Bradley reports.
More on Iraq: Yazidi refugees and Kurdish officials warned of a continued humanitarian disaster, while President Barack Obama hailed U.S. efforts to stop the Islamic State militants' advance on Mount Sinjar–a high-stakes disagreement over a crisis that drew the U.S. toward military action … The U.S. military is turning its focus toward helping Kurdish forces launch a counteroffensive against the Sunni militants with a coalition of countries that have agreed to help fly in ammunition, mortars, and rocket-propelled grenades … The Islamic State has bolstered its long-term ambitions to attack the West, and the group has become so potent that traditional counterterrorism tactics aren't sufficient to eliminate it, U.S. intelligence officials said.
The Obama administration is pressing its Arab and European allies to help cut off the flow of foreign fighters joining the al Qaeda-linked militia, the Islamic State, which is battling the Iraqi government, according to senior U.S. officials. For more on the U.S.'s strategy, read Jay Solomon's full post in Washington Wire.
PEACEFUL NIGHT IN FERGUSON: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon put the state highway patrol in charge of security in Ferguson, Mo., hoping to quell clashes between protesters angry over a police shooting of an unarmed black teenager and SWAT teams using tear gas. After days of escalating tensions between protesters and police, Mr. Nixon tapped a highway patrol captain with ties to the local community to lead the effort. On Thursday night, protests were peaceful and streets remained open to traffic. Mark Peters, Ben Kesling and Devlin Barrett report. On Martha's Vineyard, President Obama treaded cautiously into the turmoil in the St. Louis suburb, making no mention of the racial undertones that have made 18-year-old Michael Brown's death so explosive. Colleen McCain Nelson reports.
GOP SENATE PRIMARY IN ALASKA: By most conventional measures, Dan Sullivan looks to be the favorite to win the GOP Senate primary in Alaska and take on one-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in November. The former Alaska attorney general and natural resources commissioner has consistently led in polls, far outraised his two GOP rivals and won support from business groups and grass-roots conservatives. But polls in the largely rural state can be unreliable, and a little money can buy a lot of TV ad time. Michelle Hackman reports.
HUNTING FOR MEDICARE FRAUD: Raids in six cities this past May netted 90 Medicare providers, including 16 doctors, separately charged with generating a total of $260 million of false Medicare billings. The joint Justice Department-Department of Health and Human Services operation began long before that, with an agent behind a computer screen, eyeing page after page of Medicare claims data, looking for unusual billing patterns. In April, the government publicly released data on doctor billings for the first time after a legal effort by The Wall Street Journal to make the information public. Christopher S. Stewart reports.
SEC ZEROES IN ON CREDIT-RATINGS FIRMS: Credit-ratings firms may soon face tougher restrictions aimed at preventing a repeat of the financial crisis. As early as this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to complete new rules meant to better police the industry following much criticism from lawmakers and others that ratings firms failed to adequately sound alarms about flawed mortgage securities ahead of the housing meltdown. Andrew Ackerman and Timothy W. Martin report.
ALSO IN THE NEWS: Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Friday before a rousing audience in the packed Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the second day of a five-day trip … Alaska's small but growing Muslim community is building the state's first newly constructed mosque … The first U.S. trial in a terror-financing lawsuit against a financial institution began Thursday in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., as a lawyer for victims of Hamas told jurors that Arab Bank moved tens of millions of dollars for the Islamist group knowing the money would likely finance violence … Fifty senators, mostly Democrats, joined forces to try to halt for one year a U.S. Postal Service plan to close 82 mail sorting centers, cut 15,000 jobs and slow delivery speed for some letters … Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi, as the U.S. capitalizes on tensions between China and its Asia-Pacific neighbors to revamp its own regional alliances … Harvard scientists devised a swarm of 1,024 tiny robots that can work together without any guiding central intelligence.
President Obama, after yielding a diplomatic victory by overseeing a transition of power in Iraq, must now build a path forward with the new administration, headed by Haider al-Abadi. WSJ's Jerry Seib explains the series of challenges and decisions the White House now has to make.
—-ECONOMIC INDICATORS: The Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for July at 8:30 a.m. The Federal Reserve releases industrial production for July at 9:15 a.m.
–HAWAII SPECIAL ELECTION: A special election is scheduled for thousands of voters on Hawaii's Big Island—a vote that could decide the state's fiercely contested Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat. Sen. Brian Schatz holds a lead of 1,635 votes over his challenger, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, with all but two of the state's 247 precincts reporting and more than 230,000 votes counted.
Bill Moyers, writing on his own web site, says that the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., shows that local police departments have undergone a "process of militarization," and he offers 11 "horrifying" facts about America's militarized police forces.
The New Yorker's Bernard Avishai writes that turning control of Gaza to the United Nations—an idea endorsed even by hardline Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman—may provide a way out of the current crisis.
Time's Joe Klein focuses on that other big source of unrest in the Middle East, the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and writes that it has become a threat the U.S. has to confront head-on; it has provided terrorists for the first time "a well-organized, well-funded, well-armed military with the ability to take and perhaps hold territory."
A California teacher who is leading a drive to end compulsory union membership for teachers told a Washington conference that she and others in the movement have "felt like little children being bullied on a playground" for taking their stand, Penny Starr of CNS News reports.
In the WSJ's Think Tank, Robert Litan writes that new data confirm the suspicion that small businesses were hit harder by the recession than were large ones, underscoring the fact that "when the economy gets the flu, smaller and younger firms get pneumonia."
Debt sales at banks and other financial companies world-wide hit $391 billion this year through Thursday morning, a 32% jump from the same period last year and a 19% rise from the same span of 2007, a year of record issuance, according to data provider Dealogic.
@repjohnlewis: This is a good time to consider the words of MLK Jr., who said that "Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."
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A wrist sprain is stretching or tearing of the ligaments that support the wrist. Ligaments are strong bands of tissue that connect bones to each other.
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The most common causes for wrist sprains are falling on an outstretched hand and repetitive motion.
Factors that may increase your chance of getting a wrist sprain include:
A wrist sprain may cause:
It can be hard to tell the difference between a wrist sprain and a fracture or dislocation of one of the small wrist bones. See your doctor if there is any deformity, swelling, or if you are unable to move your wrist or hand.
You will be asked about your symptoms and how you injured your wrist. An exam of your wrist will be done to check the stability of the joint and the severity of the injury.
Imaging tests may include:
Wrist sprains are graded according to their severity:
Treatment includes:
Your wrist will need time to heal. Avoid activities that cause pain or put extra stress on your wrist.
Ice may help decrease swelling and pain in the first few days after the injury.
Your doctor may recommend:
Aspirin is not recommended for children with a current or recent viral infection. Check with your doctor before giving your child aspirin.
Compression can help prevent more swelling. Your doctor may recommend an elastic compression bandage around your wrist.
Elevation can also help keep swelling down. Keep your arm higher than your heart as much as possible. A couple of days of elevation might be recommended for severe strains.
Support may be needed to help protect, support, and keep your wrist in line while it heals. Supportive steps may include:
Wrist sprains may not always be preventable. There are steps you can take to reduce your chance of getting a wrist sprain. These include:
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Hurricane Deck Elementary School in Sunrise Beach is back in session after being evacuated around noon Monday.
Staff lead students safely out of the school to the playground area after an electrical outlet began smoking likely from a short, according to Sunrise Beach Fire Chief Dennis Reilly.
The call came in at 12:10 p.m.. Power was quickly turned off, he said, and there was no fire as a result of the incident.
The incident was under control by 12:19, and kids headed back to class soon after.
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Number of Parkway wrecks down after sign campaign
Published: Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 13, 2012 at 7:49 p.m.
An aggressive signage campaign has drastically reduced the number of wrecks along the Blue Ridge Parkway over the last 10 years, the National Park Service reports, making a leisurely drive along the National Park Service's most-visited attraction a far safer experience.
Wrecks reported along the Parkway in Henderson and Transylvania counties:
Henderson County, milepost 400 to 405
2001- 5
2002- 6
2003- 4
2004- 6
2005- 3
2006- 7
2007- 4, 3 with injuries
2008- 5, 3 with injuries
2009- 10, 8 with injuries
2010- 4, 3 with injuries
2011- 5, 4 with injuries
No fatal crashes reported between 2007 and 2011 in Henderson County
Transylvania County, milepost 408 to 423
2001- 12
2002- 15
2003- 13
2004- 12
2005- 15
2006- 15
2007- 14, 5 with injuries
2008- 10, 5 with injuries
2009- 11, 7 with injuries
2010- 10, 6 with injuries
2011- 13, 10 with injuries
No fatal crashes were reported between 2007 and 2011. There has been one fatal crash in 2012.
The National Parks Service database does not track statistics on injuries prior to 2007.
Signs warning drivers of possible hazards were placed along the Parkway, which draws 20 million visitors annually, beginning in 2002.
"Visitor and traffic safety on the Parkway is always of paramount concern, and in recent years strides have been made to decrease the number of traffic accidents," Steve Stinnett, chief ranger with the Blue Ridge Parkway, said in a news release.
In 2001, a traffic study was initiated to determine the number of motor vehicle accidents along the Parkway during a five-year period, after a year that saw 450 wrecks on the Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia, according to Stinnett.
In 2011, the Parkway saw about 250 wrecks in the two states.
"The study organized information about wrecks into several categories including type of vehicle, number and types of injuries, number and type of fatalities, precise fates and times, as well as location of the incidents," Stinnett said. "Using this information, a traffic safety campaign was initiated to monitor and reduce wrecks in the areas identified as hotspots in the study."
Almost all of the wrecks reported between 2002 and 2011 were caused by driver distraction, and most vehicles involved in the wrecks were motorcycles, according to Stinnett.
One of the major findings of the study indicated that areas with unique road features such as descending radius curves, and, in some cases, overlooks, contributed to loss of attention and distracted driving.
The sign program identified the problem areas and placed signs with symbols that illustrate the nature of the curves in those locations.
The first signs were installed in the Pisgah district of the Parkway at Mt. Lyn Lowery, milepost 445.2, in August 2002. The area at the time was experiencing an average of five wrecks a year, according to Stinnett.
"Since the sign installation in 2002, only three wrecks have occurred in that area, with only one reported injury," he said.
Bruce O'Connell, managing director with the Pisgah Inn, said he hasn't noticed much of a change in driver's habits.
"Everyone seems to be driving about the same," he said. "Over the decades we have seen our share of accidents, but I would have to say my observation is people usually drive safe along the Parkway."
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Interior Department Takes Key Step in Offshore Wind Leasing
February 8, 2012
Offshore wind turbines like these may be closer to reality off the Atlantic Coast.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) on February 2 marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic Coast. DOE and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that the department's initiative has passed a key environmental review. This approval will allow the process for wind energy lease sales off Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia to move forward.
BOEM's National Environmental Policy Act assessment found that there would be no significant environmental or socioeconomic impacts from issuing wind energy leases in designated areas off the mid-Atlantic Coast. The bureau also published calls for information and nominations for Maryland and Virginia to solicit lease nominations from industry and to request public comments regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses of the wind energy areas. The bureau also announced the finalization of a first-of-its-kind lease form that will help streamline the issuance of offshore renewable energy leases. Financial and other terms, as well as any site-specific mitigation measures, will be added to each individual lease before it is executed. The lease form is available now and will be effective 15 days following publication in the Federal Register. See the DOI press release and the lease information in the Federal Register .


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DEDICA TION CEREMONIES A SUCCESS With a livid-blue sky above, gentle breezes, an occasional drifting cloud-puff combined with the Mission Range background, no one would disagree that a more pleasant and beautiful day was possible for the Confederated Tribes' Dedication Ceremonies held June 1st, 1979. Much preparation, organization and many volunteers contributing their time and assistance, made the whole day's total events possible and the momentous occasion that it was. Master of Ceremonies and Tribal Secretary, Fred Houle, Jr., officially opened the ceremonies in his welcoming address. In a brief review, he explained how the relocation from the old Tribal Headquarters at the Dixon Sub-Agency to the Pablo Complex gradually evolved. Following Secretary Houle's initial address, Francis Stanger, Chaplain of the Daniel Lawrence Pablo Post No. 68 of the American Legion, prayed the Our Father in native tongue. Houle then went on to explain that there were two purposes for the Dedication Ceremonies. The second reason was to pay tribute to and honor tribal members (both living and deceased) who served their country in the military services. He informed everyone present, why the Veterans Monument was constructed on the Tribal Complex grounds shortly after the Daniel Lawrence Pablo Post No. 68 was formed in March, 1978. Tribal Council Chairman, Tom E. Pablo, also addressed the visiting crowd, now and then injecting a sprinkling of good-natured teasing and humor. The all-Indian Pablo Post No. 68 was named in honor of Chairman Pablo's brother, who lost his life over Germany in World War II, while serving in the Royal Canadian A ir Force. Sometimes we are prone to conceal and suppress deep emotions, so we can certainly understand the emotional sensitivity that Tom Pablo and all others present at the Dedication Cermeonies must have felt, who lost loved ones while serving their country. A host of American Legion Officials and dignitaries were introduced, along with BIA Area Director, Anson Baker, who spoke a few words in recognition of the dedication. Montana Inter-Tribal Policy Board's Executive Director, Tom Whitford also attended and was introduced, as was flag-bearers, Camille Matt and Jack Glover. Commander of Pablo Post No. 68, Raphael Bisson, noted in his address that the Dedication Cermonies was indeed fitting, in that President Carter had declared the period from May 28th to June 3rd, Veterans Week. He added that the Monument would be updated. Albert A. Miron, District No. 4 Commander of the Department of Montana and Alex Demchuk, Secretary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 24, from Cranbrook, British Columbia, both gave brief addresses. Following Councilman Louie Adams'prayer in native tongue and English, there was a presentation by the Honor Guard representing the various services. Immediately after the heart-wrenching bugling of echo-taps, Councilman Lawrence Kenmille spoke a few words. The Dedication Ceremonies were then concluded, with Secretary Houle inviting everyone to enjoy open-house tours, the beefbarbeque and Indian exhibitions. According to Vi McClure, Elderly Indian Coordinator, an estimated 1,250 people (paper-plate count) were served the beef barbeque dinner. Several lines were formed to expedite the huge crowd of hungry visitors. One hitchhiker left Highway 93 to mingle with the (Continued on page 2)
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ANAHEIM -- The A's were hoping to start the post-All-Star break with homers galore.
The homers were there, but not from All-Star game Home Run Derby winner Yoenis Cespedes, who was scratched from the starting lineup with a sore left wrist.
Instead, the Los Angeles Angels hit three solo homers off Oakland starter A.J. Griffin en route to a 4-1 win Friday night.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin said he didn't believe there was any link to the barrage of swings Cespedes took in Monday's derby in New York's Citi Field and the injury that shut him down Friday.
The A's don't know if Cespedes will be back in the lineup Saturday. The left fielder declined to talk as is usual when injuries are the subject. He was walking around the clubhouse with a sizable packet of ice wrapped around his wrist.
"I wouldn't think so," Melvin said when asked if Cespedes' injury is connected to the Home Run Derby. "You would have thought he would have felt it then."
Cespedes took batting practice with the rest of the team before the game, when he apparently began feeling discomfort. He was already in the lineup, but when he took some extra swings in the batting cage, the pain was sufficient that Melvin said the A's took him out of the lineup as a precaution.
With no Cespedes in the lineup, the A's did almost nothing against Angels starter Jered Weaver, who stretched his streak of scoreless innings against Oakland to 242/3 with 62/3 shutout innings. He's allowed the A's one run in 371/3 innings the last two years.
"Weaver was tough to pick up tonight," designated hitter Seth Smith said.
Griffin lasted just five innings and gave up four runs, one on a first-inning RBI double by Josh Hamilton and three more on solo homers by Albert Pujols in the third and Erick Aybar and Mike Trout in the fifth.
That gets Griffin to 21 homers allowed this season, the third-highest total in the American League. Of those, 16 have come with no one on base.
Catcher John Jaso wasn't aware of the overwhelming percentage of solo homers, but he suggested Griffin's curve, his out pitch, might be a factor.
"That's what gets hitters out," Jaso said. "A lot of the homers have come on 2-2 and 3-2. When there's no one on base, he's not going to throw his curve much in that situation. When there's someone on, he will."
Griffin said he wasn't disappointed in the way he pitched, although he wasn't crazy about the results. He said Aybar's homer came on "a pitch that almost hit him," and the Trout homer came when Griffin tried to use a changeup on which he'd struck out Trout earlier but "didn't get it down enough."
In all, it wasn't a great game for the A's, who seemed out of sorts after four days off at the All-Star break. Melvin said the team "looked out of sync."
"It's always a surprise for me when we look out of sync," he said. "We should be ready to play the game."
The A's got two-plus innings of shutout relief from Sonny Gray, but they won't be seeing any of that for a while. Gray was told after the game that he was being sent down to make room on the roster for Saturday's starting pitcher, Dan Straily.
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1. Running Linux on G-mail
http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000990039809/ and http://richard.jones.name/google-hacks/gmail-filesystem/gmail-filesystem.html describe how to mount your Gmail account as a filesystem under Linux. Interesting...
猫はじゅうたんをひっかき始めた。 The cat started scratching to scratch the carpet.
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2. Sticky notes hack
43 folders is collecting neat Post-it hacks. I love using Post-it notes to organize my articles and presentations, writing down keywords on individual notes and rearranging them until they make sense. I like using thin strips for keywords and larger notes for storyboards. I like being able to see everything at a glance and rearrange things without having to navigate using a keyboard or a mouse. Post-it notes are a great way to put together impromptu presentations, too. Just stick them onto the back of a folder and peel them off as you discuss the points; that way, you don't forget to discuss anything. Great stuff! I should add a pack to my Geek Survival Kit (a pack of 3x5 index cards and a black gel pen).
鬼いぬ間の洗濯。 When the cat's away, the mice will play.
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3. Mensa Qualifying Session
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|May 7, '05 9:00a
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Mensa Philippines is an emerging national Mensa under the auspices of Mensa International Ltd. The society has over 100,000 members in over 80 countries worldwide. R. Buckminster Fuller, actress / archer Geena Davis, comedian John Cleese (Monty Python), Scott Adams (Dilbert), Matt Groening (Simpsons), Jean Auel (Clan of the Cave Bear) and science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov are some of the more prominent Mensa members.
While we don't have tests that you can take at home, there are many practice tests available on the Internet. You will find tests, puzzles and other Mensa resources at:
- http://www.mensa.org.uk/mensa/global/resource.html
- http://dmoz.org/Society/Organizations/High_Intelligence/Mensa/
- http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~didmsnj/MensaWorld/guide.html
The sole criterion for membership in Mensa, is to score within the top 2 percent (98th percentile and up) on an accepted and properly supervised qualifying test.
Mensa will be holding just such a qualifying session on SATURDAY, 07 MAY 2005 at the Private Room, OAKWOOD Premier, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati.
The qualifier is a culture-fair test of the type that is often referred to as "abstract reasoning". It does NOT test for math or language skills. While there is no strict time-limit, most people will finish in an hour or two. You may register and START your test anytime between 9:00 A.M. and 3 P.M.
YOU will ONLY need to BRING a valid ID (with photo) and the testing fee of P400 (or the discounted P150 rate for UNDER-GRAD students). We would also appreciate it if you could verify your postal address and zipcode.
Pre-registration requires NO pre-payment. Payments will only be received at the testing venue itself. Providing us with your name and contact info beforehand simply allows us to be better prepared to accommodate you. Pre-registrants may choose their time slot and will have preference over walk-in test-takers.
The identities of the those who take the test as well as any results are strictly confidential. The results will be mailed to you within a month or so. If you don't quite make the cut this time around (we all have off days), you may re-take the qualifying test after 6 months.
Follow this link for more information regarding Mensa's qualifying tests.
For further inquiries
- Dra. Jesy Gutierrez (QC - Veterans Memorial Hospital) (2) 927-6956 (direct line, office hours)
- Tet Arcenal (Manila - UP CAS - Manila) (2) 523-93-92 or (2) 521-66-92 (office hours)
E-Mail: [email protected] (Subject: May 07 Oakwood Test)
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E-Mail: [email protected] (Subject: May 07 Oakwood Test)
Website: http://pilipinas.mensa.org
Pre-registration will close a week before the test. Note that Mensa is manned exclusively by volunteers, so an immediate response may not be possible. We will get back to you as promptly as we can.
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OAKLAND -- The 2013 NBA draft turned out to be a crazy ride with multiple surprise selections and several trades. And the Warriors, who began the night with no draft picks, found a way to contribute to the madness.
Golden State landed the pick it wanted, buying the No. 26 overall selection, then trading down twice to the No. 30 pick. There, the Warriors threw another twist. Instead of filling a need and drafting a big man, the Warriors selected a combo guard from Serbia.
Nemanja Nedovic -- a 6-foot-3, 192-pound 22-year-old -- was the result of the Warriors' exhaustive efforts to secure a draft pick. It was a head-scratching end to a wild first round.
"This was a different one," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said of this year's draft. "There was a ton of movement, a lot of teams looking to make deals. ... It was exciting. We kind of watched it as spectators for the first part of the draft. ... This was a rare moment to grab a first-round pick (without having to give up one), and we realized that halfway through the first round."
The first round saw UNLV forward Anthony Bennett become the surprise top pick. Kentucky center Nerlens Noel, the projected No. 1, dropped to New Orleans at No. 6 and was then traded to Philadelphia for point guard Jrue Holiday. Sacramento, now led by former Warriors assistant Michael Malone, had Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore fall in its lap at No. 7.
And through it all, outgoing NBA commissioner David Stern, who hosted his final draft, playfully taunted the jeering crowd.
"We had to explain to our international audience that the 'boo' is an American sign of respect," Stern said to the crowd, provoking another round of boos.
The Warriors then concluded the memorable first round with a whirlwind of moves.
First, Golden State acquired the No 26 pick from Minnesota, along with former UCLA guard Malcolm Lee, by sending $1.6 million and a 2014 second-round pick to the Timberwolves.
The Warriors had their eye on Nedovic, but their research indicated they could get him as late as No. 30. So they started maneuvering to move down.
Next, the Warriors traded that No. 26 pick to Oklahoma City, getting the No. 29 pick and $1 million in cash. And they weren't done. They sent the No. 29 pick and Malcolm Lee to Phoenix for the 30th and final pick of the first round.
In the end, the Warriors were in position to fill what Myers deemed their biggest need -- to bolster the front line. Starting center Andrew Bogut, who has battled ankle issues the last two seasons, is always a question mark. His backup, Festus Ezeli, will miss at least the first three months of the season after knee surgery. And power forward Carl Landry, who played some center last year, opted out of his contract to be come a free agent.
Kansas center Jeff Withey and Bucknell's Mike Muscala, two big men projected to be late first-round picks, were on the board. But the Warriors instead went with the little-known guard who was picked by many to go middle-to-late second round.
"This was talent we couldn't pass on," Myers said. "We felt like Nedovic was a better talent than any of the bigs that were on the board."
Myers said his staff rated Nedovic -- who is considered one of the best young guards in Europe via various scouting reports -- high on their draft board. Already stocked with shooters, the Warriors see Nedovic as a sizable guard who can consistently get in the lane.
He's been dubbed the "European Derrick Rose" because of his athleticism and size (and his tendency to dunk on defenders). But he's a bit of a tweener. He's a slashing type of scorer who is too small to play shooting guard but currently lacks the skills to thrive at point guard.
The entire Warriors front office was at the 2013 adidas Eurocamp and got a good look at Nedovic, who showed improved playmaking skills. But he needs some work, especially with his shooting and defense.
Playing for Lithuania in the vaunted Euroleague, he averaged 9.8 points on 36.7 percent shooting with 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.2 minutes.
"He's not a finished product," Myers said. "But he's got a brashness about him. He's competitive. ... He's fearless."
The Warriors are not yet clear on whether they will keep Nedovic in Europe. Myers said he has a contract buyout that needs to be negotiated with his team overseas.
The Warriors are hoping he joins them for Summer League in Las Vegas next month. As for the big, that need will have to be addressed during the free agency period. The Warriors have limited funds and a few minor pieces they are willing to move.
"It's going to be tough," Myers said of finding a good big man. "We're going to have to work every relationship. We're not gong to be the biggest spenders. ... We think we can come up with someone in the frontcourt to help this team."
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Spotlight on Reference Data Management
By rahulkamath on Nov 12, 2012
Reference Data Management
Oracle Data Relationship Management (DRM) has always been extremely powerful as an Enterprise MDM solution that can help manage changes to master data in a way that influences enterprise structure, whether it be mastering chart of accounts to enable financial transformation, or revamping organization structures to drive business transformation and operational efficiencies, or mastering sales territories in light of rapid fire acquisitions that require frequent sales territory refinement, equitable distribution of leads and accounts to salespersons, and alignment of budget/forecast with results to optimize sales coverage. Increasingly, DRM is also being utilized by Oracle customers for reference data management, an emerging solution space that deserves some explanation.
What is reference data?
Reference data is a close cousin of master data. While master data may be more rapidly changing, requires consensus building across stakeholders and lends structure to business transactions, reference data is simpler, more slowly changing, but has semantic content that is used to categorize or group other information assets – including master data – and give them contextual value.
The following table contains an illustrative list of examples of reference data by type. Reference data types may include types and codes, business taxonomies, complex relationships & cross-domain mappings or standards.
Types & Codes
Relationships / Mappings
Transaction Codes
Classification Categories and Codes, e.g.,
Product / Segment; Product / Geo
Calendars (e.g., Gregorian, Fiscal, Manufacturing, Retail, ISO8601)
Lookup Tables
Product Categories
City à State à Postal Codes
Currency Codes (e.g., ISO)
Status Codes
Customer / Market Segment; Business Unit / Channel
Role Codes
Market Segments
Country Codes / Currency Codes / Financial Accounts
Date/Time, Time Zones
Domain Values
Universal Standard Products
and Services Classification (UNSPSC), eCl@ss
Classification of Diseases (ICD) e.g.,
Tax Rates
Why manage reference data?
Reference data carries contextual value and meaning and therefore its use can drive business logic that helps execute a business process, create a desired application behavior or provide meaningful segmentation to analyze transaction data. Further, mapping reference data often requires human judgment.
Sample Use Cases of Reference Data Management
Healthcare: Diagnostic Codes
The reference data challenges in the healthcare industry offer a case in point. Part of being HIPAA compliant requires medical practitioners to transition diagnosis codes from ICD-9 to ICD-10, a medical coding scheme used to classify diseases, signs and symptoms, causes, etc. The transition to ICD-10 has a significant impact on business processes, procedures, contracts, and IT systems. Since both code sets ICD-9 and ICD-10 offer diagnosis codes of very different levels of granularity, human judgment is required to map ICD-9 codes to ICD-10. The process requires collaboration and consensus building among stakeholders much in the same way as does master data management. Moreover, to build reports to understand utilization, frequency and quality of diagnoses, medical practitioners may need to "cross-walk" mappings -- either forward to ICD-10 or backwards to ICD-9 depending upon the reporting time horizon.
Spend Management: Product, Service & Supplier Codes
Similarly, as an enterprise looks to rationalize suppliers and leverage their spend, conforming supplier codes, as well as product and service codes requires supporting multiple classification schemes that may include industry standards (e.g., UNSPSC, eCl@ss) or enterprise taxonomies. Aberdeen Group estimates that 90% of companies rely on spreadsheets and manual reviews to aggregate, classify and analyze spend data, and that data management activities account for 12-15% of the sourcing cycle and consume 30-50% of a commodity manager's time. Creating a common map across the extended enterprise to rationalize codes across procurement, accounts payable, general ledger, credit card, procurement card (P-card) as well as ACH and bank systems can cut sourcing costs, improve compliance, lower inventory stock, and free up talent to focus on value added tasks.
Change Management: Point of Sales Transaction Codes and Product Codes
In the specialty finance industry, enterprises are confronted with usury laws – governed at the state and local level – that regulate financial product innovation as it relates to consumer loans, check cashing and pawn lending. To comply, it is important to demonstrate that transactions booked at the point of sale are posted against valid product codes that were on offer at the time of booking the sale. Since new products are being released at a steady stream, it is important to ensure timely and accurate mapping of point-of-sale transaction codes with the appropriate product and GL codes to comply with the changing regulations.
Multi-National Companies: Industry Classification Schemes
As companies grow and expand across geographies, a typical challenge they encounter with reference data represents reconciling various versions of industry classification schemes in use across nations. While the United States, Mexico and Canada conform to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) standard, European Union countries choose different variants of the NACE industry classification scheme. Multi-national companies must manage the individual national NACE schemes and reconcile the differences across countries. Enterprises must invest in a reference data change management application to address the challenge of distributing reference data changes to downstream applications and assess which applications were impacted by a given change.


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BERKELEY -- New Cal defensive coordinator Andy Buh brought more than a Rose Bowl appearance with him to Berkeley from his previous job as linebackers coach at the University of Wisconsin.
Buh is recovering from shoulder surgery he underwent the week before signing day to repair a torn left rotator cuff he suffered in a fall while jogging on an icy day in Madison.
Buh and his wife also are awaiting the birth of their second son, due in the next couple weeks.
Here's our conversation with Buh, as the Bears begin spring workouts Monday:
BUH: "First of all, it's what I know -- that's probably the most significant reason. Any time you coordinate a defense, you want to be a master of it."
What do you see as the strengths of the 4-3?
"It can defend all the different types of offenses we're going to face. I believe in the way football has become where the quarterback is such a threat, both run and pass, that four defensive linemen are almost critical in terms of keeping linemen off the linebackers, having good pass-rush lanes, squeezing and constricting gaps and not making it such a space game. Those are all the principles of the 4-3. We'll sit more on our technique and our fundamentals than our scheme."
BUH: "No. 1's always going to be putting our personnel in the right positions. No. 2, once we do that, teaching the base fundamentals of our game."
BUH: "The first thing I did when I got here was analyzed what that transition was going to be like. We analyzed a lot of film and looked at a lot of the body types that we had. We found out that a lot of our outside linebackers could be converted to close and open-side defensive ends. The open-side body types for us are speed, edge rushers, Chris McCain-type guys. The close-end side they're a little bit beefier. Kyle Kragen is that type, Brennan Scarlett is that body type."
BUH: "Puka Lopa and Mustafa Jalil. Jalil is a swing guy who's a cheeseburger away from playing defensive tackle."
BUH: "Nathan Broussard, Dan Camporeale, Ted Agu. (JC transfer) Sione Sina has got the size and the length to be an inside guy, but he's got the athleticism to play at the open-side end."
BUH: "I think it's unbelievable. A lot of people back. We're a little bit deficient in our secondary. We've got a handful of guys -- it's not a stable."
BUH: "The first thing is we want to be sound. The attacking and all that stuff are more cliches than anything else. As a defensive coordinator I want to be sound fundamentally. I want the fans to see a defense that doesn't make glaring mistakes. I want to eliminate beating ourselves first. I think that's a style that's going to fit really well with what we do offensively."
BUH: "It's exactly what you said -- it's a perception. It's not the reality that walks the halls of this building. The first indication is we signed 13 defensive guys and only signed 11 offensive guys. That indicates No. 1 where his priorities are. If we could have gotten two of those corners at the end, we would have signed 15 defensive guys.
"Second indication is (Louisiana Tech) won that WAC championship two years ago because they played stellar defense. Coach Dykes and I have a relationship that goes way beyond this opportunity here, and he's always talked about having a team with a great defense. He's the son of a defensive coach -- it's in his blood."
BUH: "Sonny and I met back in 2003 when he was at Tech. Cal had a defensive coordinator here back in the early 2000s named Lyle Setencich. I was here as a young administrative assistant under Lyle. When Lyle and (Mike) Leach connected at (Texas) Tech, I would go back there to study football, and that's where I met Sonny."
BUH: "It goes all the way back to Chris Ault when I was playing and coaching (for him at Nevada), to Pat Hill at Fresno, to Jim Harbaugh at Stanford. And then obviously Lyle had a big, big technical, defensive influence on me. There was (defensive coordinator) Chris Ash at Wisconsin, and (head coach) Bret Bielema."
BUH: "I never had play-calling duties. I was only a co-coordinator in title. I was promoted after my first year there to co-coordinator. Ron Lynn ran the defense. There are multiple reasons why a lot of us left and the major one was Jim was looking at NFL opportunities and we knew that a lot of us wouldn't be able to go with him.
BUH: "He did not let me go. I did not get fired. I left Stanford to be a coordinator (at Nevada). That's what I wanted to be. I knew once those demotions were coming in terms of being stripped of those titles, that it would be hard to get back into that position to be the play-caller. So that was probably the second reason why I left."
BUH: "It was awesome. It was unbelievable. What you see is what you get. He's 100 percent football. He's an ultimate competitor. And he thinks football around the clock. So just his competitive nature, his win-all attitude."
BUH: "That was one of the greatest times in my coaching career. For (Ault) to entrust me with being a play-caller before I'd ever been that, and be able to step in there in 2010 and have the season we had, it was one of the greatest years in my coaching career."
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at Twitter.com/CalBearsBANG.


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"Salem" (7 p.m., WGN):
Witches are the new vampires (or zombies). They're the stars of this supernatural drama series set in 17th-century Massachusetts, where spooky, strange things are happening.
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (8 p.m., Hallmark):
This new drama from Martha Williamson ("Touched by an Angel") is about postal workers who specialize in getting undeliverable mail to its rightful recipients. In the process, they change lives.
"Game of Thrones" (9 p.m., HBO):
We're still gasping over last week's deadly episode. Of course, someone will have to pay for this poisonous crime and, unfortunately, right now it looks like our pal Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) has a big target on his back.
"Devious Maids" (10 p.m., Lifetime):
Bring on the heavy-duty detergent. There's lots of dirty laundry to deal with as this campy soap returns for a second season that promises even more twists and surprises. Eva Longoria, an executive producer on the show, directed the opener.
Also on Sunday:
"The Amazing Race: All-Stars" (8 p.m., CBS)
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IKEA to phase out wooden pallets
November 30, 2011 - MMH Editorial
Costco is not the only major retailer to take a hard look at its pallet program. Last month, IKEA, the iconic Swedish home furnishings retailer, announced that it will phase out wooden pallets on a global basis. Wood will be replaced with a shipping platform IKEA is calling the material area paper pallet.
"The objectives of this change are to decrease costs and create a more sustainable business by having less impact on the environment," IKEA explained on its website. "This change will impact all functions within supply chain as well as all stores and suppliers in Europe. For example new handling and storage solutions need to be installed in store racking and supplier plants need to rebuild or adapt the packaging lines in order to use of alternative handling material."
IKEA has been experimenting with alternatives to wooden pallets for several years now. Modern described how IKEA was using three standard, unique pallets at its operations near Savannah, Georgia as well as the Optiledge, a unique, recyclable plastic shipping platform that makes more efficient use of the space inside shipping containers.
According to a report from Rick LeBlanc of PackagingRevolution, the elimination of wooden pallets will "involve the upgrading of IKEA's racking storage systems through the company to support unit loads built on paper pallets and the [plastic] Optiledge system." LeBlanc added that "IKEA believes that it will achieve better fill rates in ocean containers and trucks." Other reports indicate that IKEA believes it can save $193 million a year in transportation costs.
Both Costco and IKEA are examples of how leading companies are looking beyond the low hanging fruit for the next round of cost savings. They are also examples of the importance of a continued focus on the basics of materials handling that many companies take for granted.


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Bruce Springsteen didn't talk politics.
Yet, his music spoke volumes about how he's feeling these days. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who campaigned heavily for Barack Obama's re-election, opened his show Friday at the Oracle Arena in Oakland with the ringing anthem "Land of Hope and Dreams," putting more than a little extra weight behind the lyrics "Dreams will not be thwarted" and "Faith will be rewarded."
He closed the piece -- first released on 2001's "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in New York City" and then later recorded in the studio for this year's "Wrecking Ball" -- by melding in a bit of Curtis Mayfield's inspirational "People Get Ready."
No, this wasn't a night for "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (even though "the Boss" did play a few cuts from that classic 1978 album), but rather for rejoicing in the warm light of good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll.
Springsteen was joyful to the point of near-giddiness. The 63-year-old star shook hands, let fans strum his guitar, mugged with his E Street Band members and exuded more energy than most artists half his age -- all of which, I realize, are trademarks of his live show. Yet, the way he conducted himself seemed particularly genuine and natural on this night. He acted like he was having the time of his life as he performed before the capacity crowd.
And the feeling was most definitely mutual. Fans ate up pretty much everything Springsteen had to offer, which added up to 27 songs over the course of three-plus hours.
The show was every bit as good as Springsteen's April gig at HP Pavilion in San Jose, if a bit less revelatory. That earlier outing was the Bay Area's first chance to see the E Street Band minus Clarence Clemons, Springsteen's sax man since 1972, who died in 2011. The sideman is still greatly missed, but many fans are quickly growing accustomed to seeing Springsteen's new five-piece horn section -- which includes Clemons' nephew Jake Clemons on saxophone -- blow through the songs.
One of the first highlights of Friday's show was a rambunctious take on "Cover Me," from Springsteen's bestselling album, 1984's "Born in the U.S.A." The singer's urgent delivery was perfectly matched by a pair of outstanding guitar leads, one from Nils Lofgren that cut as sharply as a Ginsu knife through paper, followed by one from Steven Van Zandt that soared like a jet.
The audience sang lead on the fun "Hungry Heart," from 1980's "The River," with the Boss filling in a few lines here and there. It was amazing that he found time to sing at all, as he spent much of that song stagediving and being carried, by hundreds of outstretched arms, around the arena floor.
Yes, he was having a ball.
The show slowed down a bit as Springsteen ventured into "Wrecking Ball," which, despite what many critics will tell you, is far from being one of his best albums. Still, "We Take Care of Our Own," "Death to My Hometown" and the title track sounded stronger on stage than they do on record.
Fortunately, those songs were easily eclipsed by all that followed -- which included a powerful run through "Because the Night," which the Boss co-wrote with the great Patti Smith, and a mesmerizing, elongated take of "My City of Ruins," from 2002's "The Rising." I can't get enough of that album, which does rank as one of his best, and was pleased that he also offered up "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" and the title track in Oakland.
The song that fans will still be talking about today, however, came at the start of his typically generous encore. He opened the five-song set with an epic version of "Kitty's Back," a treasured "deep cut" from 1973's "The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle." It stretched 12 minutes, roughly five more than found on the record, and was filled with more interesting jams than one would find during an entire String Cheese Incident tour.
The crowd had a blast. Yet, Springsteen seemed to be having at least as much fun as anybody.
Follow Jim Harrington at http://twitter.com/jimthecritic, www.facebook.com/jim.bayareanews and http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/concerts.
To see a slideshow of Friday's concert, go to www.mercurynews.com/entertainment.


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Stony Brook Athletics unveils the Seawolves Hitting Facility
New 5,000 square foot facility will serve the indoor practice needs of the baseball and softball teams.
Head coach Megan T. Bryant became Stony Brook's head softball coach in 2001 and has won 20 or more games every season since. Bryant is the winningest coach in Stony Brook softball history with 209 career victories.
In 2007, Coach Bryant led Stony Brook to its best overall record in the school's Division I history (28-20), while leading five Seawolves to the America East All-Conference team (Kelsi Fanelli, Marissa Fleury, Victoria Kavitsky, Sarah Hoffman and Ashley Westphal). Coach Bryant also won her 500th career game on March 10th against Idaho State.
In 2006, Bryant led the Seawolves to a 25-25 record, 10-10 in the conference and just missed qualifying for the America East Championship by a game. Bryant guided Suzanne Turek to the all-conference second team and Kelsi Fanelli to the all-rookie team.
In 2005, the Seawolves made it to the America East Championship, after an exciting run through the America East Tournament. The No. 4 Seawolves upset No. 3 Maine on a 13th inning walk-off home run before knocking off the No. 2 Boston University Terriers, rallying from four runs down in the bottom of the sixth, to advance to the finals against Albany.
In 2004, Bryant led the Seawolves to possibly their most successfull season in program history, setting school records with 30 wins and 13 America East wins, while finishing second in the league standings and posting 10 consecutive victories during the season. Stony Brook also earned the program's first win in the America East Tournament, as the No. 2 seeded Seawolves topped No. 3 seed Boston University 6-2.
Bryant guided Kristen Brust and Hayley Durham to first team All-Northeast Region accolades, marking the first time in school history SB has had two players named to the all-region first team, while Jane Stein joined Brust and Durham on the America East first team and Angela Andrews earned second team honors.
In 2003, Bryant and the Seawolves continued to set the standard for the Stony Brook softball program, equalling the then-program record for wins with 25 while qualifying for its first America East Tournament with a fourth-place finish in the league standings.
In addition, Bryant coached Stephanie DiBiase and Kristen Brust to first team all-conference and first and second team All-Northeast Region honors, respectively. Freshmen Angela Andrews and Hayley Durham were named to the America East All-Rookie team, while Marissa Servello and Stephanie McCarthy were named NFCA Scholar Athletes.
With an inexperienced squad that included seven newcomers, Bryant led the Seawolves to a 25-27 record and a 10-14 America East Conference mark in 2002, Stony Brook's first season as member. At the time, the 25 victories marked the most wins in a single season, eclipsing Bryant's own mark of 21 in 2001.
The 2002 Seawolves set a total of nine team records and 15 individual records, while posting the most wins in school history up to that point. In addition, both Kristen Brust and Stephanie DiBiase received All-America East first team honors as freshmen.
In her first season at the helm in 2001, Bryant recorded the most successful season by a Seawolves' first-year head coach despite inheriting a team that had won just four games the previous season. With essentially the same team and just three newcomers added to the roster, Bryant led Stony Brook to a 21-23 finish and the program's first-ever berth in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, the first time the Seawolves had advanced to postseason play in 12 years. Bryant's achievements led to Stony Brook Coach of the Year honors. In addition, junior pitcher Stephanie Poetzsch was named Stony Brook Female Athlete of the Year.
Bryant served as the head coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1988-99. Before Bryant's arrival, the Bulldogs had endured five straight losing seasons and three straight last-place finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference. After a 13-44 finish her first season, Bryant led Drake to a 33-24 record, 10-6 in the MVC, in 1990, which earned her MVC Coach of the Year accolades. In 1993, just four years after her arrival, Drake won both the MVC regular season and tournament titles while compiling a 35-16 record (13-3 MVC), the most wins in a season in school history. Bryant once again received MVC Coach of the Year honors. In 1994, Drake repeated as MVC Tournament champions and obtained a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs registered winning records six times and finished in the top four in the MVC five times in the last eight seasons Bryant was at the helm.
Prior to her stint at Stony Brook, Bryant spent one season as an assistant coach at St. John's University.
Bryant began her college coaching career at Stetson University in Deland, Fla., where she compiled a 63-30 record as head coach from 1985-87. Bryant inherited a program that had begun just the season before her arrival, and in only her first season she led Stetson to the New South Athletic Conference championship in 1986, receiving NSAC Coach of the Year honors. Stetson repeated as NSAC champions in 1987.
After Stetson, Bryant served as assistant coach at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., in 1988.
Bryant also spent four years as a physical education instructor and head coach at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, N.Y., from 1981-85.
In addition to her coaching expertise, Bryant has also served on two NCAA Certification Review Equity Subcommittees and as a member of the NCAA Division I Softball Midwest Region Committee from 1994-95.


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