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Here's you guide to what to see and what to skip at the movies this weekend.
See This World War Z
The trick to enjoying World War Z is to let the zombies win. Just give your brain over to the undead and let them gnaw away on your frontal lobe to remove any pesky doubts you might have about plot or logic – or even how zombies are "supposed" to behave. Because the minute you start actually thinking about what's onscreen, you'll kill the fun and it won't rise again.
Fortunately, the film's thrillingly kinetic first act will get your heart pumping without forcing your synapses to do anything too taxing.
Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) thinks his most harrowing days are behind him. As a former U.N. investigator, he's been on the scene in the aftermath of some of the most grotesque human atrocities in places like Chechnya and Liberia. At home in Philadelphia, though, he'll be an eyewitness to the worst.
As Gerry and his wife, Karin (Mireille Enos), take their daughters, Constance (Sterling Jerins) and Rachel (Abigail Hargrove), to school the city explodes. The morning traffic becomes an obstacle course of death as the infected launch themselves at terrified masses, turning them into predators in 12 seconds. These zombies may move as quickly as the running dead in 28 Days Later, but they've got a few extra tricks.
While the world's government structures disintegrate, Gerry hustles his family to safety onboard a floating command center on an aircraft carrier. Their price of admission? Gerry has to go back to work to find the source of the zombie plague.
It's about then that WWZ asks you to relinquish your brain, because what follows makes precious little sense. Gerry gets on a plane to hop around the globe in an astoundingly deadly quest (to other people anyway) for answers that he could find by spending half an hour looking out a window.
Of course, if he didn't get on that plane then we wouldn't see very cool looking scenes of the zombies massing like ants to destroy Israel. (Interesting how they can cooperate without, y'know, sentience.) But we'd also be spared some of the movie's more boneheaded moves, script shifts that make all that talk about the film's plagued production feel like more than idle gossip.
The final act is something of a redemption, with its acute tension and measured pacing, but it feels like it's from a different film entirely. If it weren't for Pitt's steady-hand-at-the-tiller performance and a few genuine scares, WWZ wouldn't be half as much fun as it is.
Skip This … Unless You Have Kids Monsters University
What your kids will see is a sweet, intermittently funny look back at Monsters Inc. stars Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) as college freshman, well before they were ever friends.
What you'll see is Revenge of the Nerds.
Monsters U is cute, but there's nothing innovative about it, as Mike and Sulley, both hoping to get into the Scare Program, are at loggerheads in their approach. Mike hits the books and takes notes, while Sulley's more of a wing-it type.
Standing between them and jobs at Monsters Inc. is the imperial Dean Hardscrabble (the divine Helen Mirren), head of the department. The only way to impress her, it seems, is to join forces and win the campus-wide Scare Games, a rematch of Lambda Lambda Lambda and Alpha Beta. Or rather, the nerds of Oozma Kappa battling the jocks of Roar Omega Roar, led by head jerk Johnny Worthington (Nathan Fillion).
You know precisely how it all turns out – friendships will form, lessons will take root – but it should still be a good time for the single-digit set.
And see this too A Hijacking
Inspired by the real-life hijackings of Danish freighters in 2007 and 2008, A Hijacking is a fantastically taut thriller so rife with tension it'll leave you frazzled.
The film, directed by Tobias Lindholm, cuts between two claustrophobic spaces: the cargo ship MV Rozen, where cook Mikkel Hartmann (Pilou Asbaek) and the rest of the crew are held captive by Somali pirates, and the headquarters of the Danish shipping company, where CEO Peter Ludvigsen (Soren Malling) takes nerve-wracking phone calls to negotiate their release.
An early scene in the film reveals Peter's skill as a negotiator as he expertly maneuvers a Japanese company into a deal. But he'll need resources he doesn't know he has as he tries to keep the pirates, the hostages' families and his own board of directors calm.
Malling gives a tightly nuanced performance as Peter, taking on the sole responsibility for his men's lives, while Asbaek is also affecting in a role that does precisely the opposite, highlighting Mikkel's terror and powerlessness on the stinking vessel. (Watching the pirates and hostages build a tentative camaraderie that's as necessary as it is false is enough to drive anyone mad.)
The Hijacking is a haunting film, a slow turn of the screw on a narrative that tightens with every scene. It's definitely worth seeking out.


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ATLANTA - Quincy Acy, the only senior in Baylor's starting lineup, had a double-double to help the Bears hold off Xavier, 75-70, on Friday night and advance to their second regional final in three years.
Baylor will face the Kentucky-Indiana winner in Sunday's South Regional final.
Acy had 20 points and 15 rebounds. He sank two free throws with 31 seconds remaining after Xavier cut the Bears' lead to six points.
Baylor coach Scott Drew said it never gets old watching Acy play.

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Maybe dried fruit would help. It's a lot of sugar, but at least it's from a natural source. Coconut water might be helpful too.
Also, how long have you been Primal? You might just need more time to get used to not needing to eat so often. Then again, 5 Ultimate games in a day would wipe me out and I would probably want to eat something between games.


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The Bearcats shot just 28 percent from the floor, committed 18 turnovers, and allowed Navy to expand its lead to as many as 21 in the second half as they dropped lost their second game at home, 68-50, on Saturday in the Events Center.
Four Navy players scored 10 points or more including point guard Tilman Dunbar's game-high 17 points. Forward Will Kelly added 12 points and six rebounds, while Kendall Knorr added 11 points, and Brandon Venturini tallied 10 points.
The Bearcats were led by Jordan Reed scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Bearcats in those categories, and freshman Marlon Beck scored 11 point. Beck and Reed also committed five turnovers apiece.


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The Unholy Trinity: Intelligence, Interrogation and Torture
Erin M. Page
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Amos N. Guiora
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
July 1, 2005
Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 05-13
Case Western Research Journal Int'l Law, Vol. 37, p. 427, 2006
The paper argues that torture is legally and morally wrong and operationally not effective. In analyzing the Bybee memo, the paper argues that the atmosphere created by the Bush Administration contributed to the violations of human rights in Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, Bagram and other detention centers. Furthermore the article identifies three different forms of torture: 1) interrogation based (what some refer to as the ticking bomb); 2) sadistic or evil (the events in Abu Ghraib, as an example); 3) functional (a new leader demonstrating that there is a new sheriff in town). The paper argues that while harsh interrogation are legal and may be used, torture is both illegal and immoral.
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Keywords: Torture, Bybee Memo, National Security, Civil Rights, Interrogation, Intelligence Information
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I am writing to you with a question about inseason trout stocking. Several other states
require 24 hours to pass before you are allowed to fish in waters that have been stocked. Why
can't Pennsylvania adopt this law?
It is quite a sight to see the hatchery truck going down the highway heading for a stream or
a lake to be stocked, with a convoy of cars following it. I just think that if the trout had a
chance to swim around for 24 hours, this would give the average sportsman and his family a
better chance at catching some fish.--Robert l. Johnson, Philadelphia.
The idea of a short-term closure after stocking has been considered by staff on many
occasions. However, because of the extensiveness of the Commis-sion's inseason trout stocking
program involving over two million trout, some 4,000-plus miles of streams and over 100 lakes
and impoundments, the logistics would be a nightmare. Waters would have to be posted to
facilitate effective law enforcement and successful prosecution. In addition, changes brought
about by inclement weather and road conditions, not to mention unusually high/low flows, could
also greatly affect vacations and trips planned by anglers who might arrive to find their
favorite streams closed, or open but not stocked. The Commission is blessed with many miles of
streams under some type of public ownership, but private landowners may not appreciate having
their properties closed and reopened several times for more than one "opening day scene."
There is no easy answer to this situation. Fortunately, in many streams even with
considerable fishing pressure shortly after stocking, substantial numbers of stocked trout
persist for enjoyable angling for days to come. But a lot of anglers feel inclined to quit
fishing under the impression that all the trout are gone by the end of the day of stocking.
Except for smaller streams and lakes, that simply isn't the case.
I suggest you try fishing a Delayed-Harvest special-regulations area if you would like to
fish over freshly stocked trout where harvest is prohibited. These areas are intended to provide
a dense population of hatchery trout so a high catch rate might be possible but where recycling
of those catches is mandatory until mid-June when three fish per day are permitted. To achieve a
high rate of recycling of these trout, tackle restrictions apply. Even though several of these
waters are open to fly fishing only, the majority have an artificial-lures-only restriction, so
even younger anglers can use a spinner or spoon. Delayed-Harvest areas are also stocked in the
fall to provide opportunity for no-kill angling during the fall and winter.
Another approach the Commission has taken to provide access to freshly stocked trout is
with announced Saturday stocking of select lakes and reservoirs. This gives more anglers the
opportunity to see and participate in a stocking on a day when more anglers are likely to be off
from work.
As I mentioned, there is no easy solution. But the Commission is pursuing different means
to make the stocked trout program more enjoyable.--Richard A. Snyder, Chief, Division of
Fisheries Management.
As someone who has spent nine years living next to and fishing Pymatuning Reservoir, I say
"here here" to Tom Callaghan's letter in the January/February 1999 PA&B ("Pymatuning Concerns").
I've spent countless hours fishing this lake. I've seen it go from dead in the early 1980s to
half decent by the end of the decade. I'm suprised more people don't complain. I totally agree
with Mr. Callaghan that this is a good place to spend a day, but it could be so much better. If
you go out on this lake on a nice Saturday in May and just count the boats in view and the
people in them, and realize everyone is allowed to kill six walleyes each, it doesn't take a
rocket scientist to see this is killing the lake. I release 99.9 percent of my fish.
Pymatuning is a wonderful place to spend a day or even a vacation, but with a little common
sense it could be so much better. Why don't you make it an 18-inch or 20-inch size limit and a
daily limit of three? This lake has the potential to be a tremendous fishery if we can get it
away from the "meat man mentality" of the past. It's time to update this lake to handle the
fishing pressure it now receives.
I have since moved to Butler County, but I still get up to Pymatuning several times a year.
Also, any chance of Lake Arthur returning to conservation status?--Mike Beaumont, Prospect.
First, Lake Arthur. This lake was managed under the Conservation Regulation package for
several years. The fish populations did not respond well to the restrictive regulations. The
only fish that indicated a benefit from these regulations was the largemouth bass. From this
response the "Big Bass" program was born. Most of the lakes in the state under the Conservation
Regulations showed a similar response and for that reason it is doubtful we will see a return to
that program.
I'm encouraged to hear that the fishing in Pymatuning has improved. I've heard several
anglers give a similar account of their fishing experience on the lake. Can it be improved? Yes.
Presently we are involved in a long-term tagging study to determine the population structure,
how angler harvest impacts the fishery, seasonal harvest patterns, and growth of walleyes. Even
though we are not completely finished with the study, preliminary results indicate that anglers
do severely alter the structure of this fishery and most of the annual harvest takes place from
the end of March until the end of June. It is not out of the question that a seasonal size and
creel limit would greatly benefit this fishery. This study, when completed, should be able to
outline alternative management strategies. They can be applied to Pymatuning Lake, if the
managing agencies and the public approve--Craig W. Billingsley, Area Fisheries Manager.
In the January/February 1999 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater, there is an article by Robert
Petri on acidic waters and their treatment ("Reclaiming Schuylkill County Streams"). For
decades, I have been led to understand from a number of sources that placement of limestone
rocks in the flow of an acidic stream will not work after some time. The acidic water carries
many dissolved materials, such as iron. As these precipitate out with the increased pH, they
coat the surfaces of the limestone rocks. Algae and other material also coat the rocks. Unless
there is some physical agitation, the rock surfaces become less and less able to buffer the
acidic waters. Isn't this true? Are there some new techniques that avoid these problems that do
not appear in this article?--Jay Sheppard, President, Potomac-Patuxent Chapter, TU, Silver
Spring, MD.
Historical information on the placement of limestone in stream channels and acid mine
drainage discharges has documented the coating problems you mentioned. This coating of the
limestone material reduces or eliminates the reactivity, thus reducing any improvements in the
stream's water quality and aquatic life.
Recent studies conducted by mining research agencies have shown that although algae or
metal coating of the limestone occurs, a small percentage (20 percent) of the limestone material
continues to react. The key factors that appear to influence longer-term treatment are to
construct high-gradient, over-sized channels. The high-gradient channels ensure increased water
velocities, which in turn should continually scour the limestone, while the over-sized channels
expose water to more surface area of limestone. The use of these limestone channels must be
approached carefully with a full understanding of what level of treatment is sought. The purpose
of these channels is simply to reduce the pollution load on an aquatic system using a relatively
low-cost, low-maintenance system.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Commission's Environmental
Services Division at (814) 359-5247.--Steven R. Kepler, Fisheries Biologist.
I have been reading the winning entries from the "Fishing & Boating Memories Last a Lifetime"
contest. I am reminded how we take for granted the impact outdoor experiences have on novices,
and especially children. This point became very vivid to me when my son as a freshman in college
wrote me these recollections about his first trout fishing experiences as a young boy:
The morning sun broke the horizon as the two headed down the road for the bridge. The teacher
had been here many a time but his companion was a novice. They approached a break in the budding
bushes as the frost crunched beneath their feet.
"This has always been a good spot for me," said the senior angler, as the novice became
nauseous with anticipation. "Now stand to the left so that you have room to cast." The novice
responded and cautiously entered the water. "Don't stand in the water if you don't have to.
What, are you trying out your hip boots?" The young boy retreated.
After two or three minutes, the novice finally had the minnow rigged and was ready to go.
"Now cast at a 45-degree angle upstream and retrieve slowly." The first cast went two feet and
fell in the shallows at his own feet. "Try again." The next cast was more accurate and he
started to retrieve quickly. "Not so fastreel and twitch, reel and twitch. That's itgood."
The budding sportsman looked back inquisitively, "Now what?"
"Try again."
The youth started to think, "What am I doing here. It's freezing, six o'clock in the morning,
my hands are cold, the rod tip is icing. I could have stayed in bed."
The next cast was perfect. "That's ityou're going to get something this time." The pessimist
thought, "Yeah, sure, that's what you said the last time." Then he forgot about the cold, the
time, and his hands. "I got one," echoed down the stream.
"That a boy! Set the hook, keep your rod tip up, don't horse him," the coaching continued
throughout the fight.
As an onlooker, one might wonder who was more excited. It was hard to tell. As the prize was
brought to the bank, the older partner said, "Boy, that's a nice one, one of the biggest I've
seen around here."
"Really, Dad, is it really?" He hugged his father and slipped his trophy into his creel.
It was all over thenhe was hooked. The excitement, anticipation and pride was just too much.
That magical, mysterious place where his father went on Saturday mornings was no longer a
question, but a shared joy and treasure. As the years passed, he'd have his moments of glory,
and while he was the center of attention, whether stated or not, they both knew where the credit
He'll never lose the respect in his father's ability and knowledge, nor will he forget the
time and patience it took to mold a sportsman from a small boy.
Thanks Dad!-- Robert A. Runk, Sanborn, NY.
Argue with the Commission. Applaud us. Advise us. The Fish and Boat Commission invites you to
write letters to the editor in this space if you have an idea on Pennsylvania Angler & Boater
content; a question or concern about the Commission; something to say about fish and fishing, or
boats and boating; or a helpful idea for anglers or boaters. Please hold letters to no more than
200 words. Letters to the Commission become the property of the Commission, and they are edited
for clarity and space considerations.
Would you like a photograph of you and your catch to appear in Pennsylvania Angler & Boater?
Send a photograph of you and your catch to PA&B for publication consideration in the "Cast &
Caught" column. Please send only sharply focused snapshots and printsno slides and no pictures
larger than 8x10. Be sure to include all the catch details. Include a self-addressed, stamped
envelope if you want your picture returned.
Address correspondence to: Art Michaels, Editor, Pennsylvania Angler & Boater, P.O.
Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000; or contact the Commission at its World Wide Web site:
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Zamalek have released out-of-favor trio Sayed Mosaad, Ayman Abdul-Aziz and Remi Adiko, while midfielder Ahmed Abdul-Raouf was sold to newly-promoted side MCDR.
Combative frontman Mosaad joined the Cairo side in the summer of 2009 from Qanah but was handed few opportunities to prove his worth.
Coach Hossam Hassan did not field him in a single game after taking over at Zamalek in November last year, preferring to rely on duo Sherif Ashraf and Ahmed Gaafar upfront.
Mosaad is expected to join Ismaili, who are on the lookout for a new striker, on a free transfer.
Abdul-Raouf, who also fell down the pecking order after the appointment of Hassan, penned a two-year deal with MCDR.
The defensive midfielder was regular starter for Zamalek during the past few seasons but could not retain his place after Hassan Mostafa and Ibrahim Salah joined last season.
Former Zamalek skipper Abdul-Aziz returned to the White Knights after spending a loan spell at Diyarbakirspor, only to be offloaded.
Ivorian attacking midfielder Marcel Adiko joined Zamalek in the summer of 2009 but barely featured for the 11-time Egyptian champions.
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Noises Off
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Have you ever wondered what really goes on backstage? Follow the mishaps of a fourth-rate acting troupe on a madcap journey through the rehearsal and tour of a low-budget production of Nothing On, an unlikely comedy set in an even more unlikely English manor. Doors bang, cloths fall, identities are confused, and sardines vanish - all the ingredients of a classic farce. Rated Theatre PG-13.
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New Zealand vs India, 2nd ODI stats: MS Dhoni's team suffers fourth overseas loss on-the-trot
NDTVCricket | Thursday January 23, 2014
The Indian team has been unable to make an impact in ODIs since the tour to South Africa last month and their twin defeats against New Zealand has cost the side the No. 1 spot in rankings.
MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina heroics in vain as India lose 2nd ODI vs New Zealand
NDTVCricket | Wednesday January 22, 2014
The 15-run win (D/L method) gives New Zealand a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India also lose their No. 1 position to Australia in the ICC rankings.
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI, highlights: India lose No. 1 ranking as Kiwis win by 15 runs
NDTVCricket | Wednesday January 22, 2014
India gave up their No. 1 spot in ICC rankings for ODIs to Australia, as Brendon McCullum-led New Zealand registered a 15-run win by D/L method.
Statistical Highlights: 2nd ODI, India vs New Zealand
NDTVSports | Wednesday December 1, 2010
Following are the statistical highlights of the second ODI between India and New Zealand in Jaipur.
New Zealand look to put up a fight
Wednesday December 1, 2010
India seek to continue the team's dominating run at home in the current calendar when they take on New Zealand in the second one-dayer on Wednesday.
A chance for India to regain 2nd spot in ODIs
Saturday November 27, 2010
India stand in with a chance to regain the second position in the ICC ODI Championship table when they take on New Zealand in the five-match series.
India run the risk of losing 2nd rank in ODIs
Monday August 9, 2010
India will have to beat New Zealand in Tuesday's tri-series opener in Dambulla if they are to keep their second spot in the ICC ODI rankings intact.
2nd ODI, Ind vs NZ: Statistical highlights
NDTVSports | Friday March 6, 2009
Following are the statistical highlights of the second One-Day International match between India and New Zealand at Wellington on Friday.
India can rise to 2nd in ICC rankings
Monday March 2, 2009
The Indian team has the chance to replace Australia as the second-placed team in the ICC ODI rankings if it manages to whitewash NZ 5-0 in the series.
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"I don't intend to build in order to have clients, I intend to have clients in order to build." --the very-easy-to-work-with Howard Roark, in TheFountainhead
An XP core practice. "A real customer must sit with the team, available to answer questions, resolve disputes, and set small-scale priorities."
If more than one person might enjoy your program, they must appoint (using common mercantile business mechanics) a single individual to collate their interests into a coherent stream of
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can gain an understanding of the requirements via occasional conversations with the Customer. However, when push comes to shove disputes often arise. --
When working on an R&D-type project, who is the customer? Is it valid to have someone within the company (perhaps a manager) play that role? --
What is the expected result of the R&D? If it is academic research, the result of the research is probably a paper with the intended customer being the peer review board of the publishing entity. In this case, get an advisor with knowledge of the peer review process to serve as the customer. If it is corporate research, it is probably targeted at a specific market segment, and the company probably has identified at least one likely customer. If at all possible, sign a non-disclosure agreement with one of the target companies and find out what the users really want.
Onsite customer related quotes published on
"Make clients an integral part of every project team."
, The Professional Service Firm 50, p. 105
"If the client won't give you full-time, top-flight members, beg off the project. The client isn't serious."
, The Professional Service Firm 50, p. 106
"A real customer must sit with the team, available to answer questions, resolve disputes, and set small-scale priorities."
, p. 60
Sandip and Frank work at MegaWampumIndustries
, and read books like
. Frank, however, has recently picked up
Sandip must upgrade a program used by another division of MWI, located across town. Per his understanding of those software life-cycle books, he schedules his allotted time into three big phases -
, and Deployment. During RG, he travels across town, interviews users, watches their workflow, and attentively collects wish lists. To end the R.G. phase he displays his vision of the new UI as a stage-prop demo, and everyone likes it. The ease of use and short click path thru the new demo allay fears that the new UI differs completely from the old one, which matched the internal data model closely and was therefore klutzy.
At the same time, Frank accepts the task to upgrade a program used by a department downstairs from his IT lair. He also ostensibly schedules his time into
, and DeploymentPhases
, but as his management has not yet been pitched XP ideals he can't make demands based on them yet. After similar wish listing he selects and appoints one of the users, Marco, to be his regular contact on the project. He builds the screen-prop demo with Marco sitting next to him in his cube, directing. The UI is, likewise, steeply different from the old version.
During their I.D. phases, both Sandip and Frank stabilize their old versions with
s, then Refactor them Mercilessly into the new versions (despite most of those software life-cycle reference books recommend neither such thing beyond
in passim
). Each feature drops in rock-solid, and their velocity is very high. They spend most of their time heads-down in their cubes deep in flow.
But Frank's third development task, after building the demo and laying out the
rig, is to "deploy" a reference installation in a cube in the SQA Department. The SQA Department, after learning that it does nearly nothing, ignore it. But Frank deploys a new bench version to it every other day, so whenever Marco stops by he can see it without interrupting Frank's flow. Eventually Marco makes a point of playing with each new feature in the reference version as it appears.
Sandip, on schedule, releases his upgrade to SQA. They tick off each of its requirements, and help deploy it to the customers' workstations across town.
Frank puts his program thru SQA and deploys it to Marco's desk. He tells Marco, "For the first week we can't go crazy and start using all the new features I added. We can only prove the program still matches exactly what the old one did." But Marco simply itches to play with the new toy, and as Frank leaves Marco is on the phone coordinating the new data features with his colleagues downstream.
After a week wondering how his program's working out, Sandip calls the department using it. Then he drives over. He discovers everyone still uses the old version, and they often activate the new version just to press one button. Nobody has read the carefully written Users Manual. He returns, arranges a "Training Session" with the managers, and never hears the workers' groans as they read the e-mail demanding a big chunk out of their day.
Sandip's project has FallenVictim
to a problem common to new versions that differ widely from the old versions - inertia leads to low customer acceptance, even if the new version is superior in every way. Frank ran essentially the same risk with his upgrade effort. But by using Marco as a PseudoOnsiteCustomer
, he whipped him into a frenzy beyond what any TrainingSession
could ever have accomplished. Marco burst thru the starting gate not only knowing the new face of the old features backwards and forwards, but knowing the exact list of new features and how they worked together. This experience, similar to being a real
, BrainWashed
him into UnquestionableCustomerAcceptance
says "The best-of-breed companies will go even further. They'll invite customers in as collaborators, binding them ever tighter to the corporation." (p. 92)
Often there are many customers for a project. We often have multiple customers who want very different things at the same time. You can create a virtual customer but this isn't very realistic. Usually there are groups representing different factions (marketing, manufacturing, etc) that taken together represent the virtual customer. -- Stout
Absolutely, but it isn't the job of development to sort out their relative priority.
. At
there are six
s. By the time they come to the
, they have already worked out who is going to get what amount of the team's time. During planning they work out how their pieces go together, e.g. "If you're not going to do that, then this here of mine doesn't make sense until later." See also
One of the premises of successful XP is the direct expert user/developer interaction.
The ideal would be to have an expert user who knew all the company's functions and politics intimately, and correspondingly a developer who knew the development environment intimately (how many of us really do?) This ideal is unachievable. (And not ideal anyway) The expert user is usually a different person in different areas. And yes there is often controversy within areas of expertise.
In operational areas, the "expert" user can often be a choice of one of many performing the same function. In operational areas, the aim of the application development is to automate the procedures of the user, and to facilitate the production of the required derived information for tactical and strategic use. Developing using XP in operational areas is often a pleasure because the people at the coal face are usually above the politics. Progress is rapid.
In tactical areas, the expert user must have good work experience of that area. The developer should control choice of the expert user in these areas. The tactical areas give the requirements and real-world methods of achieving them. Tactical expert users can be difficult to deal with, because they are often caught up in, or generators of the politics. Progress can be delayed.
In strategic areas, there is no expert user available. The strategic area defines the purpose of the application being developed. Edicts like "Our aim is to achieve less than .5% stock variance." or "We want less than 20 minute lead-time between us and our customers." or "When we build this car, we want to be able to keep track of it's components throughout its life cycle". Progress is measured by arbitrary deadlines squeezed out of lower-level project managers, who squeeze arbitrary deadlines out of lower-level programmers.
Expert-to-expert is essential. The sequence is also important. The strategic view gives context to the application. The operational implementation defines its functional requirements. Since the operational layer is the source of the tactical layer's information base, it is better to defer implementing any tactical functionality until its operational layer has been testing successfully.
Issues related to the
will be discussed at the
, associated with
Chapter 3 of
(pp. 17-21) is completely devoted to the
I can see this becoming an issue in our office when I first attempt it. The last time I approached the manager of our Administration section (the primary user of the system being discussed) I asked for 2 or 3 administrators to get together with to begin outlining the user requirements (this was before learning of XP). I ended up with 8, including someone appointed by the manager to oversee their requirements.
Therefore, I foresee resistance to the idea of only one representative. One way I can see to approach this would be to let them have their committee write up the stories, but their "leader" be the one that actually sits down for the
Does this fit in with the spirit of XP?
In the extreme cases (this never happens right? :) where an on-site customer is an impossibility, it is key to figure out how to keep the customer up to date via a collaborative system. There are many out there, and even one specific to XP at
takes the
one step further. It incorporates
into the development process and providing them tools to affect the software directly. The
are experienced experts/users of the domain that cooperates with the developers on a
, which represents a major part of the software. --
I have a question, its answer is probably self-evident, but to be safe: Since the Ideal Customer is not likely or there may be multiple customers with
different goals
working on
similar projects
', Can (or maybe Should) the
in these situations change each iteration to generate the most complete single system to avoid breaking
? If this doesn't fit, please remove this.
Mohammed Qattan
On Site customer, this is the truth that we should face. On a project, we worked for a GSM operator; the database design, database access, and anything related to the customers info are confidential.
It is like, "bake a cake, don't touch the eggs, never come near the oven, we don't have sugar, and we need this cake to be SWEET AND HOT".
This was impossible, at that time I wasn't in charge, and for sure the plan went out of the window, we couldn't do any kind of development, so when I was in charge, I enforced the idea which I was trying to convince my management with. "WE SHOULD BE WITH THE CUSTOMER; MOVE THE DEVELOPERS TO THE CUSTOMER."
It has been a year now, and the team has reached up to 15 developers, and they are all at the customer premises. It was the only solution.
Now I am on another project, it is impossible to have the customer all the time. Here is what I did: I met with the Quality Assurance on my team. And here is what I said: "Guys, we don't need a QA on this project; we need a customer. I don't care about the white box texting any more; you should be our customer, you will breath the way our customer breath, you will talk, eat, walk the same way our customer does."
So from that day on, I have my QA people - which we now call them Customers - meet the customer on a daily basis; they have all the kinds of questions that you may dream of, they never answer a question unless they are 100% sure about it, and when they are not, they call the customer or they keep the answer for a day, which is ok. My QA people are now ready to work instead of the customer if someone at the customer side didn't show up. We realled [?] cloned the customers, and everyone is happy, especially our customer.
Oh no, there is nothing called Use Case here, none of the developers have a visio on their machines.
Thank you XP, thank you Kent, and thank you for all the people who made this happen, and I really cannot describe how much I am happy. I was promoted twice in less than two years thanks to XP.
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Matthews and Rodgers were the two highest-profile players with ties to the state of Oregon selected on day three of the NFL Draft Saturday. Both went in respectable positions but lower than their college productivity might otherwise have suggested.
Philadelphia selected Matthews with the 19th pick of Round 4 (116th overall) and Rodgers went to Atlanta with the 14th pick in Round 5 (145th overall).
Both were dogged about questions regarding their size and speed, especially Rodgers who despite scoring 46 touchdowns at OSU saw teams hold his 5-foot-6 stature against him, similarly to how many colleges did when he came out of Richmond, Texas.
"It's always motivation all the way around," he told the media at OSU's spring game. "Guys underestimate me cause of my height, they pick me later. That just adds fuel to the fire. I'm just ready to go in there, ready to work and make a name for myself."
Saturday saw a flurry of activity involving local football talent. Cleveland used the 27th pick in the fourth round, 124th overall, to select Stanford fullback Owen Marecic, who attended Portland's Jesuit High School. Next, Denver traded up to get back into the fourth round to select Portland State tight end Julius Thomas with the 32nd pick in the round, 129th overall.
The shocker of the draft from an Oregon perspective came early in Round 5 when Kansas City used the 140th-overall pick, and ninth in the round, to take Oregon State defensive end Gabe Miller. Miller had not been projected to get drafted at all but all of the top NFL Draft websites.
Paea told the media in Chicago on Saturday he looked forward to joining a great tradition of strong defense in Chicago.
"Speaking of all of those players, I look up to all of those players," he said. "We have the best linebackers in the history here. As far as defense, when you say Bears defense, to be able to come and contribute in the 2011 season, it's going to be a blessing to me. But coming in, I know my part, I'm a rookie. I'm going to come in and learn. My learning curve has got to go up and my play ability has got to go up. I just have to face adversity and keep going."
Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo said getting Paea was a priority.
"We tried to get aggressive when we needed to be to get a player like (Stephen) Paea," Chicago general manager Jerry Angelo said. "We felt very, very good where we got him and we had to give up a little bit to do that, but we are happy to do that based on our grades."
Notable names that went undrafted were Oregon wide receiver Jeff Maehl and defensive linemen Brandon Bair.
Because of the continued NFL lockout undrafted players cannot sign free agent contracts.
Matthews joins a long line of NFL players from his family including older brother Clay Matthews who plays for the defending Super Bowl champion Packers.
Casey Matthews told reporters during a conference call that he wants to make his own name in the league.
"I'm my own man," he said. "Obviously what they've done motivates me, but I'm trying to reach a level they haven't reached. I know it's going to take a lot of hard work but that's my goal. Again, like I said, I'm my own player. I'm just looking forward to competing, not being known as Clay's little brother and be known as Casey."
He said he believes he can fit in the Eagles' scheme.
"Just the way they attack," he said. "My defense in college was similar, attack (with) the linebackers, bring them downhill. I'm looking forward to learning the system and getting involved in it anyway that I can."
Rodgers rushed for 3,877 yards and 46 touchdowns over three seasons at OSU. But when he ran a 4.64-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine his stock took a nose dive.
NFL.com ranked him No. 7 among running back but several running backs ranked below Rodgers were selected ahead of him. Rodgers was the 18th running back selected.
"I was expecting somewhere in the third or fourth but everything happens for a reason," he said. "I'm proud to be on a good team like Atlanta."
Atlanta, which features bruising starting running back Michael Turner, is happy to have Rodgers.
"Rodgers is a heck of a football player," Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff told atlantafalcons.com. "He's a very versatile. He's going to be a fan favorite. He's one of those guys that adds a nice element of change of pace to this offense."
Oregon State coach Mike Riley said the Falcons are a good fit for Rodgers.
"They want to run the ball, they have a great young quarterback (Matt Ryan) and they are a team on the rise and I think they're in a position to draft for a specific reason," he said. "They aren't a team that hasn't won that is just picking football players."
Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State: Chicago Bears in Round 1.
Alex Green, RB, Hawaii/Benson High School: Green Bay in Round 3.
Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon: Philadelphia in Round 4.
Owen Marecic, FB, Stanford/Jesuit High School: Cleveland in Round 4.
Julius Thomas, TE, Portland State: Denver in Round 4.
Gabe Miller, DE, Oregon State/Lake Oswego High School: Kansas City in Round 5.
Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Oregon State: Atlanta in Round 5.
Bears trade up to get OSU's Stephen Paea.
Stephen Paea a good fit for the Bears.
Quotes from Stephen Paea.
Reasons to like Paea and other Bears draft picks.
Jacquizz Rodgers a good fit in Atlanta.
Falcons select RB Jacquizz Rodgers in the 5th round.
Green Bay adds to offense with picks, including former Benson High School running back Alex Green.
Eagles select Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews.
Denver hopes Julius Thomas can box out Antonio Gates.
Stanford's two-way star Owen Marecic could send Lawrence Vickers packing.
Kansas City adds depth on defense, selects OSU's Gabe Miller.
Bears trade up to land Stephen Paea.
Casey Matthews draft profile (video).
Day 3 brings bounty for Eagles (Matthews).
Casey Matthews wants to make his own name.
Pop Quizz on Jacquizz Rodgers.
Gabe Miller press conference.
Denver active in Day 3 with selection of TE Julius Thomas.
Green Bay finds runner in Alex Green, out of Portland's Benson H.S.
Jeff Maehl, wide receiver.
Others: Spencer Paysinger, linebacker; Javes Lewis, safety; Bo Thran, offensive line; Talmadge Jackson, cornerback; Kenny Rowe, defensive end.
Alex Linnenkohl (6-2, 304), center.
Others: James Dockery, cornerback; Suaesi Tuimaunei, safety; John Reese, tight end; Dwight Robertson, linebacker; Justin Kahut, kicker.
Demario Ballard, wide receiver, Western Oregon.
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Spanish 315: Introduction to Latino Literature
Focus on Mexican-American Studies
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Professor: Maureen Murov (mckenna)
Email: email
Tel. 869.5259
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Office Hrs: T, Th 3:30-4:30 PM
Course Description
In this course students will approach the study of Mexican-American history and culture through this community's artistic production; specifically, we will study literature written in the US by Mexican Americans during the last 50 years. Most of the texts are prose fiction, but we will read some poetry and essays as well. Films will be shown as supplementary material. Most of the literature will be in Spanish; however, we will also read a some pieces that are either written in both Spanish and English or even exclusively in English. This is mainly due to the fact that this important body of literature in English is so rich and cannot, in its themes and content, be easily separated from the works written in the same years in Spanish. Themes that we will discuss include multi-cultural identity, bilingualism, the meaning(s) of borders and border crossing, and the chicana voice.
In addition to 2 exams, students will write a paper that includes some research and focuses on one of the themes we study and its development in 1-3 of the works we read. I will supply some sources and help students locate others. Sources may include oral interviews with local members of the Mexican-American community. Each student will also be asked to actively participate in a small group presentation on one of the short novels that I recommend but do not specifically teach in class. Of course, this work can also serve as the main work under consideration in student papers.
This class is designed to be appropriate for student with some experience reading and writing about literature in Spanish. It is, however, also an appropriate class for students coming out language course for whom this will be an introduction to literature written in Spanish.
Evaluation/ Assignments
Participation 20%
- Attendance & Contributions
- Preparation of Pre-Assigned Homework Study Guide Questions (10%)
- Pop Quizzes
2 Presentations 20%
2 Take HomeExams
(1 "exam" may be a project) 35%
Paper / 15%
Annotated Bibliography 10%
*LC= Literatura Chicana/ An Anthology Ed. by Manuel de Jesus Hernandez-Gutierrez & David William Foster
** Note, the readings below are the courses main texts. I may ask you to read an additional article on reserve for some classes.
Week One
August 20
Introduction to Course and Materials
August 22
1. Octavio Ignacio Romano V. "The Historical and Intellectual Presence of Mexican Americans" (pp. 47-61)
2. Gloria Anzaldua: "La conciencia de la mestiza: Towards a New Consciousness" (pp. 75-89)
3. Richard Rodriguez, "Prologue: Middle-Class Pastoral" (pp 62-65)
Week Two
Short Stories (Cuentos)
August 27
Tomás Rivera, "Las salamandras" (LC) (pp. 107-9)
August 29
Rolando R. Hinojosa Smith, "Feliz Cumpleaños, EUA" (LC) (pp. 120-22)
Week Three
Poetry/ Poesía
September 3
J. María Alarid, "El idioma español" (LC) (p 205)
Abelardo, "Stupid America" (LC) (p 223)
September 5
Rodolfo Gonzalez, I Am Joaquin / Yo soy Joaquin (LC) (pp. 207-222)
Margarita Cota-Cardenas, "Crisis de identidad, o, Ya no chingues" (LC) (pp. 229-230)
Luis Omar Salinas, "Death in Vietnam" (LC) (p 238)
Week Four
September 10 &12
Película: Zoot Suit (Film)
Week Five
September 17 & 19
Cherrie Moraga, Giving up the Ghost (pp 301-330)
Week Six
** Examen #1
Cuentos y Poemas
September 24
Alberto Alvaro Rios, "Then They'd Watch Comedies" (pp. 135-144)
Helena Maria Viramontes, "The Moths" (pp. 145-149)
Sergio Elizondo "Coyote Emplumado" (pp. 191-197)
September 26
Yolanda Luera, "Aborto" (p. 239)
Bárbara Brinson Curiel "Recipe: Chorizo..." (pp. 272-73)
Week Seven
October 1
Aristeo Brito, El diablo en Texas (pp 333-355)
Week Eight
October 8 & 10
Aristeo Brito, El diablo en Texas (pp 355- 387/ pp 388-408)
Week Nine
October 15
Aristeo Brito, El diablo en Texas
& Book Reports
October 17
Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
Week Ten
October 22
Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
October 24
Mi vida loca (film)
Week Eleven
October 29 & 31
Mi vida loca
Week Twelve
November 5 & 7
Presentaciones/ Grupo 1: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Week Thirteen
** Examen #2
November 12 & 14
Presentaciones/Grupo 2: The Mixquiahuala Letters by Ana Castillo
Annotated Bibliography/ Paper outline Due
Week Fourteen
November 19 & 21
Margarita Cota Cardenas, Puppet (en español) (pp 3-37/ 38 -74)
Annotated Bibliography/ Paper outline Due
Week Fifteen
December 3 & 5
Margarita Cota Cardenas, Puppet (en espanol) (pp 75-118/ 119- fin)
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Sent my board to burton for warranty
At the beginning of the year i purchased a 3 year old brand new Burton Jeremy jones for 200 bucks.
The top sheet was peeling off severely in mutiple places so i sent it back to burton. I would have repaired it with epoxy but ive never seen a top sheet come off like this with out any trauma. It was coming off significantly in 4 spots.
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I just warrantied two older jackets this year through Burton. They gave me a choice to select any two items in the same price range. I got full retail value for my warrantied coats even though I bought them both on sale at the time.
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