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I'm glad to be home, in my office, typing on a real computer - not fumbling around on a tablet in the dark, late at night, in a far away B&B. But in many ways, I'm still not back from my Pittsburgh to DC bike ride. I'm happy to be with family and friends, sleeping in my own bed, eating what and where I want, but other aspects of reentry since arriving home Monday morning have been less easy to handle.
The Obama administration's policies are bad. Bad in the sense that the policies are morally corrupting. They take money and control away from people and give them to government bureaucrats, who then decide what should be done. The policies encourage people to be less responsible personally and to rely more on the government.
Apparently, Monday, Aug. 27, was opening day for Hysterical Liberal Sanctimony About Imagined Republican Racism. During this first round, The New York Times, The Atlantic and the TV networks each put in a splendid showing.
To cope with the insanity of modern U.S. presidential elections, I've adopted a jaded strategy that I'll share with you. My opinion is harsh, but I'm calling it as I see it.
The summer dragged by, and my walking shoes didn't even get their first outing. It was just too hot, and I questioned the sanity of those who kept up regular walking and running, sometimes with gasping dogs in tow. Now that it's fall, I've got no excuses. Besides, Covington is a great little town for walking: broad thoroughfares with bicycle lanes, beautiful residential streets wending their way past carefully tended yards, plenty of trees for shade along some routes, a charming square and enough hilly rises to give a workout to anyone who wants to max the ...
Fires burn in our embassies overseas, mobs burn our flag and murder American dignitaries. The positions taken by our government, the reporting to the people and the response to those countries where these actions have taken place are totally unacceptable.
With the vote on the charter school amendment just over a month away, the heat is getting intense. I know. I have felt it. I wrote a column a few weeks ago giving the pro-charter folks an opportunity to make their case for the amendment. For my trouble, a number of anti-charter advocates wondered if I was going soft on them and backers of the bill continued to accuse me of giving out "misinformation." I love this job.
I own a sewing machine. My husband gave it to me as a Christmas gift just after we married so it must be more than 40 years old. It still works, but I have cracked the presser foot and the top of the machine is a bit dented. I have also broken off the back-up button. But it still works just fine.
As I write, it's Thursday night in Hancock, Md., and I'm at the end of day four of a six day journey by bicycle from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. With two friends, we biked Monday through Wednesday on the Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md. Today, our travels took us onto the historic Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath, which will lead us to the D.C. suburb of Georgetown by Saturday.
Newton 4-H is bursting at the seams, literally.
Now, at least, there can be no doubt about who is waging class warfare in this presidential campaign. Mitt Romney would pit the winners against the "victims," the smug-and-rich against the down-on-their-luck, the wealthy tax avoiders against those too poor to owe income tax. He sees nearly half of all Americans as chumps who sit around waiting for a handout.
Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of Americans being dependent on government and locked in to vote for President Obama highlight a fundamental reality in American politics today: The gap between the American people and the political class is bigger than the gap between Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C.
The challenge for modern-day campaigns is that the rapid speed of the news cycle ensures that new news is created on a daily basis, even when it is not really news. Blame the hunger for something novel and fresh that can eat up time on the 24-hour cable news channels.
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When the gavel bangs to open the 2013 session of the Georgia General Assembly, I would suggest the first order of business be to have Willie Nelson serenade our solons with "The Party's Over." Willie sings that song better than almost anybody and it would be an effective way to remind our intrepid public servants that there is a new sheriff in town.
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The bioproduction market has been posting solid growth for years driven by increasing sales of biological products. Pharma's increasing reliance on biological molecules to fill its pipelines has boosted this trend.
Scientia forecasts that biologics, with sales of $110 billion in 2008, will grow more than 8% through 2014, reaching sales of over $178 billion. We believe the bioproduction market will keep pace with the overall biologics market and grow from $18 billion in 2008 to over $27 billion in 2014.
In contrast, chemically synthesized drugs are likely to see flat to declining revenues in the same time period.
In the past, most companies kept biomanufacturing in-house to control personnel, production schedules, intellectual property, quality issues, and to meet regulatory requirements. Outsourcing was used primarily by smaller companies lacking the financial and technical resources needed to manufacture their own products or by larger companies needing to supplement production capacity for new, more sophisticated technologies. Even today, nearly 80% of bioproduction is performed in-house.
Going forward, however, we expect outsourcing to increase more than two-and-a-half-fold among both large and small players by 2013. The drivers for additional outsourcing are the increasing complexity of biologics and greater investment required for production.
As second-generation biologics such as monoclonal antibodies replace first-generation therapeutic proteins, sophisticated mammalian cell culture techniques are required. This type of production requires greater capacity and specially trained personnel, which makes outsourcing more attractive than in-house production.
Recognizing the market opportunity, contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) will, by 2012, have augmented their mammalian cell culture production capacity by more than 90% over 2008 levels.
While many large drug developers will choose to outsource for economic reasons, smaller biotech companies will increasingly need CMOs to manufacture their products. In part, this is because, as a result of recent pharma mergers, there are fewer large pharma companies with which biotechs can partner for production.
In the past, most biologic alliance deals have transferred the manufacturing responsibility to the larger partner for later stage clinical trials and commercial quantities. These days, newly merged pharmaceutical companies have greater competition for finite manufacturing production capacity.
In-licensed biologics must compete for production capacity against internally developed drugs and against the larger portfolio of in-licensed compounds that each of the larger pharmaceutical companies manages. Due to these pressures, CMOs will continue to step in to provide both production capacity and technical expertise, which many of the biotechs lack.
Biosimilars represent the wild card for the bioproduction market. The attraction of the market is that nearly $30 billion in sales of current biologics will have lost patent protection by 2014. These include many blockbusters.
While Europe has had guidelines for approving biosimilars since 2005, the U.S. enacted a regulatory framework only this year when the FDA was given the authority to approve biosimilars as part of the new healthcare reform bill.
Assuming U.S. regulatory approval, one of the key unknowns for biosimilars is market acceptance, which will dramatically impact the size of the bioproduction market. In the European market, where 13 biosimilar products had been approved as of 2009, the combined sales of these products has been less than $200 million.
In the major categories of drugs such as erythropoietins, growth hormones, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factors where biosimilars have been available for several years, biosimilars account for only 2–3% of total sales. Nevertheless, biosimilars have had a dramatic impact on market pricing, leading the branded equivalents to reduce pricing by up to 20% and decreasing the market value by nearly $500 million in the past three years.
Another issue will be the effectiveness of innovator companies in biologic life-cycle management. Biosimilars will have to compete against new patent barriers erected through new product formulations, new dosage formulations, and new indications with labeling exclusivity.
It remains to be seen whether these tactics will be effective in keeping biosimilars as minor entrants whose impact is felt primarily in pricing or if biosimilars will take the vast majority of product volume from the branded products as is the case with chemically synthesized generics. If the latter scenario comes to pass, the bioproduction market could grow to $27.5 billion by 2014—half a billion dollars more than Scientia's initial projections.
Amit Agarwal ([email protected]) is a partner, and Michael Omartian is a senior analyst at Scientia Advisors.
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Female Athlete of the Week: Marissa Molnar, McDowell basketball
McDowell's girls basketball team enjoyed Marissa Molnar's play last week.
The junior guard was a significant figure in the Trojans' three victories, each at Paul Goll Gymnasium.
McDowell moved into a tie with Central Tech atop the Region 7 standings thanks to their 48-25 win. Molnar scored a game-high 14 points.
Molnar then scored nine points in McDowell's 56-42 victory over General McLane on Jan. 30. It didn't count as a region win, but did serve as an emotional boost, as the Lancers were co-leaders in Region 4.
The Trojans opened this month with last Saturday's 57-21 win against Corry. Molnar, as she did agaisnt McLane, totaled nine points with a 3-pointer included.
Molnar was McDowell's leading scorer going into Thursday's region game against Strong Vincent, which took place after Varsity went to press.
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With a 21-6 victory over North Hunterdon Thursday night, the Bernards girls are off to strong 5-0 start to the season, propelled by focused efforts from team leaders Lizzie Elkind, Vivian Yung and Marney Krupat.
Elkind and Yung have led a particularly effective epee line, with each fencer yet to surrender a bout to an opponent while compiling 11-0 and 12-0 records, respectively. However, for all the success they have in the last two weeks the team's greatest triumphs this holiday season might be off the strip.
For the fourth year in a row the Bernards fencing team has completed a canned food drive and delivered the collected cans to the Market Street Mission in Morristown. The girls helped collect 300 cans this year and the Bernards program has collected 1,300 cans of food in the four years that they have run the food drive.
The team has focused on leading by helping others while also looking inward and helping one of their own.
Krupat, the team's captain, lost her father, Lenny Krupat, in a bicycle accident this month. The team has dedicated the season to the memory of Lenny Krupat and Marney has led the charge, compiling a 11-3 record while leading the sabre squad along with Megean Buteau, who is 11-1.
The team rolls into the Christmas break undefeated--having notched victories with both their weapons and their hearts.


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- June 12, 1995
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Soviet Union
As the U.s.s.r. Was Coming Apart, a Pair of Cnn Correspondents Were Getting Together
Plunging into the story, the newly-weds had their first professional spat. While Boris Yeltsin barricaded himself inside the Russian Parliament, rallying opposition to Communist hard-line coup plotters, Shipman found a bulletproof vest, talked her way inside the building and began feeding reports to CNN. Defying an order from Hurst (who had heard rumors that the military was moving in), she stayed until 4 a.m. "She wasn't happy about leaving," he admits. "Let's just say we were in complete disagreement about the danger."
These days frantic 14-hour shifts are still a part of their lives, but danger, for the most part, is not. Based in Washington, where Hurst, 48, covers the State Department for CNN and Shipman, 32, is a White House correspondent, the two admit that they long for the emotional intensity of Moscow. "I miss it horribly," says Hurst, who went to the Soviet Union as an Associated Press correspondent in 1979 and spent two years as NBC's bureau chief before signing on with CNN in 1988. "When we left, Gorbachev called us in to say goodbye and gave us each a bear hug. It's that kind of place."
Raised in the Midwest, Hurst and Shipman each chose journalism as a route to the Soviet Union. The older of two children of insurance-company manager Charles Hurst and his wife, Mary, Steve wed high school sweetheart Kathy Beaman while both were at Millikin College in Illinois. As seniors, they spent a semester in Budapest and became fascinated with Eastern Europe. After a three-year stint with the Decatur Herald-Review, Hurst entered the graduate program of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Illinois. Landing a job with AP in Columbus, Ohio, in 1976, he lobbied until he was sent to Moscow three years later.
Shipman's passion for the Soviet Union was sparked in 1985 when, as a Columbia University senior, she spent a summer studying Russian in St. Petersburg. Raised in Columbus, the older daughter of Morgan Shipman, a law professor at Ohio State, and his wife, Christie, she had welcomed the adventure. Her mother, who suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome, had died in 1983, and Claire's grief was still fresh. "Gorbachev had just come to power, and it was still the Soviet Union—intimidating and intriguing," she says.
A college internship at CNN led to stints as a production assistant and network publicist before Shipman entered the graduate program at Columbia, studying international affairs. In 1989 she landed an unpaid internship in Moscow, where bureau chief Hurst was skeptical of her credentials. CNN executive vice president Ed Turner reassured him. "I told him, 'Trust me, she's intelligent and ambitious,' " says Turner. "Three months later he called me to say, 'She's not bad.' And then months and months later he called to say, 'Hey, we're getting married.' "
For her part, Claire was concerned that their romance—which developed five months after Hurst's marriage collapsed and Kathy returned to the U.S. with Sally, now 22, Anne, 19, and Ellen, 16—would spark controversy. Although she had proved her mettle as a reporter, she worried about dating Steve. "I thought, 'This is a big decision,' " she says. "I thought I would be accused of destroying his marriage and marrying him to get ahead."
Fortunately, colleagues at CNN seem to have only admiration for the two. "They're a great couple journalistically and deeply in love," says Wolf Blitzer, CNN's senior White House correspondent. "Steve's a world-class journalist, and I predict she'll be a star."
Now a doctoral student at Illinois State University, Kathy is on good terms with the two; all three daughters visit Steve and Claire in their elegant Cleveland Park home, which is filled with Russian artifacts. Says Shipman: "They've all really accepted me." And while they'd like to have children of their own, CNN's high-profile team is holding off for the moment. Explains Shipman with a laugh: "Not to sound too planned, but we're waiting until we get through the next election."
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Asda Foundation's Colleague Hardship Fund has been set up to support Asda Colleagues (including current, retired or those who have left for reasons of ill health/sickness) and their immediate* family members who find themselves in significant financial hardship or at serious risk of becoming in significant financial hardship. This is a new fund which will be available to Asda colleagues from May 2010 above and beyond the other support which is available from the Asda Foundation.
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Before applying to the Colleague Hardship Fund, you must have considered your other options and where appropriate made use of the available relevant contacts detailed below ("Helplines and Organisations") as well as sought support from your People Manager/Line Manager.
The Colleague Hardship Fund is a discretionary fund and the trustees of the Asda Foundation have the final decision as to who may receive a payment.
Please note that if you make any seriously misleading statements (whether deliberate or accidental) at any stage during the application process, or if you knowingly withhold any information, this could make your application invalid and you could be liable to repay any funds.
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- For Example: A Colleague is diagnosed with cancer and is not receiving sick pay or any other financial benefits and needs additional funds to support themselves and their family.
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4. Colleague or family member passed away leaving the family struggling to pay the total cost the Colleague Hardship Fund will support to a maximum of £500 after you have looked at other areas of support (set out below "Helplines and Organisations")
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Asda Foundation – Additional top up funds already available
Currently, Asda colleagues can apply to the Asda Foundation for additional discretionary funding in situations, where a colleague is raising funds for another colleague or their immediate family who are seriously ill, or are in need of financial support and wish the Asda Foundation to match or top up the money raised by Colleagues. This additional funding is totally separate from the Colleague Hardship Fund and will still be available to colleagues.
To find out more and how you can apply to the Asda Foundation when fundraising for a colleague please log onto: WIRE – Company – Community Life/Asda Foundation – Colleague Hardship Fund Guidelines
- For Example: A member of your colleague's immediate family is terminally ill and you are raising funds to send the colleague and their family on their last holiday together. It would be possible for a colleague to apply to the Asda Foundation for additional funding to match or top up the colleague fundraising. However, it would not be appropriate to apply to the Colleague Hardship Fund to pay for the cost of the holiday because the money would not be used for the relief of financial hardship.
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If you are in immediate need of significant financial support please ask your People Manager/Line Manager to email Julie Ward with full details of your situation. Julie will consider the application as quickly as possible and, where appropriate, will make an accelerated decision on your application. Julie is authorised in exceptional circumstances to sign off these applications immediately.
- For Example: You have been advised your parent has only a few days to live and you need the funds to travel the distance to see them.
Exclusions – what the Colleague Hardship Fund cannot be used for
The list of exclusions below is used as a guide of what the Colleague Hardship Fund can not be used for and is not intended to be comprehensive. Funding from the Colleague Hardship Fund will not be available for things such as:
- Luxury items or expenses (e.g. family holidays)
- Routine living expenses
- Reduced income due to a variance in your scheduled hours
- Other personal debts such as income tax, child support, credit and debit card, tuition etc
- Loss of or damage to your personal property that does not impact your safety, housing and ability to meet your monthly expenses
- Financial assistance that you are not obligated to repay
- Elective services (e.g. cosmetic procedures, fertility treatments)
- Payment of traffic or other related fines
Colleague Hardship Fund – Application Process
- All applications to the Hardship Fund should be sent to Julie Ward, Asda Foundation Manager at Asda House
- Please speak to your People Manager about making an application to the Hardship Fund if you are currently employed by Asda or have an immediate family member who wishes to make an application. You will need to print the attached form and complete it by hand. If you require assistance in completing the form, please speak to your People Manager who will assist you.
- For those colleagues (or immediate family members of) who are retired or former colleagues who have left for reasons of ill health/sickness, you will need to print the attached form, complete it by hand and send your completed application directly to Julie Ward at Asda House.
- For each application you must give a detailed breakdown of how and what the funds will support. Please provide as much detail as possible to support your application and the circumstances for which you are seeking help with.
- It may help your application if you are able to provide a letter from an independent person (i.e. non-family member) such as your Line Manager, People Manager, bank manager or debt advisor) supporting your application and confirming your difficult financial situation.
- For all applications the People Manager must be aware and write a letter of endorsement for the application.
- Before making an application, you should have considered and where appropriate sought access to the other resources which are relevant to your situation (set out below "Helplines and Organisations").
- Your application must comply with the criteria set out in the "Can I Apply for Funding – Criteria" section above.
- The amount being granted will be specific to each application.
- Your application will firstly be reviewed by Julie Ward, Asda Foundation Manager, who will aim to review your application within 1 working day from receiving the application (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).
- If your application is approved by Julie Ward, it will be submitted to a final Sign off Committee which will consist of the following people:
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They will aim to make their decision within 2 working days of receiving the application (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).
- Two of the Asda Foundation Independent Trustee's will make the ultimate decision on your application and their decision will be final.
- In exceptional circumstances (see "Exceptions" above), if colleagues need immediate support applications will be considered in less than 3 working days.
- Your People Manager or Line Manager will be notified of the final decision.
- If your application is unsuccessful a full written explanation will be given to you. We will aim to provide you with this written explanation within a working week of giving you a verbal decision.
- With the exception of notifying your People Manager and/or Line Manager, all applications will be treated with confidentiality and will be logged and kept on file by the Asda Foundation for 7 years.
- The payment will be paid by cheque and the cheques will be payable to the Colleague or family member that made the application. All cheques will be sent to the People Manager in stores/depots and to the Line Manager in Asda and George House for passing to the Colleague (or family member, where applicable).
- The payment will be made from The Asda Foundation (Charity Number 112468).
- All cheques will be logged and will be audited by the Asda Foundation's accountants (currently Ernst & Young) at the end of the year in line with the rules applying to the Asda Foundation accounts.
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For a full list of organisations and help lines who are independent of Asda which you can contact for support/advice in many areas can be either found in your Everyone Benefits Guide 2012 booklet or on the WIRE – Toolbox – Green Room – Online Benefits.
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Hi my forum has been hacked somehow and ALL links which I guess have the {ROOT_PATH} in it, like links to the forums and even login, faq and so on all go elsewhere to http:///#/.....
I have therefore no access to the forum as admin, I do have FTP access and tried the stk toolkit, but that gives an error also:
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Project Velocity
is the measurement of the event rate of a project. This is useful for a number of things, including the determination of whether a project is slowing down, high or low productivity, and many other factors. It is especially useful as a so-called "canary in a coal mine" (
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measurements can detect a minor downturn or a major pothole before other traditional means. --
I like this Idea. What's a good definition of "event" to count?
Things that come to mind include: number of releases to the configuration; number of class versions ... what else? --
We use the abstract "estimated craft unit" as a measurement of progress. The important thing to us is to be able to predict how many iterations we'll need to finish the current release. So we estimate every story or task in terms of craft units (we assume 1 pair-day, with no meaningful interruptions, is 1 craft unit), and then plan an iteration based on how many estimated craft units we can do.
This lets us assign craft units to other (i.e. non-programming) tasks as they come in, and we get a good count of (a) how much "estimated work" we can do each week, and (b) how much of that work was spent on "other" jobs. Check out
for an example of how we track these things.
Since moving to craft units and tracking like this, we've seen the predictability of our long-term release plans jump; instead of being months off, we're now weeks or days off... --
Seeing the discussion in
, I think
's ShortIteration
's give you an steady stream of events. If you have 153 stories to complete in 9 months, and you schedule some to be completed every three weeks, then every three weeks you have a new event.
It is easy to circumvent this kind of scheduling, for example by not having or ignoring
scores (which we did at
, costing us a four month slip right at the end). --
I definitely agree that the best event we have is the stack of cards getting shorter on the "to do" side and taller on the "done" side. I wonder, though, whether there are other velocity indicators that would help the Coach (I promoted myself) spot trouble. Wouldn't substitute for careful observation, but I have this fascination with technology. Kind of a hobby ... --
How about rate of aggregation
of unit tests? I think people tend to stop writing unit tests when trouble hits.
A big change in the measured
might be an indication? If you have been cruising along with 2.5 and suddenly you jump to 4, this is an indication that either people's ideal estimates are too small or they are spending lots of time doing other things. --
the same thing as (or a superset of) what is often called a project's "pulse", "heartbeat", or "rhythm" by folks like
, and others? One might call this the "mean time between releases" where "releases" includes both formal and informal releases (internal as well as external build/integration milestones).
I don't think so. The heartbeat is the periodicity on the calendar (monthly releases, two week (
iterations, annual updates, or whatever). The
is the amount of features that fit into one beat, estimated in some way that both customers and programmers are comfortable with. --
deprecated, what is a good starting velocity to assume? In a project that is transitioning to
, there hasn't been a measured velocity. So how do we lay out the initial
if we don't know how many stories can fit in an iteration? --
Are you saying "How do I schedule if I don't know how long it will take?" Many would like the answer to that. From my reading, the initial velocity is a commitment of zero tasks, but you'll certainly complete some tasks on your first iteration. That gives you a true starting point.
I don't quite understand that. You are supposed to base your commitment for the next iteration upon the velocity of the previous iteration. But for the first iteration you have no previous velocity, so is there a rule that you use as a basis for picking an initial set of stories to implement?
Prioritize your stories and just do as many as you can in the first iteration. Don't cheat and try to maximize the number you get done: make sure you stick to
and so on. If the project is started from scratch (instead of ported from a different methodology),
may be unstable at the beginning anyway as the team gains insight into different parts of the project. "As many as you can" will give you a rough estimate to use for your second iteration, which will give you a better estimate for the third iteration and so on.
''I think this is equivalent to what was meant above by "the initial velocity is a commitment of zero tasks". You start out with nothing done: congratulations! You have completed all of your expected zero work units for the first iteration! Now do what you always do when you have extra time left at the end of an iteration (and no refactoring, etc to do): take on additional tasks one by one until the iteration is over.'
What happens when you have lots of interdependencies between tasks? Surely that could make the velocity very discontinuous. For example, if you have nine tasks waiting to be done, but they all depend on a tenth task, as soon as the tenth task gets done you could have a sudden spike of output. You can't (or at least you shouldn't) use this spike to say things like "the project is speeding up".
Indeed you should not. Instead, you should use your skill and judgement. Other externalities can affect project velocity, too, both upwards and downwards. We keep a record of project velocity measurements over the last year's worth of iterations, along with the number of developer hours used, and so forth, so anomalies can be easily identified and taken into account.
advocates the use of
s as a
. To me this seems a sensible thing to do, but if you want to do this you have to limit your
s to the UserGoal
and the subfunction level as defined by
. Otherwise the amount of work needed to implement a single
will vary too much. -- HuddieKlein
When do you cut your losses? Suppose you have a known deadline. The goal is to get as much done by that deadline. You suddenly discover that the deadline is right around the corner and you don't even have all of your stories pointed (in fact you may not have identified all of your stories). When do
, the
lose their effectiveness? -- WillSmith
Is there any concept of including Operational issues in these project timelines? When I started running ops for a major web site, the dev and pm team never thought about that they might need significant operational change to the site to implement their wonderful concepts. So we put ops representation at the table, early on. Database upgrades, disk expansion, and other ops planned upgrades were then negotiated (want to upgrade to the next version of Oracle? When's that going to happen in the timeline for features?) Is there some way to factor that into your equation based tool? Or is it just a "best practice" when starting the project in general? --al in pt
I've had the misfortune to work in an environment where there was a management decree that your personal
must never drop below 0.5*ideal on pain of adverse employment action. I'm not entirely sure how this confusion of ideas occurred, but I suspect it was because they viewed
as "percentage of time spent on-task" rather than as "estimate correction factor". I'm quite doubtful that percentage of time spent on-task is a valid way to measure employee effectiveness, but the subtext was that maintaining too low of a percentage was deemed
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HTC Inspire 4G vs Samsung Infuse 4G vs Motorola ATRIX 4G: specs comparison
0. phoneArena 07 Jan 2011, 17:17 posted on
AT&T does not have a huge LTE network to make headlines at CES, but it still has its pretty fast HSPA+ network. However it is not just about the network, it is also about the phones. Well, these three AT&T smartphone freshmen did make the headlines...
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1. jatin78 (Posts: 1; Member since: 18 Dec 2010)
Motorola Atrix beats everybody hands down. wow
3. 4g (unregistered)
hhhmmm...not really, 5 megapixels AND 0.3 megapixels cameras??? 4 inches and NOT super amoled plus display? but maybe you were misreading the specs
6. smileforyourfuture (unregistered)
Actually, the resolution of the display on the atrix is better, is it not?
11. crizz (unregistered)
no way its got a hella shitty camera
31. Paul Blart (unregistered)
thats the same camera the iphone 4 uses for the front facing one, and the camera isnt what makes the phone good or bad
2. Enlight311 (unregistered)
ATRIX!!!! even the name sounds cool!
4. dude (unregistered)
I was really excited about the ATRIX, but the cameras and the screen are fairly weak compared to the other two. I'm sure it's fast as hell, but I'm just wondering if I'll ever really notice the difference between the three. I would personally prefer to go with HTC, I'm just slightly annoyed that it doesn't include a front facing camera.
37. caco944 (unregistered)
Actually, the HTC Inspire 4G has a front camera hidden at the right side of the earpiece, look at it closely, the information about it in this table is kinda wrong, you can take a better look at this sitehttp://geektech.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Inspir
45. cbb (unregistered)
thats an led not a camera
5. android* (unregistered)
for you guys saying that the atrix screen is not up to par with super amoled plus you have to look at the resolution of the screen atrix has the best resolution and the 5 mp camera means nothing because look at i phones camera it was said to be the best mobile camera period. on top of that the atrix is going to get an update that will alow it to shoot video in 1080p while the other two will still be shooting 720p. that qhd display the atrix has stands for quarter HD that on top of just how much fatser it will be then the other two phones clearly show that the atrix beats the other two, infact the motorola atrix nick name is the best smart phone ever, it has been commonly called this by bloggers and tech reviewers alike.
24. stillundecided (unregistered)
I think you missed that the Infuse starts with 1080p capture support, but I'm glad to know the Atrix will get it eventually...unfortunately that balances the two out again when I thought I'd made up my mind for the Infuse.
7. gamerboy (unregistered)
Yea but the Inspire has htc sense which kills motoblur
Plus, htc's second generation snapdragon processor is just about as fast as most people really need
8. Galaxy S (unregistered)
It is to early to say anything about these phones. But when we look at the track records of these companies we all know Samsung display is unbeatable. My friend has droid X and I have Galaxy S and difference is like night and day. When it comes to cpu speed and dual core how much difference would that make in real life usage has to be concluded when these phones are out. But I tell you one think Since I start installing custom ROM's I have test my phone many times and concluded that higher benchmarks never made a difference on daily usage of my phone on the contrary faster you go more unstable your phone gets.
9. MOTO (unregistered)
The Atrix wins hands down! The Hummingbird and the snapdragon have nothing on the tegra 2. Atrix wins in almost every category, i would even say it has a better screen because of the resoultion. Motorola>HTC>Samsung
10. JSizzle (unregistered)
Atrix wins. IT may not be a 4.3 inch screen, but to me 4.0 is the perfect size. The 4.3 is a little to big for pocketability, and the 4.5 will be even better. The atrix has the the best resolution to, coming very close to the iphone. It also has a dual core processor that will handle the software much smoother. also, it not only has 1 gb of ram, but 1gb of DDR2 ram which is much faster than any of the other's flash ram. the camera may be a 5 megapixel, but like others have noticed, the megapixel doesn't always determine which phone is better. The iphone only has a 5 megapixel camera, but performs better and brings truer colors than most others so we will have to wait on that. There is a reason that Motorola released all of these stats prior to it's release. That's because they are proud of what they made and know that it will take the place as the best smartphone on the market.
12. Zumas (unregistered)
The atrix's display is choppy and grainy. Its fast and has neat little accessories but i am sure the samsung and htc will be all around better phones.
13. HTCguy (unregistered)
I bought the htc inspire and its great! also the infuse looks like its gonna be pretty awesome as well but the atrix..eh i just dont like motoblur. Dont get me wrong the atrix will be a great phone but i think more people will end up going with the inspire or the infuse because of htc sense with the inspire or the super amoled display on the infuse. people who want to pay up the 500 for the laptop to go with the atrix i say go for it. as a whole package the atrix is pretty sweet. but thats a 700 dollar phone! ouch.
14. FLLou (unregistered)
I'm leaning toward the Samsung Infuse for the 8 MP camera and 1080p video. I've seen awesome video with a 5 MP I-phone 4 - Atrix is probably comparable. But, with 8 MP you can zoom even further without grainy shots.
Also - not sure why everybody seems to hate MotoBlur (haven't heard anything good about it , except from Motorola). Sounds like it's a mod to the OS, not just something you can delete/disable?!?! Can you change the OS back to Droid?
Does anyone know when the Infuse will be available? I heard 2 Q/2011.... but that could be June 30th!!!!
15. EndUser (unregistered)
With all the additional hardware available in the Atrix, MotoBlur really cuts you off. The lag experienced due to MotoBlur is appalling - I can count the time it takes for me to scroll between messages!!!. I just got back from the AT&T store after returning the Atrix. YES, I just returned the atrix! 4 days with the brand new phone and here is what i experienced so far - 3 system hangs, 2 lost GPS signals, 1 call drop, 1 night of battery drain (missed my morning meeting because of that!), a average of 3 bars of the so called 4G network.
All said and done, the phone is good for docking and browsing, but lets get real, would be carrying all that along everyday? only to face a sham 4G network that really doesnt give you the speeds that an even a 3gs iphone does!!!
My verdict - the phone is good provided:
1.Motorola discontinues MotoBlur
2.At&T delivers a true 4G netowrk
Trust me, the above two issues might sound trivial - but the really actually killed the phone.
-Back to iphone
22. det41 (unregistered)
apple fan boy!!!!!
since i work for at&t i can simply say you are wrong. hspa+ is faster than 3g but i dont expect an apple fan boy to give the phone a real shot. besides no company offers true 4g yet. even lte isnt really 4g
48. Armand (unregistered)
I'm not the same guy you responded to but, apple fan boy? Where the hell did he saying anything about apple? The Atrix is a great phone and the gingerbread update pretty much removes motoblur, making it an amazing phone, switching from Inspire 4g to Atrix.
52. Win7 (unregistered)
I am not an apple fan boy though I've had multiple iPhones and now own an iPad 2. You are incorrect about 4G. Sprint has a REAL 4G network. We have "data races" at work (Programmer Geeks) and the AT&T and Verizon phones are still sitting at the starting line when the Sprint phones are finishing. The best of them are the Win7 phones. I hated Windows mobile, but 7 is amazing.
17. Mike L (unregistered)
i personally have the atrix it is a great phone and despite people thinking the screen is shitty and grainy i have found it to display great. It even works fine outside.
Also....seems like everyone is whining about Motoblur
well obviously they havent done their homework
im also not a fun of motoblur so i installed launcher pro
which gets rid of motoblur and runs launcher pro as the interface instead
absolutely no lag experienced switching between apps and such
while i had a bit of it with motoblur
i like running teamviewer from my phone and the 1gb of ram and dual core processor really help there. However if your one who doesnt many demanding tasks on your phone i would give the infuse and inspire a chance.
lastly, the atrix is only running android 2.2 at the moment
the android 2.3 os is coming soon for the atrix
but it wont be till android 2.4 when the android os is optimized for dual
core phones So dont think what you see in the atrix now is the best youll get out of it
18. jg (unregistered)
i have atrix phone can you tell me how u installed launcher pro what do i need to do to get this on my phone thanks.
19. Dont care (unregistered)
go to android market and search for it. it should be free. just download it then selesct as your default. when u go into an app then press home button it should ask whether u would like to set as default or not.
20. Deekaleek (unregistered)
I have a Overclocked 1.2 Ghz Samsung Captivate and my screen looks much better and is faster than the Atrix. When you hold the two together it is easy to see the difference. Plus it gets a lot of developer support and with a custom rom it runs 2.3.3 Gingerbread. Atrix gets little developer support and custom roms are few and far between as Motorola locked the bootloaders. The infuse may be good but I am holding out until I see if the bootloaders are unlocked. I am disappointed that the Infuse came out with only 2.2. I feels like its a step backwards. Did I mention that with my I 9000 Captivate that I can now run Netflix on it. The Atrix may not see that for a while. Dual core will be a beast when 2.4 comes out. BTW the stock Captivate sucks and without outstanding developer support I would have gotten rid of it months ago. I do like how the Atrix and Inspire get good over the air support. Samsung can be disappointing in that area.
21. det41 (unregistered)
andriod 2.2 doesnt even use both cores in the atrix
23. Wii not fit (unregistered)
I work for AT&T and i have to say, very disapointed with the Atrix. MotoBlur is awful in every single way, 540 * 960 looks like crap, feels cheap and fake. The only customer that buys this phone is for the dual core processor or for HDMI access. Thats it. Accesories are cool, to bad there too expensive for most people, not to mention the infamious LapDock doesnt work without the phone-major letdown( for Customers not knowing ). HTC, much better phone with a few glitches here and there, why? because its simple,No MotoBlur (thank baby jesus) but htc sense which is very easy to use and people like that, 480 * 800 looks much brighter and better. Well constructed, feels expensive and sexy. Infuse, is much like the HTC, with a couple of perks. So far i find the phone to be a great up-sell from the HTC especially with people wanting a front viewing camera like the Iphone 4. Granted, anything is better then a Iphone 4. Except the Atrix.Thats all i got.
25. jeff (unregistered)
I work for at&t i hate the Atrix Glitchy slow and motorola sucks remember the backflip that thing sucked. Its got a duel processor for when it is hooked up to the labtop dock. The infuse is by far the best. I have all three live in my store and the infuse is just amazing
27. Giovannie (unregistered)
Hi you work for At&t i think you can help if you want I have HTC Inspire 4G but Im thinking Change it Who have faster modem the
Atrix, Infuse or Inspire
I use the phone to much like a modem that is why I want to know who Is faster
54. Thanks (unregistered)
Thank you. I am soon ready for an upgrade and trying to decide between the Inspire and the Infuse. Not sure, but now leaning more to the Infuse.
26. Giovannie (unregistered)
I have the HTC Inspire 4G but the samsung infuse really is good and the motorola atrix I use a lot the phone for tethering that is why I want to know
Who phone is the faster modem?
28. john kyle (unregistered)
OMFG don't get the atrix after a couple of weeks that i've had, it's lagging. the screen looks terrible. the camera SUCKS. idc about the inside just as long as it looks nice and fast, but you ain't gunna get that with the atrix. my mom has the inspire. and it's WAYYYY BETTER than the atrix. idk about the infuse. but it's wayy to big. it looks like a PDA.
29. Atrix4ever (unregistered)
If you aren't a photographer, you won't notice any difference in the camera.
I personally bought the atrix when it was on sale at Best Buy for $99.99, and i love it!
The only problem is that as of, there is no HDMI mirroring. It just opens the "HD center", but since the others don't have any HDMI, I'm not complaining.
The only annoying thing about it is that with low to medium usage (I use it heavily), the phone loses so much battery! The simple answer is to carry the charger or another battery, but it's annoying because I came from a slider phone that could go a week without charge.
30. MissDee (unregistered)
I'm a new customer to AT&T & I have the Motorola Atrix.........I've had it for a few days now & I'm taking it back!!!! The screen is grainy, the camera is AWFUL & it lags. It does have soon cool accessories but this just isn't the phone for me!!! I think I'm going to go with the HTC Inspire........I've heard the battery isn't that great but it's a little more user friendly.
32. nwarbreeze 123 (unregistered)
33. joe jigger (unregistered)
I got a motorola atrix and it rocks but i was sad about the not having an 8 mega-pixel camera.
34. joe jigger (unregistered)
35. bhmofo (unregistered)
just got he Inspire a few days ago and LOVE it. the UI is very fast and so far, I've gotten HSPA+ most places and it is so f**king faaaast on this phone. the camer is great and the actual phone is very well built and solid. i played with the atrix in the store and did not like it from the start. the UI is ugly and slow as s**t and the phone's physical build feels cheap. I like the infuse a little bit but the inspire is big enough.
36. Thomasmk (unregistered)
I am between the HTC and the Samsung, but leaning toward the Samsung. Any suggestions?
38. Jennifer Wade (unregistered)
It was truly interesting comparison Google my personal choice is Samsung cause they have utilized Android in the perfect manner with their manufacturing skills. Around 2 years back there was nothing but Apple but Google the technology giant provided the finest chance to many companies and companies like Ozitechnology, Amazon, Samsung and motorola have done a great job in the field of android devices
39. john (unregistered)
I travel alot with a laptop along and have been toying with the idea of getting any of the 3.5g or faster cell phones to replace my wired internet service and have a single mobile hotspot with me anywhere in the US.
Over the last three months I've tried out the offerings from AT&T (Motorola ATRIX, HTC Inspire, Samsung Infuse) and Verizon (HTC Thunderbolt) at a variety of US locations (in the stores) to see what performance I could actually get today and expect in the midterm (next 2-4 years) from both the phones and the networks with strong preference to keep with AT&T (international GSM voice network roaming).
With that said after more than 10hours using the Atrix, Inspire, Infuse (&Thunderbolt) I found the following:
1) Infuse is clearly the best display (high resolution and size combination) then Inspire and lastly Atrix. If you have larger fingertips you'll find typing on the Atrix a challenge (sweetspot on touch screen too small) Inspire and Infuse much better. Although resolution of Infuse is less than Atrix I agree with those that found Infuse appears better than Atrix. Infuse amoled 4.5in display literally outshines Infuse or Atrix, is very sharp fast and smooth.
2) Operating system, user interface layout, and hardware processing wise my preference is Inspire then Infuse and then Atrix. I agree with those that have found Inspire (HTC Sense) interface and (snapdragon processor) the best. Inspire user interface is smooth, fast, and most intuitive. Infuse is also smooth and fast although a little less straightforward. Atrix is definitely fast but prone to slow downs and occasional freeze ups none of which were seen in the Inspire or Infuse. As some have pointed out this may improve in the future with better releases of Motoblur interface and Android operating system but out of the box today I would not rely on it for important voice calls like teleconferences (in one 4 hour test drive it froze up 5 times on me). Motorola definitely has the hardware processing power above the others but needs to work on getting it to play well all the time.
3) These are still phones and some people require solid voice and sound quality on handset or speakerphone. All three are quite good in this regard although I found Atrix speakerphone sound a little better than the others and liked Inspire handset sound the most.
40. john (unregistered)
[Part 2]
4) They all offered comparable internet speeds over the most commonly available HSPA (3G) coverage areas. Using the phone standalone or to connect a laptop (phones wireless hotspot capability). HSPA (3G) speeds [Springfied PA, Upstate NY, Beavercreek OH] were typically 1 to 3 Megabits per second (Mbps) for downloads while uploads could be half that. In areas where HSPA+ (what I call 3G+) is already available [Philadelphia, PA] speeds double that at 4 to 6 Mbps were seen for downloads. So for garden variety 3G that AT&T has very well covered across the whole United States the Atrix, Inpsire, and Infuse gave solid data transfer speeds [running Speakeasy or Speedtest.com speed tests on phone or laptop connected on the phones hotspot]. Looking forward AT&T advertises deployment of HSPA+ with advanced backhaul (i.e 4-6Mb/sec typical 3G+) across much the US this year that could improve to 14Mbps (typical average download speeds) over the next few years [TMobile possibly to be acquired by AT+T has already tested HSPA+ in the 20 to 40 Mbps peak range that gives those 14Mbps typical average dowload speeds in several US cities where folks are seeing 7 to 10 Mbps today in real use]. I believe Inspire/Infuse/Atrix are all limited to HSPA+ by virtue of the radio/modem hardware in the phones [have confirmed that Atrix HW is HSPA+ limited by qualcomm MDM6200 modem which only supports speeds up to 14.4 Mbps via hsdpa (i.e. HSPA+)] so even when AT&T rolls out LTE networks as planned for 2012 and 2013 timeframe these three phones will not be able to take adavantage of LTE.
5) Longer term Atrix, Inspire, Infuse will all support data rates competing with wireline internet on the low side (e.g. Time Warner cable Turbo DocSIS2 5-10Mbps download speeds) as AT&T rolls out HSPA+ but thats a year or more in the future for most of US. Only in select US cities can you get this capability today using different phones from Verizon Tmobile and Sprint but if history repeats none of these carriers will rival AT&Ts network build-out in the US.
Qualcom modem HW used in newer 3G+ and 4G devices:
+ MDM6200™: supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 14.4 Mbps
+ MDM6600™: supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 14.4 Mbps and CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B
+ MDM8200A™: supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 28 Mbps
+ MDM8220™: supports dual-carrier HSPA+ for data rates of up to 42 Mbps
+ MDM9200™: supports LTE data rates of up to 100 Mbps with full backward compatibility to dual carrier HSPA+
+ MDM9600™: supports LTE data rates of up to 100 Mbps with full backward compatibility to dual carrier HSPA+ and EV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B
41. john (unregistered)
[Part 3]
Several people in and around the mobile phone industry I have spoken with see things this way :
_AT&t, Verizon, Sprint and Tmobile are all racing to build out the fastest data intensive mobile networks.
_AT&T has the best overall network and is taking a slower but more deliberate strategy (3G 1-3Mbps across US today, 3G+/HSPA+ 4-6Mbps as early as end of 2011, 4G/LTE 6-12Mbps phased in 2012,2013 or slower).
_Verizon has fastest network today albeit with spotty coverage (4G/LTE 6-12Mbps in 30 markets e.g. Fort Worth TX, Mineapolis MN, Fort Lauderdale FL actually delivering faster 15-20Mbps to the initially small pool of 2011 LTE users) but widespread US coverage is (3G 0.5-2Mbps) generally slower than AT&T.
_Verizon 4G/LTE is today significantly outperforming wireline broadband with devices like the HTC Thunderbolt but is expected to gradually decline as their new 4G/LTE network absorbs bulk of upgrading 3G users.
_TMobile has largest (3G+/HSPA+ 7-10Mbps in 102 cities) network today but fall back (3G 0.5-2Mbps) footprint in US less than half of AT&T and generally slower.
_Sprint (4G/WiMAX 3-10Mbps) is even spottier than Verizon and fall back (3G 0.5 to 2Mbps) even less broad than Verizon.
_All of the 3G+ and 4G networks will have longer term problems of how to move their exploding volume of data across the underlying connections (referred to as "backhaul" or its improvements called "advanced backhaul").
_Several additional 3G+ and 4G phones will be released this fall at back to school and holiday junctures. If Apple does go forth with an iPhone5 later this year breaking their normal pattern of summer iPhone releases the other companies will stay clear of the initial offering, but it is not widely believed it will be seen this year.
42. Tom (unregistered)
Trying to decide what phone to buy ? I am asking for help. Need to decide now between the ATRIX, INSPIRE OR THE INFUSE. Appreciate any and all advice or help.
Thank You
43. htc/moto (unregistered)
I don't know what to go with, someone tell me
44. AtrixFTW (unregistered)
I recently upgraded to the Atrix 4G from the Samsung Focus which had the Super Amoled Screen, honestly I like the Atrix better the screens no Super Amoled but it gets the job done and does pretty good doing it. I dont see any graininess although this may have something to do with me coming from an Super Amoled display with lower resolution and pentile display which was extremely grainy
46. ohhneill (unregistered)
I've own each of these devices and I have to say they all have their pros and cons.
The Atrix 4G is a speed demon but suffers from a average screen and build quality. It also has its fair share of software issue, Motoblur to be exact. Maybe the Gingerbread update corrected some of this?
As the Infuse 4G, it has the best looking screen out there, its light and thin but also suffers from Touchwiz software lags. Also the size might be an issue for some and when adding a case to it, it loses it's thinness.
I finally ended up with the Inspire 4G and I have to say I like it the most. It has a good combination of screen size, build quality, and software cleanness. Sense really is the UI king out of these phones. For some the drawbacks may include no front facing camera and no HDMI. I also find it a bit heavy, meaning a harder impact if its ever dropped.
Remember its just my opinion and what I use the phone for may not be the same as you will need it for.
47. drew (unregistered)
the htc inspire has the best screen... hints the hire number of pixels
49. anm2703 (unregistered)
I have had both the Inspire 4g & the Atrix 4g....
Had the inspire for a month dropped it once with a speck case on it, the only case avaliable at the time. The screen shattered at bottom & cracked all the way up....
Went back to att & used my upgrade to buy the Atrix( because I has just paid out right fot the inspire)... Used it for about a month, & hated it... The camera sucked a**, it took horrible pics... Gave it to my husband, & went back to my broken HTC Inspire.. He used to for about a month & went back to his iPhone 3G....
The camera may not be important for some, but to me it's a must, as a mother of 2 I depend on my phone for pics....the HTC Inspire, has twice the features on their camera, I've taken some better shots with effects on it, then my actual camera.. There were other things, I didn't like about the Atrix, I didn't like the way you had to send pic text, and it didn't recognize a lot of commands if it was on a flat surface & not in youR hand.
Now, my Inspire is having issues, wondering if the drop caused more then just a shattered screen... That being said, I'm on the fence of what to get now, clearly the Atrix isn't an option, but do I buy another Inspire, or try the new Infuse... ?
50. jasmynzdad (Posts: 1; Member since: 13 Sep 2011)
I purchased the Samsung Infuse 4G, in my opinion it's by far the best phone I've had. And I've owned several smart phones.
51. luckimom3 (unregistered)
I just bought the INSPIRE last week and I really do like it, but I'm having problems with the battery going dead!! I charged it lastnight, got up this morning and talked to 1 person for about 10 minutes then I noticed I was getting the dead battery warning : ( It also gets real HOT to where I can't hardly hold it!! Has anybody else experienced this? Do I need to return this phone and get another one?
53. undecidedonwhich2get (unregistered)
It actually sounds like a bad battery. Replace it with a new OEM battery and make sure your using a OEM charger and not a 'knock off' that kills batteries with inconsistent amps and voltages running to your battery. I'm no expert but I worked in a cell shop awhile back and this cured a lot of customers' issues that sounded almost verbatim as to what you've described. Also same issue was happening to me when I got my first Droid, I sent it to Motorola within first week of having it they sent it back with a letter saying it's repaired. I installed battery they had me remove to send it in and once again same issues, on a whim I replaced the battery with new. I never had the short battery life or take forever to get the 100% charge again or the back door feeling like it could light a cigarette from the heat. I guess I had received a lemon for a battery when I got the battery new with the phone. I apologize for the long winded comment but I hope it helps someone.


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Search on for 2 people after robbery, chase near ApopkaUPDATED 6:49 AM EDT May 05, 2014
A suspect in a robbery and car chase in Orange County has been found dead, but authorities are searching for two other people who were seen with that man.Video Transcript
ARE HEADED OUT. NEW FROM OVERNIGHT, A SUSPECT IN A ROBBERY AND CAR CHASE IN ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. INVESTIGATORS WANT TO FIND THE OTHER SUSPECT AND A WOMAN WHETHER WAS SEEN IN THE CAR. DEPUTYS SAY THE SUSPECTS FIRED SHOT AT THEM AFTER CRASHING IN APOPKA. NOT FAR FROM THE LAKE COUNTY LYNN-- LINE. MARINA MARRACO IS LIVE FOR US. DO WE KNOW HOW ONE SUSPECT DIED? Reporter: A CORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THAT PERSON DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. APPARENTLY THIS ALL WEPT DAN WITH 9:30 YESTERDAY, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, LOOK BEHIND ME, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO THIS ROAD AT MONTGOMERILY MOUTH REOPENED. TRAFFIC IS BACK AND FLEEING NOW DOWN THIS AREA. DEPUTIES HAVE HAD THIS SHUT DOWN FOR NEARLY 8 HOURS AS THEY TRIED TO SORT THIS OUT. THIS STARTED A MILE SOUTH FROM WHERE WE ARE STANDING IN A TRAIL ARE PARK. ABOUT 9:30 LAST MATE A MAN AND WOMAN MET UP AND TWO SUSPECTS PULLED UP AND RBED THAT MAN. THE WOMAN ENDED UP IN THE CAR WITH THE SUSPECTS. KEEP DEPUTIES CHASED THAT CAR UNTIL THAT CAR CRASHED AND WE JUST SAW MINUTES AGO THE CAR TOWED AWAY UP ON A WRECKER. TACCARA WHITE F-150 PICKUP TRUCK. SHOTS WERE FIRED PRESUME MY BY THE SUSPECTS FROM THE WOODED AREA. DEPUTIES APPROACHED THEY FOUND ONE MAN DEAD BUT THE WOMAN AND OTHER SUSPECT IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. THERE WAS A SECH FOR THE SUSPECT AS WELL AS THAT WOMAN, THEY TURNED UP EMPTY AND DEPUTIES ARE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS. WAS IT A BOTCHED CARJACKING OR A SETUP? SOUNDS LIKE INVESTIGATORS HAVE A LOT TO SORT OUT. WE ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE DEPUTIES. ANY WITHIN HURT? I SEEMS LIKE THIS WITHIN WAS HURT, SHOTS WERE PEERED FROM THE WOODS THE OTHER SUSPECT LYING IN THAT CAR DEAD ALREADY. AS DEPUTIES PULLED UP. A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS THEY REACHED THE VEHICLE BUT AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERY WITHIN WALKED AWAY SAFELY. AT LEAST THE DEPUTIES DID.
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It will be some of the old and some of the new when Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives, the soundtrack to the hit ABC show, hits shelves on Sept. 20.
Leading the album will be a new Shania Twain single, "Shoes," as well as new tracks by LeAnn Rimes, Macy Gray, Joss Stone, k.d. lang, and others. The disc will be mixed with dialogue from the show's stars, Reuters reports.
Video accompanying the lead single will feature Twain and Housewives stars Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman.
But some of the album will likely sound familiar, as well. Liz Phair performs a cover of the Rolling Stones' popular "Mother's Little Helper" and the Indigo Girls offer their version of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson." And Martina McBride updates Tom T. Hall's country-classic "Harper Valley P.T.A."
The second season of Desperate Housewives begins Sept. 25 on ABC.
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A group of scientists claim testing for expression of the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) in the synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can help predict which individuals are least likely to respond to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The researchers, from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, found that while BCRP was expressed in the synovial tissues of about 40% of RA patients, it was never found in the tissues of normal controls.
In comparison with RA patients who didn't express the protein, those who did also tended to have higher concurrent disease activity scores, despite receiving treatment for their condition, states Umut Kalyoncu, M.D., and colleagues at Hacettepe University's department of rheumatology and department of pathology. Staining techniques indicated that the protein was being expressed at higher levels in cells actively involved in the immune response, including macrophages, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts.
Data was presented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual Congress in Rome. "The results of our study show that the presence of BRCP was only detected in patients with RA and that arguably it is found more prominently in patients with high disease activity," Dr. Kalyoncu remarks.
"What we hypothesise is that due to the location of the cells showing highest levels of BCRP, the presence of this protein may create a barrier for treatments entering the synovium of RA patients. Testing RA patients for the presence of BRCP may help us determine which patients will respond better to certain treatments."
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Exclusive Premiere: Derrick Comedy's First Short Film in Nearly Two Years: Boy Band; Also: Mystery Team Expands, Demand It!
Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Derrick Comedy has been so busy making and promoting their feature film debut Mystery Team, that they haven't had the time to produce a new internet short film/comedy sketch in almost two whole years. Until now, that is. Derrick is releasing the short film "Boy Band" online to celebrate the further expansion of their indie comedy feature. To me, "Boy Band", is a perfect example of why I love these guys. It's so very politically incorrect in all the right ways, the lyrics are brilliantly written, and the production is top notch, especially for an internet production (to me it looks as good, if not better, than any of the Digital Shorts on SNL).
A rough cut of "Boy Band" premiered at the Alamo Drafhouse before the national premiere of Mystery Team. But aside from the Austin Texas audience who were in attendance at that screening, you are the first to see the new short. Derrick has decided to premiere the new short film exclusively on /Film, as a way of saying thanks to you guys, the /Film readers, for the continued support of their debut feature.
For the past month, Derrick has asked you to DEMAND that Mystery Team play in your town, and now Roadside has announced that the movie is coming to some of the most demanded cities. Derrick tells us that the theatrical release will continue into the new year, so if you want to see the movie, DEMAND IT in your town, and tell your friends do the same. Watch the new short film after the jump, followed by information about Mystery Team's Holiday expansion plans.


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Do you think it makes a difference? My Pedi is the same Dr that did my OB and delivered Violet. I absolutely LOVE HER. I had men Dr's for my last 3 pregnancies and Pedi's. For me, it is totally a different experience.
My woman OB/Pedi seems to be a better fit for us. I am going to be sexist here, and say for me it does make a difference. She is even better now that she has the experience of actually being a mom for the very first time ( she's 46 ).
Is your Pedi a man or a woman? Do you think it makes a difference in the way you are treated?


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Heritage Gala is slated for 8-11 p.m. Saturday at Mohawk Golf Club.
The event is to include a dinner 6-8 p.m. with appetizers, salad, bread, chicken breast, mashed potatoes and vegetable.
The gala from 8-11 p.m. is to feature a dessert buffet, cash bar, live entertainment, 50/50 drawing and door prizes.
Admission for the dinner and gala is $40 per person or $25 per person for gala only. Corporate VIP tables for eight also are available, which include champagne and commemorative T-shirts in addition to dinner and gala admission.
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A few years ago I was testing targets, and someone asked me why we did'nt show everyone how much effort we put into testing, and building targets that address the problems that modern archers have stopping their arrows. I thought that was a great idea so we started videoing the testing, and posting it online.
The response was overwhelming. We have made it a part of our new website to give you as much information as you can possibly have when choosing your next target.
I do want to say that I am not trying to bash other archery targets, per se. We simply look for the areas that archery targets are weak in, and then address that area with better designs. That includes our own products.
I am always honest in these videos, and when I find targets such as the Rinehart 18-1 that do work well, I say so, but it has a drawback...it's expense vs it's size. That is just one example. And we welcome your feedback if you take issue with any of our videos, let me know, and I will put your question to the test and post the results right here. We have many more videos on at the Archerace7 channel.
We put alot of effort in building the best targets you will ever shoot. I hope this page helps you in choosing your next target.
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When Open Layer Target companies claim to work well with broadheads, you have to wonder about any claim they make. This video illustrates the way broadheads cut apart loose sheets of foam that are just banded together.
The first video we posted, this comparison video featuring our then new King broadhead only target has been a huge hit with bowhunters around the world. While it is not scientific, it is real world.
A comparision between the Cube and the Rinehart 18-1 Target.
This is part of a video we did, which we tested a number of targets against one Range King Broadhead target. This is the Bone Collector portion. During this test we placed a spot for each target on the Range King. then shot out the competitors target, before shooting the same number of arrows into that target's spot on the Range King. These targets were similar in price to the Range King at that time, and I wanted to illiustrate that the Range King had so much shooting area for a similar price and would stop more broadheads as well, that it was a much better value. I will let you decide if I got my point accross. Thanks for watching!
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It can't be repeated enough how much swagger Bob Kraft has for a 72 year old man. Seamlessly works his way between the board room and the VIP room. If you lived under a rock you would have no idea which one of these guys is the rap mogul and which was the billionaire owner of a football team. Gronk who? It's Kraft's world and we're just living in it.
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